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Muskingum University faculty members recognized for excellence
Muskingum University faculty members Dr. Robert Sharp, Dr. Mark Stambush and Dr. Shelley Amstutz-Szalay were recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship and service at Muskingum University’s Opening Convocation ceremony in the Anne C. Steele Center.
The William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching, The William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the Cora I. Orr Faculty Service Award are awarded to members of Muskingum’s faculty at the beginning of each new academic year.
The William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching, named in honor of an alumnus whose career combined teaching, ministry and service as president of Miami University and The Ohio State University, was awarded to Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Robert Sharp.
Dr. Sharp earned his bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama-Huntsville and his doctorate from Vanderbilt University before joining the Muskingum faculty in 2008.
The William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship, named for an alumnus who was a renowned scholar, educator and the founder and first president of the University of Chicago, was awarded to Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Mark Stambush.
Dr. Stambush earned his bachelor’s degree from University of Charleston, his master’s degree from Ball State University and his doctorate from Saint Louis University. He began his career at Muskingum in 2005.
The Cora I. Orr Faculty Service Award, named in honor of a Muskingum faculty member and administrator who served the university with devotion and distinction for four decades, was awarded to Associate Professor of Health Science Dr. Shelley Amstutz-Szalay.
Dr. Amstutz-Szalay earned her bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace University, her master’s from the University of Michigan and her doctorate from the Walden University. She joined the Muskingum faculty in 2008.
