Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University

just as excited as I was for such an accomplishment. I am so
lucky I was able to have such a strong supporter to help me.
Thank you and congratulations Dr. Hurwitz. You deserve such
a great honor.
Editor’s Note: Sean’s long-term goal is to end up in
Washington D.C or New York City with a counter terrorism or
intelligence division within the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
“There is no doubt that Tiffin University has prepared
me with practical skills and knowledge that will help me have
successful career in this field.
Grennen Presents Paper
Dr. Mary Grennen, Assistant Professor of English and Director
of Theatre Arts presented a paper titled “The Nature/Nurture
Dichotomy of Ibsen’s Nora Helmer” at the Mid-Atlantic Popular
and American Culture Association’s conference in Philadelphia.
The paper brings to light the intersection of Nora Helmer’s
character with a decidedly destructive environment--the
male-dominated Victorian society and its chauvinistic attitudes
that spawned a ubiquitous self-effacement of females.
Dr. Grennen cross-referenced Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s
story “The Yellow Wallpaper” as a commentary on
the Victorian notion of the frailty of the female mind, as well
as Carl Jung’s theories of the psyche and the structures of
personality, in which he pointed to an “irresistible compulsion
to become what one is, just as every organism is driven
to assume the form that is characteristic of its nature.” Nora’s
choice to abandon both husband and children is the only one
she has to achieve what Jung called life’s main goal.
She earned a doctorate in Dramatic Literature, Theory,
and Criticism and has been a member of TU’s English department
since 2006.
Six Faculty Members Promoted
Tiffin University promoted Scott Blough, Mary Grennen, Laura
Ketter, and Nancy Sullivan to Associate Professor and Kevin
Cashen and Rhonda Gilreath to Assistant Professor.
Scott Blough has been promoted to Associate Professor
of Criminal Justice & Security Studies. He earned a MCJ from
Tiffin University and a BBA from Mount Vernon Nazarene
College. His areas of expertise
include: Computer Law Enforcement,
Grant Writing, Corrections,
Criminal Justice and the Mentally
Ill, Prison Standards, National
Security, and Terrorism.
Mary Grennen was promoted
to Associate Professor of English.
She is also TU’s Director of Theatre
Arts. She earned a Ph.D. from
Scott Blough
Union Institute & University, an MA
from Washington College, and a
BA from Fordham University. Her
areas of expertise include Dramatic
Literature and Theatre.
Laura Ketter has been
promoted to Associate Professor
of Computer Information Systems
and Management. She earned an
MBA from Tiffin University and a BA
from Bowling Green State University.
Her areas of expertise include:
Ethics, Business Information
Systems, Cross Cultural Communication,
Digital Divide, Knowledge
Management Systems, Information
Systems, Management, and Freshman
Year Experience.
Nancy Sullivan was promoted
to Associate Professor of Marketing.
She earned both her MBA
and BBA from Tiffin University
and her AAB from Lorain County
Community College. Her areas
of expertise include: Accelerated
Learning, Adult Students, Marketing,
Organizational Behavior, Organizational
Communication, and
Organizational Management.
Kevin Cashen has been
promoted to Assistant Professor
of Criminal Justice & Security
Studies. He earned an MA from
Naval Postgraduate School, a MCJ
from University of Alabama, and
a BA from Ohio State University.
His areas of expertise include Law
Enforcement Management and
Writing/Reviewing Law Enforcement
Policy and Procedure.
Rhonda Gilreath has been
promoted to Assistant Professor of
Accounting. She earned her BBA
and MBA from Tiffin University.
Her areas of expertise include:
Accounting Information Systems,
Individual and Corporate Taxation,
and Accounting Analysis. She is
also the Director of Outcomes Assessment
for Tiffin University.
Dr. Mary Grennen
Laura Ketter
Nancy Sullivan
Kevin Cashen
Rhonda Gilreath
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