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December 2004 Gene Fant was the fall guest lecturer at the Phi Alpha Theta meeting at Lambuth University, presenting “George Strother Gaines, A Historiographic Dilemma.” He also presented a paper at the Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting: “Communicating Truth through Figurative Literary Genres”; he continues to serve on the planning committee of the Literature of the Bible Study Group of ETS. His essay, “The Irony of Letters of Recommendation,” ran in The Chronicle of Higher Education on December 8, 2004. Patty Hamilton had a poem, “Snow in April,” published in a recent issue of Mobius. She also will present a paper, "Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son and the Problem of Reputation," at the upcoming meeting of SEASECS, the 18th-Century Literature society. Bobby Rogers had two poems accepted for publication: “At Marx’s Grave” in the very prestigious Southern Review (LSU) and “Newground” in The Iron Horse Literary Review (Texas Tech Univ.). Also, his poetry book manuscript was named as a finalist for the Brittingham Prize & Felix Pollak Prize at the U. of Wisconsin Press. Haifei Li made a presentation at 2004 Conference of the Mid-Southeast Chapter of the ACM held in Gatlinburg, TN from November 11 to November 12, 2004. The title of his presentation is "Enforcing Privacy Policies for RFID Data Collection and Processing". Haifei Li has taken three professional training courses from New Horizons: ColdFusion MX, Access 2000, and Programming SQL Server 2000. Haifei Li was invited to be a Program Committee member of EEE 2005 (IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Services) to be held in Hong Kong, China from March 29 to April 1, 2005. Haifei Li was invited to be the co-publicity chair of CEC 2005 (7th International IEEE Conference on E-Commerce Technology) to be held in Germany from July 19 to July 22, 2005. Chris Blair co-authored an article entitled, “Digital Media and Arts Education: A First Look,” with Jeff Rutenbeck of the University of Denver, published in the Fall 2004 issue of The International Digital Media and Arts Journal. Barbara Perry made a presentation at the November 2004 E-learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporations, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Washington, DC, entitled “Differentiating the Graduate Curriculum: Combining IT, Collaboration, and Deep Learning.” Jan Wilms has been appointed by Educational Testing Service to serve a six year term as a reader for the Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination. Those honored in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers include: Charles Baldwin, Bryan Dawson, Nancy Dayton, Sean Evans, David Gushee, Patricia Hamilton, Kyle Hathcox, Kenny Holt, James Huggins, Paul Jackson, Randy Johnston, James Kirk, Terry Lindley, Shane Lynch, Michael McMahan, Kelvin Moore, Cliff Pawley, Joanne Stephenson, Linn Stranak, Pamela Sutton, David Thomas, Don Van, and Jan Wilms. Michele Atkins, Ken Newman, and Ann Singleton presented, “Sharing the Lead: Creating A Climate of Excellence,” at the October Tennessee Leadership Conference for School Administrators in Nashville, TN. Dr. Atkins also presented to the special education teachers of Milan Special School District on the process of referrals and reevaluations in November. Jennifer Grove authored an article, “Shared Learning through Practitioner-Driven Research,” in the Fall 2004 issue of Tennessee Educational Leadership. She also presented, “Praxis II: A Workshop for Teachers,” for the faculty of Wooddale High School in Memphis, TN in October. Ralph Leverett presented, “At Your Service: West Tennessee School for the Deaf,” at the Fall West Tennessee Special Education conference in Memphis, TN. Dottie Myatt co-presented with Becky Sadowski from Lambuth University, “Unit Planning,” as a part of the Jackson-Madison School System’s Cycle I program for retention of first year teachers on October 26. |
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November 2004 Keith Bates, David Thomas, and Jim Patterson attended the Conference on Faith and History held at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, October 14-16. Keith participated on a panel entitled, “Christian Historians at a Land-Grant University,” and Jim chaired a session entitled, “The Role of Historians in Christian Communities.” Jan Wilms has been selected to serve for a 3-year term on the CCCU’s Commission on Technology. The COT is responsible to make recommendations to the CCCU president, and through him to the board, on programs and services of the CCCU to assist member college (and, as appropriate, non-member affiliates) to become communities that effectively use technology to advance their missions. Jan also attended the annual CCCU Conference on technology at Calvin College and gave a presentation entitled, “QuizMaster, a software-based student response system.” He was also selected for the Who’s Who Among American Teachers for the 2004 edition. Debbie Newell passed the Certified Fraud Examiner national exam this summer. She taught Fraud Detection and