SPCS faculty celebrate faculty promotions & service awards at annual ceremony

January 7, 2016

Faculty in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies celebrated promotion announcements and service awards during the annual awards ceremony held during the spring faculty meeting on January 6, 2016.

In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of the School’s faculty, the meeting featured a presentation titled “Favorite Tips for Classroom Teaching” by Dr. Joe Ben Hoyle, master teacher and Associate Professor of Accounting in the University of Richmond Robins School of Business.

The annual awards ceremony is traditionally held during the spring faculty meeting. Promotions along with service awards in five-year increments are announced and celebrated during the ceremony. Promotions and awards are listed below. SPCS adjuncts are scholar practitioners, so each individual’s professional title is listed below.

Adjunct Faculty Promotions

The following adjunct faculty members earned promotions during this year’s award ceremony. Promotions are awarded based on documented service, scholarship, instructional excellence, and peer review and mentoring. 

  • Kevin Bruny, Director and Chief Learning Officer, Chesterfield County Government
    Promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor, Human Resource Management
  • Shelley Calabro, VPI+ Instructional Coach, Pre-Kindergarten, VPI+/VPI, Chesterfield County Public Schools
    Promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Education
  • Christopher Merritt, CEO, Preso
    Promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management
  • David Myers, Superintendent, New Kent County Public Schools
    Promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Education
  • Tammy Milby, Director of Reading, Department of Education, UR
    Promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Education
  • Xiaobing Shuai, Senior Economist, Chmura Economics & Analytics
    Promoted to Adjunct Professor, Human Resource Management
  • Lindsey Stravitz, Visiting Lecturer of Management, Robins School of Business, UR
    Promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor, Paralegal Studies
  • Linda Fisher Thornton, CEO, Leading in Context, LLC
    Promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor, Human Resource Management

Adjunct Faculty Service Awards

5 years of service

  • Kate Cassada
  • Joey Faucette
  • Joel Gregory
  • Tammy Milby
  • William Price
  • Leigh Quick
  • Carlyle Ramsey
  • Dorothy Suskind
  • Paul Vecchione
  • James Verdini
  • Jamelle Wilson
  • Maury Wrightson

10 years of service

  • Steven Brown
  • Kenneth Bunting
  • David Burgess
  • Kathryn Burnes
  • Marcus Forbes
  • Gerald Quirk
  • Tom Shields
  • Patricia West
  • Daniel Zelinski

15 years of service

  • Janet Clements
  • Bo Harris
  • Kelley Lane

20 years of service

  • John Alley
  • Jada Banks

25 years of service

  • Michael Champlin

35 years of service

  • Gregory D. Foreman