Freshman Award – Antwuan Hicks, “Endless Pier” Provost Award – Darren Peoples, “She” Eubanks Awards – Best in Ceramics 1st – Issa Farhood, “Fancy Tableware” 2nd – Necole Watson, “Coil Pot” 3rd – Evelyn Walker, “Wayfarer” Eubanks Awards – Best in Oil Painting Body of Work – Robert Powell Best in Show – Carolyn […]
Tinkham Receives Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award
Academic Affairs celebrated the spirit of service by honoring Brenda Tinkham, Associate Provost for External Relations and Professor of Education, with the Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award on Tuesday, March 15. Tinkham was one five finalists for the 2015-2016 award. The others were: Sarah Bonner, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Lewis Nicholson, […]
Friends of Music Concert
The Department of Music hosted a Friends of Music Concert and Reception on Thursday, March 3 at Murfreesboro Baptist Church. The concert featured music performances by the music faculty, including Mary Hellmann, Mike Butrico, Paula Pressnell, James Guthrie, and Lynette Smith , and the Chowan Singers led by Aaron Rice. The Friends of Music exists […]
Psi Chi Honor Society Inducts 16 Students
The Chowan University Department of Psychology’s Psi Chi National Honor Society chapter inducted sixteen new members and elected new officers during a special ceremony held in Vaughan Auditorium on Wednesday, March 2. Those inducted: Heather Baker Kayla Chambers Tasita’ Crocker Kayleigh Crouse Bria Greene Jelesa Harris Ryan Harris Katrina Hodge Shawn Janey Shannon Lassiter Destiny […]
2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Finalists
The finalists for the 2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Award are: Garth D. Faile (1971), Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Paul R. "Trey" Gilliam (2011), Assistant Professor of Religion Mary Ann Howell (2006), Instructor in Information Systems Jennifer Z. Place (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology Patsy W. Taylor (1991), Associate Professor of Marketing The recipient of the […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Receive Hobson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones is the recipient of the 2016 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Initiated in 1995 by the Hobson Family Foundation of San Francisco, the award serves as a memorial to Mary Frances Hobson (1912-1993), a journalist and poet, who was the first woman to […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Receive Hobson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones is the recipient of the 2016 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Initiated in 1995 by the Hobson Family Foundation of San Francisco, the award serves as a memorial to Mary Frances Hobson (1912-1993), a journalist and poet, who was the first woman to […]
Graduate Shares Life Story
Anthony Rawlings, who graduated from Chowan in 2011 with a degree in Religion, shared his life’s journey with members of the Talon Club. Pastor of Baptist Creeksville Church in Murfreesboro, Rawlings was the first in his family to attend college. Since then he has been elected to two terms on Chowan University’s Board of Trustees. […]
Nicholson Selected for Leadership Academy
Cynthia Nicholson has been selected as one of the participants in the 2016-2017 Senior Leadership Academy, which is sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academic Leadership Institute. The Senior Leadership Academy is a year-long program for midlevel administrators in higher education who aspire to senior leadership positions in independent colleges or […]
Finalists Announced for the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award
The Chowan University Faculty Advisor of the Year Award is given each year to recognize excellence in academic advising. All students, faculty, and staff were invited to nominate an academic advisor. The finalists for the 2015-2016 Faculty Advisor of the Year Award are: James Hammond, Assistant Professor of Physical Education Lewis Nicholson, Associate Professor of […]