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Honors College Faculty Recognized at University’s Annual Awards Ceremony
On May 7th, Missouri State University honored the scholastic and professional accomplishments of its faculty members during the 2012 All-Faculty Recognition Reception. Honors College professors were featured prominently and it is our pleasure to highlight below their outstanding achievements during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Director’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Research
The Director’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Research acknowledges the exceptional research accomplishments of MSU’s Honors College faculty. This award recognizes a faculty member’s research excellence and is meant to acknowledge those Honors College professors who serve as the best example of the ideal scholar/teacher who has not only made a significant contribution to their own field of research, but who have also helped to expand the growth and development of honors education at MSU. Director’s Award recipients have made major contributions to their own research fields and have participated in the ongoing success of the Missouri State University Honors College.
Dr. Miles C. Barnhart, Professor of Biology
Dr. Bethany J. Walker, Associate Professor of History
Curtis P. Lawrence Master Teacher Award
The Curtis P. Lawrence Master Teacher Award is offered to one Honors College faculty member who is exclusively nominated by Honors College students and chosen by an Honors College student committee in collaboration with the Honors College administrative staff. The award was created in honor of the first Director of Missouri State University’s Honors College, Dr. Curtis P. Lawrence. This award is offered to recognize excellence in honors teaching and mentoring by a Missouri State University Honors College faculty member.
Dr. Joshua J. Smith, Rich & Doris Young Professor of Biomedical Science
Marcia Morriset Award for Outstanding Service to Honors Education
The Marcia Morriset Award for Outstanding Service to Honors Education recognizes the exceptional service, mentoring and advising accomplishments of MSU’s Honors College faculty and affiliated staff. The award was created in recognition of Marcia Morriset’s many years of service to the Honors College. The award is presented to a faculty or staff member who has contributed broadly to the advancement of honors education at Missouri State University and has excelled at undergraduate mentorship and advising of Honors College students.
Prof. Tracy L. Dalton, Senior Instructor of Professional Writing
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching is based on effective teaching, innovative course design and delivery, effective advising, service to the University community, commitment to high standards of excellence and success in nurturing student achievement. The annual award is presented by the governor of Missouri and the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
Dr. James Moyer, Professor of Religious Studies
Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service
The Foundation Awards are presented annually to full-time faculty members in recognition of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and/or creative activities and service. Their accomplishments epitomize the University’s efforts to become a nationally acclaimed university, admired for the quality of its academic programs, the influence of its research and scholarship, the achievements of its students, faculty and staff, and the impact of its many service efforts.
-Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Teaching
Dr. James Moyer, Professor of Religious Studies
Dr. Margaret Weaver, Professor of English
-Missouri State University Foundation Award for Research
Dr. James Baumlin, Professor of English
2011-2012 Provost Fellows
Provost Fellows is a program designed to recognize outstanding faculty who have a special area of interest that is related to the mission, priorities and goals of the Office of the Provost. The position provides faculty with the opportunity and support to become engaged in an administrative, research or outreach activity.
-Provost Fellow for Public Affairs
Dr. Kurt Heinlein, Associate Professor of Theatre Performance
-Provost Fellow for Faculty Solutions
Dr. Eric Nelson, Associate Professor of History
-Provost Fellow for Faculty Development-Writing
Dr. Keri Franklin, Associate Professor of English
Faculty Service Awards
Service Awards honor faculty members who have reached a five-year longevity milestone in their years of service to Missouri State University.
-25 Years of Service
- Dr. Joseph Hughes, Professor of Classics
- Dr. Joel Paddock, Professor of Political Science
- Dr. Paul Rollinson, Professor of Geography
-20 Years of Service
- Dr. Carey Adams, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters
- Dr. Pauline Nugent, Professor of Classics & Hebrew
-15 Years of Service
- Dr. Margaret Buckner, Professor of Anthropology
- Dr. Samuel Dyer, Associate Professor of Communication
- Prof. Robert Little, Associate Professor of Scenic Design
- Dr. Linda Moser, Associate Professor of English
- Prof. Michael A. Murray, Professor of Music
-10 Years of Service
- Dr. John Chuchiak, IV, Professor of Colonial Latin American History & Director of the Honors College
- Dr. Jason Jolley, Professor of Modern & Classical Languages
Scholastic Accomplishments
Following is a list of faculty members who published in 2011 in the following categories: Book, Book Chapter, Peer Review Journal Article, or had an Academic, Juried Art Exhibition or Performance.
- Dr. Miles C. Barnhart, Professor of Biology
- Dr. Leslie Baynes, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
- Dr. Bela Bodo, Associate Professor of History
- Dr. David Byers, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Dr. John Chuchiak, IV, Professor of Colonial Latin American History & Director of the Honors College
- Dr. Thomas Dickey, Professor of History
- Dr. Martha Finch, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
- Dr. Dennis Hickey, Professor of Political Science
- Dr. Nancy Keith, Professor of Marketing
- Dr. Timothy Knapp, Professor of Sociology
- Dr. Joseph Martire, Professor of Philosophy
- Dr. Victor Matthews, Dean of the College of Humanities & Public Affairs
- Dr. Bernard McCarthy, Professor of Criminology
- Dr. Eric Nelson, Associate Professor of History
- Dr. William Piston, Professor of History
- Dr. Austra Reinis, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
- Dr. Christina Robinson, Assistant Professor of Economics
- Dr. Sharmistha Self, Associate Professor of Economics
- Dr. Ralph Shain, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Dr. Michael Stout, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Dr. Lora Vess, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Dr. Bethany Walker, Associate Professor of History
- Dr. Julia Watts-Belser, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Faculty Grants
Externally sponsored grants assist University faculty members in achieving their goals of education, research and service projects. The following faculty members received grants in 2011.
- Prof. Ruth Barnes, Associate Professor of Dance
- Dr. Miles C. Barnhart, Professor of Biology
- Dr. Bryan Breyfogle, Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Dr. Keri Franklin, Associate Professor of English
- Dr. Janice Greene, Professor of Biology
- Dr. Brian Greene, Associate Professor of Biology
- Dr. Timothy Knapp, Professor of Sociology
- Dr. Linda Moser, Associate Professor of English
- Dr. Robert Patterson, Professor of Astronomy
- Dr. Michael Reed, Associate Professor of Astronomy
- Dr. Michael Stout, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Retiring Faculty
The following faculty members were honored for their years of service to Missouri State University.
- Dr. John Catau, Professor of Geography, 1978-2012
- Dr. Art Spisak, Professor of Classics & Director of the Honors College, 1996-2011
Please join the Honors College in congratulating and thanking these faculty members for all that they do for Honors College students and for Missouri State University!
Honors College
May 2012