Good morning,
Dr. Harald J.A. Menz, Professor of World Languages and Cultures, Director of International Studies and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Co-Chair of the Department of Humanities, was recognized last night in Charleston, WV, as one of five finalists for The Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia Professor of the Year. This is the fourth time in six years that a Bethany professor has been chosen for this honor. Previous honorees have included Dr. Jay Buckelew, Dr. John Burns, and Dr. Lisa Reilly.
Dr. Menz has been a member of Bethany’s faculty since 1994, teaching many different classes such as German, German literature and civilization, and elementary Spanish, as well as first-year seminar courses. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Padagogische Hochschule, West Germany, and the M.A. and Ph.D. from West Virginia University.
Dr. Menz has been recognized many times at Bethany for his outstanding teaching, such as receiving The President’s Award for Excellence in Performance, the International Association of University Presidents’ 2013 International Education Faculty Achievement Award, and the John R. Taylor Memorial Award in the Liberal Arts. Dr. Menz has guided many study-abroad groups to many countries in multiple continents, where he shares his influential insights with students. He is also advisor to the German Club, Frisbee Club, and Phi Kappa Tau.
I am honored and very pleased to have worked with Dr. Menz throughout my years at Bethany, and am very appreciative of all the hard work he has put forth to make Bethany a college that offers so many cultural opportunities to students. Congratulations again to him, and all of the finalists, for this very honored recognition.
