{"id":11885,"date":"2025-05-07T13:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11885"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:08:50","slug":"missouri-western-honors-faculty-and-staff-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/07\/missouri-western-honors-faculty-and-staff-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western honors faculty and staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11886\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11886\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jennifer Elder wins award for outstanding faculty scholarship\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/MWSU1820-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jennifer Elder receives the Missouri Western Foundation Dr. James V. Mehl Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship at the faculty and staff awards and retirement celebration at Missouri Western on May 2, 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May 7, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University honored several employees during the 2025 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Awards were presented to eight individuals. They are listed below, with excerpts from their nomination materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Outstanding Academic Advisor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Dr. James Carviou, associate professor of journalism. A student wrote that Dr. Carviou\u2019s advice \u201chas helped me improve as a student, a journalist and a worker. In times where I just needed someone to talk to, James was there to listen and help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Award for Teaching Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. \u201cAs a teacher, he is welcoming, engaged, and interested in the success of his students.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mackenzie Evans, assistant professor of nursing. \u201cEach experience in her classroom left me feeling inspired and cared for.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Award for Staff Service to Colleagues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Regina Young, administrative coordinator for the College of Science and Health. \u201cShe genuinely wants those around her to have the tools and clarity they need to succeed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Award for Staff Service to Students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Angie Caswell, student housing assignments coordinator. \u201cAngie is always looking for ways to make the student experience better [and has] profoundly impacted residents for over 12 years at Missouri Western.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Award for Staff Service to the University: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jeannette Lorimor, accountant. \u201cHer patience in explaining complex financial matters makes her an invaluable resource, particularly for those who may not have extensive accounting knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Foundation Dr. James V. Mehl Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Dr. Jennifer Elder, assistant professor of mathematics. In her second year at Missouri Western, Dr. Elder has published nine articles in peer-reviewed academic journals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri Western Foundation Dr. James J. Scanlon Award for Staff Service to Community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Angie Osborn, administrative assistant in the Center for Service and Center for Military and Veteran Services. \u201cShe plays an active part in our service initiatives, working side-by-side with student volunteers and acting as a mentor and role model.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reception also honored 10 employees who have or will retire in the current academic year with a combined 178 years of service to Missouri Western. Honored retirees include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cathy Bryson, Student Accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Debbie Crisler, Marketing and Communications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CW Ford, Physical Plant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teresa Harris, School of Fine Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roy Jacobs, Physical Plant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kathryn Lau, Counseling Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Steven Lorimor, Chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Mulder, Library<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bradley Stephens, Athletics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steve VanDyke, Marketing and Communications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 7, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University honored several employees during the 2025 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2.\u00a0 Awards were presented to eight individuals. They are listed below, with excerpts from their nomination materials.\u00a0 Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. James Carviou, associate professor of journalism. 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