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July 1, 2005
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator--Office of Communications)
SSU President’s
Gala Raises $25,000 for Student Research
A fabulous dinner, magnificent
talent showcase, glittering diamond ring and supporters of Shawnee
State University (SSU) all combined to make the recent 17th
annual, SSU President’s Gala a major success raising $25, 878.02
according to Susan Warsaw, director of development at SSU. Warsaw
said the talent showcase, something new this year left a lasting
impression on the community.
“When Michael Raies introduced the contestants, here’s so
and so and she’s a junior and she’s majoring in microbiology and
then she has this wonderful voice, people were really impressed that
we have some fabulous Individuals who come to school here,” Warsaw
said. “We didn’t really think of that as an outcome; we looked at it
as a way to entertain 200 people.”
The “Test Tube and Tambourines” Talent Showcase featured
performances by The Golden Bears including Hazel Scott, Aileen
Kuhner, Wilma Hall, Imogene Belcher, Dolores Chrisman, Norma Carson,
Norma Conners, Pat Brush, and Joanne Winters; Mike Barnhardt and
Chris Boyles; Ragina Monoskie; Grace Morgan; Carrie Pasturzak; the
SSU cheerleaders including Christa Eagle, Dawnelle Laymon, Stacy
Morrison, Latoya Platt, Heather Simpson, Amy Brooks, Jessica Cooper,
Missy Henry, Michelle Martin, Deann Peterman, Brittany Rudd, Naysa
Scott, Jessica Shelpman, and Gretchen Stevens; Nick Meriwether; the
cast of the Leo Awards, Nathan Wheeler, Kasey Wallace, Charles
Farley, Marcho Markov, Amy Skelton, Damica Myers, Tyler Anderson,
Shane Henderson, Tygre Moreheart; a performance by the students of
Lois Rase which featured dancers, Christine Arms, Crystal Castle,
Andrea Chatfield, Matthew Knox, Melissa Laugle, Lonnie Morris, Keri
Pleasant, Shane Shanton, Candice Weekly and Randy Mills; the SSU
Ensemble; the Cirque d’Art Theatre with Christin White, Taylor
Sparks, Austin Wilkes, Margaux Stevenson, Jon Chandler, Amanda
Stephenson, Kat Stephenson, Jacob Porter, Joe Maiden, Alex Szava-Grundler,
Brittany McClintic, Courtney Speck, Stephanie Slaig and Hadyn
Schmidt; Doug Parsley and Karen Zimmer.
Warsaw said raffle tickets for a diamond cocktail ring,
donated by Portsmouth residents Barbara and David Lodwick, brought
in a little over $1,000 that is included in the total amount raised.
The money raised during the President’s Gala will go to
fund undergraduate research. During the dessert portion of the
evening and prior to the Talent Showcase, donors had the opportunity
to see posters and demonstrations of research projects that are
currently underway. Those projects included the “Baseline Survey of
Land Snails” by Heather Roades; the “Density of Frog and Toad
Breeding Populations in southern Ohio as Related to Watershed Size
and Quality” by Logan Minter; the “Dimensional Analysis of
Denervation of the Central Nervous System of Catfish” by Ruby
Johnson, Mikell Rase, and T.J. Stidham; “Investigations of Thiol
Coated Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters” by Kristi Hayes and Cheryl
Ziser; “Involvement of Streptococcal Collagen-Like Proteins in Group
A Streptococcus Attachment” by Jared Bentley and Joe Herrman; “New
Brain Retrograde Transport Analysis” by Robert Huff and Joyce
Patrick; “Plant Diversity as Compared to Soil Composition” by Noah
McCoard; “Pre-Courtship Behavioral Sequences in Bison Bison” by
Jared Bentley and T.J. Stidham; and “Simplifying the Revised
Universal Soil Loss Equation” by Neil Winn.
Knowing that the proceeds from the Gala were being used
for undergraduate research, Warsaw said SSU President Rita Rice
Morris, went to the faculty and asked how it should be used to fund
students’ efforts.
“A faculty committee came up with the idea that students
will have to apply for the money and they’ll have to write out what
they expect their research to be and what kinds of equipment they’ll
need,” Warsaw said. “I was thrilled by that. By having them do that,
it adds another layer of scholarship to the whole activity because
you have to be able to put into words what you plan to do.”
Warsaw said the whole procedure will be similar to a grant
application process.
Work will soon begin on next year’s Gala.
“We look at this activity not only as a fundraiser but as
a friend raiser. People who come look forward to the President’s
Gala and we are always looking for more people who are interested in
coming. We don’t want to seem exclusive we want to be inclusive,”
Warsaw said. “Anyone who wants an invitation to next year’s gala
should just give us a call and let us know and we’ll be sure to send
them an invitation,”
For more information on the President’s Gala call (740)
351-3284.
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July 8, 2005
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Brenda Haas, Ph.D., newly appointed director (center)
chats with (left to right) Sherry Scott, Ruthie Haffner, Regina
Webb, and Jake Bapst
Lawrence
County Educator Named to OACHE Post
“Get ‘em to go.”
The long-time
motto of the late Wayne White, former executive director of the Ohio
Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE) housed at Shawnee
State University, and former superintendent of the Dawson Bryant
School District, has been passed on to another Dawson Bryant
administrator—Brenda Haas, Ed.D., of Ironton, to carry on OACHE’s
important mission of increasing the college-going rate in the
Appalachian region of Ohio.
The principal
at Coal Grove’s Dawson Bryant High School since 1999, Haas has been
named White’s successor and will begin her work as executive
director of OACHE on Aug. 15, pending OACHE Board approval. The
Board will meet on Aug. 5.
Haas, who
holds a doctorate in education, master’s in education, and a
bachelor of science degree—all from Ohio University (in addition to
certificates for local Ohio superintendent, Ohio supervisor, Ohio
teaching K-8, and Ohio elementary principal)—plans to be “rather
busy” from day one.
“The interim
director [Jake Bapst] has done a great job,” she said. “Now I have
to go through the files, see where we are, and see what the vision
is of the board. The [OACHE] conference is coming up in October. I
plan to do a lot of networking with people, not just in the high
schools and colleges but also with legislators. A major goal is to
keep everyone at the state and national levels informed about OACHE.”
In the long
term, Haas would like to see an increase in students going to and
finishing college.
“I would also
like to see them complete college,” she said. That’s our next
challenge: making sure that once we get them there they finish.”
Prior to
serving as principal at Dawson Bryant High School for six years,
Haas served as principal at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School for
eight years. She was also principal and teacher in the Rock Hill
School System for nearly 20 years.
Five years
ago, when Haas became a high school administrator, she took a look
at funding opportunities through OACHE and received a grant that
made an impact at the high school level.
“I knew Wayne
White personally, and he always advocated for all of the children of
Appalachia,” she said. “So when the position became available, I
debated about whether or not to pursue it because I love my job.
But then I thought this position would have a larger impact. I’m
looking forward to working with all of the schools and colleges
within the region.”
Haas said
White will be a hard act to follow.
“Wayne was a
dear friend and colleague who always encouraged me,” she said.
“He’s missed by many people.”
White hired
Haas as elementary school principal at Dawson Bryant in 1991.
“When I went
in for the interview, it was like I had always known him,” Haas
said. “It wasn’t like meeting an administrator for the first time.”
Haas has her
parents to thank for her over three-decade-long career in education.
“My parents
inspired me,” she said. “My father went through college on the GI
bill. I watched him, as I was growing up, work 20 years in a cement
factory, working midnight shift so he could drive to Rio Grande to
get his degree so he could teach, which was a pay cut, but that’s
what he wanted. My mother went back to school to get her GED and
then went back to college, completing her degree in education. So
as a child I knew education was very important. And throughout my
career there have been mentors, administrators as well as teachers,
and students who have prompted me not simply to continue my
education but stay in education.”
The most
rewarding part of Haas’ career is seeing graduates come back and
talk to her about something she said or did that made them stay in
school or go on to college.
“I have
always tried to encourage others,” she said. “Too often I don’t
think our children in this region think they can go to college. We
are charged to make them believe they can. It’s the dream factor.
Providing the dream.”
Haas
appreciates the support and encouragement she has received from her
family as well.
“I have a
wonderful husband [Merlin] who doesn’t mind that I go long hours and
spend time away,” she said.
Her daughter,
Missy, is married and lives in State College, PA, with Haas’
3-year-old grandson.
Laura Meeks,
Ph.D., president of Jefferson Community College and chair of the
OACHE board, said it is important that OACHE has the right leader
for the right time.
“Brenda Haas
is a spirit-filled, passionate person who understands our region.
She is an Appalachian success story.”
Meeks said
Haas speaks the vision of OACHE, which is to improve the
college-going rate.
“She did a
study in her high school that examined the gaps between students’
aspirations and the aspirations their parents have for them. She
saw a big gap in that. Children do not aspire to college as much as
their parents hope they would. They hear tuition is going up and
they don’t even know that they could qualify for financial aid.
