Monday, October 8th4:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Annenberg Presidential Conference CenterHagler Auditorium

2012FALL RECEPTION

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ProgramWelcome

Performance by the Cassatt String QuartetDean’s Remarks

Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Awards Vision 2020 Graduate Fellows

Rothrock Fellows Cornerstone Fellows

Endowed Faculty AppointmentsRecognition of Dr. George Bass

Welcome to New FacultyReception

Suzanne EckertAssociate Professor

of Anthropology

Elisabeth T. RichAssociate Professor

of Russian

Adam R. SeippAssociate Professor

of History

Steve BalsisAssociate Professor

of Psychology

Britt MizeAssociate Professor

of English

Ke-Li XuAssociate Professor

of Economics

John F. EdensProfessor of Psychology

Harland PrechelProfessor of Sociology

Lori WrightProfessor of Anthropology

Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Awards, 2012

2012 Rothrock Fellows

2012 Cornerstone Fellows

2012 Vision 2020 Graduate FellowsNathan B. Favero, Political ScienceKendall Funk, Political ScienceEleni Gesch-Karamanlidis, Communication

Megan L. Greenfelder, AnthropologyMaria Gil Poisa, Hispanic Studies 

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Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

George F. BassDistinguished Professor Emeritus of Nautical Archaeology

Founder, Institute of Nautical ArchaeologyElected 2012 fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Endowed Faculty AppointmentsMurray and Celeste

Fasken Chair in Distinguished Teaching

Chester S. DunningProfessor of History

Alfred F. Chalk Professorship in

Economics

Guoqiang TianProfessor of Economics

Sara and John Lindsey Professorship in

Liberal Arts

Catherine Coleman Eckel

Professor of Economics

Crawley Family Foundation Faculty Fellowship in Music

Jayson Beaster-JonesAssistant Professor of

Music and Performance Studies

2012-2013 New Liberal Arts FacultyMary CampbellAssociate Professor of SociologyPh.D., 2004, University of Wisconsin-MadisonExpertise: attitudes toward multiracial individuals and relationships; racial inequality in educational achievement, in the legal profession, and in health outcomes in hospitals

Catherine Coleman EckelProfessor of EconomicsSara and John Lindsey Professor in Liberal ArtsPh.D., 1983, University of VirginiaExpertise: experimental economics, microeconomics, public economics

Pat Rubio GoldsmithAssociate Professor of SociologyPh.D., 1999, University of ArizonaExpertise: race and ethnicity, school neighborhood segregation, human rights issues relating to U.S./Mexican border

Violet M. Showers JohnsonProfessor of History and Director, Africana Studies ProgramPh.D., 1992, Boston CollegeExpertise: race and ethnicity, immigration and migration in the U.S., Africa, and the Caribbean

Natalie KhazaalAssistant Professor of International Studies (Arabic)Ph.D., 2007, University of California, Los AngelesExpertise: Arab culture and media

Steven MarenProfessor of Psychology (Neuroscience)Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los AngelesExpertise: behavioral and cellular neuroscience, neurobiology of learning and memory

Sharon L. GurskyAnthropology

Luis Filipe Vieira de Castro

Anthropology

Lori E. WrightAnthropology

Maura Carey IvesEnglish

Federica CiccolellaInternational Studies

Cynthia A. BoutonHistory

Andrew J. KirkendallHistory

Gregory F. PappasPhilosophy

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Texas A&M University Distinguished Achievement

Award for ResearchMichael R. Waters

Professor of Anthropology

University Honors Program2012 Honors Teacher-Scholar

Jyotsna VaidProfessor of Psychology

Montague Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar

Steve BalsisAssociate Professor of Psychology

University AwardsTexas A&M University Professorships for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence

Faculty Promotions (effective Sept. 1, 2012)

Promotion to Professor

Dennis BertholdProfessor of English

Kim Quaile HillProfessor of Political Science

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Srividya Ramasubramanian

Communication

Ke-Li XuEconomics

Shona N. JacksonEnglish

Britt MizeEnglish

Rachel HullPsychology

George AdamsInternational Studies

Ines Degnon GolsanInternational Studies

Glenn A. ChambersHistory

Michael T. KochPolitical Science

Christine S. LipsmeyerPolitical Science

Diego A. von VacanoPolitical Science

Steve BalsisPsychology

Marisol PerezPsychology

Wendy Leo MooreSociology

Nancy Plankey VidelaSociology

Faculty Promotions (effective Sept. 1, 2012)

