Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Several Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members were honored April 30 for their years of service during a faculty recognition luncheon.
50 Years
Left, William D. Clark, professor of mathematics and statistics, was honored for his 50 years of service to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Clark is pictured with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Interim President Dr. Steve Westbrook.
Elizabeth Deanne Malpass, professor of history, also was posthumously honored for her five decades of service. Malpass passed away in March.
40 Years
Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty members were honored for their 40 years of service. Standing, Marlene Kahla, management and marketing; and Patricia Sharp, geology.
30 Years
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty members honored for 30 years of service included, from left, Jill Carrington, art; Anne Duncan, English and creative writing; Al Greule, mass communication; Marsha Bayless, business communication and legal studies; and Lisa Mize, human sciences.
Also honored, but not pictured, Gary Kronrad, forestry.
20 Years
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty members honored for 20 years of service included, from left, Sue Ann Whatley, English and creative writing; Robert Allen, history; Carol Wright, business communication and legal studies; Ken Collier, political science; Shari Ellsworth, theatre; Sally Sowell, kinesiology and health science; T. Parker Ballinger, economics and finance; Shirley Dickerson, library; Dennis Gravatt, biology; Marc Guidry, Office of the Provost; Sam Copeland, social work; Louise Stoehr, languages, cultures and communication; Ronald Petti, music; Emily Payne, agriculture; and Herbert Midgley, music.
Also honored, but not pictured, were Randi Cox, history; and Michael Tkacik, government.
10 Years
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty members honored for 10 years of service included, from left, Keith New, business communication and legal studies; Lora Jacobi, psychology; Deborah Cady, human services;
Lenola Wyatt, social work; Heather Samuelson, kinesiology and health science; Kristin Thomas, English and creative writing; Jackie Rosenfeld, theatre; John Allen Hendricks, mass communication; Kimberly Wagner, speech and debate; Calee Jo Holcombe, accounting; Kristin Bailey-Wallace, social work; Jamie Derrick, management and marketing; Matthew Lindsey, management and marketing; and Steve Bullard, Office of the Provost and vice president of academic affairs.
Also honored, but not pictured, were Andrew Brininstool, English and creative writing; Erin Childress, biology; David Cook, computer science; Regina Crain, social work; Benjamin Dixon, multidisciplinary studies; Robert Henderson, mathematics and statistics; Kathleen McGough, communication studies; Banker Phares, economics and finance; Thomas Reynolds, languages, cultures and communication; Christopher Ryan, nursing; Christopher Sams, linguistics; Jessie Sams, linguistics; Charlotte Sanders, social work; Paul Sandul, history; Jimmie Sevey, government; and Yanli Zhang, forestry.
Retirees
Retiring faculty members also were honored for their service to the university. Pictured, from left, are Kenneth Austin, secondary education and educational leadership; Shirley Dickerson, library; Karen Embry-Jenlink, secondary education and educational leadership; Jeanie Gresham, elementary education; K.L. Roberts, secondary education and educational leadership; Gary Mayer, mass communication; Elizabeth Vaughan, elementary education; Patricia Sharp, geology; Susan Jennings, business communication and legal studies; and S. Ann Wilson, leadership and business communication.
Also honored, but not pictured, were Ellen Caplan, library; Jack Ethridge, accounting; and Janice Hensarling, nursing.