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Selena Stevens |
"I couldn't look myself in
the mirror if I didn't keep my responsibilities to ODK,"
he said. "I was on the national board of directors, and
I'm the chair of the national public relations committee. I had
to be there." What he didn't suspect was plan two. Unsuccessful in their covert attempts to get Herbst to the National Association for Campus Activities in Boston, occurring at the same time as the ODK conference, to receive the 2000 Frank Harris Outstanding Student Government Adviser Award, UK Student Center staff and officials of NACA planned a surprise announcement at the ODK meeting. UK student, ODK member and Student Activities Board President Monica Fyre presented Herbst with the NACA Harris Award during a full-conference session at the ODK event. |
The University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts will present
its Distinguished Alumni Award to James W. Rooker at its May
7 commencement ceremony to be held at 1 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
The award is given to an alumnus nominated by faculty who carries
a degree in art, music, theater or arts administration and who
has achieved distinction.
| Rooker was selected due to his dedication
to a music career, which includes performing, teaching, composing
and publishing. Following service in the U.S. Navy, he enrolled
in Peabody College in 1946, where he was a student of Nathaniel
Patch and received a bachelor of music degree in piano. He followed
his teacher to UK where he received his master's degree in 1951.
He began his piano teaching career at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. While in Boone, he wrote the musical score to the historical drama "Horn in the West," music that was used for 14 summers and 560 performances. This exposure led to an offer in 1959 to join the music editorial staff of Silver Burdett Ginn, a New Jersey publisher of textbooks and other learning materials. He accepted the offer and stayed with the company for 34 years, 22 as an executive editor. |
James Rooker |
Four faculty members and three teaching assistants were honored
April 24 as recipients of the Lexington Campus Chancellor's Awards
for Outstanding Teachers.
| · Ruth Beattie, assistant professor, School
of Biological Sciences. Looking for new ways to extend learning
beyond the classroom, she serves her students with a commitment
to educational excellence. "We see her dedication expressed at all levels. She is an active participant in activities pertinent to the educational mission of the University," said Chancellor Elisabeth Zinser. |
Ruth Beattie |
| · Ann Beebe, teaching assistant,
Department of English. A patient and sincere instructor, Beebe
is considered extremely well organized by her students as she
integrates poetry, prose and visual media into her classes. "She perfectly exemplifies the high aspirations we have for the next generation of the professorate," Zinser said. |
Ann Beebe |
| · Dwight Billings,
a professor in the Department of Sociology and faculty affiliate
of the UK Appalachian Center. Serving students since he arrived
at UK in 1976, Billings blends quiet erudition with stimulating
lectures to bring a form of magic to the classroom. "His commitment to teaching extends well beyond the classroom and exemplifies his approach to teaching as service," Zinser said. |
Dwight Billings |
| · Lisa E. Broome, teaching
assistant in the Department of English. Creative and passionate
about her teaching, Broome possess attributes found only in exceptional
teachers, Zinser said. "The true measure of her maturity can be seen in what she has done in her Shakespeare seminar. Student evaluations confirm the accolades of faculty who wrote on her behalf," the chancellor said. |
Lisa Broome |
| · Shawn Long, teaching
assistant in the UK Department of Communications. Combining
accessibility, high standards and a sincere concern for UK students,
Long exhibits all of the attributes of an excellent role model
for students. "Shawn's effective use of computer technology has helped him create learning experiences that his students describe as productive and enjoyable," Zinser said. |
Shawn Long |
| · Sue Nokes, assistant professor
in the UK Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering.
A stellar performer in the classroom, she also is successful
in recruiting and advising students. "Her talent and dedication are conspicuously evident to students and peers in both the College of Agriculture and the University's College of Engineering. She is a model for all of us to follow," Zinser said. |
Sue Nokes |
| · Cynthia Ruder, associate
professor, Department of Russian and Eastern Studies. Praised
and admired by students and colleagues, she makes a difficult
language come alive for students. "Dr. Ruder shows boundless enthusiasm and dedication to teaching. Her pedagogy exemplifies the value of integrating scholarship and teaching," Zinser said. |
Cynthia Ruder |
Six University of Kentucky faculty members were honored April
26 with Great Teachers Awards by the UK Alumni Association, in
cooperation with student organizations Omicron Delta Kappa and
Mortar Board.
The annual awards are unique on campus in that
all nominations are made by students. UK faculty who have demonstrated
excellence in teaching, concern for students and involvement
in the academic community are honored during a luncheon and ceremonies
at the King Alumni House.
