Faculty and Staff Honored at
Southwestern
Winfield, Kan., April 29, 2022 —
Outstanding faculty and staff were recognized at Southwestern College.
Six awards were presented Friday, April 29, for outstanding service to the
college, and 20 employees were honored for years of service.
Presented were the Fassnacht Outstanding
Administrator/Staff (Campus) Award to Brenda Hicks, director of financial aid;
the Fassnacht Outstanding Administrator/Staff Award (Professional Studies) to
Becky Burch, director for faculty affairs and academic support for Professional
Studies; and the Fassnacht Outstanding Faculty Award to Jacob Goodson,
associate professor of philosophy.
Floyd and Ruth Fassnacht established the
Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Staff awards with an endowment gift in
1988. Floyd graduated from Southwestern College in 1929 with a degree in
chemistry. He was a member of the Alpha Beta Alpha honor society. Floyd began
working for Phillips Petroleum in 1940 as a lab chemist. In 1948 he became
chief chemist in charge of all plant products, and assisted in the development
of aviation fuel for World War II. He retired from the company in 1973 as
assistant superintendent of Phillips Kansas City Refinery.
Floyd and Ruth were significant donors to
the college during their lifetimes, also providing a major gift for
construction of the Beech Science Center, naming the Fassnacht Research
Laboratory. Floyd received the Southwestern College Alumni Recognition Award in
1997.
Additionally, the United Methodist
Exemplary Teacher Award was presented to David Youland, assistant professor of
business.
Raquel Resendiz, director of student life,
presented the Student Government Association (SGA) faculty and staff citations
during the ceremony. The staff citation was awarded to Alissa Sheppard,
first-year student advisor. The faculty citation went to Ed Loeb,
professor of mathematics.
Awards for years of service were also
presented for:
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55 years: Max C. Thompson
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25 years: Scott Ireland, Patrick Ross
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20 years: Richard Cowlishaw
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15 years: Alice Bendinelli, Marsha Branch, Sarah Hallinan, Britt Porter
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10 years: Jackie Glasgow, Donald Kehne, Kurt Keiser, Jackson Lashier, Ashley
Riley
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5 years: Jonathan Beachy, Michael Leamy, Aruni Malalasekera, Ashlee Mayo, Ross
Peterson-Veatch, Paula Phelps, and Levi Thomas.
