Faculty and Staff achievements, 2004-05 archive
Congratulations to these faculty and staff members who have distinguished themselves and their departments recently for outstanding professional achievements:

Uploaded in June 2005

*  Richard Carvell, chair of the Department of Radio-Television, has received the Distinguished Educator Award from the Arkansas Advertising Federation at their meeting earlier this month in Little Rock.

*  Dr. Jack Zibluk, Journalism, has been named the winner of the Robert F. Garland Award for photojournalism education. This is the only educational achievement award given by the National Press Photographers Association and is one of only five such awards given at the national level. Zibluk was cited for his work in diversity, access and ethics, and his news photographer columns as well as other activities. Zibluk will received the award June 25 in San Antonio.

* Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, made an invited oral presentation on Freshwater mussel ecological stoichiometry: C, N and P relationships at the 2005 Joint Assembly of the Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, May 22-27 in New Orleans.

*  Graduate student Waylon Hiler, Biological Sciences, doctoral student Ben Wheeler, Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Stan Trauth and Dr. Alan Christian, both of Zoology, all participated in the oral presentation of Examination of the trophic interactions between a species in decline, the Ozark Hellbender (Cryptobranchus allegniensis bishopi), and a prey base composed of multiple crayfish species using stable isotope analysis at the Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society in New Orleans.

*  Graduate students Mickey Matthews and Sara Seagraves, and undergraduate student Jason Gambill, all of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, made a poster presentation titled: Assessment and habitat evaluation of native freshwater mussel resources of Buffalo National River at the 2005 Joint Assembly of the Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society in New Orleans.

*  Graduate student Heide McIntyre and Dr. Jerry Farris, both of Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, made an oral presentation titled Evaluation of Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Unionoidea) fitness pre- and post-relocation efforts at the North American Benthological Society annual meeting recently.

*  Graduate student Andy Peck and adjunct professor Jerry Harris, both of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, presented A reach scale comparison of fluvial geomorphological conditions of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) beds: Differences between the haves and have nots, at the Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society in May.

*  Graduate student Sara Seagraves and adjunct professor Jerry Harris, both of Biological Sciences, Dr. Jerry Farris, Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, made an oral presentation titled Conservation of the special concern Ouachita Creekshell [Villosa arkansasensis (Lea 1852)]: life history, ecology, and conservation implications at the North American Benthological Society in New Orleans last month.

*  Doctoral student Ben Wheeler, Environmental Sciences, graduate student Waylon Hiler, Biological Sciences, Dr. Stan Trauth and Dr. Alan Christian, both of Zoology, made a poster presentation on Comparison of the reach scale habitat characteristics of historic and current Ozark Hellbender (Cryptobranchus allegniensis bishopi) localities using standardized assessment protocols at the 2005 Joint Assembly of the Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society in New Orleans in May.

*  Graduate student Heide McIntyre and Dr. Jerry Farris, both of Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, published an abstract, Evaluation of Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Unionoidea) fitness pre- and post-relocation efforts, for the Oral Platform Session 41 of the 4th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society meeting in St. Paul, Minn., earlier in May.

*  Graduate student Andy Peck and adjunct professor Jerry Harris, both of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, published an abstract titled A reach scale comparison of fluvial geomorphological conditions of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) beds: Differences between the haves and have nots at the Oral Platform Session 34 of the 4th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society meeting in St. Paul, Minn.

*  Graduate student Sara Seagraves and adjunct professor Jerry Harris, both of Biological Sciences, Dr. Jerry Farris, Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, published an abstract titled Conservation of the special concern Ouachita Creekshell [Villosa arkansasensis (Lea 1852)]: life history, ecology, and conservation implications at the Oral Platform Session 24 of the 4th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society meeting in St. Paul, Minn.

* Dr. Elizabeth E. Hood, Research and Technology Transfer, speak next week at the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council's conference in Nashville, "Agricultural Biotechnology: Beyond Food and Energy to Health and the Environment," organized by the University of Kentucky and University of Tennessee.  Her topic is "Commercialization Of A Protein Product From Transgenic Maize."

*  Dr. Debra Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics, gave an invited presentation at the International Conference on Design of Experiments in May. She presented her paper, Optimal Nonregular Designs as Alternatives to the 16-Run and 32-Run Regular Fractional Factorials.

*  Dr. Richard Grippo, Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, was the featured speaker at a workshop in Pittsburgh the end of May. The workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, was organized to review current manganese regulations associated with fossil fuel mining. Grippo was invited to speak about manganese as an aquatic pollutant, a topic he has been studying for almost 20 years. He is currently studying the aquaculture drug potassium permanganate, with doctoral student Melissa Hobbs, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the National Aquaculture Research Center in Stuttgart.

