About Our People
The following employees were recently awarded faculty emeritus status by the university’s board of trustees: Kathy Heininge, Mark McMinn, Ron Mock and Brent Weaver. Mark has retired from the PsyD department but will remain as a “scholar in residence†at the university.
Teresa Arnold (Biology and Chemistry) was awarded the 2020 Manager of the Year Award at the National Association of Scientific Materials Managers’ conference and trade show on July 29. According to the organization, to be eligible for the award a nominee must be a regular member of NAOSMM for a minimum of five years and have a lengthy record of achievement in one or more of the following areas: distinguished operational, educational or administrative activities; contribution to the advancement of the profession; and active attendance in at least five NAOSMM conferences. Teresa has been employed at George Fox for 17 years and has been an active member of NAOSMM for 16 years. Founded in 1974, NAOSMM has grown to include 500 members in the scientific industry. Members are from teaching, research and industrial fields, and are involved in purchasing, receiving, warehousing, distribution and inventory control of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, glassware and plasticware, instrumentation, and environmental health and safety.
Rebecca Hernandez (Academic Affairs) was selected by Oregon State University as a 2020 Alumni Fellow in partnership with the university’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences. The Alumni Fellows program recognizes eminent alumni who have achieved success in their careers or have shown great accomplishment in their work within the community. This fall, Rebecca will be recognized for receiving the honor and will have the opportunity to give an online presentation to share her knowledge and expertise with students, faculty and staff at Oregon State.
Heather Ohaneson (Honors Program) is serving as the project director of a “Knowledge for Freedom†initiative that will provide an opportunity for intellectually curious but under-resourced high school students in rural Oregon to study philosophy, literature, and history at George Fox. The project is being funded by the Teagle Foundation, which has awarded a $25,000 grant over 12 months to develop the program. As part of Teagle’s Pathways to the Liberal Arts, this initiative supports success in liberal arts education, particularly for students from underserved backgrounds who might not otherwise have access to a rigorous liberal arts course of study.
Corban Harwood (Mathematics) is a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation grant awarded to Patrice Tiffany, an associate professor of mathematics at Manhattan College. The $450,000 three-year grant has supported the use of modeling in motivating and teaching differential equations and funded intensive weeklong faculty developer and practitioner workshops, including two hosted at George Fox in summer 2019. Due to COVID-19 this summer, Corban and his collaborators developed remote teaching modules, published online by SIMIODE, to help professors utilize active learning activities while teaching online or preparing to switch to remote instruction. Corban’s other co-PIs are Brian Winkel, professor emeritus at the United States Military Academy; Audrey Malagon, professor of mathematics at Virginia Wesleyan University; and Therese Shelton, associate professor of mathematics at Southwestern University.