2 BERRY FACULTY MEMBERS HONORED
Rome News-Tribune, GA
June 14 2007
Two Berry College professors have been honored for their work in and
out of the classroom.
Dr. Steven Bell, professor of psychology and education, has received
the Dave and Lu Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching for the second
time in his career at Berry. The award is given annually to faculty
members judged to best exemplify effectiveness in undergraduate
education during the academic year.
Bell joined the Berry faculty in 1976 as an assistant professor
of psychology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1982
and granted tenure in 1983. From 1992 until 1996, he served as
director of graduate studies. In 1996 he was named coordinator of
the psychology department. He was presented the Dave and Lu Garrett
Award for Meritorious Teaching in 1997 and promoted to the position
of professor in 1998.
Dr. Michael Papazian, associate professor of philosophy and chair
of the religion and philosophy department, is the 2007 recipient of
the Mary S. and Samuel Poe Carden Award for outstanding teaching,
scholarship and service.
A faculty member since 1998, Papazian teaches general education and
upper-level philosophy courses at Berry. He has been department chair
since 2004 and also is advisor for the student organization Philosophia
Religioque. He is a past director of Berry’s Honors Program.
His scholarly accomplishments include the completion of three books
concerned with Armenian studies and numerous journal articles and
presentations.