California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García lauded literary and creative works by 53 resident faculty and staff authors who have published books or other media since 2008 during a reception in the University Bookstore on Thursday, Feb. 2.
García praised the achievement of faculty and staff, saying, “You engage your students through this work, you represent Dominguez Hills internationally and nationally through this work, and you have put Dominguez Hills on the map.”
She added that the university’s online Directory of Awards, Scholarly Work, Creative Activities, and Civic Engagement, which is maintained by the University Library, is a wonderful tool to continually showcase the works of faculty and staff to the nation, and the faculty/staff author section in the University Bookstore is critical because it provides an example to students of what they may achieve.
Incoming provost and vice president of academic affairs Ramon Torrecilha also addressed reception attendees.
“It is critical that we stay at the forefront of our disciplines, and that we provide our students with the latest knowledge, the latest thinking, and that we engage them in research. That’s our responsibility,” said Torrecilha, himself a published scholar while at UC Irvine, the Social Science Research Council, and Mills College. “Our continued education helps instill in students, the transformative power of knowledge and in doing so, it propels them to do well in their careers and in graduate school.”
Below is a list of the faculty and staff authors recognized and a slideshow of selected photos from the reception:
| Kelli Beard, associate professor, teacher education | Fumiko Hosokawa, professor, sociology |
| Danny Brassell, professor, teacher education | Susan Johnston, professor, teacher education |
| Mark Carrier, associate professor, psychology | Ellen Hope Kearns, emeritus professor, health science |
| Carole M. Casten, professor, kinesiology/recreation | Richard Kravchak, professor, music |
| Randolph Cauthen, associate professor, English | Pamela C. Krochalk, professor, health science |
| Marisela Chavez, associate professor, Chicana/o studies | Thomas Landefeld, professor, biology |
| Nancy Cheever, associate professor, communications | Mitch Maki, vice provost |
| Patricia Cherin, coordinator, HUX | Adriean Mancillas, professor, graduate education |
| Lynne H. Cook, professor, graduate education | Clarence A. Martin, associate vice president |
| James Cooper, professor, graduate education | Terrence P. McGlynn, associate professor, biology |
| Prakash Dheeriya, professor, accounting | Jerry Moore, professor, anthropology |
| Susan D. Einbinder, assistant professor, social work | Scott Morris, lecturer, music |
| Nancy Erbe, professor, negotiation, conflict resolution, peace building | Anthony H. Normore, associate professor, graduate education |
| Mohammad Eyadat, associate professor, information systems | Jung-Sun Park, professor, Asian-pacific studies |
| Salim Faraji, associate professor, Africana studies | Sheela Pawar acting assistant vice president, academic programs |
| Munashe Furusa, acting associate dean, College of Arts and Humanities | Hamid Pourmohammadi, associate professor, information systems |
| Lorna Fitzsimmons, associate professor, humanities | Robin Roth, lecturer, philosophy |
| Michael Galant, associate professor, modern languages | Ginger F. Silvera, lecturer, political science |
| Mildred García, university president | Alexander Stanoyevitch, associate professor, math |
| Janine Gasco, associate professor, anthropology | Frank Strier, emeritus professor, accounting and finance |
| Jonathon Grasse, associate professor, music | John Thomlinson, professor, biology |
| Daniel Greenspan, lecturer, HUX | Rudolph V. Vanterpool, director, division of world cultural studies |
| Jianchao Han, associate professor, computer science | Irene Vasquez, professor, Chicana/o studies |
| Don Hata, emeritus professor, history | Ericka Verba, associate professor, history |
| Gilah Hirsch, professor, art | Clare Weber, associate professor, sociology |
| Sharroky Hollie, assistant professor, teacher eduaction | Greg Williams, director, archives and special collection |
| Jeremiah Woolsey, director, instructional technology |
