Campus news
CMU welcomes new faculty to Fayette campus
Ron Atteberry Assistant Professor of Music; M.S.E., Missouri State University; B.S.E., Southwest Baptist University
Lea Daniel Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. and M.S., University of Oklahoma; B.S., Oklahoma State University
Kavita S. Hatwalkar Visiting Assistant Professor of English; A.B.D., State University of New York; M.A., University of Toledo; B.A. Wright State University
Dori Waggoner Assistant Professor of Music; Ph.D. and M.M., University of Missouri; B.M.E., Central Methodist University
Roy Wright Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Ph.D., University of California, Davis; B.S., University of California, Irvine
Central’s remarkable faculty added five outstanding new full-time members this fall. In addition, 18 new or continuing adjunct faculty bring their considerable talents to the student body as well. The new full-time faculty, shown above, are: Ron Atteberry in music; Lea Daniel in biology; Kavita Hatwalkar in English; Dori Waggoner ’92 in music; and Roy Wright in mathematics. New and returning adjunct faculty include: Nancy Anderson in Education; Tom Arnold ’79 in Music; Adam Baggett ’05 in Computer Science; Heather Dougherty ’99 in Nursing; Cindy Dudenhoffer, current Director of Smiley Library, in Computer Science; Carrie Flaspohler ’03, current Information Services Librarian, in Communications Studies; Kelley Head ’81 in Music; Leonard Hess in Nursing; Mark Jarboe in Education; Stephanie Kartalopoulos in English; Professor Emeritus Keith Keeling in Religion; Kim Oeth ’10 in Nursing; Delia Remington ’93 in English; Paula Ritchie, current minister of the First Christian Church in Fayette, in Religion; Kara Smith in Education; Aleta Vestal in History; Gwyndolyn Weathers in Spanish; and Brad Wing in Sociology.
Faculty and staff honored at CMU At the opening gathering of faculty and staff as the beginning of school loomed, President Inman recognized several faculty and staff members who had been honored by the CMU chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa for their exceptional work with and for students. Greg Thurmon, assistant professor of biology, received the top teacher award from the students. Coming in second was Greg’s
wife, Barbara Thurmon, assistant professor of education. The third honored faculty was Sally Hackman, associate professor of business and accounting. Also recognized was Ryan Wood ’06 who, as a resident director last year, earned the ODK top staff of the year award. This semester Wood has accepted responsibility for CMU’s dual credit program.
Beta Beta Beta recognized The CMU chapter of Beta Beta Beta, National Biology Honors Society, recently received the Yokley Award for “Outstanding Chapter Activity for Recognition of 25 Years of Continuous Membership Registration.” Dr. Dan Elliot, one the advisors, says that there has been continuous new membership for the 36 years he has been here. Other advisors include Dr. Paul Porneluzi, professor of biology, and GregThurmon, assistant professor of biology.
From left: Greg Thurmon, Barbara Thurmon, Sally Hackman, and Ryan Wood
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