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Texas Christian UniversityFall Virtual ConvocationSeptember 15, 2020Processional.Dr. H. Joseph ButlerTrumpet March by Jeremiah ClarkeProfessor of Music and University OrganistInvocation. Rev. Todd BolingSenior Associate ChaplainThis Little Light of Minearranged by Moses HoganTCU Concert Choraleled by Dr. Christopher AspaasAssociate Professor of Music and Director of Choral ActivitiesRecognition of New Full-time Faculty Members. Dr. Sonja S. Watson, Dean; AddRan College of Liberal ArtsDr. Kristie Bunton, Dean; Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationDr. Frank Hernandez, Dean; College of EducationDr. Richard Gipson, Dean; College of Fine ArtsDr. Philip S. Hartman, Dean; College of Science & EngineeringDr. Christopher R. Watts, Dean; Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesDr. Ronald L. Pitcock, Acting Dean; John V. Roach Honors CollegeMr. Daniel W. Pullin, Dean; Neeley School of BusinessDr. Sonja S. Watson, Interim Dean; School of Interdisciplinary StudiesDr. Stuart D. Flynn, TCU and UNTHSC School of MedicineRemarks. Ms. Paige Shiring, President; Student Government AssociationRemarks.Ms. Courtney Kimmel, President; Graduate Student SenateAddress. Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr., ChancellorPresentation of Awards.Dr. Boschini & Dr. Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsDeans’ Award for Research and CreativityDeans’ Award for TeachingWassenich Award for Mentoring in the TCU CommunityDiversity, Equity and Inclusion AwardChancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and ScholarTCU Alma Mater.Led by Dr. James D. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Voice & Voice PedagogyHail, All Hail, TCUMem’ries Sweet, Comrades True;Light of Faith, Follow Through;Praise to Thee, TCUBenediction. Dr. D. Newell Williams, President of Brite Divinity SchoolRecessional. Dr. ButlerFanfare by Jacques Lemmens
New Full-Time FacultyAddRan College of Liberal ArtsHarris College of Nursing & Health SciencesDr. Susan Achury Plaza, Visiting Lecturer; Political ScienceDr. Joshua Carr, Assistant Professor; KinesiologyDr. Samuel Davis, Assistant Professor; HistoryDr. Anthony DiLollo, Professor; Communication Sciences &DisordersMs. Irina Mozuliova, Instructor 1; Spanish andHispanic StudiesDr. Carly Potz-Nielsen, Visiting Lecturer; Political ScienceDr. Jennifer Oakes, Associate Professor of ProfessionalPractice; Nurse AnesthesiaDr. Sonja S. Watson, Professor; Spanish and Hispanic Studies& DeanMr. Alan Reid, Visiting Lecturer; KinesiologyDr. Brae Young, Assistant Professor; Criminal JusticeBob Schieffer College of CommunicationDr. Tae Choi, Assistant Professor; Strategic CommunicationMs. Britney Gilmore, Assistant Professor;Communication StudiesDr. Guy Golan, Associate Professor; Strategic CommunicationMs. Jihyun Paik, Assistant Professor; Communication StudiesCollege of EducationDr. Frank Hernandez; Professor of Educational Leadership& DeanCollege of Fine ArtsMs. Marian Fields, Instructor 1; TheatreDr. Corey Mackey, Assistant Professor; MusicCollege of Science & EngineeringDr. Mathew Crawford, Instructor 1; Pre-HealthProfessions InstituteDr. Krishna Kadiyala, Assistant Professor; Computer ScienceDr. Brendan Lavy, Assistant Professor; Environmental SciencesMs. Kristi Rittby, Visiting Lecturer; MathematicsDr. Derek Tomlin, Instructor 1; MathematicsDr. Ryan Porter, Assistant Professor; KinesiologyJohn V. Roach Honors CollegeDr. Wendi Sierra, Assistant ProfessorNeeley School of BusinessDr. Jennifer D’Angelo, Assistant Professor; MarketingDr. Fatemeh Firouzi, Visiting Professor; Information Systemsand Supply Chain ManagementDr. Michael Grohman, Visiting Lecturer; ManagementMs. Alicia Stone, Visiting Lecturer; Information Systems andSupply Chain ManagementDr. Gretchen Ross, Assistant Professor; MarketingSchool of Interdisciplinary StudiesDr. Scott Kurashige, Professor and Chair; Comparative Raceand Ethnic StudiesDr. Tatiana McInnis, Visiting Assistant Professor;Comparative Race and Ethnic StudiesDr. Randa Tawil, Assistant Professor; Women & Gender StudiesTCU and UNTHSC School of MedicineDr. Jonathan Fisher, Professor & Senior Director; LICDr. Lani Ackerman, Professor & Director; Clinical SkillsDr. Marcel Kerr, Assistant Dean & Professor; Assessment &Quality ImprovementDr. Kelly Pagidas, Professor & Chair; Medical EducationDr. Prasanna Abeyrathna, Assistant Professor; AnatomyDr. Harikrishna Raja, Professor & Executive Director; Phase 1
