Faculty News
Congratulations to Heidi Storl and Craig VanSandt!
Heidi has been appointed to Augustana's William Freistat Chair for Studies in World Peace, and Craig has been named to the Stuart Lee and Virginia Talbott Harbour Chair.
Established in 1992 by 1940 Augustana graduate William Freistat, the mission of the Freistat Chair is to raise awareness of efforts toward world peace and to encourage a stronger emphasis on peace studies within the Augustana curriculum. Under the guidance of our first two chairs, Dr. Jim Winship and Dr. Van Symons, the Freistat endowment has supported multi-disciplinary involvement in peace studies at Augustana College through research, seminars, lectures and other programs aimed at increasing the global awareness and experiences of our students.
Stuart Harbour was a 1943 graduate of Augustana who went on from Rock Island to earn a master's degree in business administration from Georgetown University and to enjoy a lengthy career as an analyst with the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. Virginia Harbour taught in the Fairfax County school system where she helped establish courses in home economics. The chair they established was first held by Dr. Richard Ballman, who is retiring from the active faculty this year.
Congratulations to our colleagues who received Presidential Research Awards
| Paul Croll | Sociology, Anthropology & Social Welfare |
| David Crowe | English |
| Wendy Hilton-Morrow | Communication Studies |
| Carrie Hough | Sociology, Anthropology & Social Welfare |
| Adam Kaul | Sociology, Anthropology & Social Welfare |
| Jason Mahn | Religion |
| Jane Simonsen | History & Women & Gender Studies |
Congratulations to our colleagues who received Faculty Research Grants
| Jennifer Burnham | Geography |
| Kelly Daniels | English |
| Cathy Goebel | Art History |
| Ellen Hay | Communication Studies |
| Rick Jaeschke | Music |
| Jason Koontz | Biology |
| Kelly Murphy | Religion |
| Ann Perreau | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Molly Todd | History |
| Peter Xiao | Art |
New Opportunities
| Burak Dolar | Business Admin | Accepted a position teaching at Western Washington University |
| Darrin Good |
Academic Administration |
Now serving as Associate Provost and Dean of Sciences and Education at Gustavus Aldophus College |
| Bob Haak | Academic Administration and Religion | Now serving as Vice President and Dean of Hiram College |
| Scott Irelan | Theatre | Accepted a position as Department Chair of Theater and Dance at Youngstown State University |
| Kristy Nabhan-Warren | Religion | Accepted a position as V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Fellow in Catholic Studies at the University of Iowa |
| Keva Steadman | Economics | Taken a position as Assistant Professor for Economics at Western Illinois University |
| Ritva Williams | Religion | Now serving as Pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Good luck to all of our colleagues in their new endeavors!
Welcome to our New Colleagues for 2012-13!
| Jose Boquin | Chemistry, TT |
| Leanora Brown | Economics |
| Alexander Boyden | Biology |
| Chadia Chambers-Samadi | French, TT |
| Jonathan Crimmins | English |
| Margaret France | English/LSFY |
| Worlanyo Eric Gato | Chemistry |
| Jasmine Harris-LaMothe | Sociology, Anthropology & Social Welfare |
| Alecia Juskewycz | Sociology, Anthropology & Social Welfare |
| Samantha Keene | Music |
| Megan Kelly | Spanish |
| Brian Leech | History |
| Cassandra Martin | Biology |
| Brigitte McCray | English/LSFY |
| Daniel Morris | Religion |
| Jennifer Popple | Theatre |
| Jordan Purdy | Mathematics |
| Chris Strunk | Geography, TT |
| Mina Suk | Political Science |
| J. Austin Williamson | Psychology |
| Hui Zhao | History, TT |
Retirements
| Richard Ballman | Economics |
| Lou Belby | Spanish |
| Roger Crossley | French |
| David DeWitt | Chemistry |
| Don Erickson | English |
| Michael Finnemann | Spanish |
| Charles Mahaffey | Geography |
| Larry McCallum | Psychology |
| Richard Narske | Chemistry |
| Van Symons | History |
We are grateful for their long and dedicated service to the College!