Brenda is one of those people who knows there should be no reason
why a student shouldn’t be able to go to college. She wants to help
students and families in Appalachia foster higher aspirations for
college.”
Meeks said
Haas is a hard worker who enjoys meeting new people.
“That’s
exactly the kind of spirit that Wayne had, and although we cannot
fill Wayne White’s position with Wayne, we need a person like Wayne
who is a hard worker who likes people and likes to solve problems.
And I know that we have found that person in Brenda Haas.”
“I hope we
make a real difference as a group,” Haas said. “My goal is to move
the organization forward, continuing the great work of the past but
also looking toward a vision for the future. We will be able to
meet the challenge.”
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July 11, 2005
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator--Office of Communications)
SSU “Found Money”
Campaign to Fund Scholarships
After spending a month collecting
pocket change, all of the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
collected by Shawnee State University faculty, staff, and alumni
have been counted and the results of the first ever “Found Money”
campaign at SSU are in. According to Angela Henderson, assistant
director of development at SSU, the fundraiser netted $657.56.
“This was a Shawnee State University family effort. We’re
talking faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, you
name it; they helped to contribute to this,” Henderson said. “We’re
very pleased with the results. All of the money goes in the Friends
of Shawnee State Scholarship Fund, which is the general scholarship
fund, so it goes directly to helping future students attend SSU.”
The money was counted at a special “Counting Day” event
held recently on the SSU campus. Henderson said the idea for the
“Found Money” campaign came from SSU President Rita Rice Morris,
Ph.D. Henderson said those who dropped off their boxes full of
“Found Money” liked the uniqueness of the idea.
“People said they put money in this box and they had no
idea how much it was, and that was part of the fun, too,” Henderson
said. “Some of them only had 50 cents while some had $35, but when
you put it all together it shows what we were able to come up with.
To get over $650 is an amazing accomplishment. It’s a real testament
to how dedicated people are to SSU.”
As part of the fundraiser, faculty, staff, and alumni
received boxes in which to put their “Found Money.” Henderson said
some students even participated.
“The SSU cheerleaders were a great part of the effort and
eventually we hope other students will get involved, whether it’s
with this kind of campaign or another campaign. We hope students
will get involved because it’s directly benefiting them,” Henderson
said.
Friends of Shawnee State scholarships do not require
students to be a certain major or have a certain GPA. They are based
more on need, helping a larger percentage of the students, Henderson
explained.
Morris said the campaign is a great kickoff for the
alumni association at SSU.
"It was great
to see alumni working with faculty and staff members to make a
difference in SSU's future," she said. "The Found Money Campaign
was a small, yet important indicator that working together we can do
much more. By pooling our resources, we can ensure future SSU
students have the necessary funds to attend college and ultimately
change their lives."
Henderson said the “Found Money” campaign is not over. She
said if someone did not have a chance to turn in their box, they can
still do so.
For more information, call (740) 351-3364.
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July 11, 2005
SSU
Communications Director to Become Full-Time Communication Faculty
Member
After serving nearly eight years as
the administrator charged with making the region aware of the
“goings on” at Shawnee State University (SSU), SSU director of
communications and assistant to the president Terry Hapney has
accepted a position at the university he calls his “dream job”—a
communication/English professorship in the university’s Department
of English and Humanities.
Hapney begins his new job as communication and English
professor on September 8. He has already spent a decade in the
university classroom teaching journalism, communications, and
English courses at SSU on a part-time basis, and as a graduate
assistant at Marshall University.
Hapney said he is glad to finally attain the position he
has been working toward since entering the communications arena at
the age of 16.
“It has been my goal since a senior English course I took
in high school and working in a communications position prior to
that to become either a full-time English or communication faculty
member at the college level,” Hapney said. “Now I’ll do both.”
After spending over 17 years working professionally in
communications—public relations, radio and television broadcasting,
and advertising— Hapney will teach journalism, communication, and
English courses at SSU full-time.
“One of the first projects for which I have been charged
is to take a look at the communications concentration in the English
degree program, in addition to the minors, and see what needs to be
added or adjusted,” he said. “I will also continue working with
students in our program who seek internships in the region.”
While serving as a part-time faculty member at SSU, Hapney
worked with full-time faculty members in the department to design
the communications concentration, the fastest growing area in the
department, according to department chair Tim Scheurer, Ph.D.
“We are extremely pleased to have Terry as part of our
full-time faculty,” Scheurer said. “He fulfills a need we had for a
full-time communications specialist who would be able to bring a
blend of scholarly and professional experience to teaching the
courses in our communications concentration and our communication
and journalism minors.”
Hapney, who grew up in Worthington, Ky., lived in Ashland
and Lexington, and now resides in Ironton with his wife, Claudette,
and two sons, Brock and Blake, holds a master’s degree in journalism
and mass communications from Marshall University, bachelor’s degree
in communication from the University of Kentucky, and is nearing
completion of a Ph.D. in higher educational leadership with a
concentration in communication at the University of Dayton.
“This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity,” Hapney said.
“There are seldom full-time university faculty positions in my field
available in the Tri-State region. I feel honored the search
committee recommended me for the position, and I feel fortunate that
I get to do what I have always wanted to do without having to move
my children away from their grandparents.”
A search is just getting underway to name Hapney’s
replacement as director of communications at SSU, according to Rita
Rice Morris, Ph.D., president of SSU.
“I am
happy for Terry and sorry for this office,” Morris said. “Terry has
a lot of history that I will miss having access to on a daily basis.
I will also miss his enthusiasm and knowledge of regional media. I
will miss seeing him on a day-to-day basis but I know his role as a
faculty member will be of great benefit to our students.”
Hapney, who continues his long ties to radio broadcasting
by hosting “Gospel Jubilation”—a Christian country/southern gospel
music program airing Sunday mornings on 103.3 WTCR (one of the
Tri-State’s two highest-rated radio stations), said the most
rewarding part of his entire career has been teaching.
“While I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working in public
relations, radio, television, advertising, and central university
administration, the most enjoyment I have had is teaching what I
have done professionally for nearly two decades,” he said. “I have
had students who have taken my classes, graduated, and moved into
positions at newspapers, radio stations, other media, or began
working in public relations for organizations, and they have stopped
by to see me at SSU to thank me for what I had done to inspire them
in the field. It is very rewarding to know, while you don’t realize
it at the time, what you say and do in class can have a lasting
impact on someone and affect how he or she performs professionally
in the workplace.”
Joey DePew, editor of the University Chronicle (UC)—SSU’s
student newspaper, said “dedication, knowledge, and the expectation
for something more than run-of-the-mill” has made the UC’s
adviser—Terry Hapney—“undeniably critical in the process of
reshaping and, effectively, recreating” the UC. DePew said Hapney
has been a great friend and an excellent mentor during his time with
the newspaper.
“He isn't
afraid to take chances or stand up for what he thinks is right,”
DePew said. “He takes the time to not only teach but to also
listen—a quality that some in academia lack. The English department
has truly done itself a favor by bringing him on board and giving
him a permanent faculty position, and the students at Shawnee State
will be better educated because of it. We are proud to be
associated with such a fine man, and we offer to Professor Hapney
our most sincere and heartfelt congratulations.”
Hapney said he cannot wait to begin his new position.
“I am looking forward to playing a role in the success of
future public relations officers, print and broadcast journalists,
and other communications professionals,” he said.
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July 12, 2005
CUTLINE: Ron LeMaster, right, of Ron
LeMaster Insurance, Inc., South Shore, Ky., presents Shawnee State
University President Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., with a $1,000 check.
Ron
LeMaster Insurance donates to Shawnee State University
Local
businessman Ron LeMaster of Ron LeMaster Insurance, Inc., South
Shore, Ky., presented a $1,000 check to the Shawnee State University
(SSU) Development Foundation/Ron LeMaster Scholarship Fund recently.
State Auto Insurance donated the
money to SSU in LeMaster's honor; LeMaster chose SSU as the charity
to receive the donation. The achievement honors successful agencies
that demonstrate outstanding sales, service, and business
management.
The generosity shown by LeMaster, a
former SSU development board president and member, is very much
appreciated by SSU President Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D.
“Ron has always been very generous to
Shawnee State University and his kindness has made a real difference
at this institution,” said Morris. “When one gives to higher
education, one is giving to not only the enhancement of individuals,
but to the enrichment of the community as education opens doors to
progress.”
With more than 80
bachelor’s and associate degree programs offered in areas that
include the arts, English and humanities, mathematical sciences,
natural sciences, social sciences, teacher education, business
administration, industrial and engineering technologies, and health
sciences, SSU has over $2 million available to students in
scholarships.
For more information on
how make donations to SSU, call the SSU office of development at
(740) 351-3284.
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July 15, 2005
SSU set to offer its own master’s
degree program
After three years of extensive research,
preparation, and presentation of a proposal, Shawnee State
University (SSU), thanks to Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) approval
yesterday, will begin offering its own master’s degree program in
occupational therapy, starting in August 2006.
Up to this point, SSU has developed relationships
with other universities to offer graduate programs on the SSU campus
in Portsmouth through the university’s Graduate Center. The new
master’s in occupational therapy (MOT) belongs to SSU.