2020 Deans’ Award for Research and CreativityWinnersDr. Greg FriedmanProfessor and Chair of MathematicsCollege of Science & EngineeringDr. William GibbonsAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of MusicologySchool of Music, College of Fine ArtsDr. Abbie ShippChair and Professor, Management & Leadership DepartmentNeeley School of BusinessNomineesDr. Sarah Quebec Fuentes, Associate Professor; College of EducationDr. Hanan Hammad, Associate Professor and Director of Middle East Studies; Department of History,AddRan College of Liberal Arts (Social Sciences)Dr. David Moessner, A.A. Bradford Chair and Professor of Religion; AddRan College of Liberal Arts (Humanities)Dr. Julie O’Neil, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration; Strategic Communication,Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationDr. James Petrovich, Chair and Associate Professor; Department of Social Work, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesPast Winners2002 – Richard J. Allen, College of CommunicationGermán Gutiérrez, College of Fine ArtsRichard E. Hanson, College of Science & Engineering2003 – Charles Lockhart, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Garry D. Bruton, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJeffrey L. Coffer, College of Science & Engineering2004 – Claudia V. Camp, AddRan College (Humanities)Gary W. Whitman, College of Fine ArtsPhilip S. Hartman, College of Science & Engineering2005 – Research & Creativity AwardWilliam C. Moncrief, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessMichael Meckna, College of Fine ArtsGary W. Ferguson, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardLarry J. Lockwood, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessMichael A. Katovich, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Kenneth S. Richardson, College of Science & Engineering
2006 – Research & Creativity AwardSuzanne Huffman, College of CommunicationDavid M. Gunn, AddRan College (Humanities)William R. Graham, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardRichard J. Allen, College of CommunicationRanae H. Stetson, School of EducationDarren J.N. Middleton, AddRan College (Humanities)2007 – Research & Creativity AwardMary A. Stanford, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessRichard L. Enos, AddRan College (Humanities)Michael C. Slattery, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardElizabeth A. Gillaspy, College of Fine ArtsRalph G. Carter, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Susan G. Staples, College of Science & Engineering2008 – Research & Creativity AwardIn-Mu Haw, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJesús Castro-Balbi, College of Fine ArtsWaldek Zerda, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardDeborah Rhea, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesCarol Thompson, AddRan College (Social Sciences)David E. Minter, College of Science & Engineering2009 – Research & Creativity AwardCharles R. “Bob” Greer, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJeff Ferrell, AddRan College (Social Sciences)C.A. Quarles, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardTracy Dietz, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesAnne VanBeber, College of Science & EngineeringSusan Douglas Roberts, College of Fine Arts2010 – Research & Creativity AwardChris Sawyer, College of CommunicationSteve Woodworth, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Jean-Luc Montchamp, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardLarry Peters, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessKathy Baldwin, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesBlaise Ferrandino, College of Fine Arts2011 – Research & Creativity AwardAlan Shorter, College of Fine ArtsManochehr Dorraj, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Sergei V. Dzyuba, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardRobert Vigeland, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJ. David Brock, College of Fine ArtsDoug Ingram, College of Science & Engineering2012 – Research & Creativity AwardMark B. Houston, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessHarriet Cohen, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesSusan