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Campus News Senior Wins National Engineering Scholarship Stanton Weaver, senior electrical engineering major, was recognized by the IEEE Power & Energy Society as a recipient of the PES Scholarship. The society recognized 118 students from the U.S. and Canada as promising future engineers. 01
Pollard Named to Board of Council of Independent Colleges JBU President Chip Pollard was elected to the board of directors of the Council of Independent Colleges. The board of directors oversees the CIC, a national association of independent colleges and universities dedicated to supporting college and university leadership, advancing institutional excellence and enhancing public understanding of private higher education’s contributions to society. Pollard was one of seven newly elected board members, all presidents of member colleges and universities. 03
Fischer Promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer In July, Amy Fisher was promoted to chief human resources officer. Fisher began her career at JBU as a student accounts representative and has served as the director of human resources, risk management and government relations since 2015. Fisher, who holds an MBA in leadership and ethics, will continue to serve as director of government relations, assisting JBU President Chip Pollard in working with Arkansas’ state and national political representatives on issues affecting Christian higher education. 05
Professor Wins 2021 Teaching Award Brad Gatlin, associate professor of business, was announced as the 2021 Teaching Award recipient by the Christian Business Faculty Association. The CBFA Teaching Award recognizes business faculty members who emulate the character, engagement and calling of Christ to the work and ministry of transformational education. The CBFA chooses candidates for the award based on their excellence in intellectual rigor, student engagement and exemplary faith integration in classroom teaching. 02
‘Tartuffe’ Receives Multiple Awards JBU’s theatre production of “Tartuffe,” which ran during the 2021 Homecoming weekend, was entered into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and received a number of awards. The theatre professionals responding to JBU’s production honored it with the following: Meritous Achievement in Directing, Scenic Design, Projection Design, Mastery of Language and Company Collaboration. Mary Dunston, Nathan Hahn and Jesse Nielsen were selected as Irene Ryan Nominees. 04
Students Honored with National Communication Awards Three JBU communication majors and a communication faculty member received national honors in the National Federation of Press Women annual communications contest. For the contest, a distinguished group of professional journalists, communications specialists and educators judged nearly 2,000 entries in a wide variety of categories. Seniors Maria Aguilar and Grace Lindquist and junior Orry Phillips were recognized for their writing. Phillips also placed in the Professional Division Podcast category. Debbie
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