May 01, 2003

Faculty honored for
outstanding teaching, service

California State University, Sacramento has named its 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Service Award recipients. They will be honored at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 8 in a ceremony and reception in the University Union Redwood Room.

The awards recognize faculty excellence in teaching and service to the campus community.

The Outstanding Teaching Awards Program affirms the University’s commitment to quality teaching mission. It is given each year to one professor in each of the seven Colleges. This year’s recipients are:

• College of Arts and Letters: Virginia Kidd, communication studies
• College of Business Administration: Ralph Pope, management
• College of Education: Sherrie Carinci, teacher education
• College of Engineering and Computer Science: James Bergquam, mechanical engineering
• College of Health and Human Services: Francis Yuen, social work
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Sukhbir Mahajan, physics and astronomy
• College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies: Amy Qiaoming Liu, sociology.

The Outstanding Service Awards Program honors outstanding contributions and leadership to the University. This year’s recipients are:

• College of Arts and Letters: Amy Heckathorn, English
• College of Business Administration: Chiang Wang, management
• College of Education: Jan Cross, teacher education
• College of Engineering and Computer Science: Jean-Pierre Bayard, electrical and electronic engineering
• College of Health and Human Services: Fred Baldini, kinesiology and health science
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Laurel Heffernan, biological sciences
• College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies: John Henry, economics
• Non-instructional Faculty: Randolph Solario, intercollegiate athletics.