Summer - Lee University

Faculty Facts(l-r) Jeff Sargent, Bill Estes and Linda Thompson are congratulated by President ConnFaculty Receive Excellence AwardsEach spring, faculty members arehonored for excellence in the classroom,for advising and for scholarship.The following are excerpts from thepresentations made to this year’s honoreesby President Conn at graduation:BILL ESTES - Excellence in Teaching“He is a teacher of exceptionalenergy and effectiveness. He is one ofthose wonderful, old-fashioned collegeprofessors in the sense that the campusis his natural home, the students are hiscalling and he brings a passion andlove to the academy that makes a placelike Lee better for all of us.”LINDA THOMPSON -Excellence in Scholarship“Linda has established herself as anational figure in the scholarship ofmusic education…in the life of scholarship,she leads by example with herown commitment to continuingresearch and publication.”JEFF SARGENT - Excellence in Advising“Rarely has a new faculty membercreated such an immediate record ofbeing the kind of professor for whichLee University has always been knownfor—a place where individual studentsare at the center of faculty concerns.”Janet Rahamut AwardThe Lee University student bodyhonored Dr. Rolando Cuellar, assistantprofessor in intercultural studies,with the 2008 Janet RahamutAward. The award ispresented to a facultymember who hasshown exemplary serviceto students outsidethe classroom,both formally andinformally. Dr. Cuellarjoined the Lee faculty in 2003. Dr.Janet Rahamut was a well-lovedprofessor of English.New Chair for HPSDr. Randy Wood has beennamed the new chairman of theHistory andPolitical ScienceDepartment. Hereplaces Dr.Murl Dirksenwho served thedepartmentsince its formationfive years ago.PROMOTIONSIN RANKAssociateProfessor toProfessor▼AssistantProfessor toAssociateProfessor▼Daniel Hoffman, Ph.D. Trevor Milliron, Ph.D. Kevin Brown, Ph.D. Michael Fuller, Ph.D.Andrew Lee, Ph.D. Jose Minay, Ph.D. Rachel Reneslacis, Ph. D. Patty Silverman, Ph.D. Linda Thompson, Ph.D. Doug Warner, D.M.A.TORCH • Summer 200823