Dr. Ngene, Ware Named to All-SoCon Faculty & Staff Team

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference named its All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team on Friday with Dr. Geoffrey M. "Jeff" Ngene and Allie Ware serving as Mercer's representatives to be recognized by the league.

While the selections were left up to each institution's discretion, the recipients all shared the common characteristics of demonstrated service to the institution and contributions to campus life and the local community. Faculty members selected have demonstrated strong contributions to teaching, research and/or service, while staff members are being recognized for bringing out the best in others and creating conditions for success.

The faculty and staff recipients include: The Citadel's Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Riggle and Kate Brown; ETSU's Dr. Allen Forsman and Libby Tipton; Furman's Dr. Danielle Vinson and Mickey McCauley; Mercer's Dr. Geoffrey M. "Jeff" Ngene and Allie Ware; UNCG's Dr. Jaqueline DeBrew and Dr. Cherry Callahan; Samford's Dr. Jonathan Davis and Glenda Martin; Chattanooga's Dr. Valerie Rutledge and Emily Quinn; VMI's Lt. Col. Wakeel Idewu and Evan Simmons; Western Carolina's Dr. Winford "Windy" Gordon and Beth Moore; and Wofford's Dr. Jim Neighbors and Brian Lemere.

Each member of the All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team will be presented a plaque and honored at a home basketball game at his or her institution.

Dr. Jeff Ngene, Mercer
Dr. Geoffrey M. "Jeff" Ngene is an associate professor of finance at the Stetson School of Business and Economics. He received his Bachelor of Commerce and MBA, both in finance, from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and his master's and doctorate in financial economics from the University of New Orleans. Ngene is a financial economist with consulting, research and teaching experiences in finance and data mining. He has consulted for the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) as well as numerous private organizations outside of the USA. Ngene won the Distinguished Faculty Award during the 2013-14 academic year and Teacher of the Year Award during the 2015-16 academic year for excellence in teaching. He has also been a finalist for two university-wide teaching and advising excellence awards. Ngene is the faculty advisor of the FMA Chapter-Mercer University, which won the Superior Chapter Award in 2014-2015 academic year. He has been the faculty mentor for the CFA Research Challenge every year since 2013.

Allie Ware, Mercer
Allie Ware earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Richmond (2014) and a master's degree in higher education leadership from Mercer University (2016). At Richmond, Ware was a four-year member of the Spiders' women's lacrosse team and a team captain and helped the team to three Atlantic-10 Conference tournament semifinal appearances. As a graduate assistant, Ware helped in all aspects of the Mercer Athletic Foundation while also serving as director of operations for Mercer's women's lacrosse program. Having demonstrated her abilities, she was named as the assistant director of the Mercer Athletic Foundation in January 2017. An ardent supporter of Mercer's student-athletes, Ware was selected by the school's Student Athlete Advisory Committee as Mercer's staff representative on the All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team.

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