Phi Kappa Phi Forum back issues from Saturday, September 22:
2007 Fellowship recipients.
Sep 22, 2007 ... 2007 Named Fellowship Recipients Slater Fellow This year's Slater Fellow is Anand Iyer, who is majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, chapter 182. He plans to attend medical school at UAB, concentrating on geriatric ...
2007 awards of excellence recipients.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Sara Kathryn Albrecht University of Arkansas [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ashley Nichole Arnott West Virginia Wesleyan College [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Alex Brockman Truman State University ...
2007 literacy grants recipients.(Iowa State University of Science and Technology)(Morehead State University)(University of Pittsburgh)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Baby Talk: Increasing Early Language and Literacy in Young Children Cynthia Fletcher Iowa State University Phi Kappa Phi funds will support Baby Talk, a research-based approach to fostering early literacy. Phi Kappa Phi funds will purchase 833 board books ...
2007 study abroad recipients.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Mariam Abuhaideri University of West Georgia England [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lindsay Anderson University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Great Britain [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allison Barbour ...
President's page.(www.PhiKappaPhi.org)(2007 Triennial Convention of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Since returning from the 2007 Triennial Convention of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, I have had time to reflect on the proceedings and the accomplishments of the meeting. The convention was one of the best attended in many decades. Delegates, observers, and guests came from throughout ...
Dogsledding with the Inuit in a warming Arctic.
Sep 22, 2007; ... It is the second day of May, more than two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. Although the air temperature is only thirteen degrees Fahrenheit, the blazing sun reflecting off the snow and ice surface heats my body to the point that I am wearing only one layer of long underwear under ...
Life ... with music.(Column)
Sep 22, 2007; ... I came to the United States in 1972 as the featured baritone saxophone soloist on trumpeter Maynard Ferguson's European band. To American audiences, I suddenly appeared on the scene as a new baritone saxophone voice with a different stylistic approach from the then-current standard set by ...
Alternative schools--whatever it takes: memoirs of a first-year principal.
Sep 22, 2007; ... AUGUST 7 WEEK (11-HOUR DAYS) Wow! This is it--my first administrative position and my own building. What will the future hold? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I surveyed the building, opening classrooms and closets and made a mental inventory. I sat at the ...
Icons of excellence: the 2007-2010 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar and Artist.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Among the highlights at its 2007 Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida, was the installation of the 2007-2010 Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi National Artist and National Scholar. Stella Sung, of the University of Central Florida, is the National Artist, and Larry A. Hickman, of Southern ...
Society embarks on $1,000,000 campaign.(The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi)
Sep 22, 2007 ... The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi rolled out its first comprehensive fundraising campaign at the 2007 Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida. With a goal of $1,000,000, the capital campaign is the most ambitious in Phi Kappa Phi history. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As ...
The lived experience of new teachers, or why should I stay in this profession?(Forum on Education and Academics)
Sep 22, 2007; ... We have all read the statistics. Approximately one quarter of new teachers leave the profession within three years, according to the American School Board Journal (October 2005). One third of new teachers leave within five years (Education Week, January 10, 2007), with the figure rising to ...
Lord of war, bath of blood.(Forum on Business and Economics)
Sep 22, 2007; ... The movie Lord of War, starring Nicolas Cage, was released for the Fall 2005 season. In it, the dictator of a West African nation knows well what weapons he wants but occasionally he bungles his English, earning him an arms dealer's incongruous reprimands: it's warlord and bloodbath, not ...
A call for STP: science, technology, and politics.(Forum on Science and Technology)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Today there is cause for concern about the stability and strength of our scientific and technological workforce. Maintaining a strong and creative scientific and technical capability is one of the grand challenges for the twenty-first century, and it calls for a multifaceted solution ....
Out of the box and into the groove: a look at Twyla Tharp's, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life.(Forum on the Arts)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Combine graffiti artists, the Beach Boys, and a company of dancers doing ballet, modern, and vernacular dance moves, and you have Twyla Tharp's 1973 groundbreaking hit, Deuce Coupe. Fast forward thirty years and put those signature "Tharpian" moves with Billy Joel's songs in a format that ...
