Purvis Named Interim Chair of Nursing and Health Sciences Division
Anne Purvis has been named Interim Chair of the Division of Nursing and Health Sciences at Gordon College. She fills the position previously held by Joan Cranford. Purvis has been at Gordon since 1995 just after she retired from the U.S. Air Force. During her time in the Air Force she was stationed in Germany, [...]
Hurtig returns from French conference in Canada
Dr. Dolliann Margaret Hurtig, an associate professor of French, represented Louisiana Tech at the 84th annual convention of the American Association of Teachers of French in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Hurtig and Joyce Beckwith, director of foreign languages at Wilmington Public Schools in Massachusetts, co-presented at the conference in a session titled, Allons au cinéma: Promoting [...]
Web Promoted to Sergeant
Gordon College Police Office Smart Web has been promoted to sergeant and shift supervisor. Web, a Thomaston native, joined the department in 2006 as a part-time patrolman and was assigned to a full time position in 2008. He was chosen the department’s Officer of the Year in 2009 and most recently he has served as [...]
Research by doctoral psychology student featured in Golf Digest
Luke Simmering, an industrial and organizational psychology doctoral student at Louisiana Tech University, and his research into the strokes that avid golfers perceive they would save by purchasing certain types and brands of golf equipment is being featured in the August issue of Golf Digest. The research is centered around a survey administered to more than 1,700 [...]
Faculty Tenure, Promotions Announced
Several Gordon College faculty members were recognized for tenure and promotion by interim president Shelley Nickel during the recent Faculty and Staff Reception. Faculty members who were awarded tenure include: Dr. Thomas Aiello, associate professor of history; Dr. Neil Boumpani, associate professor of music; Annette Jackson, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Phillip Jen, associate professor [...]
Echoes of Professor Robert C. Snyder Sr.: An Influence for the Ages
His words are the voice you keep hearing; his lessons the wisdom you lean on; his classroom the one you’ve never quite left. He’s the little book you always keep in your pocket. Robert C. Snyder Sr., “Mr. Snyder” to thousands of Louisiana Tech literature students, was a Tech professor for 42 years but an [...]