August 28, 2007

Eleven New Faculty Begin the 2007-08 Year at Albright College

Eleven new full-time faculty members from various parts of the United States and abroad have joined Albright College this year. Record enrollment of traditional students - the class of 2011 is the largest in Albright College's history by a wide margin - has prompted the need for additional faculty.

Albright's new faculty members are:

Hilary C. Aquino, Ph.D. , assistant professor of history, Degree Start Program (DSP)

Aquino has been a visiting assistant professor with the State University of New York at Fredonia and a former visiting assistant professor for Franklin and Marshall College. She is fluent in French and has studied the ways in which race, ethnicity and gender intersect with twentieth-century medical and public health practices. She received a bachelor's degree in history and French from Dickinson College, a master's degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a doctorate from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of History.

Christopher J. Catone, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics

Catone comes to Albright from Hawaii where he has been a visiting assistant professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to that, he was a graduate instructor and a teaching assistant at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and was a member of the mathematics faculty at St. Paul VI High School in Haddonfield, N.J. Catone did his undergraduate work at The College of New Jersey and received a master of business administration degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Colorado in 2006. Catone's primary research interests are differential geometry and geometric control theory.

Ana Maria Diez Gutiérrez, visiting professor of Spanish

Diez Gutiérrez served as an adjunct professor at Albright in 2005, teaching both elementary and intermediate Spanish. She has been a professor in the Department of Spanish Language and Literature at the Institute of Secondary Education "San José" in Sevilla, Spain, and was employed as a Spanish-language instructor for the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and pre-General Education Development (GED) classes of the High School Equivalency Program administered by the Center for Human Services in Gettysburg, Pa., in 1990-1991. She also served as a part-time visiting professor at Gettysburg College in 1991.

Buki Esuruoso, M.A., digital media instructor

Esuruoso began teaching digital media to college students more than 20 years ago. He has taught at Tufts University, Massachusetts College of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design. He has held several positions in industry, including senior product designer; interactive multimedia producer for Lotus Development Corporation; and senior designer - computer graphics and animation, for WGBH Educational Foundation, Channel 2 in Boston. He received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Yale University and a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University.

Elizabeth A. Freund, M.A.,assistant professor of political science

Freund has served as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy since fall of 2005. Prior to that, she was a lecturer at the University of Maryland. Her main area of interest is the Presidency. She received a bachelor's degree in American history from Mount Union College; a master's degree, Department of Government and Politics, from the University of Maryland; a master's in public administration, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, from the University of Akron; and a doctorate from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Bonnie Hamwi, Ph.D.,assistant professor of education

Since 2004, Hamwi has been an adjunct instructor of education at Albright and has supervised Albright student teachers in the Education Department. She previously taught at Millersville University, Gannon University and Mercyhurst College. Hamwi received both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Cumberland College. She completed her doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction at Argosy University.

José Sanchez San Roman,visiting professor of Spanish

Roman, of Seville, Spain, previously served as a visiting professor at Albright in 2005. He has been a professor at the North American Center for Intercultural Studies in Seville, Spain, and was a visiting professor at Gettysburg College for two years. Roman has studied in both England and the United States, and received a master's degree in American studies from the University of Cádiz in Spain. His research interests are in the literature of American novels.

George E. Smith, Ph.D.,assistant professor of economics and business

Smith has been an assistant professor of management and business at the College of Oneonta, State University of New York, Division of Economics, since 2002. Prior to that, he was employed as a senior computer programmer/analyst, senior administrative analyst, and New York state public management intern (PMI) at the New York Department of Civil Service, Information Resource Management-Systems Design and Development. He received a bachelor of science degree in sociology and a master of public administration degree and from Brigham Young University and a doctorate in public administration from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

Paula E. Trimpey, M.F.A.,assistant professor of theatre and fashion

Trimpey has been a costume designer/coordinator and a cutter/draper for the Utah Shakespearian Festival for many summers. Additionally, she has worked as a cutter/draper and project leader for Troika Entertainment; visiting assistant professor of costume design for SUNY Fredonia State University; assistant professor of theatre at Huntington College; assistant professor of theatre/costume at Dixie College; costume shop manager at Pamona College; and graduate assistant at Wayne State University. She received a bachelor's degree in theatre from Messiah College and a master of fine arts degree in theatre/costume design from Wayne State University. Her interests include contemporary and period pattern making, and tailoring.

Jeffrey P. Wolbach, Ph.D.,assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry

Wolbach has been a visiting research scientist at Juniata College since 2004. Prior to that, he worked as an application scientist at Tripos, Inc. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. Wolbach's research interests are in molecular modeling, primarily of biochemical systems.

Robin D. Zaremski, J.D.,visiting instructor of music

Zaremski is a licensed music attorney who has served in the legal and business affairs departments of Rondo Music, Almo Sounds and Universal Music Group, with more than 12 years of experience in the industry. In addition, she also was the director of performing arts for ArtQuest and, most recently, was the coordinator of educational programs at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). She also taught music copyright law at UCLA. Zaremski received a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from West Chester University and a juris doctorate from Temple University. She also holds a certificate in recording arts and sciences from UCLA.

Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College's hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Albright College enrolls more than 1,650 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master's program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.

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