August Faculty and Staff Features

Timothy Hulsey, Department of Psychology
Hulsey, dean of The Honors College and associate professor of psychology, has been selected vice president for chapter relations for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The election occurred at the biennial convention of the organization in Kansas City, Mo., in August.

Hulsey was elected by his peers on the organization’s Chapter Relations Committee, an advisory panel made up of one representative from each of the society’s five geographical regions.

As vice president for chapter relations, Hulsey will serve for two years on the society’s national board of directors, chair the Chapter Relations Committee and oversee the Council of Students. In addition, he will help coordinate the investigation of institutions where new chapters are sought, recommend the establishment of new chapters and encourage the development of present chapters.

Hulsey had been serving on Phi Kappa Phi’s Love of Learning selection committee since 2007. He is an education and academics columnist for the society’s award-winning quarterly magazine, Phi Kappa Phi Forum. He has been a Phi Kappa Phi member since 2005.

Stephanie Ferguson, Ph.D., School of Nursing
Ferguson, associate professor and coordinator of community outreach, Community Nursing Organization, will participate in an expert panel for the “Study and Report to Understand the Impact of Health Information Technology in Underserved Communities and Those with Health Disparities.” Organized by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, the panel will examine the impact of health information technology in communities with health disparities and in areas with a high proportion of individuals who are uninsured, underinsured and medically underserved-- including urban and rural areas.

William Korzun, Ph.D., School of Allied Health Professions
Korzun, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, has received the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology Division’s (CDID) highest award for lifetime achievement in clinical service or education. The award is named in honor of the late Carl R. Jolliff, who had an exemplary career in these fields. Korzun is being recognized for his dedication to teaching clinical immunology, his efforts to keep the CDID on the forefront of education, especially through the annual issues of immunodiagnostics symposia, and his contributions to training young laboratory professionals.