[Okgrantsmanship] Congratulations to Tony Wohlers - Lauded for His Work!

[Mason, Linda]

Cameron honors University Choice winners - Tony Wohlers!

The Lawton Constitution 4/19/2012

 

Four members of the Cameron University faculty and staff have been
selected as this year's recipients of Cameron's University Choice
Awards. 

Christopher Keller, Marty McCoy, Tony Wohlers and Chao Zhao received
their awards during a recent ceremony on the Cameron campus. Each
received a plaque recognizing his or her achievement, as well as a
$1,000 stipend. 

 

The awards were created in 2009 to recognize members of the campus
community who exemplify the vision of the university, as set forth in
"Plan 2013: Choices  for the Second Century," which is Cameron's
strategic planning guide. 

 

Nominations were made by students, faculty and staff. To be eligible,
nominees must have been employed full-time at Cameron for at least one
year. 

Christopher Keller, associate professor in the Department of
Communication, is winner of the "University of Choice" Award, which
honors outstanding contributions toward making Cameron the "University
of Choice" by providing students a top-quality education. The nominator
cited Keller as an individual who stands out as a "beacon of uncommon
quality who improves the lives and learning experiences of (his)
students daily" and called Keller the embodiment of "excellence that
Plan 2013 strives to ensure through his dynamic instruction, advisement
of The Cameron Collegian and mentorship as a counselor and adviser to
his students." Keller's efforts in developing Cameron's convergence
journalism option was also noted, adding that his efforts "reflect a
powerful understanding of the changing nature" of the field of
journalism. 

 

Marty McCoy, department secretary in the Office of Public Affairs, was
honored with the "College Experience of Choice" Award, which recognizes
outstanding contributions toward providing students the "College
Experience of Choice" by fostering a traditional collegiate atmosphere.
McCoy is adviser to the Alpha Phi sorority. One nominator said her
involvement with the sorority provides "female students with a chance to
gain traditional collegiate camaraderie and to learn leadership skills."
Another mentioned her commitment to ensuring that the students in Alpha
Phi experience everything a sorority can offer. McCoy was described as
playing a crucial role in the Cameron chapter's success in meeting the
national organization's values of sisterhood, scholarship, service,
leadership, loyalty and character development. 

 

Tony Wohlers, director of academic research and associate professor in
the Department of History and Government, received the "Location of
Choice"  which recognizes outstanding contributions toward making
Cameron the "Location of Choice" for community and regional events. The
nominator cited the many major events on campus that Wohlers organized,
including Oklahoma Research Day in 2010 and 2011 and the department's
Public Policy Forums. Thanks to Wohlers, Cameron also will host the 2012
Oklahoma Political Science Association's annual conference later this
year. 

 

Chao Zhao, associate professor in the Department of Computing and
Technology, received the "Partner of Choice" Award for outstanding
contributions toward making Cameron University the "Partner of Choice"
by expanding existing and developing new community and area partnerships
that contribute to the growth and prosperity of Southwest Oklahoma. Last
fall Zhao oversaw the work of a group of Cameron students who developed
a new rocket-aiming system for Lockheed Martin in support of Fort Sill.
Zhao mentored the students and gave them the opportunity to exercise
critical thinking, problem-solving techniques, teamwork and
communication. The final project was presented to Lockheed Martin and
Fort Sill personnel, including Fort Sill Commander Maj. Gen. David
Halverson. The software programs developed under Zhao's leadership will
go through a testing phase in which Army personnel will ensure the
software code performs as planned, and then it is possible that the code
will be incorporated into future rocket-aiming software used by the
military.

 

 

Linda Mason, Ed.D.

Coordinator of Grant Writing 

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

655 Research Parkway, Suite 200

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

405-225-9486 desk

405-706-8757 cell

405-225-9230 FAX

lmason at osrhe.edu

www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/

 

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