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Alumni Association Rewards Outstanding Faculty


A total of $2,700 was distributed to nineteen ORU faculty members at the first Faculty Recognition Awards luncheon, held Nov. 20 on the Mabee Center Mezzanine.

The Alumni Association provided $2,500 of the award moneys.

Each winner received a cash prize, a certificate, and a medallion. The winners were:

Deans' Awards
Mary Blankenship, School of Nursing
Dr. Ed Decker, School of Theology
Don Eland, MultiMedia Institute
M. Ray Gregg, School of Business
Dr. Mark Hall, English
Dr. Jill Steeley, School of Education
Dr. Ken Weed, Chemistry

Chairmen's Awards
Doug Latta, Art
Dr. Randall Feller, Behavioral Sciences
Richard Martin, Engineering/Physics
Dr. Andrew Lang, Computer Science/Math
Dr. Mark Wilson, Theology
Bill Gordon, HPER
Wendy Shirk, Communication Arts
Dr. Paul Vickery, History/Humanities/Government
Christie Hill, Modern Foreign Languages
Dr. Wendy Perryman, Biology

University Faculty Assembly Awards
Dr. Linda Gray, English
Dr. Dominic Halsmer, Engineering/Physics

The goal of this recognition program is to encourage and reward faculty interactions, sharing of ideas, collaboration, and other acts of professionalism that affect classroom performance, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary activities (cross-pollination).

At its February meeting, the Alumni Board of Directors voted to allocate $5,000 to the University for special awards. The first customer service awards (a total of $2,500) for staff members were handed out on May 12.
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