Prevention and attended a 3 ½ day Fraud Examination seminar in Austin, TX. Paul Jackson was the featured instructor on www.pageout.net for on-line courses. Steve Beverly and Michael Chute presented papers at the Tennessee Communication Association's annual meeting, Sept. 24-25, at Fall Creek Falls. Steve’s paper was titled, “The Ken Jennings Phenomenon,” while Michael’s paper addressed the topic, “Framing the Message: How Competing News Agencies Cover Controversy.” Michael McMahan was listed as a reviewer in the recently published 14th edition of the text General Zoology Laboratory Guide, authored by Charles F. Lytle and John R. Meyer and published by McGraw-Hill. Linda Finch has a new article entitled, “Understanding Patients’ Lived Experiences: The Interrelationship of Rhetoric and Hermeneutics” published in the October issue of Nursing Philosophy. Lee Benson presented a Ceramic Sculpture presentation at Shorter College on October 5. His work, “Heartbreak Work,” was displayed from September 9 through October 5. Ray Van Neste was recently added to the Board of Reference for Evangelistic Projects International, a mission initiative which focuses on unreached areas while also supporting orphanages and pastor training in areas where it has planted churches around the world. Charlotte Ward’s research article was selected as the research article of the year for The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. She will receive an award for this and the announcement will appear in the January/February 2005 issue of the journal. Walton Padelford presented his paper, “Developing Business Ethics Cases Through Film,” at the Christian Business Faculty Conference in San Antonio, TX, on October 29. Mike Salazar’s paper, “Global potential energy surfaces for the Al+(1S) + H2 system" was accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Chemical Physics. The citation is: J. Chem. Phys. 121, 1 (2004). He also gave an invited seminar in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Memphis on September 24, 2004. The title of his talk was: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Complex Gas-phase Reactive Systems by Time-dependent Groups. Kyle Hathcox has been appointed by Educational Testing Service to serve a six year term as a reader for the Advanced Placement Physics examination. Mary Anne Poe made a presentation entitled, "The Intersection of Christian Discipleship and Cultural Competence," at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work annual convention in Reston, VA. Terry Blakley made a presentation entitled, "Flying with Broken Wings: Intergenerational Trauma in the Lives of Girls and Women," at the same convention in Reston, VA. Mary Anne Poe and Terry Blakley made a presentation together entitled "Transformational Groupwork: The Blessing Group Experience." Michael Mallard was elected to the Tennesseans for the Arts Board of Directors. Linn Stranak attended the TAHPERD State Convention at UT Chattanooga November 4-6 and was a presenter. His topic was "effective majors clubs." Linn is a member of the awards committee for TAHPERD. Linn was selected to 'Who's Who Among America's teachers' for the 3rd consecutive year. Stephen Carls attended the conference of the Southern Historical Association in Memphis in early November. Keith Bates was a participant on a panel entitled "The Work of Christian Historians at a State University" at the Conference on Faith and History held at Hope College in Holland, Michigan in October. David Thomas attended the Conference on Faith and History at Hope College in Holland, Michigan in October. Terry Lindley chaired a session on modern military history at the Ohio Valley History Conference at Tennessee Tech University in October. Judy LeForge presented a paper entitled "The National Colored Convention Movement: The First Civil Rights Movement" at the Tennessee Conference of Historians at the University of Memphis in September; she also attended the Ohio Valley History Conference at Tennessee Tech University in October and the Southern Historical Association Conference in Memphis in November. Kevin Cooney provided political analysis for WBBJ-TV on election night, November 2. |
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September 2004 Steve Beverly was selected emcee for the first Bill Cullen Lifetime Achievement Award luncheon in Burbank Aug. 15. Among the personalities he introduced at the luncheon were television legends Bob Barker, Tom Kennedy and Jack Narz. He also has been interviewed by Fox News Channel, radio stations in Chicago, San Francisco and Cleveland, and newspapers in Detroit, Salt Lake City, St. Petersburg and San Diego about Ken Jennings, the record-breaking contestant currently on "Jeopardy!" Ray Van Neste recently led a seminar on Church Health and Polity at the International Baptist Church in Aberdeen, Scotland. Sam Myatt recently completed the American Council on Education's workshop in Washington, DC, on Evaluating Distance Learning for College Credit. He can now serve as a reviewer for the American Council on Education and will be able to "evaluate curriculum developed for delivery at a distance; determine