College faculty retirees: May, Newsome, Nixon, Norris, Radomski
A guest post from the College
This is the third in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Enjoy the linked profiles, written by faculty colleagues within their departments, honoring these incredible teacher-scholars and their lasting legacies.
- Darlene R. May, Teaching Professor of Arabic
- Debbie W. Newsome, Associate Professor of Counseling and Associate Dean for Students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Patricia “Pat” A. Nixon, Professor of Health and Exercise Science
- James “Jim” L. Norris, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
- Teresa Radomski, Professor of Music
Categories: Faculty News, Guest Post, Inside WFU
Faculty retirements 2020-21
The following Wake Forest University Reynolda Campus faculty members retired in 2020-21 (unless otherwise specified). This year’s retirees were honored during the 2021 Commencement ceremony.
College faculty profiles and citations will be shared in a five-part series in the coming days. Read more
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Proposals funded: Kugler, Nixon, O'Day, Plemmons
Congratulations to Sara Kugler, director of external partnerships & initiatives at the Anna Julia Cooper Center, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: AGEP Transformation Alliance: Bridging the PhD to Postdoc to Faculty Transitions for Women of Color in STEM” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Congratulations to Pat Nixon, professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Pre-natal Events, Post-natal Consequences II (Competitive Renewal)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by [subaward/subcontract from] Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Gail O’Day, dean and professor of the School of Divinity, whose proposal entitled “Financial Well-Being for Pastoral Leaders” has been funded by the Lilly Endowment.
Congratulations to Bob Plemmons, professor of mathematics and statistics, whose proposal entitled “Innovations in Statistical Image Analysis and Applications to 3D Imaging for Improved SSA” has been funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and by [subaward/subcontract from] University of New Mexico (WFU funding agency).
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Proposals funded: Nixon, Silman
Congratulations to Patricia Nixon, professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Pre-natal Events, Post-natal Consequences II (Competitive Renewal)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number 5P01HD047584-08 and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Miles R. Silman, professor of biology, whose proposal entitled “Ecosystem effects and carbon content of Amazonian bamboo-dominated forests” has been funded by NASA.
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Proposals funded: Katula, King, Nixon, Rejeski
Congratulations to Jeffrey Katula, assistant professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Maya Angelou Center for Health-Project 2 (WFUHS PI: Calles)” has been funded by the National Institute of Health and WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Bruce King, professor of chemistry, whose proposal entitled “Synthesis of 33177 as an Influenza Antigen” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Patricia A. Nixon, associate professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Pre-natal Events, Post-natal Consequences II (Competitive Renewal)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
Congratulations to Walter J. Rejeski, professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Look Ahead” has been funded by the National Institutes (NIH) and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
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