Shepherd University Foundation Announces Faculty Excellence Recipients for 2023-24 Academic Year
The Shepherd University Foundation made available over $48,000 through endowed faculty excellence funds for the 2023-24 academic year. Individual faculty excellence awards spanned ten recipients in nine disciplines across campus.
Faculty excellence endowments help further professional development by covering costs such as travel, conference registration fees, and reimbursement for supplies. Shepherd University’s four endowed chairs – the Edward L. Snyder Endowed Chair for Business, the Ray & Madeline Johnston American History Chair Endowment, the John T. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Chemistry, and the George Washington Chair of Ethics – provide funds which enable Shepherd to attract, recognize and retain exceptional scholars and academic leaders.
The 2023-24 faculty excellence recipients were:
- Dr. Ben Martz – Edward L. Snyder Endowed Chair for Business
- Dr. Cindy Vance- Jerry and Carol Kerr Faculty Excellence for Accounting
- Dr. Scott Hippensteel – Guy J. Frank Memorial Faculty Enrichment Fund for Music
- Dr. Jacquelyn Cole – John T. Reynolds Endowed Chair for Chemistry
- Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst- Ray & Madeline Johnston American History Chair Endowment
- Tara Carlisle- Scarborough Society Faculty Excellence Fund
- Theresa Smith – Scarborough Society Faculty Excellence Fund
- Dr. Denis Berenschot – Annette H. Murphy English Faculty Excellence
- Dr. Matthew Kushin – President’s Faculty Excellence
Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt was awarded the Mentzer Award for Inspirational Teaching (MAIT) in spring 2024. The $1,000 annual Mentzer Award is given to a full-time professor in recognition for having profound impact on his/her students.
The university’s success in advancing breakthrough research and developing the next generation of leaders depends on recruiting, retaining and advancing great faculty through faculty excellence endowments like the ones named above. To learn more about donating to an existing or creating a new faculty excellence fund, visit shepherduniversityfoundation.org or contact Sherri Janelle, Shepherd University Foundation executive vice president, at 304-876-5397, [email protected].