Polish your resume Stargazing Wearable art PRE-SORTED Fall Career Day Sept. 21 offers $700,000 federal grant New exhibit features FIRST CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID ‘good opportunity’ for students will complete observatory professor’s ‘whimsical’ work MURFREESBORO TN PERMIT NO. 16 see page 3 see page 5 see page 8 a publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community Sept. 11, 2006 • Vol. 15/No. 5

IN BRIEF CHP CO-SPONSORS SEPT. 12 Wellness TOWN HALL MEETING MTSU alumnus David Brown, executive vice president of the National Trust for Historic program Preservation, will be the featured speaker during a Tuesday, Sept. 12, town hall meeting in Murfreesboro at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal launches Church, 315 E. Main St. The free and open event is co-sponsored by the by Gina E. Fann Center for Historic Preservation, Main Street Murfreesboro and the TSU faculty and staff are Tennessee Preservation Trust. For racing to make their more information, contact the CHP M hearts healthier by join- at 615-898-2947 or Main Street ing a new campuswide wellness Murfreesboro at 615-895-1887. initiative. Eager employees rushed to fill NPR’S TERRY GROSS TO the 100 available openings in the SPEAK SEPT. 19 IN JUB first 10-week session of the MTSU Terry Gross, host of National Faculty-Staff Wellness Program, Public Radio’s “Fresh Air with Terry which kicks off Sept. 18, according Gross,” will lecture at 8 p.m. to Dr. Mark Anshel, program direc- Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Tennessee tor and professor of health and Room of the James human performance. Union Building. “There is unprecedented The talk is free enthusiasm on this campus about and open to the this program,” Anshel said. “It’s public, but tickets been a long-needed undertaking, are required for and individuals admission. from all depart- Ticketholders from ments, from Gross’s original administrators to (canceled) April secretarial staff, appearance will be Gross are rushing to Beat Tech on, off the field admitted first; embrace non-ticketholders will then be improvements in admitted based on available seating. their health and For more information, call 615-898- wellness.” Roll up your sleeves! 5118 or e-mail [email protected]. Anshel Two other by Randy Weiler see who can donate the most blood. program sessions, It’s for a good cause.” each with a 100-participant maxi- EXPAND GIRLS’ HORIZONS: TSU’s athletic marketing Kirk said the MT-Tech blood mum, are set for the spring and REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE rolled up its sleeves and drive was crafted as a way to “try to summer 2007 semesters. Those ten- Registration is open for the 2006 conceived the idea. instigate a rivalry. They’ve not tative dates are Jan. 29-April 13, M Expanding Your Horizons in Math Student Programming, with the played in a while (eight years).” 2007, and a still-to-be-finalized 10- and Science. The conference for girls Student Government Association Kirk said blood donation guide- week period between June and in grades 5-8 will be held from and MT Athletics, got their hearts lines require donors to be at least 17 August 2007. Both sessions already 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, pumping and implemented it. years old, at least 110 pounds, are seeing sign-ups, Anshel said. across the MTSU campus. Open to In conjunction with the Blue “healthy” and to not have donated “We are the only university in the first 300 girls who register, EYH Raiders’ 6 p.m. Sept. 14 home foot- blood in the last 56 days. Tennessee that will be providing will be celebrating its 10th anniver- ball game against old rival “‘Healthy’ means that you feel virtually 100 percent financial sup- sary on campus. To register, visit Tennessee Tech, students, faculty, well and can perform normal activi- port [for an employee wellness www.mtsu.edu/~EYH and look for staff, alumni and friends are being ties,” Kirk noted. ”If you have a program],” MTSU President Sidney the registration button on the left encouraged to “Get Pumped for MT chronic condition such as diabetes A. McPhee told the Annual Fall side. Complete, print out and mail Football” and “Donate Blood— or high blood pressure, ‘healthy’ Faculty Meeting. “To ensure the the form to Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, Wreck Tech!” during an American also means that you’re being treated commitment of each participant, c/o MTSU EYH, P.O. Box 161, Red Cross blood drive. and the condition is under control.” there will be a nominal fee of $20— Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132. The MTSU community can MT Athletics’ Andrea Curran which includes a T-shirt for those donate from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and SGA’s Shane Fortner and who remain in the program. Sept. 12-13 in Keathley University Meagan Flippin joined Rich “The T-shirt you receive will be Center Room 322. (Tech held its Kershaw, director of student pro- a size smaller than you now wear,” drive Aug. 30-31.) The winner will gramming, Student Life’s Jonathan McPhee joked. be announced at halftime during the Pursley and News and Public Dr. Tony Johnston, Faculty nationally televised (ESPNU) game. Affairs personnel on the blood drive Senate president, initiated the pro- “It’s a way to get the communi- committee. gram to promote wellness on cam- ty and campus involved,” said For more information, contact pus. He and Anshel submitted a Jennifer Kirk, event coordination, Kirk at [email protected] or 615-898- student programming. “We want to 2590, or visit www.redcross.org. See ‘Wellness’ page 5 www.mtsunews.com

FOR THE RECORD NPA: Consultants, JAWC welcomes new director by Gina K. Logue nity liaison/job coach with Michi- and to be inclusive of various ele- and much more, gan Ability Partners, coordinator of ments of the campus community. erri R. Johnson, director of student placement at Ross Technical “People were wonderful,” the Office of Multicultural Institute and a vocational counselor Johnson says of the individuals she ready to help you at a women’s center, all in Ann met during her job interview. “Their T Affairs at Saint Mary’s Arbor, Mich. passion for MTSU and their caring by Tom Tozer College in Notre Dame, Ind., assumed her new duties as director “You can work made me feel so welcome.” of MTSU’s June Anderson Women’s with different A native of Rayville, La., he staff in the News and Public Center Sept. 5. groups in the Johnson earned her bachelor’s Affairs office would like to wel- Johnson replaces Dr. Carol Ann region and combine degree in communication and her T come all faculty and staff back Baily, who has served as interim that with a love master’s degree in women’s studies to campus for a new academic year. director since the departure of Dr. and passion for from Eastern Michigan. Her honors We’d like to remind you of who we Susan Trentham in August 2005. women’s issues,” include