Uploaded in May

* Bill Rowe, Art, will participate in a group exhibition, "wordplay," June 16-Aug. 19, at the Julie Saul Gallery in New York City.

* Dr. Rick Clifft, Engineering, has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers to serve as a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.

* Dr. Carole Cramer, ABI, will be a plenary speaker and a session moderator at an international meeting, "Plant-Based Vaccines and Antibodies," June 8-10 in Prague, Czech Republic.  Dr. Maureen Dolan and Michael Reidy, also with ABI, will be presenting posters.

*  Dr. Dianne Lawler-Prince, Teacher Education, has been elected secretary of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI). Her three-year term began at the conclusion of the association's annual conference in Washington, D.C., at the end of March.

*  Dr. Nancy Hendricks, Alumni Relations, has been invited to the 2005 Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards for distinguished theatrical achievement. The awards ceremony will be held in New York City on June 5. Hendricks wrote the play, Miz Caraway and the Kingfish, which was nominated by the American Critics Association for Best Play Produced Outside New York.

*   Business students Stacy Somers, Matt Somers, Rachael Grady and Brad Mobley advanced to the finals of the 2005 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup competition in Little Rock last month. Dr. Don Lester, Marketing and Management, is the faculty sponsor.

Uploaded in April

*  Dr. Mike Panigot, Chemistry, received a travel award of $500 from the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society to attend the 39th National Organic Symposium in Salt Lake City in June.

*  Dr. Neal Vickers, Career Services, was the guest of Jeff Hankins for his monthly Arkansas Business television show aired on AETN March 22. The show focused on hiring trends and demand for college graduates.

*  Dr. Susan Hanrahan, Dean of Nursing and Health Professions, has been named the 2005 Heart Gala Honoree by the American Heart Association of Craighead County. Dean Hanrahan was instrumental in the first Heart Walk for the area as well as coordinating many other programs.

*  Elaine Poynter, Development, won fourth place in the five-state Mexico District IV of CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) for the category of Annual Giving "Most Improved Program." In addition, she was named Conference Publicity and Marketing Chair and Awards Event Chair. Beth Smith, Alumni Relations, was named CASE National Commission Member for Alumni Relations, and Molly Phillips, also of Alumni Relations, were named Sponsors Chair.

Uploaded in March

*  Dr. Eric Cave, Philosophy, presented a paper titled Manipulation and Autonomy this month at the 97th annual meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology in Durham, N.C.

* Dr. Robert Schroer, Philosophy, presented his paper Some Tactile and Visual Experiences Count for Something (Even If They are the Experiences of a Brain in a Vat) at the 97th meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology this month.

*  Dr. Mike Panigot, Chemistry, and undergraduate student Jim Brands recently attended the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, Calif., where they presented the poster Synthesis and Metal Binding Ability of Thioglycoside Dendrimers.

*  Dr. Charles Hartwig, Political Science, attended a conference sponsored by the Rio Bravo Association in Monterrey, Mexico, this month at the Autonomous University of Nuevo, Leon, where he was a participant in a panel which dealt with reforming the United Nations Security Council.

* Dr. Charles Coleman, Engineering, has obtained a grant of KeyCreator V4 software, valued at $289,500, from Tech Ed Concepts, for use in the technology program.

* Starr Fenner, Environmental Health and Safety, presented a copy of the Environmental Educator's Notebook DVD to MacArthur Junior High School.  Fenner was representing the Arkansas Environmental Federation, which produced the series of education videos on air, energy, recycling and water in cooperation with the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN).

*  Dr. Blair Dean, Physical Education, received the Outstanding Individual Leadership Award at the 2004 Governor's Leadership in Fitness Awards. Gov. Mike Huckabee presented the awards in 10 categories of leadership at the State Capitol on March 17.

* Dr. Jim Stillwell, Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, has been selected and recently received the Southern District 2005 Honor Award with the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at the 72nd Annual Convention in Little Rock.

* Dr. Melodie Philhours, Dr. Sarath Nonis and Dr. Gail Hudson, all of Marketing, won Best Paper in the marketing education track and Best Paper in the conference at the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Annual Conference recently. 

