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Condolences: Dr. Paul E. Hendrickson, Professor Emeritus Of Physics

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Joseph Kim

Dr. Paul E. Hendrickson, professor emeritus of physics, passed away September 16, 2020, at age 79. He taught at MNU nearly 36 years, from 1974 to 2010, also serving as department chair.

Dr. Hendrickson graduated from Bethany Nazarene College and earned a PhD in physics from University of Oklahoma. He was a member of College Church of the Nazarene and involved with Focus Seminars of Kansas City.

Dr. Hendrickson loved the outdoors and was an active backpacker and cyclist. In his obituary, his family said, “his understated, mischievous sense of humor and joking manner always brough out laughter in others. He was one of the most capable people and there wasn’t anything he couldn’t figure out how to fix or build.”

Services are set for Tuesday, September 22 at College Church of the Nazarene with visitation from 2 to 3 p.m. and the funeral from 3-4 p.m. For more information and to send condolences see the Johnson County Memorial Chapel website.

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Dr. Abby Hodges

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PhD; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
MS; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
BS; Chemistry, Denison University

Dr. Hodges began her career in higher education at Azusa Pacific University as a chemistry professor from 2008 to 2014. She then moved to MNU where she taught and in 2018 was appointed Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences. From 2022-2023, before accepting the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hodges was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hodges’ career research has focused on protein folding and protein engineering, and she has mentored over twenty students in these research projects. She has also furthered the MNU first-year experience program and chaired the General Education committee for five years. Dr. Hodges was recognized as the MNU Faculty of the Year in 2021.

Dr. Hodges lives in Olathe with her husband Ryan and two boys.