the 2003 “Women Honoring are and what we can do for you. Calling her new job “too good Johnson says in Women” award and the 2002 First, please use us as your public to be true,” Johnson says she would explaining how Student Leadership Appreciation relations consultants. Sure, we can like to “hit the ground running” by her experience will Johnson Award from Saint Mary’s College. write a news release for your event or networking without making enhance her JAWC The June Anderson Women’s accomplishment. We can put together changes too abruptly. directorship. Center was created in 1977, making a public service announcement or an Johnson has held her current “It takes that human relation- it the oldest university women’s e-mail message. But given the proper position at Saint Mary’s since ship. You have to bond with peo- center in Tennessee. Among the pro- lead time, we can do so much more. August 2000. Her duties include cre- ple.” grams and events sponsored by the We can help you brainstorm from day ating community-wide programs, Johnson says she wants her center are free legal clinics, brown- one. At the moment you decide to forums, training and educational tenure as director to focus on the bag luncheon speakers on profes- organize a conference, seminar, panel programs to facilitate multicultural “whole woman” in health, career, sional development topics and edu- discussion, or open house—or need to awareness. business, international relations and cational campaigns about sexual disseminate information to a wide and Previously, Johnson was a proj- all aspects of life. She wants the assault and domestic violence. varied audience about a new pro- ect coordinator at Eastern Michigan JAWC to “broaden the vocabulary of For more information about the gram—contact our office immediately, University in Ypsilanti, Mich., as what it means to be a woman.” To center and its services, call 615-898- even if it’s six months in advance. We well as a volunteer specialist with that end, Johnson says she wants to 2193, or send an e-mail to jawc@ welcome the oppor- the American Red Cross, a commu- work closely with student groups mtsu.edu. tunity to help you lay out a promotion plan, one that may utilize several com- munication vehicles. MT senior set for Miss America Pageant Please don’t by Jamil Price “Winning Miss said. “I worked very hard America Pageant will air shortchange your- Kentucky,” said Phillips, to overcome that disability. live from Las Vegas on self. Some of the achelle Phillips, a “is a dream come true for Now my passion is reading CMT beginning at 7 p.m. finest events on senior at MTSU, me. I have known since I and writing.” Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. Tozer campus have not recently won the was 12 that I wanted to be Phillips is involved in For more information received their fair R Miss Kentucky pageant Miss America, and I have various literacy organiza- about the pageant, and for share of publicity because our office held in Lexington. worked very hard to get to tions to help promote read- a profile of Phillips, visit was given only a few days’ notice. The pageant took place this point in my life.” ing. www.missamerica.org. Involve us early! The more time we July 22 with 29 women She began competing “I have always tried to have to plan, the more publicity competing for the title. By in beauty pageants at the make good decisions and Jamil Price is a freshman options we can consider. If your event winning Miss Kentucky, age of 12. As a youngster, be a good role model for journalism major at the is worth pitching to C-SPAN, for Phillips received an $8,000 before she started compet- today’s youth,” she added. University of Tennessee and a example, we need to pitch it two scholarship and also will ing, she confessed that she “I am thankful to God for summer INROADS intern in months in advance. If your conference get the opportunity to com- was regarded as a tomboy. allowing me this opportu- the Office of News and Public will involve several speakers from pete in the Miss America “As a child, I had a nity.” Affairs. across the country, the sooner we can Pageant. reading disability,” Phillips The two-hour Miss contact those people, the better— perhaps for a phone interview and story advance, headshot or to deter- mine their access to media once they arrive on campus. Simply put, the Kelly elected to marine educators board effectiveness of our publicity efforts is For Kelly, a professor of biology and member of the in direct proportion to the time that by Randy Weiler Center for Environmental Education staff based in the we have to plan that publicity. Fairview Building, the NMEA board position is yet Second, your expertise is our r. Padgett Kelly received a prestigious distinction another accolade in a career full of achievements. lifeblood. MTSU has become the go-to when he was elected recently to the National “I am extremely honored to be elected to the board of university in the area for expert com- D Marine Educators Association board of directors. this organization,” he said. “I’m excited and looking for- mentary because (a) we make our- The appointment is a three-year term that will ward to having an impact on marine education and rep- selves accessible to media; (b) we drop extend until 2009. The association is a 1,200-member body resenting Tennessee and MTSU in this organization. ... In what we’re doing and accommodate a with 16 state chapters that include my field (marine biology), it’s about as high as I can go.” reporter’s needs; and (c) we provide Puerto Rico and Hawaii, said Paula At this year’s national conference in New York City, rock-solid faculty expertise that is sub- Keener-Chavis, director of ocean educa- Kelly was appointed to a national conference committee stantial and reliable. Media know that. tion for the National Oceanic and to help conference-hosting states plan for their events. He They have come to expect that of us. Atmospheric Administration in said Tennessee will host the 2010 conference, which is In order to be responsive to Charleston, S.C. likely to be held in Gatlinburg. media’s needs, however, we need “We are proud of Padgett and his The 2001 NMEA Outstanding Teacher Award recipi- you—the faculty— to provide us with accomplishments,” Keener-Chavis said. ent received the Project Learning Tree Facilitator of the your areas of expertise. And we need “He has been an NMEA member since Year Award from the Tennessee Forestry Association Sept. you to be willing to interact with 1986. He always has been involved in 7 at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville. He has other reporters—in person, on the phone or the (national) conference and always Kelly numerous awards and honors to his credit. on-camera. When MTSU responds to willing to participate and help assist Kelly said the New Bedford (Mass.) Whaling media in a timely fashion, media come conference planners. He has wanted to take a more active Museum has asked him to produce a “How to Build a back to us again and again—resulting role. Whale” segment based on his years of whale programs in our share (hopefully more than our “With Padgett’s track record with all his help with for elementary-school students throughout Tennessee and share) of ink and air. The more people students and Project Wild and Project Wild Aquatic, as surrounding states. hear and see Middle Tennessee State well as other work in aquatic marine education programs, University, the more they realize this positions him to work well with the board.” MTSU is an important source of news commentary and expertise. Perception is the invisible ink in the news indus- Campus Classifieds try. It’s important that MTSU be Looking for a tenant or textbook? Lost a pet or your car keys? For the latest in classified ads for the campus com- munity, check out www.mtsu.edu/classifieds. 