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s r r o n 2 FLORIDA STATE Times February/March 2010 Diaz scores hit with ‘More Beautiful You’ video By Jeffery Seay that’s been universal at these hair and makeup done, and an “For me, personally, God Editor in Chief camps is the idea that young girls ensuing photo shoot, is intended had always used people and It is a song that encourages are just trying to fit into a mold to show how much behind-the- circumstances to steer my path, young girls to focus on their that our culture has created for scenes wizardry goes into making and that’s what he did during inner beauty, rather than the them, trying to match what they beauty seem effortless. my freshman year at Florida superficial. see in magazines. The song was “It’s not saying that there is State,” he said. Florida State Now, “More Beautiful You,” written to show girls that they anything wrong with Photoshop head baseball coach Mike Martin by contemporary Christian artist are perfect just the way that God or makeup, but it’s an attempt to remembers the decision Diaz and Florida State University made them.” show the reality of those things,” made to give up baseball. alumnus Jonny Diaz, has been Over the summer of 2009, Diaz said. “At the end of the “When he came to Florida voted “Best Contemporary Music “More Beautiful You” hit No. video, the dad picks up the mom State, we both sat down, and Video of the Year” in the Gospel 1 on Adult Contemporary and daughter, and it’s very clear Jonny felt that he could make Music Channel’s 2009 Music Indicator Charts, according that he likes them just the way a bigger impact as a singer Video Awards. What’s more, to Radio and Records Music they are.” and songwriter,” Martin said. Diaz’s video received more votes Tracking/Billboard, but it was Though his priority was “Knowing the family as well as than any artist in any category. the response from his target baseball during his high school I do, I know we are extremely But how was Diaz, who came audience and their parents that years at All Saints’ Academy in excited and proud of his success to Florida State on a baseball has meant the most to Diaz. Winter Haven, Fla., Diaz began in the music industry.” scholarship in 2002, able to “To be honest, when I learning the guitar and dabbling Today, as an artist signed with identify with teenage girls who wrote the song, I didn’t really at songwriting. INO Records and having just might be struggling with poor understand the impact that it “I played every week in my completed a tour with the band self-images? would have,” Diaz said. “I’m high school youth group at First MercyMe, Diaz feels that his “One thing I’ve been able to just a young guy, and I don’t Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, career has truly blossomed. do musically over the past couple think that any young guy really Fla.,” he said. “Because of ‘More Beautiful of years is play at a lot of student understands all of the pressures In coming to Florida State to You’ and my record deal, it feels camps, which allows me to spend that young women face in play baseball, Diaz was following like I’ve been on a dead sprint a week with the audience,” said today’s culture, as far as beauty in the footsteps of two of his forward in the past six months,” Diaz, 26, who graduated cum is concerned. The number of older brothers, Zach Diaz and he said. “It’s just the beginning laude with a Bachelor of Science e-mails and all of the positive current Atlanta Braves left fielder of what I really want to do — degree in marketing from Florida response I’ve gotten from Matt Diaz. However, before headline shows and really share State in 2005. “I get to hang out listeners has blown me away.” the 2003 season got under way, what God has laid on my heart Jonny Diaz with the students, eat lunch with The video, which shows a Jonny Diaz began to feel that in front of as many people as them, talk to them. One thing mother and daughter having their music was his calling. possible.” 3 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 Times FLORIDA STATE New faculty members bring Tiimesmes fresh enthusiasm for research Vol. 15 No. 2 www.fsu.com

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Florida State University By Bayard Stern Board of Trustees could lead to new electronic “I thought it was a great regarding their purchase decisions. Chair Jim Smith Managing Editor devices that could impact opportunity to be with a group “I look at what happens Susie Busch-Transou They may be new faces technology, pointing to his recent of like-minded scholars,” he said. when a consumer deals with Emily Fleming Duda David Ford on campus, but Maitri work where a ferroelectric oxide “It’s an exciting time to study the problems and decisions before Manny Garcia Warusawithana, Will Slauter, was grown directly on silicon — a history of books and other media, they purchase. After they make Mark Hillis Demetra Andrews and Sonja system that has the potential to and this program brings together a purchase, stuff still happens,” Robert J. Jakubik Siennick have hit the ground lead to new memory and transistor specialists with a range of expertise Andrews said. “Their decision James E. Kinsey Jr. running. Starting in late 2009, devices where the ferroelectric who share a common interest in keeps affecting them, and this can Leslie Pantin Jr. serves as a built-in memory that studying how texts get produced, influence how they look at the Margaret A. “Peggy” Rolando these new Florida State University Eric C. Walker faculty members are already can remember its state even when distributed and received. world and products.” teaching and conducting research power is lost. “I study the history of media President Eric J. Barron Vice President for in areas as diverse as experimental “The unique capabilities of the and communication in early Studying why parents University Relations & Advancement condensed matter physics, the Magnet Lab drew me to Florida modern Europe and the Atlantic often help their grown Lee Hinkle