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April 2006News@A Newsletter
<strong>Hil<strong>to</strong>n</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Inn</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>
<strong>Constructed</strong> on Macon Campus
A 101-room <strong>Hil<strong>to</strong>n</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Inn</strong> is <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>
constructed on the Macon campus off Mercer
University Drive, at I-75. The construction is the
first step in the University’s redevelopment
efforts <strong>to</strong> have Mercer University Drive <strong>be</strong>come
the main entrance <strong>to</strong> the campus.
“We are delighted with the prospect of
adding this significant amenity <strong>to</strong> the campus,”
said Godsey. “The hotel’s location, just off of I-
75, will make it available <strong>to</strong> business and leisure
travelers as well as provide housing for alumni
and visi<strong>to</strong>rs attending special programs and
athletic events and for parents of current and
prospective students.”
After interviewing a num<strong>be</strong>r of prospective
developers, Mercer selected PHD Hotels,
formerly known as The Hotel Group, of Auburn,
Ala., for the $10 million project. Construction
will <strong>be</strong>gin this spring, with the <strong>Inn</strong> expected <strong>to</strong>
open in spring 2007. The upscale hotel will offer
a restaurant and a small conference area. After
construction, PHD Hotels will operate and
manage the <strong>Inn</strong>, with the University <strong>be</strong>ing an
equity partner.
“We are thrilled <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> involved with the
University in building this hotel on campus, and
we look forward <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>ing part of the
redevelopment plans for the campus,” said Tom
Hunt, president and CEO of PHD Hotels. “Being
on campus is going <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> a real <strong>be</strong>nefit for the
hotel as well as the University.”
The Mercer project is the fourth <strong>Hil<strong>to</strong>n</strong>
<strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Inn</strong> and the ninth hotel that PHD Hotels
has constructed and operated. The company’s
other <strong>Hil<strong>to</strong>n</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Inn</strong>s are in Auburn,
Montgomery and Huntsville, Ala. There are 270
<strong>Hil<strong>to</strong>n</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Inn</strong>s across the nation.
Tift College of Education Unveils
University’s Second Ph.D. Program
The Tift College of Education will offer three
new programs that will help it <strong>to</strong> meet critical
education needs in Georgia. The new programs
will <strong>be</strong>gin this fall including the College’s first
Ph.D. and a cutting-edge program in Early Care
and Education.
“We feel strongly about meeting the needs of
the communities in which we are located, and
these new programs are prime examples of the
quality programs we are committed <strong>to</strong>
providing,” Dean Carl Martray said. “The
programs we have developed and are initiating
this fall do just that. We’ve surveyed school
districts and child care centers and partnered
with various state agencies <strong>to</strong> identify
educational needs, and we’ve developed
programs designed <strong>to</strong> help meet the needs of
central Georgia, the greater Atlanta region and
the entire state.”
On Mercer’s Macon and Atlanta campuses,
the College will accept the charter class for its
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership Program for P-
12 School Leadership. The academic program
will provide a terminal research degree in
educational leadership for those serving as
school and school system leaders. A second
Ph.D. track, one in Higher Education
Administration, will <strong>be</strong>gin in fall 2007.
The Ph.D. in educational leadership is the
second Ph.D. <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> offered by Mercer. The
Southern School of Pharmacy has a Ph.D. in
pharmaceutical sciences.
The College will also <strong>be</strong>gin a new program at
the Henry County Regional Academic Center
entitled Early Care and Education, which will
allow students <strong>to</strong> receive a bachelor’s degree
with a specialization in birth <strong>to</strong> five-year-old
education.
For college graduates who want <strong>to</strong> redirect
their career <strong>to</strong> education, a new master of arts in
teaching degree program will <strong>be</strong> offered on the
Atlanta campus. The program is designed for
individuals with bachelor’s degrees in noneducation
fields <strong>to</strong> earn a master’s degree in
education as well as initial teacher certification.
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Mercer <strong>to</strong> Launch
Comprehensive
Medical Practice
On March 9, President
R. Kirby Godsey
announced the establishment
of a new
comprehensive medical
practice called Mercer
Medicine, LLC.
“The idea <strong>be</strong>hind
Mercer Medicine is <strong>to</strong>
have a multi-specialty,
comprehensive, Alan Justice, M.D.
integrated practice of
medicine that is academically based,” said
Godsey. “It will <strong>be</strong> the only practice of its type
<strong>be</strong>tween Emory in Atlanta and the Mayo Clinic in
Jacksonville.”
Mercer Medicine is a separate legal entity,
wholly owned by the University, with its own
governing board.
“Macon has many outstanding physician
practices, but they tend <strong>to</strong> focus generally on
one or a few medical disciplines,” said Godsey.
“Our idea ultimately is <strong>to</strong> offer a comprehensive
combination of disciplines. Patients can come <strong>to</strong>
this practice and see a range of physicians and
have all their tests and medical services
completed in one place.”
Poplar Physicians, LLC, is the first practice <strong>to</strong>
<strong>be</strong>come a part of Mercer Medicine. It was
established in 1998 by two Mercer School of
Medicine graduates, Alan Justice, M.D., and
Lillette Intaphan, M.D. They were later joined by
Jason Woods, M.D., and Maryam Sedghi, M.D.
The practice brings both internal medicine and
family medicine <strong>to</strong> Mercer Medicine. Dr. Justice
has <strong>be</strong>en selected <strong>to</strong> serve as the medical
direc<strong>to</strong>r of the new clinic.
“We want a range of disciplines represented
in selecting the physicians and the practices we
hire or acquire,” said Godsey. “We want <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>
sure physicians represent the very <strong>be</strong>st in their
field and they want <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> a part of a work culture
that is very patient centered.”
Godsey said, “The School of Medicine is 25
years old and the medical community in Macon
has continued <strong>to</strong> mature. It is time for Mercer <strong>to</strong>
enhance the clinical practice <strong>to</strong> support the
School of Medicine.”

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Georgia General Assembly
Honors Godsey for His Leadership
The Georgia Senate honored Mercer
President R. Kirby Godsey at the State
Capi<strong>to</strong>l on March 9 with a resolution
highlighting the many accomplishments
during his 27-year presidency. The
resolution marked the second time in as
many weeks that Godsey was honored
by Georgia legisla<strong>to</strong>rs. On Feb. 28, the
Georgia House of Representatives
honored Godsey with a similar
resolution.
