Dawn Bonker
Chapman University’s elite Wang-Fradkin Professorships were awarded to professors from the Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Science and the Schmid College of Science at the 17th Annual Chapman University Faculty Honors Convocation held Friday in the Bush Conference Center.
Receiving the senior Wang-Fradkin Professorship was Mark R. Axelrod, Ph.D., professor of English. The junior Wang-Fradkin Professorship went to Jennifer Funk, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences.
The professorships are two-year monetary awards to further teaching and scholarship. They were founded in memory of Hua-Cheng Wang, professor of political science, diplomat and expert on international law; and Cheng-Mei Fradkin, distinguished teacher, scholar and administrator.
The Outstanding Teaching Professorships were awarded to Dawn Hunter, Ph.D., associate professor of education, and Justine Van Meter, Ph.D., assistant professor of English. This professorship award honors outstanding faculty who have shown exceptional merit in teaching. It is the university’s highest recognition for teaching.
Other awards presented Friday included:
The Valerie Scudder Awards:
Julye Bidmead, Ph.D., assistant professor of religious studies
Margaret Curwen, Ph.D., assistant professor of education
Hesham El-Askary, Ph.D., associate professor of Earth system science and remote sensing
Anna Leahy, Ph.D., associate professor of English
Pedagogical Innovation Award:
Brian Alters, Ph.D., professor of education
Teaching Mentors Award:
Lee Estes, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Mark Maier, Ph.D., associate professor of leadership studies and sociology
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies
Co-Teaching Competition Award:
Dr. Louise Thomas, associate professor of music, and Dr. John Boitano, associate professor of languages, for their course French Opera in the Age of the Sun King: The Libretti of Quinault and Music of Lully
Christopher Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of physical sciences, and David Shafie, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, for their course Environmental Problem Solving: Senior Capstone Research and Seminar
Curriculum Innovation in Sustainability Faculty Teaching:
Dr. Brian Glaser, assistant professor of English, and Geraldine McNenny, Ph.D., associate professor of education, for their FFC 100 course Imagining a Sustainable Future
Excellence in Service:
Dr. Rafael Luevano, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity:
Kerk Kee, assistant professor of communication studies
Ronald Rotunda, professor of law
Ramesh Singh, professor of earth system science
Adrian Vajiac, associate professor of mathematics
Excellence in Teaching:
Randy Busse, Ph.D., associate professor of education
Nancy Schultz, professor of law
Jason Keller, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences
Tenure and Promotion to Full Professor:
Marisa Cianciarulo, professor of law
Nina LeNoir, professor of theatre
Promotions:
Robert Frelly, Ph.D., full professor of music
Jeff Tollaksen, Ph.D., full professor of physics
Tenure:
Rafael Luevano, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies
Tenure and Promotion:
Grace Fong, D.M.A., associate professor of music
Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy
Claudine Jaenichen, associate professor of art
Elizabeth Maxwell, associate professor of dance
Alicia Okouchi-Guy, associate professor of dance
Gary Pace, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., associate professor of communication studies
Peiyi Zhao, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science
Recognition for Years of Service:
Five Years
Scott Arundale
Kaan Ataman
Deepa Badrinarayana
Robert Becker
Jennifer Bevan
Julye Bidmead
Ross Biederman
Margaret Curwen
David Dowling
Richard Faulkner
Philip Ferguson
Grace Fong
Jennifer Funk
James Gardner
Christine Gordon
Keith Howard
Vera Ivanova
Kelly Kennedy
Joel Kotkin
Judith Kriger
Shari Kuchenbecker
Liliana Leopardi
Alicia Okouchi-Guy
Michael Peters
David Porter
David Shafie
Richard Sudek
Teresa Sweet
10 Years
Jason Bennett
Warren de Bruyn
Bruce Dehning
Peter Jipsen
Ravi Kathuria
Michael Lang
Dale Merrill
Francis (Doug) Tuggle
Adrian Vajiac
Mihaela Vajiac
William Wright
15 Years
John Boitano
Amy Hanson
Michael Hass
Janeen Hill
Polly Hodge
Tibor Machan
Jan Osborn
Susanna Ripken
Candace Ybarra
20 Years
Thomas Turk
25 Years
Michael Griffin
Donald Will
30 Years
Fredric Caporaso
Frank Frisch
Michael Nehring
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