* Faculty and students had a major role in the recent annual meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association at the Clinton Presidential Complex in Little Rock. Dr. Richard Wang, Political Science, served on the Executive Board of the Association as immediate past president, and served as a discussant on two panels -- dealing with Arkansas Government & Politics and Public Administration. Dr. Patrick Stewart, Political Science, co-authored with several students a paper which was presented by MA student Chad Moseley. Other papers were presented by Dr. Louella Moore, Accounting, Gaylon Rainwater (MPA student], Tony Horton (MA student], Driss El-Akrich (MA student], and Edvin Rucaj (MA student.]  Graduate students Beth Ephlin and Lauren Dapp took part in a roundtable panel on Model UNs.  Dr. Charles Hartwig, Political Science, organized and chaired a panel, served as a discussant on another panel, and was elected to a two-year term on the association's executive Board.

* Bill Rowe, Art, has had work selected for inclusion in the 32nd annual Juried Competition at the Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, La. The exhibit will run March 13 through April 30.

* Dr. Charles Coleman, Engineering, has received a computer-aided design grant called KEYCREATORNC fromTecEd in the amount of $8,000.

Uploaded in February

*  Dr. Tina Gray Teague, Agriculture, recently made three presentations at the Beltwide Cotton Conference in New Orleans. The presentations covered 1) Interactions of early season water deficits and feeding by tarnished plant bug in cotton,  2) decision guides for termination of irrigation and insect control, and 3) evaluation of variable rate application of plant growth regulators and effects on cotton fruit retention and crop earliness. She also presented a paper recently in Canada at the International Symposium on Lygus Plant Bug Ecology and Management.
  In addition, she served on the Southern Region Technical Review Committee for the USDA which met in Atlanta recently to make grant awards.

*  Dr. Osa Amienyi, Radio-Television, will have a book published in March titled Communicating National Integration: Empowering Development in African Countries by Ashgate Publishing Co., of Aldershot, U.K. His book addresses the negative impact of social cleavages among ethnic, regional and religious lines in African countries.

*  Dr. Kim Pittcock, Horticulture, has been appointed by the SR-ASHS executive committee as advisor for the Association of Collegiate Branches to a three-year term beginning this month. She will be the liaison between the undergraduate organization and the SR-ASHS. She has just completed a one-year term as National Undergraduate Advisor for the American Society of Horticulture Sciences.
  In addition, the Plant Science Club was in Little Rock in January at the Southern Region – American Society of Horticultural Science annual convention.  They competed in horticulture contests and placed 3^rd in vegetable judging; 3^rd greenhouse and floral; 1^st in (individual) greenhouse and floral and 4^th in (team) overall.

Uploaded in January

*  Dr. Catherine Reese, Public Administration, recently published two refereed  articles in the December issue of the Politics and Policy journal. The first article, "Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties," was written with Dr. Patrick Stewart, Public Administration, and ASU alumnus Jeremy Brewer. The second article, "An Analysis of Reasons for the Use of the Line-Item Veto in Southern States," was written by Reese.

*  Dr. Robert Schroer, Philosophy, recently authored an article titled "Environmental Representationalists on Afterimages and Phosphenes: Putting Our Best Foot Forward." The article was published in the Winter 2004 issue of The Southern Journal of Philosophy. 

*  Dr. Jack Zibluk, Journalism, has a paper titled Taking License with the First Amendment, accepted for publication in the International Association of Business Disciplines Yearbook. This paper will be presented at the IABD annual convention in Pittsburgh in April. Last December, Media Ethics magazine published Teaching Diversity with a photograph by Zibluk.

*  Julie J. Isaacson and Annette S. Stacy, both of Nursing, have co-authored an article appearing in the November/December 2004 issue of the journal: Nursing Education Perspectives. The article is titled Nursing Students in an Expanded Charge Nurse Role: A Real Clinical Management Experience.

*  Seven faculty members, six from Nursing and Health Professions and one from Education, have recently completed a research study on teaching breast cancer screening.  The study has been accepted for publication in Oncology Nursing Forum (ONF), a major international journal of nursing. A similar study is currently being planned for the Fall of 2005 involving Hispanic women who reside in the Northeast Arkansas Mississippi River Delta.  For details, see the ASU NewsPage release.

Uploaded in December 

*  Jerry L. Smith, Regional and Community Development, has been named president of the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) for 2004-2005. UEDA, with membership from more than 110 different universities, enhances the performance of university-based organizations and their affiliates by providing economic development and business and technical assistance to businesses and communities.

*  Dr. Russ Shain, Communications, is now serving as president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). ASJMC provides professional development for journalism and mass communication administrators.

*  Dr. Gil Fowler, Honors, recently received the Pioneer Award from the Southwestern Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication (SWECJMC). Fowler received the award for his long and distinguished service to the Council. The Pioneer Award is presented only when the executive committee deems an individual worthy, and only 10 awards have been presented in the history of the group.

