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Three six=graden offered schokmhips -but they d have to Wait a few vem Three sixth-grade graduates of IPS#114 Paul I. Miller School have received schoIar- ships for use at the University of Indianapo- lis in the fall of 1998, when they will pre- sumably be eligible to enroll as freshmen. Shaun Russ has been offered a Dean's Scholarship, equal in value to half of the prevailing tuition for the day division when he enrolls, while James Engleking and Carlos Thrasher have each been offered Alumni Scholarships, equal in value to one- quarter of the prevailing tuition for the day division when they enroll. Winners were announcedat the school's commencement by President Lantz. Paul Washington-Lacey, director of the Student Development and Retention Office, and emeritus professor Bob Brooker, who has worked actively as a volunteer academic coach with the three students and their classmates, were on hand to congratulate the boys. The winners were acknowledged with cheers and a standing ovation by the commencement audience. Selection ofthewinnerswasbasedma combination of teacherrecommerrds, scholarship achievement, test scores, €ea& ership abilities, and qudity of parend in- volvement, according to principal Margwet Higgs. Each schoIarship will be renewed as long as the student meets basic admissions standards and scholarship requirements. TheJune awards ceremonywas the first time these scholarships were offered at School#ll4,locatedatFbymondandSloan streets near the university campus. The program is similar to one that has been in place in IPS #72 Emma Donnan Junior High School for a number of years. Graduates of both schools are given a guarantee offinancialaidconsistingofschd- arships, grants, loans, jobs, or a combination of any of these, to attend the University of Indianapolis. The offer is an attempt to lower the high school dropout rate and provide incentive forasuccessful high school career. Rich Games named director for Annual Giving Richard C. Games, a 1989 cum laude politicalsciencegmdmte,begannewdutiesas director for Annual Giving on May 1. Games is pursuing a master of arts degree in philanthropic studies at IU. In 1991 he was named one of six national winners of a $15,000 Jane Addams Fellowship, an award given to candidates demonstrating high academic achievement, strong leadership potential, and clear in- volvement in voluntary services. He spent a year at the KJ Center on Philanthropy. Games was active in volunteer activities throughout high school and college. He helped care for children with tuberculosis in Haiti, built storage bins at a Navajo In- dian school in New Mexico, rehabilitated low-income homes in Cincinnati, winter- ized low-income homes in Appalachia, and worked with developmentally disabled adults at the Noble Centers in Indianapolis. After graduation fiom U off, Games went to Benin, West Africa, with the Peace Corps, working on a project to develop safe drink- ing water for area residents. In his new position Games will coordi- nate solicitation requests to alumni, par- ents, and faculty and staff, direct the traditional fall and spring phonathons, manage volunteer committees of the An- nual Fund, and devebp an effective phn for corpame matching gifts. Distinguished Alumni Nominations Pleasetaka fewminutRFdoreuiewt~accomplishmentsofyourcltEssnaatas. T h cmp&th&nfmth blanks to nominate someone fiDistinguishtd Alumna m Alumnus for 1995, enclosing with t&fm a desm$tion of your nominee? accomplishmts. Nominations unll be mkwed b~ 8h.e Holurrs 0nd Recognition Committee, and you may be asked to cm@se a &&of recommarzdation forymrcandit&&. Thank you fi your hlp. Nominee: Class Year: Please attach a description ofjour nominee5 accomplishmts. Nominated by: Telephone: Address: City: state: Zip: Mail to: Office for Alumni/Parent Relations, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 462273691. 4 J T?i&is dedication. T' khan& and Pat my, both memh of the &?hound football team, display their ankle tattoos. Fortunate& t@ each have an ankle teft over fm a tattoo of the new Gqhound logo (below), desiped Mike Swab '84 in an invitatioaat bgo contest. Photo @ Rauf Khalid. The universitynow offersan AAdegree and certifreate degree program in Procurement Management through the School of Business. The courses meet course requirements for the Defense Department ;tnd civilian agencies ofthe feded government. Dr. Donna K Dial, program coordinator, refers to federa€ acquisitions as ''&e Eargest business in the worfcE;" Annual purchases of the Defense Department done "are approximately $292 billion €or fiscal year I993,"she said. Students incIude civilian and military persome1 who manage acquisitions €OF tRe Defense Department, as we11 as employees of state and local governments. Weekend cout-ses include instruction in basic principles of procurement, contract negatiatittians, contract €aw, contract administration and costLprice analysis. Instructors include private contractors and government agency personnel. 1 i