Ramirez, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Teaching AwardLinda Moore, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesTheresa Strouth Gaul, AddRan College (Humanities)Efton Park, College of Science & Engineering2013 – Research & Creativity AwardPaul Schrodt, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationJan Lacina, College of EducationMeena Shah, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesTeaching AwardGregory Mansur, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationLewis Glaser, College of Fine ArtsRob Garnett, AddRan College (Social Sciences)2014 – Research & Creativity AwardGarry D. Bruton, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessChristopher Watts, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesMary Volcansek, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Teaching AwardRobert T. Rhodes, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessC. Suzanne Huffman, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationCecilia Silva, College of Education2015 – Research & Creativity AwardMorgan Swink, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJohn T. Harvey, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Darren Middleton, AddRan College (Humanities)Teaching AwardSuzanne Carter, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJames Petrovich, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesSteven Weis, College of Science & Engineering2016 – Research & Creativity AwardRichard L. Priem, M.J. Neeley School of BusinessJo Nell Wells, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesZygmunt Gryczynski, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardDusty Crocker, College of Fine ArtsTeresa Gonzalez, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesClark Jones, College of Science & EngineeringMoved awards from being presented in the fall to the spring.2018 – Research & Creativity AwardCatherine Coleman, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationNina Martin, College of Fine ArtsMax Krochmal, AddRan College (Social Sciences)Teaching AwardJessica Zeller, College of Fine ArtsIrmgard Payne, Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesLisa Vanderlinden, AddRan College (Social Sciences)2019 – Research & Creativity AwardRyan A. Krause, Neeley School of BusinessMelita Garza, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationKayla N. Green, College of Science & EngineeringTeaching AwardRichard Curby Alexander, College of EducationJan Marie Ballard, College of Fine ArtsAriane M. Balizet, AddRan College (Humanities)
2020 Deans’ Award for TeachingWinnersMs. Jean Marie BrownAssistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Student MediaJournalism Department, Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationDr. Cynthia SavageAssociate Professor of Professional Practice and Associate Dean of Undergraduate StudiesCollege of EducationDr. Carol ThompsonProfessor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyAddRan College of Liberal Arts (Social Sciences)NomineesDr. Robert Bittle, Associate Professor; Department of Engineering, College of Science & EngineeringDr. Janice Cobb, Instructor; Accounting Department, Neeley School of BusinessDr. Sally Fortenberry, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising and Director of the Center for MerchandisingEducation and Research; College of Fine ArtsDr. Lynn Jackson, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Field Education; Department of Social Work,and Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives; Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesDr. Stacie McCormick, Associate Professor; Department of English, AddRan College of Liberal Arts (Humanities)
