Recent News
Dr. Jen Moder-Bell Honored with 2024 United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award
Dr. Jen Moder-Bell, an associate professor of music education at McKendree University, recently received the 2024 United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award. This award was given by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the Un...
Mar 21, 2024, 1:03pm EDT
Dr. Shelly Lemons Elected President for St. Clair County Historical Society
The St. Clair County Historical Society Board of Directors elected Dr. Shelly Lemons, professor of history at McKendree University, to serve a two-year term as president of the organization on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Dr. Lemons is the 31st president of...
Mar 4, 2024, 11:15am EST
Dr. Michael Porterfield Publishes Chapters in New Education Book
Dr. Michael Porterfield, educational technology manager at McKendree University, recently published two chapters in a book called Career Pathways in Adult Education Perspectives and Opportunities. This book, which is part of the American Association fo...
Feb 28, 2024, 4:28pm EST
McKendree Professor of English's Latest Book Wins Award
Dr. Brenda Boudreau's latest book recently won the Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited book in Feminist Studies for 2024. The book, titled Abortion in Popular Culture: A Call to Action, was written in 2022 during the...
Feb 28, 2024, 3:13pm EST
McKendree Psychology Professor and Alum Publish New Study
Dr. Guy A. Boysen, professor of psychology at McKendree University, and Peyton Osgood, a 2023 graduate and psychology alum of McKendree University, have recently published a new study in Teaching of Psychology. This article represents Boysen and Osgood...
Feb 28, 2024, 2:40pm EST
Dr. Angie LaMora Receives Publishing Contract with Cognella for Innovative Workbook
Dr. Angie LaMora, an associate professor of biology at McKendree University, recently received a publishing contract with Cognella Publishing for her book, Thinking Your Way through A&P. The book showcases Dr. LaMora's critical thinking riddles with an...
Jan 31, 2024, 4:04pm EST
McKendree Professor of English Set to Publish Two New Books
(LEBANON, Ill.) - Dr. Martha Patterson, professor of English at McKendree University, has been offered an advanced contract with Princeton University Press for The New Negro: A History, 1887-1933. She will be the lead co-editor with Dr. Henry Louis Gat...
Jan 23, 2024, 2:23pm EST
McKendree University Associate Professor of Biology Recognized for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Angie LaMora, an associate professor of biology at McKendree University, is this year's recipient of the 2023 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for her outstanding contribution to the teaching profession and to her students. She was chosen by th...
Nov 17, 2023, 9:18am EST
Local Artist, Adjunct Professor Presents New Artwork at Exhibition This September
Jeffrey Nihiser, adjunct art professor at McKendree, currently has a work of art exhibited at the HeARTland Gallery in Hillsboro, Ill., throughout the month of September. The exhibition, titled "Divine Intervention," opened on Friday, September 8 and c...
Sep 15, 2023, 4:41pm EDT
McKendree English Professor Appointed Contributing Editor, Columnist for The Teaching Professor
Dr. Nichole DeWall, professor of English at McKendree University, recently assumed the role of contributing editor at The Teaching Professor, one of the largest international publications of teaching and learning in higher education. In this capacity, ...
Sep 1, 2023, 4:54pm EDT
