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Martin Accepts Endowed Chair in Library Science Dr. Robert Martin When Dr. Robert S. Martin was appointed to the Lillian Bradshaw Endowed Chair in Library Science at Texas Woman’s University this summer, he became the second endowed chairholder at the university. More will follow, as Chancellor and President Dr. Ann Stuart leads the initiative to increase the number within the next five years. “An endowed chair is the highest honor a university can bestow on a faculty member in recognition of excellence in a particular field of study,” Dr. Stuart said. “Increasing the number of endowed chairs at TWU not only will enhance our teaching and research, but also will attract faculty of distinction.” Dr. Martin was professor and interim director of TWU’s School of Library and Information Studies when President George W. Bush nominated him to be director of the national Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2001. Dr. Martin was the first librarian to serve as director of the IMLS, a federal grant-making agency dedicated to helping the nation’s 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries serve their communities. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination. Dr. Martin’s term with the IMLS ended July 12, and he returned to TWU this fall. He said that knowing Mrs. Bradshaw personally adds something special to his new position. “It’s a great honor to be the person who gets to sit in this chair, as it were,” Dr. Martin said. The Lillian Bradshaw Endowed Chair in Library Science is named in honor of Mrs. Lillian Bradshaw, director of the Dallas Public Library from 1962- 1984. Dr. Judith McFarlane, professor of nursing on TWU’s Houston campus, currently holds TWU’s other endowed chair, the Parry Nursing Chair in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Photo by Patrick Sutton The Texas Woman’s University School of Management has been named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 10 Entrepreneurial Colleges in the limited curriculum category for the second consecutive year. TWU is one of only 124 schools recognized nationally in the category, which is designed for smaller programs. The strength of TWU’s Small Business Institute, Students in Free Enterprise chapter, shown above, and its small business and entrepreneurship minor were key factors in the selection. In Memoriam: Ray Poliakoff You can help fund the Texas Woman's University Drama Department's first-ever theater performance in New York City. TWU, in conjunction with the Gaiety School of Acting in Ireland, will present the performance art piece "The Long March" March 27- April 2, 2006 in an off-Broadway theater. Some 30 students and five faculty and musicians will join director Patrick Sutton and playwright Martin M. Maguire for the production. Help us raise the $50,000 needed for our New York debut by making a contribution using the coupon on page 3. Ray R. Poliakoff, the husband of Texas Woman’s University’s Chancellor and President Dr. Ann Stuart, passed away Sept. 24. He was 86. A remembrance service was held on Sept. 28 in Hubbard Hall on the TWU Denton campus followed by burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Fla. Born March 12, 1919, Poliakoff served in an Army reconnaissance intelligence unit in Europe during World War II, and was wounded twice in combat. He earned a bachelor’s degree in law and a doctorate in jurisprudence from Indiana University School of Law. He also received a master of arts degree in humanities from the University of Evansville in Indiana. Poliakoff spent most of his career in the oil, gas and mineral industries both nationally and internationally. He and Dr. Stuart were married on Aug. 22, 1980, in St. Petersburg, Fla. “The things I admired most about him were his integrity, his unselfishness, certainly his intelligence and the fact that he loved me so,” Dr. Stuart said. Memorials may be made to the Ann Stuart and Ray R. Poliakoff Scholarship Endowment Fund, c/o Texas Woman’s University Foundation, P.O. Box 425618, Denton, TX 76204-5618. Fuentes Honored by Academy of Nurse Practitioners Photo by Chad Windham Elizabeth Esparza Fuentes The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) has honored TWU assistant professor of nursing Elizabeth Esparza Fuentes with its State Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence. The award recognizes one nurse practitioner from each state who demonstrates excellence in practice, research, nurse practitioner education or community affairs. Fuentes received the honor during the AANP 20th Annual National Conference in Fort Lauderdale on June 19. “Ms. Fuentes is one of our distinguished Dallas nursing faculty who emphasizes the importance of life-long, professional education to her students,” said Dr. Marcia Hern, dean of TWU’s College of Nursing. “I am proud to say Elizabeth is revered by her peers as a master teacher and is highly deserving of this prestigious award.” The AANP was founded in 1985 and is the oldest and largest full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties. With more than 19,500 individual members and 106 group members, AANP represents the interests of approximately 90,000 nurse practitioners around the country. AANP continually advocates for the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective health care. “I was honored to receive the State Award for Excellence,” Fuentes said. “As a native Texan, I felt humbled just for being nominated as our state's representative. This recognition by the academy makes me proud to be a nurse practitioner.” 4 TWU TIMES FALL 2005 www.twu.edu
