Eve Delunas, Heike Raphael-Hernandez, and Leasa Perkins receive 2011-2012 Teaching Recognition Awards
Congratulations to Eve Delunas, Heike Raphael-Hernandez, and Leasa Perkins, who are being recognized for their dedication and teaching excellence with UMGC Europe.
Brian Schneider Receives Faulkner-Wisdom Award
Brian Schneider, adjunct professor in English and communication for UMGC Europe, was awarded the gold medal and a $1500 prize for Best Short Story in the 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Awards. The Faulkner-Wisdom Awards have granted over $10,000 in seven categories annually since 1992. Past winners, among others, include National Book Award winner Julia Glass as well as bestsellers Stewart O'Nan and Moira Crone.
Schneider's award-winning story, "Goodnight Uncle Vincent," appears in the Spring 2011 issue of the New Orleans literary magazine Double Dealer. More information about the annual Faulkner-Wisdom Awards.
David Starr-Glass Wins Provost's Award for Best Paper in Online Education Research
For his paper entitled "Instructor Authenticity in Mediating a Sense of Online Community," David Starr-Glass, a UMGC Europe online adjunct associate professor who resides in Jerusalem, is the recipient of the inaugural Provost's Award for Best Paper in Online Education Research.
The competition was established to encourage excellence in online education and new scholarship and research among UMGC faculty. A committee chaired by Erran Carmel, Orkand Chair in Management and Technology, reviewed submitted papers.
David will be recognized with a $500 honorarium, featured on the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Web page, and invited to the Academic Achievement dinner.
In addition to his interest in online education, David teaches business and management courses with UMGC and is also a mentor with the Center for International Programs, Prague Unit, Empire State College, State University of New York. David received his MBA from Notre Dame de Namur University, his MSc in organizational psychology from University of London, and his MEd in online pedagogy from University of Southern Queensland.
Tobe Levin Wins Prestigious USM Board of Regents' Faculty Award
UMGC is pleased to announce that Tobe Levin, UMGC Europe collegiate professor, was named recipient of the prestigious 2009 University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents' Faculty Award, the highest honor bestowed by the USM Board to recognize exemplary faculty achievement.
Competing amongst other faculty from all USM institutions, this award recognizes distinguished faculty who display excellence in the areas of teaching; research, scholarship, and creative activity; mentoring; public service; and collaboration. For her outstanding professional accomplishments, Dr. Levin received the award for the category of research, scholarship, and creative activity. In addition to her research and numerous publications on female genital mutilation in Africa, the Holocaust, and feminist literary criticism, Dr. Levin is the editor of two recent pioneering publications: Empathy and Rage: Female Genital Mutilation in African Literature and Violence: Mercurial Gestalt.
Established in 1995, the Board of Regents annually presents up to 15 awards in five categories to exceptional faculty. Candidates for the awards are reviewed and selected by the Council of University System Faculty and approved by the board.
Please visit the USM Website for their news release on this year's recipients.
