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President of Regent University College of Science and Technology Professor E. Kingsley Larbi,
center, visited Dalton State from his native Ghana on October 30 to sign a “memorandum of
understanding” with Dalton State that establishes academic cooperation agreements between the
two schools, including an exchange of students, teaching, and research personnel. During his visit,
Professor Larbi thanked Dalton State faculty and staff members who donated more than 40,000
pounds of new and used books to Regent University College. These books will be available in
their new library, to be named the Dalton State College Library, once it opens next year. Among
those who donated books or helped with the shipping process were: (from left to right) Dr. Henry
Codjoe, Mr. Jordy Lawson, Dr. Barbara Murray, Dr. Hassan Elnajjar, Professor of Computer
Science from Southern Polytechnic University Dr. Patrick Bobie, and Dr. John Lugthart.
Wednesday, November 11
Fine Arts & Lecture Series:
Lecture by
Pamela Duncan
Author of Moon Women,
Plant Life and The Big Beautiful
Gignilliat Memorial Hall
Goodroe Auditorium
7:30 pm
Sponsored by
The Office of Student Activities
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, November 19
1st Annual Civil War Lecture Series
Lecture by Dr. Keith Hebert
Kennesaw State University
The Importance of Northwest
Georgia to the Outcome
of the Civil War
James E. Brown Center
Room 105
7-8 pm
Tuesday, December 1
Blues Artist
E.G. Kight
7:30 pm • Memorial Hall • Goodroe Auditorium
Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities
November Birthdays
2 Sylvia King
3 Scott Bailey
Cathy Jackson
4 Jack Reynolds
5 Max Pierce
7 Jean Johnson
9 George Poole
10 Don Davis
Dong-gook Kim
Cheryl Larsen
11 Mike D’Itri
12 Teresa James
13 Lydia Postell
14 Robin Roe
Raina Rutti
16 Briton Hite
17 Terri Myers
Deby West
18 Kathy Carroll
20 Janeen Harper
22 Alan Gayton
Mary Hood
26 Charles Johnson
Pam Partain
27 John Lugthart
28 James Adams
Merry Boggs
Kathy Payne
29 Judy Black
30 Sherry Breitweiser
Jerry Drye
Birthday Spotlight
Janeen Harper
Administrative Assistant
Health Occupations
How long have you been employed here?
Nine years. Before moving here, I was a
secretary at an elementary school.
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Campus Watch
Dr. Donald E. Davis, Professor of Sociology, presented a lecture at the 21st Annual Southern
Festival of Books which was held at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville during October.
Other invited authors included Buzz Aldrin, Roy Blount, William Ferris, John Seigenthaler,
and John Carter Cash. Dr. Davis’s lecture was based on findings published in the new book
Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia (University of Tennessee
Press, 2009). In addition, the New Georgia Enyclopedia has just published a 700-word entry on
the “Georgia Project” by Dr. Davis.
The New England Journal of Reading will publish an article by Dr. Clare Hite, Associate
Professor of Education, and Dr. Nancy Anderson of the University of South Florida titled
“Building Comprehension for Reading Novels: The Prereading Schema-Building Process.”
The article will be published in spring 2010 in Volume 35, Number 2.
Dean of the School of Technology, Dr. Charles D. Johnson, had an article entitled “Making
Changes at Work” published in the November/December 2009 issue of Dalton Magazine.
Dr. Gina Kertulis-Tartar, Assistant Professor of Biology, has had an article entitled
“Characterization of Glutathione Reductase and Catalase in the Fronds of Two Pteris Ferns
Upon Arsenic Exposure” published in the October issue of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.
Dr. Lelia Christie Mullis presented her research on resilience, “Children and Teachers of the
Moonlight: Resilient Teachers Helping Build Resilient Students,” at the Georgia Association
on Young Children’s (GAYC) annual conference in Duluth, Georgia, on October 9. GAYC
is the state affiliate of NAEYC, the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Associate Professor of Business Administration Ms. Raina Rutti and Professor of Psychology
Dr. Christy Price presented a preconference workshop “Finding the FUN in Fundamentalism:
Assisting Students in Seeing Beyond the Belief Systems of the Subcultures in Which They Were
Raised”at the Best Practices in Teaching Controversial Issues Conference sponsored by the
American Psychological Association (APA) Division II Society for the Teaching of Psychology
in Atlanta on October 17th. In addition, Dr. Price presented her research on engaging
millennial students as a faculty development workshop at both Kennesaw State University
and the Medical College of Georgia during October.