Wassenich Award for Mentoring in the TCU CommunityWinnerDr. Giri AkkarajuProfessor and ChairDepartment of Biology, College of Science & EngineeringNomineesDr. Joanne Green, Professor, Department of Political Science, AddRan College of Liberal ArtsMs. Kim Turner, Director of Student Activities, Brown-Lupton University UnionDr. Wendy Williams, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, John V. Roach Honors CollegePast Winners1999 – Darron Turner, Student Affairs2000 – Philip S. Hartman, Biology2001 – Richard J. Allen, Radio-TV-Film2002 – L. Kay Higgins, Special Programs2003 – Peggy Watson, Honors Program and Spanish2004 – John A. Breyer, Geology2005 – Nadia M. Lahutsky, Religion2006 – Carrie Zimmerman, Student Development Services2007 – John Thompson, Management and Marketing2008 – Denise Bennett, Pre-Health Professions2009 – Stephen Weis, Engineering2010 – Ronald Pitcock, Honors College and Prestigious Scholarships2011 – Ken Morgan, Geology, Energy & The Environment2012 – Christopher Watts, Communication Sciences and Disorders2013 – Diane Hawley, Harris College of Nursing2014 – Michael J. Chumley, Biology2015 – Brad Thompson, Student Affairs2016 – Eric Cox, Political Science2017 – Zoranna Jones, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences2018 – Jeffrey Waite, Neeley School of Business2019 – Timeka Gordon, Inclusiveness and InterculturalServices/Community Scholars ProgramDiversity, Equity and Inclusion AwardWinnerMr. Adam McKinneyAssistant Professor of DanceCollege of Fine ArtsNomineesDr. Nada Elias-Lambert, MSW Program Director, Associate Professor of Social Work; Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesMs. Martha Gonzalez, Leave Management Administrator; Human ResourcesDr. Zoranna Jones, Assistant Dean; School of Interdisciplinary StudiesPast Winners2017 – Lynn Hampton, John V. Roach Honors College2018 – Susie Olmos-Soto, Human Resources
Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievementas a Creative Teacher and ScholarWinnerDr. Babette BohnProfessor of Art HistoryCollege of Fine ArtsNomineesDr. Garry Bruton, Professor of Management, Neeley School of BusinessDr. Dennis Cheek, Abell-Hanger Professor of Gerontological Nursing; Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesDr. Catherine Coleman, Associate Professor of Strategic Communication and Director of Graduate Studies;Bob Schieffer College of CommunicationDr. Robin Griffith, Professor of Reading/English Language Arts; College of EducationDr. John T. Harvey, Chair and Professor of Economics; AddRan College of Liberal ArtsDr. Barbara McClure, Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology and Practice; Brite Divinity SchoolDr. Sarah Robbins, Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature; AddRan College of Liberal ArtsDr. Eric Simanek, Robert A. Welch Chair and Professor of Chemistry; College of Science & EngineeringPast WinnersFrom 1982-2004, this award alternated every other year as either being the Chancellor’s Award for DistinguishedTeaching or the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Research or Creative Activity. In 2005, the award was renamedthe Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar.1982 – Betsy F. Colquitt, English1983 – William H. Watson, Jr., Chemistry1984 – Emmet G. Smith, Music1985 – R. David Edmunds, History1986 – William R. Baird, New Testament1987 – Donald F. Dansereau, Psychology1988 – Robert S. Doran, Mathematics1989 – William B. Smith, Chemistry1990 – Mark E. Thistlethwaite, Art History1991 – David W. Cravens, Marketing1992 – Bob J. Frye, English1993 – John Owings, Piano1994 – Toni Craven, Hebrew Bible1995 – Robert H. Neilson, Chemistry1996 – Anantha S. Babbili, Journalism1997 – Charles W. Lamb, Jr., Marketing1998 – Ronald B. Flowers, Religion1999 – Linda K. Hughes, English2000 – Rhonda L. Hatcher, Mathematics2001 – Ralph R. Behnke, Speech Communication2002 – Donald W. Jackson, Political Science2003 – Germán A. Gutiérrez, Orchestral Studies2004 – Ray W. Drenner, Biology2005 – Cathy Collins Block, Education2006 – Stanley B. Block, FinancePhilip S. Hartman, Biology2007 – Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Brite Divinity School2008 – Richard L. Enos, Rhetoric and Composition2009 – Jeffrey L. Coffer, Chemistry2010 – William C. Moncrief, International Business2011 – Molly Weinburgh, Education2012 – David Cross, Psychology2013 – Harry Parker, Theatre2014 – Ralph Carter, Political Science2015 – Cecilia Silva, Education2016 – William Cron, Marketing2017 – H. Joseph Butler, School of MusicJames Riddlesperger, Political Science2018 – Deborah Rhea, Kinesiology2019 – Mike Slattery, Environmental Sciences
Dr. James Petrovich, Chair and Associate Professor; Department of Social Work, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences Past Winners 2002 – Richard J. Allen, College of Communication Germán Gutiérrez, College of Fine Arts Richard E. Hanson, College of Science & Engineering 2003 – Charles Lo
