{"id":63,"date":"2012-10-12T15:45:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T19:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/sites\/gsm_spr12\/?p=63"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:17:08","slug":"faculty-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2012\/10\/12\/faculty-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fall Convocation 2012<\/h3>\n

University President Brooks Keel, Ph.D. welcomed nearly 900 faculty and staff for Fall Convocation, held at the Performing Arts Center. The theme for the annual event was \u201cEngaging Our Future Together,\u201d and Keel recognized the teaching and research activity of the University\u2019s outstanding faculty members. He also highlighted the University\u2019s numerous achievements during the past year and then focused on Georgia Southern\u2019s expanding role in Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cConvocation and commencement are the two greatest events at any university,\u201d said Keel. \u201cThis past year has been full of outstanding accomplishments and the year ahead is not without challenges. Georgia Southern is growing and changing for the better and I am excited about our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Keel, along with Jean Bartels, Ph.D., provost and vice president for Academic Affairs presented the 2012-2013 Faculty Awards for Excellence. Established in 1985, the awards recognize excellence in service, contributions to instruction and research and creative scholarly activity. Since the awards began 26 years ago, only 162 have been presented. In 1988, Georgia Southern Professor Emeritus, Sculpture Pat Steadman was commissioned to create a special medallion that is presented to each award winner.<\/p>\n

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\nFACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE
\n<\/strong>Simone Charles, Ph.D., Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
\nPat Humphrey, Ph.D., Department of Mathematical Sciences<\/p>\n

FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTRUCTION
\n<\/strong>Delena Gatch, Ph.D., Department of Physics
\nMark Hanna, Ph.D., Department of Finance & Economics<\/p>\n

FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH\/CREATIVE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
\n<\/strong>Lorenza Beati, Ph.D., Department of Biology
\nMarc Moulton, M.F.A., Department of Art<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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