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AASU Presents 2008 Faculty Service Awards(June 6, 2008) Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) held its 2008 Leadership Awards to honor distinguished faculty and staff during a recent ceremony on the campus. Ellen V. Whitford, AASU vice president and dean of faculty, presented the awards. The Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Academic Discipline recognizes outstanding contributions of faculty to their academic disciplines. Two recipients were selected: Karen Hollinger, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Raymond Greenlaw, professor of computer science in the School of Computing Hollinger joined the AASU faculty in 1990. She has published two major books, contributed chapters to several others, published 11 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and delivered more than 24 conference presentations. She is currently working on a book that examines biographical films of women and has been invited by Routledge, a global publisher of academic books, to author a textbook on women and film for university courses. She is the recipient of a Fulbright grant and was a participant in the prestigious Theory School at Dartmouth. Greenlaw joined the AASU faculty in 1998. He has received several academic honors, including two Fulbright grants and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Award. He has been recognized as a distinguished professor at both the U.S. Air Force Academy and Chiang Mai University in Thailand. His scholarly publications include authoring and co-authoring 13 books, three refereed book chapters, more than 20 professional journal articles, and 12 conference papers. The Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Community recognizes the achievements of faculty who have shown outstanding service to the community. The 2008 recipient is Donna Mullenax, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences. Mullenax joined the AASU faculty in 1999. During her tenure, she has conducted countless workshops for teachers and students throughout the region and coordinated outreach efforts on behalf of her department. She has been an active participant in the Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM). Over the past year she has received more than $90,000 in PRISM and Teacher Quality grants to support K-12 education in Georgia. She has worked closely with teachers in some 24 elementary and secondary schools in Chatham, Bryan, and Camden counties to discuss teaching and curriculum and conduct professional development workshops. The Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the University recognizes the achievements of faculty who have been outstanding in representing or serving as an advocate of the university through committee service and development of new resources. The 2008 recipient is Michael J. Toma, associate professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the AASU Center for Regional Analysis. Toma joined the AASU faculty in 1997. He has coordinated a number of regional services programs and held key positions on several university task forces and committees. During the past year, he has served on six campus committees, holding the position of chair, co-char, and vice-chair on three of them. He has provided service to the community through his roles as coordinator of AASU's Public Service Center and as director of the Center for Regional Analysis. In recent years, he has conducted more than 100 media interviews and made more than 30 professional presentations to local civic and business groups. The Brockmeier Faculty Award is presented each year, when merited, to a faculty member who has served in a full-time capacity at least one year and no more than five. The award recognizes an outstanding teacher who has made significant contributions through service to the university and to its students. Jack R. Simmons, assistant professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was honored with the award. Simmons specializes in critical theory and phenomenology and is the author of many articles including, "The Ontology of Perception in Cinema," and "Distance Learning: Education or Economics?" He co-authored "The Afterbirth of the Clinic: A Foucauldian Perspective on 'House M.D.' and American Medicine in the 21st Century." Simmons teaches courses in ethics and contemporary philosophy and will teach medieval philosophy in the fall of 2008 as part of AASU's study abroad in Siena, Italy. The H. Dean Propst Award is presented each year to a faculty member who has been outstanding in teaching and learning, advisement, counseling, and the encouragement and support of student involvement in academic and co-curricular activities. Lynn Roberts, assistant professor of health and physical education in the College of Education, was presented with the award. Roberts served as coach of women's tennis at Armstrong State College from 1987-1991. She served as instructor of health and physical education before being named assistant professor in 1994. She also served as director of intramurals and recreation from 1985-2002. |
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