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| President Bowman, Senator Dan Rutherford, and friends |
Faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College gathered in the Old Main Room to witness the induction of eight new members into the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame on March 28. The event commenced with remarks from Interim Dean Payne and President Bowman. Following a breakfast hosted by the College, Dean Payne presided over the induction ceremony. “This year’s inductees are extraordinarily gifted individuals,” said Dean Payne. “The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to honor them for their many achievements.”
Guests enjoyed a welcome reception for all inductees sponsored by the College and a dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Bowman at the University Residence on Friday. At the formal induction ceremony on Saturday morning, each inductee was introduced by someone of his or her choosing. Introducers included friends, colleagues, former students, and former professors. Members of the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Class of 2009 are Herman E. Brockman, Warren R. Harden, Arlan C. Helgeson, Sarz Maxwell, E. Joan Miller, R. Michael Miller, Stan Rives and Dan Rutherford.
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Bruce Mims and Joseph Blaney
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Two School of Communication faculty members won three awards at the National Broadcasting Society awards ceremony on March 27 in New York. The awards were for work in the audio and video categories. Dr. Joseph Blaney won first place in the Experimental Audio category for "CommPod Homecoming Special," the official podcast of the School of Communication. Blaney also won first place in the Radio Commercial competition for "Copper Top Lounge."
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Amy Wood, assistant professor in the Department of History, recently published Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1890-1940 (University of North Carolina Press, 2009). Wood examines lynching spectacles at the turn of the century and their role in establishing and affirming white supremacy, as well as the dissemination of lynching images and their role in fueling the momentum of the anti-lynching movement and the eventual decline of lynching.
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Illinois State University’s Documentary Project is hosting its third annual socio-political film festival on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in 138 Schroeder Hall. A sneak preview of a documentary on the decision to keep Pontiac Prison open will be one of the featured films. “This is a great opportunity to celebrate conscientious student work that has only been possible due to the support from the College of Arts and Sciences and the University,” said Dr. John McHale, Documentary Project Advisor. “Students are learning that they can use their skills to make important statements about how to be compassionate to others.” This event is free and open to the public.
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| Adlai Stevenson III |
“Democracy Remembered: Abraham Lincoln, Jesse Fell and the Stevensons” will be the topic of a presentation by Adlai Stevenson III at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 9, on the main floor of Milner Library. The event, sponsored by Milner Library, is free and open to the public. Stevenson, the great-grandson of U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson, served in the Illinois House of Representatives and as state treasurer. He also served in the U.S. Senate from 1970 to 1981. He currently serves as a member of the College of Arts and Sciences Chicago Advisory Board.
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Ali Riaz
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Professor Ali Riaz, Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, delivered a lecture titled “The Religion as a Political Ideology in South Asia” at a symposium organized by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of the National University of Singapore on March 24. The symposium on “The Politics of Religion and in South Asia and Southeast Asia” brought together experts from various parts of the world to examine the causes of and the conditions for the growing appeal of religion as a political ideology and a tool of mobilization in the region.
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Brendan Banaszak and Melissa Block
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School of Communication and GLT alumnus Brendan Banaszak is the winner of the 2009 George Foster Peabody Award. Banaszak received the award for his work as a producer during NPR's coverage of the earthquake in China last year. He is currently working as an associate producer and director with the NPR news show, “All Things Considered.” The Peabody Award is the oldest, most prestigious honor in electronic media. It recognizes distinguished achievement and commendable public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web. The awards program is administered by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Brian J. Wilkinson
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Brian J. Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, joined the ISU faculty in 1979. Wilkinson specializes in the study of bacterial stress responses to various chemical and physical agents. His work has appeared in many journals including Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Archives of Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. His research group of undergraduates, master’s and doctoral students, and a post doctoral fellow focus on the Gram-positive bacterial pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, which causes staph infections, and Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
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