Day: April 29, 2016

Byrd Receives Award

Vaughn Byrd is the recipient of the Vera Parker Womble Christian Service Award. The award was presented to Byrd at the Senior Banquet on Thursday, April 28. The university instituted the award to be presented to a student in recognition of Christian faith and commitment expressed in service and good works benefiting the university and community, classmates […]

Respect, Recognition, and Reward

Garth Faile, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, will retire on May 7 after forty-five years of service. Tom Whiteman, Assistant Professor of Graphic Communications, will retire on May 31 after sixteen years of service. Patsy Taylor was inducted into the Order of Lux Et Veritas for her twenty-five years of service to the University. Nancy Cox, […]

Faile Receives Teaching Award

Garth Faile, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Award. The recipient of the award is selected by his or her faculty colleagues. The criteria for the award are as follows: Is the faculty member available during office hours and beyond? Is the faculty member conscientious and dedicated to […]

Seniors Selected to Speak at Senior Banquet and Commencement Ceremony

Each year President Chris White, with the assistance of his Senior Staff, selects graduating students to serve as speakers for the Senior Banquet and Commencement Ceremony. Student speakers at the Senior Banquet, which was held on Thursday, April 28, included: Miranda Adams Des’monay Barnes Leanne Crabtree Issa Farhoud Kinsey Modlin Kaitlin Moore Mackenzie Reid Christina […]