Leaders & Achievers
Dr. Paul Rupert Named First Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Paul Rupert was recently named the first Dean of Graduate Studies. AC currently offers four 4+1 graduate programs, with another pending approval of the Higher Learning Commission, the College’s accrediting body. The College reintroduced graduate education in 2011. Dr. Rupert joined the Department of Chemistry in 2007 after a long career in the chemical industry. Most recently, he worked for Anderson Development Company and previously spent many years in Houston, Texas, working for NL Industries, Inc. As Dean of Graduate Studies, Rupert will oversee the promotion and growth of the College’s master’s degree programs.
Jim Martin Selected Excel Instructor of the Year
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CHAPLAIN
Chris Momany ’84 Rev. Dr. Momany has become a regular columnist for the United Methodist Reporter, the primary media source for over ten million United Methodist people worldwide. Dr. Momany’s monthly series currently unpacks the “Social Principles” of The United Methodist Church. Chaplain Momany has also been published recently in the Christian Century. His essay addresses the relationship between the doctrine of the atonement and human rights.
Professor Jim Martin has been selected as the 2013-14 TRiO Excel Instructor of the Year. This annual award is selected by popular vote and awarded on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. Martin teaches non-majors, biology and society, animal biology, entomology, parasitology and junior and senior seminar in the biology major. The TRiO Excel Instructor of the Year Award is presented to a professor who has been influential to the voting members of Excel. The recipient is given a certificate and honored with the addition of their name engraved on a plaque in the Academic Services offices. Martin, a 12-year veteran of the school, was nominated by one of his biology students.
Momany, along with 10 current Adrian College students, traveled to Denver, Colo., for the three-day event, “Exploration.” These pre-seminary students explored their passion and a career in ordained ministry.
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