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Friday, April 25, 2008
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Awards of distinction to be presented, retiring faculty to be honored
Tuesday, April 29 during Marshall’s spring general faculty meeting 

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Awards of distinction will be presented and retiring faculty recognized during Marshall University’s spring general faculty meeting Tuesday, April 29 at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the Huntington campus.

The meeting begins at 2 p.m., and will include remarks from Marshall President Dr. Stephen J. Kopp and Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Larry Stickler.

Seven people will receive the Distinguished Service Award and three will receive the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award.

To qualify for Distinguished Service Awards, persons must have at least 20 years of service at Marshall University, a record of distinguished service to the university and/or college, and a record of distinguished teaching as evidenced by peer, administrative and/or student evaluations. The Distinguished Service Award winners, each of whom will receive $1,000, are:

  • Dr. Martin Amerikaner, Psychology, 20 years of service
  • Dr. C. Robert Barnett, Exercise Science, Sport and Recreation, 36 years of service
  • Prof. Kathryn Chezik, Communication Disorders, 37 years of service
  • Dr. Ronald B. Childress, School of Education, 33 years of service
  • Dr. Stan Maynard, School of Education, 28 years of service
  • Dr. Tony Williams, School of Education, 37 years of service
  • Dr. Gary Wright, Physiology, 29 years of service

To be eligible for the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Awards, faculty members either must be tenured or hold tenure-track appointments. The purpose of the award is to recognize distinction in the fields of artistic and scholarly activity on the part of the Marshall faculty. The senior recipients of the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Awards receive $2,000 apiece while the junior recipient receives $1,000. The 2007-08 Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award will be given to:

  • Dr. Yoram Elitsur (Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, pediatric gastroenterologist), senior recipient in the field of Science and Technology
  • Dr. William Palmer (College of Liberal Arts, History), senior recipient in the field of Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education and Business
  • Dr. Ronda Sturgill (College of Education and Human Services), junior recipient among all faculty

Marshall is recognizing 17 retiring faculty who have a combined 528 years of service. They are:

  • Dr. Gary Anderson, Physical Sciences, 27 years of service
  • Dr. Elaine Baker, Psychology, 36 years of service
  • Dr. C. Robert Barnett, ESSR, 36 years of service
  • Dr. W. Blaker Bolling, Management/Marketing, 23 years of service
  • Dr. D. Stephen Cupps, Political Science, 35 years of service
  • Dr. Robert Edmunds, Communications Studies, 27 years of service
  • Dr. Thomas E. Ellis, Psychology, 6 years of service
  • Prof. Pamela W. Ford, Library, 33 years of service
  • Prof. Robert Forgét, Accountancy. & Legal Environment, 18 years of service
  • Dr. Ron Gain, Biological Science, 39 years of service
  • Dr. Mary Etta Hight, Biological Science, 32 years of service
  • Dr. Carl Johnson, School of Education, 33 years of service
  • Dr. John Larson, Chemistry, 40 years of service
  • Dr. John McKernan, English, 37 years of service
  • Dr. Charles Peele, Mathematics & Applied Sciences, 40 years of service
  • Dr. Tony Williams, School of Education, 37 years of service
  • Dr. Gary Wright, Physiology, 29 years of service

Other faculty to be honored at the meeting are Dr. David Mills, Dr. Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award; Dr. Evelyn Pupplo-Cody, Marshall & Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award; and Dr. E. Del Chrol, Dr. Phillip T. Rutherford, and Dr. David Winter, Pickens-Queen Teacher Award; Dr. Katharine Rodier, Faces of Appalachia Award; Dr. Tom Hankins and Dr. Thomas Pauley, Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award; and Dr. Montserrat Miller, Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia Professor of the Year Award.

A reception in the performing arts center lobby will follow the meeting.

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