Jeanine Bartholomew, College of Health and Human Services
As of June 30 this year, Jeanine Bartholomew will retire after 34 years of service with Western Michigan University. In 1980, she began her employment as a secretary, first in the Bernhard Center, then in the Spindler International Living Center, and then in the Honors College. It was there that her career in advising began. Dr. Sam Clark, the college's director at the time, was developing an advisor position and encouraged Bartholomew to get her master's degree to qualify for it. She earned that degree and got the advising job. In 1990 she took her experience to the College of Health and Human Services and has served as director of academic and student services with the college ever since. Her accomplishments in that role include expanding the advising department and establishing a strong student success culture there, playing a key role in the development of the Bronson School of Nursing, and initiating and growing the Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary health services. That program has grown and evolved over the years to be the largest undergraduate program in the college. These accomplishments are an important part of Bartholomew's legacy, but the largest measure of it is in the countless number of students she has helped to succeed, and their added contributions to the health and well-being of others.
Peter Judd, School of Social Work
Professor Peter Judd's retirement from the School of Social Work after 17 years of service was official on April 30 this year. Dr. Judd came to Western in 1990, assuming the mantle of director of the School of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Services. As the school's chief administrative and academic officer, Judd enhanced the school's visibility by organizing linkages with the practice community, fundraising, and establishing student governance and participation. He established faculty workload equity and also introduced changes in curriculum, advising and admissions. He led the school in a successful self-study for reaccreditation, and the Council on Social Work Education adopted these accreditation materials as a model for its national site visitor training program. Dr. Judd returned to the faculty in 1992 and has taught courses in social policy, culture and ethnicity, research and program evaluation, and social work practice with individuals and families.
Gary D. Lawson, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Best wishes to Professor Gary D. Lawson, who retired from the faculty of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology this past April 2014. Dr. Lawson came to Western Michigan University in 1978 on a term appointment and was hired as an assistant professor in 1982. During his 36 year career at Western, he has taught eight different courses in the fields of hearing science and clinical audiology and has published and presented widely on these topics. Among his many accomplishments and contributions was preparation of the proposal for the doctoral degree in audiology (Au.D.) from 2000 to 2003, launching that program, and serving as its coordinator until his retirement. Also of note is his publication of the book Speech Audiometry (2011) as part of the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series, with colleague Mary Peterson. Dr. Lawson has pursued excellence in all of his professional work and has brought recognition to WMU through his devoted mentoring of future audiologists, his leadership in program development in the profession of audiology, and his clinical expertise reflected in scholarly and service achievements.
