Recent News
Beloved Associate History Professor Honored with United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award
Dr. Lauren K. Thompson, an associate professor of history at McKendree University, was recently honored with the 2025 United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award. This award was given by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of th...
Mar 19, 2025, 5:20pm EDT
English Professor Dr. Jenny Mueller Awarded Artist Residency This Summer
Dr. Jenny Mueller, a professor of English at McKendree University, was recently awarded a fully-funded artist residency this June by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Shelton, Wash. She will be living onsite while working on completing the manuscript for her thi...
Jan 23, 2025, 2:38pm EST
Registration Underway for 10th Annual McKendree Junior High Concert Band Camp
(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 13, 2025) - McKendree University will be hosting their 10th annual junior high concert band camp from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. The camp is open to students who are c...
Jan 13, 2025, 5:54pm EST
Dr. Niki Owens, McKendree Teacher Candidates Attend Project LEAD Fall Forum
On Friday, Nov. 8, Dr. Niki Owens, assistant professor of education at McKendree University, and a group of McKendree teacher candidates attended the 2024 Project LEAD Fall Forum at the Illinois State University Alumni Center in Normal, Ill. The studen...
Nov 15, 2024, 3:34pm EST
McKendree Assistant Professors of Marketing Attend, Present at Conference in Santa Fe
Dr. Brittany Dobill and Dr. Allie Helfrich, both assistant professors of marketing at McKendree University, attended and presented at the Marketing Management Association Fall Conference in Santa Fe, N.M., from Sept. 18 through 20. Helfrich particip...
Nov 14, 2024, 10:52am EST
McKendree University Assistant Professor of Education Named This Year's Emerson Award Winner
Dr. Katie Alford, an assistant professor of education at McKendree University, is this year's recipient of the 2024 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for her outstanding contribution to the teaching profession and to her students. She was chosen by ...
Nov 14, 2024, 10:17am EST
Dr. Jenny Mueller's Poem "From 'The Large Glass'" Receives Nomination for Award
Dr. Jenny Mueller's published poem "From 'The Large Glass'" has been nominated for a 2025 Best of the Net Prize by the literary journal Allium: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. Mueller is an English professor at McKendree Univesity. The poem "From 'The ...
Oct 31, 2024, 11:34am EDT
Dr. Timothy Ros Publishes Book Review in Journal
Dr. Timothy Ros, assistant professor of business, had a book review titled, "Book Review: Practicing Oral History with Military and War Veterans by Raynor S.," published in August in a special edition of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resour...
Oct 10, 2024, 4:41pm EDT
Dr. Nichole DeWall Discusses Beowulf with Local High School Students
Dr. Nichole DeWall, professor of English, visited Edwardsville High School on Friday, Sept. 13 to give a lecture to Beth Warner's British Literature class. DeWall shared her passion for the Old English language and Beowulf during the lecture. DeWall...
Oct 10, 2024, 4:35pm EDT
Anita Gentry Receives President's Award for Professional Excellence
Anita Gentry, assistant director of undergraduate admission and transfer counselor at McKendree University, has recently been awarded the President's Award for Professional Excellence. The winner of this award shines as an ideal example of an ambassado...
Jun 13, 2024, 11:45am EDT