
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 5, 1993                   TAG: 9305050082
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Medium

3 RADFORD FACULTY AWARDS PRESENTED

William Edward Hrezo, a professor of political science at Radford University, has received the Donald N. Dedmon Professorial Award as the most outstanding and highly effective teacher of the year.

He and two other Radford professors received awards during the university's graduation ceremony Saturday.

Mary C. Calloway, associate professor in the university's department of communication sciences and disorders, won the 1993 Radford University Foundation Award for University Service over a sustained period of time.

Chester F. Watts, associate professor in the department of geology, is the winner of the newly established Radford University Foundation Award for Creative Scholarship.

Hrezo has taught at Radford for 16 years and is well known as an experimenter with new teaching technologies, especially those involving writing and critical thinking. He has been coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum program since 1990.

Calloway has taught at the university for 20 years. She was also recognized for her work in advising student organizations, counseling of students and the amount of time she spends directly serving the university on committees and councils.

Watts has been on the faculty for seven years, and is known for his expertise in geology and scholarly contributions to the field. He recently created a computer software program assisting engineers and geologists in recognizing and analyzing landslide hazards, already used in such projects as building the Ronald Reagan Library and extending the Washington-Dulles Airport access road.

Each of the three awards includes $1,000 from the Radford University Foundation.

by CNB