Three Receive Faculty Awards of Excellence

Three members of the Arkansas Tech University faculty have been recognized for their contributions to the campus community with a 2016 Faculty Award of Excellence.

Dr. Sean T. Huss, associate professor of sociology, is the 2016 Arkansas Tech Faculty Award of Excellence winner in the service category.

Dr. Charles Mebi, associate professor of chemistry, won the 2016 Arkansas Tech Faculty Award of Excellence in the scholarship and creative activity category.

Dr. Jason Warnick, associate professor of psychology, received the 2016 Arkansas Tech Faculty Award of Excellence in the teaching category.

The Arkansas Tech Faculty Awards of Excellence were founded in 1996. To be eligible, a faculty member must be tenured and hold the current rank of associate professor or professor.

The 2016 recipients were announced during spring commencement ceremonies at Arkansas Tech on Saturday, May 7.

Huss (photographed, top left) has served on the Arkansas Tech faculty since 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock as well as Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Tennessee.

Mebi (photographed, top right) joined the Arkansas Tech faculty in 2009. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Buea. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Nevada.

Warnick (photographed, bottom middle) became an Arkansas Tech faculty member in 2006. He earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Arkansas State University. His Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are from the University of Mississippi.