ANGOLA (05/08/2018) Trine University honored faculty and staff members with awards during its annual commencement breakfast on Saturday, May 5.
Several faculty received the McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching Awards, established for the faculty by trustee emeritus and 1937 alumnus Dr. John J. McKetta in 1989:
Three retiring faculty were honored with the rank of professor emeritus: Ann Benson, associate professor of chemistry; Kathie Wentworth, assistant professor, academic support services; and Jean Deller, Ph.D., associate vice president for academics.
Academic Service Awards were presented to Cisco Ortiz, instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Services, and Chandra VanAken, administrative assistant to the Dean of the Jannen School of Arts and Sciences and the Office of International Services.
Steve Sullivan, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, was awarded for Teaching Excellence in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.
Outstanding adjunct faculty awards were presented to Mike Davis, physics lab instructor in the Department of Mathematics and Physics, for the main campus; Mary Morgan from Trine's Mishawaka Education Center for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies undergraduate program; and Angela Sokol for graduate programs.
The President's Award for Excellence in Performance was presented to staff members John Cilla, Help Desk manager, and James Tew, director of communications.
The winners of two faculty awards - Sarah Young, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communications, recipient of the Barrenbrugge Award for Faculty Excellence; and Christina Zumbrun, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Physics, recipient of the Jannen Renaissance Scholar Award - also were announced during the breakfast. At the close of the program, faculty chair Haseeb Kazi, Ph.D., presented a certificate of appreciation from the faculty to A. Allen Hersel, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs.