The following professors have been awarded tenure, effective
Aug. 15: Joseph Clair (Christian
Studies), Dawn Ford (Cinematic
Arts), Marcey Keefer-Hutchison
(Physical Therapy), Gary Sehorn (Doctor
of Education) and Cindy Zablotny
(Physical Therapy).
The following professors have been promoted from associate
professor to professor, effective Aug. 15:
Tyler Cuddeford (Physical Therapy), Amy
Dee (MAT), Dawn Ford (Cinematic
Arts) and Brent Wilson (Computer
Science).
The following professors have been promoted from assistant
professor to associate professor, effective Aug. 15: Jason Brumitt (Physical Therapy), Anderson Campbell (Christian Studies), Pam Fifer (Nursing), Jing
Hao (Chemistry), Jennie Harrop
(ADP), Celeste Jones (PsyD), Daniel Kang (Physical Therapy), David Liu (Business), Sarah Southworth (Marketing), Sarah Stevenson (Library), Matthew Stump (Biology), Danielle Warner (Music) and Brandon Waybright (Art and Design).
Jim Steele
(College of Business) was the keynote speaker for the annual Leadership Summit
for YMCA of the Columbia-Willamette on May 13. Seventy-five executives,
managers and supervisors from every part of the organization participated in a
three-hour interactive session on the topic of “Coaching through Change.”
Ron Clark
(Portland Seminary) was presented the Midori Hamilton Award by the Oregon
Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The award is given each year
for an individual’s outstanding work in domestic and sexual assault service to
the state of Oregon. Clark is currently with a mission in Colombia training
clergy, military and law enforcement in violence prevention in churches and the
community. His book Freeing the Oppressed,
used in the past at the seminary, is now available in a new Russian translation
to be used by advocates, law enforcement and clergy in Russian-speaking faith
communities in the Northwest.
In April, Rachel
Thomas (University Archives) presented “ArchivesSpace 2.0: A Step Furtherâ€
at Northwest Archivists 2019 with fellow archivists Steve Duckworth (Oregon
Health & Science University), Zach Selley (Reed College), and Conor Casey
(University of Washington). The presentation focused on advanced uses of
ArchivesSpace, an archival collection management software to enhance
intellectual control of archival collections.
Cherice Bock (Seminary) coedited Volume 6 in the Quakers & the Disciplines Series, entitled “Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability.” The book is set to release at the Friends Association for Higher Education conference in Philadelphia June 13-16. Bock contributed an essay and a coauthored essay to the volume. Craig Goodworth also contributed to the volume, and Paul Anderson (College of Christian Studies) serves as the series editor.