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Craig Cutbirth, Mary Campbell, Roger Anderson, Doug Jennings, Julie Ruby, and Carl Wenning
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This spring eleven faculty and staff members in the College have announced their retirements: Larry Alferink, Professor of Psychology; Roger Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences; Mary Campbell, Associate Professor of Social Work, Craig Cutbirth, Associate Professor of Communication; Ron Fortune, Professor of English; Douglas Jennings, Assistant Chair, School of Communication; Julie Ruby, Administrative Aide, Department of History; Mark Siderits, Professor of Philosophy, Richard Stivers, Distinguished Professor of Sociology; Diane Urey, Distinguished Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; and Carl Wenning, Physics Teacher Education Advisor. Combined, they have devoted over 300 years of service to ISU! Click Read More for more photos.
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2008 Dean's Awards Recipients
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Donors to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award Fund have pushed the fund total past the halfway point toward the College's $400,000 goal, according to CAS Director of Development Mary Rundus. The endowment reached $201,000 this week, and an additional $11,000 is expected to arrive next week. Dean Olson established the awards in 2004 to acknowledge excellence in teaching, research, and service. To date, 41 faculty and staff members have been Dean’s Awards recipients. “Thanks to the generosity of our board members, Hall of Fame members, faculty, staff, and other friends of the College, these awards will honor our faculty and staff in perpetuity,” said Dean Olson. Earlier this year, the Dean’s Award Fund received national attention when the Chronicle of Higher Education featured a story about donations made in honor of pets that were subsequently pictured on the Dean's Awards web site.
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Enjoying the 2007 Concert
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Public radio station WGLT has announced its lineup for the 8th annual GLT Summer Concert on Saturday, June 14. Headlining the concert will be the duo of Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King. Opening for them will be the Belleville Outfit from Austin, Texas. Local musicians Bill Porter and 12-year-old Matthew Curry will also be featured.
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Olcay Akman
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Dr. Olcay Akman, the Biomathematics Program coordinator at the Department of Mathematics of Illinois State University, gave a series of talks at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) in Turkey on April 10-25, 2008. ISU has recently signed a protocol with IUE for student and faculty exchange to support a joint Biomathematics agenda. The workshop and Akman’s visit were supported in part by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), and IUE. In addition, on April 22 over forty scientists and students from departments of Physics, Statistics, and Biology at Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) attended Akman’s talk titled “Introduction to Predictive Neural Network Models for Biologists.” Click Read More for more photos.
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Stevenson Hall Construction Site
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The College office will relocate from Stevenson Hall to Williams Hall on May 12, where it will remain for the next year. The move comes as the second phase of a $23 million Life Safety Improvement Project for Stevenson and Turner Halls is implemented. The primary intent of the project is to correct problems with the life safety systems and upgrade the mechanical and electrical systems for the two classroom and office buildings. The Departments of Economics, English, Languages/Literatures/Cultures, and Mathematics will also be located in Williams Hall this summer, while the Department of Philosophy will be housed in Turner Hall. “While I realize that this project has been the source of some inconvenience, I believe that the improvements being made will result in a more pleasant learning and working environment for everyone,” said Ann Beck, Associate Dean for Research, Technology, and Facilities.
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Walter J. Smoski
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Walter J. Smoski is an associate professor of audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, formerly known as the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. He was a clinical audiologist in private practice before joining the ISU faculty in 1984. Smoski served as Interim Department Chair from 2002 to 2004 and as Chair from 2004 to 2007. He is a licensed audiologist in the state of Illinois. His research interests include hearing instruments users’ satisfaction and benefit measures and central auditory processing disorder evaluation and remediation. The department is home to the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic, which serves thousands of patients throughout central Illinois.
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Following this issue, CASNews will begin its summer schedule of monthly publication, with issues published on the fourth Monday of June and July. Please look for summer issues of CASNews on June 30 and July 28. Weekly publication will resume with the beginning of fall classes on August 18.
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May 9 - College of Arts and Sciences Spring Commencement Ceremony, 7 p.m., Redbird Arena
May 15 - Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Retirement Reception for Distinguished Professor Diane F. Urey, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 102C Moulton Hall
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