CONWAY, Ark. (August 23,
2017) – Hendrix College has announced new teaching faculty, faculty with new
staff assignments, faculty with new or changed status, and Academic Affairs
staff with new or changed status for the 2017-2018 academic year.
New
faculty in 2017-2018 include:
- Heidi
Dahlmann, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Carol
Ann Downes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Sarah
Hall, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Laura
Hanlon ’01, Assistant Professor of Economics and Business
- David
Higgins, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
- William
Haden Chomphosy ’13, Visiting Instructor of Economics
- Janice
Weddle, Assistant Librarian
Faculty
with new staff assignments for the 2017-2018 academic year include:
Faculty
with new or changed status for the 2017-2018 academic year include:
- Stella
Čapek, appointed as Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Sociology
- Lilian
Contreras-Silva, promoted to Professor of Spanish
- Jenn
Dearolf and Laura MacDonald ’09, awarded Morris and Ann Henry Odyssey
Professorship
- James
Dow, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Anne
Goldberg, promoted to Professor of Anthropology
- Toni
Jaudon, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of English
- Lindsay
Kennedy, awarded tenure, promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology, and
awarded Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professorship
- Kiril
Kolev, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Politics &
International Relations
- Maureen
McClung ’01, awarded Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professorship
- Matt
Moran, awarded Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professorship
- Jenn
Penner, promoted to Professor of Psychology
- Andrew
Schurko, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Biology
- Stacey
Schwartzkopf, awarded tenure, promoted to Associate Professor of Anthropology,
and awarded Charles S. and Lucile Esmon Shivley Odyssey Professorship
- Michael
Sprunger, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of History
- Alex
Vernon and Gabby Vidal-Torreira, awarded Julia Mobley Odyssey Professorship
Academic
Affairs Staff with new or changed status for the 2017-2018 academic year include:
- Susan
Ablondi, appointed Natural Science Area Administrative Assistant
- Aeden
Custer, appointed Biology Laboratory Manager
- Sarah
Donaghy, appointed Community Partnerships Coordinator
- Amy
DeVooght '10, appointed Library Circulation Manager
- Leonie
Rieken, appointed German House coordinator
- Nora
Simmons, appointed D.W. Reynolds Building Administrative Assistant
Fall faculty conference
began Monday, August 14. Classes began Tuesday, August 22.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit
www.hendrix.edu.