*  Dr. Larry Salinger, Sociology, has been named editor of the Handbook of Business Ethics, a guide for employees, managers and corporate officers. The handbook will cover the history and legal status of topics in business ethics. The comprehensive project is a one-volume title that will be published by Golson Books, Ltd. in early 2006.

*  Dr. Shawn Drake, Physical Therapy, recently co-authored an article titled "The Effect of Glycerol on Torque, Electromyography and Mechanomyography." The article was published in the November edition of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and investigated the effect of hyperhydration on the electrical and mechanical properties of human muscle.

*  Dr. Nancy Hendricks, Alumni Relations, has been named to the Advisory Board of the Old State House Museum in Little Rock and will participate in the upcoming exhibit, "A Circus Hitched to a Tornado: Arkansas Politics in the 20th Century." Hendricks has written a popular play about Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate.

*  Dr. Charles Hartwig, Political Science, was one of three U.S. foreign policy experts featured in October on a one-hour panel program called "Bringing U.S. Foreign Policy Home," which was broadcast statewide on the Arkansas Educational Television Network. The panel discussion was produced in the Convocation Center Auditorium.

Uploaded in November 

*  Sherry Baker, Craig Collison, Ken Hatch, Richard Jorgensen and Dr. Ed Owen, all of Music, appeared in concert with Aretha Franklin and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in the Presidential Celebration, held Nov. 16. The concert was part of the festivities related to the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

*  Dr. Tina Gray Teague, Plant Science/Entomology, recently made two invited presentations to the National Cotton Crop Management Seminar, held Nov. 9-11 in Madisonville, Miss. She provided an overview of recent progress in defining final stages of crop susceptibility to inspect pests. She also presented research results from field studies with tarnished plant bug induced crop injury and decision guides for pest management. 

*  Dr. Neale Bartee, Music, was selected to the Arkansas Music Educators Association Hall of Fame for 2004. The award was presented on Nov. 4 at the AMEA Fall Professional Development Conference, held at the University of Central Arkansas. 

*  Roy Lee Aldridge, Physical Therapy, recently had a presentation accepted for the 4th annual Hispanic Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which will be held in December. The presentation is titled "An Alternative Approach to Physical Therapy Assistant Education."

*  Dr. Michael Dougan, History, received accolades for his recent history book, "Community Diaries: Arkansas Newspapering, 1819-2002" in a review by the Columbia Journalism Review.

*  Dr. Joel Gambill, Journalism and Printing, recently captained a tennis team that won the 3.5 Super Seniors (60 years and older) State Championship. Dr. Bill Stroud, Geography, Dr. Steve Replogle, Decision Sciences, and Larry Ball, emeritus professor of history, were also members of the team. The team advances to the Super Sectional Tournament in Pelham, Ala., which will be held April 1-4, 2005. 

*  Dr. Ann Ross, Teacher Education, and Dr. Staria Vanderpool, Biological Sciences, recently published the article "What Belongs In Your 15-Bean Soup? Using the Learning Cycle To Address Misconceptions about Construction of Taxonomic Keys," in the November/ December issue of "Science Scope."

*  Dr. Robyn Hannigan, Environmental Sciences; undergraduate chemistry students Matt Horton and Bradley Hamilton; Environmental Science Ph.D student George Ogendi; and graduate chemistry student David Clarke presented their research at the 116th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver, Nov. 7-10.
  Dr. Hannigan presented the opening talk in a session on environmental biogeochemistry.
  Horton's research provided critical insights into the behavior of trace metals while Hamilton's research is the first to examine the behavior of metals in fish.
  Ogendi presented his research on the relationship between sediment and water quality and the weathering of metal-rich bedrock.
  Clarke presented his analytical method to isolate the chemical forms of trace metals of volatile organic compounds commonly found in streams and rivers. 

*  Barbara Harrell, Library, was recognized on Wednesday, Nov. 10, with a surprise reception honoring her 40th anniversary at ASU. Harrell began in the library in November 1964.

*  Dr. Carl D. Ekstrom, Political Science, recently chaired a panel on "Risk, Safety and Terrorism" and presented a paper titled "Public Administration and Homeland Security:  A Search for the Relevant Issues in the Midlands,"  at the Region IV American Society for Public Administration Conference in South Sioux City, Neb., on Oct. 29. 

*  Dr. Gil Fowler, Journalism, recently joined the Board of Directors of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He will serve on the 2004- 2007 board as vice president of the south central region. As a regional vice president, Fowler will work with officers to help strengthen chapters in the south central region.