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page 2 The Record Sept. 11, 2006 150+ employers, grad schools await Fall Career Day is ‘good opportunity’ for students by Doug Williams Since Career Day is an informal gathering of services recently contacted the office to express business representatives, Turner is encouraging all their appreciation. ore than 150 top-name employers as well students to attend the event. That’s because they “I’m a recent grad and I wanted to thank you as graduate school recruiters will meet can learn about the duties and expectations of busi- for referring my resume to various employers,” M MTSU students at the annual Career Day ness professionals, get information on part-time Holly Stevenson told Turner and her staff. “I inter- on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. employment and internship opportunities and be viewed for a position I wanted and was offered the 21. eligible for a variety of door prizes. job just two weeks after graduation.” The fair will include representatives from Linda Reynolds also received an offer soon Cingular Wireless, Disney, Dell and Wells Fargo, as after graduation and even had more than one com- well as recruiters from Belmont, Vanderbilt, Mercer pany interested in hiring her. and the University of Tennessee. A complete list of “Just a line to let you know I’ve found a posi- recruiters planning to attend Career Day is on the ‘It can take a minimum of tion. . . . This company sounds like a wonderful Career and Employment Center Web site at opportunity,” Reynolds wrote to the center. “From www.mtsu.edu/~career. three to six months ... the seven resumes sent from companies listed here This will be the 25th anniversary of the event, to find the right job.’ (at MTSU), I’ve had three calls for interviews. which will be held on the Murphy Center track. Thanks for all your help.” Students should bring their IDs for admittance. Students are encouraged to stop by the Career The annual Career Day activities are an excel- Martha Turner, director, Center, located in Room 328 of the Keathley lent way for students to begin the networking MTSU Career and Employment Center University Center, to visit with one of the staff process that will assist in their future job search, members and to pick up a student career guide. said Martha Turner, director of the Career and The center also has career coordinators and satellite Employment Center. Career Day is just one of many services provid- offices for the College of Basic and Applied “We encourage all seniors to bring their ed by the Career Center to assist students in plan- Sciences (Jones Hall 309), Business (BAS S123), and resumes and to dress appropriately,” Turner said. ning their careers, Turner said. Other services Education, Liberal Arts and Mass Communication “We expect over 150 employers to be on campus, include eRecruiting (a Web-based referral system), (all temporarily in KUC 328). and we feel this is a good opportunity for students. resume writing and interview preparation work- For more information on Career Day or other It can take a minimum of three to six months for shops, other special events and career days, and a career-planning opportunities, students may call students to find the right job, and the career fair is career resource library. 615-898-5732 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday or an excellent way to start their search.” Two recent graduates who used the center’s visit the center’s Web site anytime.

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A DEAL ON WHEELS—Campus Police Officer Leroy Carter, left, dis- cusses a new 26-inch Bike TREK 4500 mountain bicycle, donated to the MTSU Department of Public Safety by Greenvale Homes, with Greenvale Homes chief financial officer and MTSU alumnus Shane McFarland (B.S. ‘97), Officer Jason Wofford and Chief Buddy Peaster. The bike was bought at cost from Murfreesboro Outdoor and Bicycle owner Mark Dement. McFarland said his company will continue to donate bicycles until every trained bike patrol officer in the depart- ment has his or her own bike.

photo by J. Intintoli

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Calendar Sept. 11-24 Thursday, Sept. 14 TV Schedule EXL Faculty Showcase Series Sept. 18 Sept. 22 “General Experiential Learning “Middle Tennessee Record” Concepts” Sept. 18-Oct. 8 Sept. 22-24 Cable Channel 9 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., PH 106 Inaugural Alumni Art Show 20th Annual Middle Monday-Sunday-5 p.m. For information, contact: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- Tennessee Fall Invitational NewsChannel 5+ 615-494-7671 or e-mail 4:30 p.m., Todd Gallery Tennis Tournament Saturdays-1:30 p.m. [email protected]. For information, contact: Buck Bouldin Tennis Center 615-898-5653. For information, contact: Every Monday night Thursday, Sept. 14 615-898-2957. Blue Raider Football Monday, Sept. 18 MTSU Guys & Dolls vs. Tennessee Tech Honors Lecture Series Friday, Sept. 22 Swing Dance Club “Faith and Family Day” Dr. Jim Henry, “Global Rosh Hashanah Free dance lessons 6-7 p.m., 6 p.m., Floyd Stadium Warming: Facts and Fiction” (Jewish New Year) open dancing 7-9 p.m. For information, visit 3-3:50 p.m., HONR 106 begins at sundown. Murphy Center Dance Studio A www.goblueraiders.com For information, contact: For information, e-mail: or contact: 615-898-2103. 