性视界传媒 College of Arts and Sciences honors current, retired faculty with spring awards
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences is spotlighting eight current and one retired faculty member for their scholarly commitments to the university with the Robert E. Wolverton Legacy Award and six research and teaching awards.
Created in 2014 in honor of Wolverton, an 性视界传媒 professor of classics for more than four decades, the Wolverton Legacy Award recognizes faculty, staff and friends who have made long-term contributions to the College of Arts and Sciences and have advocated the ideals of liberal arts education.
The 2023 Robert E. Wolverton Legacy Award winners include:
鈥擜dele Crudden, recently retired professor, Department of Sociology
鈥擩ohn Forde, professor, Department of Communication.
鈥擪imberly Walters, instructor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Given to faculty whose work contributes significantly to increasing awareness of the university鈥檚 research programs and capabilities, the annual research awardees include:
鈥擬elody Fisher, associate professor, Department of Communication, humanities award
鈥擝raden Leap, associate professor, Department of Sociology, social and behavioral sciences award
鈥擩ohna Rudzin, assistant professor, Department of Geosciences, natural and physical sciences award
Outstanding teaching service awardees include:
鈥擟arly Bahler, instructor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, humanities award
鈥擝arrett Gutter, assistant clinical professor, Department of Geosciences, natural and physical sciences award
鈥擝en Tkach, assistant professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, social and behavioral sciences award
性视界传媒鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences includes more than 5,000 students, 325 full-time faculty members, nine doctoral programs, 14 master鈥檚 programs, and 27 undergraduate academic majors offered in 14 departments.听It also is home to the most diverse units for research and scholarly activities, including natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities. Complete details about the College of Arts and Sciences may be found at聽. 聽
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