June 8, 2018
Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
The Honors Committee of 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ presented a gift to Dr. Joy Cooper, recently, recognizing her 10 years of service on the college?s Honors Committee.††During her tenure, 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½?s honors students have obtained 40 national awards, with an unprecedented 10 national citations gained in the just the last academic year, including two Jack Kent Cookes--one to Student Representative Committee member, Alicia Cantrell--and two Hites Awards.
Honors Director, Dr. Yox noted:†?Our Honors Committee has stood like a bulwark against lethal requests, and for a campus merit dynamic for over a decade.†We are thankful for Joy?s role in this, as a faithful and perceptive committee member who helped determine the composition and policies of honors at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.?
While serving on campus committees, and teaching, Dr. Cooper has engaged in cutting-edge research.†This last spring, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Tyler with a dissertation entitled: ?The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on Effective Leadership.?†Cooper is an Associate Professor of Business Management at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.
The Honors Committee of 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ presented a gift to Dr. Joy Cooper, recently, recognizing her 10 years of service on the college?s Honors Committee.††During her tenure, 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½?s honors students have obtained 40 national awards, with an unprecedented 10 national citations gained in the just the last academic year, including two Jack Kent Cookes--one to Student Representative Committee member, Alicia Cantrell--and two Hites Awards.
Honors Director, Dr. Yox noted:†?Our Honors Committee has stood like a bulwark against lethal requests, and for a campus merit dynamic for over a decade.†We are thankful for Joy?s role in this, as a faithful and perceptive committee member who helped determine the composition and policies of honors at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.?
While serving on campus committees, and teaching, Dr. Cooper has engaged in cutting-edge research.†This last spring, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Tyler with a dissertation entitled: ?The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on Effective Leadership.?†Cooper is an Associate Professor of Business Management at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.
