Ellen Paterson
Ellen Paterson, Library, has a book review of Dying To Please: Anorexia, Treatment, and Recovery, by Avis Rumney, 2nd ed., McFarland, 2009, published in the December 2009 issue of CHOICE.
Denise D. Knight and Noralyn Masselink
Denise D. Knight and Noralyn Masselink, English, have had their article, "A Plea for Honest Grades," accepted for publication in the Fall 2009 issue of Focus on Teacher Education.
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, Political Science Department, recently attended the annual conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy held at Uludag University in Bursa, Turkey. He presented "Campaigning in Poetry - Governing in Prose: Reflections on President Obama's First Months."
C. Ashley Ellefson
C. Ashley Ellefson, professor emeritus of history, announced that in October his manuscript, "Seven Hangmen of Colonial Maryland," was added to the Archives of Maryland Online, the Web site of the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Md. Included with the manuscript are 71 charts that Ellefson began working on in the 1960s and that include the 477 executions, including one burning, possibly alive, pardons, reprieves, gibbetings and quarterings that he has found in Maryland, mostly from 1726 through 1775.
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, Political Science Department, had his article “Three Historical Moments: Contested Visions of the State University of New York,” published in a recent edition of SUNY at Sixty (SUNY Press).
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. to speak at “China and Human Trafficking: Updates and Analysis” held in August. She was also invited to speak at “Stop Traffick International Conference” in September at DePauw University.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, professor emerita of international communications and culture, was presented with the Outstanding Academy Educator (OAE) Award at the 34th Annual OAE ceremony on April 28 at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was selected for this honor from among more than 60 members of the Department of Foreign Languages at the Academy. LeLoup, along with one representative each from 24 other academy departments, was recognized for excellence in teaching, significant professional contributions and leadership by example.
Denise D. Knight
Denise D. Knight, English Department, will present a keynote address, “Reconstructing Gilman in the 21st Century: Art, Parenthood, and la Vita in Bella Rome,” at an international conference on “Women and Society: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Today,” in October at the Universita di Roma, Italia.
Jerome O’Callaghan
Jerome O’Callaghan, School of Arts and Sciences, presented a paper at the annual meeting of the North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business (NEALSB) on May 1 in Ithaca, N.Y. The paper, co-authored with Paula O’Callaghan and Rosemary Hartigan, addresses gossip in the workplace with a focus on management and free speech issues. The authors learned recently that they were joint winners of the Best Paper Award at the conference.
Jenn McNamara
Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, has had her woven work from 2009, “Untitled,” accepted into the North American Sculpture Biennial at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colo. The international competition, established in 1979, was juried by sculptors Lawrence Argent and John McEnroe as well as curator Michael Chavez. The exhibition will be open from July 16-Aug. 29 with a presentation by the jurors on July 21.