Three Faculty Garner Awards for Outstanding Accomplishments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2002
Kathleen McPartland
530-898-4260
Three Faculty Garner Awards for Outstanding Accomplishments
President Manuel A. Esteban, California State University, Chico, has announced the Outstanding Professor, Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Faculty Service awards for the 2001-2002 academic year. These awards are the highest honors bestowed on faculty by CSU, Chico’s Faculty Recognition and Support Committee, comprised of their colleagues.
Professor Art R. Sanchez, Department of Psychology, received the Outstanding Professor Award for his achievements as both a scholar and a teacher. Sanchez, who has taught at CSU, Chico since 1989, was nominated by the Chicano Studies Advisory Committee.
Sanchez completed his undergraduate and master’s work at CSU, Chico before earning his Ph.D. in counseling psychology at UC Santa Barbara. The two main areas of Sanchez’s work are Hispanic youth and multicultural family therapy.
He is the author of a chapter on multicultural counseling that appears in the newly released second edition of the “Handbook of Multicultural Counseling.” He is the co-author of “The Teen Trip: The Complete Resource Guide,” with CSU, Chico sociology professor Gayle Kimball (1997), and the author of numerous journal articles and papers presented at professional meetings, including a presentation on multicultural family therapy at Fordham University in 1999.
“Dr. Sanchez brings his scholarship to bear in his contacts with community groups who draw heavily on his experience,” said Ted Singelis, professor of psychology. Currently, Sanchez sits on the Juvenile Justice Commission of Butte County and the Student Attendance Review Board of the Chico Unified School District.
Professor Carol Huston, School of Nursing, received the Outstanding Teacher Award for her “enthusiastic and inspiring” teaching and her expertise in the design and teaching of online courses. Huston has taught at CSU, Chico since 1982. She was chosen as a master teacher for 1999–2001. As one of seven master teachers at CSU, Chico, she opened her classroom to other educators and served as a mentor to new faculty.
Huston received her Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Southern California, her M.S. in nursing from CSU, Chico, and her B.S. in nursing from the University of Iowa. She is the co-author of “Leadership Roles and Management Functions,” third edition, which was selected for inclusion in the Brandon/Hill Selected List of Print Nursing Books and Journals, Jan. 2000. She is also the co-author of the textbook “Management Decision Making for Nurses: 101 Case Studies,” also in its third edition (1998). She is under contract for both of these books for fourth editions. She has published numerous articles in professional nursing journals.
Sherry Fox, director, School of Nursing, wrote in a letter of nomination, “Carol is a master teacher as well as a role model for the faculty and graduate students she mentors. Student feedback is always laudatory. Students say things such as ‘the course was exceptional,’ ‘Dr. Huston generated enthusiasm, and transferred knowledge with clarity and precision,’ and ‘her enthusiasm is inspiring.’”
Professor Lisa Emmerich, Department of History and the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies, received the Outstanding Faculty Service Award. President Esteban said of Emmerich, “Whether it is for the department, the college, the American Indian Studies Program, the university, the community, or her profession, service is the hallmark of history professor Lisa Emmerich’s persona.”
Emmerich has taught in the Department of History at CSU, Chico since 1990. She is the coordinator of the American Indian Studies program. She received her Ph.D. in American History from the University of Maryland. Since coming to Chico, she has received numerous awards, including the Myles Tracy Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award, a Summer Scholars Award, an Affirmative Action Development Grant, and the Educational Administrator Award from the Butte County Indian Intertribal Association.
Her list of service activities includes service to her department and the Center for Multicultural and Gender studies as coordinator of the American Indian Studies Program, co-coordinator, MCGS 5th Annual Senior Symposium, service to the university as the faculty advisor to the American Indian Club/Indigenous Nations Alliance, panelist at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CELT) Conference, presenter for an anthropology forum (The Ghost Dance), and member of the Sexual Harassment Committee. Her community service includes membership in the Butte Humane Society and the Chico Cat Coalition; member of Faith Lutheran Church; secretary and member of Chico Creek Nature Center; and docent at the Gray Davis Dye Creek Ranch, California Nature Conservancy.
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