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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIVE WESLEYAN PROFESSORS RECEIVE SAM TAYLOR FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

Five Texas Wesleyan faculty members received Sam Taylor Fellowship awards, granted through the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of The United Methodist Church. The will of the late Sam Taylor set aside income from a portion of his estate to fund continuing education and development of faculty members at United Methodist-related colleges and universities in Texas. The awards received by Texas Wesleyan faculty totaled nearly $6,700.

Jay Brown, assistant professor of psychology, will use the funds to conduct research on various measures of religiosity and levels of self-control.	Rodney Erakovich, assistant professor of public administration and management, will continue research in collaboration with Western and Eastern European universities in organizational integrity building in Eastern Europe through managing by values congruent with societal and democratic values.
Lori Dieckmann, assistant professor of chemistry, will use the funds to defray tuition costs of graduate coursework in chemistry at the University of North Texas.	Kimberly Webb, assistant professor of accounting, will use the award to aid in the cost of tuition and books for her graduate study leading to a PhD in Business Administration in accounting at  the University of Texas at Arlington.
Stacia Neeley, associate professor of English, will participate in graduate coursework in education through Goucher College focusing on strategies for empowering students to become active, responsible learners.