615-898-7611. Women’s Volleyball [email protected]. vs. South Alabama Maya Stone Faculty Recital Sept. 15 7 p.m., Alumni Memorial Gym Sept. 11 bassoon, with Caleb Harris For information, contact: Sept. 15-17 8 p.m., Hinton Music Hall 615-898-2450. Monday, Sept. 11 Music City Arabian & Open No admission charge Honors Lecture Series Dressage Show For information, contact: Alternative Fall Break Dr. Clay Harris, “Angry Earth: Tennessee Miller Coliseum 615-898-2493. application deadline Waiting for the Big One” For information, visit: 4:30 p.m., KUC 326S 3-3:50 p.m., HONR 106 www.mtaha.com/music_city_06.htm. Sept. 19 For information, visit For information, contact: www.mtsu.edu/~camporgs/ 615-898-7611. Friday, Sept. 15 Tuesday, Sept. 19 events.htm or e-mail Women’s Volleyball vs. Temple Terry Gross, host of National [email protected]. Faculty Senate Meeting 4 p.m., Alumni Memorial Gym Public Radio’s “Fresh Air” 4:30 p.m., JUB 100 For information, contact: 8 p.m., JUB Tennessee Room MTSU Wind Ensemble and For information, contact: 615-898-2450. Free, but tickets are required Chamber Winds 615-898-2582. For information, contact: 7:30 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Women’s Soccer vs. Lipscomb 615-898-5118. No admission charge David Loucky Faculty Recital 7 p.m., Blue Raider Field For information, contact: trombone and euphonium For information, contact: Sept. 20 615-898-2493. with Caleb Harris, piano 615-898-2450. 8 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Sept. 20-23 Sept. 23 No admission charge Sept. 16 National Walking Horse For information, contact: Association Show Saturday, Sept. 23 615-898-2493. Saturday, Sept. 16 Tennessee Miller Coliseum Blue Raider Football Women’s Volleyball No admission charge at University of Oklahoma Sept. 12 vs. Syracuse For information, visit: 6 p.m., Norman, Okla. 9 a.m., Alumni Memorial Gym www.nwha.com. For information, visit Sept. 12-13 For information, contact: www.goblueraiders.com “Get Pumped for MT Football” 615-898-2450. Wednesday, Sept. 20 or contact: 615-898-2103. Blood Drive Caleb Harris and Friends 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, KUC 322 Faculty Recital Sept. 17 Women’s Volleyball vs. Troy For information, visit 8 p.m., Hinton Music Hall 7 p.m., Alumni Memorial Gym www.redcross.org Sunday, Sept. 17 No admission charge For information, contact: or contact: 615-898-2590. Constitution Day For information, contact: 615-898-2450. Observance of the 219th 615-898-2493. Tuesday, Sept. 12 anniversary of the signing of Sept. 24 Institutional Review Board the U.S. Constitution. Sept. 21 8 a.m., Gore Center Conf. Room Sunday, Sept. 24 For information, contact: “MTSU On the Record— Thursday, Sept. 21 Ramadan 615-494-8918. VSA arts Tennessee” Career Center Fall Career Fair (Islamic month of fasting) Guest: Lori Kissinger 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Murphy Center, begins at dawn. Sept. 14 7 a.m., WMOT 89.5-FM track level Podcast at www.mtsunews.com. For information, visit “MTSU On the Record— Sept. 14-16 www.mtsu.edu/~career Expanding Your Horizons” World Champion Spotted Veterans’ Memorial 5K Run or contact: 615-898-2500. Guest: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross Saddle Horse Show 2 p.m., Peck Hall 7 a.m., WMOT 89.5-FM 7 p.m., Tenn. Livestock Center Registration: $20 after Sept. 10 Free Legal Clinic Podcast at www.mtsunews.com. For information, contact: For information, visit 7-9 p.m., June Anderson 615-890-2864. www.active.com Women’s Center (JUB 206) or contact: 1-888-682-7682. Appointments required For information, contact: 615-898-2193. page 4 The Record Sept. 11, 2006 Excellence in Aviation party raises $19.5K by Randy Weiler

erospace alumni have collaborated to gen- erate nearly $20,000 toward student schol- A arships. The group, led by Bruce Thomas, husband-wife alumni Jamie and Linda Smith, Southerland Mattress Co. owner Herman Southerland (father of alumna Stephanie Southerland) and others, gener- ated $19,500 for scholarships and nearly $25,000 altogether from the third annual Excellence in Aviation Scholarship fund-raiser. Thomas (B.S. ‘97) and his wife Rachel once again offered their Mt. Juliet home on Old Hickory Lake as the site for the party that began with 26 people attending in 2004 and grew to 250 this year. The event is always held the third Saturday in July. Alumni, aerospace faculty and personnel and students attended this year’s party. Companies rep- resented by alumni include Air Tran Airways, FedEx, UPS and Southwest Airlines, alumnus Thomas said. “It was pretty successful,” Thomas said of the fund-raising party. “We had alumni from Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, the Middle Tennessee area, Memphis, Knoxville and Greeneville.” “The purpose of the party is to create an endowment,” added Steve Gossett, associate pro- fessof aerospace, adding that after expenses, “that’s what the $19,500 went to.” The Excellence in Aviation Scholarships pro- A GOOD CAUSE—MTSU aerospace alumni, faculty, friends and even a pet or two enjoy the lakeside festivities vide four $1,000 scholarships a year that go to two during the annual Excellence in Aviation Scholarship fund-raiser. The event generated $19,500 for scholarships. male and two female students, Thomas said. Southerland Mattress Co. donated $2,000, photo submitted Thomas said. “One of the goals of the party is not only to raise money,” he said. “Aviation is all about net- One hundred thirty pounds of barbecue was brought a boat for rides on Old Hickory Lake. working. served, and a country music group, the Travis Birch Paul Mosey, chief flight instructor since “We try and set up students and these recent Band, performed on a floating stage. Gibson and January, joined aerospace students in helping with graduates with people who have made it to the big Copley guitar companies donated items for a silent party set-up a day early along with alumnus Tim leagues. Every year they come and talk to others auction, Thomas said. The Copley guitar was auto- Cole. who are further along in their careers.” graphed by country superstar Gretchen Wilson. Matt Taylor, Steve Gossett, Jerry Hill, Joe Alumni Relations Assistant Director Allison Four pairs of airline tickets, a truck bed liner Hawkins, Terry Dorris and Jeremy Woodside were Payne helped with registration and ideas for future and airplane rides on MTSU airplanes were auc- among the aerospace faculty in attendance. parties, Thomas said. tioned. Aerospace airport employee Matt Taylor

Wellness from page 1 proposal to McPhee this summer for $700,000 grant will finish observatory approval. “President McPhee deserves will serve as a powerful tool for teaching our children from Staff Reports recognition and appreciation for his the importance of a strong math and science education.” willingness to lend financial support Located in the southwest corner of the area between TSU will use a $700,000 grant from NASA to to a program that will improve the Peck Hall and Cope Administration Building known as complete enhancements at the university’s health and both physical and mental Walnut Grove, the plaza is surrounded by a series of 12 new observatory, officials said. well-being of his faculty and staff,” M uniformly spaced columns that serve as pointers to help The grant will enable MTSU to fin- Anshel said. observers locate astronomical objects or ish the observatory complex by outfit- The program, which also will track the apparent motion of the sun. ting the area with more equipment, serve as a study called “The Effect of Visitors to the observatory can learn including a dome to house the