Spring 2008 - College of Communication & Information - The ...

College says goodbye to three faculty membersnew & noteworthyThree College of Communication and Information faculty members saidgoodbye to the college at the end of the fall 2007 semester and started newchapters in their lives.Bob Glenn, an associate professor in the School of CommunicationStudies, retired after 36 years of service. Two assistant professors, LynLepre and Bob Sandusky, have accepted faculty positions at universitiescloser to their homes.Glenn joined the university in fall 1971. He taught a variety of courses,including public speaking, group communication, history of rhetoricaltheory, and propaganda.Lepre, who is best known for her role in the creation of the School ofJournalism and Electronic Media’s Scoop magazine, has joined the facultyat Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she serves as an associateprofessor of communication.Sandusky, who joined the School of Information Sciences faculty in2005, returned to Chicago, where he can spend more time with his family.He is now the assistant university librarian for information technologyand a clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois—Chicago.“On behalf of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the College ofCommunication and Information, I want to express my heartfelt thanksto Bob, Lyn, and Bob for their many contributions to the college and theuniversity,” said Mike Wirth, dean of CCI. “We wish them all the bestgoing forward; Bob Glenn in his retirement and Lyn Lepre and Bob Sanduskyin their new academic positions!”Students honor former classmate throughcommemorative walk, scholarshipCommunication studies students, faculty, and friends gathered in Circle Park on Sunday, December 2, to honor a former classmate and raise funds forfuture communication studies majors.The Nathan Boals Scholarship Walk was organized by the Communication Studies Club in conjunction with the School of Communication Studiesand the Boals family. The nearly $2,000 raised by the walk will be used to fund the Nathan Boals Scholarship for communication studies majors.“As the president of the Communication Studies Club and as someone who knew Nathan, I was thrilled with the response and support that all of thestudents, club members, and faculty put forth,” said Amy Harp, a senior in communication studies.Nathan Boals, who was a communication studies major, died while on astudy-abroad trip in July 2007. The Hixson, Tennessee, native was a 21-yearoldsenior at the time of his death.Boals was one of eight UT students and 11 Michigan State University studentstaking part in an annual study-abroad program in Paris. The programis intended to introduce students to the similarities and differences in internationaland organizational communication between the U.S. and EuropeanUnion member nations.“Nathan was a great person, and what happened to him could have happenedto any UT student whether he or she was hanging out on ‘the Strip’or studying abroad in Paris. Through this effort by the club and Nathan’sfamily, he will be remembered and be able to help future communicationstudies majors,” said Harp.Months after the event, the School of Communication Studies continuesto receive donations from Nathan’s family, friends, faculty, staff, andstudents, and the fund has grown to more than $5,000. For more informationabout the scholarship fund, contact the college’s development office at865-974-7073.Many students, faculty, staff, and family and friends of Nathan Boals participated in the scholarship walk.Photo courtesy of CS student Christian Marin.7