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Lisa Beers | Lisa Beers, Department of Biological Sciences, is the winner of ISU's 2006 James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Award forThioredoxin-Dependent Redox Metabolism In Schistosoma Mansoni: Do Multiple Cytosolic Thieredoxins Exist? Dr. David Williams served as director of Beers' thesis. "Lisa's research was on the biochemistry of an important human parasite, the agent causing schistosomiasis, which affects 200 million people in 75 tropical countries," Williams said. "Her work will aid in the development of novel drugs for schistosomiasis." Beers is currently a researcher in the Technical Intramural Research Training Program at the National Institutes of Health. This is the second consecutive year that a student from the Department of Biological Sciences has won the Fisher Award.
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COMM Executive Board | COMM (Communication Opportunities for Majors and Minors), an undergraduate student association in the School of Communication at Illinois State University, was selected as the top student club in the nation by the National Communication Association (NCA). COMM was selected for this award based on advancement of the discipline, professional development of members, and community service. "I'm extraordinarily proud that the COMM club received the Club of the Year Award," said Dr. Stephen Hunt, COMM advisor. "The work our students completed over the last year in the areas of professional development, community service, and scholarship contributes substantially to both the University's and the College's goals. In addition, our students' participation in the NCA conference focuses national attention on the communication program at ISU. Our students continue to serve as a national model for the many ways undergraduates can make a real difference on their campus and in their communities."
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Dr. John Searle | John Searle, Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley and one of the world's best-known philosophers, will deliver the keynote address, "What Is Language?" at the annual meeting of the Illinois Philosophical Association on Friday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center. His talk is free and open to the public. Searle received his doctorate at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. He has published over ten books in the past twenty years, including Speech Acts, Intentionality, and The Construction of Social Reality, and nineteen books have been published about his work in the field of philosophy in the same twenty years. He has received five honorary degrees and has been awarded the Puffendonf Medal in Sweden, the Mind and Brain Prize in Italy, and the National Humanities Medal in the United States of America.
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Brenden Hayes & Patrick Milott | The ISU debate team recently won the well-established Emporia State University debate invitational. Debaters Brenden Hayes (freshman, politics & government major) and Patrick Milott (junior, philosophy major) won the finals in their division. For the first time, they secured a first-place victory for the Redbirds at this tournament. The ISU debate team secured impressive victories from schools such as Kansas State University, University of Northern Iowa, University of Central Oklahoma, University of North Texas, and Concordia College. "The team has worked incredibly hard to improve and represent ISU," said Dr. Joseph Zompetti, Director of Forensics. "Since ISU did not have a debate team for many years, we have had to overcome a reputation for a school that doesn't take debate seriously. With our students' success, that image is beginning to change." Zompetti added, "Any ISU student can join the debate team. Debate is open to anyone interested in research and developing coherent arguments about a single topic."
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Dr. Douglas Schwalm | Douglas Schwalm joins ISU as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from the University of Michigan. Doug has taught at Louisiana State University. His primary research interests are in health, labor, and applied econometrics. He recently published a paper on the patterns of physician migration in California and the relationship with countrywide HMO penetration. "I am very pleased to be back in the upper midwest," said Dr. Schwalm. "I feel fortunate to be in a department that is not only collegial but is active in both quality of research and dedication to teaching."
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