Alumni association cites JMU duo for honorable service

THE JMU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORED ROBERT KOLVOORD AND PATRICIA BUENNEMEYER WITH THE 2003 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AND SERVICE AWARDS. Kolvoord is an integrated science and technology professor, and Buennemeyer directs JMU's Office of Sponsored Programs.

Kolvoord was cited for excellence in teaching and for professional activities outside the classroom. He is the creator of Great Outdoors, Digital Indoors, a program that focuses on teachers' application of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. Buennemeyer's award recognizes service to JMU and the greater community. While guiding faculty members through the grant-seeking process, Buennemeyer has been committed to JMU's research endeavors. She coordinates JMU's involvement in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, which supports student research. She has also received the Hartford-Nicholsen Award, presented by the Society of Research Administrators International.