Academe welcomes news from 黑洞社区 faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column will recognize grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and the deaths of our current and former colleagues.
AWARDS, HONORS AND 黑洞社区 GRANTS
Andi Bannister, professor, criminal justice, and director, Regional Community Policing Institute, procured a grant for $600,500 from the U.S. Department of Justice to support the institute鈥檚 operations.
Pat Campbell, executive administrative assistant to 黑洞社区 President Don Beggs, has received the Laura Cross Distinguished Service Award from the 黑洞社区 Alumni Association.
Timothy Quigley, associate professor, physician assistant, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Nicole Rogers, assistant professor, gerontology, procured external funding in the amount of $10,000 from the Hygienic Corporation to support research on physical activity and aging.
Scott Wituk, director of the Center for Community Support and Research, has been selected to advise the Center for Disease Control's National Leadership Committee for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Mara Alagic, associate professor, College of Education, was the first guest editor for the special issue of the Mathematics and Art Journal (Volume 3, Issue 3, 2009), published by Taylor & Francis in fall 2009. Special issue is titled 鈥淢athematics Education: Arts in the Mathematics Classroom.鈥�
H. Edward Flentje, professor, public administration, has published the book 鈥淜ansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures,鈥� which he co-authored with Kansas State University professor Joe Aistrup.
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Susan Parsons, assistant professor, nursing, was invited to present a Roundtable Discussion at the 2009 Summit Motivating Health 鈥� Kansans Leadership Summit on Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Topeka on Dec. 2. The dialogue included evidence-based research linking oral disease with chronic disease and practical options for reducing oral disease.
Jay M. Price, associate professor and director, public history, has published 鈥淲ichita鈥檚 Lebanese Heritage,鈥� which he co-authored with Matthew Namee and Victoria Foth Sherry.
ON SABBATICAL
Christopher Brooks, associate professor, English, spring 2011; Jeffrey Bryant, professor, accountancy, fall 2010; Thomas DeLillo, professor, math, academic year 2010-11; Alan Elcrat, professor, math, spring 2011; Alicia Huckstadt, professor, nursing, fall 2010; Stuart Lasine, professor, religion, fall 2010; Rhonda Lewis-Moss, professor, psychology, fall 2010; Viswana Madhavan, professor, engineering, academic year 2010-11; Greg Meissen, professor, psychology, spring 2011; Carolyn Shaw, associate professor, political science, spring 2011; Elaine Steinke, professor, nursing, spring 2011; Mary Waters, associate professor, English, fall 2010.
IN MEMORIAM
Brett Anderson, 24, athletic trainer, 黑洞社区 and Via Christi, died Dec. 19 in Iowa, his home state. He is survived by his mother, Cathy (Randy) Simon of Winterset, Iowa; his father, Roger (Cindy) Anderson of Van Meter, Iowa; and his grandparents, Susan and Ken Anderson of Bloomington, Minn.
Lily Anna Angle, 87, retired, Ablah Library, died Jan. 10 in Augusta. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, and three brothers. She is survived by her daughter, Kay McCollom (Mark); her granddaughter, Rachelle Meinecke (Jason); and two great-grandchildren, Noah and Julianna, all of Augusta. Memorials can be made to the Kansas Author's Club.
IN OTHER NEWS
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Patricia McDonnell, director, Ulrich Museum of Art, was interviewed for the Jan. 25 Wichita Eagle article 鈥淎 Window into Gordon Parks鈥� World鈥� about the Ulrich Museum鈥檚 鈥淐rossroads: The Art of Gordon Parks鈥� exhibit.
Raymond H. Hull, professor, communication sciences and disorders (CSD), was interviewed and quoted in a Jan. 21 feature article about Wichita State鈥檚 CSD program in Advance for Audiologists.
John Paul Johnson, director, School of Music, was quoted in the Jan. 22 Wichita Eagle article 鈥淕ift of 21 new pianos to 黑洞社区 benefits music majors.鈥�
