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Celebration of Faculty
2014
Malone University Department of Social Work Faculty
awarded regionally by the
National Association of Social Workers
- Ohio Chapter
Jane Hoyt-Oliver awarded
‘Lifetime Achievement’
Elizabeth Patterson awarded
‘Social Worker of the Year’
Amy M. Yuncker (Reference Librarian/Archivist,
Instructor of Library Science) recently received her
Archival Certification through the ACA (Academy of
Certified Archivists)
Summer Scholar Research Grants - 2013
From July 8-22, 2013, Jay Case (Professor of History)
participated in a seminar entitled “Evangelical Christianity and
Social Change in Brazil,” co-sponsored by the Nagel Institute and
the Plowshares Institute, under the endorsement of the CCCU.
This seminar brought together two dozen evangelical scholars from
institutions in the United States and Brazil for a series of
discussions and consultations with evangelical reformers,
politicians, church leaders and community organizers in Rio de
Janeiro, Brasilia and the Amazon region.
Scott Waalkes (Professor of International Politics) was
selected to participate in a CCCU Faculty Development Seminar on
"Nuclear Weapons in a Globalizing World" from August 2 to August 13.
Along with approximately 20 other CCCU faculty members, Scott
traveled to Japan in order to be present in Hiroshima on August 6 and
Nagasaki on August 9 during the annual Peace Day commemorations
of the atomic bombings of those cities. As a result of the trip, Scott and
colleagues from Cornerstone University, Houghton College, and
Westmont College, will be guest editors of a special issue of Christian
Scholar's Review on the The Nuclear Age at 70: New Global Issues
and Enduring Concerns.
Jesse Ayers
(Professor of Music)
Two of Jesse's major works were named finalists for the American Prize in Composition—
Band Division. Seven works in all nationally made the finals list in this division, and two of
the seven were Jesse's: Jericho and And They Gathered on Mount Carmel. Jesse was the
winner of the American Prize for Orchestral Composition in 2011 for his work The Passion of
John Brown. This is the first year the American Prize has offered an award for concert band
composition.
Tom Kratzer (Professor of Business Administration)
has been awarded the Business, Society, and Government
Consortium’s Best Paper Award for 2014. The paper, “Ethical
reflections on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in the food
supply” will be published in the 2014 Business, Society, and
Government Conference Proceedings. These proceedings will be
published on the Business, Society, and Government Consortium
website (http://www.bsgconsortium.org) after the conference.
Nathan Phinney (Dean, College of Theology, Arts, and
Sciences; Associate Professor of Biblical Studies) has been recently
appointed to the Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS)
Standing Committee on Private Institutions for 2014.
Moses Rumano (Assistant Professor of Education)
co-authored the book, Educating Zimbabwe for the 21st
Century: What Every Educator Should Know.
Kara Kaelber (Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Development)
Has been voted in as the President-Elect for the Ohio Counseling
Association for 2014-2015. She will be the President of the Ohio
Counseling Association from 2015-2016.
Jack Ballard (Professor of Music)
Jack’s work has been chosen by the International Trumpet Guild to
appear on one of two New Works Recitals at the 2014 ITG
Conference in Valley Forge, PA.
Two Awarded
for 2014-15
Beth Clark-Thomas (Professor of Education)
Beth plans to examine the literacy supports during Spring
2015 within a school district with culturally and linguistically
diverse populations.
Jack Harris (Professor of Business Administration)
Jack will spend the Spring 2015 semester in Salzburg,
Austria working on a master’s degree in intercultural
studies.
Laura S. Foote
Promoted to Assistant Professor of
Management Studies
(School of Business and Leadership)
Debra A. Lee
Promoted to Associate Professor of
Nursing and granted Tenure
(School of Nursing and Health Sciences)
Cherie A. Parsons
Lora L. Wyss
Promoted to Associate Professor of English and
granted Tenure
Promoted to Professor of Nursing
(College of Theology, Arts, and Sciences)
(School of Nursing and Health Sciences)
Kyle Calderhead (Associate Professor of Mathematics)
recently participated in a special session that brought together
mathematics, mathematics education, and fiber arts at the
Joint Mathematics Meeting held in Baltimore. Recognition and
a slide show presentation can be found in Scientific American.
James Glasgow (Associate Professor of Computer Science)
was elected as Sigma Zeta’s President Elect. He will serve
the organization over the next three years as President
Elect, President, and then Past President.
Jon Peterson (Assistant Professor of Music)
named All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir Director by the Ohio State
Fair officials. He will recruit, prepare and manage a talented
ensemble of more than 200 high school vocalists selected to
represent Ohio’s diverse population in the famed All-Ohio State
Fair Youth Choir. The Choir will perform six to eight times each day
during the 12-day Fair.
Susan Wechter (Clinical Instructor of Nursing)
successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and will
receive her official degree in May 2014 from the University of
New Mexico.
Charles Lartey
Assessment Implementation Committee
Greg Miller
General Education Committee
Steve Jensen
Faculty Senate
Matt Phelps
Faculty Development Committee
Lauren Seifert
Human Research Committee (IRB)
David Entwistle & Suzanne Nicholson
First Year Faculty Orientation Program
Marcia Everett
The College Experience
Diane Chambers
Honors Program
Steve Moroney & Patty Long
Faith Integration 2nd Year Seminar
Jack Harris
Global and Off-Campus Programs
Cindy Ries
The Writing Center