evolution of journalism, the State. I’ve always been interested World,” Slauter said. “I am criminal children Assistant V.P. and Director of reasons why young criminals are in conducting experiments and interested in how texts of all Sonja Siennick is an University Communications supported by their loved ones, research,” Warusawithana said. kinds come to take the form that assistant professor in the Franklin D. Murphy and the psychological factors that “But I love teaching. That’s one they do, and how those forms College of Criminology and Director of News and Public Affairs can lead modern consumers to of the main reasons I chose this ultimately matter to the way Criminal Justice. She earned Browning Brooks regret even their most informed profession — because I can do people understand events.” her master’s degree in crime, purchases. research and work with students. law and justice and a doctoral President of the I get a lot of pride out of being Expert on consumer degree in sociology, both from FSU Alumni Association behavior and opinions Scott Atwell Exploring physics of able to help a student understand Pennsylvania State University. nanostructured thin films a concept. One of my goals is to Demetra Andrews began at “I study crime in young Interim President of the Maitri Warusawithana, a find those students who are really Florida State in June 2009 as an adulthood,” Siennick said. “I’m FSU Foundation bright, but who stay away from assistant professor of marketing especially interested in looking Steve Evans native of Sri Lanka, was hired as an assistant professor of physics physics because they think it’s in the College of Business. She at the differences between young President of the Seminole Boosters and as a scientist at the National too difficult, and convince them earned her doctorate from the people who commit crime and Andy Miller High Magnetic Field Laboratory. to pursue physics. I also will be University of Houston after those who don’t, and their He specializes in experimental working with high school physics working in the private sector. lifestyles.” Siennick’s most recent The Florida State Times is published six times condensed matter physics, earning teachers and their students to “Corporate America is a lot work has examined how young annually by the Florida State University his doctorate from the University possibly convince the students to of fun and very interesting,” adult offenders interact with their Communications Group, the Alumni Association, the FSU Foundation and Seminole Boosters of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign come to Florida State and study Andrews said. “My first job families of origin. She found Inc. to keep alumni, friends, faculty and staff and doing postdoctoral work at physics.” was in the oil and gas industry that parents continue to support informed about FSU’s growth, change, needs Pennsylvania State University. but I spent most of my career their problem children long into and accomplishments. Views expressed in the Researching how Florida State Times are not necessarily the views Warusawithana’s research deals developing marketing strategies young adulthood. of university officials or the newspaper staff. with constructing oxide thin films distribution of news has for airlines.” “I enjoy teaching, particularly Inclusion of underwriting does not constitute at the ultimate molecular layer evolved for centuries Andrews said her research Florida State students,” she said. an endorsement of the products or services. thicknesses using a technique Will Slauter was hired as now focuses on topics that study “They’re inherently motivated, To suggest stories or offer comments, send an e-mail to Editor in Chief Jeffery Seay, jseay@fsu. known as Molecular Beam an assistant professor in the consumer phenomena such as and they have an interest in edu, or write to the Florida State Times, 1600 Epitaxy. These nanostructured Department of History. Before uncertainty, decision inhibition, criminology and human behavior Red Barber Plaza, Tallahassee, FL 32310-6068. oxides are then tested to coming to Florida State, he taught sequential choice effects and post- in general. It’s very rewarding.” To submit address changes or obituaries, send an e-mail to [email protected]. investigate the strongly interacting at Sciences Po in Paris and at choice consumer behaviors. During the New Faculty edu. To submit news for Alumni News Notes, quantum mechanical properties Columbia University, where he Andrews explained that many Orientation held in August 2009, send an e-mail to [email protected]. To inquire they demonstrate such as was a member of the Society marketers are interested in the 64 recently hired assistant and about advertising, call Crystal Cumbo at (850) 487-3170, ext. 352. The Florida State Times is superconductivity, ferromagnetism of Fellows in the Humanities. idea that pre-choice decision associate professors were officially available in alternative format upon request. It is and ferroelectricity. He received his doctorate from challenges can continue to affect welcomed to Florida State, as printed on recycled paper. “There are two aspects to our Princeton University. consumers even after they have well as new assistants in research, research,” Warusawithana said. Slauter said he came to Florida purchased a product or service. assistant scholars, scientists Available online at “One is probing fundamental State for the chance to join a Modern consumers often do a and directors, representing http://unicomm. physics, and the other is finding strong History Department while lot of research prior to making colleges, schools, departments fsu.edu/pages/ applications.” helping to build a new program in a purchase and this can lead and research centers from across FloridaStateTimes.html He explained that his research the History of Text Technologies. them to have higher expectations campus. 