Berry College recently presented nine faculty and staff with awards at the Honors Convocation.
A campus-wide event, Honors Convocation celebrates students, faculty and staff for their countless hours of mentoring, studying, producing scholarships and serving the community.
According to Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric and Writing Whitney Adams, one of the award recipients, it takes a truly dedicated person to receive one of these awards.
“Each day, I wake up thinking, ‘What can I do today to help my community and students,’” Adams said. “Helping others and encouraging my students is a way of life for me, and I am immensely grateful and blessed to have been nominated by both my students and colleagues for this prestigious award.”
The following faculty and staff received awards:
- Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric and Writing Whitney Adams (Mary S. and Samuel Poe Carden Award)
- Assistant Professor of Psychology Kuo Deng (Dave & Lu Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching)
- Dana Professor in English Creative Writing Sandra Meek (Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award)
- Assistant Professor of Animal Science Aridany Suarez-Trujillo (Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring)
- Professor of Spanish Julia Barnes (Faculty First-Year Advocate Award)
- Outreach and Engagement Librarian Morgan Stansell (Staff First-Year Advocate Award)
- Assistant Professor of Physics Zachary R. Lindsey (Writing Across the Curriculum Award)
- Associate Professor of Political Science Michael Bailey (SGA Faculty Member of the Year)
- Dining Services Employee Josie Scott (SGA Staff Member of the Year)
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Written by Public Relations Student Associate Cammie Wilks