*  Dr. Richard Burns, English and Folklore, recently presented a paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society held in Salt Lake City. His paper, titled "The Concept of Convict in Prison Folklore," examines the distinction prisoners make between “convict” and “inmate,” focusing on the manner in which these labels manifest themselves in prison folk narratives and what it means to those who use them.

*  Dr. Nancy Hendricks, Alumni Relations, has written a play which has recently been nominated for Best Play Produced Outside New York by the American Critics Association. Her comedy, "Miz Caraway and the Kingfish" runs in New Orleans through Nov. 21. After New Orleans, the play will be produced in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Shreveport. It tells the story of America's first woman senator, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas. On Oct. 20, Hendricks appeared at University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the one person program, "Hattie to Hillary: Women in Politics."

*  Dr. Robert Engelken, Electrical Engineering, recently had his research grant renewed from NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).  Dr. Engelken and his student research assistants' work involves deposition of ferromagnetic composite films for magnetic shielding and magnetooptoelectronic applications. The work is being conducted in conjunction with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

*  Dr. Jim Farris, Physical Therapy, recently had a presentation accepted at the American Physical Therapy Association's Annual Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans, set for February 2005. The presentation is titled "Obesity, Physical Fitness and Blood Pressure in Children," and will be presented to the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary section.

Uploaded in October

*  Dr. Dan Marburger, Economics, recently had a paper accepted for publication in the International Review of Economic Education. The paper was titled "Comparing Student Performance Using Cooperative Learning Versus the Traditional Lecture." 

*  Dr. Micheal J. Panigot and Dr. Mark Draganjac, both of Chemistry, and undergraduate chemistry students Audra Bowman, Bryanna Lies and Stephani Shannon, attended the 39th Midwest Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society in Manhattan, Kansas where they presented the poster, "Synthesis of Glycoside and Thioglycoside Dendrimers and their Evaluation as Metal Chelators."

*  Dr. Henry Talley and Sue Campbell, both of Nursing and Health Professions, received a Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The funds will be available to the Senior Nurse Anesthesia Class students.  In addition, Dr. Talley recently presented "Methemoglobinemia: more than a case of the blues," at the Arkansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association's annual meeting in Hot Springs earlier this month.

*  Rod Miller, Dean B. Ellis Library, was a conference speaker at the annual Federal Depository Library Conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 16-20. Miller organized and collaborated on a panel presentation titled "Planning an Anniversary Celebration for a Depository Library." He recently coordinated the 90th Anniversary Program at the Dean B. Ellis Library.

*  Dr. Terry Dancer, Accounting, recently had two contributions accepted for publication in The Journal of Accountancy with one item to be published in November and the other to be published in December. One item deals with tax deductions for whiskey and the other deals with tax deductions for monies spent to lose weight.

*  Dr. Alyson Gill, Art, recently had a paper accepted at the International Conference on Ancient to Modern European History held in Athens, Greece. The paper is titled "Aphrodite's Bath:  An Exploration into the Shifting Usage of the Greek Bath in Classical Antiquity." Dr. Gill's travel will be partially supported by an award form the Eleanor Lane Faculty International Travel Endowment.

*  Dr. Gregory Hansen, English and Folklore, recently chaired a panel titled "Taking Folklife in Education into Post-Secondary Schooling," at the annual conference of the American Folklore Society held in Salt Lake City. His paper was titled "Listening to Vernacular Theorists Within Folklife in Education." Dr. Hansen is also the co-editor of the society's Folklore and Education section's newsletter.  

*  Dr. Elizabeth Stokes, Nursing and Health Professions, presented a paper titled "Practices and Perceptions of Faculty on Teaching Evidenced-based Nursing," at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, in Orlando.

*  Deborah Persell and Dr. Charlotte Young, both of Nursing and Health Professions, presented findings from a research study at the National League For Nursing Education Summit, Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, in Orlando. The title of the presentation was "Caring for Victims of Terrorism:  A Topic for the Curriculum."

*  Laura Owens, Nursing and Health Professions, presented a poster on "Health Literacy Education in a Baccalaureate Curriculum," at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, in Orlando. 

*  Krista Susan Sifford, Nursing and Health Professions, presented a paper on "Cheating in the Classroom," at the State Distance Learning Conference in Hot Springs on Oct. 4.

*  Dr. Ross Marlay, Political Science, delivered a paper, "Filipino Muslims and Global Jihad" at the Association for Third World Studies in Georgia on Oct.9.

