Seven educators in West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences have been awarded financial support from the Anderson Faculty Enrichment Fund.


The awards will support professional development, instructional equipment acquisition and curriculum improvement activities in a variety of academic disciplines.


The awards have been made to the following:


  • Deborah Boone, assistant professor of agricultural and extension education; $948.02 for the project �€?Innovative Faculty-Student Interactive Teaching Equipment.�€?

  • Nora MacDonald, professor of textiles, apparel and merchandising; $6,617.22 for the project �€?Development of Design in Italy Program Curricula.�€?

  • Hanna Mendoza, assistant professor of interior design; $1,000 for the project �€?Interior Design Program Curriculum Coordination Between WVU and NABA School Faculty in Milan , Italy .�€?

  • Shari Park-Gates, assistant professor of interior design; $1,527.20 for the project �€?Participation in Interior Design Lighting Workshop.�€?

  • Doolarie Signh-Knights, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics; $600 for the project �€?Business Speakers for Rural Enterprise Development Course (ARE 421).�€?

  • Jay Yoo, assistant professor of textiles, apparel and merchandising; $2,500 for the project �€?Development of Communication and Classroom Management Strategies for Teaching Enhancement.�€?

  • Charles Yuill, associate professor of landscape architecture; $2,000 for the project �€?Enhanced Environmental Design and Planning Visualization Using Touchpad Graphics Computing.�€?


Gerald and Arlene Anderson established the Anderson Faculty Enrichment Fund to support Davis College faculty development activities that will enhance undergraduate teaching.


The fund was created with the underlying belief that the most important function of the University is the transfer of knowledge, and the effectiveness of this transfer in preparing students for productive and meaningful lives is dependent upon a competent, responsive faculty.


Awards from the Anderson Faculty Enrichment Fund are intended to support faculty in activities that enhance undergraduate teaching.


The Anderson Fund was established through the WVU Foundation, the private non-profit corporation that generates, receives and administers private gifts for the benefit of WVU .