universi- Personal Coaching on Improving basic principles of celestial navigation, ty’s telescope. It will be moved from its Healthy Lifestyle Habits,” will feature: use constellations to tell time and meas- current location near the recreation cen- • individual fitness coaching; ure the Earth’s rotation rate. ter to an area adjacent to the plaza. • weekly nutritional counseling University programs currently in “We are excited about the opportu- from a registered dietician and two place include astronomy laboratory nity to complete the plaza with this graduate nutrition students; and courses, math and science enhancement grant,” said Dr. Kaylene Gebert, execu- • guidance from a life-skills coach programs for public-school teachers and tive vice president and provost. who will help participants target men- monthly “First Friday Star Parties.” The “The observatory is an exceptional tal barriers and replace bad habits observatory also is a popular destination resource not only for students and fac- with healthy ones. for school field trips and visits from local ulty but also for the entire Murfreesboro Anshel also will offer tips on astronomy clubs. community.” applying healthy habits, such as time- “This new facility will enhance the Congressman Bart Gordon secured management skills, to the workplace. university’s astronomy program and pro- the funding last year as part of a federal “We plan to take very good care vide the public with a unique place to appropriations bill. The money is now of our participants,” Anshel said. learn more about a fascinating science,” being released to MTSU through the “There’s no question that lives are said Gordon, an MTSU alumnus. grant. Previous funding secured by going to change permanently as a “Much of today’s technology was Gordon enabled the university to create result of this program.” developed through our nation’s space the plaza last year. ALMOST DONE—Twelve uni- It begins Monday, Sept. 18, with a program. If we as a country are to remain “MTSU’s community outreach pro- formly spaced columns, including 90-minute orientation in Room 100 of at the forefront of technological innova- grams are phenomenal, and this obser- this one, in the plaza of MTSU’s the James Union Building. Those who tion and space exploration, we have to vatory will provide another great observatory, serve as pointers to can’t attend the Sept. 18 session must assist visitors in locating astro- ensure tomorrow’s engineers and scien- resource for Middle Tennessee residents attend orientation in the same room nomical objects.A $700,000 federal tists have state-of-the-art equipment and and students,” said Gordon, the ranking on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 5 until grant will complete the facility. facilities with which to learn.” member of the House Science 6:30 p.m., Anshel said. Committee, which oversees NASA. file photo For more information or to sign “When completed, this observatory up for the program, contact Anshel at [email protected].

The Record Sept. 11, 2006 page 5 Alumna takes reins of Seigenthaler Chair by Gina E. Fann Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, New York and “increase the (program’s) presence on a national InStyle magazines, among others. Music publica- level and allow it to facilitate discussion of current espected entertainment journalist, professor tions for which she has written include Music Row, events in journalism. and MTSU alumna Beverly Keel will lead Country Music, Gavin, Guitar World, EQ, New “I want the Seigenthaler Chair to reflect the the university’s Seigenthaler Chair of Country and Country Weekly. A correspondent for life’s work of John Seigenthaler, which has been to R People magazine for nearly a decade, Keel also is promote discussion of First Amendment issues and Excellence in First Amendment Studies into its third decade as the chair’s new director. editor of CMT Life. Set to Music, a monthly country demand excellence in journalism,” Keel added. Keel, a Nashville native, earned her bachelor’s music newspaper supplement with a circulation of In 1986, the university instituted The John degree in mass communication from MTSU 250,000. Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First and her master’s degree from the Columbia Amendment Studies, honoring veteran University Graduate School of Journalism. journalist John Seigenthaler’s lifelong com- She is a professor in the Department of mitment to free expression. The Chair Recording Industry, where she teaches funds activities related to freedom of the courses in entertainment journalism, music ‘... to facilitate discussion of press and other topics of concern for con- publicity and artist management and has temporary journalism, including programs current events in journalism.’ featuring visiting professors and visiting twice been named to “Who’s Who Among Beverly Keel, Seigenthaler Chair director, American Teachers.” She’s also a nationally lecturers at MTSU, research related to free recognized arts/entertainment journalist on her goals for the program expression, and seminars and meetings and entertainment industry expert. related to the study, promotion and defense “Professor Keel’s appointment is a sig- of free speech and First Amendment val- nificant milestone in the contributions of the A former music industry columnist for the ues. Seigenthaler Chair at MTSU,” said Dr. Anantha Nashville Scene and Nashville Banner newspapers, It was created under the Tennessee Chairs of Babbili, dean of the College of Mass Communi- Keel’s journalism has received awards from the Excellence program with an initial endowment of cation. “She will bring new insights into program- Associated Press and the Association of American approximately $1.3 million, an amount that has ming and vitality to the many activities of this Newsweeklies. She is a contributing author to grown to more than $3 million today. important facet of the College. books such as The Encyclopedia of Country Music and “Beverly’s background in both scholarly and “Her feel for American journalism, her profes- A Boy Named Sue and a regular commentator on professional journalism will mean that the Chair sional standing in the journalistic community and popular music for such media outlets as VH-1, will continue to have outstanding leadership and her Columbia J-School pedigree of cutting-edge A&E, National Public Radio, E! Entertainment direction,” Seigenthaler said of the new director. journalistic practice puts her in this unique position News and Bravo. “She has the creativity and the dedication and to enhance the Chair’s contributions to the demo- In her new role, Keel, also a member of the commitment to keep the Chair on the cutting cratic health of the nation.” Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Society edge of both journalism education and professional Keel’s work has appeared in USA Today and of Professional Journalists, says she intends to journalism.”

