Awards
Penn State Intercom......February 21, 2002

Faculty and staff members receive awards

The Department of Distance Edu-cation/Penn State World Campus has honored University faculty and staff members with nine Distance Education/World Campus Awards:

* Bright Future Award: Stevie Rocco, instructional designer, Distance Education/World Campus.

* Customer Service Award: Distance Education advising team -- Donna Anderson, staff assistant, and academic advisers Tammi Crissman, Kim Furst, Jerry Goff, Jane Ireland and Karen Lesch.

* Innovation Award: Laurie Hackenberger, instructional technologist, Distance Education/World Campus.

* Leadership Award: Peter A. Rubba, director of academic programs, Distance Education/World Campus.

* Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award: Andrew Peck, lecturer in psychology, College of the Liberal Arts.

* Partnership Award: Ginny Newman, senior client development manager, Outreach Office of Client Development.

* Stellar Program Award: GIS Program team -- Dave DiBiase, faculty coordinator, World Campus Certificate in Geographic Information Systems; Haydn Kuprevich, account specialist, Outreach Office of Marketing Communications; and these Distance Education/World Campus staff members: Peter Forster, associate director, academic programs; Karen Lesch, academic adviser; and Eleanor Lehman, instructional designer.

* Management Team's Outstanding Achievement Award: Distance Edu-cation/World Campus Web redesign team -- Roger Garthwaite, senior marketing research manager, Outreach Office of Marketing Research; Haydn Kuprevich, account specialist, Outreach Office of Marketing Communications; and the following Distance Education/World Campus staff members: Sandy McClain, computer support assistant; Heather Kiris Middleton, assistant director,student services; Robert Snyder, director, data management services, and lead research programmer; and Rhonda Walker, Webmaster/database administrator.

* Executive Director's Award for Excellence: Independent Learning transformation team -- Erich Lenz, World Campus marketing associate, Outreach Office of Marketing Communications; Brad Kozlek, senior applications programmer/analyst, Center for Educational Technology Services; and the following Distance Education/World Campus staff members: Anita Colyer, assistant director, instructional design and development; Rick Shearer, assistant director, instructional design and development; Celia Millington-Wyckoff, instructional materials designer; Gina Leon, instructional materials designer; Jennifer Wilkins, instructional materials designer; Peggy Keating-Butler, instructional designer; Ian Riddell, instructional materials designer; Linda Moist, instructional materials designer; Judy Kelly, instructional materials designer; Nancy Hallberg, instructional technologist; Eleanor Zindler, staff assistant; Kathie Klinefelter, technical typist; Cindy Galbraith, staff assistant; Jamie Mundie, senior microcomputer systems consultant; Laurie Hackenberger, instructional technologist; Allan Gyorke, instructional technology manager; Bonnie Dailey, staff assistant; Jerry Goff, academic adviser; Robyn Robinson, coordinator of faculty and student affairs; Peter Forster, associate director, academic programs; Karen Wagner Pollack, program manager; Blake Withall, program manager; and Janet May, program manager.

Smeal College honors 3
in teaching/advising

The Smeal College of Business Administration recently recognized members of its faculty and staff for their efforts in teaching and advising.

The 2001-2002 Fred Brand Jr. Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising were presented on the University Park campus to the following people:

Charles Smith, KPMG professor of accounting, received the Undergraduate Teaching Award. Andrew Bergstein, instructor in marketing, received the Undergraduate Advising Award. Kirsten Grasshoff, a doctoral degree candidate, was recognized with the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

The Undergraduate Teaching Award recognizes outstanding business educators for excellence in teaching and for contributions to the art of teaching.

The Graduate Student Teaching Award recognizes success as a teacher in both competence of subject matter and in ability to inspire students to high achievements.

The Undergraduate Advising Award is presented in recognition of diligent service and rewards outstanding business advisers who have demonstrated sincere interest in the individual student or in student groups.

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