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Worth Sharing: Morlock Publishes Short Story, Novel

Sean Murphy
The winter sunlight helps reveal Kendall Hall in the windows of the Arts and Humanities building.
Jason Halley / University Photographer

The winter sunlight helps reveal Kendall Hall in the windows of the Arts and Humanities building.

The following is a listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff and students. Submit your professional achievements to ucomm@csuchico.edu.

Publications, Presentations and Exhibits

Mark Morlock, emeritus faculty in the Department of Economics, had his short story, “The Flowers in the Field,” published in the spring 2017 edition of The Examined Life Journal. Also, his novel, “The Secret Watcher of Summit Avenue” was selected as an Indie Novel of the Year 2017 by Kirkus Reviews.

Awards and Activities

Cathy Burton, master’s graduate from the Department of Anthropology, was named to The Great American Songbook Foundation’s History Leadership Institute’s Class of 2018. Burton is the lead researcher and planner for the proposed development of a Great American Songbook Hall of Fame Museum, celebrating the nation’s timeless popular music.

Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy (English, ’97) is the Media Relations Coordinator at Chico State. When he's not writing press releases and pitching story ideas to the media or fielding media inquiries, he's writing about human interest stories, sports, the outdoors and the remarkable students, staff and faculty at Chico State.