* Dr. Ruth Supko Owens, Languages, recently had an article published in the NECTFL Review.  The article, titled "Nontraditional Undergraduate Students: Who Are They and What Are They Saying About Foreign Language Learning?" describes a qualitative study involving interviews with nontraditional ASU students.

*  Dr. Juliet M. Hahn, Chemistry, had an article accepted by the Journal of Organic Chemistry, "Tetronamides as Latent Acyclic Vinylogous Amides in Formal Aza-[3+3] Cycloaddition Reactions with Unsaturated Iminium Salts. An Approach to Synthesis of Highly Substituted Piperidines." She is also the sole author of "Organic Chemistry I Lab," a lab textbook. She has also authored the paper "Stereoselective Synthesis of Tropanes" and was co-author of the paper "Chiral Enals and Tetroamides in Formal Aza-[3+3] Cycloaddition Reactions:  Synthesis of Piperidinyl Heterocycles and Related Natural Projects," presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting recently in Philadelphia. She also chaired the Organic Chemistry Division Asymmetric Reactions and Synthesis session papers at the same meeting. She was also an invited reviewer recently for a research proposal to the Cooperative Grants Program of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation.

*  Dr. Nancy Hendricks, Alumni Relations, wrote a play, "Miz Caraway and the Kingfish," that opened Oct. 15 in New Orleans. The comedy will feature John McConnell, who acted in "The Ladykillers," "O Brother Where Art Thou" and TV's "Roseanne," and Janet Shea, who acted in "Blaze" and "Blue Bayou." The play tells the story of Hattie Caraway, America's first woman senator. Caraway was the role originally acted by Hendricks.

*  Dr. Charlotte Young and Deborah Persell, Nursing and Health Professions, have an article in a referred online journal, Disaster Management and Response. The article is titled "Biological Chemical Nuclear Terrorism Readiness:  Major Concerns and Preparedness of Future Nurses." The journal is published by Elsevier via ScienceDirect.

*  Dr. Don Lester, Management; Dr. Larry Dale, Economics; and Dr. Louella Moore, Accounting, recently participated in the annual Arkansas College Teachers of Business and Economics. Dr. Lester participated in a panel on Family Business/Entrepreneurship. Dr. Dale chaired a panel on Business and Economic Education and presented the paper "SIFE Finance Workshop and Student Attitudes." Dr. Moore presented the paper "The Tao Te Ching, I Ching, and Tai Chi:  Ancient Concepts and Modern Corporations." Dr. Moore was also elected Vice President for the upcoming year.

*  The student affiliates of the American Chemical Society were awarded a Commendable Chapter Award for their activities during the 2003-04 academic year. This award places the ASU student affiliates in the top 10% of all chapters worldwide. This is ASU's tenth national award in a row, and 13th overall. Dr. Mark Draganjac, Chemistry, serves as faculty advisor and undergraduate student Brad Hamilton served as 2003-04 chapter president.

*  Dr. Malathi Srivatsan, Biological Sciences, recently presented a research paper at the annual conference of Mid South Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society held in Little Rock. The paper was titled "An Analysis of Acetylcholinesterase Sequence for Possible Clues to the Mechanism of its Neurotrophic Action." Dr. Srivatsan and her postdoctoral fellow Dr. Meena Arvindakshan also participated in the "Statistical Analysis with S-Plus and Array Analyzer to use for Data Analysis in Experiments Using Microarrays" workshop.

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Uploaded in September

*  Dr. Robyn Hannigan, Environmental Sciences, was recently informed that one of her Ph.D. students, Nate Bickford, has just received a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Award from the Polar Program.

*  Dr. Debra Ingram, Statistics and Mathematics, recently had a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Quality Technology. The article, which she co-authored is titled "Minimum G Aberration Design Construction and Design Tables for 24 Runs."

* Sue Marlay, International Student and Scholar Services, recently chaired a statewide international student leadership conference at Harding University in Searcy. Dr. Lonnie Williams, Student Affairs, gave the plenary speech titled "Leadership and You" and graduate assistant Dilok Phanchantraurai facilitated a session on leadership styles.

*  Dr. Aldemaro Romero, Biological Sciences, is the co-editor of a book recently accepted for publication, Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is a collection of peer-reviewed chapters by 27 experts from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Latin America on regional and local environmental topics that affect those parts of the world.  Dr. Romero's chapter has to do with the environmental history of marine mammal exploitation in the Caribbean and northern South America. The book will be published by Springer, the world's second largest academic publisher. 

