Mar 17, 2008
Phil Bishop Kinesiology, Alabama When I arrived at the University of Alabama in 1984, I was ready to set the world on fire. But after two years there, I was trying to put out many fires. Perspectives do change, but after 24 years of teaching here at Alabama, one...
Feb 11, 2008
Andrea Scott Marketing,Pepperdine As a Wheaton College (IL) student I was fully cognizant of the pursuit of faith and learning and of the mission to do so for Christ and His kingdom. However, I relinquished the noble tasks that I associated with the “life of the mind”...
Nov 5, 2007
Brent Nelsen, Political Science Furman University As Christians we are called to disciple – but I find many of us faculty members think discipleship is either too hard — or that we simply don’t have time. For the past 19 years I have practiced “discipleship...
Oct 1, 2007
David Nelson John Dunaway [Presented by Rae Mellichamp and John Walkup] Dr. Erick Nilson was a member of the Department of Agronomy faculty at Kansas State University for more than 24 years before his...
Feb 26, 2007
Mark G. White Chemical Engineering Mississippi State Marek Bialwy. That’s a literal translation of my name into Polish. I was given the pseudonym during my most recent visit to Poland. I never thought that country would become such a part of my life. My first brush...
Nov 27, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor of Engineering Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative Can you recall the first time you presented a paper at a professional conference? Mine came in my first months as an assistant professor when I attended an...