Debra Scurlock, program leader in the occupational
therapy program at SSU, said this benefits students, the local
community, and the Tri-State area by ensuring that there are
qualified occupational therapists available to work in hospitals and
clinics in the region.
“This allows that to continue,” Scurlock said. “We
have over 140 contracts in the Tri-State area. Those individuals are
overjoyed that we will continue to be a university that will provide
highly-qualified occupational therapists.”
Scurlock said it is enriching to area residents
that they have a university in the Appalachian area that is close
by, enabling them to attain a master’s degree.
“I have 10 phone calls in front of me that I have
to make to people who have called who are interested in attending
SSU, wanting to be an occupational therapist and to find out what it
takes to do so,” Scurlock said. “The interest is high in this area.”
The bachelor’s degree in OT is being phased out
throughout the U.S—a national accreditation mandate, according to
Scurlock.
“In order to get into the program, students must
have a bachelor’s degree with certain prerequisites,” she said. “The
bachelor’s degree can be in anything, but there are prerequisites
that are pretty heavy in sciences—biological as well as social.”
Scurlock said the job market for occupational
therapists is outstanding. She has not had one student making less
than $50,000 starting out.
“Every student has a job before he or she
graduates,” she said. “I cannot keep up with the phone calls,
e-mails, and faxes containing inquiries asking when our students
graduate. There is a lot of opportunity right here in this region.”
One thing that separates the bachelor’s program
from the master’s program is the more intensive course work in
research, Scurlock said. She also pointed out the pass rates on the
national exam continue to be high for SSU OT graduates.
“Nationally we’re right up there with the best,”
Scurlock said.
Dave Todt, Ph.D., associate provost at SSU and the
administrator in charge of the Graduate Center, said the most
important thing about the new master’s degree is it allows SSU to
continue a very successful academic program.
“That’s what really drove us to apply for the
master’s program,” Todt said. “Occupational therapy serves the needs
of our region. This is a research-based program that is a level
above what we have been doing. It’s a new frontier for us, in a
sense, to be going into a master’s program, but I’m confident that
the faculty members there are ready for this. They did a great job
putting the proposal together.”
Todt said the university is beginning the
recruiting process for faculty and students.
“We do plan to hire one new faculty member for the
start of the program, which begins in August 2006,” he said. “The
program will be on semesters one year before the rest of the
institution will be on semesters.”
Martha Rader, Ph.D., dean of the College of
Professional Studies at SSU (the college in which the program is
housed), said she is pleased that the university will be able to
continue to meet regional needs for health professionals through the
new master’s degree in occupational therapy.
“The faculty and staff members in occupational
therapy have worked hard to ensure the accomplishment of this goal,”
Rader said. “We still have much work to do before we are able
to graduate our first students from the new program, but I know we
are up to the challenge.”
Leslie Weddington, an occupational therapist at
King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) in Ashland (Ky.), said KDMC
receives OTA as well as OT students from SSU.
“Hearing this news has us ecstatic,” Weddington
said. “We feel we get very exceptional students from Shawnee State
University. We are always able to identify the students who come
from SSU versus students we get from other institutions because they
are very well-prepared for their field work. They excel here. We’re
very happy SSU received approval for the master’s program that
allows us to continue this high-quality partnership.”
Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., president of SSU, said,
congratulations are in store for Debra Scurlock, Edward Kehres,
Christine Raber, Mendy Sissel, Dave Todt, Martha Rader, Sherry
Scott, Sarah Clausing, and Barb Warnock—SSU faculty and staff
members—for their hard work in developing and defending the
proposal.
“This is a wonderful milestone in SSU’s maturation
as a university, and reflects the vision of those who saw SSU as a
vital force in the educational and economic development of our
region,” Morris said.
For more information about the new master’s degree
program in occupational therapy, call (740) 351-3225 or (740)
351-3177. Those interested may also visit
www.shawnee.edu/off/grad/index.html.
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July 18, 2005
(Article by Shanna Mustard,
communications specialist--Office of Communications)
SSU Mathematics professor joins long line of elite
professors at University
Professor Tom Stead (1996). Jeffrey Bauer, Ph.D. (1997). Patric
Leedom, Ed.D (2000). Professor Julie Basham (2001). John Lorentz,
Ph.D. (2002). Jim Flavin, Ph.D (2003).
The name
Douglas Darbro, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics at Shawnee
State University (SSU), has been added to this elite group after
Darbro was awarded the 2005 Board of Trustee’s Distinguished
Teaching Award by the Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee
(EPCC) at SSU. The EPCC gives the award, established in 1995 to
recognize outstanding professors, on behalf of the Board of
Trustees.
According to
Krista Taylor, Ph.D., mathematics professor and chair of the EPCC,
nominees submit a portfolio and then EPCC members vote for the
nominee they feel most deserves the award. This year’s award was
$700.
Darbro is
“flattered and humbled” by the award.
“The award
capped off a great year for me,” said Darbro.
He learned
shortly after he and his wife brought their adopted daughter home
from China on Mar. 3, 2005, that he had won the Distinguished
Teaching Award.
Darbro became a teacher, because he wanted to be a
coach. He earned a degree in math and began teaching and coaching
high school sports, but soon realized something wasn’t right.
“I enjoyed
the teaching and hated the coaching,” said Darbro.
The
often-overlooked aspects of coaching, such as coordinating
refreshment stands and referees, took up a lot of time. He was not
getting to teach the players as much as he wanted to because of all
of the administrative tasks of coaching, so he quit coaching and
devoted his efforts to teaching. He taught at the high school level
for two years and then attended the University of Kentucky to earn
his master’s degree.
After teaching at University of Kentucky for a while,
Darbro started teaching at SSU in Jan. 1995. He was only supposed to
be at SSU a couple of quarters covering for a professor on medical
leave. SSU asked him to stay another year and he agreed. He has
taught at SSU for 10 years now.
Darbro says
that the student relationships are the reason that he stays at SSU.
“I have had
a couple of opportunities to leave and I didn’t. The students and
some of my colleagues were factors that I considered when I was
making that decision. I just love the students and the teaching
environment. The students here really seem to want to learn,” said
Darbro.
Darbro feels that teaching is what you make of it.
“I have
tests saved from 10 years ago,” he said, “so I could use those and
have a really easy job if I wanted to.
He chooses
not to do so.
“I try to
teach students today differently than I did 10 years ago, because
they are different students with different expectations,” he said.
He said that
anyone considering teaching “will just know” if they have a passion
to be a teacher.
“There is an
old saying ‘some people teach to live and some people live to teach’
and I think that is really true,” said Darbro.
Some people
get into teaching for the wrong reasons, he said.
“June, July,
and August are the wrong reasons to teach. I don’t think those
people generally make good teachers. I don’t think they are happy,”
he said.
Darbro’s commitment to his students shows, according to
university officials.
“Dr. Darbro
is a mainstay of our math department who consistently gets highest
marks for his commitment to his students. Student evaluations
compliment him for his patience, his clarity, and his ability to
teach to varied backgrounds. His honor is well-deserved,” said Jerry
Holt, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SSU.
Byron Plummer, a senior math and English education
major, described Darbro as “easy to talk to, easy to ask questions,
and not intimidating at all.”
“You can go
to him any time, any where. If you don’t understand something, he
will spend as much time as it takes with you until you get it,” said
Plummer. “He is totally committed to teaching. He is the type of
professor who students just love. You have fun and learn a lot in
his class. He is very good at what he does,” he added.
Requests for next year’s Distinguished Teaching Award
nominees will be sent out by e-mail in the fall. Any student or
faculty member at SSU can nominate a candidate.
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July 18, 2005
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator--Office of Communications)
Master Mask Maker
Bruce Marrs To Visit SSU
Master mask maker Bruce Marrs will
visit Shawnee State University (SSU) for a lecture/demonstration and
workshop on Monday, July 25 and Tuesday, July 26, as part of the
2004-2005 Kricker Lecture Series.
“Bruce was featured in USITT’s Winter 2004-2005 journal as
one of the finest U.S. theater artists currently designing masks for
performance,” said Vivian Robson, associate professor of theater at
SSU. “His masks are made to be worn by an actor on stage, used in
theater, as opposed to hanging on someone’s wall. The mask comes
alive when worn, and the actor is transformed by the character of
the mask.”
A performer and teacher for Dell’Arte International
School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California, as well as a
mask maker, Marrs will conduct a presentation at 1 p.m. in the Main
Theater of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) on “The Art of
Mask Acting.” The presentation is free and open to the public and
all area dancers are welcome.
He will give another presentation later that evening at 7
p.m. in the Howland Recital Hall, Room 319 of the Vern Riffe Center,
on the “Argentine Tango.” Area dancers are welcome and are asked to
wear appropriate dress and non-marking shoes.
On Tuesday, July 26, Marrs will present two identical
workshops on “Mask Performance” in the Howland Recital Hall from
1-2:30 p.m. and from 3-4:30 p.m. Participants are asked to wear
comfortable clothing for active movement and floor work. Class size
is limited and participants are asked to call (740) 351-3335 to make
a reservation.
