May 16, 2007                                                     Vol 8. No. 12

Spring Honors Convocation
Several of the college’s faculty and administrators were recognized at Spring Honors Convocation Friday, April 27 in the Montante Cultural Center.


Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president, and Trevor L. Watt, PhD, professor of religious studies.  Watt is the recipient of the 2007 Kenneth L. Koessler Distinguished Faculty Award. The prestigious award, presented annually, recognizes one faculty member for teaching excellence and outstanding contributions to the academic world. 
 

Father Cooke presents Gary Everett, director of public safety, with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrator Award. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards, presented annually in the categories of staff, administrator, faculty and student, recognize individuals at the college who have proven qualities that foster equality, fairness, human/civil rights and justice.


Charles R. Schmidtke, PhD, associate professor of gerontology (left), receives the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award from Father Cooke. Not pictured: Brian C. Ricci ’07, who received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Award.

Siener Promoted to Director of Academic Computing
Estelle M. Siener has been promoted to director of academic computing for information technology services (ITS), effective July 1. She succeeds Mark Castner, who will continue his roles as adjunct professor of physics and associate director of the Braun Seismograph Station.

Professors Recognized at MBA Cocktail Party
   
Edward J.
Garrity, PhD		 Alan G.
Weinstein, PhD
Alan G. Weinstein, PhD, professor of management and marketing, is the 2007 recipient of the Dr. Donald Calvert Outstanding Professor Award from the Graduate Business Programs Department of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business. Edward J. Garrity, PhD, professor of information systems, is the recipient of the Faculty Scholarship Award.

Weinstein and Garrity accepted their awards at the department’s annual cocktail party on May 11.