Emeritus Status Request, Effective Date March 6th, 2015
Emeritus Status Request, Effective Date March 6th, 2015
Emeritus Status Request
Therefore, be it resolved that the senate shall approve emeritus status for C. David Christensen
We petition the Faculty Senate to consider the Master of Public Policy curriculum package that is being done on an expedited schedule. It has been conditionally approved by the Graduate Council. Changes they suggested have been made and will be considered at their December 11 meeting.
Therefore, be it resolved that the curriculum package for the Master of Public Policy program is approved.
He has completed the necessary requirements for emeritus status
Therefore, be it resolved that David Christensen be granted emeritus status
David Christensen was employed at UNI for 39 years as a faculty member until his retirement in June 2014. He attained the rank of Associate Professor of both Elementary Education and Science Education. At UNI, he first taught at Price Laboratory School as a 4th-5th grade Instructor from 1993-1999. In 1999, he transferred to Curriculum and Instruction, where he taughtMethods of Teaching Elementary Science and Activities to Integrate Math and Science. He was named a national awardee of the 1992-93 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. He was also recognized in 2008 with a Governor of Iowa Excellence in Science Teaching Award.
David was active in establishing a strong relationship with Chilean teachers through grant funding by the Chilean Ministry of Education. This program brought Chilean teachers to UNI where they received professional development in teaching elementary children. Other scholarly activities include presentations on this Chilean MECIBA Project, and multiple national presentations on science teaching topics. He also reviewed multiple manuscripts for a variety of publishers.
David served as a Faculty Senator from 1998-2004 and again from 2005-2008. He served as a Faculty Marshal for all Commencement exercises from 1992-2009. In addition, he served as the Undergraduate Coordinator of all programs in C&I. He was a long-term member of the Academic Appeals Student Grievance Committee and the Committee on Admission and Retention, as well as multiple search committees and serve as a College of Education Faculty Senator.
I am pleased to recommend David Christensen for emiritus status.
Good afternoon,
NISG Senate passed a resolution last year urging faculty members to take the Violent Incident Defense Strategies training put on by UNI Public Safety. This training teaches individuals on what to do in the event of an active shooter on campus. I talked to Scott Peters today and he told me that the resolution was not actually sent to faculty leadership. I have attached NISG's resolution to this petition. NISG believes that this training would be very beneficial in the case of an active shooter on campus, and we encourage all faculty members to take this training. We would like the faculty leadership to examine the possibility of requiring this course be taken by all faculty members on campus.
Thank you,
Eric Boisen
NISG Speaker of the Senate
Therefore, be it resolved: That Northern Iowa Student Government would like the University administration, Faculty Senate, and the United Faculty to examine the possibility of requiring or encouraging faculty and staff to take a Violent Incident Defense Strategies class to increase University safety and preparedness
Emeritus Status request for:
Mingshui Cai, Curriculum and Instruction, effective July 1, 2014
Basil J. Reppas, Educational Psychology and Foundations, effective June 1, 2014
David Rachor,, School of Music, effective effective May 9, 2014
Therefore be it resolved that the following faculty will be granted emeritus status:
Mingshui Cai, Curriculum and Instruction, effective July 1, 2014
Basil J. Reppas, Educational Psychology and Foundations, effective June 1, 2014
David Rachor,, School of Music, effective effective May 9, 2014
Dr. Basil Reppas retired in May 2014 after 54 years of service to UNI. He arrived at UNI in 1961 after earning his B.A. from the University of Athens (Greece), a M.A. from the American University of Beirut, and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Social Foundations of Education. Dr. Reppas was one of the speakers at the dedication of the Schindler Education Center in 1972. Within the department Basil was often referred to as our resident Socrates, a nod less to his Greek ancestry and more to his love of using the Socratic method with both students and colleagues. Occasionally we felt like looking on eBay for a cup of hemlock, but feedback from students was quite positive—they reported that he helped them learn to think without being too scary about it.
We wish Basil all the best in his retirement. As a department, we support his application for emeritus status.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Boody
Head
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
Emeritus Status request, Lou Honary, Management, effective 6/30/14
Emeritus Status request, Lou Honary, Management, effective 6/30/14
Professor Lou Honary joined the Management Department in the College of Business Administration in 2000, having taught in the department of Industrial Technology since 1982. The new appointment offered a better fit for his then-new entrepreneurial endeavor to develop bio-based lubricants. In 2001 Professor Honary was named Pioneer Hi-Bred International Professor of Innovation, in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of bio-based lubricants. Dr. Honary’s path-breaking work paved the way for a whole new, environmentally friendly approach to producing industrial lubricants. It actively engaged countless UNI students in hands-on learning and significantly expanded UNI’s network of corporate partners. Professor Honary retired in 2014.
Emeritus Status request, Michael Spencer, Management, effective 6/30/14
Emeritus Status request, Michael Spencer, Management, effective 6/30/14
Dr. Michael S. Spencer joined UNI’s Department of Management in 1992 and retired in 2013 at the rank of Full Professor. In the 21 years of his tenure, Professor Spencer contributed substantially to the University community in service and teaching as well as research productivity. As a teacher, Professor Spencer was rigorous and well-regarded by his students, and he also played a substantial role in developing the MBA program and the undergraduate program in Supply Chain and Operations Management. He taught every operations course offered in the College, developed most of them, and sustained the Supply Chain specialty area until it was a sustainable program, now one of the College’s most sought-after majors.
Emeritus Status request, Susan Hudson, School of HPELS, effective 6/30/14
Emeritus Status request, Susan Hudson, School of HPELS, effective 6/30/14
Emeritus Status request, Thomas Keefe, Social Work, effective 6/30/14
Emeritus Status request, Thomas Keefe, Social Work, effective 6/30/14
