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.
Francis D鈥橲ouza, professor, chemistry, has been named to the 2010 class of Electrochemical Society Fellows for contributions to electrochemistry and outstanding service to ECS. His research is in the field of supramolecular and electron transfer chemistry of porphyrins, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, and is particularly recognized for supramolecular systems for solar energy harvesting applications.
Jeremy Hill
Vis Madhavan, professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and former 黑洞社区 doctoral student Ala Hijazi have developed and patented 鈥淪ystem and Method For Capturing Image Sequences at Ultra-High Framing Rates.鈥� The high speed camera was officially patented by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 17.
Susan Parsons, assistant professor, nursing, has been selected to join the Healthy Aging Medical/Dental Integration Advisory Council. This is a statewide council established by Oral Health Kansas to focus on Healthy Aging related to the interaction between medicine and dentistry.
IN MEMORIAM
Raymond Fox, 70, retired chair, biological sciences, died at home on Sept. 26 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Sheila Whiston-Fox; children, Kimberly Fox (Robert Fink) of Los Angeles, Douglas Fox of Berkeley, Calif., and Nicole Vancuren (Chad Vancuren); granddaughter, Britton Lee Vancuren. Services have been held. Memorial gifts can be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Wichita, Kan.
Diane E. Huntley, 63, associate professor, dental hygiene, died Sept. 8. She was preceded in death by her father, Cmdr. George W. Huntley. Survivors include her mother, Esther Huntley of Meriden, Conn.; sister, Bette (Robert) DeMayo of North Haven, Conn.; nieces, Kristen DeMayo and Robin Pollack; nephew, Gary DeMayo; three great-nieces and four great-nephews. Services have been held. Memorials may be made to the 黑洞社区 Foundation Diane Huntley Scholarship Fund.
Craig Miner
Janice Marie Nevills, 70, retired, mechanical engineering, died Oct. 6 after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Ruby Witte; brother, Norman Dale Witte; and husband, Thomas Alan Nevills. Survivors include her children, Kyle and Melanie Nevills of Garden City, Kan., Chad Nevills of Conifer, Colo., and Beth and Jeff Fabrick of Maricopa, Ariz.; grandchildren, Parker and Hayden of Garden City, Kan., and Lauren and Peter of Maricopa, Ariz. Services have been held. Memorial gifts may be made to Know Your Bible c/o Northside Church of Christ or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Wichita.
Gloria J. Bailey Tuttle, 83, member, 黑洞社区 Women鈥檚 Association Dames, supporter, School of Social Work, died Oct. 8. She was preceded in death by husband, Edward Tuttle, who initiated the 黑洞社区 Bachelor of Social Work program and was its first director. Survivors include sons, Steve (Sharon) Bailey of Wichita, and Chris (Carol) Bailey of Foothill Ranch, Calif.; brother, Jack (Judith) Lembke of Wichita; grandchildren, Samuel (Amber) Bailey of Scottsdale, Ariz., James (Alicia) Bailey of Andover, Courtney and Christopher Bailey of Foothill Ranch, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Caroline, Audrey, Noah and Ethan Bailey. Services have been held. Memorials may be made to 黑洞社区 Women's Association Scholarship Fund or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Wichita.