Six honored with Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards

     Campbell University honored the teaching mastery of six professors recently with the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards for 2004-2005.
     Dr. Carl Broadhurst, of Fayetteville, N.C., is an associate professor of business and serves as chair of the Department of Business and Economics at Campbell’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. He has been instrumental in the revision of the undergraduate curriculum in management and has served as chair of the School of Business Curriculum Committee overseeing major revisions in the curriculum of all business majors. A native of Orrick, Mo., Broadhurst holds a Bachelor of Science in management from the University of Missouri, a Master of Business Administration from Butler University, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. He serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union, an institution with over $215 million in assets and 57,000 members, and teaches a Sunday school class at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
     Dr. Stephen H. Fuller, of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., is an associate professor of Pharmacy Practice. He is the School of Pharmacy’s first faculty member to become a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner and developed the school’s first ambulatory care residency.
     Fuller graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia.
     Dr. Barry Jones, of Lillington, N.C., is a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew for the Campbell Divinity School. He will assume the duties of associate dean of Academic Programs for the Divinity School on July 1. An experienced pastor, Jones has served churches as an interim during his four years at Campbell and provided pulpit supply and Bible studies for many churches across the state.
     A Campbell alumnus, Jones graduated magna cum laude in 1985. He obtained a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and pursued additional studies in the master’s program in religion at Wake Forest University. Jones received a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Duke University. He has published a book on the Minor Prophets and written several articles and reviews for scholarly and popular publications.
     Professor Charles Lewis, of Buies Creek, N.C., is a professor of law at Campbell’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. He is the recipient of the 2005 Dean’s Excellence in Research award for his article published in the “Clinical Law Review” titled, “The Contract Drafting Process: Integrating Contract Drafting in a Simulated Law Practice.” Drawing on his experience as a practicing attorney and teacher, the article provides a model for addressing law practice situations, including ethical, economic, malpractice and law office management.
     Lewis holds undergraduate and law degrees from Washington and Lee University. Prior to joining the Campbell law faculty, he was engaged in the general practice of law in Warrenton, Va.
     Dr. William C. Tate, of Coats, N.C., is associate professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. Instrumental in the development of Campbell’s Honors program, Tate published his first book in 2001 titled, “Solomonic Iconography in Early Stuart England: Solomon’s Wisdom, Solomon’s Folly.” His articles have appeared in numerous literary journals, including “English Literary Renaissance” and “Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900.
     He graduated from Bob Jones University, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Biblical Studies. He went on to receive a master’s degree in English from Duke University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Gary Taylor, of Buies Creek, N.C., is a professor of psychology and chair of the Department of Psychology for Campbell’s School of Education. Described by his colleagues as a wonderful mentor and teacher, Taylor joined the Campbell faculty in 1968 and was appointed chair of the Psychology Department in 1987. Under his leadership, the department has grown into a well-respected undergraduate program with a high percentage of students accepted into graduate school. Taylor has worked with several honor societies at Campbell and is instrumental in chartering the Campbell chapter of the Psi Chi psychology honor society.
     A native of Tulsa, Okla., Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Oklahoma Baptist University and a master’s in psychology from the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He went on to earn a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.

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