Category: Faculty News
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Dr. Catherine Wehlburg Named Interim President
The Athens State University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Catherine Wehlburg as Interim President. Wehlburg, previously serving as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was named Acting President upon Dr. Philip Way’s resignation on December 31, 2022 per University protocol. With the new appointment as Interim President, Dr. Wehlburg will take a more…
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Dr. Kandalec Holm Named Associate Editor for CTER
Athens State University College of Education Assistant Professor Dr. Katherine Kandalec Holm has just been named to a two-year term as Associate Editor for the peer-reviewed research journal Career and Technical Education Research (CTER). CTER is an international academic journal which covers the relationship between research and practice in career and technical education fields and…
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Athens State Welcomes New Faculty Members
Athens State University is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to campus this fall. Dagan Bond-Turner – Assistant Librarian Dagan Bond was born in Dothan, Alabama, the peanut capital of the world. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English at Auburn University and her Masters in library and Information Sciences from the…
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Maxwell, Pittman Win 2022 Faculty Awards
Athens State University recently honored two outstanding faculty members at the 2022 Honors Convocation. For more than 10 years, the University has recognized contributions of exceptional faculty through the Teaching Excellence Award and the Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Works Award. These awards are sponsored by the Athens State University Foundation, and nominations are received from…
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Athens State Welcomes New Faculty Members
Athens State University is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to campus this fall. Dr. Jing Chen – Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has 12 years of experience in her field. Dr. Donna Pitts – Assistant Professor of…
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Collie, Wright Selected for EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship
Two leaders from Athens State University, Mr. Richard Collie and Dr. Lionel O. Wright, will participate in the 2021 EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship. This select group of leaders from across the country will meet for the next nine months to explore challenges and creative solutions in higher education. EAB is a Washington-based education…
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Dr. Mark Durm Receives Professor Emeritus Status
Athens State is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Durm has been given Professor Emeritus status. Dr. Durm served as a member of Athens State University’s faculty for 38 years and held the ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. He attained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University,…
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Athens State Welcomes Torregrosa as Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Athens State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Robert Torregrosa to campus as its new Assistant Professor of Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Kansas and was a Visiting Research Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for three years. Torregrosa was a Chemistry lecturer at Georgia…
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Athens State Awarded Suicide Prevention Grant
