Trustees award emeritus/emerita status to faculty at Appalachian

Posted April 2, 2015 at 5:12 p.m.

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees granted emerita or emeritus status during its March 27 meeting to 20 members of the faculty. The honor is effective July 1. The faculty members are:

Dr. Stan Aeschleman: Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology – 26 years
Dr. Melissa Barth: Professor Emerita, Department of English – 30 years
Dr. Chuck Claxton: Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies – 25 years
Dr. Mary Connell: Professor Emerita, Department of Biology – 40 years, honor awarded posthumously
Dr. Sidney Connor: Professor Emeritus, Department of Technology and Environmental Design – 11 years
Dr. Richard Crandall: Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Information Systems & Supply Chain Management – 29 years
Dr. Howard Giskin: Professor Emeritus, Department of English – 25 years
Dr. Melanie Greene: Professor Emerita, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – 25 years
Dr. Hugh Hindman: Professor Emeritus, Department of Management – 27 years
Dr. Kenneth Jacker: Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science – 33 years
Dr. Michael Jacobson: Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – 18 years
Dr. Charles Kreszock: Professor Emeritus, Department of Technology and Environmental Design – 39 years
Dr. Leon Lewis: Professor Emeritus, Department of English – 40 years
Dr. Scott Meister: Professor Emeritus, Hayes School of Music – 40 years
Dr. Daniel Murphy: Professor Emeritus, Department of Government and Justice Studies – 11 years
Mr. Joe Murphy: Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – 40 years
Dr. Harold McKinney: Professor Emeritus, Hayes School of Music – 36 years
Mr. Eric Reichard: Professor Emeritus, Department of Technology and Environmental Design – 41 years
Dr. Wayne Van Devender: Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology – 36 years
Ms. Catherine Wilkinson: Professor Emerita, Belk Library and Information Commons – 32 years

About Appalachian State University

As the premier public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The Appalachian Experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and to embrace diversity and difference. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. Appalachian enrolls nearly 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.