Heather Abdelnur, history, anthropology, and philosophy, has been named to the committee that awards the Conference on Latin American History’s James Alexander Robertson Prize. The prize is awarded for the best article to appear in the prestigious Hispanic American Historical Review.
Lee Ann Caldwell, Center for the Study of Georgia History, and Joyce Jones, student affairs, participated in a program held by Leadership Augusta in which a plaque at the Augusta Commons was dedicated to the late Charles DeVaney.
Kim Davies
Kim Davies, sociology, criminal justice, and social work, and the Social Work Club assisted with Stand Down for Homeless, a community event that provides services for the homeless within the CSRA. Dr. Davies was also honored with an award for service by Skip to My Lupus, Inc., an organization dedicated to finding a cure for lupus.
Josh Gregory, athletics, came in third place in the 87th Annual Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship, held at Johns Creek, Ga.
At the recent Mid-South Sociological Association meeting, sociologists and students from sociology, criminal justice, and social work, made presentations. Robert Johnston and former ASU student Starina Johnson presented Explaining Work-to-Family and Family-to-Work Conflict: Do Workers’ Perceptions of Supervisor Competence, Friendship, and Family Characteristics of Supervisors Make A Difference. Students Sherry Martin and Leslie Wilcher presented Work Intrusions into the Home and Family Life: Do They Help to Explain Work-to-Family Conflict? Student Stephen Eichel presented Negative Job-to-Home and Home-to-Job Spillover in Career Couples: Evaluating the Effects of Family Structure and Family Demands. Melissa Powell-Williams presented It Depends on Who I Am With, Managing Spoiled Identities in Variant Contexts. Kim Davies served as program organizer and as a panelist.
James Garvey, communications and professional writing, was selected as Best Professor in a city-wide contest sponsored by the Metro Spirit.
Augustine Hammond, political science, served as a panel chair and presenter at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) in Orlando, Fla. He presented Attitudes toward Police Instructors: Adolescents Substance Abuse Prevention Study. Dr. Hammond also co-authored Do Adolescents Perceive Police Officers as Credible Instructors and Substance Abuse Prevention Programs in the August edition of the Health Education Research Journal.
Anthony Kellman, communications and professional writing, presented a series of readings in England from his new book, Limestone: An Epic Poem of Barbados. He also presented at Borders in Yorkshire and the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick where he gave creative writing craft talks. Mr. Kellman also held a book signing at Borders Bookstore in Augusta for his book, Limestone.
E. Wayne Lord, educational leadership, counseling, and special education, conducted two sessions at the 2008 College of Charleston’s Leadership Institute. He also presented Reaching the Tipping Point—Policy Affecting Practice and Gifted Learners Need Gifted Teachers at the 2008 National Association for Gifted Children Conference in Tampa, Fla.
Dip Metress
Dip Metress, athletics, spoke to the Augusta South Rotary Club and the Augusta West Rotary Club during the month of October.
A panel discussion was held by the Hull College to provide financial information to campus and the community. Moderated by Dean Marc Miller, panelists included Peter Basciano, Brigitte Ziobrowski, Simon Medcalfe, Chris Cain, and Mark Thompson.
Gaye Ortiz, communications and professional writing, presented a program on her book, Theology and Film: Challenging the Sacred/Secular Divide as part of the Meet the Author series at ASU.
Brian Rust, art, will have his sculpture Creative Balance on display at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina from Nov. 7-Jan. 4 in conjunction with the Mosaic 2008 series, which focuses on South Carolina artists who draw inspiration from their lives in the Palmetto State. As part of the series, he will be working with K-12 art teachers in South Carolina on Nov. 22 at the museum.
Augusta-Richmond County Commissioners approved a recommendation from the Richmond County Department of Family and Children’s Services to reappoint Kathy Schofe, public relations and publications, to a four-year term on the board.
Michael Searles, history, anthropology, and philosophy, was a plenary speaker at the 43rd Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council in San Antonio, Tex.
Henry Thomas, former director of Maxwell Theatre and longtime volunteer golf coach for the men’s golf program, was recently honored by the Birdie Club at their first Jaguar Golf Jamboree. An Alumni Golf Challenge was held, with the prize being the Henry Thomas Cup. The event featured teams representing various decades of the golf program and will become an annual event of the jamboree. This year’s jamboree also was held in Mr. Thomas’s honor.
Wendy Turner, history, anthropology, and philosophy, wrote a chapter titled Mental Incapacity and Financing War in Medieval England, in the book, The Hundred Years War (Part II): Different Vistas. She also presented a paper, Defining Mental Incapacity in Medieval English Administration and Medicine for the Southeastern Medieval Association Conference in St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Turner also was named to the review board of the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences.
Ralph Walker, political science, served as a panelist at an AARP debate between two Congressional candidates.
Janice Williams, art, presented a program on her artwork to students at Paine College.
Oct 16, 2008
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