5 Presidential Distinguished —- college-wide Accreditation and Self- The “Presidential Distinguished Professor” award is given annually to teachers outstanding fields their Brady. This year's Helen J. chemistry; who to date in in excel and quality teaching,” James W. Dr. professor of stress management. A. Toth, pro- professor of to Dr. are: Michael Smith, development as approved academic vice president. Funding for the award r Dr. Smith is married to the forme the are They l. Newel Shirley A. and parents of two children, Amanda Matthew. Professor has been Prior Dr. Michael A. Toth to his teaching career pro- egional ; offerOpporsecona ssroom aching ondary len J. James Dr. James has been at Weber State since 1971. She received her B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. She of spent a year at the University She Arizona as a research associate. for the Western and Mid- and in of scholarly papers and articles c 1981 published a book on charismati leadership. Dr. During his tenure at the college of Toth has introudced a number ding courses to the curriculum inclu death sociology classes on Sex roles, and health on, religi dying, and medicine and theory. his He has been recognized for r outstanding teaching both at Webe Utah. State and at the University of ed to He was one of four faculty select State's first participate in Weber conEuropean study abroad program spring g durin n Londo in d ducte was a Fellow in the Program for the Advancement of College Teaching of Science at the University of Nebraska in 1979. on At WSC Dr. James has served presentis and committees numerous to ry or ly is for ‘ional chairman riculum the of Committee. College Cur- has also She served as president of the WSC Sigma the Xi Science Research Society and Faculty Association. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, American Chemical Science National and Society two egree Skill 2 the the and ping ecial ools, and itted Jtah hool oca‘ack Teachers Association. interests research Her concern methods of teaching. She has helped laboratory prodevelop a chemistry uses gram using featatae eveled She require that activities classroom students to be active learners. Dr. James is the author of several publications dealing with science teaching. She is co-editor of a column for the “Journal of Chemical Educa- n is vea tion.” Before joining the faculty in 1975 of Dr. Toth taught at the University tate Southern Colorado, Earlham College, the University of Utah and the University of Maryland. l of ‘ion the | to He served tees at WSC, elt #2 re ea” Sea j Hs Ha on numerous of the WSC 1957. He engineer. with was he to that Prior and Westinghouse in Pennsylvania a as York New in and Maryland graduate student trainee. rCutler graduated from the Unive 1951 sity of Colorado at Boulder in in electrical with a B.S. degree having engineering and business, at completed his first two years Weber State. Dr. Atlantic Regions of O.E.O. Dr. Toth is the author of a number eking joined San Francisco where he worked as an Toth was a director of VISTA training programs tional Cutler in September from State Weber to came n in Westinghouse Electric Corporatio other private donors. Dr. | with as a reviewer for several journals. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi EpHonor Society, Omicron Delta silon, American Economic Associan tion, Western Economic Associatio n iatio Assoc omic Econ ern and South and is a National Science Foundation Fellow. trance Examination Board Advanced Placement Program. She has served as consultant, leading workshops throughout the nation and served on the Calculus Test Development Com- faculty Iraging tivities; ms dealing papers and ticles economic issues and serves in 1979. He is the author of numerous ar- as Mathematics Chief Reader, national director of the reading of the AP Calculus examinations for Educational Testing Service. She has authored several publications for ETS niques; collec- ating University. For the past sixteen years she has been involved in the College En- mittee. From 1979 to 1983 she served e S. provided by Flying J. Inc., Georg and and Delores Eccles Foundation, of Ex- Teaching cellence Award at UNC-G the by in 1981 and receiv- University ed cash award and a $1,000 expense allowance to be used for professional supervirial serroposals iservice g liason egral to science the intern in the Academic Vice President's Office at Southern Illinois technology. Each recipient will receive a $2,000 rraduate the Year” at WSC as Administration. She spent the year economics; and Newel B. Cutler, professor of electronic engineering » responinquiryursuing he Hospital St. Benedict's Reclamation, l and the State Department of Socia Services working in the areas of comand munications, negotiation skills recipients Dr. of acted as a consultant to a number of u Burea the ding inclu ons izati organ effective, according James, In addition he has He was recognized as "Professor of Rockefeller Fellowship in Academic fessor of Sociology; Dr. Patricia Henry, professor of Mathematics; Dr. >nce and use and up "knowledgeable Is of Prond insera Center effective r's longgraduate 1 better motiva- are Study Committee. Professor s named commit- most recently on the quarter of 1984. He is currently exploring ways to utilize the potential of the personal the computer aS a teaching aid in is classroom. In addition, Dr. Toth two working on the manuscripts of the books, one having to do with mconte in roles. r gende of es chang ing porary society and the other focus of on increasing the effectiveness modern organizations. at Dr. Toth did his graduate work rColumbia University and the Unive Dr. Patricia Henry Dr. Henry has co-authored several and in mathematics textbooks of articles on teaching authored : mathematics. She is vice-president of the Intermountain Section of the American Mathematics Association, past presiof dent of the Utah Council Teachers of president past Mathematics, has and UAAP of Chapter Weber and served on numerous professional campus committees. five Dr. Henry is the mother of children. She is to married the Reverend Richard Henry. of Dr. Smith has been a member the WSC faculty since 1980. Prior to the that he served on the faculty at at Carolina of North University Greensboro. He currently resides in Bountiful Lee with his wife, Dr. Sherwin Davidson. of Dr. Henry has been a member since WSC at y facult s matic mathe the serv1967. During her tenure she has six years mathematics that she was as chair of : | sity. He has been active in ASEE for 25 the years and served as chairman of during Section Mountain Rocky 1982-83. the Prior to department. a mathematics teacher and department chair at Skyline High School Granite School District. her received Henry Dr. bac- calaureate, master’s and Ph.D. from ved the University of Utah. She recei as Award Olpin President the d outstanding student and was electe Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa to Phi Beta Epsilon Honor Societies and to Pi Mu Mathematics Honor Society. In 1974 Dr. Henry was awarded a of electronics. his received Cutler Professor M‘S.E.E. in 1967 from Colorado State University and has done extensive graduate work at Utah State Univer- sity of Utah. ed Newel B. Cutler Cutler spent nearly two years in the U.S. Navy as a sonar technician. He developed his interest in electronics while in the Navy which motivated ‘sis later university study in the field Dr. W. James Smith He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University where he graduated magna cum laude. He obtained his master's degree from the University of the Michigan and his Ph.D. from University of Colorado. While at WSC he has served on many college committees including the Faculty Senate and the Executive Committee of that senate. departmer® is presently Cutler chairman of electronic engineering for technology, a position he has held to eight years. He was selected receive the “Outstanding Department Chairman" award for the School .’. Technology in 1983. He is married to the former Glenna of Jo Thorpe, and they are the parents six children and six grandchildren. Weber State College COMMENT June 1984 page 5