“He is bringing 50 of his own masks, which are beautiful
versions of the classic Italian Renaissance comedia dell’arte
masks,” Robson said.
One of the highlights of his mask-making career, Marrs was
the creature movement specialist for the 1998 movie “Godzilla.” He
spent a year in a “motion capture computer suit” and rubber creature
suit in Los Angeles.
Marrs began his theater career as a dancer, dancing with
and choreographing for the Oregon Dance Theatre, the Human Dancing
Company, and Southern Oregon Light Opera. He studied mime in Paris
with Marcel Marceau, Etienne Decroux, and James Keylon.
With all of his vast experience and expertise, Marrs teaches
at the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and has
been a guest teacher and director at various universities across the
country. He has even spent time in Portsmouth according to Robson.
“He was one of four theater artists hired to teach and
direct Portsmouth High School students during the summers of 2000
and 2001. The project, Lorri Tipton’s idea, was a collaboration of
the Portsmouth Public Library, CAO, and SSU theater. Approximately
20 kids participated in making their own life masks, learning how to
move and act wearing a mask, then creating, through improvisation, a
whole theater piece for performance,” Robson said.
Marrs’ two-day workshop is funded by the 2004-2005 Kricker
Lecture Series fund through the Shawnee State University Development
Fund.
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July 18, 2005
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator--Office of Communications)
A Million Pennies
Campaign Underway
Twelve Shawnee State University
(SSU) Theatre students are getting the opportunity of a lifetime in
August, the chance to perform at the prestigious “International
Fringe Festival” in Edinburgh, Scotland. The students are involved
in the play Shakespeare’s "As You Like It,” a production of Unicorn
Players, Incorporated and A Working Theatre Company, both of
Portsmouth and presented by Shawnee State University’s Theater
Department.
“It’s the most prestigious theater festival on the planet;
it’s been going on since the 50’s,” said Lorri Tipton, with A
Working Theatre Company. “Theater professionals from all over the
world are going to be there; all kinds of people have gotten their
start there.”
The SSU students making the trip to Scotland are: Rick
Bender (Portsmouth), William Loren Keller (Portsmouth), Kasey
Wallace (Marietta), Sarah Chatfield (Lucasville), Brandon Thacker
(Chillicothe), Nathan Wheeler South Webster), Charles Farley (South
Webster), Andrea Chatfield (Lucasville), Hank Waring (Portsmouth),
Matthew Knox (Arizona), and Shane Henderson (South Shore), as well
as Jim Hayes (Portsmouth), adjunct faculty member in the SSU Theater
Department and director of the production.
“This is something I’ve always dreamed about, performing
at the Fringe Festival,” said Rick Bender, a theater student at SSU.
He said through God and faith and taking things day by
day, he has a chance to make his dream come true.
“We created the chance to go to the Fringe Festival,” said
Hayes. “We figured it was time to step out and show them what we’ve
got. We’re re-visiting our roots; all these Appalachian kids are of
Scottish descent.”
According to the official Fringe Festival, the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival was started by festival gatecrashers in 1947 and is
considered to be the largest festival in the world by
The Guinness Book of World Records.
The local group of actors will be performing in good company. Some
of the actors who have appeared at the Fringe include: Robin
Williams, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, and Jude Law.
Tipton said the group will be there August 22 - 27 and
will be performing in a place called Venue 40 that Tipton explained
is a Quaker meeting house. She said they are able to perform at the
festival because they applied to perform on The Fringe Festival web
site.
“If you find a place that will take you in you can go,”
Tipton said. “We had four different venues invite us there from our
application on The Fringe website. We chose one that I think is the
best venue for our show because of our location, which is right in
the center of everything and we will have an incredible amount of
traffic.”
What’s standing in the way now is money. Tipton said they
are hoping to raise $45,000.
“That covers the cost of registering at the festival. It
covers the venue there, printing the programs, and being involved as
one of the companies in The Fringe Festival,” Tipton said. “It
covers our accommodations, plane tickets, and food. If we raise
$45,000, it would pay for everything involved with the show.”
She said that amount will cover the expenses of 25 cast
and crew members. If all of the money is not raised, Tipton said
everyone will have to pay a little on their own and some of them
cannot really afford to do so.
“We’re in a position where we’re concerned about our
costs. We want to make sure everyone is able to go and have the same
experience. Our hope is to be able to raise funds for the entire
group,” Tipton said.
The theater company has been successful in raising some
money. Tipton said they have received a grant from the Ohio Arts
Council, as well as other financing from the Target Foundation, the
Glockner Family, and other private donations.
“We have launched a million pennies campaign. There are
jars at Jenkins Chevron in Sciotoville, The Corner Market in
Sciotoville, The Oasis in Portsmouth, Pauley’s Plumbing, WHCP-TV and
The Video Store in Wheelersburg,” Tipton explained.
She said they are also having a fundraising event at Tracy
Park on July 23 beginning at 2 p.m. Tipton said during the
fundraiser, members of the cast will be singing and performing
scenes from the play as well as playing country and bluegrass music.
She said they will be selling hot dogs and doing face painting to
raise money.
“We have, at this point, managed to raise enough money
to pay for almost everything except the airfare,” Tipton said.
With what money they have raised so far through private
donations and grant money, Tipton said they still need to raise
around $28,000 to cover additional costs. She said those wanting to
help finance the trip can send a donation to: A Working Theatre
Company, 659 Sycamore Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.
On a side note, Tipton said a documentary is being done on
“Shakespeare’s As You Like It” by two filmmakers, Andrew Dodson,
president of Piscotti Productions in Portsmouth and Dan Hnatio, a
former CNN and PBS employee.
“Marshall University has agreed to broadcast it on Channel
25 and the Portsmouth Public Library has agreed to do a public
program with the documentary and keep it in their collection for
people to check out. We are also going to work with WOUB and some of
their PBS affiliates to see if we can get it broadcast on a more
regional basis,” Tipton said.
For more information on The Million Pennies Campaign call
(740) 776-4411 or (740) 353-5770.
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July 18, 2005
(Article by Alissa Bloomfield,
communications specialist--Office of Communications)
5 years
10
years
15 years
20 years
25 years
30 years
35 years
SSU faculty and staff members
honored at employee service recognition reception
More than 151 faculty and staff members with a combined 1900 of
years of service to Shawnee State University (SSU) recently at the
annual SSU employee service recognition reception, held in the Selby
Lobby of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts. Employees were
recognized for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service. The
theme of this year’s event, organized by the SSU Human Resources
Department was “You make a difference.”