The Senate Resolution recognized
Godsey, who will <strong>be</strong> retiring June 30
from his position as president and CEO,
for the vital role he has played in
providing leadership in education and in
serving Georgia and U.S. citizens. The
resolution was sponsored by Sens. Cecil
Sta<strong>to</strong>n (District 18), George Hooks
(District 14), Seth Harp (District 29) and
Michael S. Meyer von Bremen (District
12).
Read <strong>be</strong>fore the mem<strong>be</strong>rship by Sen. Sta<strong>to</strong>n,
the resolution noted Godsey’s efforts <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>tter
his community and state through his service as
president of Mercer University, and through his
writings and community service.
In its conclusion, the Senate resolution
stated: “Now, therefore, <strong>be</strong> it resolved by the
Senate that that the mem<strong>be</strong>rs of this body
commend Dr. R. Kirby Godsey for his efficient,
effective, unselfish, and dedicated service <strong>to</strong> the
citizens of this state and nation and extend <strong>to</strong>
him their most sincere <strong>be</strong>st wishes for
continued health and happiness.”
Georgia House Resolution 1122 was
presented <strong>to</strong> Godsey on Feb. 28 and was
sponsored by Reps. David Lucas (District 139),
Brooks Coleman (District 144), Nikki Randall
Participating in the presentation of House Resolution 1122
<strong>to</strong> President Godsey (center) included: left <strong>to</strong> right, Rep.
Ro<strong>be</strong>rt Ray, Rep. Jim Cole, Rep. David Graves, Rep. Nikki
Randall, Rep. David Lucas and Rep. Mark Burkhalter
(Speaker Pro Tempore).
(District 138), Mickey Channell (District 116)
and Jim Cole (District 125).
It cited Godsey’s commitment <strong>to</strong> the Central
Georgia area and down<strong>to</strong>wn Macon, his vision
as one of the founders of NewTown Macon and
his recognitions for service and leadership,
including the 2002 Southeast CEO of the Year by
the Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education, the 2003 Macon Cham<strong>be</strong>r of
Commerce Citizen of the Year, and numerous
listings by Georgia Trend magazine as one of the
<strong>to</strong>p 100 most influential Georgians.
Godsey, in accepting the resolution, thanked
mem<strong>be</strong>rs of the House for their support of the
University, particularly in funding for the School
of Medicine, which is providing physicians
throughout the state and only accepts Georgia
residents in<strong>to</strong> its doc<strong>to</strong>r of medicine program.
Commencements Are Coming!
Mercer will conduct 10 commencement
ceremonies and a baccalaureate in May,
according <strong>to</strong> Raleigh Mann, Office of Alumni
Services and University Special Events. Of the
10 ceremonies, four will require tickets. The
num<strong>be</strong>r of tickets distributed will depend on the
availability of seats in a limited space without
violating fire and safety regulations.
In an effort <strong>to</strong> accommodate those who want
<strong>to</strong> see the Macon ceremony but do not have a
ticket, the ceremony will <strong>be</strong> broadcast <strong>to</strong> three
locations: Willingham Hall, the School of
Medicine Audi<strong>to</strong>rium, and the Religious Life
Center. Tickets are not required for these three
sites.
Each ceremony will <strong>be</strong>gin at the announced
time. Ticketed late arrivals will not <strong>be</strong> permitted
<strong>to</strong> enter until diplomas are <strong>be</strong>ing awarded. “We
pride ourselves in the fact that our ceremonies
are formal, precise and have an air of dignity
that many other institutions do not enjoy,” Mann
said.
Commencement Schedule
Saturday, May 6
9 a.m., Southern School of Pharmacy, Sheffield
Student Center, Cecil B. Day Campus, Atlanta,
Speaker: Dr. Carmen A. Catizone, CEO and
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r/Secretary, National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Noon, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing,
Sheffield Student
See Commencement, page 3
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R. Kirby Godsey
President & CEO
Horace W. Fleming
Executive Vice President and Provost
Emily P. Myers
Senior Vice President for University Advancement,
University Admissions and External Affairs
Thomas G. Estes
Senior Vice President for Finance
Richard N. Goddard
Senior Vice President for Administration
Richard V. Swindle
Senior Vice President – Atlanta
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Noted Pharmacist <strong>to</strong> Speak at G. Van Greene Lecture
Dr. Daniel A. Hussar, Reming<strong>to</strong>n Professor of
Pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, will
deliver the Annual Dr. G. Van Greene Distinguished
Lecture on Wednesday, April 26, at 11 a.m. in Day
Hall Audi<strong>to</strong>rium on the Atlanta campus. Hussar’s
talk –“Big Rocks First! What Are Our Priorities?”– is
free and open <strong>to</strong> the public.
In addition <strong>to</strong> serving as a mem<strong>be</strong>r of several
professional organizations and edi<strong>to</strong>rial boards,
Hussar also teaches the Nonprescription Drug
Therapy course and is a participant in the
Dr. Daniel A. Hussar
Pharmacotherapeutics and Law and Ethics courses
at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He has participated in numerous
continuing education programs for practicing pharmacists and other health
professionals, and has written and spoken extensively on the <strong>to</strong>pics of new
drugs, drug interactions, patient compliance and issues facing the
profession of pharmacy.
Dr. G. Van Greene, a longtime suppporter of the Southern School of
Pharmacy, endowed the distinguished lecture program <strong>to</strong> bring worldrenowned
health care professionals <strong>to</strong> discuss contemporary <strong>to</strong>pics in
pharmacy and the health sciences. Last year’s speaker was Daniel E.
Buffing<strong>to</strong>n, Pharm.D. ’87, MBA, ’95.
Greene first <strong>be</strong>came associated with Mercer in the 1950s, when he and
his wife, Minta, established a scholarship for undergraduate students in
honor of her father, Mercer graduate A.W. Jackson, Class of 1901. In
addition <strong>to</strong> two undergraduate scholarships for Mercer students, the
Greenes established the Dr. G. Van and Minta J. Greene Endowed
Scholarship for pharmacy students. He most recently established the Dr. G.
