Oklahoma City Community College Faculty Selected 2007 Faculty Scholar

February 15, 2007

OCCC Faculty Selected 2007 Faculty Scholar

Mr. Richard Rouillard, a member of the Oklahoma City Community College faculty, was selected as a Faculty Scholar for the 2007 Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Conference and 2007 Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Institute.

Mr. Rouillard is one of only 24 people who were selected for this honor from a large pool of applicants. Applicants must be Phi Theta Kappa advisors who have exhibited exceptional knowledge of the current Honors Study Topic, Gold, Gods, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power, and demonstrated excellence in teaching.

The Faculty Scholar Conference, sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, was held at Phi Theta Kappa's Center for Excellence in Jackson, Mississippi, February 1-4, 2007. The Faculty Scholar Conference prepares the Faculty Scholars to serve as group facilitators at the Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Institute. During the conference, Faculty Scholars heard presentations on a variety of issues concerning the global dynamics of power and participated in discussion groups throughout the four-day conference.

The 39th annual International Honors Institute will be held at the Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, on June 18-23, 2007. During this conference, Mr. Rouillard and the other Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholars will lead groups of 15-20 honor students in seminar discussions of the issues presented throughout the week.

For more information on the 2007 Faculty Scholars and Phi Theta Kappa Honors Programs, contact Susan Edwards, Director of Honors Programs at 800.946.9995, ext. 3541.

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