Reflections Magazine Issue #69 - Spring 2009 | Page 6

Campus News

Professor of Sport
Management Honored

Ethics Lecture Features
Spirituality in Nursing
One of the leading authorities in identifying
spirituality in nursing was the featured speaker
at the 8th annual Chiodini/Fontana Lecture
Series on Ethics. Sister Mary Elizabeth O’Brien,
SFCC, PhD, RN, FAAN, spoke on the topic: “The
Call to Servant Leadership in the 21st Century.”
Her speech addressed the contemporary meaning of the concept and philosophy of servant
leadership. It also included a description of
who is a leader and the ethics of leadership in
general and of servant leadership specifically.
Sister Mary is seen above (left) with director
of the SHU nursing program, Sue Idczak.

Stubnitz Foundation
Funds New Mac Studio

SHU Assistant Professor of Sport Management Dr. Peggy McCann was honored with
the Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning
Award by the Michigan Campus Compact at
the 13th annual Institute: Service-Learning
and Civic Engagement Feb. 12. This prestigious
annual award is the highest MCC bestows
on faculty and staff in the state of Michigan.
McCann was designated by peers as the faculty/
staff person on campus who has made the most
outstanding contributions in service-learning
and community service. This award recognizes
her influence on and the engagement of students to be involved in community service or
service-learning through modeling, influencing or instruction. She was nominated by SHU
Professor of Anthropology Dr. Linda Easley.
McCann has worked with Sport Management
program faculty, students and the staff at the
Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee (photo below)
to develop courses that organize a popular
co-ed fall flag football pro