*  Dr. Jack Zibluk, Journalism and Printing, has been named ethics columnist for News Photographer magazine, the official publication of the National Press Photographers Association.

*  Dr. Larry Dale, Economics, will be presenting three papers at the Allied Academies of Business meeting in Hawaii, Oct. 10-15, 2004. The papers are co-authored by Gauri-Shankar Guhu for "A Case Study: Public Attitudes Toward Biotechnology;" and Pat Toney-McLin for "Long Term Effects of a Personal Finance Program for College Students." Dr. Dale single authored the paper "Economic Education in the Ukraine and the USA: A Comparative Study." In addition, he is the senior editor for the Journal on Economics and Economic Education and is president of the Academy of Economics and Economic Education Research.

*  Sue Marlay, International Student and Scholar Services, and graduate assistant Dilok Phanchantraurai received a grant from NAFSA: Association of International Educator for the purpose of organizing a statewide international student leadership conference.

*  Dr. Debra Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics, recently returned from Toronto where she participated in the New Researchers' Conference (NRC) of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics with funding from the National Science Foundation.

*  Dean Hector Flores, Sciences and Mathematics, is hosting a new Latin Jazz program on KASU on Friday evenings from 9-11 p.m.

*  Dr. James Bednarz and Dr. Richard Grippo, Biological Sciences and the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, were recently awarded a $242,000 research grant by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for a research proposal titled "Factors Influencing the Loss of Migratory Birds by Collision with Communications Towers in Arkansas."  

*  Dr. Terry Dancer, Accounting, has recently completed editing and distributing Volume 15, Number 1, of The International Journal of Business Disciplines. In addition, he has also completed editing and distributing Volume 6, Number 1, of The National Accounting Journal.  

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Uploaded in August

*  Jay Salvest, Art, has been commissioned by The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis to show his sculptures. An article about his work at the Cannon Center was featured in the recent publication, Sculpture, an international journal/magazine.

*  Dr. Larry Salinger, Sociology, Bryan Ulmer, Center for Learning Technologies, Linda Creibaum, Dean B. Ellis Library, and undergraduate criminology student Cynthia Crisel, all have participated in the recent publication of the Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime by Sage Publications. Dr. Salinger edited the publication, while the other's have authored articles included in the publication.
  Dr. Salinger was also recently interviewed by the publisher of the Corporate Crime Reporter, a weekly newsletter for prosecutors, lawyers, and researchers in the corporate crime field regarding the new Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. The interview was featured in the Aug. 16 issue of Corporate Crime Reporter.

*  Dr. Staria Vanderpool, Biological Sciences, recently attended the National Botany Meetings where she led and organized a half-day workshop in the education forum titled "Content Enrichment in Investigative Labs: A Solution to the Perceived Tradeoff Between Quanitity and Quality."
  In addition, Dr. Vanderpool co-authored a poster presentation at the Botany 2004 Conference with Biological Sciences graduate students Jeremy Jackson and Drew Reed on their research in plant conservation biology.

*  Dr. Alan Christian and Dr. Jerry Farris, both of Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, were awarded a $175,000 research grant earlier this month by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for a research proposal titled "A Proposal for Habitat Restoration Plan and Programmatic Biological Assessment for Potamilus capax in Arkansas."

*  Dr. Nola Christenberry, Psychology and Counseling, began her term as president of the Arkansas Counseling Association (ArCA), an organization of approximately 1,100 members representing a wide array of counseling settings across Arkansas.

*  Ms. Bonnie Thrasher and Dr. Joel Gambill, both of Journalism, have recently been elected to offices in the Society of Professional Journalists, Arkansas chapter. Thrasher will serve as the SPJ president while Dr. Gambill will serve as a new board member.

*  Dr. Ross Marlay, Political Science, was recently named by the executive committee of the ASU Honors Association as the winner of the 2003-04 Steven Leigh Mayes Faculty Award. The award was made by the executive committee after careful consideration of the nominations made by honors students from a number of outstanding professors who have distinguished themselves by their exceptional efforts.

* Dr. Greg Phillips, Agriculture, was invited to submit an article in the Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. His article on "In vitro morphogenesis in plants - recent advances," was recently published in this major encyclopedia covering basic and applied plant sciences. 

* Dr. Joseph Patrick Key, History, has been selected to serve on a panel to discuss Indian removal from Arkansas. The program is sponsored by the Trail of Tears Association and The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.

*  Dr. William McLean and Dr. Patrick Stewart, both of Political Science, have published an article in the July 2004 issue of Public Administration Times titled "Inattention in the Heartland: Awareness of the Homeland Security Advisory System in Arkansas."