Ms. Marge Shirilla, Assistant Professor of Social Work, and Dr. Jane Wimmer, Child
Welfare Specialist, have been chosen to present a workshop on “BSW Student Research in
Practicum Settings: Teaching Methodology” at the annual national conference of the
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors in March of 2010. Also at the
national conference, which will be held in Atlanta, Dr. Wimmer will present on “Program
Evaluation in Zambia: AIDS Affected Children.” Her research this year has resulted in a
$196,000 grant award to Christian Alliance for Children in Zambia to expand their program
to meet the recommendations of Dr. Wimmer’s evaluation.
Dr. Lourdes Diaz Soto, Goizueta Endowed Chair, presented at the first Triannual
Latino Conference in Athens, Georgia, during October. Her presentation, a hybrid postmodern
format, was titled “Using Qualitative Research to Learn from Latino/a Immigrant
Families and Children.”
Thanksgiving Schedule
Tuesday, November 24 – No classes/Administrative offices open
Wednesday, November 25 – Faculty/staff furlough day – No classes/College closed
Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 – Thanksgiving holidays – No classes/College closed
Saturday and Sunday, November 28 – College closed
Dr. Don Davis Dr. Clare Hite
Dr. Gina
Kertulis-Tartar
Dr. Lelia Mullis
Ms. Raina Rutti
Dr. Lourdes Soto
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Dr. Charles Johnson
Dr. Christy Price
Ms. Marge Shirilla
Dr. Jane Wimmer

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Guess the employee!
Send your responses to
lmassey@daltonstate.edu.
First email received with
the correct answer will be
awarded all of Jane Taylor
and Linda Massey’s left
over Halloween candy.
Transitions
Welcome to:
Samuel Jewell and
Conner Bailey
Plant Operations
Joel Hall
Public Safety
Farewell to:
Franklin Bridges
Plant Operations
Sherrie Humphrey
Payroll
Respiratory Therapy students came to class on October 28th
in the spirit of Halloween. Pictured as some of their topics of
study are, from left: Stephanie Wright (Stethoscope); Robert
Orem (Blood Gas Analyzer); Magin Wilson (Blood Pressure
Manometer); Kristin Goley (Bronchial Tree and Alveoli);
C. J. Hassanaly (COPD patient); and Adam Ridley
(Hemoglobin Molecule).
On Saturday morning, October 31, students from the School
of Education served as volunteers for the 5K for JA run, a fund
raising event for Junior Achievement. Pictured are, from left,
front: Meg Garrison, Jennifer Johns, Rachel Runyan, Michele
Cribb, and April Boggs; and back: Jimmy Tyler, Melinda
Chesser, Ms. Joan Chapman, Ami Teems, Tambra Burch,
Amanda Hill, Amy Whitener, Dr. Merry Boggs, Beatriz
Hurtado, Sam Presley, and Kelly Beck.
Have a safe and happy
Thanksgiving!
Birthday Spotlight
Janeen Harper
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What do you like best about your job? I love
the people that I work with and that every day is
different.
What will be your age on this birthday?
Forty-two.
Where did you grow up, and where have you
lived? I grew up in Batesburg, South Carolina.
After we married, we moved to Vidalia, Georgia,
and after that we moved to Forsyth, Georgia.
Whom do you call family? My husband of
twenty-three years, Travis.
That of which you are most proud? Right now
it would have to be my nephew who is serving in
the U.S. Army and just returned from Iraq.
What do you do in your spare time? I teach
skin care and color cosmetics with Mary Kay.
What is your favorite book or author?
The Bible.
What is your favorite local dining spot?
Red Lobster.
What is your favorite vacation and why? I love
the peacefulness of Hilton Head Island.
If you were not working here, what would
you be doing? Operating my Mary Kay business
full time.
What has been your most embarrassing
moment? I blew up balloons to decorate the
house to surprise Travis on his 19th birthday,
and I couldn’t figure out why they would not
float. I didn’t realize helium was the answer.
He and his family have never let me live that
one down.
What words of wisdom would you give to
students these days? To not give up on their
dreams and to believe in themselves.
What will you do when you retire?
I will travel the world.
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