Awards, Honors and Other Distinctions

  • Dr. Amy Branam Armiento, Department of English and Foreign Languages 
    • “J. Lasley Dameron Award for an Edited Collection for Poe and Women: Recognition and Revision,” coedited with Travis Montgomery, (Lehigh UP, 2023) 
  • Andy Duncan, Department of Communication and Literature 
    • “Pushcart Prize” nomination from Mercer University Press for the essay “Role-Playing at Poe” in More Than Love: The Enduring Fascination with Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Amy Branam Armiento 
    • Nominated by anonymous faculty members to run for Chair of Faculty (declined), (March 2025) 
    • Artie Travis, Vice President for Student Affairs, visited and participated in my ENGL 334 (Creative Writing: Fiction), then complimented the students to Dean Mike Mathias, (November 2024) 
    • Attended the invitation-only Sycamore Hill Writers Conference at the Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, North Carolina, (June 2025) 
  • Westley Hartley, Department of Physician Assistant Medicine 
    • “Army Commendation Medal,” Given for service as the Civil Affairs – Africa Functional Specialty Cell Public Health Officer in support of Southern European Task Force, (June 26, 2024 - November 30, 2024) 
  • Dr. Benjamin N. Norris, Chemistry and Physics 
    • Completed the “NACADA Emerging Leader Program” (October 2024) 
  • Donnell H. Vanskiver, Office of the President 
    • “International Association of Administrative Professionals,” 2024 Achievement Award Winner (July 2024) 
  • Dr. Greg J. Wood, History 
    • Received the “Illinois State Historical Society’s Harry E. Pratt Award” for the most outstanding article to appear in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society in the editions of 2024 (April 2025) 
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