Morningside names commencement speaker
Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007
Dr. Stephen Davis will be the featured speaker at Morningside College's 109th spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 12 on the campus lawn in front of Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Learning Center.
Dr. Stephen Davis will be the featured speaker at Morningside College's 109th spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 12 on the campus lawn in front of Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Learning Center.
Davis is professor emeritus at Emporia (Kan.) State University and visiting distinguished professor of psychology at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth,
The Rev. Gregory V. Palmer, bishop of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, will deliver the sermon during the baccalaureate service at 5 p.m. May 11 in Grace United Methodist Church, 1735 Morningside Ave.
During the commencement exercises, the college will present an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Davis in recognition of his commitment to lifelong learning, civic responsibility and ethical leadership, the tenets of Morningside's mission.
Davis is one of the founding evaluators for Morningside's Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence awards. Presented each year, the awards recognize faculty members who exhibit excellence in teaching, effective advising, scholarship and service to Morningside College during the previous academic year. Davis was instrumental in establishing the policies and procedures surrounding the awards and is the longest serving evaluator.
Davis, whose career spans more than 40 years, is a widely-published author, with more than 270 publications to date. Most recently, he served as co-editor of "Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology," published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, the world's leading society publisher located in Oxford, England.
Davis holds a doctorate degree in general experimental psychology from Texas Christian University and master's and bachelor's degrees from Southern Methodist University. He and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Lindale, Texas.
Palmer served as pastor of United Methodist churches in North Carolina and Ohio before being named bishop of the Iowa Conference in 2000. He currently serves as president-designate of the United Methodist Council of Bishops and will assume the presidency of this organization in 2008. The Council of Bishops includes 50 active bishops in the United States; 18 bishops in Europe, Asia and Africa; plus 96 retired bishops worldwide. He is also a member of the board of directors at Morningside College.
Palmer holds a master's of divinity degree from Duke Univeristy in Durham, N.C., and a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Cynthia, have two children, Monica and Aaron.
Dr. Stephen Davis will be the featured speaker at Morningside College's 109th spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 12 on the campus lawn in front of Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Learning Center.
Davis is professor emeritus at Emporia (Kan.) State University and visiting distinguished professor of psychology at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth,
The Rev. Gregory V. Palmer, bishop of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, will deliver the sermon during the baccalaureate service at 5 p.m. May 11 in Grace United Methodist Church, 1735 Morningside Ave.
During the commencement exercises, the college will present an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Davis in recognition of his commitment to lifelong learning, civic responsibility and ethical leadership, the tenets of Morningside's mission.
Davis is one of the founding evaluators for Morningside's Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence awards. Presented each year, the awards recognize faculty members who exhibit excellence in teaching, effective advising, scholarship and service to Morningside College during the previous academic year. Davis was instrumental in establishing the policies and procedures surrounding the awards and is the longest serving evaluator.
Davis, whose career spans more than 40 years, is a widely-published author, with more than 270 publications to date. Most recently, he served as co-editor of "Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology," published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, the world's leading society publisher located in Oxford, England.
Davis holds a doctorate degree in general experimental psychology from Texas Christian University and master's and bachelor's degrees from Southern Methodist University. He and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Lindale, Texas.
Palmer served as pastor of United Methodist churches in North Carolina and Ohio before being named bishop of the Iowa Conference in 2000. He currently serves as president-designate of the United Methodist Council of Bishops and will assume the presidency of this organization in 2008. The Council of Bishops includes 50 active bishops in the United States; 18 bishops in Europe, Asia and Africa; plus 96 retired bishops worldwide. He is also a member of the board of directors at Morningside College.
Palmer holds a master's of divinity degree from Duke Univeristy in Durham, N.C., and a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Cynthia, have two children, Monica and Aaron.
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