2018 External Grant Recipients

Dr. Scott Ickes, associate professor of applied health sciences, received a National Institutes of Health grant to identify risk factors for suboptimal breastfeeding and opportunities for breastfeeding promotion among working mothers in Kenya. The grant also funds professor-mentored student research in Kenya and on campus. 

Dr. Enoch Hill, assistant professor of economics, received an Acton Institute grant for his course, Comparative Economic Systems. 

Dr. Néstor Iván Quiroa, associate professor of Spanish, along with colleagues from Olivet Nazarene University and Whitworth University, received a CCCU grant for “The Music of Social Protest: An Intersection of Politics and Faith in Latin America,” a research project on Latin American social protest songs in their historical, social, and religious contexts as well as exploring the themes that emerge in light of biblical teaching.

Dr. Sally Schwer Canning, professor of psychology, along with colleagues from Belhaven University and University of South Florida, received a CCCU grant for “Creative Dance to Foster Resilience in K-12 At-Risk Youth,” a research project that seeks to cultivate resilience through a creative dance intervention.

Faculty Achievement Awards

The Faculty Achievement Award Program recognizes and encourages excellence among faculty. Faculty may be nominated for this award by students, faculty colleagues, or administrators of the College, and takes into account their contributions as teachers, colleagues and mentors.

Junior Faculty Achievement Awards

Christa Tooley Urban Studies Sociology & Anthropology

Nathaniel Thom Biology

Senior Teaching Achievement Awards 

James Beitler English

Henry Kim Sociology & Anthropology

Senior Scholarship Achievement Award 

David Hooker Art

Senior Service Achievement Award 

Tiffany Kriner English