Webcasts give new angle Gift to aid riding center by Randy Weiler Dr. David Whitaker, director, to K-12 videoconferences public service-horse science, and orse science and MTSU MTSU faculty member since 1982, by Randy Weiler Center for the Visual Arts, Stones recently became the benefi- said the Smiths “are wonderful sup- River National Battlefield and the H ciary of a generous gift porters of the program. They kept or the first time, MTSU’s Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Schmidt from alumni Lanas and Julie Smith their ties to the university.” Satellite Videoconferencing said, adding that MTSU faculty and of Boulder, Colo., university officials Julie Murphy Smith, a native of F Center will be Webcasting K-12 staff also have made significant con- announced. Tullahoma, said their gift was large- programming. tributions to the fall schedule. The Smiths (both B.S. ’79) made ly in part to the years of effort by “We are really excited to be able “A three-part series of programs, their gift Aug. 7 for the completion Whitaker and equestrian Coach to reach every school in Tennessee ‘Knowing, Teaching and Learning of the student Anne Brzezicki. with high-quality student enrichment American History,’ which will air in riding center “It all has and professional development pro- September and October, was pro- arena, which to do with the gramming,” said Dr. Connie Schmidt, duced in collaboration with Dr. will be fact Anne and director, MTSU Instructional Technol- Rebecca Conard in the Department of enclosed Dave have ogy Support Center. History and funded by a grant from behind the done so much “This expansion in our K-12 audi- the Cumberland River Valley Horse Science for the pro- ence has been made possible by the Consortium,” Schmidt said. Center next to gram,” Julie generous cooperation and support of Two programs were collabora- Tennessee Smith said. “It the network services folks in the tions with the Tennessee Mathematics, Miller is very Information Technology Division.” Science and Technology Education Coliseum on deserved. The one-hour Enrichment Center: “What Does It Take to be a Thompson They have Programs for Students air at 9 a.m. Rocket Scientist,” airing Oct. 24, and Lane. worked hard Tuesdays starting Sept. 19 through “Becoming a Rocket Scientist: Getting “We want through the Nov. 28. No program will air Nov. 21, Your Students Excited about Careers to see kids years.” and the programs for Oct. 3 and Oct. in Space” on Nov. 16, she added. continue to Jim Van 17 will be prerecorded. Other MTSU presenters include further their Wicklin, The one-hour Professional faculty and staff from the MTSU education in development Development Programs for Teachers Career Center, the Tennessee Civil horse activi- officer for the air beginning at 3:30 p.m. from Sept. War National Heritage Area of the ties,” said College of 14 through Nov. 30. No program will Center for Historic Preservation and Lanas Smith, a Basic and air Nov. 23 or Oct. 5. the Departments of Elementary and native of Applied “The programs on the schedule Special Education and Health and Lebanon who Sciences, said for students and teachers cover a Human Performance. has had a THANK YOU—Alumni Julie and Lanas Smith he is “grateful wide range of topics, including histo- MTSU faculty and students, K-12 career in ani- (both B.S. ‘79) display the plaque they received to see alumni ry, geography, math, science, reading, teachers and students and community mal nutrition. for their gift to MTSU’s horse science program. making gifts health, career planning and the arts,” members in Murfreesboro and “It’s going of this magni- Photo submitted Schmidt said. Rutherford County may participate in to be a tude. I hope Schmidt added that many of these our programs by television on the tremendous they are set- programs were produced with public MTSU Educational Resource Channel, help to our students,” Dr. Kaylene ting an example for others.” and private partners, such as “The ERC@MT (Channel 9 on the Gebert, executive vice president and Others attending the informal Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Murfreesboro cable system or provost, said of the donation. and formal check presentation and Ancient Egypt” Sept. 19, “Hands-on Channel 30 on the campus cable sys- “Rainy weather won’t affect us special presentation to the Smiths with Archeology and Artifacts at tem). Internet viewers will need a in terms of functionality. There are were Kirk Purdom, director of the Stones River National Battlefield” high-speed connection and Windows great safety factors as well. (Once MTSU Office of Development, and Sept. 26 and “Amphibians and Media Player to watch on the Web. enclosed) this will make it (student Dr. Tom Cheatham, dean of the Reptiles” Nov. 14. For full student and teacher pro- riding center arena) last longer. College of Basic and Applied Presenters for these programs gramming schedules and links to the We’re grateful.” Sciences. include educators from the Frist Webcasts, visit www.mtsu.edu/~itsc.

page 6 The Record Sept. 11, 2006 Military science salutes new commander by John C. Lynch by the Iranian hostage situation in 1979. t. Col. Michael T. Walsh is the new chair- “I tried ROTC in college and man and professor of the Department of liked it,” he said. “I tell cadets L Military Science at MTSU. they don’t need to feel like they “It’s an awesome responsibility,” said Walsh, need to spend 20 years in the referring to his new post. “My first tour of duty military. The skills you can learn was as a lieutenant in Germany before the Berlin here can be used throughout a Wall came down. Our new cadets only know about career, even if you only spend that from history books. We’re in a period of insta- three or four years in the mili- bility since the Soviet Union’s collapse, and our tary. We want to turn out not military needs to be adaptable and flexible.” just great officers but great civil- Born in Westwood, N.J., and raised in ians also.” Ridgefield, Conn., Walsh is a distinguished military Before this assignment, graduate of Northeastern University, earning a Walsh served as the division bachelor’s degree in business administration in chief for security cooperation in 1987. He earned an MBA from Troy State the Strategy, Policy and Plans University and a master’s in defense studies from Directorate, U.S. Southern King’s College, London, England. He is also a grad- Command, Miami, Fla. His first TEN-HUT!—Lt. Col. Michael Walsh, left, inspects the troops Aug. 25 during the uate of the British Command and Staff College and troop assignment was with the annual Cadet Stand-To at Forrest Hall, when new cadets are sworn in and sen- the Joint Forces Staff College and has completed 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field iors are given their staff positions. Awaiting instructions are, from center left, Ranger and Airborne training and field artillery Artillery, 3rd Armored Division Courtney Stumpf, Michael Burrows, Jason Overstreet and Kenneth McDevitt. officer basic and advanced courses. in Kirchgoens, Germany, where photo by Office of News & Public Affairs According to Walsh, he and his wife, Trish, met he served as a fire support offi- while both were in the military. She is currently a cer, platoon leader and execu- Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service pharmaceutical sales representative. tive officer. He was a firing battery platoon leader Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army “We came to Murfreesboro scouting a year ago, during Operation Desert Shield/Storm and served Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and we both loved it,” he said. “I think we’ve at the Pentagon as a systems integrator for com- National Defense Service Medal, Global War on found a home. I’m committed to being a part of this mand and control and fire support systems, among Terrorism Service Medal, Ranger Tab and community.” other career postings. Parachutist Badge. He said he was influenced to join the military Walsh’s awards and decorations include the