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Promotion to Instructional

Associate Professor Promotion to Senior Lecturer

National and International Awards and Honors (2011-2012 academic year)

Christopher H. BerryAssistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology 2012 Early Career Achievement Award from the Academy of Management Human Resources Division

James C. BradfordProfessor of HistoryClass of 1957 Distinguished Chair in Naval Heritage, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 2012

Deborah CarlsonAssociate Professor of Anthropology and Sara W. and George O. Yamini FellowElected President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology

Joseph G. Dawson IIIProfessor of HistoryCharles B. Ewing Chair of Military History, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 2012

Eduardo EspinaProfessor of Hispanic StudiesJohn Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, 2010-2011

Mark A. FossettProfessor of Sociology and Director, Texas Census Research Data CenterElected President, Southwestern Sociological Association

Ted Goebel Professor of AnthropologyDistinguished Lecturer, presented by the scientific research society Sigma Xi

Mark HoekstraAssociate Professor of EconomicsFaculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research

Craig KallendorfProfessor of English and ClassicsFellowship for University Teachers, National Endowment for the Humanities

Randy KluverAssociate Professor of CommunicationU.S.-Korea International Education Administrator Seminar award from the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Claire KatzAssociate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Copeland Fellow, Amherst College, 2011-2012

Brian McAllister LinnRalph R. Thomas Professor in Liberal Arts, History Edwin H. Simmons Award for Distinguished Service Society of Military History, 2012

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Jonathan MeerAssistant Professor of EconomicsCASE H.S. Warwick Award for Outstanding Research in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement, 2012

Kenneth J. MeierUniversity Distinguished Professor of Political Science2011 H. George Frederickson Award by the Public Management Research Association for “lifetime achievement and continuous contributions to public management research over an extended career”

Christopher MenzelAssociate Professor of Philosophy Visiting Research Fellow at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University

Leslie Charles MoreyProfessor of Clinical Psychology 2012 Walter G. Klopfer Award from the Society for Personality Assessment

Ada PalmerAssistant Professor of HistoryHarvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies Fellowship, 2011

Jason C. ParkerAssociate Professor of HistoryTruman Scholar’s Award, Harry S. Truman Library Institute, 2011

Linda RadzikAssociate Professor of PhilosophyAlexander von Humbolt Foundation Research Fellowship for work in residence at the Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen, Germany, 2011-2012

Larry J. ReynoldsUniversity Distinguished Professor of EnglishElected president of the Margaret Fuller Society, 2012-2014

Daniel L. SchwartzAssistant Professor of HistoryHumanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities

Brian H. StagnerClinical Professor of Psychology2012 Karl F. Heiser American Psychological Association Presidential Award for Advocacy

Katherine UntermanAssistant Professor of HistoryJ. Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History Library of Congress and the American Historical Association

Cynthia Ann Werner Associate Professor and Head, Department of AnthropologyElected President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society

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National and International Awards and Honors (2011-2012 academic year)

Leadership Appointments, 2012

Department Heads

Harris M. BergerHead, Department of Performance Studies

Steven M. OberhelmanInterim Head, Department of Hispanic Studies

Robert R. ShandleyHead, Department of International Studies

Gary VarnerHead, Department of Philosophy

Paul J. WellmanInterim Head, Department of Psychology

Cynthia Ann WernerHead, Department of Anthropology

Centers, Institutes, Programs

Violet M. Showers JohnsonDirector, Africana Studies Program and Professor of History

Other

Kirsten PullenDirector, Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts

Dean’s Office

Andrew ArmstrongDirector of Advising

Doug EckelDirector of Graduate Studies

Faculty and Staff RetirementsLudy T. Benjamin, Jr., PsychologyTerri Burger, Dean’s OfficeD. Bruce Dickson, AnthropologyJoanna Gibson, English

Laurie Lind, Anthropology Robin Smith, PhilosophyLeanne South, Dean’s Office