TEACHING EXCELLENCE
at
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
The 2001 nominees were:
The 2001 recipient was Dr. M.K. "Suzy" Weems
Convocation Speaker: Dr. David Jones, Professor of Music and prior recipient
of the Teaching Excellence Award ('97).
Founder, Artistic Director and Stage Director of the Opera Workshop
at SFA. Since 1972, he has directed over 30 productions of major operas
at SFA. The operas are now major productions with full sets, costumes,
and orchestra. An example of his successful former students: One of his
students at SFA, Yvonne Gonzales, Soprano, was a 1993 National Metropolitan
Opera audition winner and has sung in New York with the Metropolitan Opera
in The Magic Flute as Papagena. Another of his former students, Bruce Brown,
sang for over 100 performances in the last year at one of the greatest
opera houses in the world, the Vienna Staatsoper
Previous Convocations
The Nominees
Sharon B. Templeman
Position:
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Assistant Professor of Social Work
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Degree:
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Ph. D. from University of Maryland
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Accomplishments:
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"..a role model for teaching success..", Dean of the College of Applied
Arts and Sciences
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SASW Faculty of the year award ('98-'2000)
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Teaching Excellence workshops for faculty
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Research in technology and education
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Sharron M. Graves
Position:
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Assistant Professor of Accounting
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Degree:
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CPA and M.B.Ed from Stephen F. Austin State University
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Accomplishments:
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"..well organized, motivated, and thorough.", Dean of the College of Business
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Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teaching Award ('82, '90, '98)
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Internship coordinator for the Department of Accounting
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Texas Society of CPA's Outstanding Accounting Educator
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M.K. "Suzy" Weems
Position:
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Professor of Human Sciences
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Degree:
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Ph. D. from Texas Tech University
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Accomplishments:
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"..outstanding dedication to the field of Food Science and Human Nutrition..",
Dean of the College of Education
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Extensive study and participation at local, regional, state, national,
and international meetings
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"Trailblazer" for sports nutrition and diet and fitness
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Director of the Didactic Undergraduate Program in Dietetics
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Alumni Association's Distinguished Professor award
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Gary Q. Frields
Position:
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Professor of Art
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Degree:
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M. F. A. from Stephen F. Austin State University
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Accomplishments:
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"..a wonderful model of a successful university professor.", Dean of the
College of Humanities
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Works closely with Friends of Visual Arts, a community support group
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students become professional artists, schoolteachers, and university professors
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R. Montague Whiting, Jr.
Position:
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Professor of Forestry
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Degree:
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Ph. D. from Texas A & M University
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Accomplishments:
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"..a complete teacher in every sense of the word.", Dean of the College
of Forestry
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Emphasis is on research and its influence on knowledge and discovery
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Former students hold important positions with forest products companies,
and state and federal agencies
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President of the Wildlife Society-Texas Chapter ('93-'94)
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Barbara Carr
Position:
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Professor of English and Philosophy
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Degree:
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Ph. D. from Indiana University
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Accomplishments:
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"..dedicated herself to our students, often doing more teaching outside
of the classroom than in.", Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
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Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Dept. of English and Philosophy
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Maximizes academic success of student athletes
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Emphasis of interdisciplinary course development
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Kimberly McRae Childs
Position:
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
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Degree:
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Ph. D. from Texas A & M University
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Accomplishments:
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"..classroom performance..is outstanding.", Dean of the College of Sciences
and Mathematics
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Has positively influenced many students to become teachers of mathematics
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Develops curriculum in mathematics for elementary school teachers
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Secures developmental grants for training of elementary educators of mathematics
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