Jacksonville State University held its annual Faculty Awards Program and Reception on Tuesday, May 12 at the Houston Cole Library.
The evening’s highest honors went to winners of the four outstanding faculty awards:
Dr. Glaucio Scremin, assistant professor in the department of health, physical education and recreation, recipient of the Earlon and Betty McWhorter Outstanding Teacher Award;
Dr. R. Lawson Veasey, professor and head of the department of political science and public administration, winner of the Cleo and Carla Thomas Award for Outstanding Community Education/ Service;
Dr. Guillermo A. Francia, III, professor of computer science and CISA director, winner of the Raymond and Ruth Ringer Faculty Development Award; and
Dr. Donald Prudlo, assistant professor of history, winner of the Faculty Scholar Lecture Award.
The Earlon and Betty McWhorter Outstanding Teacher Award, a university-sponsored, faculty administered program established in 1993, is designed to honor an outstanding faculty member for his/her efforts in teaching. The person selected for this honor receives an honorarium of $500 with a budget of $500 for expenses and a framed certificate displaying this accomplishment. Only full-time faculty members are eligible for this award.
The Cleo and Carla Thomas Community Education and Service Award, a university-sponsored, faculty-administered program established in Spring 1999, is designed to honor an outstanding faculty member for his/her achievements in the area of education or service to the civic community in the Jacksonville State University area. The person selected for this honor will receive an honorarium of $500 with a budget of $500 for expenses, and framed certificate displaying this accomplishment. Only full-time faculty members are eligible for this award.
The Faculty Scholar Lecture Award, a University-sponsored, faculty-administered program established in Spring 1998, is designed to honor an outstanding faculty member for research, publication, or other original work in his or her field. The person selected for this honor will receive an honorarium of $500 with a budget of $500 for expenses. Only full-time faculty members are eligible for this award.
The Ray and Ruth Ringer Faculty Award, a university-sponsored, faculty-administered program established in Spring 2008, is designed to honor faculty who excel in the areas of scholarship (including publications, presentations, etc.), community service from direct involvement in organizations, clubs, or charities, and exemplary classroom teaching. This award can only be received once during the faculty member's tenure at Jacksonville State University.
In addition to these awards, 38 faculty were recognized with service pins, including Dr. Peter Robinson, who has been at JSU for 45 years; and Dr. Phillip Koerper, recognized for his 40-year tenure.
Those receiving promotions effective October 2009 were recognized at the ceremony:
Associate Professor- Timothy Barnett; Wendy Faughn; Pitt Harding; Celia Hilber; Dana Ingalsbe; Nina King; Laurie Phillips; Jennifer Savage; Nancy Stewart; Steven Stout; Tommy Turner;
Professor- Shawn Carter; Richards Davis; Thomas Leathrum; Ronald Mellen; James Thomas.
Recognized for receiving tenure effective Fall 2009 were:
Renee Baptiste; Timothy Barnett; Wendy Faughn; Pitt Harding; Dana Ingalsbe; Jane Kushma; Vance McLaughlin; Betty Morris; Laurie Phillips; Jennifer Savage; Nancy Stewart; Steven Stout; and Tommy Turner.
Also recognized were faculty receiving their doctoral degrees, including: Amy Franklin, David Thorton and Aaron Garrett, MCIS; Marjorie Wilson, Nursing; and Melinda Bolgar, HPER.
Retiring faculty who were recognized included:
Rita Boydston, Assoc. Prof., ED; Gary Gee, Professor, ART; Rufus Kinney, Instructor, EH; Sonja McAbee, Professor, Library; Judy McCrary, Professor, ED; Carter Osterbind, Professor, ART; Janet Smart, Instructor, EH; Teresita Suco, Assistant Professor, FL; and Tracy Tyler, Instructor, MU.
Faculty Research Award recipients were:
College of Arts and Sciences- Scott Beckett; Benjie Blair; Johnny Brown; Robert Carter; Jan Case; Doug Clark; George Cline; Richards Davis; Joe Delap; David Dempsey; Heidi Dempsey; Carmine Di Biase; Ardie Dial; Jeff Dodd; Mark Fagan; Robert Felgar; Guillermo Francia III; Joanne Gates; Larry Gray; Pitt Harding; Miriam Hill; Gloria Horton; John Jones; Richard Kania; S. Krishnaprasad; Vance McLaughlin; Mark Meade; Ronald Mellen; Maureen Newton; Courtney P. Owen; Andrea Porter; James Rayburn; Frank Romano; Jeffrey Ryan; Roger Sauterer; Nancy Stewart; Monica Trifas; Nagarajan Vasumathi; Steve Whitton; Connie Williams; Lisa Williams; Ming Yang;
College of Commerce and Business Administration- Patricia Borstorff; Paula Buchanan; Kenneth Day; Michael Featherstone; Mark Hearn; Robert Landry III; Keith Lowe; David Palmer.
College of Education and Professional Studies- Stephen Armstrong; Jordan Barkley; Larry Beard; Noureddine Bekhouche; Dale Campbell; Virginia Cole; Charlotte Eady; Isreal Eady, Jr.; Elizabeth Engley; Nancy Fox; Teresa Gardner; Debra Goodwin; John Hammett; Kingsley Harbor; Slenda Haynes; Donna Herring; Celia Hilber; Augustine Ihator; William Kiser; Patricia Lowry; Judy McCrary; Betty Morris; Gordon Nelson; Charles Notar; Mary Montgomery-Owens; Tim Roberts; Roland Thornburg; Melanie Wallace; Jan Wilson; Mike Zenanko.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences- Becky Bertalan; Marilyn Bougere; Kimberly Craven; Deborah Curry; Jennifer Frank; Elizabeth Gulledge; Kimberly Hollingsworth; Honey Holman; Christie Shelton; Phyllis Waits; Sherron DeWeese.
About the photos: (Featured photo) Dr. William Meehan, JSU President, presents the Earlon and Betty McWhorter Outstanding Teacher Award to Dr. Glaucio Scremin, Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. (Bottom photo) Dr. R. Lawson Veasey, recipient of the Cleo and Carla Thomas Award for Outstanding Community Education /Service, Ms. Laurie Phillips and Dr. William Meehan, JSU President. (photos by Steve Latham)