4 FLORIDA STATE Times February/March 2010 day to 24 hours. In 1997, it began a partnership with the Florida Department of Emergency KE Management to broadcast, in their A S entirety, the announcements and T press conferences of state officials during emergencies and natural SH T disasters. Also in 1997, WFSU OR launched The Florida Channel, which televises the proceedings of the state’s legislative and judicial branches. In 2009, it switched Governors dinner. She is a resident its signal from analog to digital, of Winter Park, Fla. enabling broadcasts in high A 1976 graduate who earned her definition. degree in finance and marketing, Meschler Melissa Hillis has had a stellar career in the Heritage Day 2010 Erin Elizabeth Simmons banking industry for more than Now she can add “Rhodes 30 years. Despite the demands Outgoing President T.K. Wetherell Scholarship finalist” to her awe- of her career, Hillis has held will be lauded as he officially passes inspiring resume. Just as three other several leadership roles with the the torch to incoming President Florida State students have done Alumni Association and the FSU Eric J. Barron during this year’s since 2005, Simmons navigated Foundation, including co-chair of Heritage Day activities, Feb. 17, Dance Marathon the grueling, months-long Rhodes the $600 million “FSU Connect” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Westcott Plaza. turns 15 application and interview process capital campaign. She currently The public is invited to celebrate to advance to the final round of Dance Marathon, which is The serves as vice chair of the FSU Florida State’s past and embrace its competition for the distinguished Florida State University’s largest College of Business Board of future. prize, awarded annually to 32 U.S. student-run philanthropic event, Governors. college students from across the will celebrate its 15th anniversary Hillis and her husband, Mark, Simmons achieves nation. this year with an expanded program established the Mark and Nan ‘finalist’ status in Rhodes Though ultimately Simmons was and a call for university employees Casper Hillis Endowed Fund for competition not among the Rhodes Scholars to get involved. Edmunds Lab/Michele Photo FSU Real Estate and the Nan Casper Florida State University graduate for 2010 announced on Nov. 21, Rather than its usual 32-hour Hillis and Mark Hillis Endowed David Coburn student and track-and-field athlete former Florida State President T.K. duration, the event will take place Fund for Finance, both in the FSU Erin Elizabeth Simmons, 21, of Wetherell said her achievements Feb. 12-14 in two 20-hour shifts, College of Business, as well as the Florida Senate and the Florida Argyle, Texas, is an aspiring marine were simply “astonishing” and giving more Florida State students Mark and Nan Casper Hillis Dining House of Representatives. He has biologist and committed volunteer indicative of the talent and the chance to remain on their feet Room at the FSU Alumni Center. been staff director of both the with a unique record of high, fast to raise money for the Florida State dedication shown by so many Senate Ways and Means Committee achievement. University College of Medicine’s Florida State University students. and the House Appropriations Pediatric Outreach Program and WFSU’s golden Committee. Coburn is a three- the Children’s Miracle Network anniversary time Florida State alumnus, with a at Shands Children’s Hospital in bachelor’s degree in social sciences, This year, WFSU-TV will celebrate Gainesville, Fla. a master’s degree in planning and a 50 years of service to Tallahassee What’s more, for the first time, law degree. and statewide audiences. the student organizers are asking The James D. Westcott What began on Sept. 20, 1960, university employees to participate, Distinguished Service Medal, one of as a local station airing educational whether through fundraising, the university’s highest tributes, is programming a few hours each day assisting with campus promotion, named after the first benefactor of has grown into a 24-hour-a-day PBS providing support during the event the university. affiliate that serves all Floridians as a or even dancing. Coburn’s wife, Mary Coburn, window into state government and To learn more, visit www.dm.fsu. is Florida State’s vice president for a source of vital information during edu or send an e-mail to Jourdan Student Affairs. statewide emergencies or natural Tanner, dance relations chair, at disasters. [email protected]. To mark its golden anniversary, University recognizes WFSU-TV already has begun Florida State information banker with Circle of Gold using a special logo for its station During the recent presidential The Florida State University identification, along with portraits search, university administrators Alumni Association has recognized of past and present employees who Lax Lab/Bill Photo FSU assembled a wealth of information a distinguished alumna with one of have been instrumental in guiding Tri-Sigma reunion the station through five decades of about Florida State to give potential the association’s highest awards. More than 60 sisters of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority reunited successful operation and growth. applicants a broad sense of its Nancy “Nan” Casper Hillis, during the Florida State University-University of South Florida football accomplishments. These materials regional president of the Central “Because of their talents, WFSU- weekend, Sept. 25-26, 2009. Many of the sisters had not been back still can be reviewed at www. Florida Region of BB&T, received TV has won an Emmy, several to campus since they graduated in the 1980s. During the fun-filled president.fsu.edu/search/fsuinfo. a Circle of Gold Award recently Tellys, a gold medal from the New weekend, memories were relived, friendships were renewed and html. at a College of Business Board of York Film Festival, and numerous sisterhood was rekindled. Seated on ground: Inger Avant. First row other awards,” said Patrick J. seated, from left: Sherry Ford, Mary Alice Turner, Lisa Lindenbaum Legislative staffer Keating, general manager of WFSU. Barock, Cindy Hall-Kirby, Donna Woody Melton, