Celebrating outstanding professors
Top thesis advisors and outstanding teaching faculty are celebrated each year by the Honors College.
Recognized in May 2009
Outstanding Thesis Advisors: Judy Meuth, clinical associate professor in the Department of Women's Studies in the College of Liberal Arts; Krzysztof Czaja, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine; Rebecca Craft, professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts; and Guy Palmer, WSU Regents Professor and professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine
University Recognition: Two Honors faculty members received special recognition at the university level. Sheila Converse, clinical assistant professor in the School of Music in the College of Liberal Arts and Fred Gittes, clinical associate professor in the Physics Department in the College of Sciences, are the first recipients of the new WSU Distinguished Teaching Award presented by the WSU Teaching Academy to non-tenure track instructors at WSU who have displayed exceptional commitment to teaching.
WSU 2008-2009 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction was presented to Carol Anelli, associate professor of entomology and Honors thesis advisor and teacher, at the WSU Showcase event in March.
Lori Carris, an associate professor of plant pathology and Honors faculty member, was named a 2009 WSU Woman of Distinction at the WSU Women’s Recognition Luncheon in March.
Recognized in May 2008
Outstanding Thesis Advisor: Tom Dickinson, Regents Professor and professor in the Physics Department in the College of Sciences, and Pat Carter, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences
Special Faculty Awards: Ana Maria Rodriguez-Vivaldi, associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures in the College of Liberal Arts, and Lisa Carloye, clinical assistant professor in the Science, Math and Engineering Education Center
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