Five faculty members at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, were recently honored with awards from the University. Those receiving awards were Dr. Elba Birminghan-Pokorny, Dr. Tim Schroeder, Viktoriya Black, Dr. Richard Ambler, and Dr. Kathryn Benson.<\/p>\n
Dr. Elba Birmingham-Pokorny, a member of the SAU faculty since 1990, was chosen as Honor Professor at the University. She is a professor of Spanish and serves as advisor of the Spanish Club. Pokorny received her B.A. from Portland State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kathryn Benson, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, received the Outstanding Research Award. Benson, who also serves as a member of the graduate studies faculty, has been with SAU since 2001. She received her B.A. from Northwestern State University and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n
Dr. Richard Ambler received the Auburn Smith Service award at SAU. Ambler, who has been at SAU since 1979, is an assistant professor of sociology. He received B.S. from Sam Houston State University, M.S. from Texas A & M University, and his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.<\/p>\n
Dr. Viktoriya Black received the Robert Walz Teaching Excellence Award. Black is an assistant professor of biology and has been with SAU since 2005. She received her M.D. from Donetsh State Medical University.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tim Schroeder received the Calvin Wetzig Teaching Excellence Award. Schroeder is an assistant professor of chemistry. He joined the SAU faculty in 2000. He received his B.S. from Truman State University and his Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Five faculty members at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, were recently honored with awards from the University. Those receiving awards were Dr. Elba Birminghan-Pokorny, Dr. Tim Schroeder, Viktoriya Black, Dr. Richard Ambler, and Dr. Kathryn Benson.<\/p>\n
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