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Student research fellowship winners announced
Five students at ASU have
been awarded Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) by
the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Christopher
Cato, Biology, Mary E. Harrison, Engineering, Alexi
Lamm, Art History, Jennifer Little, Biology, and
Alison Wiley, Mathematics, are this year's recipients. The
SURF program is designed to allow undergraduates to conduct in-depth
research in their specific fields of study and to allow them a
travel budget to present that research in conference. Eligibility
requirements include a minimum GPA of 3.25, 30 hours of credit
towards a degree at the time of funding, and the support of a
faculty mentor. Faculty mentors for this year's recipients are
Dr. Ron Johnson, Dr. Brad Edgar, Dr. Alyson
Gill, Dr. David Gilmore, and Dr. Debra Ingram.
Dr.
Williams serves as presenter, panelist at conference
Dr. Lonnie R. Williams, Student
Affairs, served as a presenter and panelist at the National
Association for Black Culture Centers annual conference in Raleigh,
N.C. His topic was “Black Culture and Multicultural
Centers:
 Centering Black Culture on 21st Century
Campuses." On Nov. 17, Williams received the Mossie J. Richmond
Jr. Outstanding Leadership Award at the Arkansas College Personnel
Association’s annual conference. The award recognizes outstanding
contributions to the association and to
student affairs in Arkansas. The late Dr. Richmond was a prominent
administrator at ASU from 1973 until his death in 1995.
Dr. Ogendi and
others co-author journal article
Dr. George Ogendi,
Environmental Geology, has published an article in the journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The
 article, “Effects of
acid-volatile sulfide on metal bioavailability and toxicity to midge
larvae in black shale sediments” provides insights into the effects
of metal contaminants on aquatic organisms in the presence of other
confounding physical and chemical factors. The article was
co-authored with Dr. Robyn Hannigan and Dr. Jerry Farris
of ASU and Dr. William Brumbaugh of the U.S. Geological Survey,
Columbia, Mo.
ASU Alumni Association welcomes Todd
Clark
The Alumni
 Association
announces that Todd Clark, a 2004 ASU graduate, has joined
the Alumni office as alumni development officer.
Clark, a Blytheville native,
majored in management information systems and was
involved in several student organizations. He returns to ASU from
Little Rock, where he worked for the American Case Management
Association. Clark will work with alumni chapters and
involving alumni nationwide in ASU activities. Clark married Melanie
Johnson last June.
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