Christi Mathis, Author at This Is SIU

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May 8, 2025

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Mary Louise Cashel wins SIU Women of Distinction Award

In the classroom, within the mental health profession and in the greater community, Mary Louise Cashel, associate professor in the School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, has been making a difference through her dedication, leadership, vision and transformative contributions for several decades, her colleagues say. Cashel’s efforts have not gone unnoticed as she has been selected as the 2025 winner of SIU’s Women of Distinction Award, one of eight Excellence Awards presented April 23.

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Christi Mathis

May 1, 2025

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Shari Garnett wins SIU’s Civil Service Staff Excellence Award

hari Garnett has dedicated more than three decades to SIU, serving in a variety of capacities before being promoted to her current position as business/administrative associate for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Colleagues say she “works tirelessly to provide excellent customer service to the students, faculty, staff and community of Southern Illinois.”

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Christi Mathis

May 16, 2024

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Valerie Boyer receives SIU’s Women of Distinction Award

Valerie Boyer, associate professor and communication disorders and sciences program director in the School of Health Sciences, has a strong and longstanding connection to SIU.

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May 2, 2024

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Kelli Whittington receives Emerging Leader Award

Kelli Whittington, associate professor and Bachelor of Science in Nursing program director, has spent decades in the nursing profession, working in ICU, oncology, managing and administration since 1992.

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Family holds three-generation reunion at SIU’s Touch of Nature to watch eclipse

When the midday sun goes black during the April 8 eclipse, there’s no place Doris Marlin and family members from far and wide would rather be than Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Christi Mathis

February 26, 2024

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November 20, 2023

Academics and Student LifeSesser native using SIU Provost’s Scholarship to prepare for career as an advocate

As the daughter of a longtime elected official, Southern Illinois University Carbondale junior Audrey Gulley said she was already interested in politics and public service, but when she got involved in the YMCA Youth in Government program as a Sesser-Valier High School student and won the position of president of the Senate, she was hooked.

Christi Mathis

November 15, 2023

Academics and Student LifeHistory major finds support at SIU for a career in Native American museum work

An Oneida Iroquois, Maggie McMullen, grew up in a small Illinois community with no Native Americans nearby except her family. Yet her she remains deeply entrenched in her culture, and as she prepares for a future that she anticipates will include serving her people, she said she’s found the perfect place to do so at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Christi Mathis

June 15, 2023

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Stacy Thompson serves SIU and the region in many ways

Stacy Thompson wears many hats as professor and associate dean of undergraduate studies and curriculum for the School of Education, and does so admirably, colleagues say.

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May 25, 2023

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Jennifer Phillips receives SIU’s Women of Distinction Award

Jennifer Phillips, director of New Student Programs, is a double alumna of SIU, and in her nearly four years as a staff member, she has already made quite an impression on colleagues and the student families she works with.

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Saluki Pride: Bethany Peppers wins SIU’s Emerging Leader Award

Bethany Peppers, assistant director of Student Involvement and Leadership for the Office of Student Engagement, has worked at SIU for only a couple of years, but her connection to the university goes back much longer, and she’s already setting herself apart as a leader

Christi Mathis

May 18, 2023