Faculty, staff having impact on professionS, community Solomon Abebe, Education, and Brenda Sands, Purdue University, presented a paper, “Multicultural Education Model: From EgeEthnocentric to Global Emphasis-In- struction and Assessment Implications,” at the Seventh Annual Midwest ATE Spring Conference at Effingharn, Illinois. Dr. Abebe and Dr. Bob Hessong of Butler Uni- versity have had an article, “Wake-up Call on School Dropouts: Problems and Solu- tions” published in Teacher Education: Pre- b paring Tgmh fm School R efm \ Dr. Kmt D. Beder, adjunct in Psychology, has had an article entitled “The College Student Affairs Professional as Author: Barriers and Benefits” published in the Spring 1993 Cdlege Student Again Journal. Dr. Bi Dynes, English, has had an article entitled “The Trickster-Figure in Jacobean City Comedy” published in the spring issue of Studies in English Literature. Head track coach Jeny England accepted an invitation to coach the North Team in women’s track for the 1993 Olympic Festi- val in lateJuly in San Antonio. Englandwas a North Team coach for the 1982 Olympic Festiva1,aswellasmeetdirectorforthe 1982 USA vs. USSR track meet. Judy Hasseb, Cooperative Education, received the designation of Professional in Human Resources (PHR) from the Hu- man Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Manage- ment. Christine Guyonneau, Krannert Library, gave a paper at the Online Catalog Library Center Day. She discussed her experience with FIRSTSEARCH, a new and powerful database that gives patrons access to titles of books in libraries worldwide, as well as a I variety ofother databases. The University of I Indianapolis is the first academic institution to pioneer the project successfully. Dr. Phylis Lan Lin, Behavioral Sciences, chaired the session “Family in Asia” and also presented a paper on “ Family in Transition in Taiwan” at the Western Social Science Association meeting in Corpus Christi. Dr. Lin’s presentation focused on divorce and social change in Taiwan. Dr. Lin spoke at several conferences in Chicago, St. Louis, Taipei, and Nanjing last summer. President Benjamin Lantz received an hon- orary doctor of law degree from West Vir- ginia Wesleyan College, his alma mater, in May, and also delivered the baccalaureate address. Dr. Lantz was recognized for his “rich and meaningful contributions to higher education in general and to United Methodist colleges in particular,” said Wesleyan president Thomas B. Courtice. At the annual conference of the Indiana Library Federation held last week, Pam O h , acquisitions assistant at Krannert Memorial Library, was honored with an award naming her the 1993 outstanding library support staff member in the state. Greg Reinhardt, Behavioral Sciences, has had his review of Th Greenland Mummies { 1991, Smithsonian Institution Press) printed in thejournal Ethnohistory (Vol. 40, No. 1, Winter 1993). He also presented a paper in Anchorage at the annual meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association. New members ofthe Univmzty ojIdianapolisAlumni Association are all smiles ajer Commencement in Ap.1: Vu H. Dong, Michelle Lynn Faukner, and Jennifer Ellis. Photo by R Brent Smith. Ed Roehling, Communications, served as a panelist, along with Leslie Olson of Chan- nel 8 News and Roni Rucker Waters, Execu- tive Editor of the Richmond Palladium Item, for a seminar on “Effective Public Relations for School Corporations.” School corpora- tion superintendents, administrators and principals attended. Steve Spicklemire and Ed Vondrak, Math- ematics and Physics, attended the annual meetingofthe IndianaSection oftheAmeri- can Association of Physics Teachers at Hanover College. Spicklemire, who served as secretary and program chair, presenteda paper about electronically measuring and analyzing the motion of a bouncing ball. He was featured on the cover of INDnet Intersection, a quarterly newsletter published by the Indiana Higher Education Telecom- munications System. Spicklemire is in- volved with an international group of physics professors who use the Internet to exchange software, notes, utilities, and ar- ticles related to CUPS (Consortium for Upper-Level Physics Software). He is the president of the Indiana Section for 1993 94. Vondrak was reelected treasurer of the Section. Deboh Spinney, tutorial supervisor for the B.U.I.L.D. Program, is president of the IndianapolisJunior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). The Jaycees focus on leadership training through community service and individual development. Bob Vernon, Behavioral Sciences, had an article published in the Spring 1993 Journal ofComputer-BmedInstruction, entitled “What really happens to complimentaq textbook software.” He also took part in ademonstration of the making of Renaissance and Baroque woodwind instruments at The Children’s Museum. He took up the craft of instrument-making about 20 years ago and is an expert player of the recorder. While at the University of Michigan he was curation consultant for their Stearn’s Collection of Musical Instruments. Dr. David Wantz, Behavioral Sciences, has won the George Keller Memorial Teaching Award for the third consecutive year at the CASE Summer Institute in Communica- tions at Notre Dame. Participants attend from all over the nation and other countries as well. Dr. Wantz taught the curriculum dealing with motivating and directing employees. Dr. George Weimer, Music, president of the Indiana Music Educators Association, was a delegate to the National Symposium on Standards in the Arts, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lynne Weisenbach, dean of the School of Education, was a speaker at the India- napolis Public Schools LEAP Summer Leadership Conference. More than 300 school administrators attended the conference, where Dr. Weisenbach gave a speech about “Great Expectations: University/ School Partnerships.” Vice president and provost Lynn Young- blood’s chapter ofYoung Audiences of In- diana (he serves as chair) was recognized as National Chapter of the Year during the national meeting ofYoungAudiences, Inc., in Atlanta. Last year the Young Audiences of Indiana provided a variety of arts pro- grams in schools across the state for student audiences of approximately 250,000. 5
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