the college-level equivalency and make recommendations accordingly." Terry Blakley conducted a workshop June 24 in Nashville for the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The title of her workshop was “Flying with Broken Wings: Intergenerational Trauma in the Lives of Girls and Women.” Mary Anne Poe was invited to participate in a Calvin College Summer Institute July 19-24 on Conceptual Models for Integrating Social Work Practice and Christian Faith. Her presentation was titled, “Social Justice as Restoration of Right Relationships.” Jeannette Russ and Bill Nance co-authored a paper entitled, “Learning Across Disciplines: A Case-Study Approach to Teaching Business Policy and Engineering Economics.” They presented the paper at the American Society of Engineering Education in Salt Lake City in June. Bobby and Jeannette Russ co-authored a presentation entitled, “Ethical and Legal Ramifications of Balancing Safety Considerations with Economic Reality,” at the Memphis Area Engineering and Science Conference in Memphis in May. Jeanette was also elected editor of the Engineering Economy Division of the American Society of Engineering Education for 2004-2005. Kimberly Thornbury, David Gushee and David S. Dockery had stories published in the book, College Faith 2: 150 Christian Leaders and Educators Share Faith Stories from their Student Days (2004), Andrews University Press. Toni Chiareli served as Organizing Chair of this year’s Annual Meeting of the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology (ACTS). This national conference of Christian sociologists was held on the campus of Union University on June 3-6, and included participants from several CCCU schools from 11 states and Canada. Toni was elected Secretary to the ACTS board and will serve for a two-year term. He also gave the closing address, titled “The State of Christian Sociology: A Collective Action Analysis.” Gene Fant, Todd Brady and Kimberly Thornbury edited “Encouraging U! A 31 Day Devotional for Parents of Union Students.” Contributors to this devotional included Todd Brady, Kathie Chute, Paul Deschenes, Gene Fant, Ashley Guinn, David Gushee, George Guthrie, Gary Johnson, Beth Madison, Kina Mallard, Suzanne Mosley, Dottie Myatt, Howard and Debbie Newell, Mandy Beth Niven, Carla Sanderson, Ann Singleton, Pam Sutton, Jacqueline Taylor, Gregory Alan Thornbury, and Kimberly Thornbury. David Burke and Darren Michael attended the CCCU Theatre Conference and were named to develop a mission statement for CCCU theatre professors. Chris Blair is chairing the Mass Communications panel at Tennessee Communication Association in Fall Creek Falls this month. Michael Chute and Steve Beverly will be presenting papers. Steve Beverly and Chris Blair produced a half-hour documentary, “Bill and Ralph: 2 of America’s Best Friends,” depicting the careers of bill Cullen and Ralph Edwards, for Game Show Congress 3 in Burbank, CA. Debbie Newell took and passed the four-part national exam to become a Certified Fraud Examiner. David Gushee will be leading the convocation address at Gordon College on September 10. He also published an article entitled “A Crumbling Institution: How Social Revolutions Cracked the Institution of Marriage,” in the September 2004 issue of Christianity Today. His article titled “When Marriage Brings Suffering” will appear in the September/October Books and Culture magazine. He also had a chapter tilted “Why the Churches were Complicit” in Genocide in Rwanda (Paragon House). Steve Arendall was named Best Reviewer for the Managerial and Organizational Cognition division at the Academy of Management Conference in New Orleans August 7-11. Kina Mallard’s article, “Program Manager, People Motivator: Delineating your Role as Department Chair,” was published in the summer 2004 issue of The Department Chair. Coach David Blackstock was awarded the TranSouth Conference Athletic Director of the Year Award at the conference meetings in August in Henderson, TN. Gene Fant served as the Writer-in-Residence at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum’s Young Authors Conference. He also published several essays, including “It’s OK to Say No” in the June 22nd issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Parallel Chair Moves” in the Summer issue of The Department Chair, and “Misery Loves Company” in the Tennessee Baptist & Reflector. Hadley Mozer will present a paper, "'Ozymandias,' Literary Celebrity, and the Shelley-Byron Conversation," at the International Conference on Romanticism meeting October 14-17. Gavin Richardson's article entitled "Sex and Secrecy in Medieval Antifeminist Proverbs" has been accepted for publication by Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship, vol. 22 (forthcoming 2005). Roger Stanley has two poems--"Willard" and "A Young Bard Moves to Fredericksburg, Texas"--in the summer/fall issue (volume ten) of The Laughing Dog, a journal based in Tucson, AZ. Pam Sutton had an essay, “Daddy’s Girl,” published in the Florida Baptist Witness on June 17th. Hal Poe, Walton Padelford, and Gene Fant led the Fall Faculty Workshops at the University of Mobile, discussing issues related to