Leadership and the issue of trust.(Forum on the Workplace)
Sep 22, 2007; ... <Pre> The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance--that creating an impression is not more potent than acting from one's center. --Lao-tzu, c. 550 B.C. </Pre> His water was long gone. He had traveled across a desert much wider than he had anticipated. As his strength ...
Mob action: elementary school to higher education.(Forum on Ethics)
Sep 22, 2007; ... "Hit him ... go ahead. Hit him again!" Six Illinois middle school students gathered to watch a child being beaten to the ground. The playground beating pitted a ninth grader against a fifth grader, who had been playing basketball, awaiting his mother's arrival. The crowd that ...
Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; ... David Bodanis. Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World. New York: Crown Publishers, 2006.373 pages. $24.95 ...
The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Carlton K. Erickson. The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2007. 290 pages. $32.00 hardcover. The Science of Addiction is truly an excellent book, with the author explaining principles of the field more clearly than I have ...
Winter/Spring 2007 Forum on ethics.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Concerning Mary Ann Manos's article "Ethical or Unethical? Your Final Exam (in Six Easy Questions)" [Winter/Spring 2007], as a licensed social worker who is bound by a professional code of ethics, I feel discussions regarding ethical responsibilities are a necessity in the work place. ...
Forum changes.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007; ... The Phi Kappa Phi Forum is always stimulating to read. I especially appreciated the thematic approach of the publication. Different points of view provide a holistic treatment of the theme, beneficial to the reader who may not have examined every aspect before reading that issue. It is my ...
Summer 2007 Forum on the workplace.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007; ... In the Summer 2007 issue, Robert F. Tate, in his article, "Seniority Rules! Not Necessarily!," tells us that most pilots would find the loss of seniority and pay suffered when they transfer to another airline "difficult to accept because probably no other profession mandates pay cuts of ...
Connecting communities: 2007 Triennial Convention a success.(MEMBER FOCUS)
Sep 22, 2007 ... More than three hundred people, including delegates, observers, guests, Board members, and national headquarters staff, attended the 2007 Phi Kappa Phi Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida, from August 9-11. While there, attendees heard dynamic presentations by past and present Society ...
Emerging Scholar award recipients.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Emerging Scholar Awards recognize outstanding rising sophomores studying at Phi Kappa Phi member institutions. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi grants sixty awards in the amount of $250 to students who meet the following eligibility requirements: * Attend an institution with a Phi Kappa ...
Love of learning award recipients.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and/or career development for active Phi Kappa Phi members to include (but not be limited to): Graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career development, travel related to ...
Brenau University installed as Chapter 301.(Chapter News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... On August 30, 2007, Brenau University joined the ranks of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in a ceremony at the Gainesville, Georgia, institution's historic Pearce Auditorium. After Brenau's charter members signed it, Dr. Marya Free, national director of fellowships, tacked the new ...
En torno a la censura franquista.(Phi Kappa Phi Bookshelf)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... En torno a la censura franquista Richard K. Curry A Spanish professor at Texas A & M, Richard Curry presents a series of essays in which he analyzes different topics to provide an understanding of the effects of censorship on Spanish culture during the dictatorship ...
Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids and their Teachers.(Phi Kappa Phi Bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids and their Teachers Karen Isaacson and Tamara Fisher Intelligent Life in the Classroom provides important insights into the nature, quirks, and vulnerabilities of gifted kids, with plenty of chuckles along the way. Parents ...
Synergy for Clinical Excellence: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care.(Phi Kappa Phi Bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Synergy for Clinical Excellence: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Sonya Hardin and Roberta Kaplow This book is based upon a decade of work by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). It encompasses the history and development of the nurse and ...
The Opium Debate and Chinese Exclusion Laws in the Nineteenth-Century American West.(Phi Kappa Phi Bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007 ... The Opium Debate and Chinese Exclusion Laws in the Nineteenth-Century American West Diana L. Ahmad Today's war on drugs is not the first battle that the United States has fought against addiction. In her new book, Diana Ahmad examines the opium-smoking epidemic of ...
Phi Kappa Phi Members recognized by Tau Beta Pi.(Member News)
Sep 22, 2007 ... The following members have been awarded undergraduate scholarships or graduate fellowships by the national engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi. Undergraduate scholarships are for $2,000 each, while graduate fellows receive awards of $10,000 if they have financial need. ...
