Congratulations to Elizabeth J. Kennedy the 42nd Harry W. Rodgers, III, Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Deans' Symposium Past Speakers

2010
John D. Burger, Ph.D., Economics

Local Currency Bond Markets and Global Financial Stability

Leslie Zarker Morgan, Ph.D., Modern Languages and Literatures
A Key Signature: The Gonzaga Huon dAuvergne and Franco-Italian Cultural Relations

Cheryl Moore-Thomas, Ph.D., Education Specialties
School Counselors & Social Capital in the College Application Process

2009
Yoon S. Shin, Ph.D., Finance
Role and Influence of Credit Rating Agencies in Global Financial Markets

Dawn J. Lawrie, Ph.D., Computer Science
Improving Software for Programmer Comprehension and Automated Analysis

Marie Celeste, Ed.D., Teacher Education
The Impact of Visual Impairment/Blinness Upon the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children

2008
Gloria Phillips-Wren, Ph.D., Information Systems and Operations Management
Assisting Human Decision Making with Intelligent Systems

Elizabeth Schmidt, Ph.D., History
Cold War in Guinea: Mass Mobilization and the End of Empire in French West Africa, 1946-1958

2007
Michael Burton, Ph.D., Sociology
Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy

Norman H. Sedgley, Ph.D., Economics
Alternative Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Economic Growth

2006
L. Mickey Fenzel, Ph.D., Education and Psychology
Nativity Schools: Transforming the Lives of Urban Children

Gerard A. Athaide, Ph.D. Marketing
Managing Seller-Buyer Relationships during the Commercialization of Technology-Based Innovations

2005
R. Keith Schoppa, Ph.D., History
Fighting Bubonic Plague in Two Chinese Cities, 1940-1941

Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, Finance
Corporate Governance: The Past and the Future

2004
Libby B. Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Changing Perception, Changing Reality: The Impact of Improved Communication Skills on the Lives of Individuals with Down Syndrome

Anthony J. Mento, Ph.D., Management
A Journey of Discovery: Reflection, Visual Thinking and Creativity

2003
Robert S. Miola, Ph.D. Classics and English
Voices from the Past: Catholicities and Canonicities

Marianne H. Ward, Ph.D., Economics
Measuring British Decline: Direct versus Long Span Income Measures

2002
Arthur L. Delcher, Ph.D., Computer Science
Computational Genomics: Assembling and Analyzing Large-Scale DNA Sequences

Richard R. Klink, Ph.D., Strategic and Organizational Studies
On the Extendibility of Brand Names

2001
Roger J. Kashlak, Ph.D., Strategic and Organizational Studies
Using Anthropology, Sociology and Biology to Better Understand Cross-Border Business Cooperations

Matthew W. Kirkhart, Ph.D., Psychology
I Said Don’t Do That: An Examination of Various Factors that Affect Instruction Following

2000
The Reverend Francis G. Hilton, S.J., Ph.D., Economics
Economics and the Quest for Environmental Quality

Mary L. Lowe, Ph.D., Physics
Developing a Bead-based Method for Bioremediation Applications

1999
Ralph L. Piedmont, Ph.D., Pastoral Counseling
Pastoral Counseling: Seeking Scientific Answers to Spiritual Questions

David B. Rivers, Ph.D., Biology
Regulation of Fly Development by the Parasitic Wasp Nasonia Vitripennis

1998
Elliot W. King, Ph.D., Communication
Teaching Space, Public Space and Cyberspace: New Media in Liberal Arts Education

Phoebe C. Sharkey, Ph.D., Economics
Measuring Patient Outcomes: Two Decades of Evaluating Health Care Delivery in a Cost Containment Environment