RU Distinguished Women Announced

As part of our Women's History Month celebration, the Women's Studies Program would like to announce the names of the faculty, staff and students selected for our RU Distinguished Women Poster Project. A subcommittee of the Women's Studies Committee called for nominees from the colleges. The selection criteria were: 1) the student, faculty, and staff persons nominated have shown extraordinary commitment to learning or to their profession, 2) they have demonstrated the desire to use that learning or professional skill to contribute to the betterment of society, and 3) they are an inspirational model for others. The selection subcommittee made final selections, accepting all the nominees from colleges that responded, and adding to the list of honorees women whose work significantly supports the goals and values of Women's Studies, including a concern for social justice and service to others. Starting on March 12, when we return from spring break, we will display 13 photo/posters each week, with each one highlighting one of our honorees. By March 31, we will have honored 39 unique and wonderful RU distinguished women.   RU Distinguished Women Honorees, 2012: Alison Armstrong Staff McConnell Library Dr. Liz Altieri Faculty CEHD—Special Education Christal Benton Student CHBS Ann Brown Staff CSAT Dr. Virginia Burggraf Faculty WCHHS--Nursing Christine Carter Staff CHBS Lee Carter Staff Dean of Students--SAVES Paige Cordial Student CHBS—Psy.D. Hilda Dickerson Staff Food Services Dr. Deneen Evans AP(Faculty) WCHHS—Social Work Erin Fowler Student CSAT—Biology, Senior Dr. I-Ping Fu Faculty CHBS—Foreign Languages Dr. Christine Hermann Faculty CSAT--Chemistry Kashia Hogan Student COBE—MBA (Dec. graduate) Stephanie House-Niamke Student COBE--Marketing Sarah Kenney Staff Student Health Services Penelope Kyle President Shannon Landes Student WCHHS—O.T. Emily Latimer Student Pscyhology, Senior Harriet (Jenene) Lewis Staff WCHHS Dr. Hilary Lips Faculty CHBS--Psychology Rhonda McCroskey Staff CHBS—Exec. Sec. to Dean Deborah McLaughlin Faculty CVPA--Dance Elizabeth Moore Student WCHHS—School of Social Work Kiersten Newtoff Student CSAT--Environmental Biology Lucinda McDermott Piro Adj.Fac. CVPA--Theatre Dr. Michele Ren Faculty CHBS—English Arielle Retting Student CHBS—Journalism Colleen Roberts Staff Campus Police Chief Lauren Robinson Student CHED--ESHE Gabriella Smith Faculty CHBS--Sociology Dr. Sumati Srinivas Faculty COBE--Economics Dr. Andrea Stanaland Faculty COBE--Marketing Dr. Fran Steigerwald Faculty CEHE—CounselorEd Dr. Jill Stewart Faculty CSAT--Math Susan Underwood Staff CSAT Kimberly Vest Staff Dean of Students Dr. Erin Webster-Garrett Fac/Admin English/QEP Teresa Whitt Staff WCHHS—ComSci&Disorders