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PROFS BROWN, WILLIAMS AWARDED 2009-10 SABBATICALS |
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February 04, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College professors Drs. Janice Brown and Allison Williams have been awarded sabbaticals for the 2009-10 academic year.
Brown, professor of English, joined the Grove City College faculty in 1994 and has about 30 years of experience teaching at the high school and college level. A native of Newfoundland, she earned her bachelor’s degree, master’s and Ph.D. from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She taught in the province and also spent time in Papua New Guinea teaching honors English at a high school operated by Wycliffe Bible Translators.
While in Newfoundland, Brown was commissioned to compile “Christian Literary Heritage,” a chronological anthology of Christian literature for high school use. She also co-edited “World View, Ethics and Issues,” a high school religious studies text, with her husband, Cliff. Brown’s specialization is in British literature, particularly Dorothy L. Sayers and The Inklings. Her book, “The Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers,” was a finalist for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.
During the spring of 2010, she will spend time in Oxford, England, conducting research on the continued relevance of C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot and Dorothy L. Sayers to the 21st century church, including the topics they dealt with – the Incarnation, worship, aging, tradition and education.
Williams, associate chair of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics and assistant professor of physical education, joined the faculty in 2000. As the head women’s track and field coach, she has led the team to six Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles. Williams also coached the men’s and women’s cross country teams from 2000-03, guiding the teams to a combined eight PAC titles in that four-year span.
Before coming to Grove City, Williams spent six seasons as an assistant track and field coach at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Pitt, as well as a Ph.D. in exercise physiology. Williams was a decorated student-athlete at Pitt, earning Big East titles and NCAA Division I honors. She was a member of the Pan-American Track and Field Team in 1995 and participated in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials.
Williams will conduct research at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Spring, Colo., during June and the fall 2009 semester. Her laboratory and field research will focus upon endurance performance and the evaluation and treatment of athletes with exercise-induced asthma, in particular through the areas of training adaptations, recovery, running economy and strength/conditioning.
Since the program’s inception in 2004, a total of 15 faculty members have been awarded sabbaticals.
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