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At the end of every academic year, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï faculty and staff gather for the President’s Appreciation Dinner to celebrate achievements of the past year and to mark significant career milestones: anniversaries, faculty promotions and retirements.

The celebration this year was held on May 8. Among those honored were four professors who were granted faculty emerita status: Marsha Sato ’77, EdD, director of the master of science in nursing program; Terri Eichman, assistant professor of nursing; Wanda Teays, PhD, professor and former chair of the philosophy department; and Katherine Brueck, PhD, retired professor and former chair of the English department.

Congratulations to the following for their promotions:

Promoted to Professor:

• Guillermo Garcia, Religious Studies
• Leah FitzGerald, Nursing
• Michelle French-Holloway, Business Administration

Promoted to Associate Professor:

• Christian Teeter, Business Administration
• Darla Dunlop, Psychology                                          
• Gloria Okoh, Nursing                                     
• Julius Carlson, Music
• Kimberly Nao, Education 
• Paul Lee, Physical Sciences/Math
• Sharon Moore, Nursing         

Tenured faculty (effective Fall 2019):

• Adriane Jones, Biological Sciences
• Carol DeLily, Nursing
• Craig Newsam, Physical Therapy
• Johnny Payne, MFA, Creative Writing
• Leah FitzGerald, Nursing
• Shani Habibi, Psychology

Sabbaticals

• Mark Alhanati, Business Administration, 2019-2020
• Marsha Nickerson, Fall 2019
• Sylvine Deprele, Physical Sciences/Math, Fall 2019
• Sr. Darlene Kawulok, Religious Studies, 2019-2020

Retirement

• Fehrn Hesse, Nursing
• Anne Rigone, Business
• Marsha Sato ’77, Nursing
• Terri Eichman, Nursing
• Wanda Teays, Philosophy

Faculty Emerita:

• Marsha Sato ’77, Nursing
• Terri Eichman, Nursing
• Wanda Teays, Philosophy
• Katherine Brueck, English