The following
faculty and staff members were recognized for
five years of service:
Charlotte Hardy (McDermott), Teresa McKenzie (Ashland), Jenny Carver
(West Portsmouth), Paul Carver (Portsmouth), Dean Dixon (South
Portsmouth), Susan Montavon (Greenup, KY), Danny Stephens
(Portsmouth), Rich Brown (Portsmouth), Nikki Montgomery
(Lucasville), Sherry Scott (Portsmouth), Chuck Warner
(Wheelersburg), Jeff Malone (West Portsmouth), Nancy Goodman
(Portsmouth), Kathy Kratzenburg (Wheelersburg), Hetty Phillips
(Portsmouth), Jared Shoemaker (Greenup, KY), Beth Weghorst (West
Portsmouth), Gene Burns (Portsmouth), Leeann Denning (Minford),
David Finlow (Portsmouth), Kathryn Locke (Wheelersburg), Cliff
Poirot (Portsmouth), Krista Taylor (Portsmouth), Deann McKenzie
(Greenup, KY), Matt Matthews(Portsmouth), Bob Trusz (Lucasville),
Ryan McCall (Lucasville), Cindy Keaton (Portsmouth), Michael Field
(South Portsmouth), Becky Herpy (Lucasville), Garry Osborn (South
Webster), Rob Kline (Pedro), Doug Parsley (Portsmouth), Jerry
Blanchard (Flatwoods), David Rodgers (Portsmouth), Man Ng
(Portsmouth), Trudy Bostick (South Webster), Sally Kelly (East
Liverpool), Jim Bayes (Portsmouth), Phil Blau (Stout), Greg Lyons
(Portsmouth), Patricia Spradlin (Portsmouth), Amanda Hedrick
(Wheelersburg), Mark Russell (Saint Paul, KY), Rebecca Harr (New
Boston), Tyler Ferguson (Wheelersburg), Kim Gleim (Portsmouth),
Brian Saul (Portsmouth), Debra Scurlock (Portsmouth), Patricia
Thomas-Wilson (The Plains)
10 years:
Dan White (New Boston), Rick Merb (Portsmouth), Tracie Shaw
(Portsmouth), Brenda Smith (South Shore, KY), Lee Roy Blevins
(Minford), Steve Donohue (Wheelersburg), Steve O’Rourke (West
Portsmouth), Lori Perry (South Shore, KY), Elaine Evans (New
Boston), Rob Mauldin (West Union), Ken Cornwell (Marietta), Doug
Darbro (Carlisle, KY), Shannon Lawson (Portsmouth), Karen Fatula
(St. Clairsville), Carl Daehler (Portsmouth), Tom Piatt (McDermott),
Bob Bray (Portsmouth), Elaine Bradley (Portsmouth), Jamie Madden
(Portsmouth), Larry Mangus (Lucasville), Vivian Robson (Portsmouth),
Sue Wilson (Friendship), Leo Schlosser (Quincy, KY), Darren
Harris-Fain (Portsmouth), Paul Yost (Portsmouth), Lora Warner
(Wheelersburg), Frank Piatt (Otway), Jacque Evens (Franklin
Furnace), Karen Boggs (South Shore, KY)
15 years:
Greg Bond (Lucasville), Kris Liles (Portsmouth), Sherri Powell
(Lucasville), Delmer Johnson (West Portsmouth), Janice Johnson
(Portsmouth), Judi McGraw (Portsmouth), Leah Campbell (Minford),
Lisa Goodan-Ashcraft (Portsmouth), Laurie Hatton (West Portsmouth),
Elsie Shabazz (Portsmouth), Jerry Holt (Portsmouth), Butch Kotcamp
(Portsmouth), Brenta Childers (Portsmouth), Mike Pinson (Minford),
Carl Hilgarth (Portsmouth), Ted Kosan (Otway), John Lorentz
(Minford), John Valentine (Portsmouth), Michael Hughes (Portsmouth),
Cathy Mullins (Lucasville), Tom Hurley (Wheelersburg), Carl Priode
(Portsmouth), Steve Doster (Maysville, KY), Sharon Messer (Minford),
Betty Forbes (South Portsmouth), Joyce Montgomery (Portsmouth), Carl
Wooten (Wheelersburg), Jinlu Li (Portsmouth), Joan Scott (South
Shore, KY), Carol Sexton (Ironton), Mary Dillard (Portsmouth),
Robert Forrey (Portsmouth), Steve Gregory (Piketon), Butch Ferguson
(Portsmouth), Stylianos Hadjiyannis (Portsmouth), Larry Lonney
(Portsmouth), Jim Miller (Portsmouth), Lane Raiser (Lucasville),
Maggie Warnock (Portsmouth), Marla Thoroughman (Stout), Barbara
Throckmorton (West Portsmouth), Vickie Waugh (South Shore, KY), Joey
Dillard , Bill Bratt (Portsmouth)
20 years:
Terry Greenhill (Wheelersburg), Pat
Carson (New Boston), Larry Dickerson (South Shore, KY), Sandi Little
(Portsmouth), Jim Lockert (South Webster), Fred Powell (Portsmouth),
Steve Midkiff (Portsmouth), Ann Williams (South Shore, KY), Ginnie
Moore (Minford), Marcia Huff (Lucasville), Buster Stiltner
(Vanceburg, KY), Meredith Glaze (Lucasville)
25 years:
Joanne Charles (Portsmouth),
Liz Chrisman (Portsmouth), Gloria Horsley (Portsmouth), Barb Duncan
(Portsmouth), Cathy Chaffin (South Shore, KY), Dennis Litz (West
Portsmouth)
30 years:
Barb Ross (South Webster), Robbie Burke (Portsmouth), Kenny
Powell (Minford), Tess Midkiff (Portsmouth), Larry Essman
(Portsmouth), Mary Tomlin (Portsmouth), Brent Smith (McDermott), Kim
Mitchell (Portsmouth)
35 years:
Tom Stead (Otway), Sibylle Herrmann (Portsmouth)
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July 20, 2005
New master’s
degree program in library and information science
to begin August 29 at SSU
The Graduate
Center at Shawnee State University (SSU) takes another step forward
in making graduate program opportunities available to the community
by hosting a master of science degree program in library and
information science (MSLIS) from Kent State University on the SSU
campus beginning fall 2005. The first class session will be held
on August 29th.
The degree, offered through Kent State
University’s School of Library and Information Science, is offered
to all individuals with an undergraduate degree who graduated with a
3.0 G.P.A. or higher. The program is one that is in demand,
according to Tess Midkiff, director of the Clark Memorial Library at
SSU.
“Individuals from Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia have
expressed interest in this program,” said Midkiff. “There will be no
out-of-state tuition fees, and the supply of schools offering this
program is limited. It is a great way to get this type of degree
closer to home.”
The program allows students to take courses through
interactive video and complete an MLIS degree in two to three
years. Under this plan, the School of Library and Information
Science at Kent State offers four core courses (12 hours) by
interactive video and four recommended and faculty-selected
electives (12 hours) by either interactive video or web-based
courses over a two-year period. Students will complete the
remaining 12 hours of their degree by specializing and/or taking
practicums, other courses, workshops, individual investigations, and
the required culminating experience.
The content and requirements of the courses offered at SSU
are identical to courses offered at Kent State. Classes will be
offered on two nights each week during the term. They are still
accepting applications on a space available basis.
For more information, call the SSU Graduate Center at
(740) 351-3177 or send an e-mail message to
smontavon@shawnee.edu.
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July 20, 2005
Article by Shanna Mustard,
communications specialist--Office of Communications)
SSU/New Boston Schools Partnership
gives aspiring teachers extensive insight into the field
The New Boston Professional Development School (PDS) allows Shawnee
State University (SSU) students to gain insight into the teaching
profession in the best way possible.
Education
students from SSU who participate in the program serve as student
teachers at Stanton Primary or Oak Intermediate School for an entire
year versus of just one quarter--the typical length of a student
teaching term. Student participants begin working before the school
year begins for the children and stay until summer break.
“SSU Student teachers help set up the classroom before
the students arrive at the beginning of the year,” said Diane
Chamberlin, K-6 principal at New Boston Schools.
Chamberlin
has worked with the program since its inception. She had a student
teacher in her third grade classroom during the 2003-2004 school
year for the first year of the program. She became principal of both
the elementary and middle schools at the end of last year.
Three years
ago, SSU and New Boston Schools were in the planning stages of the
program. A trend towards professional development schools initiated
the development of the PDS, according to Paul Madden, Ph.D., interim
associate dean of teacher education at SSU.
“We received
funding from an anonymous donor that allowed us to send a team from
SSU and New Boston to a national professional development school
conference; they came back enthused about the potential of doing a
much closer relationship between our teacher education department
and the school system,” said David Todt, Ph.D., associate
provost/director of institutional planning at SSU and retired
teacher education department chair.
The numerous
benefits of the program make it a good situation for all involved.
“It is a
win-win situation,” said Jerry Skiver, superintendent at New Boston
Schools. “The students, young kids, and both schools (New Boston and
SSU) all benefit from the connection,” he said.
Chamberlin
agrees with Skiver’s assessment of the program.
“It is a
really good relationship,” said Chamberlin. “The students become a
part of the educational family at Stanton,” she said, “They (SSU
students) benefit from the experience, the elementary students
benefit from the extra help, and both schools benefit because they
are able to produce better-prepared students. The student teachers
become such a part of our educational family that some of them have
even helped out with our after school mall programs and summer
school.”
According to
Chamberlin, the SSU students who have participated in the program
have been hired immediately after graduation because of the work
experience they get through the program.
“This is a
good thing that gives student teachers practical experience,” said
Chamberlin, “It just makes sense that a student with an entire year
of classroom experience will be an excellent teacher.”
“There is a
big difference in the student’s teaching abilities when they go
through this program,” said Cathy Knauff, a fourth, fifth, and sixth
grade science teacher at Oak Intermediate.
Knauff hosted
a student teacher last year and believes that the student teachers
get a new perspective on teaching through the program.
“Teachers who
go through the program are well-prepared because they learn all of
the aspects of teaching,” said Knauff. “The student I had helped
scrub walls and do pre-assessments before the year began; she was
there to help pack things away and do post-assessments at the end of
the year.”
Although SSU
and New Boston S chools continue to support traditional student
teaching opportunities, the professional development program
provides another option for students.
“The
professional development program gives the students an opportunity
to get a different and more intense experience,” said Todt.
The program
further utilizes the relationship between SSU and New Boston Schools
by having teachers from the schools make presentations in SSU
teacher education classes and SSU teaches education students present
stories and other exhibits to the children at New Boston Schools.
The success
of the program has encouraged expansion of the concept.
“The ideal
would be to have more professional development schools,” said Todt.
“It does take some resources and we fortunately had a donor who
helped us get this started.”
“Expanding
the program to include high school student teaching opportunities is
a possibility,” said Chamberlin.
“We are very
fortunate and grateful to have the program,” said Skiver, “We look
forward to its continuing success.”
Interviews
for student teaching positions through the New Boston Professional
Development School for the 2005-2006 school year will be on July 28
this year, according to Debbie Weber, interim director of
preprofessional services at SSU. Two students will be placed this
year.
“It is a
rigid process to get in,” said Skiver. “Not everyone makes it.”
“The
selection is done by teacher ed. faculty and the school teachers,”
according to Todt.
