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Dr. Thomas Eimermann stands
inside the Thomas Eimermann
Pre-Law Center as it awaits
a major upgrade | A generous donor recently made a gift in honor of his former teacher and pre-law advisor to name and fully equip ISU’s pre-law center. David Crumbaugh (B.S. ’73 political science), who is now a partner in the Chicago law firm Latham and Watkins, made the donation to honor Dr. Thomas Eimermann, Professor Emeritus of Political Science. The Center will now be named the Thomas Eimermann Pre-Law Center.“It means a lot when a former student thinks enough of his alma mater to make this kind of contribution to help future generations of pre-law students,” said Eimermann. “It is extremely gratifying to me personally to have the pre-law center carry my name.”
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From left, Dr. Olcay Akman,
Dr. David Borst,
Dr. Steven Juliano, and
Dr. Doug Whitman | The National Science Foundation has awardedCAS researchersa near-million dollar, four-year grant for Cross Disciplinary Research at Undergraduate Institutions (CRUI). The $914,486 award brings together faculty from different departments to work on a cross-disciplinary project involving evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry that will be integrated via novel mathematical models. Included in the research team are David Borst and Doug Whitman, with joint appointments in Chemistry and Biology, Steven Juliano from Biology, and Olcay Akman from Mathematics. “This grant is a real feather in ISU’s cap,” says Tak Cheung, Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. “This team has been exceptionally productive. They’ve now received this highly prestigious and competitive award three times, providing over $2.7 million in research support for ISU. Their grants have allowed ISU to purchase new, state-of-the-art equipment, and train over 60 undergraduates in research. Phenomenally, 31 of their undergraduates have published in scientific journals. I know of no other biology department in the U.S. that has accomplished that feat.”
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Dr. Christopher Horvath,
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra,
and Dr. Karla Doepke | College of Arts and Sciences faculty won three of this year’s University’s Service Awards, according to an announcement from the Office of the Provost. Dr. Christopher Horvath (Associate Professor of Philosophy and Biological Sciences) was awarded the University Outstanding Service Award, which honors Illinois State University’s most exceptional leaders in service. Dr. Karla Doepke (Assistant Professor of Psychology) and Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra (Assistant Professor of Psychology) won Service Initiative Awards, which are awarded to faculty early in their academic careers who show considerable promise in service. “We are delighted that the College is yet again very well represented in these important University Service Awards,” said Associate Dean Jonathan Rosenthal. “Even more than usual, this year’s honorees exemplify how service to the University and the broader community is linked in important ways to faculty research."
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| Dr. Epaminondas Rosa | Associate Professor of Physics Epaminondas Rosa has been named the Spring 2005 Administrative Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. The CAS Administrative Fellows Program (AFP) is a competitive appointment intended to promote the development of tenured faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences who show exceptional promise as academic leaders. “I saw the position as an opportunity for learning,”said Rosa. “We learn in the classroom from our students, from colleagues and our research, but the AFP position offers the opportunity to learn yet another aspect of academia—administration—one that is typically not readily accessible to most faculty.”
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| Dr. Charles E. Orser | Dr. Charles E. Orser, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, has published his fifth book in four years. Foundations of Social Archaeology: Selected Writings of V. Gordon Childe chronicles the life of one of the most famous archaeologists of the early twentieth century. V. Gordon Childe was renowned for his deep knowledge of European prehistory, for his ability to create chronologies before the invention of Carbon-14 dating, and for his commitment to showing the relevance of archaeological research to society at large. "Professor Orser is one of the most productive scholars in the College," said Dean Olson. "He approaches all of his work with a great deal of intellectual rigor, and I'm certain that his new book will be well received by the scholarly community."
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| Dr. William Joel Schneider | William Joel Schneider, new Assistant Professor of Psychology,received his clinical psychology doctorate from Texas A & M, spent an internship year at Dutchess County (NY) Department of Mental Hygiene, andserved two years at IllinoisState University in a non-tenure-track faculty appointment. His wide-ranging interests include transtheoretical models of psychological change in individuals, couples, and families, and psychological assessment, including design of scoring and interpretative software. He has already taught General Education courses in psychology and statistics at ISU and will be teaching courses in cognitive assessment and theories of counseling. He also directs the College Learning Assessment Service at the Psychological Services Center.
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