Candidates Nominated

President

Nick Cafardi

I have served four years (2006-2010) as the Law School's representative to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the last two years (2010-2012) as the President of the Faculty Senate. I said when I asked for your vote two years ago that I would be a strong advocate for Faculty rights, and I believe that I have kept that promise. The profile of the Faculty Senate on campus has never been higher. We are working together as we never have before to respectfully engage the university on those matters that are important to us all.

I seek your vote for a second and final two year term as your President. While much has been accomplished, much more remains to be done. As we face the fiscal challenges of the next two years, it will be especially important that the Faculty have a strong voice to express our legitimate concerns.

I have been a professor at the Law School since 1993. I served as dean for 12 years, and was overwhelmingly approved by the Faculty for re-appointment as dean three times. I had the support of my Faculty colleagues for this re-appointment because I respected their rights and I saw it, as my job, to serve them. I see my Faculty Senate post in the same way. I seek it for one reason only, to serve my Faculty colleagues here at Duquesne.

For those of you who want to know more about me, there is an extensive bio on the Law School website which lists my other activities. My most recent book, Voting and Holiness, Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation, of which I am a chapter author and general editor, has just been published by Paulist Press.

Vice-President

Peg Houghlum

Dr. Peggy Houglum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Athletic Training within the Rangos School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University. In addition to her regular course instruction, she has also participated in the Rangos School's Study Abroad programs to China and Africa. She has served on the Faculty Assembly since 2003, on the Faculty Senate Executive Committee from 2004-2009 and has served as the Vice President of the Faculty Senate since 2010. In addition to her work on the Faculty Senate, Dr. Houglum has served as Faculty Senate liaison to the University Academic Calendar Committee, University Promotion and Tenure Committee, and numerous School and Departmental committees.

Prior to coming to Duquesne University in 2001, Dr. Houglum worked as an instructor in the graduate and undergraduate athletic training programs at Indiana State University and Iowa State University, and she served as a lecturer in Orthopedics (while practicing full-time) at Mount St. Mary's College's Department of Physical Therapy in Los Angeles. She has published textbooks and manuscripts within her professional field and is regarded as an expert in rehabilitation. Her volunteer clinical experiences have included working the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the World University Games in Kobe, Japan. She has held clinical positions in orthopedic, sports, rehabilitation, and acute hospital settings.

Dr. Houglum is a well-respected leader in the athletic training profession. She is one of the first generation of females in the profession of Athletic Training, and she has been an instructor and mentor for several of the profession's leaders. In 2002, her national professional organization awarded her with their highest honor, induction into the National Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame. She has over thirty years of clinical experience in both athletic training and physical therapy. In 2009, she received the Therapy Times Award for Most Influential Rehabilitation Professional, one of 25 awarded nationally within the rehabilitation sciences. She received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science from Indiana State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Minnesota.

Secretary

Annie Burrows

My years of serving in the Faculty Senate have allowed me to be an active agent of increased participation by faculty members from the Rangos School of Health Sciences. As chair of the Contingent Faculty sub-committee I have worked to improve the place of these faculty members in the fabric of our university community. We have a university administration that has increased the national & international visibility of Duquesne University, facilitated the development of ever stronger academic programs, and increasingly worked with faculty members to improved shared university governance. As Faculty Senate secretary I would strive for working with administration towards our goal of shared governance and bringing new faculty members into active participation with the Faculty Senate.

Treasurer

Nancy Trun

Dr. Nancy Trun is an Associate Professor in the Dept. Biological Sciences and has been a member of the Duquesne faculty for twelve years. She served as the interim chair of the Dept. Biological Sciences in 2010-11. She has successfully managed several research grants from national funding agencies, has served as the treasurer of a regional professional association for the last 6 years and was the treasurer for a local nonprofit, including completing their successful application for federal nonprofit status.

Budget Committee

George Worgul

George Worgul is completing his thirty-fourth year at Duquesne. He has served for seventeen years on the University Benefits Committee. For ten years he was the founder and director of the Family Institute. He is currently Chair and professor in the Theology department. In July he will become university coordinator for academic programs in Africa.

Chuck Hanna

Since joining the Sociology Department at Duquesne in 1984, I have been involved in service to the depatment, Graduate Center in Social and Public Policy, the McAnulty College and Graduate School and the University. For nearly a decade I have been a Faculty Senate representative, served on the University Budget Committee and more recently, a member of the Total Compensation sub-committee of the Faculty Senate. I have also served on the University Committee for Faculty Grievance, the IRB, the Retirement Committee and several others.