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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Dean Gary Olson |
Dear Faculty and Staff,
I’d like to welcome you back following what I hope was a pleasant and productive holiday break. We're on our way to yet another great year in the College of Arts and Sciences. You’ll be pleased to learn that the Office of the Provost has announced this year’s winners of the Outstanding University Teacher and Researcher Awards, and many of the recipients are from our College. In addition, President Bowman recently appointed the University’s newest Distinguished Professor: Dr. Curtis White, of the Department of English. You can read more about these awards in this issue of CASNews.
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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Dr. Cheri Simonds | The College of Arts and Sciences faculty fared well in the University awards program for outstanding teachers, winning two Outstanding Teacher Awards and four University Teaching Initiative Awards, according to an announcement from the office of Provost John Presley. Dr. Cheri Simonds, School of Communication, won the Outstanding Teacher Award - Category I, which recognizes tenure track faculty whose teaching accomplishments are exceptionally significant and meritorious among their colleagues across campus, and who also have previously received the College Outstanding Teaching Award. Jodi Hallsten, also from the School of Communication, won the Outstanding University Teacher Award – Category II, which recognizes full or part-time teachers with non-tenure track appointments. “ISU has a long tradition of excellence in teaching, and the outstanding faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have led the way,” observed Dean Olson. “We're very proud of this year's award winners.”
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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Dr. Glenn Reeder and Dr. Paul Garris | Provost Presley has announced that Dr. Paul Garris, Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology in the Department of Biological Sciences and Dr. Glenn Reeder, Professor of Psychology, have won the 2007 Outstanding University Researcher Awards. These awards recognize faculty members who have established national and/or international reputations in their fields. The College is also honored to have five University Research Initiative Award winners: Dr. Rachel Bowden, Biological Sciences; Dr. Kass Fleisher, English; Dr. Craig MacLauchlan, Chemistry; Dr. Eric Peterson, Geography-Geology; and Dr. Jeffrey Wagman, Psychology. The University Research Initiative Award recognizes faculty members who have initiated a promising research agenda. “The College of Arts and Sciences is honored to have on its faculty gifted scholars who are conducting cutting-edge research,” said Dean Olson. “They are contributing immensely to Illinois State University’s history of excellence.”
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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Dr. Curtis White | President Al Bowman has appointed Curtis White, Department of English, as Distinguished Professor effective August 16, 2007. The Distinguished Professor designation allows the University to honor faculty members of distinction and to demonstrate to the broader community that excellence is the foundation of the University. In choosing White, the review panel cited his prominence as a public intellectual, service to Illinois State University and to its model of shared governance, service to the field of contemporary fiction, and his commitment to teaching. “I congratulate Curtis White on this honor,” said Dean Olson. “Illinois State is indeed fortunate to have a gifted writer and teacher such as Dr. White on its faculty.” Distinguished Professors are invited to deliver one public lecture or presentation on a topic of their choosing; they receive a $1,000 budget per annum in support of activities as a Distinguished Professor and continue to hold the title throughout their service to Illinois State.
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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Antique Silver | The School of Communication and WGLT will host the third annual Top of the Class Antiques Show January 26-28, 2007 in the Brown Ballroom and the Circus Room in the Bone Student Center. The Antiques Show will host exhibitors from several states. “We’re looking forward to a wide variety of nice quality antiques,” said Doug Jennings, Associate Executive Director of the School of Communication. “The Top of the Class provides a great chance to find that unusual jewelry item or piece of well-made early American furniture.” Cheryl Budde, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director, is co-manager for the show. “Part of what makes this a high-quality show, in addition to the goods that the dealers bring, is the involvement of our faculty, registered student organizations, and volunteers from WGLT,” she said.
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Volume 3, Issue 17: January 22, 2007
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Graduates Waiting to Receive Diplomas | The College of Arts and Sciences bestowed 455 undergraduate degrees and 68 graduate degrees at its Winter Commencement Ceremony on December 16. The ceremony included graduates from the College of Applied Science and Technology, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Fine Arts. “Commencement signifies achievement of the goals our new graduates set for themselves years earlier,” noted Dean Olson. “I feel certain that the degrees they earned at Illinois State University will prove invaluable to them in the years ahead.” In this and a second ceremony held later in the day, the university awarded 1,222 bachelor's degrees, 181 master's and 49 doctoral degrees. Click Read More for additional photos.
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