The 2000 recipients of the Great Teachers Awards are:
- Desmond O. Brown, an assistant professor in
hospitality management in the College of Human Environmental
Sciences, who has been at UK since 1995. With years of experience
in the travel and tourism industry, he is the adviser for the
Hospital Management Association, a student organization, and
is a past recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award in the
College of Human Environmental Sciences.
- Lori Hetzel, assistant professor of choral
music education and assistant director of choral activities in
the College of Fine Arts, who has been at UK since 1995. She
conducts the a cappella choir, "Paws and Listen," and
has launched a partnership program with Lafayette High School,
giving college students "hands-on experience and early feedback
on their work."
- Derek R. Lane, an assistant professor in communications
in the College of Communications and Information Studies, who
has been at UK since 1997. Teaching and evaluating students in
a large number of undergraduate and graduate-level courses, he
is a mentor for students in the Emerging Leaders Institute. Convinced
that new technology is essential, he has set up a Web site for
each of the courses he teaches.
- William F. Maloney, the Raymond-Shaver Chair
and Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the
College of Engineering, who has been at UK since 1996. He has
developed a senior course in project management and has served
as director of the unique program that allows students to simultaneously
earn a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master of business
administration degree.
- Sandra W. Miller, professor of family and consumer
sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, who
has been at UK since 1985. Retiring this year after 30 years
in teaching, she is an academic adviser and the organizer for
Home Economics in Education, a student organization for family
and consumer sciences education majors. She is a past recipient
of the Outstanding National Educator Award from the National
Association of Teacher Educators of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Hong Young Yan, associate professor in the
School of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences,
who has been at UK since 1993. A past recipient of the school's
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, he is likewise a well-respected
researcher and has received 13 grants since coming to UK - a
rate of almost two a year.
Each 2000 Great Teacher received a $1,000 cash award from the
UK Alumni Association in addition to the plaque, which was presented
during the awards luncheon.
Activities
- Human Development Institute
staff member Ethel Bright will assist with the Special
Populations Institute at the Improving America's Schools Conference
in Washington Dec. 13-15. · Seven LCC faculty members
from the computer information systems and office systems programs
attended a conference sponsored by Course Technology and Microsoft
in Orlando. Those attending were: Sherri Carr, Debbie Holt,
Richard King, James Kolasa, Pat Miller, Thomas Papanicolaou and
Sandy Swanson. Holt passed the Microsoft Office User Specialist
certification exam for Word 2000 during the conference.
- Lexington Community College Center for Community Partnerships
and OFFICETEAM presented "Celebrate Office Professionals
2000" April 26 at the Hilton Suites at Lexington Green.
Nikki Estes, recruiting coordinator for OFFICETEAM, presented
the keynote address, "The Changing Role of the Office Professional."
Breakout sessions included topics in areas such as professional
development, career development and technology.
- The Human Development Institute's Early Childhood Transition
Project recently conducted a National Head Start Institute
March 23 and 24 with 38 participants from across the country.
- LCC faculty members Laura Justice, Debbie Kelly and
Janella Spencer served as delegates to the Kentucky Dental
Hygienists' Association House of Delegates during the KDHA Annual
Session March 31.
- Human Development Institute staff member Ken Olsen will
open, close and moderate the special education assessment session
titled "Responding to Federal Requirements for Inclusive
Assessment" at the annual Office of Special Education Projects
Leadership Conference in Washington in May. Olsen is project
director for the Institute's Mid-South Regional Resource Center.
- Human Development Institute staff member Beth Rous will
travel to Vancouver in early April for the Council for Early
Childhood Board of Governors meeting. Rous is the governor of
the Division for Early Childhood.
Presentations
- LCC faculty members
Eileen Abel, Kathy Dickison and Diana Martin, presented
at the American Association for Higher Education's "2000
National Conference on Higher Education" in Anaheim, Calif.
Their presentation, "Worlds in Our Words: Literature and
Multiculturalism in a Monocultural State," featured activities
and approaches to helping students and faculty appreciate diversity.
- Jonathan Allison, English, gave an invited lecture,
"Yeats and Irish Politics, 1885-1916," at the New York
Yeats Society April 8.
- LCC faculty member Joy Famularo presented at the National
Science Teachers Association in Orlando. This presentation was
the result of a partnership with two Jessamine County High School
chemistry teachers. They presented "Crossing the Disciplines
with the Internet," which demonstrates how collaborative
efforts of teachers, students and disciplines are made possible
with the use of technology. Famularo also presented "In
the Company of Women - Women as Managers" at the American
Association for Women in Community Colleges in Louisville.
- Richard Jensen, economics, presented "The Effect
of Tax Competition on Innovation" April 26 at the European
Public Choice Society meeting in Siena, Italy.
