March 27, 2017
A. Allen Hersel, vice president for academic affairs at Trine University, was honored with the Distinguished Faculty Award by the university’s Christian Campus House.
The award, which is voted on by the CCH senior class, was given during the organization’s annual banquet on Saturday, March 25.
Hersel has been at Trine since 2003, when he joined the faculty of the McKetta Department of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering in the Allen School of Engineering and Technology. He served as McKetta Department chair from 2006-2009 and was named to his current position in 2015.
He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University, his master of science from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of science from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
"Dr. Hersel was an easy choice for this award,” said senior Grant Klopfenstein, a chemical engineering major. “For all my years with him, he was completely unwavering in his commitment to his students. It was clear his genuine care for me was outside of just my studies."
“We’re grateful for the Trine professors who work to ensure their students are performing well academically and enjoying a well-rounded college experience,” said Travis Wilhelm, lead campus minister and university chaplain. “The award is one way to recognize top individuals on the Trine campus.”
CCH seeks to help Trine University better the student community as a whole by creating a ministry that serves their spiritual needs.
Trine University honored Kathy Eikenberry, known along with her husband Mike for her service and philanthropy throughout the Greater Fort Wayne area, with its annual Woman of Distinction Award during the university’s annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Oct. 3.
Trine University honored alumnus Dr. Tomas Furth, namesake of the university’s T. Furth Center for Performing Arts, as trustee emeritus during its annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 3.
Rick Henvey, chief executive officer for Parkview Health, was named Trine University’s Pillar of Success during the university’s Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Oct. 3.