Van Greene Endowed Scholarship at McAfee School of Theology.
Underwood Appoints Brumley <strong>to</strong> Senior Position
Mercer President-elect and former Baylor Interim President William D.
Underwood announced the appointment of Larry D. Brumley as senior vice
president and chief of staff at Mercer, effective June 1.
Currently serving as interim vice president for marketing and
communications at Baylor, Brumley was associate vice president for
university relations at Mercer for six years <strong>be</strong>fore joining Baylor in 1997.
“Larry Brumley is among the brightest young leaders in higher
education <strong>to</strong>day,” said Underwood. “He has provided wise and effective
leadership as a mem<strong>be</strong>r of the senior executive staff of three presidents at
Baylor. He has led a major communications effort at Baylor that has
contributed <strong>to</strong> significant improvements in student enrollments. I am
pleased that he has agreed <strong>to</strong> return <strong>to</strong> his home at Mercer.”
As senior vice president and chief of staff, Brumley will provide
executive leadership as a senior adviser <strong>to</strong> the president and will work
closely with other Mercer executive staff <strong>to</strong> facilitate overall marketing
strategies, direct presidential initiatives <strong>to</strong> enhance and expand Mercer’s
relationship with Baptist constituencies and manage the operations of the
Office of the President.
While at Baylor, Brumley instituted an annual strategic planning
process in the Office of Public Relations and implemented a national media
relations initiative that resulted in a significant
increase in coverage of the university by
major print, Internet and broadcast media
outlets. He also led Baylor’s acquisition of
local PBS station KCTF (now KWBU-TV) and
established National Public Radio service on
KWBU-FM in 2000. He served as executive
producer for the award-winning “Christmas at
Baylor,” a one-hour HDTV holiday special that
aired on PBS stations across the nation and
was viewed by more than 10 million people
over the last three years.
Larry Brumley
Brumley has also played a significant role
in Baylor’s bid for the George W. Bush Presidential Library and served as
the university’s liaison <strong>to</strong> the White House in planning and staging
President Bush’s August 2002 Economic Forum and the president’s March
2005 trilateral meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canadian
Prime Minister Paul Martin. Both events were held on the Baylor campus.
He also led a major marketing effort at Baylor that established new
branding guidelines and contributed <strong>to</strong> record student enrollments.
Commencements Are Coming, continued
Center, Cecil B. Day Campus, Atlanta, Speaker: Sharon Hulon Cox, ’66,
Principal Consultant, Cox & Associates
5 p.m., School of Medicine, University Center, Macon Campus, Speaker: Dr.
Julie Ger<strong>be</strong>rding, Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Friday, May 12
5 p.m., Baccalaureate, University Center, Macon Campus, Speaker: Dr. Jim
Dant, Pas<strong>to</strong>r, Highland Hills Baptist Church
6 p.m., Walter F. George School of Law, Macon City Audi<strong>to</strong>rium, Speaker:
Hon. Norman Fletcher, Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (retired)
Saturday, May 13
10 a.m., Macon Commencement, University Center, Macon Campus,
Speaker TBD
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4 p.m., College of Continuing and Professional Studies (Macon, Eastman
and Henry County), University Center, Macon Campus, Speaker: Dr. Craig
McMahan, University Minister
Saturday, May 20, Atlanta Campus
9 a.m., College of Continuing and Professional Studies (Atlanta), Speaker:
Mr. Jim Huling, President and CEO, MATRIX Resources, Inc.
11:30 a.m., McAfee School of Theology, Speaker: Dr. Lien-Hwa Chow,
Immediate Past-president, Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary
2:30 p.m., Tift College of Education, Speaker: Dr. Cathryn Futral, T ’49,
Professor (retired), Tift College of Education
5:30 p.m., Stetson School of Business and Economics, Speaker: Ms. Linda
Willis, CLA ’87, JD ’91, Senior Managing Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.

A Newsletter for Mercer University Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends
Recognizing a Job Well Done
The University will honor 193 employees at its annual Retirement and
Recognition Ceremony. The April 12 ceremony will <strong>be</strong> held at 2 p.m. in the
School of Medicine Audi<strong>to</strong>rium, and the April 13 ceremony will take place
at 2 p.m. in the Trustees Dining Room on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and
Professional Campus in Atlanta.
Congratulations <strong>to</strong> all of those <strong>be</strong>ing recognized. The Mercer community
is encouraged <strong>to</strong> attend.
Retirees
Vivian H. Curtis
Johanne Dattilo
Paul G. Schnepf
Margaret M. Schweri
Jo Ann Stallings
Jerry P. Winfield
35 Years
CPAC Reynolds
30 Years
Ro<strong>be</strong>rt J. Hargrove
25 Years
David L. <strong>Inn</strong>es
Mark L. Jones
Bobby A. Pope
Edmon L. Rowell, Jr.
John D. Shepherd
Cathy Sparks Smith
Gregory V. Stajich
Ann L. Stewart
20 Years
Asa Calvin Black, Jr.
Jordan Matthew Blanke
Theodore Y. Blumoff
Fred Wayne Bongiovanni
Margaret Dee Bratcher
Judith Davis Brook
Carl<strong>to</strong>n Mike Drummond
Allison Cobb Gilmore
Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Eliza<strong>be</strong>th Johnson
Eric C. Klingelhofer
Ro<strong>be</strong>rt Middle<strong>to</strong>n
Stanley T. Peskoe
Shirley A. Powell
Dorothy June Raven
Al<strong>be</strong>rt A. Stramiello
Marilyn E. Sut<strong>to</strong>n
Jeannette B. Taylor
Mary Lynn Vines
15 Years
Amy E. Allison
Walter W. Austin
James S. Calhoun
Kerry L. Coburn
George P. Coffey, Jr.
