Recent News
Eggleston is Commended for 10 Years as HLC Peer Reviewer
Dr. Tami Eggleston, associate provost for institutional effectiveness and professor of psychology at McKendree University, recently completed her 10th year of service as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC is an independen...
May 12, 2020, 4:28pm EDT
Dr. Jennifer Moder-Bell Receives 2020 Grandy Faculty Award
Dr. Jennifer Moder-Bell, a music education professor at McKendree University, has received the 2020 Grandy Faculty Award, given annually by the Alumni Association to recognize commitment to students, the ideals promoted by the university and participat...
May 8, 2020, 12:43pm EDT
2020 MLK Humanitarian Award Honoree Leads by Example
In recognition of her deep commitment to social justice, activism and quiet leadership, McKendree University honored Dr. Melissa Barfield as the faculty recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian Award for 2020. Presented annually, the ...
Jan 29, 2020, 11:16am EST
Nursing Professor Awarded for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Kelli Whittington, RN, CNE, of McKendree University is among 100 St. Louis area educators who have received the 2019 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for their outstanding contribution to the teaching profession and to their students. The award...
Nov 20, 2019, 12:01pm EST
Albers Presents on Population Health at Sigma Convention
Dr. Jan Albers, RN, PHNA-BC, EBP-C, CLC, assistant professor of nursing at McKendree University, presented at the 2019 Sigma Biennial Convention on Nov. 18 in Washington, D.C. Sigma (Sigma Theta Tau) is the global professional honor society for nursing...
Nov 20, 2019, 11:52am EST
McKendree Researchers' Study of Trigger Warnings to be Published
A new study about the use of trigger warnings in education written by McKendree University researchers is in press at the American Psychological Association journal Scholarship of Teaching and Teaching in Psychology. Dr. Guy A. Boysen, Class of 2019 gr...
May 17, 2019, 11:30am EDT
Psychology Professor Earns McKendree University Grandy Faculty Award
A psychology professor who often includes his students as research collaborators has received McKendree University's 2019 William Norman Grandy Faculty Award, given by the Alumni Association. Dr. Guy Boysen accepted the surprise honor at undergraduate ...
May 11, 2019, 2:04pm EDT
Mathematical Association of America's Illinois Section Honors McKendree Professor
The Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America (ISMAA) has presented Dr. J. Alan Alewine of McKendree University with its Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics Award. He was honored on March 29 at the ISMAA confer...
Apr 2, 2019, 3:08pm EDT
Professors Read at Pre-K for National Greek Week
Dr. J.L. Kemp and Dr. Pamela Manning of McKendree University captured the attention of pre-kindergartners at Vivian Adams Early Childhood Center and Officer Elementary School in East St. Louis during a "Real Greeks Read" event on March 21. The universi...
Apr 2, 2019, 2:37pm EDT
Lemons Appointed to County Historical Society
Dr. Shelly Lemons, associate professor of history at McKendree University, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the St. Clair County Historical Society for a one-year term. She will assist with an ongoing project to complete a new library an...
Mar 26, 2019, 10:52am EDT
