Nineteen other faculty members also
recognized at Fall Faculty Meeting
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — Michael Brian Hein, a professor of psychology at MTSU since
1990 and the director of MTSU's Center for Organizational and Human Resource
Effectiveness, was this year’s recipient of the MTSU Foundation’s Career
Achievement Award.
Considered
the pinnacle of recognition for stellar MTSU professors, the Career Achievement
Award was presented Thursday, Aug. 18, as part of a welcomed tradition at the
MTSU Fall Faculty Meeting inside Tucker Theatre to kickoff the 2016-17 academic
year.
The
annual presentation of the Foundation Awards recognizes, celebrates and rewards
university faculty members for their accomplishments inside and outside the
classroom. The presentation followed MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee’s 16th
State of the University address.
A
humbled Hein, surprised to see his photo and bio in the Fall Faculty Meeting
program as the award winner, thanked the many “outstanding” faculty members
who’ve helped him throughout 25-plus years on the Blue Raider campus.
“All of
that stuff that’s in the (program) about me was not done by me alone, it was
done by me as part of a fantastic team of faculty that it’s been a great
pleasure to work with for the last 26 years,” he said.
Hein
joined the MTSU family aiming to improve the university’s master’s degree
program in industrial/organizational psychology. He’s raised it from its local
roots to a model national program with a focus on strong recruitment, a cohort
class structure and improving student internships. He also developed one of the
few stand-alone undergraduate industrial/organizational psychology majors in
the country, creating a stronger foundation for the I/O grad program.
In
addition to his university and community service, Hein also works as a
consultant for industries on job preparation, employee training, leadership
development and other factors critical to success.
Hein
thanked President Sidney A. McPhee and recently retired Vice President of
Business and Finance John Cothern for quickly approving the start-up funds to
pursue his efforts to improve the I/O program.
“It
stunned me that an academician could make a decision that quickly,” Hein said,
drawing laughter from the crowd.
MTSU
alumnus Tom Provow (B.S. ’78), current president of the MTSU Foundation, also
honored 19 more MTSU professors Thursday for their achievements.
The five
recipients of the foundation’s 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award are:
- Mark N. Callendar, Department of Aerospace.
- H. Joey Gray, Department of Health and Human
Performance.
- Lisa G. Langenbach, Department of
Political Science and
- International Relations.
- Cliff Welborn, Department of Management.
- Andrew R. Wyatt, Department of Sociology and
Anthropology.
The 14
additional foundation award recipients for 2016 are:
- Jennifer W. Kates, Department of English – Outstanding
Teaching in General Education Award.
- Charles B. Dahan and Tammy R. Donham, Department
of Recording Industry, and Anatoliy Volkov, Department of Chemistry
– Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology Awards.
- Robert B. Blair, Department of Marketing; Terri J.
Tharp, Department of Elementary and Special Education; and Tammy Q.
Bryant, University College Off-Campus Programs – Outstanding Public
Service Awards.
- Norma K. Dunlap, Department of Chemistry; Amy S.
Kaufman, Department of English; and Abdul Q. M. Khaliq,
Department of Mathematical Sciences – Distinguished Research Awards.
- Gaylord Brewer, Department of English – Creative
Activity Award.
- David E. Nelson, Department of Biology, and Robert
Gordon, Department of Electronic Media Communication, and John
Merchant, Department of Recording Industry – Special Projects Awards.
You can
view the complete 2016 MTSU Foundation Awards program, which includes more
details about the award winners and their work, via PDF at http://ow.ly/j8kJ303kYzU.
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