Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
The Honors Committee of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ presented a gift to Dr. Joy Cooper, recently, recognizing her 10 years of service on the college?s Honors Committee.β β During her tenure, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅?s honors students have obtained 40 national awards, with an unprecedented 10 national citations gained in the just the last academic year, including two Jack Kent Cookes--one to Student Representative Committee member, Alicia Cantrell--and two Hites Awards.
Honors Director, Dr. Yox noted:β ?Our Honors Committee has stood like a bulwark against lethal requests, and for a campus merit dynamic for over a decade.β We are thankful for Joy?s role in this, as a faithful and perceptive committee member who helped determine the composition and policies of honors at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅.?
While serving on campus committees, and teaching, Dr. Cooper has engaged in cutting-edge research.β This last spring, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Tyler with a dissertation entitled: ?The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on Effective Leadership.?β Cooper is an Associate Professor of Business Management at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅.
