WU professors earn awards, step into new roles
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:59AM By Claire Byun & Jonathan McFadden
David Vehaun
Winthrop produced another political leader last week when David Vehaun, political science professor, was appointed Rock Hill’s new city manager.
Vehaun, who has taught at the university for 20 years, plans on giving up his teaching to fulfill his new duties. Vehaun will reportedly be paid an annual salary of $158,000. Vehaun is an alumnus of Winthrop
University and earned his master’s at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Gary Stone
Economics professor Gary Stone received the Bessie B. Moore Service Award on Oct. 7 for his work in enhancing economic education on state, national and international levels.
Stone has been director for Winthrop’s Center for Economic Education since 1975 and has worked with educators in dozens of other countries to improve economic education.
He received the award at a joint national confeence of economic educators in Miami, Fla.
