Mortar Board honors faculty

Posted on: 1/15/2015; Updated on: 2/10/2015
By Student editor

The Alpha Chapter of Mortar Board at the university presented the 2014-15 Excellence in Teaching Awards to faculty members across the university. 

Mortar Board is an honors organization for seniors based on distinguished leadership ability, scholarship and community service with a spirit for creating a positive impact.

This year's winners are:

  • Shannon Bowen, Journalism & Mass Communications

  • Ellen Brightwell, Language, Literature, and Cultures

  • Subrahmanyam Bulusu, Earth & Ocean Sciences

  • Jeffrey Campbell, Retailing

  • Erik Collins, Journalism & Mass Communications

  • Larry Durstine, Exercise Science

  • Pearse Gaffney, Moore School of Business

  • Joyce Gossard, Exercise Science

  • John Grady, Sports & Entertainment Management

  • Meredith Greco, Exercise Science

  • George Handy, Chemistry

  • Troy Herter, Excercise Science

  • Patrick Hickey, Nursing

  • Kimberly Jeffcoat, Library & Information Science

  • Seihill Kim, Journalism & Mass Communication

  • Michelle Kitchen, Psychology

  • Mariah Lynch, Moore School of Business

  • Jerry Mitchell, Geography

  • Teresa Moore, Exercise Science

  • Robin Morris, Psychology

  • Joseph Qualtro, Biology and Marine Science

  • Jeffrey Ranta, Journalism & Mass Communication

  • Shannon Richardson, Moore School of Business

  • George Roy, Instruction and Teacher Education

  • Dywanna Smith, Education

  • Donald Songer, Department of Political Science

  • Marjorie Spruill, History

  • Andrea Tanner, Journalism & Mass Communication

  • Jerald Wallulis, Philosophy

  • Scott Weiss, Music

Since 1988, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society members have recognized and acknowledged professors who have contributed to their success at the university. Through the years, faculty members have been recognized for their motivation to educate, enlighten and inspire their students. The single criterion for the award is "excellence in teaching."

Mary Wagner, admissions; Lucille Mould, retired instructor of languages, literatures, and cultures; and Lynne Mack, Carolina Card, are advisers to Alpha Chapter of Mortar Board at UofSC.

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