Volume 46, #1 - November 2008 - Houston Baptist University

FacultyfocusBorns recognized for outstandingservice, leadershipDr. Renee F. Borns, assistant vice-president for studentsuccess initiatives at Houston Baptist University, has beenawarded the 2008 Service to Commission Award for theAdvising Administration Commission by the NationalAcademic Advising Association (NACADA). This commissionservice award was established to recognize individualswho have provided outstanding service, leadership, andcommitment to a particular commission.“Renee has led the advising effort for many years at theUniversity and is receiving some well deserved recognitionfor all of her accomplishments in this field,” said JamesSteen, vice president of enrollment management and studentlife. “We are so thankful for Renee’s many contributions toadvising and student success and enthusiastically celebratethis award with her!”Rowlands namedOutstanding AdvisorDr. Alice J. Rowlands, professor of mass communicationand HBU advisor of the year, has been awarded theOutstanding Advising Certificate of Merit in the FacultyAcademic Advising category by the National AcademicAdvising Association (NACADA) as part of the 2008 NationalAwards Program for Academic Advising.The award is presented to individuals who havedemonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academicadvising of students or outstanding academic advisingadministration. The Faculty Academic Advising categoryincludes those individuals whose primary responsibility isteaching and who spend a portion of their time providingacademic advising services to students.Rowlands has taught at HBU since 1990. She dividesher time between the classroom and the newsroom of TheCollegian, the university’s award-winning student newspaper.Faculty promotionsThe Office of the President and the Board of Trustees atHouston Baptist University announced the following facultypromotions last spring.• Dr. Ron Homann, College of Education and BehavioralSciences, promoted to Assistant Professor• Dr. Valerie Bussell, College of Education andBehavioral Sciences, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Curtis Henderson, College of Science andMathematics, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Dawn Wilson, College of Education and BehavioralSciences, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Carol McGaughey, College of Education andBehavioral Sciences, promoted to Professor• Dr. Brenda Whaley, College of Science andMathematics, promoted to ProfessorHouston Chamber Music Societyholds debut concerts at HBUThe Houston Chamber Music Society held its OpeningDebut Concert for the Inaugural 2008 Season last spring inthe Morris Cultural Arts Center.Grammy award-winning violinist Mark O’Connor, cellistArash Amini, and Swiss flutist Eveline Kuhn joined Dr.Melissa Marse, HBU assistant professor of music and pianistfor an evening of music.The vision of the Houston Chamber Music Society(HCMS) is to establish a prominent Houston organizationencompassing a broad range of musical performancesspotlighting Houston-based professional musicians inconjunction with internationally acclaimed artists. HCMSstrives to broaden the youth audience base for classicalmusic and has plans for hosting master classes, workshops,chamber choirs, and other chamber music organizations.This first season began with two concert series:Masterworks Series, and Soulscapes, a collection of concertsin unique venues exclusively featuring chamber musiccomposed during the past 25 years. Marse is the HCMSFounding Artistic Director. Dr. Ann Gebuhr , professor ofmusic, is Artistic Director of Soulscapes.HBU 29 News