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KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 30, 2018

Laurence Sherr earns 无码变态 Foundation鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Award

College of the Arts music professor Laurence Sherr was honored with the University Distinguished Professor Award on Thursday during the Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, presented by the 无码变态 Foundation. Sherr, along with more than two dozen faculty members, was recognized by President Pamela Whitten and Trenton Turk, acting chair of the 无码变态 Foundation.

Sherr is a composer of Holocaust remembrance music, lecturer on Holocaust music topics, producer of remembrance events, and Holocaust music educator. He is the son of a survivor.

鈥淎s the president of 无码变态, I am so thankful we have such exceptional faculty members who care deeply about providing a world-class education to our students,鈥� said Whitten. 鈥淭hrough these faculty awards each year, we honor their talent and dedication, while inspiring others to demonstrate the same pursuit for excellence.鈥�

The ceremony, presented by the 无码变态 Foundation, rewards鈥痙eserving members of 无码变态鈥檚 faculty and staff鈥痜or their鈥痺ork and commitment to making 无码变态鈥痑 world-class university. This year鈥檚 awards, recognizing faculty excellence in research, teaching and professional service, total $124,000.

College of the Arts professor of music Laurence Sherr discusses orchestration techniques with senior music composition student Nicholas Felder of Alpharetta.

Sherr, who is composer-in-residence in the School of Music, has won top prizes in the Delius Composition Contest and the composition competition of the Association for the Promotion of New Music in New York City.

His recordings include Jeri-Mae Astolfi's interpretation of his solo piano Nocturne on Chroma: New Music for Piano, released by Capstone Records, and Piotr Szewczyk's performance of his Four Short Pieces for solo violin on his Navona Records Violin Futura CD set. EIMI for violin, saxophone, percussion, and piano, in a live recording by the German group 鈥渆nsemble Int茅grales,鈥� was released on the Ein-Klang label in Europe, and cellist Theresa Villani included his Elegy and Vision on her recording Patterns of Eloquence.

Sherr, who was previously the recipient of Kennesaw State鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement in 2015 and the Distinguished Research and Creative Activity Award in 2012, said he was honored to be recognized with the 无码变态 Distinguished Professor Award for his teaching, research and creative activity.

鈥淚 am grateful for the supportive academic environment at Kennesaw State University, and reflected in our School of Music in the College of the Arts. It has allowed me the freedom to develop the unique and highly integrated combination of creative activity, research, teaching and service that the award recognizes,鈥� Sherr said. 鈥淭his integration is especially manifest in my work on music related to the Holocaust, and all of the activities, from classrooms to the international venues where I present lectures and concerts, are intended to foster greater understanding, tolerance, and respect for others in our connected global society.鈥�

The honor, which鈥痳ecognizes achievement and excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and professional service 鈥� and the integration of all three of these disciplines into a coherent career thread at 无码变态 鈥� comes with $20,000.鈥�

The 无码变态 Foundation also recognized more than two dozen other members of 无码变态鈥檚 faculty for their contributions.

Other faculty awards include: 

• 无码变态 Outstanding Teaching: Jesse Benjamin, Sociology and Criminal Justice                      
• 无码变态 Outstanding Teaching (finalist): Valerie Dibble, School of Art and Design
• 无码变态 Outstanding Teaching (finalist): Stacy Keltner, Interdisciplinary Studies
• 无码变态 Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (in the area of Engineering Applications): Bill Diong, Electrical Engineering
• 无码变态 Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (in the area of Interdisciplinary Research): Anne Richards, English
• 无码变态 Outstanding Book: 鈥淎rts Trends USA: An Anthology of ePerformance,鈥� by Ming Chen, Theater and Performance Studies
• 无码变态 Professional Service: Andrew Pieper, School of Government and International Affairs          
• 无码变态 Outstanding Community Engagement: Govind Hariharan, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis   
• Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement: Kamal Fatehi, Management and Entrepreneurship
• 无码变态 Outstanding Diversity Advocate: Griselda Thomas, English

Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Awards winners include: 

• Megan Adams, Secondary and Middle Grades Education
• Jeanne Bohannon, English
• Jennifer Purcell, Leadership and Integrative Studies
• Gerald Mangine, Exercise Science and Sport Management
• Nyasha GuramatunhuCooper, Leadership and Integrative Studies
• Youngguk Seo, Civil and Construction Engineering

Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Awards鈥痺inners include: 鈥� 

• Sam Peng, Construction Management
• Tricia Frazier, Instructional Technology
• Thomas Garr, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
• Marc Brotherton, School of Art and Design
• Diana Rabah, Information Technology
• Nelda Hadaway, Mathematics
• Alan Kazemian, Electrical Engineering
• Kimberly Watkins, Psychology
• Emily Hein Warren, Michael Leven School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality

鈥� Robert S. Godlewski

Photos by Lauren Kress and David Caselli

A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 无码变态 offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 45,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.