“They (the
host teachers) have some say in who is selected to participate in
the program. That doesn’t normally happen with student teaching. We
usually find out who’s willing to take a student teacher and we make
the assignment,” said Todt.
“I really
like the fact that we get to help select who we will be working
with,” said Knauff.
Those
involved with the program see the relationship that has formed
between SSU and New Boston Schools as positive for everyone involved
and anyone who the student teachers educate in the future.
“The program
strengthens our profession,” said Chamberlin.
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July 25, 2005
SSU
releases president’s list for spring 2005 quarter
Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., president
of Shawnee State University (SSU), has released the president’s list
for the spring 2005 quarter. To be named to the list, students must
be full-time and have achieved a grade point average of 4.0.
OHIO
ATHENS
Ashley Meadows
BAINBRIDGE
Stacia Driapsa, Sarah
Fennell, Whitney Hall
BEAVER
Cara Havens, Don Edler
BEDFORD
Mark Kline
BIDWELL
Veronica Mills
CHILLICOTHE
Wesley Hartman,
Jennifer Hougland, Derick Adams, Julie Proctor
CINCINNATI
Melissa Laugle
CIRCLEVILLE
Amber Bumgardner
COLUMBUS
Lyndsey Ziverts
FRANKFORT
Lori Dillon
FRANKLIN
FURNACE
Tim Yarnell, Tiffany
Conn, Brandon Bailey, Brian Jenkins
FRIENDSHIP
Jacob Risner, Betty
Piatt
GALLIPOLIS
Jason Wheeler
HAVERHILL
Carrie Blevins
HILLSBORO
Deborah Kibler,
Jennifer Mihalik
IRONTON
Melissa Bruce, Ashley
Harmon, Kandi Thompson, Marissa Collins, Leigh Bazell
JACKSON
Jonathan Lloyd
KENSINGTON
Monica Abel
KINGSTON
Jonathan Grimm
LANCASTER
Tiffany Smith, Kelly Hamilton
LUCASVILLE
Jessica Smith, Amanda O’Brien, Andrea Hatfield, Justin White,
Melanie Oppy, Brenda King, Timothy Beery, Craig Webb, Ted Stidham,
Sharon Runyon
LYNCHBURG
Samantha Runk
MANCHESTER
Ann Poole, Becky Dryden
MCDERMOTT
Kimberly Isaac, James Liston, Justin Isaac, Johanna Penn, Tracie
Crabtree
MILFORD
Joseph Nihiser
MINFORD
Jerod Walker, Mikell Rase
NEW BOSTON
Carissa Mccann, Johnda Cantrell
OTWAY
Kimberly Green, Jessica Shelpman, Kimberly Arnett
PEDRO
Danny Laney
PEEBLES
Jeremy Boldman, James Morrison, Aimee Shivener, Jason Boothe
PIKETON
Tara Alley, Brandy Conley, Jessica Woodruff, Jenna Smith, Rikki
Tackett, Andrew Williams, Michelle Richards, Rebecca McClain, Olivia
Day, Joan Blankenship
PORTSMOUTH &
WEST PORTSMOUTH
Christine Coronel, Jerilyn Sheets, Joshua Burkart, Kevin MacDonald,
Andrew Mihalko, Mardis Karlsdottir, Keith Coon, Derrick Tucker,
Joseph Herrmann, Megan Warnock, Chris Brown, Megan McManus, Stephen
Cunningham, Stephanie Haney, Michelle Horner, Micah Ross, Jonathan
Whitt, Alex Watts, Nicholas Payne, Erica Singer, Caroline Burkert,
Marvaline Riley, Jason Swords, Andrew Walters, Gaius Collier,
William Stapleton, Matthew Arnold, Sarah Wheeler, Jene Wright,
Andrew Malone, Duane Couchot-Vore, Natalie Wheeler, Jennifer
Harness, Kari Venturino-Smith, Dwight Mynear, Diana Veleva, Carrie
Caseman, Paula Hall, Tammy Kitchen, Veronica Mershon, Mindy
Pickelsimer, Beth Sines, Tiffany Maple, David Rice
RUSSELLVILLE
Brandi Michael
SCIOTOVILLE
Jayma Cooley
SEAMAN
Stephanie Seaman
SHADE
Robert Huff
SCIOTO
FURNACE
Valerie Rawlins
SOUTH POINT
Bethany Hurst, Shauna
Freeman
SOUTH WEBSTER
Debra Montgomery,
Heidi Triggs, Christine Simmering
SPRINGFIELD
Beth Eichelberger,
Kelly Hatas
WAVERLY
Adam Bryant, Tamer Ahmed, Clark Goble, Sarah Moore, Jennifer Hughes,
Nathaniel George, Jill Anderson, Jennifer Vanhoose, Amber
Roberts
WEST UNION
Joshua White, Kendra
Lucas, Amanda Lacy, Bryan Grooms, Jared Stapleton, Marlana Welch,
Jennifer Pertuset
WHEELERSBURG
John Kirby, Jean
Gulley, Brennon Giles, Sharon Otworth, Kimberly Hammond, Erin Bussa,
Jared Bentley, Maggie Howe, Megan Armstrong, Adam Conn, Ashley
Caudill, Leslie Collins, Ashley Roberts
WILLOW
WOOD
Angel Adkins
WINCHESTER
Monica Basford
KENTUCKY
ASHLAND
Leah McDonwell, Brandy
DeCourcey
GARRISON
Tessa Riffe, Alissa Bloomfield
MAYSVILLE
Heather Hilterbrand
QUINCY
Megan Wright
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH
Jeffery Bobo
WURTLAND
Jill Montgomery
WEST VIRGINIA
MILTON
Tevin Boles, Connie
Boggess
NORTH CAROLINA
SALISBURY
Ami Patel
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July 26, 2005
SSU
releases dean’s list for spring 2005 quarter
Michael Field, Ph.D., provost and
vice president for academic affairs at Shawnee State University
(SSU), has released the dean's list for the spring 2005 quarter. To
be named to the list, individuals must be full-time and have
achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or better.
OHIO
AMELIA
Jennifer R Phillips
ATHENS
Gonzalo Perez-Beck,
Jessica Huff
BAINBRIDGE
Jessica Driapsa,
Liberty Whitley
BALTIC
Breck D Finzer
BEAVER
Bobbi Denner, Laura
Vance, Aaron Lapp, Cynthia Walters, Teresa Blakeman, Alisha
Cantrell, Jessica L Osborne, Kendra L Scaggs
BELLEFONTAINE
Nicole Brown, Megan
Harrison
BETHEL
Zachary C Stockton,
Selissa Thompson
BIDWELL
Joshua Miller
CAMDEN
Kelly Cottingim
CHESAPEAKE
Brandy Tomblin, Thea
Brown, Robert Eldred, Gary Heffner
CHILLICOTHE
Brian S Wilson,
Channon L Hess, Cheryl B Oates, Kimberly S Leeth, Lindsay D Bowles,
Martha Arnold, Candice Tibbs, Sherise Anderson, Anthony Hatten,
Chris Germann, Megan Skaggs, Sharon Lane, Aaron Bennett, Michelle
Mathuews, Kara Bobo, Martie Slone, Natalie Snyder, Barbara Hamm,
Joseph Graham, John Graffis, Kaleena Carrol
CINCINNATI
William Newby
CIRCLEVILLE
Adam McGonigle
CLEVELAND
Tony Vega
COAL GROVE
Bradrick Jenkins
EAST LIBERTY
Dustin Cunningham
EAST RODCHESTER
Jennifer L Kreierhoff
ENON
Caleb Arnold
FOSTORIA
Aaron Eatherton
FRANKLIN
FURNACE
Wesley Baldwin,
Benjamin Dyer, Jennifer Foster, Joe Salyers, Keri Pierce, Ashley
Ramey, Jacqueline Payton, Kelley Alexander, Joshua George, Megan
Tackett, Kevin Duncan
FRIENDSHIP
Jerry Berry
GALLOWAY
Erin Mulholland,
Heather Schilling
GREENFIELD
Jessica Leaverton
GEORGETOWN
Abigail L Watson
GROVE
CITY
Kristi Barka, Gina
Cistone
HAMERSVILLE
Lacey Simpson
HIGGINSPORT
Zachary Carrington
HILLIARD
Mychal R Murdock,
Tracy Ricker
HILLSBORO
April D Anders, Joshua
Singleton, Stacey Reno, Brian Perkins
HOWARD
Monica Canfield
HUBER HEIGHTS
Amanda Looney
IRONTON
Ashley Wilson, Barbara
Baumgardner, Jennifer Howard, Jay Wilder, Andrea Crank, Brea Gee
JACKSON
Kristoffer Penix,
Cindy Forrest, Josh A Evans, Becky Forshey
KENTON
Matthew S Thompson
KINGSTON
Kendra L Frazier
KITTS HILL
Amber Murnahan, Amy
Murnahan
LANCASTER
Carrie Piper, Nicholas
Watson
LATHAM
Esther Coulson
LOUDONVILLE
Elaine N Wilson
LUCASVILLE
Charles Wills, Monique
Strickland, Kristin Baker, Jessica Messer, Sheena Benson, Joyce
Patrick, Brandi Adams, Justin Lewis, Ramona O'Bryant, Sonya
Godfrey, Marcie Malone, Lindsey Cunningham, Karen Tully, Heidi
Crabtree, Michael Fuller, Tammy Payne-Oliver, Jeremy Litteral , Sara
Chatfield, Ashley Coriell, Kristi Hall, Kelly Taylor, Andrea
Chatfield, Bradley Phipps, Derrick Gray, Mallory Pennington, Zachary
Stewart, Marcia Williams, Brittany Mitchell, Stephanie Phipps,
Bethany Miller, Nathan Coriell, Nicole Cyrus, John Campbell, Cheryl
Ziser, Jessica Carter, Daisy Mosley, Jacob Thompson
MANCHESTER
Shayla Watson, Megan
