Jewell welcomes 30 new hires for fall semester

Christina Kirk — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000

William Jewell College is welcoming 30 new employees to the Hill as students return for the 2020 fall semester. Keep reading for a list of the new faculty and staff and an introduction to William Palmer, new director of student recruitment in the office of admissions.

William Palmer. Photo courtesy of William Palmer.

William Palmer joins Jewell this fall as the new director of student recruitment in the office of admissions. Palmer hails from Lake Charles, La., but spent the last ten years in Oklahoma.

Palmer started his professional journey in private post-secondary education over 12 years ago with a job as an admissions counselor. He later served as the assistant director of admissions and led a high school relations team for a few years before accepting Jewell’s director of student recruitment position.

Palmer looks back at his role on the high school relations team fondly. He remarks that it was this role that acted as the front door to meeting students and learning about their educational goals.

When asked about what he is most looking forward to in his role at Jewell, Palmer expressed his admiration for his colleagues and his excitement about the trajectory of Jewell recruitment.

“I am very excited about the future of William Jewell,” Palmer said. “The admission counselors and regional reps are so amazing to work with. I am looking forward to working closely with the counselors and regional reps to drive our strategic plan, work cycle, and timeline for student recruiting. Along with this plan, [I’m excited to] develop metrics and outcome measurements to drive success for this process.

New Faculty and Staff

Donovann Castro – Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach, Office of Athletics

Eric Conner – Assistant Football Coach, Office of Athletics

Darren Courville – Database Systems Administrator, Office of Informational Technologies

Mckenzie Gross – Facilitator, Tucker Leadership Lab

Keenan Hagerty – Head Wrestling Coach (M/W), Office of Athletics

Robert Jackson – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Music

Jordyn Knipp – Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach, Office of Athletics

Maddie Nelson – Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Office of Athletics

Leah Pharr – Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

Rachel Addington – Director of Annual Giving, Office of Advancement

Michael Ballenger – Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing

Daniel Belcher – Distinguished Faculty Artist; Director, Artist Diploma-Voice, Department of Music

Katie Cazzell – Clinical Compliance Coordinator, Office of Nursing

Gillian Flaherty – Development Services Associate, Office of Advancement

Cassi Franklin – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Psychological Science

Jameson Howard – House Manager-PGD, Office of Student Life

Martin Jacobs – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Education

Ben Jasnow – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Languages

Hannah Keeney – Resident Director, Office of Student Life

Gabrielle LeVota – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Business & Leadership

William Palmer – Director of Student Recruitment, Office of Admission

Kristin Price – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Chemistry

Ayman Refaat – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Languages

Debra Slaughter – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Education

Fatima Weaver – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Languages

Ashlynn Wogomon – Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

Rodney Smith – Vice President for Access and Engagement, Office of the President

Amrohini Sahay – Adjunct Instructor, Department of Core Curriculum

Ellen Sommer – Adjunct Accompanist, Department of Music

Kathleen Belcher – Adjunct Faculty and Visiting Artist, Department of Music

William Jewell College welcomed four new professors to the Hill at the beginning of the fall 2016 semester.

Dr. Beth Hazels joined the business department. She currently teaches two sections of both Foundations of Business and Business Law & Ethics.

“I love teaching Business Law because there is so much to discuss and it is always changing,” said Hazels.

Hazels, a Jewell alumna, is very familiar with the campus.

“It is fun to be back on campus as a professor, something I never imagined while I was a student here. The campus and college have changed so much which makes it exciting,” said Hazels.

Her familiarity with the campus has made it easier to adjust to her teaching lifestyle. She understands that students at Jewell are involved in a lot.

“I think understanding what a liberal arts education is and what being at a school like Jewell means helps me as a professor. I understand where the students are coming from and how much they tend to have going on,” said Hazels.

The nursing department welcomed Dr. Aimee McDonald to their program this year. She is teaching Health Care Research/Theory/Practice and Population Health Nursing.

“Population Health exposes students to a different perspective of nursing. In Nursing Research students begin to understand the importance of basing nursing practice on scientific evidence. In both I get to interact with students and see them learn and grow as budding professionals,” said McDonald.

Despite only working at Jewell for one semester, McDonald has already found the campus to be a welcoming place.

“People are so friendly and welcoming. It has truly made me love this experience and feel at home here,” said McDonald.

Two other new professors that joined the Jewell community this year are Dr. Will Lindquist and Dr. Clayton Stephenson.

Lindquist teaches classes for civil engineering, a new program to Jewell this year. He currently teaches two classes: General Physics I and College Physics Lab I.

Stephenson joined the psychology department teaching Cognitive Psychology and Introduction to Psychology.

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Jewell welcomes 30 new hires for fall semester

New Faculty and Staff

Jewell welcomes new faculty to campus