Abington students discovered the fundamentals of the design process from art instructor H. John Thompson (second from left). They created a replica of a World War II warship famous for its unusual camouflage and launched it into the campus pond. Credit: Maria Narodetsky / Penn State. Creative Commons
ABINGTON, Pa. — Penn State awarded promotions to 11 Penn State Abington faculty members for commitment to academic excellence last week.
Eight faculty earned tenure and promotion to associate professor:
Three faculty earned promotion to full professor:
The University named Linda Patterson Miller a Distinguished Professor of English at Abington. Miller spent the 2011-12 academic year as the Penn State laureate, sharing her expertise in communities throughout the state. The title recognizes a select group of professors with exceptional teaching, research and service accomplishments.
Binh Le, associate librarian at Abington, earned the University Libraries Diversity Award. He spent the last academic year as a prestigious and highly competitive University Administrative Fellow and as an Academic Leadership Program Fellow through the Committee on Institutional Collaboration.
The Abington College Faculty Senate presented awards to: