· Dr. Ken Rosenauer, associate
professor of English, was one of two professors in the nation to
receive the College Media Advisers (CMA) Hall of Fame award at the
CMA Media Convention in Dallas. This award is given to those who
have at least 20 years of contribution to CMA and is also based on
the promotion of free speech in student publications.
· Dr. Ann Thorne, associate
professor of journalism, was presented with the "The Four-Year
Distinguished Yearbook Adviser" award at the College Media
Advisers (CMA) Media Convention in Dallas. Only one professor with
more than five years of experience receives this award each year.
This award is based on advising, the performance of their
publication and their activity within CMA.
· R.E. Moore, director of
developmental mathematics, was awarded a scholarship to attend the
International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics in
Chicago.
· Nearly 200 Western employees
pledged their financial support to the United Way, helping Western
to pledge an overall total of $35,420.46. This total amount exceeded
Western’s goal by 7 percent.
· Geo Sipp, assistant professor of
art, has gained representation from the Morgan Gallery in Kansas
City, Mo.
· At the Tri-State Music Teachers
National Association Competition, Dr. David Bennett, assistant
professor of music, and Dr. Brent Hugh, assistant professor of
music, were co-vice presidents of the competition and they
supervised and organized the competition. Sharon Gray, associate
professor of music, was the chair of voice and Jerry Anderson,
associate professor of music, was chair of piano in the
university/college division. Dr. Michael Matthews, professor of
music, and Jeff Hinton, assistant professor of music and band, were
adjudicators for both the state- and national-level competitions.
Anderson adjudicated the state-level competition.
· Dr. Ali Kamali, associate
professor of sociology, published a book review entitled
"Globalization and the Nation-State" in the
"International Third World Studies Journal and Review."
· Dr. Cathy Lawson, associate
professor and chair of economics, and Joanne Katz, associate
professor of legal studies, coauthored a paper, "Restorative
Justice: An Alternative Approach to Juvenile Crime," that has
been accepted for publication in the December 2004 issue of the
"Journal of Socio-Economics." The paper was presented
earlier this year at the Eastern Economics Association meetings in
New York City.
· The ceramic work in entitled
"Dusk" by Jim Estes, professor of art, has been
photographed and selected from nearly 20,000 entries to be one of
the 200 images published in the book "Making Marks,"
authored by Robin Hopper. The book will be published by Krause
Publications in summer 2004.
· Jim Estes, professor of art, had
one of his works selected for inclusion in the "Craft Forms
2003 National Juried Exhibition of Fine Contemporary Crafts" at
the Wayne Arts Center, Pennsylvania. His work was one of 85 pieces
selected from 674 entries by 73 artists from 26 states and Canada.
· R. E. Moore, director of
developmental mathematics, and Dr. Victoria Wacek, former director
of developmental mathematics, will make a presentation at the 2004
conference of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
in St. Louis. The presentation will review the Western
Developmental Mathematics Program that received the 2003 NADE award
for Outstanding Developmental Education Program.
· Dr. Jon Euchner, assistant
professor of government, attended a "Prelaw Advising"
conference at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
· Dr. Joachim Kibirige, associate
professor of sociology, organized a roundtable session at the annual
Third World Conference at the University of Omaha, Neb. Dr.
Kibirige presented a paper with Dr. Dan Cox, assistant professor of
government, entitled "Humanizing the Third World Military:
Should The Third World Military Be Directly Involved In Conventional
Politics?"
· Dr. David Steiniche,
professor of government, presented a paper on the future of pedagogy
in higher education at an American Culture Association
conference in Jacksonville, Fla.
· Dr. Ali Kamali, associate
professor of sociology, presented a teaching workshop on
"Developing Critical Thinking and Sociological Imagination:
Correlates of Empathizing with a Crisis Period" in Osage, Mo.
· Dr. Mitch Haney, assistant
professor of philosophy, gave a luncheon talk, "Disintegrating
Shuttles and Blazing Guitars: Lesson on Professional Autonomy,"
to the St. Joseph Downtown Rotary.
· Dr. Mitch Haney, assistant
professor of philosophy, was one of seven invited speakers at the
13th Annual McDowell Conference on Philosophy and Social Policy held
at American University in Washington, D.C. He presented a paper
entitled "Accountability and Responsibility."
· Dr. Steven Greiert, professor of
history, presented a paper titled, "Reasserting Royal Authority
in Colonial North Carolina: British Policy Early in the 1750s,"
at the 38th Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference, in
Fargo, N.D.
· Dr. Daniel Trifan, professor of
history, presented a paper titled, "Matthew Stewart, Earl of
Lennox: A Brief and Deadly Regency, 1570-1571," at the 38th
Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference, in Fargo, N.D.
· Jerry Anderson, associate
professor of music, presented "Sounds of the Season" at
the Noontime Series at the First Presbyterian Church.
· St. Joseph Symphony, joined by the
St. Joseph Community Chamber Choir staged Menotti’s "Amahl
and the Night Visitors" at the Missouri Theatre. Also
featured in the program were the Griffon Junior Singers performing
"Polar Express."
· The Western Concert Chorale and
Chamber Singers performed at the St. Joseph chapter of the American
Guild of Organists Christmas Concert at Ashland United Methodist
Church. Other organists on the program were Becky Kovac and
Sara Mahaffy.
· Dr. Cathy Lawson, associate
professor and chair of economics, spoke at the "Looking to the
Future: The Evolution of Ethics Committees," a seminar
sponsored by the Midwest Bioethics Center of Kansas City for
hospital ethics committee leaders, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Dr.
Lawson spoke on the relation between ethics and economics.
· Deborah Becker, instructor of
computer science, sponsored a Colloquium on Student Internships,
giving an overview of the department’s internship program.
· R.E. Moore, director of
developmental mathematics, attended the Midwest Regional Association
for Developmental Education Conference in St. Louis.
· Dr. Kevin Anderson, assistant
professor of math, and Dr. Tim Miller, assistant professor of math,
gave presentations at the International Conference on Technology in
Collegiate Mathematics.
· Dr. Mike Ottinger, assistant
professor of physics, presented a paper in Jefferson City, Mo., at
the Missouri Association of Physics Teachers fall meeting.
· Dr. Don Vestal, assistant
professor of math, gave a presentation entitled "Parts is
Parts: A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Partitions" at the
computer science, mathematics and physics colloquium in November.
· Jill Miller, professor of criminal
justice, conducted a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
training session on "The Reid Technique of Interviewing:
Identifying Deception" at the CASA training center in St.
Joseph.
· Dr. Gene Bonham, assistant
professor of criminal justice, successfully defended his Ph.D.
classification prospectus at Sam Houston University. The prospectus
was entitled "Sanctions Toward Effective Probation: An
Empirical Analysis." Dr. Bonham also completed an on-site visit
of the Closing Addictions Revolving Door drug course program in Fort
Bend County, Texas.
· An article entitled "The Use
of Pro Bono Work in Paralegal Education," written by Dave
Tushaus, assistant professor of criminal justice, was published in
the "Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice." Tushaus
also presented "Connecting to the Community: Pro-Bono
Opportunities for Students" at the American Association for
Paralegal Education 22nd Annual Conference in St. Louis.
· Carol Roever, associate professor
of business, presented "The Trials and Tribulations of Virtual
Student Teams" with Debbie Scarfino from William Jewell
College, Liberty, Mo., the annual convention of the Association for
Business Communication in Albuquerque, N.M.
· Dr. Shiva Nandan, associate
professor of marketing, and student Elizabeth Aderton presented a
paper entitled "Traditional Brands vs. Online Brands: A
Comparative Assessment," at the International Business and
Economics Conference in Las Vegas. This paper has been published in
the conference proceedings.
· Beverly Payne, instructor of
general business, along with Debbie Scarfino from William Jewell,
presented a daylong conference entitled "New Perspectives for
Mission Enhancement" to the Kansas Insurance Department.
· Greg Kriewitz, instructor of
physical education, presented "Web Page Design for Physical
Educators" at the Missouri Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance convention at Lake of the Ozarks.
· Dr. Nannette Wolford, associate
professor of physical education, and Margie Miller presented
"Stairway to the MAP, the Climb Continues" at the Missouri
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
convention at Lake of the Ozarks.
· Dr. Brenda Blessing, professor of
recreational management, presented "Successful Interviewing
Techniques" at the Missouri Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance convention at Lake of the Ozarks.
Dr. Blessing was also honored as the Recreation Professional of the
Year at the same convention.
· Dr. Randye Williams, associate
professor of physical education, presented Health Communications
Training on CDCynergy in San Francisco. Randye also serves as the
acting chapter delegate.
· Linda Garlinger, director of
career development, presented a preconference workshop on ethics
training to 35 professional career directors and recruiters at the
Kansas Association of Colleges and Employers Annual Conference in
Overland Park.
· Jeff Wilson, job location
coordinator, participated in the Nontraditional Student Fair. He
also spoke to a freshman seminar class on resume writing and made a
presentation to United Way on the America Reads program.
· Jan Norton, director of the center
for academic support, served as a learning assistance program
evaluation consultant for Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
· Jan Norton, director of the center
for academic support, and Steve Saffell, math coordinator, presented
a three-hour preconference institute at the national College Reading
and Learning Association conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The
institute, "Cracking the Research Nut," helped
participants learn how to evaluate and research developmental
education and learning assistance programs.
· The Western Ambassadors held a
luncheon and meeting that raised $968 in Thanksgiving Tributes to be
put directly into the nontraditional scholarship fund. The
scholarship committee was reactivated for another round of
scholarships because of additional monies received from the W.
Fairleigh Enright Charitable Trust. Twelve students were awarded a
total of $14,000.
· Dave Brown, director of student
development, conducted a half-day workshop to various
representatives of local helping agencies on the history, purpose
and availability of the GED examination and also provided
presentations to two campus groups. In addition, staff counselors
provided presentations to eight COL101 classes during the month on
various topics.
· Dr. Ed Gorsky, dean of continuing
education and special programs, was one of two featured presenters
for the Chamber Diplomats breakfast. In his presentation, he
introduced the Western Institute concept and promoted the upcoming
Nontraditional Student Fair. He also presented to the Retired
Teachers Association of Andrew County. His topic was "The
Importance of Community Service at Western"
· Dr. Ed Gorsky, dean of continuing
education and special programs, and Dr. Brian Mann, director of
extended campus, co-presented at the Regional UCEA (University
Continuing Education Association) Conference in Santa Fe, N.M. The
topic of their presentation was "Growing and Diversifying in a
Small Continuing Education Unit."
· Kristy Hill, public relations and
marketing director; Dr. Jeanie Crain, assistant to the president;
Darcy Groce, administrative assistant, School of Professional
Studies; Barry Nelson, associate professor of engineering; Peggy
Ellis, director of noncredit programs and training for
business/industry; Dr. David Arnold, vice president for academic and
student affairs; Robert Klostermeyer, acting dean of student
development; and Patt Lilly, Board of Regents Member, attended the
Strategy Forum Workshop for Academic Quality Improvement in Chicago.
· Julie Lawrence, director of alumni
services, attended a conference in Boston on Young Alumni &
Student Associations and Chapters & Clubs.
· Jon Kelley, public safety
director, attended a one-week user group conference for the
department’s parking management software.
· Officer Trevor Brown and Corporal
Bob Bidding, of public safetly, attended a two-day Partners in
Prevention/Partners in Environmental Change Grant Writing Seminar in
Columbia, Mo.
· Dave Brown, director of student
development, and counselor Tim Crowley attended the U.S. Department
of Education’s 17th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol
and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education in
Austin, Texas. Brown attended as a representative of the Missouri
coalition Partners in Prevention, while Crowley provided a
pre-conference workshop entitled, "The Dynamic Duo: A Blueprint
for Personal and Professional Success."
