In The Halls
Faculty & Staff
Clifton A. Baile (D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor of Animal Science and Foods and Nutrition; Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Agricultural Biotechnology) has been chosen as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Individuals are chosen as fellows based on their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Baile was also recently awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award by the University of Central Missouri.
Leye Blount (Administrative Associate, Dean's Office) and her husband, Patrick, are the parents of a daughter, Dosie Belle, born Aug. 12, 2010.
Shirley Chambers (Senior Budget Analyst, Business Affairs) retired March 28 after working in the college for 22 years.
Connie Crawley (Public Service Associate, Cooperative Extension) has been awarded the 2011 Outreach Faculty Award.
Megan Ford (Coordinator, Aspire Clinic) is the new clinic coordinator for the FACS Aspire Clinic. Originally from Sioux Falls, S.D., Ford has an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of South Dakota and a master's in marriage and family therapy from Kansas State University. The Aspire Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that provides counseling programs to individuals and couples on relationships concerns, financial issues, nutrition matters and issues concerning living spaces.
Ted Futris (Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science) has been promoted to associate professor, effective July 1.
Jan Hathcote (Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Research) has been promoted to professor, effective July 1.
Ian Hardin (Georgia Power Professor of Textile Science, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) has been awarded the Olney Medal by the American Association of Textiles and Color Chemists for outstanding achievements in the field of textile chemistry. Hardin was recognized for his research on the development of environmentally friendly alternatives like enzymes to replace conventional chemicals used in textile processing.
Gwendolyn Jackson (Cooperative Extension Program Assistant, Richmond County) has been awarded the 2011 Outreach Professional Award.
Joan Koonce (Associate Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been promoted to professor, effective July 1.
Lance Palmer (Assistant Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been promoted to associate professor, effective July 1.
Connie Rash (Director, Student Services) was promoted from assistant director to director of student services for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences earlier this spring. She had served as assistant director since joining the college in 1990. Earlier this year, Rash was named recipient of the Outstanding Family and Consumer Sciences Professional Award by the Georgia Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She has also been named president elect for the Georgia Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, and was awarded the Outstanding Club Advisor by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Andrea Scarrow (Cooperative Extension Agent, Colquitt County) has been awarded the 2011 Thomas F. Rodgers Outreach Agent Award.
Amber Stevens (Student Affairs Professional, Student Services) has joined the FACS Student Services Office as a student affairs professional. Stevens has a master's degree in higher education administration and a bachelor's degree in human environmental science from the University of Alabama. She was previously the transfer advisor at Gadsden State Community College.
Anne L. Sweaney (Interim Dean) has been awarded the Thomas E. Cochran Service Award by the FACS Family Financial Planning program and the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics in recognition of her service and support to the students, faculty and staff of the FFP program, the college and the University of Georgia.
Pamela R. Turner (Assistant Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been promoted to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1.
Janet Valente (Public Service Assistant, FACS Cooperative Extension) has been promoted to public service associate, effective July 1.
James Coates Walters (Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Family Science) died March 6, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife, Lynda Henley Walters (Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Family Science; PhD '78, Human Development and Family Science).
Kathie Wickwire (Research Coordinator, Foods and Nutrition) has been awarded the 2011 Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Staff Member award.
