SOCHE Honors Three Franklin University Faculty and Staff Members for their 2022-2023 Campus Impact and Excellence

Contact:

Sherry Mercurio
Executive Director, Office of Community Relations
(614) 947-6581
Email: sherry.mercurio@franklin.edu

Franklin University, the leading educator of working adults, is proud to recognize Michael Klingler, Jessica Leber, and Dr. Todd Whittaker as being honored as exceptional faculty and staff award recipients announced by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE). These three individuals join a group of individuals from 15-member institutions being recognized for the 2022-2023 school year for their campus impact, as well as staff and faculty excellence. 

Franklin University’s Honorees:
•    Michael Klingler | Chair, Department of English & Humanities | Campus Impact Award 
•    Jessica Leber | Undergraduate Academic Advising Team Lead, Student Development &
Services | Staff Excellence Award 
•    Dr. Todd Whittaker | Chair, Department of Computing Sciences & Mathematics | Faculty Excellence Award

Academic officers at each university selected one Faculty Excellence Award winner based on their institution’s criteria, with special consideration of demonstrated excellence in teaching, service, and/or scholarship. Similarly, Human Resource officers selected one Staff Excellence Award winner based on their institution’s criteria, with special consideration of demonstrated excellence in student success, service, and/or assessment. 

A new award was added, the Campus Impact Award, which is based on institutional selection criteria, with special consideration for performance that made a positive impact on the school or campus, as a whole. This category was open to faculty, staff, or administrators.

SOCHE will honor award winners each month from June 2023 through April 2024, highlighting the faculty and staff winners on the SOCHE Excellence Awards webpage: https://bit.ly/43KyxGM.

As a pioneer in meeting the needs of the broadest community of learners to achieve their goals and enrich the world, Franklin is honored to celebrate its University members’ excellence in faculty and staff support and campus impact.

Congratulations - Michael Klinger, Jessica Leber, and Dr. Todd Whittaker!

About SOCHE
Formed in 1967, Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education is a consortium of 22 colleges and universities located throughout Ohio. SOCHE is the regional leader for higher collaboration, engaging with colleges, universities, and industry to transform the economy through the education and employment of nearly 200,000 students in southwest Ohio. See more at www.soche.org

About Franklin University

Accredited, nonprofit, and dedicated to educating adults since 1902, Franklin provides onsite course options at our Main Campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and is an innovator in providing personalized online education. The University offers applied in-demand undergraduate, masters, and doctorate programs that enable adult learners to achieve their educational and professional goals. Through agreements with partner institutions, the University also offers international academic programs, including its top-ranked MBA.

Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and holds specialized accreditations for specific academic programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Franklin University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE).