{"id":5614,"date":"2017-06-05T10:16:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T21:34:37","slug":"maryville-presents-2017-outstanding-faculty-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/maryville-presents-2017-outstanding-faculty-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"˿����ƵAPPPresents 2017 Outstanding Faculty Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those honored with ˿����ƵAPP\u2019s 2017 Outstanding Faculty Awards hail from different areas within the University, but share common threads. They support the University\u2019s mission and value collaborations with campus and other communities. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s faculty awardees elevate their respective professions by embracing technology as a learning tool and weaving the connection between teaching and research. This year\u2019s recipients include: John Baltrushunas, Kristen Bruzzini, Guangwei Fan and Sandy Ross.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/jbaltrushunas.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Baltrushunas<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Baltrushunas, director of the studio art program in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an artist with an understanding of material, process and craft. Using contemporary digital tools, he has created a contemporary design education for his students. Through his knowledge of art history and his culinary expertise, he weaves together quality Study Abroad or Study Away experiences; the lessons are deep in art, politics, history, class struggle, architecture, geography and culture. He has the ability to see relationships and make connections visible to students. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/kbruzzini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/kbruzzini-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5619\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristen Bruzzini<\/strong><br \/>\nKristen Bruzzini, director of the biology program in the College of Arts and Sciences, helps manage a complex teaching environment, using breadth and creativity to approach student learning by embracing both digital options and simple paper models. Utilizing origami, video projects and iPad apps, she works all angles to make the complexities of her discipline accessible and memorable. Bruzzini also uses a Center for Teaching and Learning grant to support the development of a lab manual, using action research to assess the learning impact of the manual.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/gfan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/gfan-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guangwei Fan<\/strong><br \/>\nGuangwei Fan, interim director of actuarial science and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has made contributions in all areas of teaching, scholarship, service and technology. He is at the forefront to contemporize the curriculum, the tools, and the experiences of all students, and has co-authored e-books that have replaced the textbook for an Actuarial Science course. Fan has demonstrated his commitment to the students, the faculty, the curriculum, the alumni base and the program\u2019s professional relationships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/sross.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/06\/sross-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5626\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nSandy Ross, professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Professions, has been a motivating force behind the transformation of the physical therapy program transition from a bachelor\u2019s degree to a well-respected clinical doctorate program. She has taught almost every course in the program, exceling in the difficult courses of Kinesiology and Research, and her students\u2019 research projects are chosen for presentation at the highly selective American Physical Therapy Association annual Combined Sections Meeting. In her specialty area of Pediatrics, she inspires a new generation of pediatric practitioners by engaging her students with baby and young child lab days. 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