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Around Campus is pursuing a master’s degree in chemistry from YSU. Shaklee said YSU’s recent string of successes with the Goldwater and Phi Kappa Phi awards is a reflection on the quality and commitment of students and faculty. “We have definitely been very successful in recruiting and retaining high ability, high performing students at YSU,” he said. “These students have both the necessary drive and intellect to make them competitive with students from institutions across the United States.” Adrienne Sabo of Youngstown, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, received the Arthur H. Barlow National Student Journalist of the Year Award. Former editor–in–chief of YSU’s student newspaper, The Jambar, Sabo received the award at the Society for Collegiate Journalists Biennial National Convention in Wilson, N.C. The Barlow Award, instituted in 1994, honors an SCJ student chapter member who has represented the spirit of the First Amendment by making an outstanding contribution to student journalism. Mary Beth Earnheardt, YSU assistant professor of journalism, nominated Sabo for the award. Earnheardt, who has a Ph.D. in communication studies from Kent State University and a master’s degree in communication from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, also was elected to a second term as national president of SCJ. The Integrated Marketing Communications Campaigns Team at YSU placed fourth in the District 5 American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition in Lexington, Ky. AOL (America Online) challenged student advertising teams from across the nation to develop an integrated marketing campaign for their AIM Messaging and AIM Social Media products. The YSU class created the “What’s Your AIM?” campaign for AOL throughout the spring Members of the Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaigns Team, from left, front row: Jessica Fraley, Kim Hanley, Sarah Conklin and Nicole Caravella; second row: Jordan Moore and Lou Liguore. semester, complete with market research, creative design, promotional strategies, and media plans. The presentation team consisted of Jessica Fraley of Lagrange, Kim Hanley of Oregon, Sarah Conklin of Wellington, Nicole Caravella of West Pittsburgh, Pa., Jordan Moore of Boardman, and Lou Liguore of Poland. Also making the trip to Lexington were Chris Bellino, Rob Bole, and Joe Foos. A team of YSU students won an Outstanding Award at the 2008 International Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Of the 1,162 participating teams from universities across the world, only nine were deemed “outstanding,” including teams from Harvard and Duke. The YSU Mathematices team members, from left, award placed Matthew Alexander, Erica Cross and David Martin. the YSU team in the top 0.77 percent of the teams worldwide. Members of YSU’s team were: David Martin of Warren, Erica Cross of Mineral Ridge and Matthew Alexander of Espyville, Pa. “They outperformed many prestigious universities and exemplify the quality of YSU students in mathematics,” said George Yates, YSU associate professor of mathematics and statistics. The students were advised by Yates, with assistance from YSU mathematics faculty members Angela Spalsbury, Paddy Taylor and Jay Kerns, and Hazel Marie, a faculty member in mechanical and industrial engineering. In the online competition, teams of students researched, modeled and submitted a solution to one of two modeling problems. YSU’s “outstanding” team worked on a problem that asked teams to develop an algorithm to construct Sudoku puzzles of varying difficulty. 18 Youngstown State University
Around Campus YSU theater major Brandon Martin will be directing a play titled Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising at the prestigious New York International Fringe Festival this summer. Written by Niles attorney and civil rights activist Staughton Lynd, with co-authors Gary Anderson and Christopher Fidram, the controversial play suggests five prison inmates have been unjustly Brandon Martin sentenced to death row for their roles in a riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility at Lucasville, Ohio, 15 years ago. Martin, a Youngstown resident who graduates with a bachelor’s degree this summer, directed and played a small role in a three-performance run of Lucasville at Bliss Hall as his senior project in April. YSU Geology professor Ray Beiersdorfer, who acted as his faculty advisor, proposed that they try submitting a videotape and the script to the Fringe Festival, and it was accepted. Martin’s production, one of 200 acts to be staged at the 12th Annual Fringe Festival, was chosen from more than 800 plays competing for inclusion in what is billed as one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. The cast of 12 includes four YSU students, including Martin. Frank Castronovo, chair of the Department of Theater and Dance, said Martin’s place on the Fringe program speaks well of the YSU program. “It’s an indication that our students are learning their craft, and learning it well enough to do it in a professional setting,” he said. “We’re proud of Brandon for this achievement.” FringeNYC, as it’s also called, has been a launching pad for several successful theatrical projects, including the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown. “The Fringe Festival is sort of a theater contest, so there will be judges and awards. You never know what could happen,” Martin said. “It’s a really good place to do theater.” An Ohio Historical marker celebrating the life of renowned philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine was dedicated in June thanks to the efforts of YSU student Chad Miller. The marker was placed at Oberlin College, where Quine earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and philosophy in 1930 before going on to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1932. Miller, who graduated from YSU in December with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and psychology and is now studying chemistry as a graduate student, led the effort to get the historical marker approved by the Ohio Historical Society as part of his senior capstone project. “Quine is arguably the most important philosopher of the 20th century, and philosophers don’t get many monuments,” Miller said. “Acknowledging him makes us feel very proud.” Miller submitted a 330-page application to the Ohio Historical Society based on Quine’s contributions to philosophy and logic, among other fields. He said the lengthy application was necessary to prove from a historical perspective why Quine was important. Students in YSU’s Williamson College of Business Administration placed first at the Midwest Regional Beta Alpha Psi Meeting earlier in Chicago. Beta Alpha Psi is the honorary student organization for accounting, finance, and information systems professionals. The team of Nicole Mraz of Austintown, Jaime Kudary of Mineral Ridge and Hanna Kassis of Girard placed first in the category of “Best Practices – Financial Literacy for College Students.” In all, students from 43 universities and colleges participated in the meeting. Raymond Shaffer, professor of accounting and finance and faculty advisor for the YSU chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, also attended. Beta Alpha Psi team members were, from left, Jaime Kudary, Hanna Kassis and Nicole Mraz. Faculty and Staff Ikram Khawaja, a member of YSU’s faculty and administration for 40 years, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs. Khawaja has served as YSU’s interim provost since August 2007 when he replaced Robert K. Herbert, who died in July 2007. His permanent appointment to the Ikram Khawaja position was effective June 20. “It is with a great deal of pleasure and pride that I accept this position,” Khawaja said. “I have dedicated my professional life to YSU for four decades, and I look forward to continuing to move the academic division Summer 2008 19
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