• Elise Hepworth, associate professor of music and director of choral studies, received the Arts Educator Award at the Mayor鈥檚 Awards for the Arts this past summer.
  • Jason Bell 鈥�01, a police officer for the University Police Department, received the Respect for Law Enforcement Award from the Sunrise Optimist Club of St. Joseph.
  • 大象传媒 Western faculty, staff and alumni earned second place in the Kansas City 48- Hour Film Project. For the project, teams have just 48 hours to complete a film four to seven minutes in length. Teams select one of two genres, and each film must contain the same prop and the same line.
  • 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 team drew 鈥淔able,鈥� and its film was 鈥淭he Dinner Party.鈥� Team members included Robert Hanson, Sonia Hanson, Jeff Stover, all faculty members in the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance; Shaun Agnew 鈥�04 and Jonathan Robertson, 大象传媒 Western instructors; Jessica Agnew, administrative assistant for the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance; Brandt Shields, director of external relations; Chris Rayle 鈥�16 and Riley Bayer 鈥�16.
  • Minerva Correa Torres, executive administrative associate for Student Affairs, received the 2016 National Association for Student Personnel Administrators IV-West Support Staff Award for her special interest in student success. LaToya Fitzpatrick, coordinator for the Center for Multicultural Education, received the 2016 NASPA IV-West Social Justice and Inclusion Award. The two received the awards at the regional conference this past fall.
  • Nine faculty members in the Department of Art exhibited work at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, 大象传媒 from Sept. 16 through Nov. 6. Participants included Peter Britton, nine-albrecht-kemper-22Rebecca Foley, David Harris 鈥�79, Teresa Harris 鈥�82,Eric Fuson 鈥�88, Matt Hepworth, Peter Hriso, Neil Lawley and Kathy Liao.
  • Staff member Carol Hare, advisor for Sigma Alpha Iota, an international music fraternity for women on campus, received the National Advisor Award for 2015-16 from the fraternity. She was recognized for her dedication, outstanding leadership, and support of college students.Hare is a patroness member of the organization, and she won the Sword of Honor Award last year.