Week
of Excellence highlights EMU's best faculty,
staff and students
Eastern Michigan University rolled out its version of
the red carpet last week, honoring its best and brightest
faculty, staff and students during its annual Salute to
Excellence Week.
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IN DISTINGUISHED COMPANY: Ann Orr, assistant
professor of special education,
accepts her
Distinguished Faculty Award in the
Teaching I
category. She said she accepted the
award on behalf
of all of the faculty she works with.
The Distinguished
Faculty Awards were a highlight
of Eastern Michigan
University's annual Salute
to Excellence Week, which
took place from March
26-April 3.
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The awards ceremonies included the Graduate Research Fair
Awards; the Employee Recognition Awards
(for years of service); Student Gold Medallion Awards;
the Celebration of Faculty Excellence Awards, which included
the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards; the
College of Education Salute to Excellence and the Undergraduate
Symposium.
"EMU's Salute to Excellence Week is a time for celebrating
our strengths as a University, our academic diversity as
a campus and the outstanding work accomplished by our students,
faculty and staff," said EMU President John Fallon.
Four Distinguished Faculty Awards — the University's
most prestigious for faculty, which was renamed six years
ago to honor the late, former provost Ron Collins — were
handed out at the 30th Annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Awards March 28.
Ann Orr, assistant professor of special education, took
home the Teaching I honor and Linda Lewis-White, professor
of teacher education, won the Teaching II Award. Jessica "Decky" Alexander,
associate professor of communication and theatre arts,
garnered the Service to the University Award and Gregg
Barak, professor of sociology, anthropology and criminology,
earned the Scholarly/Creative Activity Award. Each received
a plaque and a $3,500 honorarium.
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