Honor • Duty • Respect - The Citadel

Professor recognizedfor stellar researchCitadel Professor Saul Adelmanwas awarded the 2011 Governor’sAward for Excellence in ScientificResearch at an UndergraduateInstitution in recognition for hiswork on the chemical composition ofstellar atmospheres.“Professor Adelman’s life has beendedicated to advancing the scienceof stellar astronomy, educatingstudents to the highest standardand interpreting science for thegeneral public,” said Col. Charles Groetsch, former dean of the School of Science andMathematics. “He is truly deserving of this award.”Adelman is a stellar astronomer with a distinguished record of research, teachingand mentoring of undergraduates as well as providing professional service to thescientific community and the general public.The award was presented by S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley at the state Capitol on Oct. 4.Literacy program brings surpriseto local elementary schoolCelebrated children’s illustrator E.B. Lewis, who visited JaneEdwards Elementary School on Edisto Island as part of TheCitadel School of Education’s Authors and Schools program toenhance regional literacy, is using students from that school forthe illustrations in his new book, The Baobab Tree. Lewis wasso moved by his visit that he wanted to incorporate some ofthe students into his book, which he is dedicating to the school.Lewis is an award-winning artist who has illustrated more than 50 books forchildren, including Nikki Grimes’s Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator ElizabethColeman, winner of the 2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.“The future is not outer space or technology,” said Lewis. “It’s our children.”The Citadel’s Authors and Schools program, which was made possible by agenerous grant from the Walmart Foundation, was created to advance the readingand writing skills of children in the St. Paul’s Parish schools of Charleston CountySchool District.In The News“More than just reading and writing, the program focuses on developing childreninto lifetime readers by exposing them to art and powerful books we find in literaturetoday,” said School of Education Professor Dan Ouzts, who spearheaded the Authorsand Schools program.The Citadel 2011 7