Faculty & Staff

Lon Owen, a long-time professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University, has been appointed as the first director of Class Linked Academic Support, a new program that is part of the university’s efforts to increase student success and retention.

The program offers peer assistance to undergraduates in courses that have proved difficult for students in the past.

Class Linked Academic Support, a key component of NAU’s strategic initiatives for increasing student success, is a collaboration between Undergraduate Studies and Educational… Read more

Joe Lingerfelt, who taught math at Northern Arizona University for 28 years, died Dec. 30. He was 70.

Early in his career, Lingerfelt worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratories and NASA on the Apollo Space Launches and was an innovator in design of the Lunar Rover Vehicle. He taught physics at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. from 1961 until 1970 when he moved to Flagstaff to teach mathematics at NAU. He served as president of the Faculty Senate and he… Read more

Monica Brown, associate professor of English and co-chair of the Commission for Ethnic Diversity, has been awarded the Américas Books Award for Children’s Literature for her picture book, My Name Is Celia/Me Llamo Celia, illustrated by Rafael López.

“I’m thrilled,” Brown said.

The Américas Award recognizes U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected nonfiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or… Read more