FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, 304-696-7153
 

President Kopp to deliver State of the University address at General Faculty meeting

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University President Dr. Stephen J. Kopp will deliver a State of the University address during the fall General Faculty meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the Huntington campus.

The agenda includes:

  • Welcoming remarks by the Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Cam Brammer
  • Singing of the Star Spangled Banner by Dr. Larry Stickler
  • Announcements and the discussion of proposed amendments to The Constitution of the Marshall University Faculty by Dr. Brammer
  • Introduction of faculty representatives by Dr. Brammer
  • Introduction of new administrators by Provost Dr. Gayle Ormiston, and the introduction of 64 new faculty by Dr. Brammer and School of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Dr. Robert C. Nerhood
  • A State of the Faculty address by Dr. Brammer
  • A State of the University address by University President, Dr. Stephen J. Kopp.

All faculty, staff, students and members of the public are invited to attend. After the meeting a reception to honor the new university personnel will be held in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center.

New faculty representatives to be introduced are: Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF), Dr. Chuck Bailey, and MU Board of Governors, Dr. Larry Stickler.

New administrative positions to be introduced are: Dr. Monica Brooks, assistant vice president for information technology, online learning and libraries; Dr. Rudy Pauley, associate vice president for outreach and continuing studies; Dr. Chong Kim, dean, Elizabeth McDowell Lewis College of Business; Dr. Gretchen Oley, interim dean, College of Health Professions; Dr. Charles Somerville, dean, College of Science; Dr. Donna Spindel, dean, Graduate College; Dr. Mary Todd, founding dean, University Honors College; Dr. David Castleberry, associate dean, College of Fine Arts; and Dr. Jamie Warner, associate dean, College of Liberal Arts.

New faculty to be introduced are:

  • College of Education & Human Services – Anthony Dixon and James Farmer
  • College of Fine Arts – Miyuki Akai Cook, Daniel Kaufmann, Natalie Larsen and Eric Ruegg
  • College of Health Professions – Muhammad Amjad, Susan Booton, Andrea Criss, Penny Daniels, Nancy Elkins, Klara Kovacs and Jeremy Mullins
  • College of Information Technology and Engineering – Paulus Wahjudi and Isaac Wait
  • College of Liberal Arts – Kevin Cline, Jamie Hickman-Weaver, Jane Hill, Nicholas Kelling, Cheryl Lentes, Genevieve Meyers, Cody Mullins, David Peavler, Rachel Peckham, Paula Sanchez-Rebollo, Anara Tabyshalieva, Jennifer Tiano, Cynthia Torppa  and Jill Treftz
  • College of Science – Leonard Hand, Derrick Kolling, Jeffrey Kovatch, Seungjin Lim, Carl Mummert, John Sammons and Suman Sanyal
  • Elizabeth McDowell Lewis College of Business – Rolland Fields and Doohee Lee
  • Marshall University Graduate College – Andrew Burck and Lori Ellison
  • W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications – Christine Ingersoll
  • Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine – Rene Battista, Vincent Battista, Amy Chambers, Holly Dudash, Holly Dyer, Carol Foster, Kausar Jabbar, Jung Han Kim, Benjamin Lafferty, Richard Matthews, Jeffrey Miles, Magdalena Muchlinski, Steven Novotny, Adenrele Olajide, Omolola Olajide, Peter Ottaviano, Eva Patton-Tackett, Sarah Price, Travis Salisbury, Rajesh Sehgal, Maria Serrat, Wei-ping Zeng and Margie Zdrojewski.

For more information on the General Faculty meeting, contact Bernice Bullock with the Faculty Senate at 304-696-4376.

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