Alice Ford Collins
Patsy B. Crammer
Virginia D. Domico
Mary Stewart Donovan
Bessie J. Duggan
Linda Holdeman Edwards
Julie C. Emig
Harriette H. Ful<strong>to</strong>n
Brenda Joy Ger<strong>be</strong>rt
Ismael Gullon
Pennina F. Hartley
Gail W. Johnson
Richard Scott Lee
Grace G. Lewis
Paul E. MacNeil
Martha L. Malone
Gary McInvale
Laura E. Moody
William Marshall Moses
Edward Michael O'Brien
David G. Oedel
Salva<strong>to</strong>re S. Pedone
Spero C. Peppas
Miranda Pratt
Samuel D. Shillcutt
Linda A. Streit
Patti J. Swier
Tracy Jerome Tillman
Sandra B. Watts
Tieliu Yu
10 Years
William Loyd Allen
Gerald L. Blackburn
Charlene McCrary Boyer
Jacquelyn M. Culpepper
Richard Alan Culpepper
Julia Travis Davis
Nancy L. Declaisse-Walford
Stephen Brent Ellis
Freida J. Fuller-Jonap
Andrew W. Gantert
Lawrence Haslem, III
James N. Hollingsworth, Jr.
Catherine T. Horat
James Logan Hunt
Martha S. Hurst
Ronald Wayne Johnson
Marc A. Jolley
Thomas Edward Kail
Karen J. Lam<strong>be</strong>rt
William David Lane
Rhonda W. Lids<strong>to</strong>ne
Richard G. Marcum
Korinn L. Martin
LeTangelia Murray
William H. Osborne, Jr.
William Patrick Roche, III
Juanita Gould Rybicki
Rachelle D. Siniard
Alan F. Smith
Billy L. Smith
Charlotte C.S. Thomas
Tina Louise Thompson
Jennifer L. Tillery
Tonya B. Williams
Diane D. Withers
5 Years
Janet H. Allen
Benjamin Harold Andrews, Jr.
John K. Baggett
Gloria B. Bass
Michael Erich Bauer
Mary L. Beall
Stephen R. Boswell
Vincent Joseph Broccolo
John C. Branan
Clifford M. Brown
Valerie S. Bryant
Jill Louisa Bufford
Laura Diane Childs
Gail Coleman
Kelly Cor<strong>be</strong>tt Collins
Tracy Lynn Cramer
Clay<strong>to</strong>n P. Daniels
Regina M. DeCapite
Jeffrey K. Denny
Joel Andrew Dopke
Nancy Carter Dopke
William E. Dunn
Penny Loraine Elkins
Judy P. Ellis
Douglas Paul Farman
Lorna Yvette Flanigan
Darnell Moonda Fugate
Tia Gafford-Williams
Wendy New<strong>be</strong>rry Gaskin
Denise Marie Gibson
Carolyn A. Gil<strong>be</strong>rt
Richard N. Goddard
Karen Michelle Goss
Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda
Sharon Hall
Claudia Dees Hanson
Ginger Crowe Harper
Donna Wills Head
William Jeffrey Henderson
Frank Bruce Herring<strong>to</strong>n
Carmen G. Hicks
Susan Annette Hill
Giselle Hillyer
Marguerite S. Holmes
Eliza<strong>be</strong>th Ann Johnson
Janell A. Johnson
Debra Ann Jones
Leroy Jones
Peter Rhea Jones
Alison Kinloch Kiel
Leonard Edward Lancette
James D. Landreau
Patrick E. Longan
Angela Jayne Lowrey
Marsha M. Luttrell
Allen K. Lynch
James R. Marchand
Susan Villadsen Martin
Mary Wilkes Mathis
Lee Rankin McCarley
Ricardo T. McLin
Kim<strong>be</strong>rly K. Meeks
Karen H. Michael
Sonia Rosemarie Miles
Frederick Warren Ming
Judy G. Mosteller
Russell L. Palmer
Re<strong>be</strong>kah Myers Passante
Lavonda C. Peavy
David J. Pelt
Donna Elaine Person
Janet F. Piskurich
Allan Johnson Pitchford
Connie J. Reese
Ava Chambliss Richardson
Rene Javier Sanchez
Frances Lynda Shel<strong>to</strong>n
Lindsay B. Smith
Eric Keith Spears
Jonathan Lance Stuckey
Nick Keith Stutsman
James Lewis Thomas
Sharon S. Tingley
Eliza<strong>be</strong>th Lee Twombly
Whitney Lynn Unterwagner
Russell Anthony Vullo
James A. Weisel
Cara Loraine Williamson
Calvin Wayne Woodford
This list reflects information
received at time of publication.
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A Newsletter for Mercer University Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends
Law Community Convenes in Macon
Alumni and friends of the Walter F. George School of Law enjoyed a
cookout during festivities for Law Alumni Weekend on Saturday, March
11. The previous day, Law Day attendees heard from Patrick Fitzgerald,
U.S. at<strong>to</strong>rney for the Northern District of Illinois. Several class reunions
were also held at various down<strong>to</strong>wn locations on the evening of March 10.
New Faculty and Staff
Macon Campus
Chris A. Bombardo, direc<strong>to</strong>r of information technology, Furman Smith
Law Library; April D. Cantrell, registrar’s associate; Stephanie Kross,
interim career counselor, Walter F. George School of Law; Walter H.
Newman, associate dean for research and professor of basic medical
sciences, School of Medicine; Pamela J. Noble, administrative secretary
for the His<strong>to</strong>ry Department, College of Li<strong>be</strong>ral Arts and Sciences; and
Rose Ann Plummer, interim career counselor, Walter F. George School of
Law.
University Notables
College of Li<strong>be</strong>ral Arts
Kelly D. Carter, visiting instruc<strong>to</strong>r of computer
science, attended the first annual Southeast Cy<strong>be</strong>r
Defense Competition hosted by Kennesaw State
University, Kennesaw, Ga., March 10-12. He plans
<strong>to</strong> establish a team of information science and
technology students at Mercer <strong>to</strong> compete in next
year’s competition.
Dr. Monty Cole, assistant professor of music, had
two students from the Mercer Wind Ensemble
invited <strong>to</strong> perform in the College Band Direc<strong>to</strong>rs
National Association Southern Division
Intercollegiate Band, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 23-25. Claire Womack played
the clarinet, and Matt Brill played the al<strong>to</strong>
saxophone.