Show features graduates from 5 decades 24 alumni contribute art for 1st-time exhibit by Lisa L. Rollins “Both (Hull and Chumley) studied with David LeDoux, retired profes- sor of art, and the late Fred Reubens, who was chairman of the two-person or the first time ever, MTSU’s Department of Art will sponsor an department,” added Nuell, who noted that art has since grown to a faculty exhibit featuring the works of 24 of its alumni, according to Dr. Lon of 24 with more than 200 majors in three degree areas—a bachelor of fine arts F Nuell, art professor and director of the university’s Todd Gallery. in the areas of painting, clay, printmaking, graphic design and sculpture; a Nuell said the upcoming exhibition is the first in an ongoing series bachelor of science in art education; and a bachelor of arts program in art designed to recognize art department graduates for their commitment to art- history. making, sharing not only their work but also the passion they have for their The alumni show also will feature works by ’70s graduates Charles discipline. Massey Jr., printmaking professor at Ohio State University; photographer The artists participating in the inaugural alumni show, which is free and E.K. Waller of Los Angeles; Janet Gilmore-Bryant, an artist/teacher in open to the public, represent a range of years beginning with 1960 and end- Richmond, Va.; jewelry designer Margaret Ellis of Nashville; artist/teacher ing with a 2004 graduate. Vicky Randall; comics artist/author/teacher Carol Tyler of Cincinnati; “(The artists) are active educators in higher education, professionals in Wayne White, a Los Angeles-based artist and video production designer; and graphic design or independent artists,” Nuell observed. “Their works are the late Mary Stanley, a sculptor. seen across the country and internationally in galleries and museums, found 1980s art alumni who will participate in the show are John Marshall, an in private collections and seen in regional and national publications.” art coordinator and painter residing in Meridian, Miss.; Julie Jack, professor Opening Monday, Sept. 18, in the Todd Gallery, the show will run of visual arts at Tennessee Wesleyan; and artist Janet McNutt of Cleveland, through Friday, Oct. 6, and include a closing reception for the artists from 4 Tenn. Additionally, participating alumni who graduated during the ’90s will to 7 p.m. in the gallery lobby. include artist Steve Sanders; graphic designer Kevin Leonard of Oak Park, Paintings, prints, clay work, sculpture and graphic design imagery will Ill.; Knoxville-based artist Dawn Kunkel; painter Tim Hooper of Nashville; be among the media featured in the show, with each artist represented by at graphic designer Jeff Porter; and Aaron Grayum, a painter/writer/graphic least three images. designer residing in Nashville. The department’s first graduate, Howard Hull, now a retired professor More recent art alumni, all of whom graduated between 2000-2004, also of art education living in Louisville, Tenn., will be among those whose works will take part in the show, including clay artist Dawn Perault of St. Paul, are part of the alumni show, as will Jere Chumley, the program’s second Minn.; printmaker Tracey Goodrich of Minneapolis; Nashville’s Hans graduate and now a retired professor of fine arts who resides in Cleveland, Schmitt-Ratzen, an artist and preparator for the Frist Center for Visual Arts; Tenn. painter Dan Hall; and Patrick Brien of Nashville, an artist and preparator for “Seventy years ago, in 1926, Hester Rogers Ray was hired to teach art the Cumberland Gallery. education courses at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College to elementary The Todd Gallery at MTSU is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and education majors,” Nuell explained. “But it was not until 1960 that Howard is closed on all state holidays. Admission is always free. For more informa- Hull became the first graduate of the art department, receiving a B.S. in art tion regarding the show or artists, please contact Nuell at 615-898-2505. education, with Jere Chumley following in the next year. ‘Mind Mapping’ workshops offer better study tips by Gina K. Logue These workshops are sponsored The workshops will be led by Business, is slated for publication Sept. by the Adult Services Center, Older Plymouth, Mich.-based Jamie Nast, a 20 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. egardless of how experienced Wiser Learners and the Pinnacle nationally acknowledged expert on Mind Mapping is made possible students are, they always can Honor Society for nontraditional stu- helping individuals organize their by a grant from the Student Activity R use new and better study tips dents. thinking. Fee funds. Reservations will be made to make the semester flow more Dr. Carol Ann Baily, Adult In 1998, Nast and her husband on a first-come, first-served basis and smoothly. Services Center director, says Mind founded NastGroup, a consultancy are limited to 50 students per session. That’s the goal of “Mind Mapping is a “technique for note- organization specializing in optimiz- To reserve a space for either Mapping,” two free workshops set taking, organizing your notes and ing mind potential. Her first book, workshop, call the Adult Services Thursday, Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m. and 5-8 reading materials for test preparation, Idea Mapping: How to Access Your Center at 615-898-5989. p.m. in the Hazlewood Dining Room even for generating ideas for writing Hidden Brain Power, Learn Faster, of the James Union Building. papers.” Remember More, and Achieve Success in

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People Around Campus Exhibit showcases professor’s ‘whimsical’ art when AAMU extended the invitation to show her pieces, she was delighted to by Lisa L. Rollins share her art with others. “Some of the wearable pieces reflect my interests in playing with what is early two decades of costumes and wearable art created by Lori acceptable and unacceptable in our culture and what things should be like as Gann-Smith, an assistant professor in MTSU’s speech and theatre opposed to the way they are,” she noted. “I think there is a very fine line N department, will be on display through Sept. 28 at the Alabama A&M between clothing and costume. University Art Gallery in Norman, Ala. “As we examine clothing, or costume, throughout history, we see patterns “Most people on earth wear some type of clothing on a regular basis from in ‘periodic style’ and identify the clothing of an age with that prevalent style within the first hours of birth until they die,” and not by the individual’s choice of what he or she would like to have worn,” Gann-Smith said regarding her current exhibit of she continued. “People wore what was proper … or improper. Even ‘radicals’ art apparel—which features 15 to 20 pieces made had a dress code that set them apart