Booker, Lisa Dryden
MARIETTA
Tyler Lough
MARION
Stanton Combs
MCDERMOTT
Seth Deatley, Jennifer
Lawton, Alisha Adkins, Walter Spriggs, Autumn Tepas, Stephanie
Throckmorton, Ryan Sandlin, Jeffrey Collins, Shawn Hoffer, Virginia
Bedard, Kyle Martin, Donald Andre, Jared Koch, Crystal Redoutey,
Cassandra Simon
MINFORD
Scott Oliver, Lindsay
Howard, Tiffany Eshem, Kayla Shonkwiler, Henry Waring, Physcilla
Walk, Sherry Pack, Kendra Mullins, Tara Caudill, Katie Cordle,
Kristin Bennett, Sarah Tingler, James Crawford
MOSCOW
Miranda Ping
MOUNT
ORAB
Jamie Wallace, Amanda
Daffron
NEW BOSTON
Dustin Holbrook,
Matthew J Smart, Miranda Flaugher, Aimee Taylor, Thomas E Toft,
Erica Adkins
NEW PHILADELPHIA
Evan Cihon
NEW VIENNA
Sarah Colvin
NORTH LEWISBURG
Catherine Edge
OAK HILL
Katie Davis, Anna D
Ramey
ORIENT
Carly M Cameron
OTWAY
Dawna Cantrell, Ronald
Bowman, John Storer, Anthony Johnson, Terry Horner-Phipps, Alisha
Ferguson, Melissa S Hoople, Jill Puckett, Amy Brown
OXFORD
Teri Dean
PEDRO
Marjorie Malone, Sarah
DePriest
PEEBLES
Jerad Raines, Richard
Carroll, Megan Reed, Amy Miller, Michael Cheesbro, Raphael Bastos,
Mellissa Madden, Cullen Williams, Christina Hoffer, Shanna Mustard,
Amanda Unger, Rebecca Myers, Cassaundra Mootz, Rickey Setty, Jessica
White
PEMBERVILLE
Tracey L Leo
PIKETON
Joshua Lambert, Shawn
France, Jamie McCoy, Molly France, Crystal Forbes, Alisha Brewster,
Sarah Skidmore, Whitney Stephens, Nathan Spriggs, Debra Osborne,
Whitney Ditty, Ryan Bailey, Amanda Veach, Frederick Kunkel, Andrea
Myers, Jenna Roberts
PIQUA
Heidi Peltier
POMEROY
Phillip J Cooke,
Suzanna L Henderson
PORTSMOUTH
AND WEST PORTSMOUTH
Gregory
Gibbs, Candace Duncan, Natasha Dehart, Mark Hill, Sarah Walke, Kevin
Taylor, Mary Hull, Mary Morris, Jessica Newman, Daniel Webster,
Nicholas Liberator, Elisabeth Mohr, Janis Coriell, Cecil McGraw,
Matthew Knox, Amy Skelton, Absalom Hall, Jessica Coriell, Shayla
Caudill, Jennifer Stiltner, Andrew Little, Misty Jones, Marianne
Hughes, Nicola Micucci, Michael Veazey, Heather Russell, Richard
Calver, Jessica Votaw, Ann Wiard, Chad Lore, Robert Hammond, Arrika
Shonkwiler, Ashley Myers, Kristy Cartee, Amanda Johnson, Shawna
Queen, Elizabeth Schultz, Tyler Spradlin, Tracy Pendleton, Zane
Sims,
Kimberly Riffle, Felicia Diaz, Karen Heiskell, Marcy See, Sarah
Huffman, Rebecca Bailey, Mary Burditt, Seth Ankrom, Crystal Castle,
Scott Arms, Aaron Jones, Justin Dzik, Crystal McGinnis, Michelle
Swords, Jessica McDaniel, Pamela Reed, Rose Hammonds, Julia Allen,
Justin Nolen, William Ruggles, Yahnda Morris, Stephanie Albrecht,
Jason Hemminger, Jason Wheeler, Carl Hankison, Kerry Greathouse, Joe
Daugherty, Rachel Brumfield, Bethany Seaman, Melissa Gampp, Muriel
Walker, Steven Hunter, Mintha Hamrick, Stacey Shumway, Joseph
Newman, Antonia Dengel, Katherine Glockner, Amanda Clark, Richard
Compan, Kevin Downey, James Lewis, Laura Malone,
Calvin Evans, Melissa Holley, Hoai Tran, Penny Martin, Susan
Tidrick, Therese Mahle, Regina Harris, Derek Hawk, Phillip Hammond,
Dale Altman, Christian O'Rourke, Ragina Monoskie, Cassandra Reed,
Heather Warnock, Jeffrey Wiget, Phillip Hamer, Melissa Kammer,
Charles Flanagan, Eric Schomburg, Tonya Messer, Brandi Bricker,
Jessica Kamer, Jason Bailey, Crystal Carpenter, Leanna Honaker,
Deborah Harper, Jason Riley, Terrell Taylor, Cinamon Wellington,
Stacie Stephens, Jeanna Crabtree, Christina O'Rourke, Mallary Wolfe,
Brian Wroten, Jessica Bloomfield, Tiffany Pistole, Gregory Pate,
Jessica Martin
RARDEN
Michael Pippin
RAY
Shane Shanton
ROSEVILLE
Michael Sowers
RUSSELLVILLE
Crystal Adams, Emily
Collett
SCIOTOVILLE
Nicole L May, Mary
Williams, Jessica Sparks, Jessica Stocksdale, Luke Rhea
SINKING SPRING
Paula Scott
SOUTH LEBANON
Kristyn L Allen
SOUTH POINT
Joshua Pemberton,
Harrison Hunt, Kristen McMaster, Elizabeth Malone, Andrew Gibson,
Megan C Gibson
SOUTH WEBSTER
Allen Harner, Ashley
Price, Lynda Jones, Brandon McGahan, Taryn Malone, Evelyn Allard,
Cheryl R Hankins
SPRINGFIELD
Hannah Mattern, Molly
Binz
STOUT
Deanna Phillips,
Andrew Mcginnis, Jesse Perkins, Grace Morgan
THE PLAINS
Tiffany Pidcock
UNION
Elizabeth Evans
VERSAILLES
Trisha Krueger
VINCENT
Danielle Zimmer,
Kristi N Twyman
WASHINGTON
COURT HOUSE
Daniel S Easter
WATERLOO
Jonda Carpenter
WAVERLY
Kristi Hopper, Regina
Cassidy, Michael Rose, Tygre Morehart, Brittany Leffler, Jessica
Proehl, Autumn McCray, Nathan Childers, Kristen Roberts, Heidi
Irvine, William Deacon, Shannon Rudd, Jaclynn Rapp, Jeffrey Alley,
Stephanie Coleman, Julie Miller, Rachel Boggess, John Dutcher,
Joseph DePew, Aaron Johnson, Chelsie Tatman, Brad Evans, Amanda
Kingrey, Monica Crandall, Jeanetta Sowards, Melanie Neal
WELLSTON
Brittany Emmert,
Nicole Joseph, Roger Trace
WEST LAFAYETTE
Mary Chicha
WEST UNION
Trina Kinhalt,
Marciann White, Nancy Hinton, Jade Osman, Kristi Roades, Neil Winn,
Brian McClure, Ryan Young, Jasmine Osman, Ronald Lynch, Michelle
Staggs, Bradley Harmon, Buddy Niece, Alicia McClanahan, Jane Tolle,
Kyle Brewer, Debra Whitt, Bethany Mangus
WESTERVILLE
Judith Coker
WHEELERSBURG
Seth Harris, Kristie
Fannin, Dana Tackett-Gammon, Katie Milliken, Travis Riepenhoff,
Corey Reed, Anita Clay, Jamie Baum, Kyle Dyer, Kimberly Crum,
Brenton Parsons, Shannon Holsonback, Michael Yelley, Jessica Evans,
Melody Waddell, Julia Woods, James McKenzie, Michael Perkins,
Timothy Stepp, Terry Noel, Emily Beach, Brooke Emnett, Lance Davis,
Megan Forshey, Eric Salyers, Brittany Schwalbach, Tessa Bobst, Keri
Schwamberger, Kati Schwamberger, Andy Gillum, Jamie Matthews, Staci
Farmer, Tomi Evans, Stephanie Smith, Nathan Wheeler, Lisa Warner,
Brittany Mayhew, Nathan Beam, Amanda Chamberlin, Regina Clark,
Amanda Strickland, Rodney Reynolds
WILLETSVILLE
Ashley Miller
WILLOUGHBY
Pamela Hudec
WILLOW
WOOD
Samantha Shepherd
WINCHESTER
Hollie Grooms, Teresa
Harper
XENIA
Jennifer Cummins,
Janelle Duelley
ZANESVILLE
Jessica Swingle
KENTUCKY
ASHLAND
Amy Fox, Joseph Virgin
CATLETTSBURG
Jennifer Stuart
FLATWOODS
Heather Woods
FLORENCE
Alisha Pratt
FIREBRICK
Derrick Hunt
GARRISON
Kassandra J Bryant,
Shannon Gilbert, Amber Kasper, Jessicca Sparks
GREENUP
Toni Miller, Melissa
Brown, Stephanie Brown, Elizabeth Hannah
LOAD
Alisca Musser
QUINCY
Levi Kamer, Karen
Carver
RACELAND
Matina Stanko
RUSSELL
Olivia Johnson
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH
Christel Harr, Brenda
Haitz
SOUTH
SHORE
Randi Erwin, Charles
Uhl, Cassandra Belford, Nichole Flanery, Danielle Hensley, Traci
Nickel, Andrew R Lynn, Moteika Miller, Dustin Logan, Courtney Keen
TILTON
Brandon Workman
VANCEBURG
Greta Blevins, Ashley
Logan, Kimberly Hughes, Monica L Stafford
MARYLAND
BALTIMORE
Amy L Mioduszewski
SOUTH CAROLINA
SUMMERVILLE
Eric Curtis
WEST VIRGINIA
HUNTINGTON
Laura Gendron
BULGARIA
BURGAS
Marcho Markov
KENYA
NAIVASHA
Milcah Chege
JAPAN
OTA-KU TOKYO
Mari Koyama
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July 27, 2005
Article by Shanna Mustard,
communications specialist--Office of Communications)
CLC Wall of Tiles
SSU
Children’s Learning Center raising money to update playground
The Dr. Miller and
Genevieve Toombs Children’s Learning Center (CLC) at Shawnee State
University (SSU) is raising money to update and expand the
playground at the CLC.
