Tower-Winter-2018

WINTER 2018 | TOWER 7 PFEILER-WUNDER HONORED AS OUTSTANDING ART EDUCATOR Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, professor of art education, has been named the 2017 Pennsylvania Outstanding Higher Ed Art Educator by the Pa. Art Education Association (PAEA). Pfeiler-Wunder has been published numerous times and has designed several new courses at the university including Integrated Curriculum in the Art Class and Discover! Science and Art Integration for the K-12 Educator. Pfeiler-Wunder is an actively involved scholar and presents extensively at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) regional, and international conferences. She served on the Editorial Board of NAEA’s Art Education Journal, currently serves on the NAEA Research Commission and is the Higher Education Director-Elect for the NAEA Board. Prior to joining the faculty at KU in 2009, she worked as an elementary art educator with the Iowa City Community School District. She holds a bachelor’s degree fromMount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and both a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. PAEA actively supports and promotes visual art education through professional development, leadership, and service. Dr. Karen M. Whitney has been named interim chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. She replaces Frank T. Brogan who retired in August. Prior to her appointment, she was the 16th president of Clarion University since 2010. The State System is currently conducting a national search for a new chancellor. The Board of Governors is also reviewing a redesign of system operations. For more information visit www.passhe.edu . WHITNEY NAMED INTERIM CHANCELLOR OF STATE SYSTEM WOMEN’S CENTER OFFICE DEDICATED TO FORMER DIRECTOR The Kutztown University Women’s Center Director’s Office was named in honor of Dr. Ann T. Gundry ’81 in a ceremony in Old Main. The director of the Women’s Center from 1991–2004, Gundry received the honor for her generous support and visionary leadership of the Women’s Center, Women’s Studies and Programs and women’s Intercollegiate Athletics. Right, L to R: Dr. Ann T. Gundry ’81 and Dr. Connie Dent, professor emerita of Psychology/Counseling and Human Services, unveil a plaque officially naming the director’s office of theWomen’s Center after Gundry. Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder Dr. Karen M. Whitney