Faculty Awards 2008
Presidential Awards to Faculty
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Dr. Angela Murphy, Assistant Professor, History Presidential Excellence Award in Teaching |
University Awards
Dean's Excellence Awards
Golden Apple Awards
Grants and Development
Special Accolades
Years of Service and Retirements
University Awards
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. David Butler, Professor, Geography
Dr. Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler, Professor, English
Dr. Octavio Pimentel, Assistant Professor, English
Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Kent Reilly, Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Benjamin Zhan, Professor, Geography
Dr. Sven Fuhrmann, Assistant Professor, Geography
Dr. Rebecca Montgomery, Assistant Professor, History
Excellence in Service
Dr. Teya Rosenberg, Associate Professor, English
Dr. John Tiefenbacher, Professor, Geography
Dr. Deborah Morton, Assistant Professor, English
Dr. Crystal Oberle, Assistant Professor, Psychology
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Dean's Excellence Awards
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Carole Martin, Associate Professor, Modern Languages
Dr. Kay Hofer, Professor, Political Science
Dr. Chad Smith, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Dr. Jerry Melbye, Professor, Anthropology
Mr. Charles (Ben) Arnold, Lecturer, Political Science
Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Britt Bousman, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Dr. John Blair, Professor, English
Dr. Robert Tally, Assistant Professor, English
Dr. Deborah Harris, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Dr. Christi Conlee, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Susan Morrison, Professor, English
Excellence in Service
Dr. Catherine Jaffe, Professor, Modern Languages
Dr. Audrey McKinney, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Dr. Cecilia Castillo, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Dr. George (Marc) Turner, Senior Lecturer, Psychology
Dr. Paul Hart, Associate Professor, History
Mr. Alan Atchison, Senior Lecturer, History
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Golden Apple Awards
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. David Butler, Professor, Geography
Dr. Octavio Pimentel, Assistant Professor, English
Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity
Dr. Kent Reilly, Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Sven Fuhrmann, Assistant Professor, Geography
Dr. Benjamin Zhan, Professor, Geography
Excellence in Service
Dr. Teya Rosenberg, Associate Professor, English
Dr. Deborah Morton, Assistant Professor, English
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Grants and Development
Award for the Most Grants Submitted and Funded
for Fiscal Year 2008
Dr. Jonathan Lohse, Grant Director, Center for Archaeological Studies
Award for the Highest Level of Development/Program Funding
for Fiscal Year 2008
Dr. Robert Larsen, Professor, Geography
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Special Accolades
Distinguished Professor Emerita
Dr. Lydia Blanchard, Professor, English
Piper Professor 2008, Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
Faculty Senate Everette Swinney Teaching Award
Dr. Brock Brown, Associate Professor, Geography
Liberal Arts Professors of International Studies awarded in 2008
Dr. John Tiefenbacher, Professor, Geography
Dr. Sharon Ugalde, Professor, Modern Languages
Muir Mentoring Award
Dr. Shirley Ogletree, Professor and Interim Chair, Psychology
Ms. Karen Bryson, Administrative Assistant, English
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Years of Service and Retirements
Ten Years of Service
Cyrus Cassells, English
Patti Giuffre, Sociology
Lois Hickman, Sociology
Rebecca Raphael, Philosophy
Kenneth Ward, Political Science
Fifteen Years of Service
Susan Beebe, English
Elizabeth Makowski, History
Susan Morrison, English
Kathleen Peirce, English
Twenty Years of Service
Gregory Andrews, History
Frederick Day, Geography
JoAnn Labay, English
Priscilla Leder, English
Susan Macey, Geography
Audrey McKinney, Philosophy
Roque Mendez, Psychology
Hassan Tajalli, Political Science
Susan Tilka, English
Richard Warms, Anthropology
Twenty-five Years of Service
Beverley Braud, English
Elvin Holt, English
Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler, English
Thirty Years of Service
Byron Augustin, Geography
Jeffrey Gordon, Philosophy
Thirty-five Years of Service
Robert Fischer, Modern Languages
Harvey Ginsburg, Psychology
Theodore Hindson, Political Science
Sharon Ugalde, Modern Languages
George Weinberger, Political Science
Forty Years of Service
Nancy Grayson, English
Forty-five Years of Service
James Pohl, History
Faculty Retirements
John Hill, English, 1977-2008
Diane Parkin-Speer, English, 1969-2008
Rollo Newsom, Sociology, 1966-2008