Honoring the Achievements of Part-time Faculty

Assistant Provost Fred Sweitzer (far left) and President Walter Harrison (far right) with the winners of the Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award for Part-time Faculty (l-r): Rebeccah Tuscano-Moss, Michelle Kunsman, Wallace Kirschner, Gretchen Nelson, and Hazza Abu Rabia.

(L-R) Fred Sweitzer, assistant provost and dean of faculty development; Saeid Moslehpour, chair of the Faculty Senate; Peggy Mitchell Beauregard, one of the winners of the Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence; and President Walter Harrison. Not pictured are Ramsey Award winners Brian Jennings and George Lechner.

The contributions of the University’s part-time faculty were recognized earlier this month with a reception and awards presentation ceremony at the 1877 Club.

Five faculty members were presented with the University’s Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award for Part-time Faculty. In addition, three part-time faculty members who received the Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence at the beginning of the fall 2012 semester were recognized during the reception.

The Sustained Excellence in Teaching Awards and the Gordon Clark Ramsey Awards were established to recognize and honor the achievements of part-time faculty as an integral part of the University’s teaching and learning environment. Following are the recipients of the awards:


2012-2013 Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award for Part-time Faculty

Wallace Kirschner, MSE
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture

Michelle Kunsman, DPT
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions

Gretchen Nelson, MEd
Department of Education
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions

Hazza Abu Rabia, MA
Department of Judaic Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Rebeccah Tuscano-Moss, BArch
Department of Architecture
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture


Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence for Adjunct and Part-time Faculty

Peggy Mitchell Beauregard
Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Brian Jennings
Department of English
College of Arts and Sciences

George Lechner
All-University Curriculum