McGinnity named one of Glamour's Top Ten College Women.(Member News)(Megan McGinnity)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Megan McGinnity (Arizona State University) was named by Glamour magazine as one of the Top Ten College Women of 2007. McGinnity is a political science and economics major whose desire is to stop human slave trafficking in the world. She has worked for eight months in a Romanian orphanage ...
Krick receives award of outstanding achievement.(Member News)(Kevin Krick)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kevin Krick (University of Delaware), at a ceremony in the office of the Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, on May 23, 2007, was awarded the Secretary's Award of Outstanding Achievement for his relief and recovery work following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More commonly known as ...
Members awarded 2007-2008 Mortar Board fellowships.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Three members were awarded 2007-2008 Mortar Board fellowships to help finance graduate study. They are: * James Blakemore (Wichita State University), Washington State University Classes of 1945-1950 Fellowship, $2,000 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Lori Scardino ...
Member named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Jane B. Forbes (University of Florida) has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Legal and Pharmaceutical Consulting Services. Only one member of the Who's Who Registry is named professional of the year in each discipline. With degrees in both pharmacy and law, Forbes ...
Swimmer named Academic All-American.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kristen Hastrup (Auburn University) was named to the ESPN the Magazine At-Large Academic All-American first team for 2007. Hastrup is a three-time ...
Merlin Olsen receives lifetime achievement award.(Member News)(Lott Trophy Lifetime IMPACT Award)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Merlin Olsen (Utah State University) has been named the recipient of the 2007 Lott Trophy Lifetime IMPACT Award and will be honored at the Lott Trophy Dinner on December 9, 2007. The Lifetime IMPACT (which stands for integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community, and tenacity) ...
Teacher receives Grosvenor fellowship.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Dennis Rees (Eastern Michigan University) has been selected by the National Geographic Society to participate in the Grosvenor Teacher fellowship Program. This prestigious award is given to only two teachers in the nation. Recipients receive a ...
Northeastern University.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Ernie Anastos (Northeastern University) has written a children's book to encourage young journalists. Ernie and the Big Newz (New World Books) is the story of a young boy who fulfills his dream of landing a job as a reporter in New York City ....
Salem State College.(Member News)(appointment of Eric Bayrd at University of Northern British Columbia)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Eric Bayrd (Salem State College), who earned his MS in Chemistry from Boston College, has been named Dispensing Chemist and Chemical Safety Officer for the University of Northern British ...
Colorado State University-Pueblo.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Brian D. Beitzel, PhD (Colorado State University-Pueblo), received the Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Psychological ...
Alfred University.(Member News)(appointment of Cathie L. Chester)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Cathie L. Chester, PsyD (Alfred University), has been named director of the Counseling and Student Development Center at Alfred University. She had ...
Cornell University.(Member News)(appointment of David Darwin at American Concrete Institute)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... David Darwin, PhD, PE (Cornell University), was elected as the President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for a one-year term beginning in April 2007 at the institute's spring convention in Atlanta. ACI is a nonprofit technical and educational society and serves as a leading ...
University of Maryland.(Member News)(appointment of William Destler at Rochester Institute of Technology)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... William Destler, PhD (University of Maryland), has been named as president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He was chosen from a pool of one hundred candidates for the position. Destler had been serving as Senior ...
University of Maryland.(Member News)(Natalie D. Eddington appointed)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Natalie D. Eddington, PhD (University of Maryland), has been named as dean of the University of Maryland (UM) School of Pharmacy. Eddington has served as the chair of the Department of Pharmacy at UM ...
Youngstown State University.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Stephen Foley (Youngstown State University) has been selected as the student trustee at Youngstown State University (YSU). He is one of two students ...
North Carolina A & T State University.(Member News)(Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Tarvia Funderburk (North Carolina A & T State University) was inducted into Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society. This honor is given to students who have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and rank in the top 25 percent of their class. She serves as the president of the Family ...
University of Mississippi.(Member News)(appointment of O. Finley Graves at North Texas State University)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... O. Finley Graves, PhD (University of Mississippi), has been named interim dean of the College of Business at North Texas State University. Graves has been serving as senior associate ...
