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
Spring 2026 Faculty Lecture:
The Spring 2026 Faculty Lecture featuring Dr. Jeongah Kim, Professor of Social Work and recipient of the 2024-25 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship was held on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
In case you missed it, here is a link to the video recording: Spring 2026 Faculty Lecture - Jeongah Kim
View previous FACULTY LECTURE VIDEOS.
2025-26 Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee
- Jason Brumitt (Chair)
- Nathan Slegers (Co-Chair)
- Daniel Kang
- John Schmitt
- Marvin Eans
- Tiffany Hokanson
- Alex Rolfe
- Chengping Zhang
- Kristina Kays
- Thomas Shifley
- Abraham Kang
- Jesse Peterson
- AAO: Rachel Winslow
2025-26 Faculty Achievement Awards for Research and Scholarship
- Undergraduate - Joel Mayward: Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries, Theology and the Arts; GFHP Faculty Fellow
- Graduate/SPS - Pablo Burgos: Associate Professor of Neurorehabilitation
2026 Summer Grants were awarded to:
- Heidi Pullman-Lindsey
- Sara Hahn-Huston
2026 Summer Collaborative Grants were awarded to:
- Lindsay Stutzenberger, Tyler Whited
- Steffanie Altenbern, Leihua Edstrom, Courage Mudzongo
- Nahanni Freeman, Elliot Lawless, Courage Mudzongo
2026-2027 Research Leaves were awarded to:
- Ryan Dearinger
- Sarah Kerrigan