2016 College Report

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS Robert Styers Texas State University Employee of the Month June 2016 Our faculty, staff, and students in the College have earned accolades both internally and externally. A sampling of recent recognitions include: Facult y/Staf f Ann Burnette , Communication, received the John I. Sisco Excellence in Teaching Award from the Southern States Communication Association. Shawn Camp , Art, had his solo show Aphotic Zone ranked #1 in The Austin Chronicle’s “Top 10 List for Arts-Related Program Activities in 2015.” Mary Ellen Cavitt , Music, won the Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Award for Teaching Excellence. Stephanie Dailey , Communication, won Texas State University’s 2015 Award for Excellence in Online Teaching. Jeff Dell , Art, was selected by The Print Center (Philadelphia) to be one of three artists from the Center’s 90th Annual International Competition for a solo exhibition. Laurie Fluker , Journalism, won the Visionary Award from the Office of Disability Services and the Outstanding Professor Award from the Black Student Alliance. Daris Hale , Music, was named a national Fulbright Ambassador and is the new Fulbright representative for Texas State’s Fulbright Scholar Program. Sean Horan , Communication, was named one of the top 25 most prolific and inf luential contributors to the Communication discipline. The Shay Ishii Dance Company was named in the Austin American - Statesman Best of the Arts 2015 ; their performance of Dancestry earned 5 Austin Critics Table Award nominations. Eugene Lee , Theatre, was nominated for Best Actor awards in Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago; in Chicago, he won the Sidney Poitier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in Stop. Reset. Kristin Roach , Music, received the Part-time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in the College. Cindy Royal , Journalism, took 2nd place in Texas State University’s 2015 Award for Excellence in Online Teaching. Debra Sowards , College Advising, was recognized as the September Academic Advisor of the Month. Maia Wright , Art, was awarded first place in the 2015 New York Book Show for her design of Frederick Law Olmstead: Plans and Views of Public Park . Student s Sergio Carvajal , Journalism, won the Graduate College’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award in Digital Scholarship. Liz Fisher , Theatre, won the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Directing Award; she is the 10th theatre student to win a national award from the Kennedy Center. Jordan Morille , Theatre, had his play Norma’s Rest selected for inclusion in The Best Short Play’s 2014-2015. College Report 2016 | 09