Faculty/Staff News of Note
May 2003
Ron DelPorto, lecturer in computer science, gave a presentation on the use of ANGEL at the ANGEL Day symposium at University Park on May 20. ANGEL is the University's course management system. Ron also attended the Microsoft Server 2003 Joint Launch Event on May 13.
George Dudas, instructor in computer science, presented a talk at the ANGEL Day symposium at University Park titled "Using ANGEL for the First Time in Large Lectures with Multi-Section Labs."
Dr. David Hunnicutt, assistant professor of biology, attended the meeting in Washington, D.C. of the American Society for Microbiology.
Dr. James Kurre, associate professor of economics, has been invited to serve on the Cost of Living Index Advisory Group for ACCRA (formerly the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association). ACCRA is a group that promotes research on local economic development, and their quarterly Cost of Living Index is the most widely used source of data for comparing costs from one place to another. The first meeting took place at ACCRA's headquarters on the campus of George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, on May 15. The group will help ACCRA figure out how to improve the index and expand it to other family and income types.
Dr. Amos Ong, lecturer in mathematics, attended the Fund for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (FELT) Grant Recipient Colloquy at University Park.
Dr. Pam Silver, associate professor of biology, presented a paper titled "Meiofauna Responses to Disturbance in Spatially-Structured, Dynamic Stream Bed Landscapes" at the North American Benthological Society meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Peter Southard, assistant professor of management, and Keng Siau, of the University of Nebraska, had their article "e-Banking: A Survey of On-line Retail Initiatives" accepted for publication in Communication of the ACM.
Dr. Tom Spudich, assistant professor of chemistry, chaired two sessions at the American Chemical Society's conference in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15. He supervised a student presentation titled "Characterization and Use of a Digital Micro-Mirror Device in Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy."
Welcome to Denise Turso who joined the Instructional Design office on May 15. She is an instructional designer with a M.Ed. in Instructional Systems from Penn State. She will be supporting faculty members to enhance their teaching using the latest pedagogical theory. Denise can be reached at x6537, and her office is in South Cottage.
John P. Beaumont, associate professor of engineering, has had his book, Successful Injection Molding: Process, Design, and Simulation, published by Hanser Gardner Publications, Inc.
Dr. Dawn Blasko, associate professor of psychology, has been awarded $400 in Global Funds to defray the cost of attending the Fifth International Conference on Researching and Applying Metaphor, which is being held at the University of Paris in September 2003. Her award will be matched by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. While there she will present "Metaphor and Similarity: A Developmental Perspective," the results of researchh she conducted with Dr. Victoria Kazmerski, associate professor of psychology, and Debra Titone from McGill University in Canada.
Dr. Diane H. Parente, assistant professor of management, and Randy C. Brown, lecturer in finance and management, received the 2003 Fritz J. Roethlisberger Memorial Award for their publication, "Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Balancing Functional and Integrative Knowledge using Large Scale Simulations in Capstone Business Strategy Classes." Parente, Brown, and co-author John Stephan (SUNY Buffalo) will be honored at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society's Annual Meeting in Springfield, Massachusetts in June. The award honors the author or authors judged to have contributed the most outstanding article on the teaching of organizational behavior and management published in the Journal of Management Education.
Dr. Peter B. Southard, assistant professor of management, and Scott Swenseth of the University of Nebraska, received word that their article "Transitioning Operations to Accommodate Growing Pains in Evolving Companies" has been accepted for publication in Management Decisions: An Emerald Journal.
John Kerwin, assistant professor of communication, presented a guest lecture at Mercyhurst College on Wednesday, April 23, during the college's annual Communications Week. He spoke about "Production Techniques for Network Broadcasting" and gave students information on careers in producing and directing for network television programs.
Dr. Thomas Spudich, assistant professor of chemistry, was commended by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Cleveland Section, for his efforts on behalf of the section this year.
Dr. Gary Viebranz, lecturer in music and director of instrumental ensembles, served as guest clinician for the Utah State University High School Band Festival April 22-25. While there, he provided adjudication comments and rehearsed all participating ensembles. On Friday, April 25, he performed as soloist in the Edward Gregson Tuba Concerto with the USU Wind Symphony and guest-conducted the ensemble in Ralph Vaughan-Williams' Toccata Marziale. Additionally, Viebranz gave master class sessions with the low brass studio and the instrumental music education majors, as well as individual private lessons with USU tuba and euphonium majors.
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