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Faculty/staff notesPostcards from ItalyDuring February and March in the Christensen Center Gallery, artprofessor John McCaffrey exhibited 34 oil paintings of the sultryItalian landscape in the show “Postcards from Italy.” The paintingsare evocative recollections of a visit McCaffrey made to the countryseveral years ago.Though small in size, the works are bold interpretations of someof Italy’s most remarkable scenery and monuments. Captured inthe brushwork are narrow streets and sun-baked cobblestones ofold towns, the glory of Roman ruins, and the verdant beauty ofthe rolling Tuscan hills. Even in these small sizes, McCaffrey’suse of light to sculpt form, establish space, and construct volumeis revealed upon close observation.John McCaffrey, art, measures to hang one of the 34small oil paintings in his “Postcards from Italy” exhibit.“Vernazza” (2004) is one of the“postcards” that brought theItalian landscapes to life in theChristensen Center Gallery duringthe winter.Honors/awardsCongratulations to the 2004 faculty andstaff who received DistinguishedContributions to Teaching and LearningAwards. Mark Engebretson, professor ofphysics, for teaching; Ann Klamer,director of residence life, for directservice to students; and Garry Hesser,professor of sociology and metro-urbanstudies, for advising/mentoring.Carol Barnett, music professor andcomposition instructor, was awarded the2003 Nancy Van de Vate InternationalComposition Prize for Opera from theVienna Masterworks for her work, Snow,based on a short story by KonstantinPaustovsky.Janna Caywood ’04, social work, wasinducted into Alpha Kappa Delta,international sociology honor society.Su Dorée, mathematics, received theMathematical Association of AmericaNorth Central Section’s Award forDistinguished College or UniversityTeaching of Mathematics, presented inApril. It is presented for extraordinarilysuccessful teaching, influence beyondtheir own institutions, and fostering ofcuriosity and excitement aboutmathematics to students.Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourbanstudies, was honored by the HigherEducation Consortium for Urban Affairs(HECUA) for his 25 years of service.Ann Klamer, residence life, received the2003 Linda Schrempp Alberg OutstandingContribution to Minnesota HigherEducation Award, presented by theMinnesota College Personnel Associationin May. Alberg was director of student lifeand associate dean of students at Augsburguntil her death in 1996.Cheryl Leuning, nursing, received anAlumni Achievement Award in 2003from Augustana College, Sioux Falls,S.Dak. In the award nomination, she wasdescribed by her students and colleaguesas “a superb teacher, an inspirationalleader, and mentor.”Sports information coordinator DonStoner, public relations andcommunication, was named Co-Wrestling SID/Publicist of the Year by theNational Wrestling Media Association, anorganization representing journalistswho cover amateur and collegewrestling.Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean forathletics and head wrestling coach, wasinducted in March into the MinnesotaWrestling Coaches Association/DavidBartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame.14 Spring/Summer 2004