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The Honors Council 2006-2007 The Honors Council provides intellectual leadership and administrative support for the Honors Institute. The council seeks to define and provide Honors students with rigorous and enriched course work, as well as innovative and open forums to the college as a whole. Faculty members of the council regularly teach Honors courses in their disciplines.
Scott Yarbrough Honors Institute Chair Professor of English M.A., Recent American Literature Angelo State University B.A., Theater and Theater Management Angelo State University Areas of expertise: Creative writing, poetry, short fiction and drama as literature
Gloria Cockerell Professor of Marketing M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies with specialization in Marketing The University of Texas at Dallas M.A. English University of North Texas B.S., Education with teaching certification in English/Secondary Education The University of Texas at Austin A.A., English and Journalism Kilgore Junior College Areas of expertise: Forms and uses of literature, business ethics, international marketing, studies of generations, genders and cultures.
Mindi Bailey Professor of Humanities M.A., Arts and Humanities with emphasis in Literature The University of Texas at Dallas B.A., Literary Studies The University of Texas at Dallas A.A. English Collin County Community College District Area of Expertise: Greek literature, film study and technological interactive student learning.
Pam Gaiter Professor of Sociology M.A. Sociology Texas Woman's University B.S., Speech and Sociology East Texas State University Areas of expertise: Race relations in the United States and minority families.

James "Chip" Galloway Professor of Mathematics M.S. in Mathematics, Stephen F. Austin State University M.S. in Statistics, Southern Methodist University B.S. in Mathematics, Stephen F. Austin State University Areas of expertise: Math history

Glenn David Garrison Professor of Political Science Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas M.A. in Political Science, University of Arkansas B.A. in History & Political Science, Hendrix College Areas of expertise: American government/politics: media and politics, constitutional law, voting and elections, and Texas and local government/politics.

Carl Hasler Professor of Philosophy Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Missouri-Columbia M.A. in Philosophy, University of Missouri-Columbia B.A. in Philosophy, University of Texas at Arlington Areas of expertise: Kierkegaard, history of ethics, social and political philosophy

Jean Helgeson - email jhelgeson@ccccd.edu Professor of Biology M.A. in Cell Biology and Anatomy, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas B.S. in Zoology, University of Oklahoma Areas of expertise: Cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, anatomy and physiology Web site: http://iws.ccccd.edu/biopage/faculty/~helgeson.html

Joan Kennedy Professor of English Ph.D. in Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas M.A. in Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas B.A. in English, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Summa Cum Laude A.A. in Liberal Arts Temple Jr. College Areas of Expertise: Rhetoric and literature, multicultural studies Web site: http://iws.ccccd.edu/kennedy/kennedy.htm

For additional information and questions, call 972-881-5003 or send e-mail to Scott Yarbrough