CAS Professors Named Top 25 Women Professors in Michigan

Two of Western Michigan University’s College of Arts and Sciences professors have been named Top 25 Women Professors in Michigan.

Dr. Sherine Obare, associate professor of inorganic chemistry, has been named one of WMU’s Emerging Scholars for 2012. She earned her doctorate from the University of South Carolina in 2002 and now teaches and serves as the director of Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program.

Dr. Gwen Tarbox, who teaches Gender and Women Studies in the WMU’s English department, has been awarded the 2012-13 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching. Her research focuses on the effects of children’s literature on the lives of readers, with an emphasis on females.

For a full listing of the Top 25 Women Professors in Michigan visit the Online Schools Michigan site.