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Faculty

Honors Staff

Gene Young, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Director, Eliott T. Bowers Honors College

936-294-1477

young@shsu.edu

 

 

 

Kimberly Bell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

Associate Director, Eliott T. Bowers Honors College

936-294-1437

kbell@shsu.edu

 

 

 

 

Maria A. Holmes, M.A.

Assistant Director, Elliott T. Bowers Honors College

936-294-1477

maholmes@shsu.edu

 

 

Student Assistants

Brittany Disiere, Forensic Chemistry Major

Laura DuBose, Musical Theatre Major

Keri Kershaw, Biology and Psychology Double Major

Melanie Adams, Graphic Design and Spanish Double Major

 

Honors Faculty (Spring 2012 Seminars) 

Faculty who teach honors courses represent the finest teachers and scholars at our University.  Faculty teaching honors seminar courses in Spring 2011 include the following:

HON 131. The Science Seminar

Patrick Lewis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences.  Ph.D., Duke University

Marcus Gillespie, Associate Professor Geography. Ph.D., Texas A&M

Monte Thiess, Professor Biological Sciences. Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Jim Carter, Professor Political Science. Ph.D., North Texas

HON 275. The Fine Arts Seminar

Mike Henderson, Associate Professor of Art. M.F.A., University of North Texas

Jennifer Pontius, Associate Professor of Dance. M.F.A. and M.A., Florida State University and California State University

Kristina Hanssen, Professor of Theatre. M.F.A and M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas

Sheryl Murphy-Manley, Musicology Area Coordinator. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

HON 332. The Spring Humanities Seminar

Gene Young, Professor of English; Director of Honors. Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Ken Hendrickson, Professor of History. Ph.D., University of Iowa

HON 475. The Difficult Dialogues Seminar

Patrick Lewis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences.  Ph.D., Duke University

Jorge Varela, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Ph.D., University of Alabama

Lee Bebout, Assistant Professor of English. Ph.D., Purdue University

Tamara Waggoner, Associate Professor of Political Science. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

 

Honors Council Members (2011 - 2012)

Council Member                   Department

 

Sheryl Murphy Manley Music Patrick Lewis Biological Sciences Stacey Ulbig Political Science Frank Fair Philosophy Pamela Zelbst Management Janet Mullings Criminal Justice Kimberly Bell English Jo Ann Duffy Management Victoria Titterington Criminal Justice William Lutterschmidt Biological Sciences Valerie Muehsam Business Bill Hyman Health & Kinesiology

 

Admissions Committee A:

Patrick Lewis

Frank Fair

Bill Hyman

Sarah Martin (Student Rep)

Admissions Committee B:

Jo Ann Duffy

Bill Lutterschmidt

Valerie Muehsam

John Jordan (Student Rep)

 

 

 

Honors College
Sam Houston State University
Box 2479
Huntsville, TX 77341-2479
(936) 294-1477
honors@shsu.edu