Terence J. Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to conduct research in Arabic political philosophy at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan.
More than 300 students were named to the Central College dean’s list for Spring 2021.
Five Central College faculty members received awards this spring for their outstanding leadership in teaching, service and scholarship.
Terence Kleven, professor of religion at Central College, and Shannan Mattiace, a 1990 graduate, were honored at the college’s Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 15.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central, has been awarded the Organic Syntheses, Inc. Grant for Summer Research. Amy Philavanh, Class of 2022 and a biochemistry major from Ankeny, Iowa, will help Wackerly conduct research this summer.
Dean Furness, a 1994 graduate, and Central’s Building a Culture of Inclusion initiative received 2021 Engaged Campus Awards from Iowa Campus Compact.
Cameron Coles, a member of the Class of 2022, is the second Central student to win the competitive Goldwater Scholarship.
Central won two Best of Red Rock Area awards from the Marion County Development Commission, along with a Central alumnus who was named to the Top 10 Under 40.
Central received honorable mentions for key communications and fundraising initiatives from District VI of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Central College’s renovated Peace Mall has been honored with an award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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