Texas Woman’s University welcomed a record number of students, family and friends to TWU’s Annual Family Day celebration October 8. After being greeted by TWU Chancellor and President Dr. Ann Stuart, more than 700 family day participants enjoyed a tour of the TWU campus and of Denton’s downtown square; a performance by TWU’s International Folk Dance Company; and face painting, armadillo racing, mechanical bull riding and other activities. Photos by Shannon Drawe The Texas Woman’s University Concert Choir made its Carnegie Hall debut in May during the National Women’s Festival Chorus. The TWU choir opened the festival and was the only choir invited to appear alone. The choir performed several selections, including “Seasons of Love,” a work by Eleanor Daley that TWU commissioned in 2003. TWU Times staff TWU TIMES Fall 2005 Vol. 05 Issue No. 2 Texas Woman’s University Chancellor and President of the University: Dr. Ann Stuart Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communication: Carolyn Barnes Director of News and Information: Amanda Simpson Parkland, cont. from page 1 residence hall now stands. Along with the stateof-the-art classroom facilities, the new campus will feature a parking garage and include plenty of green space. A two-phase construction is planned so classes will not be interrupted. Kirksey Architecture of Houston has drafted plans for the new institute, which is designed to offer the latest medical technology available in healthcare education. Approximately 1,000 students majoring in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and healthcare administration are enrolled at TWU’s Parkland and Presbyterian campuses. The new Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center will allow TWU to more than double its Dallas enrollment. “This is particularly important as we continue to see the growing state and national demand for high quality healthcare professionals,” TWU Interim Provost Dr. Carolyn Gunning said. TWU’s presence in Dallas began in 1954 through an agreement with Parkland Memorial Hospital that called for TWU nursing students to obtain their clinical training at Parkland. This model prevailed until 1966, when a $2 million, two-story educational building and a seven-story dormitory for nursing students opened at Parkland. Ten years later, TWU increased its capacity to educate even more healthcare professionals in Dallas with the opening of its campus at Presbyterian Hospital in 1977. In 1992, The Stroke Center – Dallas was established at the Parkland campus. The center partners TWU faculty with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to provide cuttingedge treatment and training in neurological rehabilitation for stroke patients. TWU is one of the top 100 colleges for Hispanic graduate students according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine. Senior Writer: Karen Garcia Creative Director: Susan Sponsler Senior Designer: Kathy Derby TWU TIMES is published by Texas Woman’s University for alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of the university. Address inquiries to: Office of Marketing and Communication, TWU, P.O. Box 425410, Denton, TX 76204, or info@twu.edu. TWU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404/679-4501) to award baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Photo by Susan Sponsler-Carstarphen TWU’s family housing capacity has nearly doubled with the opening of Lowry Woods, which includes a playground and The Clubhouse after-school program. Lowry Woods resident Crystal Six and her son unpack their kitchen. Lowry Woods, cont. from page 1 outside storage space. The complex consists of seven, three-story buildings with furnished units for single students and unfurnished units for students with families. www.twu.edu Photo by Shannon Drawe Lowry Woods also has a community center that houses a student lounge and a computer lab. The community center provides a new home for The Clubhouse, an afterschool and summer recreation program available for children in TWU’s family housing. The Lowry Woods Community houses 61 students with children, nearly doubling TWU’s family housing capacity. “We have always been leaders when it comes to meeting the needs of our students with families,” Dr. Nicholas said. “We were among the earliest universities to offer family housing with a focus on programs and services for students who are single parents. We have strived to be particularly attuned to meeting their specific needs.” Echoes of the past also are present in Lowry Woods with the complex’s seven buildings carrying names of previous TWU residence halls that have all been demolished, except Reagan Houston and Mary Hufford, which will be torn down by the end of 2006. The names for the four single-student apartment buildings are, Austin Hall, Capps Hall, Fitzgerald Hall and Reagan Houston Hall. The family housing apartment buildings are called Sayers Hall, Smith- Carroll Hall and Mary Hufford Hall. Lowry Woods marks TWU’s first newly constructed residence hall in more than 35 years. The $13.9 million facility was built by Carlton Construction and designed by Rees Associates, Inc. of Dallas. TWU TIMES FALL 2005 5
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