Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee
The George Fox University Faculty Scholarship and Achievement (FSA) Committee, previously known as the Faculty Development Committee (FDC), was established to facilitate professional development and effective teaching through research and to encourage faculty to make research results available to a public forum for professional consideration.
Through a generous donation each year, the FSA Committee is able to fund a number of summer research grants, research leaves, and faculty writing workshops. Current research grants have been funded by a generous donation from the Morland Family Trust.
Each year the FSA Committee is responsible for selecting the winners of the Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Scholarship from nominations submitted by faculty members. Two awards are given, one for an outstanding undergraduate faculty member and one for an outstanding graduate or George Fox Digital faculty member.
The faculty members selected present their research at two faculty lectures the following academic year. The Fall Faculty Lecture features the undergraduate recipient of the award, and the Spring Faculty Lecture features the graduate/George Fox Digital recipient of the award.
Faculty Lectures
Fall 2024 Faculty Lecture:
Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105
Join us for the Fall 2024 Faculty Lecture featuring Dr. Nathan Slegers, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and recipient of the 2023-24 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research & Scholarship.
2024-25 Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee
- Daniel Kang (Chair)
- John Schmitt
- Dawn Ford
- Alex Rolfe
- Chengping Zhang (Sabbatical 24-25)
- Kristina Kays
- Thomas Shifley
- Abraham Kang
- AAO: Rachel Winslow
2023-24 Faculty Achievement Awards for Research and Scholarship
- Undergraduate - Nathan Slegers, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Graduate/SPS - Ekaterina Lomperis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Thought
2024 Summer Grants were awarded to:
- Micah Donor
- Jason Lepojarvi
- Jesse Peterson
- Tess Swake
- Sandra Noble
2024 Summer Collaborative Grants were awarded to:
- Jeongah Kim, Daphne Vaughn
- Chris Koch, Rebecca Dobler
- Scott Burkhart, Li Zandré Philbrook
- Andrew del Rio, Isaac Choi
- Adam Long, Harrison Dietzman
2024-2025 Research Leaves were awarded to:
- Dana Robinson