Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Sean McGinley, Ph.D. (Hospitality) received the 2018 Emerging Professional Graduate Award from the Penn State School of Hospitality Management at Penn State University, Oct. 10. The award was presented to McGinley at the school’s 2018 Alumni Awards Reception, held in conjunction with a two-day program bringing distinguished alumni back to engage with […]

HONORS AND AWARDS Colleen Muscha, MFA (Costume Design) received a Distinguished Career Award for Outstanding Contribution to Florida’s College/University Programs at this year’s Florida Theatre Conference. Muscha has been the director of the MFA Costume Design program for more than 25 years. Patricia Y. Warren, Ph.D. (Criminology) was honored by the Florida Education Fund and […]

HONORS Joann Gardner, Ph.D. (English) won the 2018 Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America, selected by the poet D. Nurske. Gardner won the award for her chapbook, “The Deaf Island.” SERVICE Steven Pfeiffer, Ph.D. (Education) was elected as president of the American Academy of School Psychology, a key organization in the development and […]

HONORS AND AWARDS Matthew T. Pietryka, Ph.D. (Political Science) won the Heinz I. Eulau Award from the American Political Science Association for his article “It’s Not Just What You Have, but Whom You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections,” published in American Political Science Review. The $750 award, […]

HONORS AND AWARDS  Mike Roper, Ph.D. (Chemistry) will receive the 2018 Mid-career Achievement Award of the American Electrophoresis Society for his contributions to the field of Electrophoresis and Electrokinetics. David Gussak, Ph.D. (Art Education) received the 2017 Distinguished Service Award from the American Art Therapy Association in recognition of his significant contribution to the literature […]

HONORS AND AWARDS Steven Pfeiffer, Ph.D. (Education) was honored with the 2017 National Research Award from the Research Council of Oman for his article “Identification of Gifted Students in Oman: Gender and Grade Differences on the Gifted Rating Scales–School Form,” on Dec. 10 in Muscat, Oman. Helen Li, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer Engineering) has been […]

HONORS AND AWARDS Antonio Méndez Esparza, (College of Motion Picture Arts) Filmmaker in Residence, was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award for his feature film “Life and Nothing More,” which follows a young African-American man on the edge of adulthood who is searching for his purpose in today’s America. The movie also received a Best […]