“The ‘Join Hands to Change Our Playground’ is a
fundraising effort that grew out of the CLC Advisory Council,” said
Cindy Ferguson, director of the CLC. “It was birthed by parents who
want their children to experience a ‘mulch free’ playground, with
enlargement and improvements.”
The fundraising effort is ongoing.
“The campaign was kicked off with a Friendship Parade
and Handshake-a-thon in which the children got pledges from family
members and friends for the number of hands they shook,” said
Ferguson. The events raised nearly $3,000.
“There was
also a revitalization of the Tile Project,” she said.
The Tile Project allows parents to purchase a tile to
honor their child, family, family member, or business. The CLC has a
wall set aside on which to display the tiles.
“The purchase of a tile is a two for one opportunity,”
said Ferguson, “A beautiful commemorative tile that beautifies the
inside of the building translates into dollars for the playground.
It doesn’t get much better than that.”
The CLC also held a parking lot sale to raise money for
the fund. Donated items were sold at the sale on July 1 and 2 along
with refreshments. The sale raised $850 with more still coming in
from “satellite” yard sales held in Scioto and Jackson Counties.
“Tanner and Stone are the architects conducting the
study phase of the project and their plan will include phase-in
opportunities. While we don’t know the total amount needed, we have
a goal, and we are on our way,” said Ferguson.
According to Ferguson, the Playground Fundraising
Committee has a series of projects set for next year that include
Pizza Hut Family Night Out, photos with Santa, and a cookbook.
Anyone wishing to help the CLC update their playground
can make tax-deductible gifts to the Shawnee State University
Development Foundation earmarked for the playground, c/o Shawnee
State University, 940 Second Street or call (740) 351-3257 to find
out more about donations. Donations of any size are accepted and
appreciated, according to Ferguson.
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July 27, 2005
Article by Shanna Mustard,
communications specialist--Office of Communications)
Doctor of Nursing
degree a possibility for Shawnee State
University
Area residents could benefit greatly from a doctoral program in
nursing that is in the works through Shawnee State University’s
(SSU) Graduate Center.
SSU could be the host site for a Doctor of Nursing
(N.D.) program through the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at
Case Western Reserve University. Case Western offers the Doctor of
Nursing degree to those who have already completed their Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. There are two course of study
options available—educational leadership and clinical leadership.
Educational leadership focuses on the profession of teaching nursing
while the clinical leadership option focuses on practicing nursing
and management.
The degree would allow students to attend classes
offered by Case Western Reserve on SSU’s campus, saving students
valuable time and money through decreased travel time.
David Todt, Ph.D., associate provost and director of
institutional planning at SSU, said that about 30 individuals
attended the informational meeting about the N.D. program in May
Mattie Burton, Ph.D., chair of the nursing department at SSU, said
that individuals who could not attend the informational meeting have
also approached her to show an interest in the program.
“There is a nationwide shortage of nurses and nurse
educators,” Todt said, “and this program will help us address that
locally.”
Burton believes that the program would not only help
SSU, but also the surrounding community.
“The program would help us (SSU) have better-prepared
nursing teachers,” said Burton.
She said that several SSU faculty members plan to attend
the program, so SSU would have better-qualified teachers and be able
to produce better-prepared students. These students would be able to
meet the needs of the community through enhanced care and service.
There must be at least 10 students enrolled for the
program to begin. If enough students enroll, the program will begin
this fall. Applications for enrollment are still being accepted.
Interested individuals should contact Aimee Vance at
Case Western Reserve, (216) 368-2529 or via e-mail
avance@case.edu. More information about Case Western Reserve’s
nursing program is also available at
http://connection.case.edu/fpb/.
For information about this program or other graduate
programs at SSU call (740) 351-3177 or e-mail
smontavon@shawnee.edu.
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July 27, 2005
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer,
communications coordinator--Office of Communications)
Liz Murray to be
Leslie Williams Symposium Speaker
When you hear the name Liz Murray, you may feel a flicker of
recognition. After all, her story, “Homeless to Harvard,” was made
into a television movie for the Lifetime network. Murray, will be
speaking at Shawnee State University (SSU) at the Vern Riffe Center
for the Arts on Tuesday, September 27 at 7 p.m. as part of the
2005-2006 Leslie Williams Symposium for the Advancement of Women.
“As a young girl, she was homeless, and at the age of 10
she became responsible for basically going out and finding food and
everything for her mother and family,” said Tess Midkiff, co-chair
of the Leslie Williams Symposium, and director of the SSU Clark
Memorial Library. “Her mother had a drug problem and she basically
had to stand on her own at such a young age and take care of herself
and her parents. She was able, even though she was in a homeless
situation, to go on and complete high school, be admitted to
Harvard. She’s now at Columbia. She succeeded.”
Murray’s mother died when she was 15, leaving her to live
on the streets, ride the subway all night, and eat from dumpsters.
Despite these adversities, Murray always imagined her life could be
much better.
“I started to grasp the value of the lessons learned while
living in the streets. I knew, after overcoming those daily
obstacles that next to nothing could hold me down” Murray said.
Midkiff is hopeful those who attend Murray’s presentation
will learn a similar lesson.
“The message we hope that people in our county, our area,
and on our campus will see in her story is inspiration, that they
too can succeed, that they can get their degree and improve
themselves in spite of any kind of challenges they may face,”
Midkiff said.
Murray is appearing on campus as the speaker for the
2005-2006 Leslie Williams Symposium, which is sponsored by the
University Women’s Forum. Midkiff said this year’s event that is
normally held in the spring has been moved so the University can
co-sponsor the event with the Portsmouth City School system. As part
of the partnership between the school system and the University,
Murray will speak to Portsmouth city school students as well as
university students and the general public.
“Leslie Williams was an inspiration to all of us. As chair
of the Arts and Humanities department here at Shawnee State
University for many years and one of the originators of the women’s
forum, we are always glad to have someone who Leslie would have
liked, would have admired, as a speaker each year,” Midkiff said.
Murray is writing a book about her experiences entitled
“Breaking Night,” which Midkiff said is due out in September. She
said if the book is released prior to Murray’s appearance on campus,
there will be a book signing following the event.
Midkiff said Murray’s movie “Homeless to Harvard” will
also be shown in the Flohr Lecture Hall in the Clark Memorial
Library on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 12-2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-8
p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 27, 3-5 p.m. in room 207 of the library. She
said Murray’s lecture on September 27 in the Main Theater of the
Vern Riffe Center for the Arts is free and open to the public.
“I think everyone’s going to be able to relate, not just
women, men too; anyone who has a dream of going to college and
succeeding should be able to identify with her story,” Midkiff
added.
For more information call (740) 351-3267.
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