For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Nov. 10, 2005
Cameron names 2006 Hackler Award winners
Two Cameron University faculty members have been named recipients of the 2006 Harold and Elizabeth
Hackler Teaching Excellence Award.
Associate Professor of biological sciences Carla Guthridge, Ph.D., and Professor of English and foreign
languages George Stanley, D. Litt., have been selected to receive the Harold and Elizabeth Hackler
Lectureship in Teaching Excellence, an endowment recognizing outstanding contributions by faculty in the
lives of Cameron students. The Hacklers – both CU alumni – established the endowment in 1996.
The honors will be presented to Guthridge and Stanley at a reception at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, at
Cameron University-Duncan, located at 3100 W. Bois d’Arc.
The Hacklers’ initial gift to the University was matched dollar-for-dollar by the McCasland Foundation, and
by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, creating a $100,000 lectureship. The endowment is
used to provide merit awards to outstanding teachers and grants to enhance their professional
development.
Guthridge and Stanley will be appointed to Hackler lectureships and will be provided grants to be used for
approved activities. Their names will also be added to the Hackler Award honor roll plaque which is on
display on the CU-Duncan campus.
Recipients are selected based on recommendations from faculty and students. Competition is open to all
professors who have been full-time members of the CU faculty for at least three years and hold an
appointment as an assistant professor or higher. The candidate’s principle assignment must be teaching.
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Guthridge and Stanley are the fourteenth and fifteenth recipients of the honor. Associate Professor of
physical sciences Clint Bryan, Ph.D., was selected as the first recipient in 1999.
The award was presented to Rebecca Pazoureck, Ph.D., and Vivian Thomlinson, Ph.D., in 2000; Margie
McMahan, Ph.D., and Matt Jenkins, Ph.D., in 2001; Joe Jones and Ira Hawk, Ph.D., in 2002; T.K.
Bhattacharya, Ph.D., and Ted Snider, Ph.D., in 2003; and Marcy Blackburn, Ph.D., and Kent Morris, Ph.D.,
in 2004 and Suzanne Clinton, Ph.D., and Karen Youngblood, J.D., last year. Like their predecessors, both
of this year's recipients drew high praise from their nominators.
“Dr. Guthridge exemplifies the model of a premier educator in a bold, straight line of dedication and
inspiration,” said Amanda Srejma, senior biology major from Lawton. “Both inside and outside the
classroom, she continuously orchestrates a learning environment in which students feel accepted,
challenged and motivated.”
Guthridge has been at Cameron for 4 years. She began her education career as a research instructor at
the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, CO. She also held positions at Metropolitan
State College of Denver, and Regis University before joining the faculty of Cameron University.
Professionally, she is a member of the Council of Undergraduate Research and the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Guthridge graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and
received her doctorate in microbiology from the University of Kentucky.
Stanley is a professor of English and foreign languages at CU. At one time or another, he has taught all
the Germanic and Romance languages, in addition to 31 other languages. While serving as a Fulbright
professor in Chad, Africa, he began writing fiction. After writing and publishing more than 200 short stories
in U.S., British, Irish and South African magazines and journals, he turned to writing books. To date, he
has written almost 100 books for young people.
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Stanley received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech University. He received his
doctorate in literature from the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. He has led an interesting life,
and his students appreciate his willingness to share his experiences and knowledge.
“Dr. Stanley is not only available to students to understand a language, but he wants to help his students
understand the culture as well,” said Summer Hurley, sophomore, interdisciplinary studies major from
Lawton. “He makes available a variety of resources including his own collection of books and teaches
class with a smile, always involving the students in even the most difficult of languages.”
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