Academe welcomes news from 黑洞社区 faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of our current and former colleagues.
Les Anderson, professor, and Amy DeVault, instructor, Elliott School of Communication, led the production of a 100-page, four-color magazine filled with student stories and photographs for the Symphony in the Flint Hills. Students covered the Flint Hills event in person for an Elliott School summer seminar course. .
Jim Bann, associate professor, chemistry, was awarded patent number 7,731,979 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, titled 鈥淧rotective Antigen Having Fluorinated Histidine Residues,鈥� concerns a protein developed in Bann鈥檚 lab that has the potential to be used as an anthrax vaccine or anti-toxin after exposure. The patent is the result of research conducted on membrane protein folding, which was sponsored in part by a National Institutes of Health grant.
Jedd Beaudoin, KMUW 89.1, received a first-place award in the complete news feature/enterprise coverage for his story on Wichita鈥檚 Smart Brothers Band, which attracted racially mixed crowds during the segregated '60s.芒鈧�
Francis D鈥橲ouza, professor, chemistry, and his group are featured in the American Chemical Society鈥檚 video highlights along with Professor Osamu Ito from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. The video highlights their research on the application of carbon nanotube hybrid materials for light energy harvesting applications. The video can be viewed at and the related perspective article can be found at .
Carla Eckels, KMUW 89.1, received a second-place award in the spot news category for her reporting on the sentencing of Scott Roeder for murdering Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.芒鈧⑩偓篓Mary Liz Jameson, research associate professor, biological sciences, is chair of the selection committee for the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University that included a bomb-dropping worm, Swima bombiviridis, among the top 10 species discovered in 2009.
Jennifer Kassebaum has accepted the position of interim associate general counsel. Her previous positions include the University Counsel鈥檚 Office at Kansas State University and stints as assistant county attorney for Reno and Morris counties, and county attorney for Morris. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas.
Nancy McCarthy Snyder, associate professor, has been named director of the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs. Misty Bruckner is now associate director for the center, and Angela Buzard is director of the school鈥檚 new Environmental Finance Center. Two public affairs associates have also joined the center鈥檚 staff: David Poynter and Dane Baxa.
Chandra Stauffer and Kerri Wood Thompson, KMUW 89.1, shared a second-place award for the radio station website at .芒鈧⑩偓篓
IN RETIREMENT
Peggy Anderson, 29 years, Curriculum and Instruction
Dianne Boyd, 16 years, Provost and Vice President's office
Pedro Bravo-Elizondo, 35 years, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Karen Burge, 14 years, Department of English
Melissa Calloway, 13 years, Center for Urban Affairs
Frances Clark, 25 years, Curriculum and Instruction
Leonard Clark, 15 years, Intercollegiate Athletics
R. Darnell Clayton, 10 years, Physical Plant
Paul Cromwell, 47 years, School of Community Affairs
Jerry Dooley, 10 years, Rhatigan Student Center
Linda Farmer, 40 years, Postal Services
Robert Glasmann, 23 years, School of Music
Robin Gordon, 30 years, University Police
Anthony Gythiel, 38 years, History
Alice Henry, 16 years, College of Health Professions
Janice Hobbs, 11 years, Human Resources
K. Larry Keller, 23 years, University Police
Wanda Kraus-Seal, 35 years, University Libraries
Jean Lansing, 20 years, School of Music
Katherine Murdock, 25 years, School of Music
M. Gawad Nagati, 26 years, Aerospace Engineering
Xuyen Nguyen, 10, years Housing, Custodial and Maintenance
Gary Ott, 40 years, University Computing and Telecommunication Services
Mary Peach, 34 years, University Computing and Telecommunication Services
Harold Popp, 17 years, School of Music
Timothy Quigley, 15 years, Physician Assistant Program
Janice Riordan, 23 years, School of Nursing
Bernie Smith, 18 years, Office of Research Administration
Karen Tones, 13 years, Sociology
Kathlyn Wolff, 35 years, College of Health Professions
IN MEMORIAM
Winifred Esther Broadie, 94, former administrative assistant for the vice president, died at her home in Venice, Fla., on July 24. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Broadie, as well as all six of her siblings. She is survived by her five children: twins Joan (Ted) Feldmeier of Eliot, Maine, and Jane (Richard) Wilson of Marshall, Mich.; Eileen Broadie; Mary (Don) Morgan of Houston, Texas; and John Broadie of Kansas City, Mo.; grandchildren include Robyn (Dale) Peake, Steve (Carla) Wilson, David Wilson, Dane (Kelli) Broadie and Emily Broadie Feay; eight great grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews. Services have been held. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Union Rescue Mission, 2800 N. Hillside St., Wichita, KS 67219 or to Tidewell Hospice, 210 Wexford Boulevard, Venice, FL 34293.
Lowell D. Holmes, 85, professor emeritus, anthropology, died Aug. 31. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; children Loreen Maxfield (Peter) of Chicago, Ill., Jonathan Holmes (Martha) of Los Altos, Calif., Jill Vita (Rick) of New Orleans, La., Traci Adams (Sam) of Haysville, Chellie Mazzullo (Sal) of Wichita; grandchildren Madeline and Jonathan Barbour, Malcolm Maxfield, Connor Holmes, Erika Lair, Tiffany Adams, Jeremiah Teal; great-grandchildren Caleb and Ellen Lair. A memorial service is planned for a date to be announced later. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. Downing and Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to the family via .
Eva I. Womack, 82, retired secretary, died Tuesday, Sept. 7. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Richard Womack; daughter, Katherine Womack of Bellevue, KY; brother, Russell Nagel of Albuquerque, NM; grandson, Drew (Desirae) Womack of Wichita. Funeral Services: 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at Central Community Church. A memorial is with Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple, Wichita, 67209. To sign a guest book or leave a condolence go to .