Northeastern State University’s Faculty Circle of Excellence Awards for 2002-03

Faculty Award winners 2003
NSU Vice Presidnet for Academic Affairs, Dr. James Pate, Dr. Dana Eversole, Dr. John Mercer, Dr. Celia Stall-Meadows, Dr. Thomas Salmon, and NSU President, Dr. Larry Williams.

The winners of the Faculty Circle of Excellence Awards for 2002-03 are as follows:

For Teaching: Dr. John Mercer (Professor of English, Broken Arrow)

For Research: Dr. Thomas Salmon (Associate Professor of Optometry)

For: Service: Dr. Ceclia Stall-Meadows (Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Science)

The awards ceremony and reception for the award winners was held in the NET Tower Room - 6th floor on April 30, Wednesday at 3:30 pm.

Each year, three faculty members are chosen by colleagues from several faculty members to be added to the Circle of Excellence.

Currently the resident professor of English at NSU-Broken Arrow, Mercer has taught at Northeastern for 19 of his 28 years of teaching. A noted expert in the area of Shakespeare, Mercer is eagerly awaiting the release of his first book titled, "The Globalizaiton of Shakespeare in the 19th Century," which he co-edited with a fellow English scholar.

Dr. Celia Stall-Meadows has taught family and consumer science at NSU for 15 years. A strong advocate of service learning, Dr. Meadows was one of the organizers of Phi Upsilon Omicron, a prestigious national honor society for family and consumer sciences majors. Students in Dr. Meadows classes have been very involved in service learning work including their Help-in-Crisis project, in which they donated their time, career clothing and expertise to revamp the center.

A full colonel in the military, Dr. Salmon completed his residency at NSU from 1991-92. After completing his doctorate, he returned and has worked at Northeastern for six years. Renowned for his work with wavefront sensing of the eye, Dr. Salmon has written numerous papers and has been invited to speak on his research worldwide. Dr. Salmon's research focuses on using new techniques to determine/enhance the optic quality of the eye.

Last Updated : September 10, 2003 by lhw