MURFREESBORO — The MTSU Foundation celebrated 17 faculty
members for their outstanding work and service to the university and community
with special awards at Friday’s Fall Faculty Meeting in Tucker Theatre.
Highlighting the
recognition was the Career Achievement Award presented to Dr. William F. “Bill”
Ford, professor of economics and finance and holder of the Weatherford Chair of
Excellence in Finance in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business.
The 12th
honoree to receive the award, the 77-year-old Ford thanked the selection
committee for an honor he never thought he’d receive, even though he was on the
original committee that created the award and determined the award’s criteria.
“In the 22 years
I’ve been here, I could not think of 22 days of stress I ever suffered,” he
said. “Truth be told, I’d have a hard time finding two or three days that were
stressful rather than joyful, working with all of you and our staff.”
A former president
and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in the 1980’s, Ford has for
years been tapped by local, regional and national media for his expertise on
macroeconomics, finance and banking. In presenting the award, Provost Brad
Bartel noted Ford’s numerous academic achievements as well as his community and
professional service.
“The high placement
of graduates in the financial institution management program speaks to Dr.
Ford’s commitment to his students, both academically and professionally,”
Bartel said. “Students, academic colleagues, and industry professionals have
greatly benefitted from the breadth and depth of Dr. Ford’s banking and finance
acumen.”
Ford received MTSU’s
Outstanding Public Service Award twice, in 1996 and 2004, and the Distinguished
Research Award in 1998. In 2004, he also received the Tennessee Board of
Regents Academic Excellence Award for managing the Weatherford Chair of
Finance’s programs.
“I’ve had a
wonderful time here the past 22 years,” he said.
Congratulated by
Foundation President Bill Mooningham, the other honorees included:
- Outstanding Teaching
Awards: Drs. Sandra S. Benson,
accounting; Mary B. Farone, biology; Rhonda M. Hoffman, agribusiness and
agriscience; William H. Leggett, sociology and anthropology; and H. Willis
Means; elementary and special education.
- Outstanding Teaching in
General Education Award:
Professor Lori A. Kissinger, speech and theatre.
- Outstanding Achievement
in Instructional Technology Award: Dr. Victor J. Montemayor, physics and astronomy.
- Outstanding Public
Service Awards: Dr. Charles H.
Apigian, computer information systems; Dr. Debra Rose Wilson, nursing; and
Becca Seul, University College Advising Center.
- Distinguished Research
Awards: Drs. Paul S. Foster,
psychology; Minsoo Kang, health and human performance; and Kevin E. Smith,
sociology and anthropology.
- Outstanding Creative
Activity Award: Dr. Robert
“Bob” S. Wood, recording industry.
- Special Projects Awards: Dr. Saeed Foroudastan, College of
Basic and Applied Sciences, and Professor Gail Zlotky, aerospace.
You can view the
program from Friday’s Fall Faculty Meeting, which includes full-page features
on each professor’s accomplishments and award details, at http://tinyurl.com/MTFacultyAwards2013.
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