University of South Alabama.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Marcos Griffin (University of South Alabama) received a $1,500 scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children Program. The Scholarships for Military Children Program was ...
University of Wisconsin-Platteville.(Member News)(Memorial Hospital)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... McKenzi Herbst (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) was awarded a 2007 Memorial Healthcare Foundation scholarship by Memorial Hospital in Owasso, ...
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Linda Lizut Helstern, PhD (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), has been awarded a 2007 Larry W. Remele Memorial Fellowship by the North Dakota Humanities Council for her project "Revisiting Hiroshima, Reclaiming History: Gerald Vizenor's Crossblood Vision and Japanese-American ...
Indiana State University.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... John S. Holmes, PE (Indiana State University), completed an Executive MBA from Sullivan University in Louisville, ...
The Citadel.(Member News)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kevin Jack (The Citadel) has been accepted to become a Nuclear ...
Virginia Commonwealth University.(Member News)(Kwasi Karikari was awarded "Best Family Medicine Research Poster Presentation" at Michigan Family Medicine Research Day)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kwasi Karikari (Virginia Commonwealth University) was awarded "Best Family Medicine Research Poster Presentation" at the thirtieth Michigan Family Medicine Research Day in May 2007. The poster presented research entitled "Attitudes, ...
University of New Mexico.(Member News)(Kristen Kornienko awarded as Fulbright Fellowship)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kristen Kornienko, MLA (University of New Mexico), has received a Fulbright Fellowship to continue the research she began during her Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree program ....
Mississippi State University.(Member News)(Bruce Leopold appointed at Wildlife Society as vice president)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Bruce Leopold, PhD (Mississippi State University), recently was elected as vice president of The Wildlife Society. Leopold is head of the Mississippi State University's (MSU) wildlife and fisheries department. In 2009, he moves to the top administrative office of the 10,000-member ...
Rutgers University.(Member News)(Gilbert Leveille received honorary doctorate degree)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Gilbert Leveille, PhD (Rutgers University), received an honorary doctorate degree from Purdue University during Spring 2007 commencement. Leveille is the executive director of the Wrigley Science Institute. Leveille's career includes teaching at two universities and corporate executive ...
University of Florida.(Member News)(Fredric G. Levin awarded)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Fredric G. Levin (University of Florida) of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, PA. has been named by SuperLawyers magazine to the publication's ...
Carnegie Mellon University.(Member News)(Gregory Marcks directing his second feature film, The Gift)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Gregory Marcks (Carnegie Mellon University) is directing his second feature film, The Gift, starring Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, ...
California State University, San Bernardino.(Member News)(Cheryl A. Marshall appointed as vice president at Crafton Hills College)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Cheryl A. Marshall, EdD (California State University, San Bernardino), has been named as vice president of instruction at Crafton Hills College (CHC) in California. She ...
University of Tennessee Knoxville.(Member News)(John Oakberg retired)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... John Oakberg (University of Tennessee Knoxville) retired in October 2007 as a Senior Information Analyst after twenty-five years at the International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations organization headquartered in Vienna, Austria. He worked in the area of nuclear ...
California State University-Fresno.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Maxine Olson (California State University-Fresno) had an exhibition of her work at the Cultural Center in Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, in the Azores Islands, in May-June 2007. The exhibition was ...
Oklahoma State University.(Member News)(Amar A. Patil awarded)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Amar A. Patil, PhD (Oklahoma State University), was honored at the Oklahoma State University Spring Commencement on May 4, 2007, with the research excellence award in biological science. This award is given annually to a person who has demonstrated an extraordinary research accomplishment ....
Fordham University.(Member News)(Matthew Pavone awarded Fulbright Fellowship)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Matthew Pavone (Fordham University) was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study finance and agricultural development in the Mezzogiorno. Pavone is a graduate assistant ...
State University of New York Oswego.(Member News)(Gerald Porter appointed)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Gerald Porter, PhD (State University of New York Oswego), has been named dean of the State University of New York Cortland School of Education; he assumed the position on July 9, 2007 ....
California State University, San Bernardino.(Member News)(Kristopher O. Reilly appointed at Victor Valley Daily Press)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Kristopher O. Reilly (California State University, San Bernardino) has been named sports editor of the Victor Valley Daily Press. Reilly, a five-year veteran ...