Dr. Janice Witt Smith
Seven faculty members at Winston-Salem State University recently received teaching awards for their accomplishments in the classroom and 26 other faculty and staff members were recognized for earning more than $9 million in grant funding for the university.
Dr. Janice Witt Smith, associate professor of management in the School of Business and Economics, was recognized for receiving the UNC Board of Governors’ Excellence in Teaching Award and Dr. Beth Day-Hairston, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human Performance, received the Wachovia Excellence in Teaching Award.
Those faculty members receiving Master Teacher Awards were: Dr. Cedric T. Bass, assistant professor of English; Dr. Naomi M. Hall, assistant professor of psychology; and Dr. Shannon Matthews, assistant professor of Gerontology. Dr. James S. Etim, professor of Education, received the Wilveria B. Atkinson Distinguished Research Award and Dr. Shirley Manigault, professor of English and the associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, received the Cedric S. Rodney Distinguished Service Award.
“Faculty, staff and administrators conduct programs designed to improve the health, education and services within the city of Winston-Salem, the region, the nation and globally,” said Valerie Howard, director of Sponsored Programs, the area responsible for working with grant submissions. “The $9,177,386 that came in to the university was for the 2008-2009 academic year.
We will exceed that amount this fiscal year by more than $5 million, which is a true indicator of the dedication to sponsored program activities in addition to their teaching or administrative responsibilities.”
In addition to individual faculty members recognized for the grants they had received, the School of Health Sciences was acknowledged as earning the highest total dollar amount of grants and awards for the third consecutive year. That total was $2,251,578.
Dr. Azeez Aileru, with the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center, and Carol Davis, executive director of the Simon Green Atkins Community Development Center, were inducted in the Million Dollar Club for bringing more than $1,000,000 each into the university.
Five staff and faculty members were recognized for being awarded between $500,000 and $1 million in grants. They were Alvin Atkins, interim director of the Center for Community Safety; Dr. Sylvia Flack, executive director for the Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities; Dr. Peggy Valentine, dean of the School of Health Sciences; Dr. Lenora Campbell, of the Division of Nursing; and Davis from the Atkins CDC.
Robert Cowie, from the Master of Science in Physical Therapy Program, and Blair Abee with the Small Business and Technology Development Center, each brought in grants ranging from $250,000 to $500,000 while 17 other staff and faculty members received grants ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 each.
