Congratulations to the 2005 Performance Award recipients
The Performance Awards ceremony was held last Thursday in the Auditorium of the new Student Union. Award recipients were recognized along with employees who have 10, 25, 30 and 40 years of service and those employees who are retiring this year. Winners of the 2005 Performance Awards are:
Service/Maintenance: Betty Wiseman, Residence Life
Skilled Crafts: Michael "Bud" Gage, Motor Pool, Facilities Management
Secretarial/Clerical: Kathlyn Yarbrough, College of Business
Technical/Paraprofessional: Roy Perry, Information & Technology Services
Professional/Non-Faculty: Sherry Johnson, Research & Academic Affairs
Executive/Managerial: Jennifer Jasinski, Finance and Administration
Part-Time Employee: Gwendolyn Wilson, Human Resources
Customer Service: Vicki White, Student Union.  See more in Employee Awards.

Faculty Advisor Award presented
Arkansas State University began a new program this year to recognize the work that faculty members do to assist students with achieving their goals.  Congratulations to the first recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Clint Relyea, instructor in management and coordinator of international programs in the College of Business. Read details in the NewsPage release.

Engineering students win regionals
Engineering students received second place overall in steel bridge design at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) regional conference earlier this month. The Deep South Regional Conference held at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette featured various competitions. ASU participated in steel bridge design and concrete canoe placing in the top five in each competition.
In addition to the second place award overall, the steel bridge team also received second place for construction speed, economy, and efficiency along with third place for stiffness and aesthetics. The concrete canoe team received first place for coed sprint, third place for women’s sprint and women’s endurance, fourth place for men’s endurance and fifth place for men’s sprint.

Student appointed to state administration post
Wendy Richter, who has almost completed her degree in the Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program at ASU, has been appointed state historian for the Arkansas History Commission. Currently, she is an archivist at Ouachita Baptist University and working on her dissertation. She succeeds Dr. John L. Ferguson who is retiring after 45 years. Her appointment will begin May 15.

Senior student art exhibit to open in Bradbury Gallery
The Bradbury Gallery will open the 2005 Spring Student Art Exhibition Thursday, April 28, in Fowler Center. Featured are four seniors from the Art Department including Sadie Ivy, Ashley Morgan, Tim Stacy and Lile Stephens. The exhibition continues through Friday, May 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 2 - 5 p.m. on Sundays. The exhibition is admission-free and open to the public. For additional information contact the Bradbury Gallery at 972-3471 or go to the NewsPage.


Cooper Alumni Center groundbreaking set for Thursday
The groundbreaking for the Cooper Alumni Center will be Thursday, April 28, at 10 a.m. The 20,000 square-foot Cooper Alumni Center will be located across from the current pavilion, near the lake. The Cooper Alumni Center is named for Charlotte and Darrell Cooper of Clarkston, Mich., who donated $2 million toward the construction of the facility. The building will include offices for the ASU Alumni Association, development and the ASU Foundation, Inc. The alumni center will include a large foyer, board room and a history room dedicated to the late Marlin D. Jackson thanks to a generous gift from his family. The Cooper Alumni Center will be constructed with private funds.

Arkansas Symphony to perform at Fowler Center Tuesday  
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Itkin will present a concert at Fowler Center Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., as part of the Riceland Distinguished Performance Series. The concert will include classical pieces during the first half of the concert and popular music following intermission. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Central Box Office at 972-2781 or online at http://tickets.astate.edu. For more information, please call Fowler Center at 972-3471.

ASU Ringers to perform this evening
Ringers, ASU's handbell choir, will perform this evening at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center under the direction of Dr. M. Ellis Julien, professor of music. The choir will be ringing five octaves of Schulmerich handbells and four octaves of Malmark handchimes. The following compositions will be performed: Great is Thy Faithfulness, Broken for Yo, The Water is Wide, Largo, a movement from Vivaldi concerto arranged for bells and classical guitar; The Lord’s Prayer, Peace I leave With You, Glockenchorspass, Reverberation, Kyrie and Hosanna, Festive Fanfare, and Carillon. The concert is free and open to the public. For more details, call the Music Department at 972-2094.

Good for nothing!
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