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Dr. Deborah Bingham Van Broekhoven

College of Continuing and Professional Studies

Dr. Laurie Lankin
Dr. William R. Thurman Jr.
Dr. Brenda Callahan
Dr. Diane Clark
Sybron Dennis
Makini Austin
Morgana Jones-Dennis

College of Liberal Arts

Jay Black
Dr. Jamie Cockfield
Dr. Jonathan C. Glance
Dr. John Marson Dunaway
Dr. Mary Anne Drake
Dr. Achim Kopp
Dr. Tom Scott
Scot J. Mann
Dr. Lydia Masanet
Dr. Gary A. Richardson
Dr. Margaret Symington
Dr. Bridget Trogden
Dr. Fletcher Winston

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Dr. Ajay K. Banga
Dr. Vanthida Huang
Nadeje J. Aurubin
Whitney K. Deal
Lida Valentine
Dr. Karla T. Foster
Dr. Cynthia W. Coffey
Dr. Justine S. Gortney

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

Dr. Freida Fuller

McAfee School of Theology

Dr. Thomas B. Slater

School of Engineering

Dr. Donald Ekong
James Klingler
Tim Reiner
Victor Trieu
John Wooden
Dr. Hodge Jenkins
Dr. Laura W. Lackey
Dr. Richard O. Mines Jr.
Dr. Scott R. Schultz
Dr. Richard Kunz
Dr. Clayton R. Paul
Dr. Andre' Butler
Dr. Loren Sumner

School of Medicine

Carolyn Klatt
Dr. Sonia Miles
Dr. Mike U. Smith
Dr. Jeffrey L. Stephens

Stetson School of Business and Economics

Dr. Linda L. Brennan

Tift College of Education

Dr. Mary Kay Bacallao
Dr. Anthony J. Harris

Townsend School of Music

Dr. John Dickson
Dr. Douglas Hill
Stephen Hoy
Dr. Marcus Reddick
Dr. Monty Cole
Adrian Gnam
Jonathan Swygert
Amy Schwartz Moretti
Christopher Rex
Elizabeth Pridgen
Robert McDuffie

University Libraries

Laura M. Botts
Andrew Shuping
Stan Trembach

Walter F. George School of Law

Anthony R. Baldwin
Theodore Y. Blumoff
Daisy Hurst Floyd
Tim Floyd
David Hricik
Linda D. Jellum
Patrick Longan
Dean Daisy Hurst Floyd
Tim Floyd
Suzianne D. Painter-Thorne
David Ritchie

New Faculty and Staff

Promotions and Transfers

Mercer In The News Blog

Read about Mercer faculty, staff, alumni and students who are being featured or quoted in local, state and national media outlets at:
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About News@Mercer:

A publication of Marketing Communications at Mercer University, News@Mercer is an online newsletter for Mercer University faculty, staff and administrators.

News@Mercer Editor:
Mark Vanderhoek
(478) 301-4037

To submit a faculty or staff achievement, e-mail your achievement, along with your full title, degree and school to news@mercer.edu.

Trustees Approve Budget, Degree Programs, Promotions

On April 17, the University’s Board of Trustees approved a $181.3 million operating budget for the next fiscal year, a $9.4 million, or 5.5 percent, increase over the current budget. The Board also approved several new academic programs and approved tenure and promotions for faculty. [more]

Mercer to Hold Nine Commencements In May

Approximately 1,700 students will be recognized during the University's graduation ceremonies on its Macon and Atlanta campuses in May. President William D. Underwood will confer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees during nine commencements, and graduates will hear from an array of distinguished speakers. [more]

Western Michigan’s Shields Appointed Dean Of Business School

On April 8, President William D. Underwood announced the appointment of David Shields, Ph.D., CPA, dean of the Haworth College of Business and professor of accounting at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, as dean of Mercer’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, effective July 1. [more]

Law School Team Wins Elite ABA Trial Advocacy Competition

In remarkable fashion, a mock trial team at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law captured first place in the American Bar Association’s National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, defeating Harvard and the University of Houston law schools in the semifinals and finals respectively. In addition, third-year Mercer law student Katie Powers was crowned the competition’s “Best Advocate” and “Best Cross-Examiner.” By winning the overall championship and individual honors, Mercer Law School took home the competition’s three most coveted awards. [more]

University Sets Spring Enrollment Record

The University set a spring enrollment record, surpassing last year’s total by 547 students. Based on official 15th class day numbers, Mercer has enrolled 7,591 students this spring, 7.8 percent more than the comparable period last year. [more]

Kimble Named Piedmont Chair at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

The Georgia Baptist College of Nursing announced April 14 that it has named Laura P. Kimble, Ph.D., R.N., currently an associate professor of nursing at Georgia State University, as the College’s inaugural Piedmont Healthcare Endowed Chair in Nursing, effective July 1. The appointment follows an extensive national search for an outstanding academic scholar who will have a vital role in advancing the new Ph.D. in nursing, which begins this fall. [more]

Model Arab League Delegation Wins National Championship

A team of 13 Mercer University students took home top honors from the National Model Arab League Conference in Washington, D.C., recently. The team, representing the country of Lebanon, outperformed delegations from 24 other universities in 17 states – and one foreign country – to claim The Outstanding Delegation Award. Mercer is now considered the reigning national champion for this invitation-only annual event. [more]

Faculty Honored at Awards Ceremony

Several of the University’s schools and colleges presented awards to outstanding faculty at the end of the year during the University’s faculty recognition ceremony on April 3. Ann C. Keeley, assistant professor of nursing in the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, and Lana M. Chase, assistant professor of nursing in the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, shared the top award. Keeley and Chase were presented with the Innovations in Teaching Award, which is co-sponsored by the Vulcan Materials Co. It was the first time that faculty outside of the Macon campus were eligible to compete for the award. [more]

New Ph.D. Aims to Create High-Performing Educators

The Tift College of Education is launching a new Ph.D. program in curriculum and instruction this fall that will help experienced teachers upgrade their own skills and become influential instructors and researchers within their schools, school systems and communities. [more]

McAfee Adds Global Christianity Concentration

The McAfee School of Theology has added a new concentration in global Christianity to its Master of Divinity program. The concentration will help students explore and address the critical aspects of Christianity’s “shift southward” in the 21st Century and to train new ministers to work in this dynamic environment. [more]

Lacey Named Governor’s Teaching Fellow

Dr. Karen O’Neill Lacey, assistant professor of English in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, has been selected for the Governor’s Teaching Fellows 2009-2010 academic-year symposium. Dr. Lacey will be one of only 15 faculty members from colleges and universities across Georgia to participate in the academic-year program. Dr. Lacey is also the second College of Continuing Professional Studies professor to be selected for the prestigious fellowship. Dr. Lynn Clemons was selected for the program’s intensive summer program earlier this year. “I am so pleased that Dr. Lacey's continuing and significant contributions to her students, the College, and the University have... [more]

Memorial Day Tribute Highlights World War II at The Grand

The Grand Opera House, a performing arts center of Mercer University, will present the musical tribute, “War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II,” Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m., just prior to Memorial Day. [more]

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