Faculty and Staff News

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Catch up on the latest news from our remarkable faculty members.

Economics professor Alice Kassens recently was a guest on the podcast “Inside Economics.” 

Roanoke College Adjunct Professor Jeff Vick refereed the Roanoke city council and mayoral town hall, as well as the Salem city council forum. 
 

Economics Professor Edward Nik-Khah presented a keynote address at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Alice Kassens, a member of the Business Administration and Economics Department at Roanoke, conducted research on the economic struggles of the young adult population in the United States.

“Crossing the River Styx,” co-written by Professor Peppers, is a finalist for a People’s Choice Award with the Library of Virginia. Online voting for the award is open now.

Melanie Almeder, a member of Roanoke’s Department of English and Communication Studies, this year has received three honors related to her teaching and poetry. 

Join us in thanking these outstanding faculty members for their combined 174 years of dedication to higher learning and student success. 

Coach Bill Pilat '85 notched the 400th victory of his coaching career when Roanoke College beat Shenandoah University on April 30.

Three faculty members were honored with Dean’s Exemplary Awards for their commitments to service, professional contributions and teaching excellence.  

Professor Liz Ackley reflects on role in supporting cross-sector efforts to improve health equity in Roanoke, Virginia. 

Stella Xu, John R. Turbyfill Professor of History, gave a lecture on East Asian history at Yale on Feb. 20.

Three Roanoke College alumni and one faculty member were included in The Roanoker magazine’s annual round-up of accomplished and promising local professionals. 

Chemistry Professor Gary Hollis made a return appearance on Jeopardy! this month, advancing to the finals in the Championship Wildcard Tournament before placing as second runner-up.

Professor Stella Xu shared Roanoke College’s remarkable history with Korea during a talk at the Old Korean Legation Museum.

The year-long inquiry into building community resilience to rising urban heat was just awarded $1 million by the National Science Foundation. 

The play, a look into the life of famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., debuted to a sold-out audience. 

The Dragon Research Collaborative, headed by Roanoke College professors DorothyBelle Poli and Lisa Stoneman, received a Virginia Humanities grant to create a children-centered exhibit in Christiansburg. 
 

In a new book co-edited by Alice Kassens, the John S. Shannon Professor of Economics at Roanoke College, esteemed economists apply the principles of classical liberalism to modern policy issues.