CAHSBS Faculty Achievements
Oct 22, 2024 9:00 AM
Two CAHSBS faculty members were recipients of Faculty Achievement Awards in 2024. Dr. Michael Murtagh (Professor of Psychology) was recognized for teaching, and Gerry LaFemina (Professor of English) was recognized for academic achievement.
Dr. Alemseged Abbay (Professor of History) and Dr. James Saku (Professor of Geography and Coordinator of the African American Studies program) were appointed to Gov. Wes Moore’s Commission on African Affairs for their professional and personal ties to Africa and Maryland’s diverse African population.
Music faculty members Dr. Brent Weber and Dr. Joseph Yungen were selected to participate in the 19th World Saxophone Congress (WSC) in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. The WSC is the most prestigious conference for saxophonists, drawing more than one thousand people from five continents.
Dr. Amy Branam Armiento (Professor of English) was named a laureate of the Hesperus Cultural Foundation in recognition of her research on the connections between Edgar Allan Poe and Mihai Eminesu, Romania's national poet. She was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Poe Baltimore, the organization that operates The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, MD.
This past spring saw the premiere of the documentary film “Sweet Appalachia: The Story of DelFest,” which was produced and directed by Annie Danzi (Associate Professor of Communication). The film chronicles the story of how DelFest, a music festival named after bluegrass legend Del McCoury, came to have its home in Cumberland, MD.
Dr. John Lombardi (Professor of Emerging Media) was awarded a $125,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to create a regional community media center. The center, located on Frostburg’s main campus, will be a creative space for community members to come to learn digital content creation techniques, rent equipment, utilize facilities for audio and video production and for meeting space among local and regional partners.