CMU authors, editors, and translators honored at the 2025 Book Recognition Event
Back row: Kathy Irwin, Mark Minelli, David Stairs, Bin Li, Frank Boles, Tim Hartshorne, Stephen Juris, Eric Buschlen, Neil MacKinnon. Front row: Won Kwang Paik, Robert Noggle, Paula Lancaster, Sara Moslener, Elina Erzikova, Yunfang Zheng, Adel DiOrio, Timothy Lambrecht, Kelly Murphy. Photo by Randy Claypool.
On March 25, 2026, Central Michigan University honored nineteen members of the CMU community who authored, edited, or translated seventeen books during the calendar year 2025. Held every spring, the Book Recognition Event recognizes faculty, staff, and emeriti who have published creative or scholarly books.
The annual event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Libraries. According to Kathy Irwin, Dean of University Libraries, “This year’s event celebrates scholarly and creative works spanning technology, health and medicine, education, communication, the humanities, and the arts. Collectively, these books highlight the honorees’ dedication to interdisciplinary research, creative expression, and real-world impact. Producing a book is a time-consuming process, and we commend and congratulate this year’s honorees for their accomplishments.”
Provost Paula Lancaster added, “One of the things I love about spring is the opportunities we take to recognize the many, many contributions of our faculty, staff, and students through special events like the Book Recognition Event. Thank you to Dean Kathy Irwin and the University Libraries’ staff for organizing this lovely afternoon. Bringing together these authors, editors, and translators of exceptional work was truly special. They share their wisdom and expertise with readers, add knowledge and creativity to their disciplines, and inspire future generations of scholars and creatives to publish their work. Congratulations to all.”
This year’s honorees included:
Abdelgawad, Ahmed, Co-Editor, School of Engineering and Technology. Intelligent Systems, Blockchain, and Communication Technologies: Selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Blockchain, and Communication Technologies (ISBCom25), Volume 2. Springer, 2025.
Bobier, Christopher, Co-Author, Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine. Exploring the Ethics of Clinical Xenotransplantation. Routledge, 2026.
Boles, Frank, Author, Director Emeritus. Visiting Mackinac: 150 Years of Tourism at Michigan's Fabled Straits. Michigan State University Press, 2026.
Buschlen, Eric L., Co-Editor, Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education, DiOrio, Adel C., Co-Editor, CMU Online. The Coach's Playbook: Becoming a Transformational Coach and Leader. ICPEL Publishing, 2025.
Erzikova, Elina V., Co-Editor, School of Communication, Journalism, and Media. Handbook of Innovations in Strategic Communication: AI, Futurism and Directions. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.
Fanning, Robert, Author, Department of English Language and Literature. All We Are Given We Cannot Hold. Dzanc Books, 2025.
Hartshorne, Timothy S., Co-Editor, Professor Emeritus. Learning, Education, and Support of Deafblind Children and Adults: An Interdisciplinary Lifespan Approach. Oxford University Press, 2025.
Juris, Stephen J., Author, Curriculum and Instructional Support. Immunology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, 2025.
Lambrecht, Timothy A., Author, Department of History, World Languages and Cultures. Budget Challenge Personal Finance (2nd ed.). Budget Challenge, 2024.
Li, Bin, Co-Author, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. Spatial Autocorrelation: A Fundamental Property of Geospatial Phenomena. Elsevier, 2025.
Minelli, Mark J., Author, CMU Online. Drug Abuse in Sports: A Student Course Manual (9th ed.). Stipes Publishing LLC, 2025.
Moslener, Sara, Author, Department of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Religion. After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America. Beacon Press, 2025.
Murphy, Kelly J., Co-Editor, Department of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Religion. Apocalypses in Context: Apocalyptic Currents Through History (2nd ed.). Fortress Press, 2025.
Noggle, Robert, Author, Department of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Religion. Manipulation: Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status. Oxford University Press, 2025.
Paik, Won Kwang, Translator, Professor Emeritus, May, Hope Elizabeth, Editor, Department of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Religion. Forgotten Pain: An Untold Story of the Korean War, by Eun Yong Chung. The Cora di Brazzà Foundation, 2025.
Stairs, David, Author, Department of Art and Design. Okuwangaala: The Resilience of Vernacular in Everyday African Design. Designers Without Borders, 2025.
Zheng, Yunfang, Co-Author, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Hearing Aid Selection for Dispensing Clinicians: A Comprehensive Resource for Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction. Nova Science Publishers, 2026.
Since 2003, when the Book Recognition Event began, authors and editors of over 500 books have been recognized. You can view the online CMU Book Recognition collection or browse the physical books located on the north end of the Park Library’s second floor.
