The finalists for the 2015-2016 Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year Award are: Lewis Nicholson, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Edward Snyder, Assistant Professor of History Shannon Williams, Associate Professor of Accounting Jayne Wolfskill, Assistant Professor of Education Pamela Woodard, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice The student body chooses the recipient of the Alpha Chi […]
Authors Hinkle and Taylor with Assistance from Chowan Students Publish Book
Since its inception in 1870, the North Carolina State Prison housed a variety of notable inmates, including “Carbine” Williams, who invented semiautomatic firearms while incarcerated; Otto Wood, who managed several daring escapes from the prison; and Velma Barfield, the “death row granny” who in 1984 became the first woman executed in the United States in […]
Student Art Show Winners
Freshman Award – Antwuan Hicks, “Endless Pier” Provost Award – Darren Peoples, “She” Eubanks Awards – Best in Ceramics 1st – Issa Farhood, “Fancy Tableware” 2nd – Necole Watson, “Coil Pot” 3rd – Evelyn Walker, “Wayfarer” Eubanks Awards – Best in Oil Painting Body of Work – Robert Powell Best in Show – Carolyn […]
Tinkham Receives Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award
Academic Affairs celebrated the spirit of service by honoring Brenda Tinkham, Associate Provost for External Relations and Professor of Education, with the Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award on Tuesday, March 15. Tinkham was one five finalists for the 2015-2016 award. The others were: Sarah Bonner, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Lewis Nicholson, […]
Friends of Music Concert
The Department of Music hosted a Friends of Music Concert and Reception on Thursday, March 3 at Murfreesboro Baptist Church. The concert featured music performances by the music faculty, including Mary Hellmann, Mike Butrico, Paula Pressnell, James Guthrie, and Lynette Smith , and the Chowan Singers led by Aaron Rice. The Friends of Music exists […]
Psi Chi Honor Society Inducts 16 Students
The Chowan University Department of Psychology’s Psi Chi National Honor Society chapter inducted sixteen new members and elected new officers during a special ceremony held in Vaughan Auditorium on Wednesday, March 2. Those inducted: Heather Baker Kayla Chambers Tasita’ Crocker Kayleigh Crouse Bria Greene Jelesa Harris Ryan Harris Katrina Hodge Shawn Janey Shannon Lassiter Destiny […]
2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Finalists
The finalists for the 2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Award are: Garth D. Faile (1971), Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Paul R. "Trey" Gilliam (2011), Assistant Professor of Religion Mary Ann Howell (2006), Instructor in Information Systems Jennifer Z. Place (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology Patsy W. Taylor (1991), Associate Professor of Marketing The recipient of the […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Receive Hobson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones is the recipient of the 2016 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Initiated in 1995 by the Hobson Family Foundation of San Francisco, the award serves as a memorial to Mary Frances Hobson (1912-1993), a journalist and poet, who was the first woman to […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Receive Hobson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones is the recipient of the 2016 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Initiated in 1995 by the Hobson Family Foundation of San Francisco, the award serves as a memorial to Mary Frances Hobson (1912-1993), a journalist and poet, who was the first woman to […]