Dr. Douglas Hill, professor of music, presented
three band rehearsal clinics at Rutland High
School, Macon, Feb. 21; Northside High School,
Warner Robins, Ga., Feb. 28; and Richmond Hill
High School, Richmond Hill, Ga., March 1.
Dr. Gordon Johns<strong>to</strong>n, associate professor of
English, served as direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Georgia Poetry
Circuit, a consortium of 10 universities and
colleges that pools resources <strong>to</strong> bring outstanding
poets from other parts of the country <strong>to</strong> Georgia for
reading <strong>to</strong>urs. This year Mercer has hosted or will
host circuit-sponsored readings and workshops by
poets Al<strong>be</strong>rt Goldbarth, Ro<strong>be</strong>rt Wrigley, Larissa
Szporluk and Lynn Powell.
Dr. Ajaz Karim, assistant professor of
environmental science, was invited <strong>to</strong> participate in
a two-day symposium at the University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga. The symposium, entitled “Geographic
Information Systems in Teaching and Research,”
was co-sponsored by The Center for Geographic
Information Systems at the Georgia Institute of
Technology and Technology and Outreach Services
at the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of
Government.
Dr. Achim Kopp, associate professor of Latin and
German, is serving on the Content Advisory
Committee for a new test <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> administered <strong>to</strong>
individuals seeking Georgia educa<strong>to</strong>r certification
in Latin. The Georgia Professional Standards
Commission, in conjunction with Georgia
Assessments, will create the test for the
Certification of Educa<strong>to</strong>rs. Committee mem<strong>be</strong>rs
met for an item review conference in Atlanta, March
2-3.
Dr. Matthew O<strong>be</strong>rrieder, assistant professor of
philosophy, participated in a roundtable discussion
on “Li<strong>be</strong>ral Education and Civic Education” as part
of the Conference on Politics, Culture and
Constitutional Republicanism, hosted by
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, March 2. O<strong>be</strong>rrieder
also organized and will chair a six-paper panel on
“Love, Death, and the Divine” at the 12th Annual
Conference of the Association for Core Texts and
Courses, Chicago, April 6-9. He will present the
paper, “On the Apotheosis of Alcibiades in Pla<strong>to</strong>’s
Symposium.”
Dr. Gary A. Richardson, Hunter Professor of
English and chair of the department of English,
presided over the 32nd annual meeting of the
Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-
Century Studies, University of Georgia, March 2-4.
He is serving as president of the society for 2005-
2006.
Dr. John E. Simons, associate professor of music,
coordina<strong>to</strong>r of graduate music studies and direc<strong>to</strong>r
of the Townsend Institute, presented “Graduate
Music Studies? Take Your PIC - Philosophy,
Information, Connection” <strong>to</strong> the music faculty and
music students at Presbyterian College, Clin<strong>to</strong>n,
S.C., Feb. 3, and LaGrange College, LaGrange, Ga.,
March 4. In addition, he met with the music
department leadership at LaGrange College <strong>to</strong>
discuss strategies for developing undergraduate
church music programs and curriculum.
Bryan Whitfield, instruc<strong>to</strong>r of Christianity, has
published two chapters, “Canon Formation” and
“Reading Other People’s Mail,” in Teaching the
Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom
Instruction.
Walter F. George School of Law
Patsy Crammer, registrar, Walter F. George School
of Law, has <strong>be</strong>en elected <strong>to</strong> a two-year term as a
board mem<strong>be</strong>r for the National Network of Law
School Officers. The Board is responsible for the
publication of The Journal and for planning and
facilitating law school related sessions held in
conjunction each spring with the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers Annual Meeting.
Linda Edwards, professor, has <strong>be</strong>en selected <strong>to</strong>
serve on the faculty of the Writer’s Workshop,
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sponsored by the Legal Writing Institute, June 11-
13. She will speak on <strong>to</strong>pics pertaining <strong>to</strong>
improving legal scholarship and will <strong>be</strong> available <strong>to</strong>
serve as a scholarship men<strong>to</strong>r for conference
attendees.
David Hricik, associate professor, co-authored
“Don’t Settle Your License Away” with David E.
Warden, published in 69 Texas Bar Journal 126
(February 2006). He also authored “To Whom it
May Concern: Using Disclaimers <strong>to</strong> Avoid
Disqualification by Receipt of Unsolicited E-mail
from Prospective Clients,” published in 16
Professional Lawyer 1 (2005). Hricik appeared on
the panel titled “Ethical Traps <strong>to</strong> Avoid When
Developing Business: Online and Off” at the 19th
Annual Intellectual Property Law Course, State Bar
of Texas, San An<strong>to</strong>nio, Texas, March 3. In addition,
he participated in the “Intellectual Property Ethics
& Professionalism Issues” panel at the Institute of
Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Atlanta,
Feb. 22, and the “Using Technology Solutions <strong>to</strong>
Minimize Legal Malpractice” panel at the National
Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice, Miami Beach,
Fla., Jan. 20.
School of Pharmacy
Dr. Ajay K. Banga, professor; Aniket V. Badkar,
Ph.D. student, and others co-authored “Application
of TZERO Calibrated Modulated Temperature
Differential Scanning Calorimentry <strong>to</strong> Characterize
Model Protein Formulations” in International
Journal of Pharmaceutics (2006) 146-156.
Dr. Julie A. Hixson-Wallace, clinical associate
professor, published “Digoxin Toxicity: A Review”
in U.S. Pharmacist 2006; 31(2): 28-36.
Dr. Diane F. Matesic, associate professor; Dr.
Stephen J. Cutler, associate professor; Dr. Horace
G. Cutler, senior research professor, and others
co-authored “Inhibition of Cy<strong>to</strong>kinesis and Akt
Phosphorylation by Chae<strong>to</strong>globosin K in Ras-
Transformed Epithelial Cells” in Cancer
Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, vol. 57: 709-
718, 2006.
Dr. Jennifer R. Montgomery, clinical assistant
professor, achieved certification as a Board
Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist from the
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties.
School of Medicine
Dr. Aziz Salama, professor of psychiatry and
<strong>be</strong>havioral science (retired), had a paper published
in the February 2006 Journal of the Islamic
Medical Association of North America (IMANA).
