Perry and Kaltner Honored with Clarence Day Awards for Exceptional Teaching and Research

Dr. Evelyn Perry and Dr. John Kaltner were presented with Rhodes College’s highest honors conferred on faculty at the college’s annual Awards Convocation held May 1 on campus. Perry, an associate professor of sociology, received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching—an acknowledgment of her pedagogical excellence. Kaltner, an associate professor of religious studies, was honored with the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, recognizing his significant scholarly and creative contributions to his field.

Dr. Noelle Chaddock Named to Orpheum Theatre Group’s Board of Directors

Dr. Noelle Chaddock, associate dean of academic affairs for diversity and inclusivity at Rhodes, has been named to the board of directors of The Orpheum Theatre Group, which is the nonprofit organization that operates the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. The organization recently announced its new board members, who will serve for two years and are eligible to serve three consecutive terms.

Preserving History

Drawing from a range of projects, Rhodes students work to keep history alive through digital preservation and scholarship.

Generational Connections

In 1968, Michael Johnson at LeMoyne-Owen College asked students who marched in support of the striking Memphis sanitation workers to write about their experience. Today, Rhodes students are ensuring that these riveting slivers of history become available to the public.

The Vincent Astor Collection

Three repositories of periodicals and memorabilia belonging to Vincent Astor ’75, a longtime Memphis gay rights activist, are serving as ongoing resources for Rhodes students interested in LGBT issues, historical preservation, and public history. 

Suiting Up: Students Launch New Beekeeping Club

The decline of honey bee populations due to pesticide use and climate change has been the buzz for quite some time, so Eilidh Jenness ’17 and other Rhodes students have begun donning beekeeper suits and learning ways to help these “pollination superstars” thrive.