IUP has announced its recipients of the University Senate Awards as well as the list of new faculty, dean and associate dean emerti earlier today.
Since 1969, the University Senate Awards recognize faculty for excellence in various subjects – like creative arts, research, service and teaching – while faculty emerti recognizes those with dedicated years of service to the university.
According to a news release, three recipients were named for University Senate Awards, while 14 faculty emerti were recognized.
Recipients for University Senate Awards are:
- Todd Thompson, from the Department of English – Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching
- Lorraine Guth,from the Department of Counseling – Distinguished Faculty Award for Research
- Stephen Shiring, from the Department of Management – Distinguished Faculty Award for Service
New faculty emeriti, along with their departments and years of service to IUP (from the university’s news release):
- Madeline Paternostro Bayles, Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science, 25 years
- Holly R. Boda-Sutton, Theatre, Dance, and Performance, 26 years
- Christian M. Dickinson, Music, 35 years
- Joseph W. Domaracki, Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services, 29 years
- Wendy Elcesser, Chemistry, 30 years
- Ajawad Haija, Physics, 20 years
- Kathleen J. Hanrahan, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 31 years
- Robert Hinrichsen, Biology, 22 years
- Michael Kingan, Music, 17 years
- Muhammad Numan, Physics, 33 years
- Carl Rahkonen, IUP Libraries, 33 years
- Sue Rieg, Professional Studies in Education, 19 years
- Teresa Shellenbarger, Nursing and Allied Health Professions, 26 years
- Gail Wilson, Communications Media, 34 years
In addition, dean emeritus status was approved for Robert C. Camp, Eberly College of Business, 33 years; dean emerita status for Deanne L. Snavely, Kopchick College of Natural Science and Mathematics, nine years; and associate dean emerita status for Cynthia L. Strittmatter, Eberly College of Business, 37 years.