The paper, “Multiple Personality Disorder, A Review
and A Case Study,” was also presented at The
International Institute of Islamic Medicine and
IMANA Meeting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in
January.
Dr. William F. Bina III, chair of the department of
community medicine and direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Master of
Public Health Program, was appointed <strong>to</strong> the State
Office of Rural Health Advisory Board by the
commissioner of the Georgia Department of
Community Health.
Dr. Edward C. Lauterbach, professor of psychiatry,
neurology and radiology, recently published “The
Neuropsychiatry of Parkinson’s Disease” in a
premier Italian medical journal, Minerva Medica,
2005: 96(3), 155-73. He also published two
chapters in Manual of Neuropsychiatric
Therapeutics: “Parkinsonian Movement Disorders”
and “Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders.”
Lauterbach presented “The Pathophysiology of
Pseudobulbar Affect: Recognition, Assessment,
and Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect in Geriatric
Psychiatry” at the annual meeting of the American
Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, San Juan,
Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico, March 11. He also presented
“Pseudobulbar Affect: Treating Emotional Control
Circuits in Neurological Disease” at the Psychiatry
Grand Rounds, Rush Medical School, Chicago, Ill.,
March 15.
Drs. J. Paul Seale, John Boltri and Sylvia
Shellen<strong>be</strong>rger, professors of family medicine,
along with Wanda Tillery, Dr. Ro<strong>be</strong>rt Vogel, Barbara
Bar<strong>to</strong>n and Megan McCauley, co-authored the
article entitled “Implementing Alcohol Screening
and Intervention in a Family Medicine Residency
Clinic: The Healthy Lifestyles Project” that was
published in volume 26 of the 2006 medical journal
Substance Abuse.
Dr. Sam Shillcutt, professor of psychiatry and
<strong>be</strong>havioral science, spoke at the 2006 Alzheimer’s
Association Conference held at Ma<strong>be</strong>l White
Baptist Church, Macon, March 14. This year’s
conference was entitled, “Alzheimer’s Disease:
Sharing the Journey” and Shillcutt’s <strong>to</strong>pic was
“Research Updates.” He spoke on the same <strong>to</strong>pic at
the Central Georgia Regional Office Alzheimer’s
Association Dementia Care Seminars for
Professional Caregivers, the Pey<strong>to</strong>n Anderson
Community Services Building, Macon, Dec. 6 and
Dec. 8, 2005. The seminars included: “Up-<strong>to</strong>-date
Information and Research on Dementia and
Alzheimer’s Disease,” “Current Trends in Research
Studies: Risk Fac<strong>to</strong>rs and Prevention Strategies”
and “Treatments, Medication, and Interventions.”
Eugene W. Stetson School
of Business and Economics
Graham Austin, visiting assistant professor of
marketing, will present her paper, “The Ethics and
Aesthetics of Conspicuously Alternative
Consumers,” at the American Marketing
Association Summer Educa<strong>to</strong>rs’ Conference,
Chicago, Aug. 4-7. An extended abstract of the
paper has <strong>be</strong>en accepted for publication in the
conference proceedings. Austin has also <strong>be</strong>en
invited <strong>to</strong> serve as a reviewer for the Association
for Consumer Research North American
Conference, which will <strong>be</strong> held in Orlando, Fla.,
Sept. 28-Oct. 1.
Dr. Ali Reza Jalili, associate professor of
economics, was appointed <strong>to</strong> serve on the Advisory
Committee of the Georgia Assessments for
Certification of Educa<strong>to</strong>rs. This Committee was
formed by the Professional Standards Commission
of the State of Georgia and is responsible for
review and assessment of all test materials for
examinations required for all individuals seeking
Georgia educa<strong>to</strong>r certification. He participated in
his first two-day day seminar in Atlanta, in
February.
Dr. William Stewart Mounts Jr., associate dean
and professor of economics, and Dr. Allen Lynch,
assistant professor of economics and quantitative
methods, co-authored a paper entitled “Why Odd
Pricing?” The paper will appear in the Journal of
Applied Social Psychology.
Tift College of Education
Dr. Mary Kay Bacallao, associate professor of
education, was invited by The National Urban
Alliance (NUA) <strong>to</strong> New York City, Feb. 14-16, where
she appeared in a brief teaching demonstration
video. The six-minute video featured the
application of the thinking strategies supported by
the NUA through the integration of concept maps
and mathematics as well as the celebration of
student language, culture and cognition. In the
video, she used real-world problem-solving
situations, concept maps, literature and higher
order thinking <strong>to</strong> introduce the viewers <strong>to</strong> the
Pythagorean Theorem.
Dr. Sherah Carr, assistant professor of education,
presented three workshop sessions at the
Differentiated Instruction Conference, Albany, N.Y.,
March 13-14.
Dr. William O. Lacefield, associate professor of
mathematics education, visited Ireland and
England <strong>to</strong> study mathematics curriculum and
teaching methods. In both countries, he visited a
variety of primary and secondary schools where he
observed mathematics classes and interviewed
teachers and pupils. While in Ireland, Lacefield was
a guest lecturer in a secondary mathematics
teaching methods course at Dublin’s Trinity
College. He also attended a meeting of the Irish
Mathematics Teachers Association. In England,
Lacefield gave presentations on mathematics
teaching in the United States at the London
Borough of Croydon Primary Mathematics
Coordina<strong>to</strong>rs workshop and at England’s
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
headquarters. At the London Mathematics Centre
he participated in a professional development
workshop on technology in the mathematics
classroom. Also while in London, Lacefield teamtaught
a lesson with three primary school teachers
and tu<strong>to</strong>red several mathematics pupils. He also
published “Authentic Assessment: A Powerful
Motiva<strong>to</strong>r in the Mathematics Classroom” in the
winter 2006 issue of Reflections, the journal of the
Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Dr. William O. Lacefield, associate professor of
mathematics education; Dr. Margaret Morris,
associate professor of early childhood education
and chair of Macon/Eastman Teacher Education
Programs; Dr. Linda Adams, associate professor
of education, and Dr. Mary Kay Bacallao, associate
professor of education, presented a paper titled
“Teaching in the Early 21st Century: Effecting
Transformation through Knowing, Doing, and
Being” at the annual conference of the Association
of Teacher Educa<strong>to</strong>rs, Atlanta, Feb. 18-22.
