Year End Highlights and Successes
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Dear Trustees, Foundation Board Members, and Parents Advisory Council Members:
It was my pleasure during the last academic year to highlight for you some of the experiences and accomplishments of students in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). I also appreciated the opportunity to discuss some of our priorities.
HSS had a banner academic year. I wanted to follow-up with you to tell you of some important achievements by our students and faculty members. Our students were recognized by the College with awards for leadership, community activism, and academic excellence. One award worth noting is the Bishop Robert Smith Award-- the highest honor a student can receive at the College of Charleston. This year, the award was given to three students, all of whom are majors in our School. (You can see the history of HSS Bishop Robert Smith Award winners here.) In addition, two HSS faculty members were recognized for important service to the College and several others reached important career milestones. Several departments held events highlighting student research and academic accomplishments.
HSS students and faculty members upheld the very best traditions of the College of Charleston! We have excellent students and outstanding faculty members who are committed to a teacher-scholar model where teaching informs research and vice versa, and where the College’s instructional mission is at the core of what we do. The results of that combination of student and faculty excellence are evinced in the stories that follow. But be assured that our students are prepared to succeed in the job market and in graduate and professional schools. They are also prepared and motivated to have a positive impact in their communities. I am fond of saying that we do not only prepare students to get jobs, we prepare them to change the world!
Let me conclude by thanking each of you for what you do for HSS and for the College. You played a key role in the faculty and student successes that are outlined below. I am most appreciative of your service and your support.
Best Wishes,
Jerry
College-Wide Awards
Student Activisim & Leadership Achievement (SALA) Awards
The Division of Student Affairs selected the following students award winners at the 2015 SALA Awards Ceremony held on April 15th. Of the eight award winners, seven were majors within HSS. However, the one student who was not a major within HSS was a minor in Environmental Studies - an interdisciplinary minor within our School.
Bishop Robert Smith Award
The Bishop Robert Smith Award is the highest honor a student can receive during his/her career at the College of Charleston. Recipients of the award are chosen on the basis of demonstrated leadership and academic excellence.
- Andrew Spector: Psychology major; Jewish Studies and Religious Studies minors
- Isabel Williams: Political science major, Spanish minor
- Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi: Psychology major, Religious Studies minor
Ted Stern Cup
The Theodore S. Stern Cup Award was established in 1975 and presented anonymously on the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary. When Dr. Stern retired, the cup was passed to honor a member of the Senior Class of the College of Charleston who has most faithfully served the interests and ideals of the College and who by character and influence has best exemplified the ideals and qualities of Theodore S. Stern both in the College and the community.
- Dylan Mazelis: Psychology major; Crime, Law and Society and Philosophy minors
- Dakota Isaacs: Communication major
The Pat Kelly Award was established in 2003 by George Hopkins to commemorate the life of his late wife, Patricia Ann Kelly. Pat was a faculty member and graduate of the College of Charleston who earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science in 1989 and a Master’s in Public Administration in 1994. She later served as an instructor in the College’s Department of Computer Science. The Nominees are to be non-traditional (23-years-old and above) junior or senior students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and a demonstrated record of progressive social activism, which reflects the values exemplified in Pat Kelly’s activities as an undergraduate student, a graduate student, and a faculty member.
- Deidre Carr: Urban Studies major
- Sylvie Baele: International Studies major, Environmental Studies minor
Alexander Chambliss Connelly Award
The Alexander Chambliss Connelley Award is presented to a student of the senior class who has made the most unselfish contribution(s) to the student body and the College of Charleston. It is awarded to a student of the graduating class for special achievement. The recipient will receive a cash award and plaque.
- Rebecca Drewry: Communication major, Leadership, Change, Soc Respon minor
Athletics Awards
Senior Highest Cumulative GPA (end of Fall 2014)
- Clerc Cooper (Sailing): History major
Student Fan of the Year Award
- Ryan Spraker: Political Science major
Anita Van De Erve Staff/Faculty Fan of the Year Award
- Jerry Hale, Dean: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Charlie Post Award
- Sarah Cardamone (Women’s Soccer): Communication major
J. Stewart Walker Cup Award
- Clerc Cooper (Sailing): History major
Celebration of Faculty
CofC Service Award
CofC Advising Award
HSS Faculty Milestones
Successful Third-Year Review
Beth Sundstrom, Communication
Ryan Milner, Communication
Lisa Covert, History
Jacob Steere-Williams, History
Thomas Nadelhoffer, Philosophy
Christopher Day, Political Science
Claire Wofford, Political Science
Jennifer Wilhelm, Psychology
Renewal as Senior Instructor
Dee Dee Joyce, Sociology and Anthropology
Ann Stein, Sociology and Anthropology
Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
David Parisi, Communication
Nam-Jin Lee, Communication
Kathleen Beres Rogers, English
William Russell, English
Sandra Slater, History
Jonathan, Neufeld, Philosophy
Brian Fisher, Political Science
Kevin Keenan, Political Science
Amy Kolak, Psychology
Promotion to Professor
Robert Westerfelhaus, Communication
Conseula Francis, English
Alison Piepmeier, English
W. Scott Poole, History
Mark Long, Political Science
John Widholm Psychology
Superior Post-Tenure Review
Bonnie Devet, English
Simon Lewis, English
Bret Lott, English
Larry Krasnoff, Philosophy
Rhonda Swickert-Hittner, Psychology
Lee Irwin, Religious Studies
John Rashford, Sociology and Anthropology
Anthropolo-gy
Anthropolo-gy
Communicat-ion
Communication
English
English
History
History
Philosophy
Philosophy
Political Science
Political Science
Psychology
Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi
Public Health (BA)
Public Health (BA)
Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Sociology
Sociology
Urban Studies
Urban Studies
Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies
Departmental Awards and Events
Boundless HSS
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