SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference named its All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team on Thursday, with two representatives each from all 10 member schools being recognized by the league.
 
While the selections were left up to each institution's discretion, the recipients all shared the common characteristics of demonstrated service to the institution and contributions to campus life and the local community. Faculty members selected have demonstrated strong contributions to teaching, research and/or service, while staff members are being recognized for bringing out the best in others and creating conditions for success.
 
The faculty and staff recipients include: The Citadel's Dr. Chip Taylor and Henry Bouton; ETSU's Dr. Virginia Foley and Janet Stork; Furman's Dr. Marian Strobel and Todd Duke; Mercer's Dr. Mahkin Thitsa and Matt Brownback; UNC Greensboro's Dr. Jeremy Bray and Amy Collins Moore; Samford's Dr. Celeste Hill and Paige Mathis; Chattanooga's Dr. Christine Benz Smith and Endia Butler; VMI's Col. Timothy Hodges and Chief Michael Marshall; Western Carolina's Dr. Kelly R. Kelley and Courtney Gauthier; and Wofford's Dr. Anna Catllá and Lisa Lefebvre.
 
Dr. Jeremy Bray, UNCG
Dr. Jeremy Bray is the Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics and Interim Head of the Department of Economics in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at UNCG. Since joining UNCG in 2013, he has fostered transdisciplinary health and wellness research within the Bryan School and across the university through his leadership and mentoring of faculty and students. Bray conducts research on the economics of health behaviors and has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous economic evaluations funded by federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. His publications have been referenced thousands of times by other researchers and have had a profound impact on public health by supporting the resource allocation decisions of federal, state and local policymakers, as well as employers, both nationally and internationally.
 
Amy Collins Moore, UNCG
Amy Moore is the Business Officer and Executive Assistant to the Dean in UNCG's College of Visual and Performing Arts. In addition to these duties, she is the Affirmative Action Officer and manages Human Resource Management at the Dean's level, which includes faculty and staff searches and personnel paperwork for faculty, staff and students. On staff at her alma mater since 2003, Moore serves on the Staff Senate and is currently on the Personal and Professional Development Committee and has been the Secretary and served on the Staff Recognition Committee in the past. She previously worked as the Executive Director for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina, Chapter Director for Operation Smile, and President of the Greensboro Jaycees. As a wife and mom to three daughters, she spends her free time as a Girl Scout Co-Leader and a member of the Greensboro's Woman's Club and is active in her daughters' school PTSAs.
 
About UNC Greensboro
Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC System institutions, UNCG has 20,000+ students, 185 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs, and 17 Division I athletic teams (go Spartans!). Led by Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., UNCG is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence, diversity, and value. 
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