Dr. Dana H. Lilly, associate professor of early
childhood education, conducted an in-service for
teachers and staff on “Using Digital Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy
and Technology <strong>to</strong> Support Literacy” at Davis
Elementary School in Marietta, Ga., January. She
also made a presentation entitled “Literature
Circles in Teacher Education: An Effective Strategy
<strong>to</strong> Model Best Practice In Literacy Instruction” at
the Georgia Reading Association Conference,
Atlanta, in February.
Dr. Karen Michael, assistant professor of
education, shared her research on children’s genre
development at the Georgia Council of Teachers in
English Annual Conference, Callaway <strong>Garden</strong>s, Ga.,
Feb. 16-18. The presentation was entitled
“Students Use of Genre in a Collaborative Writing
Workshop.” This qualitative and quantitative
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research was based on the analyses of more than
400 texts from 22 fifth grade students during the
course of one academic year. Students wrote
narratives, non-narratives, combined narrative and
non-narrative texts and poetry covering a range of
38 different genres.
Dr. Rena Faye Norby, assistant professor of
education, received a $24,500 grant from The Title
II Improving Teacher Quality Grants Program <strong>to</strong>
conduct a weeklong workshop for middle school
mathematics teachers in the Douglas County
school district. Dr. Mary Kay Bacallao, assistant
professor of education, and Michael Roty,
assistant professor of mathematics, College of
Continuing and Professional Studies, will
participate in the planning and teaching
components of the workshop <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> held in July at
the Douglas County school district offices, in
cooperation with Dr. Janie Cates, Douglas County
Schools mathematics curriculum coordina<strong>to</strong>r.
Dr. Randall Spaid, assistant professor of science
and secondary education, presented at the Georgia
Science Teachers Association annual meeting,
Columbus, Ga. One interactive, multimedia session
was titled “What Digital Native Students Need <strong>to</strong>
Learn Science.” The other session descri<strong>be</strong>d the
Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools
Virtual Science Fair project that Spaid directs with
middle school students in eight international
schools in the Middle East. He also participated in
a panel discussion titled “What is the Role of
College Science Faculty in Preparing Science
Teachers?”
Dr. Mary Willingham, professor of education,
presented a paper entitled “Terror and Trauma in
Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et La Bete and Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast: Positive or Pernicious?” at
the Annual Conference on Literature and Film,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., in
February.
McAfee School of Theology
Dr. Nancy deClaisse-Walford, associate professor
of Old Testament and biblical languages, delivered
the Society of Biblical Literature Presidential
Address at the Southeast Commission for the
Study of Religion Meeting, Atlanta, March 10. The
title of the address was “Reading Backwards from
the Beginning: My Life with the Psalter.”
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
Dr. Linda A. Streit, associate dean for the graduate
program, has <strong>be</strong>en selected by Sigma Theta Tau
International <strong>to</strong> serve on the Chapter Philanthropy
Education Committee. The committee will advise
the foundation on philanthropic education sessions
it plans for Chapter Leadership Academy and the
39th Biennial Convention. Streit will also assist the
foundation in compiling a chapter fundraising
resource guide.
College of Continuing
and Professional Studies
Dr. Hani Q. Khoury, associate professor of
mathematics and chair of the Mathematics and
Science department, presented “Mathematics
Education: A Practice in Democratic Thinking” at
the sixth annual conference of the Georgia Tu<strong>to</strong>ring
Association.
Dr. Laurie Lankin, assistant dean and associate
professor of counseling and human sciences,
presented a workshop on “Active Teaching for
Active Learning” at the Georgia Adult Education
Association Annual Conference, Jekyll Island, Ga.,
March 13-15. The workshop intended <strong>to</strong> assist
faculty in meeting the needs of students with
varying learning styles and <strong>to</strong> encourage creative
delivery of course content.
The Community Counseling Program, College of
Continuing and Professional Studies, conducted a
student fair on March 25. The Counseling Student
Chapter of the Licensed Professional Counselor
Association coordinated the student fair that
brought students <strong>to</strong>gether from various
universities and colleges that offer community
counseling programs. Workshops were presented
on “Crisis Counseling,” “Neurotransmitters,” and
“Helping Clients Heal.” A panel discussion was also
held regarding “Futures in Counseling.”
The Public Safety Leadership Program (PSLI) in
the counseling and human sciences department,
College of Continuing and Professional Studies,
graduated its third cohort of students on March 6.
The PSLI is a 240-hour program conducted over a
year for high-ranking officials in law enforcement,
corrections, fire safety, or any other public safety
agency. The emphasis is on leadership training.
The speaker at the graduation was Colonel Arnold
Smith, Direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Division of Operations,
Planning, and Training in the Georgia Department
of Corrections.
Division of Library Services
Eliza<strong>be</strong>th Dankert Hammond, dean of university
libraries, served on the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Reaffirmation Committee for
Loyola University, New Orleans, March 14-16.
Staff and Administration
Ken Boyer, associate direc<strong>to</strong>r of Auxiliary Services
and direc<strong>to</strong>r of Bear Card Services, co-authored the
feature article for The National Association of
Campus Card Users Magazine, Cardtalk, entitled
“Schools Enjoy Multi-Faceted Banking Service with
Wachovia.” Boyer was also selected <strong>to</strong> serve as cochair
of the association’s host committee for the
2007 annual conference in Atlanta, March 4-7.
Dr. Peter C. Brown, associate vice president for the
Mercer Center for Community Engagement and
professor of philosophy and interdisciplinary
studies, College of Li<strong>be</strong>ral Arts, was convener and
presenter for a panel addressing the question “Is
Community Engagement a Crucial Responsibility
and Opportunity for Higher Education?” at the
annual meeting of the American Association of
Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), Washing<strong>to</strong>n,
D.C., Jan. 27. At the invitation of Cathy Burak and
John Saltmarsh of the New England Center for
Higher Education, he also presented a live case
study of Mercer and its partnership with central
south Macon neighborhoods during their AAC&U
pre-conference workshop on “Taking S<strong>to</strong>ck:
Assessing Institutionalization of Civic
Engagement.” On Feb. 3, he participated in a panel
discussion of “The Role of Community
Development in Racial Reconciliation in Macon” at
the second annual symposium on “The Beloved
Community,” sponsored by the Mercer Commons.