- Pamela Kidd and Tim Struttmann, Kentucky Injury
Prevention and Research Center, gave a presentation and presented
a poster, respectively, March 5-8 in New Delhi, India, at the
fifth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control. The
presentation was titled "Agricultural Disability and Risk
Education," and the poster was "Describing Occupational
Fatalities Using Linked Data Sets." Carrie McCoy, center
research assistant, also presented a poster, "The Case of
the Missing Bicycle Helmet."
- Al Lederer, Decision Science and Information Systems,
School of Management, won the Best Paper Award for "The
Emerging Information Technology Group and Rapid Information Technology
Change" with co-author Skip Benamati as presented at the
Annual Conference of the Association for Computing Machinery
Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research in Chicago
in April. He also presented "Electronic Commerce" to
the Central Kentucky National Association for Purchasing Management
in March in Lexington.
- Human Development Institute staff member Beth Rous presented
at the Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention
April 27-29 in San Diego. Rous presented with Mike Malone, University
of Cincinnati, and Diane Early, National Center for Early Development
and Learning at the University of North Carolina. Their presentation
focused on "Research Innovations in Evaluating the Preschool
to Kindergarten Transition of Children with Disabilities."
- LCC faculty member Larry Chiswell presented a continuing
education course titled "Oral Pathology: A Logical Approach
to Decision Making" to Delta Community College near Bay
City, Mich. Chiswell will present the course again at the University
of Alaska in Anchorage in June.
- William A. Thomas, geological sciences, convened a symposium
"A Century of Progress in Southern Appalachian Tectonics"
and presented "Three-Dimensional Geometry of the Appalachian
Orogen" at the Southeastern Section Geological Society of
America meeting March 23 in Charleston, S.C.
Publications
- William A. Thomas,
geological sciences, with co-author Ricardo A. Astini, Universidad
Nacional de Curdoba, Argentina, "Origin and Evolution of
the Precordillera Terrane of Western Argentina: A Drifted Laurentian
Orphan."
Research and Funding
- Dibakar Bhatta-charyya,
chemical and materials engineering, $156,552, "Superfund
NIEHS."
- Sylvia Daunert, chemistry, $152,078, "Superfund
NIEHS."
- Tom Dillehay, anthropology, $320,000, "GIS Database
for Historic Structures."
- Howard Glauert, Human Environmental Sciences, $179,096,
"Superfund NIEHS."
- Ramesh Gupta, preventive medicine and environmental
health, $106,981, "Superfund NIEHS."
- Bernard Henning, Human Environmental Sciences, $168,828,
"Superfund NIEHS."
- Pamela Knapp, anatomy and neurobiology, $117,485, "Enhancing
Oligodendrocyte Survival in Multiple Sclerosis."
- Robert McKnight, preventative medicine and environmental
health, $300,000, "Kentucky Farmworker Health Program."
- Vivek Rangnekar, urology, $237,143, "Regulation
of Par-4 by Oncogenic Ras."
- Michal Toborek, neurosurgery, $143,833, "Superfund
NIEHS."
Awards
- Lexington Community College
librarian Martha Birchfield has received recognition from
the National Council of Instructional Administrators. Her entry
into the National Council of Instructional Administrator's
2000 Exemplary Programs Competition was selected as a winner
in the Enhancing Student Learning category.
- Bessie Guerrant, associate director of the Office of
Research Assessment, was awarded a fellowship to participate
in the National Science Foundation Summer Institute, which is
a one-week institute on the uses of National Science Foundation
data.
Appointments
- Robin Greene-Avison,
UK Research Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectrosopy Center,
has been elected the president of the Section for Magnetic Resonance
Technologists. She assumed the presidency of the International
Society for Magentic Resonance in Medicine Technologist Society
in April in Denver.
- LCC faculty member Susan Kavanaugh was elected during
the annual state meeting of the Kentucky Society for Clinical
Laboratory Science to be a delegate to the national convention
of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science in July
in San Francisco. She also was re-elected executive secretary
and parliamentarian and was appointed to be hospitality chairperson
for the state meeting next year.
- LCC faculty member Dave Magee has been elected secretary
of the Kentucky Business Society.
Deaths
- Raymond D. "R.D."
Johnson, retired associate president for academic affairs,
died April 12.
Other
- For sale: Sealy couch and loveseat, tan and cream striped,
very comfortable, asking $600. For more information, call 257-9342.
- For rent: House on Goodrich Avenue, quiet street, two
miles from UK, two-stories, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, gas
heat, central air, spacious fenced yard, basement. Available
July 1 to Aug. 1, 2001. $850/month plus utilities. Contact
278-8790 or wnatter@pop.uky.edu.
