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NEWS Thursday, September 17, 1998 - Page 5 Four faculty members promoted to full professor Four Western Maryland College Dr. Pagonis joined the faculty ticed by these three men, was pub- lum which included a focus on fer to Westminster to complete their (acuity members were promoted to in 1986 after teaching atAllegheny lished in 1992. writing across all disciplines. education. The third group of full professor this month, accord- (Pa.) College and Northeastern "Not many people think of Before coming to Westminster, Budapest students are studying in ing to loan Develin Coley, provost (Mass.) University. Besides spe- Jefferson as a scientist," Dr. Regis she taught at University of Mary- Carroll County this fall. of the college. cializing in solid state physics, mi- said. "But he was a biologist and a land School of Law, University of They are: Charles Neal, politi- crocomputers and archaeological very good one, too." Maryland Baltimore County and In 1996, Ms. Singer, who spe- cal science/interdisciplinary stud- dating, he developed WMC's ther- Next year, the University of The Johns Hopkins University. She cializes in auditing and taxation and CPA, was appointed is a licensed ies; Vasilis (Bill) Pagonis, physics; moluminescence lab in [988, one Pennsylvania Press will re-publish earned a doctorate, as well as by Maryland's governor 10 serve a Pamela Thompson Regis, English; of the first such programs at a the book in paperback. Dr. Regis, master's and bachelor's degrees term on the Maryland State Board Sue Singer, economicsfbusiness. small, private liberal arts institu- who also has served as coordinator from Johns Hopkins. of Public Accountancy, which over- Dr. Neal, who came to WMC tion. Known simply as TL, it is a This semester Ms. Singer, a in 1978, teaches courses on judi- method of dating archaeological The Professors are: sees Certified Public Accountants Before in Maryland. cial process, political theory and and geological materials that rivals Charles Neal member of the faculty since 1983,. practicing to WMC, she was a staff coming witllead a dozen students to WMC- American political behavior. He the more familiar radiocarbon dat- Budapest, the first group of'WMC- accountant and tax specialist at also is the pre-law adviser and di- ing. He became fascinated with ar- political science/ Westminster students tostudy at the McGrow-Pridgeo'n & Co., P.A. She rects the College's team each year chaeological artifacts as a graduate interdisciplinary studies campus in Hungary. She also will at the Harvard National Model student while studying in the Vasilis (Bill) Pagonis, teach various business and eco- also has taught at Towson State Ms. Singer earned United Nations. Before coming to world's best TL lab at the Univer- physics nomics courses in the program University. degree from University of a master's WMC, Dr. Neal was a teaching as- sity of Birmingham in England. which was set up in 1994 to pro- Baltimore, an MBA from Loyola sistant at University of Minnesota He still often travels to his na- Pamela Thompson Regis, vide the first two years of a degree College and a bachelor's degree where he also earned his doctorate tive Greece and others countries to 'English to Eastern European and other in- from Towson State University. in political science. He earned a visit archaeological sites. Dr. Sue Singer, ternational students who then trans- Courtesy of Public Information master's degree froin Iowa State Pagonis earned doctoral and University and a bachelor's degree master's degrees at Northeastern economicslbusiness from Luther (Iowa) College. and a bachelor's degree at Univer- INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE Dr. Neal, the College's first full- sity of Athens in Greece. of the College's first-year compo- Do you want real-world experience for your resume? Perhaps you're time African American professor, Dr. Regis, who came to WMC sition program, recently put to- thinking about a career in business, government, health care, law or is a member of Pi Gamma Mu (so- in 1983, teaches courses in 17th and gether a 20-page booklet for stu- conflict resolution. The Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Pro- cial sciences) and Pi Sigma Alpha 18th century literature, and exposi- dents to use as a guide for prepar- tection Division has internships available each semester and summers. (political science) national honor tory writing. She has written for ing research papers. Since 1996 You'Illeam Maryland's consumer protection laws, be trained to medi- societies, as well as the American several publications and her first every incoming student has re- ate disputes and to provide information through the Division's Con- Political Science Association, Law book, "Describing Early America: ceived a copy of "Writing Stan- sumer Hotline. and American Society Association, The Rhetoric of Natural History in dards: A Guide for WMC," which The Division's downtown Baltimore office is open Monday through and Association of Northeastern Bartram, Jefferson, and includes "everything needed to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00 pm. Internships are also available in the Pre-law Advisors. He also has Crevecoeur", which provides an write a complete paper," said Dr. Salisbury and Hagerstown offices. For more information call Ann taught at Gustavus Adolphus in-depth re-examination of the in- Regis. It was developed, she noted, Brooke at (410) 576-6519 or see the literature on file at the Career (Minn.) College and Iowa State. tellectual history of science as prac- after WMC adopted a new curricu- Center. (not in credit cards) Intra