and served as an identifier of their poli- from materials such as hand-dyed silk and pea- tics, religious preference or some other predilection.” cock feathers as well as wire and garbage bags. A native of Gallatin, Gann-Smith maintains a “In fact,” she added, “most of us are laid to private studio where she creates art apparel and rest in clothing. For centuries, clothing and commissioned works. She has designed for a adornment have been the indi- number of producing organizations and produc- cators of status and station, of tion companies, including the Georgia Repertory conformity and rebellion, of Theatre, Arkansas Repertory, Nashville tastes and attitudes. Shakespeare Festival, University of Georgia, Acceptance, disguise, impres- MTSU Theatre, Georgia College and University sion and recognition all hinge and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the in some degree upon what we Arts, among many others. wear.” Additionally, her work is included in the An award-winning artist 2005 comedy “Tom and Francie,” a feature film and costume/makeup/props recently released on DVD. Gann-Smith also gar- Gann-Smith designer, Gann-Smith said the WEARABLE ART—Models display two of Lori Gann-Smith’s nered a Tennessean Theatre Award for best cos- show “is basically a retrospec- works: “Creature Comfort,” above left, and “Tangle,” at right. tume design for her creations for the Nashville tive of my work, representing pieces that I Shakespeare Festival’s production of “A photos submitted designed and created as far back as during my Midsummer Night’s Dream.” undergraduate days here at MTSU and through- The AAMU Art Gallery, located in the out my professional career. Morrison Fine Arts Building, is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday “The work includes both costumes designed for specific show as well as and on weekends by appointment. Admission is free and open to the public, pieces of wearable art,” she continued. “Most of the wearable art is very including a reception in honor of Gann-Smith set for 6-8 p.m. on the closing whimsical and playful, as I see what we wear as a reflection of our personali- night of the exhibit. ties or character, and I tend toward the whimsical and playful.” For more information regarding Gann-Smith’s exhibit at AAMU, including Gann-Smith—whose on-campus office also displays a few of her costume directions to the gallery, please contact the gallery directly at 256-372-4072. designs—said that although she had not pursued a formal exhibit opportunity,

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Tom Tozer Director, News and Public Affairs Certifications and music in July in an invitational 21. He competed against 15 interna- Editor: Gina E. Fann show at the Primo Piano art gallery in tional papers in his research area. [email protected] Drs. Robert B. Blair and Vincent Lecce, Italy. One of Thayer’s anima- Contributors: Doug Williams, Lisa L. W. Smith (business communication tions also will be screened in Victoria, Dr. Robert Lahm (BCE) present- Rollins, Randy Weiler, John Lynch, Gina K. and entrepreneurship) completed the British Columbia, at the ninth annual ed a marketing session at the 2006 Logue, Paula Morton, Seth Alder, Cristol requirements for the Certified Online Antimatter Film Festival Sept. 22-30. State Farm Summer Business Camp Camacho, Danielle Harrell, Amanda Instructor designation in May. To see still images of some of these in July, presented “Developing the Hawkins and Brittany Skelton. animations, visit http://tomthayer.net/ Entrepreneurial Spirit” at Vanderbilt’s Photos: MTSU Photographic Services, Conferences Animation_Stills.html. “Think Tank” 2006 Summer Institute except where noted in August and attended BookExpo Professor Marc J. Barr (electronic Events America 2006 in Washington, D.C. in Printed by Franklin Web Printing Co. media communication) chaired the May. Educators Program and a special Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler (biology) Phone: 615-898-2919 Teapot Exhibit in August at the 33rd co-facilitated a field trip with Kevin Fax: 615-898-5714 Dr. Joon Soo Lim (journalism) annual SIGGRAPH Conference in Fitch (Tennessee Department of presented “Effects of Endorser The Record Editorial Board: Boston. Dr. Mary Nichols (EMC) was Environment and Conservation) for Credibility and Message Typicality on Dr. Anantha Babbili, J. Steven Barnes, Dr. part of a special session on oceanog- the Ecological Society of America to Delayed Attitude Change” at the Preston MacDougall, Dr. Rebecca “Becky” raphy at the conference, and Dr. Flat Rock Cedar Glades in Association for Education in Journal- Seipelt, Molly Culbreath, John Harris, Dr. Larry Burriss (journalism) teamed up Murfreesboro and the May Prairie in ism and Mass Communication’s 89th Don Roy, Angie Ray, Dr. Alexis Miller, Dr. with Henry Holtzman of MIT for a Manchester, Tenn., Aug. 5 and 6. Kathleen Burriss and Linda Puckett. Annual Convention in San Francisco presentation on ethics and copyright. Aug. 2-5. The paper was the Chaffee- The Record is published every two weeks Grants McLeod Top Student Paper Award by the Office of News and Public Affairs Marsha Morrison and Dr. Wendy winner in the theory and methodolo- at MTSU. It is distributed free to faculty, Koenig (art) will co-chair a panel on Dr. Jo Edwards (Adams Chair of gy division. staff, friends and media outlets. “Madness and Creativity” at the Excellence in Health Care Services) annual Southeastern College Art recently received grant funding in the Karen Metius-House and Dr. Attention Postmaster: Conference Oct. 28. Also in October, amount of $139,760 from the Kim Cleary Sadler (biology) present- Address changes and Koenig will present “Southern Tennessee Department of Health for ed a poster, “Changes in elementary other correspondence should Hostility: Teaching Feminism and her project “Tennessee Comprehen- be addressed to: student knowledge and attitude Women’s Art of the Twentieth sive Cancer Control Plan.” Edwards about cedar glades through field ecol- also received $189,000 from the TDH The Record Century in the Middle Tennessee ogy experiences,” Aug. 10 at the Office of News and Public Affairs Region” at the 61st Annual Rocky for her “Death Scene Investigation Ecological Society of America Annual CAB 209, MTSU Mountain Modern Languages Video and Training” project. Meeting in Memphis. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37132 Association convention in Tucson. Presentations Associate Professor Brenda MTSU, a Tennessee Board of Regents Drs. Suk Jai Seo, Jungsoon Yoo Parker (computer science) and James Institution, is an equal opportunity, non- and Sung Yoo (computer science) Dr. Al Cripps (computer science) Edmondson (CSCI senior) presented racially identifiable, educational institu- attended the Dot NET Workshop held won best paper presentation for a paper, “Application of Simulation tion that does not discriminate against in Lake Forest, Ill., July 30-Aug. 4. “Improving the Performance of FLN in Computer Architecture,” at EISTA individuals with disabilities. by Using Similarity Measures and ’06, the International Conference on Exhibits Evolutionary Algorithms” at the 2006 Education and Information Systems: IEEE World Congress on Computa- Technologies and Applications, July UR011-0906 Assistant Professor Tom Thayer tional Intelligence Conference held in 20-23 in Orlando. (art) exhibited handmade animation Vancouver, British Columbia, July 16- page 8 The Record Sept. 11, 2006