Five
Faculty Recognized for Distinguished Teaching
For excellence in teaching and achievements in
scholarly and creative activity, Albright College presented five
faculty members with awards during Albright’s 2002 Commencement
ceremony on Sunday, May 19.
Richard
G. Androne, Ph.D. was awarded the Lindback Distinguished Teaching
Award. The cash award is given to a faculty member who exemplifies
excellence and innovation in teaching. Androne, who has served Albright
for 29 years, recently created a non-honors course that explores
classic British children’s literature. The course, Empire
Strikes Back, is an innovative way to get the average student
to read a lot of great literature, Androne said. Former chair of
the English department, Androne also works with seniors on guided
research, serves on several College committees such as the Education
Committee, and recently wrote an article analyzing the biography
of American political figure John Randolph of Roanoke written by
Henry Adams. The award, funded by the Lindback Foundation, is presented
each year.
The
Henry and M. Paige Laughlin Distinguished Faculty Award honors the
most creative and constructive members of the Albright faculty.
The award was presented to Rodney E. Warfield, Ed.D. Warfield wears
many hats at Albright. In addition to his duties as a professor
of education, he is also director of early childhood/elementary/special
education, executive director of the Child Development Center, director
of Summer Start and director of community standards. Warfield received
the cash award for his continued ability to bring new and innovative
methods to his teaching, while heading up several programs with
campus-wide impacts.
The Class of 1949/Annadora Vesper Shirk Scholarly
and Creative Accomplishment Award was presented to two recipients:
Karen Jogan, Ph.D. and Michael P. Adams, Ph.D.
Over
the past 20 years, Karen Jogan, professor of Spanish, has presented
more than 60 papers and workshops, published numerous articles and
been a keynote speaker at conferences on foreign language pedagogy.
She earned two master’s degrees beyond her Ph.D. in the teaching
of English as a Foreign Language and in Instructional Technology.
She has created a video on Peruvian folkdance and a web-based tutorial
on Albright’s Gingrich Library.
She was a Fulbright lecturer in Peru in 1984 and
again in Chile in 1991, and is currently completing a book, Teaching
Another Language: A Guide for Creating Interactive Classrooms.
A
nationally prominent scholar, Michael P. Adams, professor of English,
chair of the department and associate dean, is one of America’s
most versatile and productive lexicographers. He has studied both
the medieval roots through which modern English developed and the
modern teen slang through which new words and usages are continually
being created. His book, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and American
Slang, will soon be published. Adams is also editor of Dictionaries,
The Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America.
Presented
with the United Methodist Division of Higher Education Award was
Kathy Ozment. Ozment, chair of the Modern Foreign Languages and
Literatures department, earned the award not only for exhibiting
the required characteristics, but for embodying them. Recipients
of this award are honored for proven excellence in teaching; civility
and concern for students and colleagues; commitment to value-centered
education; and service to students, the institution, the community
or the church.
Ozment is a social activist who has combined her
commitment to social justice with her love of languages. This year
she initiated a service-learning program in the Reading Latino community.
Albright language students are placed with bilingual mentors in
locations such as Berks Women in Crisis working with legal advocates
and social workers; in Lauer’s Park Elementary School working
with bilingual teachers; and in the Reading Hispanic Center where
students initiated a variety of educational activities.
National
Student Athlete Day is a day to celebrate and recognize our nation’s
top athletes. Albright College recognized its top student athletes
at an April luncheon. Congratulations to the following students:
Front row (l to r): Molly O’Connor ’05,
Shannon Kline ’03, Ben Hammond ’02, Lane Aikins ’05,
Amy Buzinski ’03. Middle row: Calista Walker ’05, Sarah
Kadis ’02, Cassandra Walker ’05, Matt Brick ’04,
Tonya Harmon ’02, Todd Alscher ’03, Brooke Heebner ’03,
Jessica Boring ’02, Megan McCloskey ’02, Angela D’Amato
’02. Back row: Rachel Williams ’04, Alison Anders ’02,
Kristen Reilly ’04, Christine Venable ’03, Tami Correll
’03, Amanda Williams ’04, Jennifer Busillo ’02,
Ellen Salak ’03, Lyndie Hahn ’02, Michael DeFelice ’02
Richard
G. Androne, Ph.D. was awarded the Lindback Distinguished Teaching
Award. The cash award is given to a faculty member who exemplifies
excellence and innovation in teaching. Androne, who has served Albright
for 29 years, recently created a non-honors course that explores
classic British children’s literature. The course, Empire
Strikes Back, is an innovative way to get the average student
to read a lot of great literature, Androne said. Former chair of
the English department, Androne also works with seniors on guided
research, serves on several College committees such as the Education
Committee, and recently wrote an article analyzing the biography
of American political figure John Randolph of Roanoke written by
Henry Adams. The award, funded by the Lindback Foundation, is presented
each year.
The
Henry and M. Paige Laughlin Distinguished Faculty Award honors the
most creative and constructive members of the Albright faculty.
The award was presented to Rodney E. Warfield, Ed.D. Warfield wears
many hats at Albright. In addition to his duties as a professor
of education, he is also director of early childhood/elementary/special
education, executive director of the Child Development Center, director
of Summer Start and director of community standards. Warfield received
the cash award for his continued ability to bring new and innovative
methods to his teaching, while heading up several programs with
campus-wide impacts.
Over
the past 20 years, Karen Jogan, professor of Spanish, has presented
more than 60 papers and workshops, published numerous articles and
been a keynote speaker at conferences on foreign language pedagogy.
She earned two master’s degrees beyond her Ph.D. in the teaching
of English as a Foreign Language and in Instructional Technology.
She has created a video on Peruvian folkdance and a web-based tutorial
on Albright’s Gingrich Library.
A
nationally prominent scholar, Michael P. Adams, professor of English,
chair of the department and associate dean, is one of America’s
most versatile and productive lexicographers. He has studied both
the medieval roots through which modern English developed and the
modern teen slang through which new words and usages are continually
being created. His book, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and American
Slang, will soon be published. Adams is also editor of Dictionaries,
The Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America.
Presented
with the United Methodist Division of Higher Education Award was
Kathy Ozment. Ozment, chair of the Modern Foreign Languages and
Literatures department, earned the award not only for exhibiting
the required characteristics, but for embodying them. Recipients
of this award are honored for proven excellence in teaching; civility
and concern for students and colleagues; commitment to value-centered
education; and service to students, the institution, the community
or the church.