Tag Archives: awards and honors

Mitch Hart named SMU Trustee Emeritus

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The SMU Board of Trustees has named former trustee Milledge A. “Mitch” Hart, III as Trustee Emeritus. The Board passed a resolution to honor Hart with this designation during its quarterly meeting Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. For extraordinary service and … Continue reading →

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Weber-Clements Prize celebrates new name, first repeat winner

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies celebrates the new name – and the first repeat winner – of its prestigious annual book prize with a lecture and booksigning by author and conservationist William deBuys on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in the … Continue reading →

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Meadows School named 2012-13 Apple Distinguished Program

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts has been named an Apple Distinguished Program for the 2012-13 school year for its creative implementation of Apple technologies. The Apple Distinguished Program designation is given to programs that meet criteria for innovation, leadership, … Continue reading →

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SMU’s 2013 Staff Recognition Ceremony is Tuesday, Feb. 12

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The SMU Staff Association presents its 12th annual Staff Association Assembly and Recognition Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2013, in McFarlin Auditorium. A reception precedes the event at 10 a.m. SMU President R. Gerald Turner will give his annual State of SMU speech, as well … Continue reading →

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Nominations open for SMU’s 2012-13 All-University Awards

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU community members are invited to nominate students, faculty and staff members for some of the University’s highest honors in the 2012-13 All-University awards. The deadline for nomination is noon Wednesday, Feb. 27. Criteria and nomination forms are available online for the … Continue reading →

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Three education innovators receive 2013 Simmons Luminary Awards

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Educators dedicated to promoting evidence-based change for the betterment of students were honored Thursday, Jan. 24 by SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. The Dallas Arboretum; Daniel P. King, superintendent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District in South Texas; … Continue reading →

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Nadia Sirota, Tania Bruguera named 2013-14 Meadow Prize winners

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts has announced that violist Nadia Sirota and interdisciplinary artist Tania Bruguera are the recipients of its 4th annual Meadows Prize arts residency. The Meadows Prize is awarded to pioneering artists and scholars with an emerging international … Continue reading →

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Nomination deadlines extended for 2012 SMU staff awards

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

This post was originally published Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. The nomination deadlines for SMU’s 2012 Presidential Staff Recognition Awards and Loretta O’Reilly Hawkins Award have been extended for one week. Nominations for all awards will now be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. The … Continue reading →

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Seven SMU professors receive 2012-13 Sam Taylor Fellowships

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Seven SMU faculty members have received Sam Taylor Fellowships from the Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund of the Division of Higher Education, United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. The Sam Taylor Fellowships, funded by income from a portion of Taylor’s … Continue reading →

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2009 Clements Book Prize winner to speak at SMU Nov. 8, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Louise Pubols (right), chief curator of history at the Oakland Museum of California, will visit SMU to discuss her award-winning work as an author. The University’s William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosts Pubols for a 6 p.m. reception followed by a … Continue reading →

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