Hood Magazine Winter 2009 - 6

6 HOOD MAGAZINE | WINTER 2008-2009 New faculty join the campus community This fall the College welcomed the addition of 13 new full-time and seven new part-time faculty members. Eric Annis, Ph.D. assistant professor of biology Kristine M. Calo, Ph.D. assistant professor of education John Boon, M.S. associate professor of computer science David A. Campbell, M.Ed. visiting assistant professor of education Susan L. Carney, Ph.D. assistant professor of biology Christy D. Graybeal, Ph.D. assistant professor of education William R. Heath, Ph.D. interim National Endowment for the Humanities and Sophia M. Libman professor Elizabeth Knapp, Ph.D. visiting assistant professor of English Shannon M. Kundey, Ph.D. assistant professor of psychology Lisa M.B. Lettau, Ph.D. visiting assistant professor of English Katherine Orloff, M.A. visiting assistant professor of communication arts James Parson, Ph.D. visiting assistant professor of mathematics Jill E. Tysse, Ph.D. assistant professor of mathematics The new part-time faculty includes: Martha Bari, Ph.D. assistant professor of art Joseph T. Brady, M.F.A. assistant professor of theater Debra A. Hanley, M.Ed. clinical instructor and head teacher for the Onica Prall Child Development Laboratory Robert J. Kearney, Ph.D. visiting assistant professor of psychology Katharine J. Powell, M.A. visiting assistant professor of education Dylan S. Rickards, M.A. visiting instructor in political science Donald Wright, Ph.D. visiting assistant professor of French and Arabic Rev. Beth O’Malley named as ﬁ rst-ever McHenry Dean of the Chapel For the ﬁ rst time in the College’s history, a dean of the chapel will serve as a spiritual leader and counselor for the campus community. The Rev. Beth O’Malley, a pastoral leader who has more than  years’ experience in congregational pastoral care and campus ministry, joined the College community in August. Her goals include developing and implementing creative programming to enrich the religious, spiritual and intellectual life of students and to serve as a liaison to the surrounding religious community. Former trustee and alumna Christine L. McHenry, M.D., ’, endowed the dean of the chapel position in honor of her parents, Thomas McHenry III, M.D., and Gloria Schmitt McHenry ’, both lifelong supporters of the College. Through her gift and the establishment of this position, McHenry hopes to ensure a strong spiritual presence on campus. “We are tremendously excited about the gifts Beth brings to this position,” said Olivia White, vice president for student life and dean of students. “As our ﬁrst dean of the chapel, we can continue our commitment to the holistic development of students. I believe that Beth will help students and others ﬁnd ways to examine and integrate the intellectual, spiritual and personal experience, and add a wonderful dimension to their exploration and growth.” One of the programs O’Malley has implemented since arriving on campus is a weekly lunchtime worship service. Each Wednesday faculty, staﬀ and students gather to reﬂect on spiritual issues and topics relevant to the campus and world communities and to the college experience. In an eﬀort to deepen an appreciation for diﬀerent religious and spiritual expressions found in Hood’s diverse population, O’Malley dedicates the ﬁrst Wednesday of each month to an interfaith service based on themes of shared values. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, O’Malley most recently served as a pastor at the Columbia United Christian Church, in Columbia, Md., where she coordinated interfaith community services, educational opportunities, youth forums and concerts, and oﬀered pastoral care and counseling. She also led a YMCA-based interdenominational Christian campus ministry that served three diverse urban colleges—Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College—where she provided joint educational programs, pastoral counseling and student-centered service projects. The Milford, Conn., native earned a bachelor’s degree in religion and English from Hiram College and a master of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School.

Hood Magazine Winter 2009

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