Dr. Carolyn Dirksen recently traveled to Kenya to teach an English class as part of a training program for pastors and Bible school teachers.
 
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amp;#160;Lee’s School of Music will present its 12th Annual International Piano Festival and Competition June 12-18.
Lee University’s School of Music will present its 12th Annual International Piano Festival and Competition June 12-18. The event, which began in 2005 as a competition for high

Ladies of Lee recently traveled with music professor Dr. Jonathan Rodgers to Goa, India, to partner with Rahab’s Rope.
 
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Drs. David and Heather Quagliana, along with Lee alums Christy Wyatt and Kyle Mitchell, recently traveled to Ecuador to assist the Semisud Seminary in providing child trauma education and more.
 
By Karen Chambless Lee University’s Drs. David and Heather Quagliana, along with Lee

Winners of the 2016 faculty Excellence Awards were recently announced during Lee’s May commencement.
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Lee’s School of Nursing has been extended full membership in the national accrediting body for nursing, the CCNE.
 
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Dr. Donna Summerlin has been selected as the winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award.
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Dr. Daniela C. Augustine has been named as the recipient of Lee's 2016 Excellence in Scholarship Award.
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The Voices of Lee will perform at Riverbend for the festival’s Faith and Family Night on Tuesday, June 14.
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Mary Dukes, senior lecturer in digital media studies, has been named the winner of Lee University’s 2016 Excellence in Advising Award.

The Excellence Awards are the highest honors presented to Lee faculty members. The recipient of the Excellence in Advising Award is chosen by a faculty committee, which reviews a three-year history of student advisor evaluation data as well as other information provided by the nominating department chairs and deans.

“For me, advising is one of the most enjoyable aspects of working with students,” said Dukes. “It provides me the opportunity to spend time with them in a one-on-one setting and truly get to know them–their goals, plans and dreams for the future. I am very grateful for the privilege of working with my students to attain those goals, and I am very honored to be recognized for that interaction.”

Dukes joined the Lee faculty in 1999. She received her Master of Arts in Communication and her Bachelor of Arts as a double major in Radio-Television and Film from the University of Central Florida. She completed additional graduate study in mass communication at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Prior to joining the Lee faculty, Dukes was involved in a diverse professional career in both radio and television broadcasting. Her experiences include work as a radio news director and as a television producer.

Dukes has served as Discipline Coordinator of Digital Media Studies for the past 15 years. In addition to her teaching and administrative responsibilities, she maintains active professional involvement in independent music video and film productions. Dukes also coordinates placing Digital Media students in organizations and corporations in professional internship opportunities.