The College of Arts and Sciences Honors Faculty and Students

Contact: Janice Roche, (740) 597-1833

ATHENS, Ohio (May 10, 2000) -- The College of Arts and Sciences recently honored faculty and student recipients of competitive awards, and faculty promotions to associate professor, full professor, or professor emeritus.

Recipients of the competitive Dean's Outstanding Faculty Teacher Awards were Joan Connor, Assistant Professor, Department of English; Jeffrey Connor, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics; Barbara Grover, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics; Dorothy Sack, Associate Professor, Department of Geography; and Larry Wilen, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Faculty receiving this award must have demonstrated superior classroom performance, significant involvement with students beyond the classroom, and broad involvement in the department's curricular offerings.

Klaus Eldridge, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, received the annual Dean's Outstanding Service Award. This award is given for individual impact on departmental, college, and university governance, institutional service, and community outreach involving professional expertise.

A new Group II Outstanding Faculty Award was presented to Lauren McMills, Instructor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for demonstrated superior classroom performance, involvement with students beyond the classroom, and active participation in departmental affairs.

Recipients of the Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Awards were James Petrik, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, for the humanities; Amanda Konradi, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, for the social sciences; and Howard Dewald, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for the natural sciences. These awards recognize exceptional accomplishment in the classroom and demonstrated impact on the personal and intellectual lives of students.

The Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Undergraduate Research Awards were given to Edward Rolland Gamble, Department of Biological Sciences; Rebecca Dodd, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Michael Shultz, Department of Geological Sciences. These awards identify undergraduate students in the natural sciences with strong research interests and adequate preparation to complete proposed research projects. E. Rolland Gamble's research centers on a comparative study of spiking and non-spiking sensory neurons with Ralph DiCaprio, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences. Rebecca Dodd currently works with Peter Johnson, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to study the effects of ethanol and its metabolites on red blood cells. Michael Shultz is involved in exploration for alternate resources for the coal industry, particularly limestone used as a component in coal-burning plant scrubbers. His faculty mentor is Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences.

Also honored were College of Arts and Sciences faculty recently promoted to associate professor with tenure, promotions to full professor, and emeritus promotions for retiring faculty and staff.

Mary Chamberlain, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, was recognized as the first recipient of the Rush Elliott Professorship. Mary has been a member of the Biological Sciences faculty since 1984 and has been honored for her commitment to excellence in teaching and research.

Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences who have been awarded University Professorships for the 2000-01 academic year also recognized. They are Richard Harvey, Associate Professor, Department of History; Gary Sarver, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Carolyn Tice, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work; and Patricia Weitsman, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science.