*  Dr. Jerry Farris and Jennifer Bouldin, Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, have recently authored research titled "Acute Toxicity of Methyl-parathion on Wetland Mesocosms: Assessing the Influence of Aquatic Plants using Laboratory Testing with Hyalella Azteca" in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; "Evaluating Toxicity of Asana XL (esfenvalerate) Amendments in Agricultural Ditch Mesocosms" in Chemosphere; and "Vegetative and Structural Characteristics of Agricultural Drainages in the Mississippi Delta Landscape" in Environmental Pollution.

*  Dr. Stan Trauth and Heath Rauschenberger, Biological Sciences, and Dr. Jerry Farris, Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, have recently published an article on "Incubation of Alligator Snapping Turtle Eggs in Natural and Agricultural Soils" in Applied Herpetology.

*  Dr. J. David Gillanders, Electrical Engineering, recently won the Iron Swimmer Glutton Challenge in the 65-69 men's age group at the 2004 Ed and Ruth Shea Summer Challenge Classic Long Course Swim Meet at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Gillanders won the 200-meter butterfly, the 200 backstroke, the 200 breaststroke, the 400 individual medley and the 1,500 freestyle.

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*  Dr. Greg Phillips, Agriculture, Dr. Jerry Farris and Dr. Rich Grippo, both of the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, along with several graduate students, recently attended the MidSouth Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry conference at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
  At the conference, Dr. Phillips presented "Agriculture Production and Environmental Impacts of the MidSouth: Need for Coordinated Research." Dr. Farris conducted a one-day workshop proceeding the conference that linked K-12 public school teachers with successful research programs from ASU, Vanderbilt University, Ole Miss and Southern Illinois at Carbondale. Graduate students Elizabeth Ashcraft, Brent Walker, Jennifer Bouldin, Melissa Hobbs, William Stephens and Jonathan Maul made presentations at the conference. Ashcraft, Stephens and Bouldin all received competitive student awards for their presentations. 

* Dr. Jerry Farris, and doctoral student, William Stephens, both of the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, recently published two papers in the international journal, Aquaculture, titled "A Biomonitoring Approach to Aquaculture Effluent Characterization in Channel Catfish Production" and "Instream Community Assessment of Aquaculture Effluents."
  In addition, Dr. Farris and Stephens, along with doctoral student Jennifer Bouldin, also of the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program, presented papers at the North American Benthological Society in Vancouver, B.C., on "Considerations for Evaluating Water Body Condition in Agriculturally Dominated Drainage Systems in the Mississippi and Arkansas Delta's" and "Evaluating Toxicity of Diazinon in Agricultural Associated Runoff through Constructed Wetlands."

*  Ron Carroll, Athletics, received the Outstanding Athletic Trainer Award and Randy Knowles, also of Athletics, received the Outstanding Football Equipment Manager Award last weekend at the All-American Football Foundation’s 62nd Banquet of Champions in New Orleans.

*  Dr. Aldemaro Romero, Biological Sciences, recently presented a paper titled, "Arkansas State University's Biodiversity Center Project," during the annual meeting of the Natural Science Collections Alliance at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Romero presented the plans for a new facility that will manage the more than 500,000 specimens of plants and animals currently in the holdings of ASU's Biological Sciences Department.

*  Dr. Don Lester, Management and Marketing, recently had an article he co-authored accepted for publication titled "Organizational Life Cycle: A Five-Stage Empirical Scale" that was published in the International Journal of Organizational Analysis. A sole authorship article was published by Dr. Lester in the Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship titled "An American Entrepreneur Manages Across the Life Cycle." While attending another conference, Dr. Lester's co-authored article "The Complete Life Cycle of a Family Business" received the Distinguished Paper Award.   

*  Dr. Roger Lee and David Shaw, Student Life/Assessment, recently attended the Donald D. Gehring Campus Judicial Training Institute in Salt Lake City. Dr. Lee completed training in advanced mediation and Shaw completed the advanced track for judicial affairs. Shaw also recently had an article published in the Council on Law in Higher Education journal, Student Affairs Law and Policy Quarterly, titled "HR 4283, the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004: Sunshine on the Horizon."

*  Dr. Dan Marburger, Economics, recently had a paper accepted for publication titled "Does Mandatory Attendance Improve Student Performance?" He also recently presented a paper that he co-authored, titled "Title IX Proportionality and the Decline in Men's Non-revenue Intercollegiate Sports: Cause-Effect or Illusion."

Campus News archive, 2003-04
Campus News archive, 2002-03

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