AROUND THE QUAD
Faculty and Staff Achievements
Candace Allmond , adjunct instructor and proud alumni of the Counseling and Human Services program , was recognized as a Fox News “ Champion of Courage ” for her impact through the Girl Scouts .
James Borelli , Ph . D ., had his research —“ Lower limb vertical stiffness and frontal plane angular impulse during perturbation-induced single limb stance and their associations with gait in individuals post-stroke ”— published in the Journal of Biomechanics in January .
Mark Branson , Ph . D ., Professor and Chair of Engineering , Mathematics , and Physics , presented his Open Educational Resources ( OER ) textbook , “ Math for the People : A Collaborative Quantitative Justice Textbook for Non-STEM Students ,” at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco in January .
Shaunta Chapple , DNP , RN , NPD-BC , received a $ 1,000 grant from the University of Maryland William E . Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation in partnership with Maryland Online ( MOL ) 2024 Maryland Open-Source Textbook Initiative ( M . O . S . T .) Faculty Adopt OER Mini-Grant . The funding will be used to revise the NURS 434 course and implement open-source course materials .
Matthew Hudson , Ph . D ., Assistant Professor of Chemistry , had research published in Nature Chemistry . He and his colleagues have been focusing on synthesizing a material that can store and deliver hydrogen , which could help solve an obstacle in the use of hydrogen gas in place of fossil fuels .
Honoring Our Retirees
We extend our deep and heartfelt gratitude to Melanie Edmondson and Dr . Sharon Buchbinder , both who retired this summer , for their decades of service to Villa Julie College and Stevenson University .
Melanie Edmondson
Vice President , Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer 28 Years of Service
Melanie joined Villa Julie College in 1996 and was the central figure in the creation of Stevenson ’ s financial systems , as well as in every construction project over the last three decades . Melanie ’ s fierce loyalty to her team , ability to collaborate across divisions , and advocacy for all of our Mustang athletics teams have made her a critical force in our university ’ s development .
Melanie ’ s dedicated stewardship has ensured that Stevenson has balanced its budget for 28 years straight , and , due to her leadership and dedication to compliance , our audit record in financial services remains unblemished . We wish Melanie a very happy retirement !
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