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FSC announces faculty promotions and recognitions

LAKELAND, Fla. (May 19, 2003) - Florida Southern College is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions and recognitions, approved at the May board of trustees meeting. 

The following faculty members have been promoted to professor:
 
Dr. Perry Castelli (education) came to FSC in 2001. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland (College Park) in 1986 in education policy, planning, and administration. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Kent State in music education and theoretical foundations of education. Castelli has published two books: "Social Foundations of Education" (second edition, 2001) and "Chalking it up to Experience: A Handbook for Teaching" (2002). 

Dr. Keith Huneycutt (English) received his Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) where he majored in 19th century British literature. He joined the FSC faculty in 1989 and currently serves as chair of the department. He coauthored a book, "Echoes from a Distant Drummer: The Correspondence of the Brown-Anderson-Aldrich Family in Frontier Florida" (University of South Carolina, forthcoming), and he has written a number of other presentations for professional meetings and scholarly publications. 

Dr. Claudia Slate (English) received her Ph.D. in English from the University of South Florida-Tampa in 1993 on Southern literature. A faculty member for 13 years, she teaches composition, English literature, American literature, contemporary literature, women's literature, and African American studies. She has published on Harriet Jacobs (a former slave), Jane Austen, African American writers, and cultural knowledge. She has organized a number of speakers series, participated as moderator on an NPR "Jim Crow" symposium at FSC, and served as advisor to the student literary magazine Cantilevers for six years. 

The faculty members below have been promoted to associate professor: 

Dr. Alexander M. Bruce (English) completed his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and taught for one year at Gordon College in Georgia prior to joining the FSC faculty in 1998. He has been at FSC as an assistant professor of English for five years, and he has served as assistant dean for two years. Bruce received the United Methodist Higher Education Board "Outstanding Teacher Award" and last year was awarded the "Faculty Volunteer of the Year" award by students. He has published two books: the first, based on his dissertation "Scyld and Scef: Expanding the Analogues" (Routledge, 2002) and the second, an outgrowth of a summer student mentorship project, "The Folklore of Florida Southern College" (2003). 

Lawrence Burke (music) completed his M.M. degree at the University of Michigan in 1984 and has been at Florida Southern College since 1987. His teaching responsibilities include courses in music management, music education, brass performance, and music history. Burke was a founding member of the Florida Southern College Fine Arts Council and is the coordinating producer of the annual "Child of the Sun" Jazz Festival. He is also a performer in and manager of Clarion Brass, Florida Southern's faculty brass quintet. His creative works include annual performances with the Western State College Colorado Brass Band (on CD) and various programs for children. 

Walter Coleman (business administration) joined the FSC faculty in 1988 after a career in real estate, mortgages, construction and insurance. He received his M.B.A. from Nova University and completed case method training at Harvard Business School. Coleman teaches courses in human resources, computer concepts, and the capstone course in strategic management for business majors. He oversees Toastmasters on campus and works with other student groups. 

Dr. Kenneth Henderson (mathematics) completed his Ph.D. in mathematics and computer science education (curriculum and instruction) from the University of Florida. A faculty member since 1999, he has been teaching basic calculus, college algebra, elementary statistics, the history of mathematics, programming in C++, and programming in visual basic. This past year, he presented a paper with two students on the "On-line Math Tutor Lab," based on the work he has done at FSC, and a Chautauqua short course at Duke University on teaching mathematics with on-line materials (2001).

Dr. Eric Kjellmark (biology) received his Ph.D. in plant ecology and paleoecology from Duke University in 1995, and joined the FSC faculty a year later. Kjellmark teaches courses in botany, plant physiology, plant taxonomy, marine botany, medicinal botany, and interdisciplinary courses on "Disasters, Civilization, and the Environment." He has participated in the women's studies program and has developed his own lab manual for his introductory course in botany. 

Dr. Peter Schreffler (English) received his Ph.D. in English (rhetoric and composition) from Bowling Green State University in 1990. He taught for five years at Utica College of Syracuse University before joining the FSC faculty in 1996. Schreffler teaches courses in business English, composition, American and English literature, developmental writing, and American humor in literature. In 2001, he received Jessie Ball duPont funding for a student mentorship project on English in the workplace, and he continues to research topics on "Writing as Healer?" and "Writing to Solve Real Life Problems." 

Dr. Daniel Silber (philosophy) received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University in 1994 and taught at Kent State University for three years before joining the FSC faculty. Silber is a specialist in analytic philosophy, epistemology, and ethical theory, and also teaches critical thinking, comparative philosophy and logic. In 1998, he attended the National Humanities Summer Seminar for college faculty. In 2000-2001, he proposed the addition of a major in philosophy to the college's offerings.

The following faculty have been awarded faculty emeritus status: 

Dr. Jack E. Haynes (education) retires after 24 years at FSC. He received his Ed.D. degree in reading and language arts from Northern Illinois University. He has served as chair of the department and held the Nina B. Hollis Chair in Education since 1994. Haynes served on a significant number of state and county committees concerned with teacher preparation, co-founded the Florida Southern College chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, and served as president of the Florida Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. He developed and wrote FSC's Institutional Program Evaluation Plan (PEP), and authored a number of articles, papers, and a book, "Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading Instruction" (William C. Brown Publishers, 1990).

Dr. Sandra L. Ivey (psychology) received her Ph.D. from Emory University. She retires after 35 years of teaching a variety of psychology courses as well as biology and carrying an overload of students from the counseling center. She served as chair of the department for nearly a decade and built an award-winning Psi Chi chapter at the college. Her colleagues in psychology described her career in this manner: "She has taught several thousand students and mentored many to pursue successful careers in the field. She has been a fighter for faculty causes that have produced real changes for the college and has epitomized collegiality, professionalism, friendship, and style."

C. Jeffery Wiley (business administration) passed away July 15 and was unable to complete his last semester before his scheduled retirement. A Florida Southern College alumnus, veteran, and established teacher, Wiley joined the FSC faculty in 1976 with an M.B.A. from Indiana University. He established the Collegiate Financial Entrepreneurs (an honor society for student entrepreneurs), served on the Anti-Harassment Facilitator Committee, assisted in the development of the Evening College/Extended Degree Program, and taught in the M.B.A. program. He received the Outstanding Teacher Award in 1988 and was awarded the "Alumni Distinguished Service to FSC Award" posthumously this spring. 


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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