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Honors at Wayne State University

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Contact Honors

By telephone: (313) 577-3030
By fax: (313) 577-6425
By e-mail: honors@wayne.edu
By U.S. Mail:
WSU Honors
2100 Undergraduate Library
5155 Gullen Mall
Detroit, MI 48202


Honors Faculty

Jerry Herron    
Jerry Herron, Ph.D.
Dean-designate,
     Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Director, Honors Program
Professor of English
      and American Studies
(313) 577-3469
D. Carl Freeman, Ph.D.
Senior Faculty Advisor, Honors
Professor of Biological Sciences
(313) 577-2793
Elizabeth Barton, Ph.D.
Asssitant Professor-Research
Faculty coordinator for
(313) 577-5198

Honors Senior Lecturers

These faculty members teach the seminar portion of HON 1000/2000 and mentor Honors students.

 

Ginger Bihn-Coss, Ph.D.
(313) 577-9390 | dx6153@wayne.edu

 

James Durham, Ph.D.
(313) 577-3410 | aa2928@wayne.edu

 

Eric Montgomery, Ph.D.
(313) 577-3506 | worldbefree2dream@hotmail.com

 

Christian Vannier, Ph.D.
(313) 577-3505 | cnvannier@wayne.edu

Carla Vecchiola

Carla Vecchiola, Ph.D.
(313) 577-3443 | bb3828@wayne.edu

Honors Staff

Antonio Austin

Antonio Austin
Office services clerk
(313) 577-2440 | ah2287@wayne.edu

Antonio processes university forms; organizes Honors travel; handles equipment purchases; and sets up special events.

Nancy Galster
Special initiatives coordinator
(313) 577-8523 | ad4469@wayne.edu

Nancy coordinates recruitment and retention efforts with Honors through scholarships, activities, and mentoring. She develops and implements special programs within Honors including MedStart, B Start and HealthPro Start. Nancy advises the Honors Student Association, Model United Nations program, Honors Learning Community and student leaders who are involved in Scholars Day.

 Adam Herman

Adam Herman 
Marketing coordinator
(313) 577-4621 | aherman@wayne.edu

Adam coordinates Honors' internal and external communications strategies; handles media requests; develops publications; helps organize special events including Scholars Day and the Undergraduate Research Conference; and oversees the Cultural Passport.

 Stuart May

Stuart May
Administrative manager
(313) 993-4026 | ab1508@wayne.edu

Stuart manages the business operations for the Honors Program and certifies degrees.

 
Monita Mungo
Program manager for
(313) 577-9216 | momungo@wayne.edu
 
 Craig Phelps

Craig Phelps
Program associate
(313) 577-9872 | af3438@wayne.edu

Craig works with Honors students to provide efficient, practical advice from and strives to make Honors a welcoming, friendly place while providing consultation and support to many areas of Honors.

Kathryn Rusak 

Kathryn Rusak
Director of Development
(313) 577-9933 | k.rusak@wayne.edu

Kathryn develops and implements fundraising strategies for programs including the Wayne State Scholars.

 Kevin Rashid
Kevin Rashid
Honors Curriculum coordinator
Undergraduate Research coordinator
(313) 577-2445 | ac1616@wayne.edu

Kevin coordinates and develops curriculum for first-year courses, coordinates the Detroit Fellows tutoring project, and manages the university’s undergraduate research program. Kevin supports students throughout the process of developing research topics, identifying faculty mentors, and presenting their work regionally and nationally.

Liza Lagman Sperl
Liza Lagman Sperl
Academic adviser
Appointment scheduling: (313) 577-3030
(313) 577-9075 | ab8898@wayne.edu

Liza advises students and assists them with the declaration of departmental and university Honors. Liza also works with new student orientation.