He had an op-ed article “Are Macon and Middle
Georgia Prepared for the 21st Century?” published
in The Telegraph, Feb. 18. He is presently acting as
a technical consultant <strong>to</strong> Bar<strong>to</strong>n College, Wilson,
N.C., and <strong>to</strong> Islamic Relief USA, Detroit, Mich., as
they look <strong>to</strong> build campus-community partnerships
<strong>to</strong> address the revitalization of distressed inner-city
neighborhoods.
Michelle Currie, direc<strong>to</strong>r of Federal TRIO
programs, Division of Student Affairs, completed
the Emerging Leaders Institute of the Southeastern
Association of Educational Opportunity Program
Personnel in February. She is also a mem<strong>be</strong>r of the
Leadership Macon Class of 2006 and was recently
elected second vice-president of the Macon-Middle
Georgia Chapter of the National Coalition of 100
Black Women, Inc.
Felicia Devero, administrative secretary, Upward
Bound program, recently earned continuing
education certification in Management Skills for
Secretaries, Administrative Assistants and Support
Staff awarded by Fred Pryor Seminars.
Claire C. Dyes, dean of students, Cecil B. Day
Campus, recently received the Theodore K. Miller
Professional Service Award at the Annual Georgia
College Personnel Association Conference,
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 23. Rich Stilley, assistant dean
for campus life, was there <strong>to</strong> present this award,
which goes <strong>to</strong> an individual with more than six
years professional service in student affairs and
demonstrated service <strong>to</strong> the state organization and
their school through participation in governance
and special activities on a state, regional and
national level.
Beth Evans, assistant direc<strong>to</strong>r for campus life,
Macon Campus, was selected <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> the Education
Sessions/Assessment Coordina<strong>to</strong>r for the National
Association for Campus Life Regional Conference
next autumn.
Latanya Foster, academic specialist, Upward
Bound program, was selected <strong>to</strong> participate in the
training course “Counseling, Retention, and
Graduation Strategies” hosted by the Southeastern
Association of Educational Opportunity Program
Personnel, Las Vegas, Feb. 22-28.
Sam Mayhew, assistant direc<strong>to</strong>r for intramural
sports, served on the officials committee at the
National Intramural-Recreational Sports
Association Regional Basketball Tournament
hosted by the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Two Mercer students represented the University as
student officials for the weekend. Mercer
Intramural Sports also hosted the Georgia
Collegiate Basketball Championships. Thirty-six
teams from 22 institutions across the state
participated.
Dr. Jay Pendle<strong>to</strong>n, associate vice president of
Academic and Career Services and direc<strong>to</strong>r of First-
Year Programs and Academic Advising, and Tony
Kemp, associate direc<strong>to</strong>r of First-Year Programs
and Academic Advising, presented a paper at the
regional conference of the National Academic
Advising Association, Atlanta, March 6. The
presentation provided an overview of Mercer’s fiveweek
summer program.
Natasha Ramirez, coordina<strong>to</strong>r, Upward Bound
program, has <strong>be</strong>en selected <strong>to</strong> present the
workshop “Empowering Students <strong>to</strong> Excel through
Fun and Games” at the 2006 Georgia Association of
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Special Programs Personnel Spring Conference,
Charles<strong>to</strong>n, S.C., April 10-13.
Cheryl Robinson, community health systems
developer, Mercer Center for Community
Engagement, co-sponsored a community Red
Dress Luncheon with the North Central Health
District 5-2 office in honor of Go Red Day. Go Red
Day is a day set aside in February by the American
Heart Association <strong>to</strong> honor women who have
overcome heart disease and <strong>to</strong> alert women of the
dangers and warning signs of heart disease. She
also wrote a case study entitled “Camp Issues,”
which was published in the Journal for Case
Teaching, Num<strong>be</strong>rs 15-16 (2004-2005), a journal
published by the Association for Case Teaching.
Sandra Rosseter, direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Academic
Resource Center, and Michelle Heath, a senior in
the School of Engineering, presented “Ancient
Guides for Today’s Group Tu<strong>to</strong>ring” at the annual
conference of the Georgia Tu<strong>to</strong>ring Association,
Macon State College, Macon, Feb. 25. Their
interactive presentation focused on group tu<strong>to</strong>ring
strategies and techniques appropriate for a variety
of disciplines. Heath is completing her fourth year
as a supplemental instruction leader and men<strong>to</strong>r in
the Academic Resource Center’s student support
program.
Desia Bacon Selby, assistant direc<strong>to</strong>r, Upward
Bound program, and Dominique Johnson,
academic specialist, Upward Bound program,
made presentations at the inaugural Leadership
MU Conference held at Mercer, Feb. 25. Selby
presented “Leadership…More than Just Giving
Orders!”; Johnson presented “Principles of
Promotion.”
Jeff Takac, Kathy Dailey, Jessie Guilliot, Ben
Wicker and Diane Holtzford, of Housing and
Residence Life, attended the Southeastern
Association of Housing Officers conference held at
the Grove Park <strong>Inn</strong>, Asheville, N.C., Feb. 19-24.
Jennifer Zimmerman, assistant direc<strong>to</strong>r of the
Academic Resource Center, presented two
workshops at the Georgia Tu<strong>to</strong>ring Association
annual conference, Macon State College, Macon,
Feb. 25. The first workshop shared the experiences
of certified tu<strong>to</strong>r Farran Norris and other writing lab
staff and was titled “A Writing Tu<strong>to</strong>r’s Tricks of the
Trade.” Jennifer Doss joined Zimmerman in
presenting the second workshop describing the
Alexander II Math Lab as “A Service Learning
Success for Elementary and College Students
Alike!” The conference featured speakers from
across the state of Georgia, including Mercer’s Dr.
Hani Q. Khoury and Sandra Rosseter. As president
of the organization for 2006, Zimmerman worked
with other officers <strong>to</strong> organize the conference
program.
The office of Student Affairs was selected as
Department of the Year in a vote conducted by
Student Government Association.
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