Rowan Service Honor Awarded to Late Bill Myers
Rowan Service Honor Awarded to Late Bill Myers
September 16, 2004
Will be Presented to his Family at Sept. 20
Convocation
Rowan University will honor the late William H. Myers, who served the University for more than 25 years, with the third annual Joseph A. Barnes Award for Outstanding Service to Rowan University. University officials will present the award to Mr. Myers? family at convocation on Monday, September 20, at 11 a.m., in Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall.
Sponsored by The University Senate, American Federation of Teachers, Campbell Library and Friends of the Campbell Library, the Barnes Award honors a member of the Rowan community who has made exceptional service contributions to the University.
Mr. Myers, who died in 2003 at the age of 48, did just that.
In 1999, Mr. Myers, who had lived in Glassboro at the time of his death, was named assistant dean of students within the Division of Student Affairs. In this role, he was responsible for judicial affairs, university-wide mentoring, student leadership experiences and international student services and multicultural affairs.
For 22 of the 26 years he worked at Rowan, Mr. Myers served in various positions in the Educational Opportunity Fund/Minority Achievement Program (EOF/MAP) office.
Exceptionally active on campus, Mr. Myers served on numerous university committees and as a senator for the University Senate, professional staff subcommittee chair and council delegate for the American Federation of Teachers union and mentor for the Black Coalition and numerous student groups. He also volunteered for the University Hearing Board, acting as chairperson prior to his appointment as assistant dean. Mr. Myers also was very supportive and active with student leadership programming, such The ASPIRE Student Leadership Program and the IMPACT Student Leadership Program.
In an attempt to enhance student learning on campus, Mr. Myers served as the co-director and developer of the Dr. Harley E. Flack Student Mentoring Program as well as co-developer of the EOF/MAP Summer Institute?s Student Leadership Conference. He was co-advisor to the classes of 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2001. He also was active with homecoming committees, Peer Referral and Orientation Staff and Senior Farewell Week, among numerous other groups and events.
Mr. Myers advised Greek organizations on campus, mentoring members of Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma. He also served the Inter-Greek Council and the Latin Male Caucus, among other groups. He was active with the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at state and regional levels.
Mr. Myers received many Rowan and other awards, including the State Educational Opportunity Fund Champion Award from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
?Bill took a major interest in advising student groups as well as individual students,? said Lori Block, assistant director, Career and Academic Planning Center, who nominated Mr. Myers for the Barnes Award. ?He was a father or uncle figure to many Rowan University students. He provided sound advice as well as loving support to those students in need.?
"We would like to thank . . . the Rowan University family, for honoring Bill's legacy of giving and service to the student community at Rowan. The Barnes humanitarian award assures us that Bill's tireless efforts and dedication continue to be appreciated," Mr. Myers? family noted in a statement.
About Joseph A. Barnes:
During his 23 years at Rowan University, Joseph A. Barnes served as a professional staff member and a tenured librarian, and he regularly taught courses in the College of Communication. Throughout his career, Mr. Barnes set a standard for dedication and service to the university that has seldom been matched. At the time of his unexpected death during the summer of 2001, Mr. Barnes was the secretary of the Senate; the newly elected vice president of F.O.R.C.E., Rowan's Local 2373; and the chair of the Campus Hearing Board. To commemorate his dedication to the university, the University Senate, American Federation of Teachers, Campbell Library and Friends of Campbell Library established and funded the Joseph A. Barnes Award for Outstanding Service to Rowan University. A committee of faculty and professional staff chooses the recipient. This award recognizes the ?consistent, extraordinary, and longstanding? contributions of a current member of the faculty or professional staff.
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Rowan University will honor the late William H. Myers, who served the University for more than 25 years, with the third annual Joseph A. Barnes Award for Outstanding Service to Rowan University. University officials will present the award to Mr. Myers? family at convocation on Monday, September 20, at 11 a.m., in Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall.
Sponsored by The University Senate, American Federation of Teachers, Campbell Library and Friends of the Campbell Library, the Barnes Award honors a member of the Rowan community who has made exceptional service contributions to the University.
Mr. Myers, who died in 2003 at the age of 48, did just that.
In 1999, Mr. Myers, who had lived in Glassboro at the time of his death, was named assistant dean of students within the Division of Student Affairs. In this role, he was responsible for judicial affairs, university-wide mentoring, student leadership experiences and international student services and multicultural affairs.
For 22 of the 26 years he worked at Rowan, Mr. Myers served in various positions in the Educational Opportunity Fund/Minority Achievement Program (EOF/MAP) office.
Exceptionally active on campus, Mr. Myers served on numerous university committees and as a senator for the University Senate, professional staff subcommittee chair and council delegate for the American Federation of Teachers union and mentor for the Black Coalition and numerous student groups. He also volunteered for the University Hearing Board, acting as chairperson prior to his appointment as assistant dean. Mr. Myers also was very supportive and active with student leadership programming, such The ASPIRE Student Leadership Program and the IMPACT Student Leadership Program.
In an attempt to enhance student learning on campus, Mr. Myers served as the co-director and developer of the Dr. Harley E. Flack Student Mentoring Program as well as co-developer of the EOF/MAP Summer Institute?s Student Leadership Conference. He was co-advisor to the classes of 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2001. He also was active with homecoming committees, Peer Referral and Orientation Staff and Senior Farewell Week, among numerous other groups and events.
Mr. Myers advised Greek organizations on campus, mentoring members of Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma. He also served the Inter-Greek Council and the Latin Male Caucus, among other groups. He was active with the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at state and regional levels.
Mr. Myers received many Rowan and other awards, including the State Educational Opportunity Fund Champion Award from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
?Bill took a major interest in advising student groups as well as individual students,? said Lori Block, assistant director, Career and Academic Planning Center, who nominated Mr. Myers for the Barnes Award. ?He was a father or uncle figure to many Rowan University students. He provided sound advice as well as loving support to those students in need.?
"We would like to thank . . . the Rowan University family, for honoring Bill's legacy of giving and service to the student community at Rowan. The Barnes humanitarian award assures us that Bill's tireless efforts and dedication continue to be appreciated," Mr. Myers? family noted in a statement.
About Joseph A. Barnes:
During his 23 years at Rowan University, Joseph A. Barnes served as a professional staff member and a tenured librarian, and he regularly taught courses in the College of Communication. Throughout his career, Mr. Barnes set a standard for dedication and service to the university that has seldom been matched. At the time of his unexpected death during the summer of 2001, Mr. Barnes was the secretary of the Senate; the newly elected vice president of F.O.R.C.E., Rowan's Local 2373; and the chair of the Campus Hearing Board. To commemorate his dedication to the university, the University Senate, American Federation of Teachers, Campbell Library and Friends of Campbell Library established and funded the Joseph A. Barnes Award for Outstanding Service to Rowan University. A committee of faculty and professional staff chooses the recipient. This award recognizes the ?consistent, extraordinary, and longstanding? contributions of a current member of the faculty or professional staff.
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