the integration of faith and learning. Jim Kirk presented a paper entitled "Topography-Enhanced BMU Search in Self-Organizing Maps" at the International Symposium on Neural Networks held in Dalian, China in August. The paper appears in the Springer series Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Kirk also chaired a session on Applications of Neural Networks at the conference. Bobby Rogers will host renowned poet Mark Jarman's reading at the Southern Festival of Books in Memphis on Oct. 8. Prof. Rogers also had two poems, "Proof Text" and "Memphis," accepted for publication by The Southern Humanities Review (Auburn Univ.), another poem, "Paper Anniversary," accepted at The Southwest Review (Southern Methodist Univ., and a previously published poem, "New Bill Meyer Stadium: Home of the Knoxville Bluejays," will be anthologized in Knoxville Bound, a collection of Knoxville-related writings. Kevin Cooney, who joined the Union Faculty in Political Science as an International relations specialist this fall, has just had a peer reviewed article published in Asian Perspective (Vol. 28, No. 2 2004). The article is entitled "Nissan Syndromeand Structural Reform in Japan: Will it Take a Gaigin?". Dr. Cooney, whose expertise is in East Asian foreign policy and security issues, is also working on a textbook for publication by M. E. Sharpe, a well known academic publisher. The book will focus on Japanese foreign and security policy and is due out in late 2005. The following faculty members of the School of Education presented in local P-12 schools as a part of their fall teacher in-service meetings: Rosetta Mayfield, Randy Shadburn, Camille Searcy, Ann Singleton, and Carrie Whaley. Ralph Leverett and Terry Weaver participated in the analysis and revision of the Praxis Special Education Core Exam for Educational Testing Service. Camille Searcy and Elizabeth Vaughn-Neely presented “Thinking Together to Learn Together: A Partnership of Service” at the national meeting of the Coalition of Christian Teacher Educators Symposium. Ken Newman and Ann Singleton presented, “Empowering Students to Think Deeply, Discuss Engagingly, and Write Definitively in the University Classroom,” at the national Teaching Professor Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Ann Singleton presented, “Communicating a Christian Worldview to Students in the Academy,” at the C.C.C.U. Campus-Based Faculty Development Workshop in Abilene, Texas. She also presented. “You Can’t Make Me!” for the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s Equip for Excellence Training Event in Knoxville and Jackson, TN. |
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June 2004 Michael McMahan was listed as a reviewer for General Zoology Laboratory Guide (14th edition), authored by Charles F. Lytle and John R. Meyer (McGraw-Hill Publishers). Jim Patterson has published "Writing Commemorative History for Christian Institutions: Propaganda or a Legitimate Scholarly Enterprise?" in Fides et Historia 36 (Winter/Spring 2004): 31-40.
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May 2004 Gary Johnson received his Doctor of Arts from Middle Tennessee State University. His dissertation was entitled, “A Recruiting Profile of Student-Athlete College choice Factors for Entering Freshmen in the NAIA TranSouth Conference.” Randall Schwindt (new faculty for fall 2004) successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. The following were recipients of Undergraduate Research Grants: Sallie Henrie, Carolyn Morton and Marianne Barnett for “Determination of the x-ray crystal structure and chiral selector bonding capacity of a bi-directional dendrimer with carboxylic acid termini;” and Darin White and Clovis Simas for “Critical Commonalities of the High Performing Church: An Empirical Investigation of the Link Between Church Governance Structure and Market Orientation.” Bryan Dawson attended a Southeast Regional Convention of Kappa Mu Epsilon hosted by Virginia State University. He presented a talk and also serves as Regional Director. Kyle Hathcox, Sandra Hathcox, and Melissia Mathis sponsored a science related workshop for pre-serve teachers of West Tennessee. The workshop focused on Energy and the Environment and was conducted by Ramona Nelson of the Tennessee Energy Education Network. Sean Evans presented a paper entitled, “The Carryover Effect in State and Local Elections,” at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 16-18. He was also elected Secretary of the Tennessee Political Science Association at its annual convention April 23-24. He was also selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teacher 2004. Gene Fant was awarded a 2003 Amy Foundation Award for his Jackson Sun column on the priorities of fatherhood. His recent article in The Department Chair on budget management has been selected for inclusion in the American Council on Education’s web resource page for department chair development. Also, Expectant Moments, the book he co-wrote with his wife Lisa Fant, has been excerpted in a new book, A Baby Is a Blessing from Above (Zondervan, 2004). Patty Hamilton moderated a session, “Aphra Behn in Arrears,” at the 30th Southeastern American Society of Eighteenth Century Studies in Savannah, Georgia. Jenny White’s poem, “Speculation," will be published in an upcoming anthology from the Knoxville Writer's Guild entitled Migrants and Stowaways Roger Stanley accompanied two students to the International Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary Society meeting in Daytona Beach. Senior English major Jason Hance presented a critical paper on Beowulf (in a session moderated by Professor Stanley), while December 2003 graduate Zachary Blankenship read his original poetry. Sam Myatt represented Union at the Southern Baptist Adult Education Association Conference April 21-22. The guest speaker for the conference was Denzil Edge, President/CEO of the LearningHouse, Inc. The topic for the conference was delivering effective online instruction. At the conference, Sam Myatt was re-elected to serve as Vice President of the Association for 2004 -2005. Dr. Tom Kinchen, President of Baptist College of Florida, was re-elected President of the Association. Nancy Dayton was nominated to be included in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Linn Stranak was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and he also received an appointment to the Awards Committee for TAHPERD. Jim Patterson received a Lynn May, Jr. Study Grant from the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives to conduct research on J. R. Graves, a 19th century Union trustee. |
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April 2004 Michele Atkins has been
named the West Tennessee representative to the Tennessee Textbook Commission for
2004 – 2007. Melinda Clarke authored a chapter, “Finding the Community in the Service-Learning Research: The 3-“I” Model” in the recently published book, Deconstructing Service-Learning: Research Exploring Context, Participation, and Impacts published by Rand Research. Melinda has been invited to serve as a proposal/research reviewer for the National Conference on Service-Learning in Orlando, Florida, in March. Melessia Mathis presented “Cross Curriculum Integration” to the K-12 faculty of Southern Baptist Educational Center in Southaven, Mississippi, in January. Dottie Myatt co-presented “This is Our Story: Nurturing Dispositions of Caring, Faith, and Servanthood in Four Christian Liberal Arts Universities” at the American Independent Liberal Arts Colleges in Chicago, Illinois, in February. Dr. Myatt presented “Team Building among Classroom Teachers to the K-6 faculty of University School of Jackson. Dottie served on the planning committee for the West Tennessee Lifelines for Teachers professional development day of in-service. Union University professors who made presentations at the Lifelines in-service included Julie Glosson, Phillip Ryan, Ken Newman, Ann Singleton, and Terry Weaver. Ken Newman presented “The Six-Trait Strategies of Writing” to the K-6 faculty of Paris Elementary School in Paris, Tennessee, in January. Michael Salazar presented three papers at the 227 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, California, in April: “Probing the interactions ion-molecule bimolecular reactions;” “A Completely general method for utilizing highly accurate ab initio potentials in dynamical calculations;” and “Methodology for the modeling of chemical reactions on accurate potential energy surfaces.” Walton Padelford presented a paper entitled, “Confronting the Culture—Ousted from the Academy: The Example of Dietrich Bonhoeffer,” at the “Christianity in the Academy Conference” held at the University of Memphis on April 2. Hal Poe and James Patterson, and Brad Green chaired panel discussions. Brad Green presented a paper entitled “Richard Weaver.” Troy Riggs also attended the sessions. Sally Henrie and Randy Johnston presented a poster titled “Teaching Specialized environmental and instrumental courses in a four week term” at the 227th ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, California, in the Division of Chemical Education General Posters and Sci-Mix sessions. Richard Dehn, Dwayne Jennings, Matt Lunsford, and Troy Riggs participated in the Southeastern Sectional meeting of the Mathematical Association of America in Clarksville, TN. Richard Dehn attended the short course: "Initial steps toward preparing to teach mathematics for prospective elementary school teachers" by Gregory D. Foley of Appalachian State University. Dwayne Jennings attended the short course "A First Real Course in Mathematical Modeling" by Professor William Fox of Francis Marion University. Matt Lunsford presented Galois' Remarkable Groups: The Origin of Normal Subgroup in the contributed paper session on History of Mathematics, chaired Session II for Undergraduate Student Papers, and attended the short course, "Introduction to Public Key Cryptosystems". Troy Riggs attended the short course "Mathematics for Business Decisions" by Tarr and Hartman of University of Arizona. Randy Johnston was elected to serve as a Councilor for the Chemistry Division of the Council for Undergraduate Research. Charlotte Ward-Larson’s article will appear in the May/June issue of MCN (The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing). She also has a chapter in a recently published textbook, Development Care of Newborns and Infants, published by Mosby (Elsevier), chapter 22, “Organizational Climate, Implementation of Change, and Outcomes.” Tharon Kirk has been selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2004. Donna Sachse’s abstract has been accepted for the 15th International Nursing Research Congress to be held July 22-24, to be held in Dublin, Ireland. Michael McMahan will be included in a soon-to-be-published book entitled, 2000 Outstanding Sciencest of the 21st Century. David Gushee’s book, Getting Marriage Right (Baker Books) was released April 1. He was the speaker at the Women’s Health Conference, JMCGH, and will also be the featured speaker at the CCCU Intercultural Competencies Symposium hosted on our campus. Hal Poe’s book, Christianity in the Academy: Teaching at the Intersection of Faith and Learning (Baker Books), has been released. Toni Chiareli has accepted a contract to write a review of William W. Zellner's Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Lifestyles, for Worth Publishers, NY, in preparation for the printing of its 8th edition. Stephen Carls, Terry Lindley, and James Patterson attended the Mississippi Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Mississippi State University on March 27, 2004. Marian Martin and David Patterson, both history majors, presented papers at the Mississippi Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference in Starkville on March 27, 2004. David won first place for best undergraduate papers at the conference. Jennifer Grove presented a paper, “Using Research to Assess,” at the Middle Tennessee State University Technology Conference in April. Ken Newman received the esteemed 2004 Tennessee Higher Educator Award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Association. Dottie Myatt, Ken Newman, and Ann Singleton participated in the Jackson Madison County School System’s Cycles I, II, and III Programs designed to support teachers during their first three years of teaching. Carrie Whaley presented “A Comprehensive Literacy Program for Young Children” to the faculty of Anderson Elementary School in Brownsville, Tennessee, in April. |
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March 2004 The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 1 and the following recommendations were unanimously approved:
Full Time Faculty Appointments for those Serving One Year: Michael Chute Jenny Lowery Karen Martin Hadley Mozer Donna Sachse
Promotions (effective September 2, 2004) To Assistant Professor: Sandra Hathcox Julie Powell To Associate Professor: Steve Beverly Chris Blair Terry Blakley Gary Johnson Jim Kirk David Malone Carrie Whaley To Full Professor: David Austill Lee Benson David Burke Bryan Dawson Matt Lunsford Bobby Rogers Pam Sutton To University Professor: Kyle Hathcox Howard Newell
The following six professors were granted tenure: David Austill Paul Munson Mary Anne Poe Troy Riggs Pam Sutton Carol Weaver
Congratulations also to Michael Chute and Unions Cardinal & Cream staff who finished 4th out of 57 universities competing in the Southeast Journalism Competition. Several students also were recognized for individual honors, including a first place award in photography for Justin Veneman. This recognition speaks volumes about the quality of the work of Union students.
Gene Fant co-wrote an article on budget management in the Winter 04 issue of The Department Chair. Patricia Hamilton had a poem, Raking Leaves, accepted by a poetry journal, Small Brushes. David Malone is presenting a paper entitled "We Shall All Be Changed: Faith, Irony, and Courage in Douglas Coupland's Hey Nostradamus! at the Faith and Writing Conference at Calvin College. Hadley Mozer had an article, I Want a hero: Advertising for an Epic Hero in Don Juan" accepted for an upcoming issue of Studies in Romanticism. Bobby Rogers recently completed a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and had a poem, Sea Poem, accepted for publication in the Washington Square Review, NYUs literary journal. Pam Suttons paper, "Author's Use of Families in Short Stories: From Dysfunction to Denouement," was presented at the 2003 South Central Modern Language Association. In addition, she presented another paper, "Prepping for Student Teaching: Collecting Your Wits and Wisdom," at the 2004 Conference on College Composition and Communication. She also has been selected for inclusion in the 8th edition of Whos Who Among Americas Teachers. Mark Dubis was elected to membership in the Tyndale Fellowship, an academic society of biblical and theological scholars based in Great Britain. Pat Keene has been selected as one of the top 100 nurses in Memphis and Shelby County to receive the Nursing Excellence award. David Gushee taught an ethics class at Evangelical Theological in Osijek, Crotia in January. He speaks March 5 at Beeson Divinity School in Wilton Bunchs ethics classes. He will also be the speaker at Faith, Profit, and Decision Making conference at Wheaton College. |
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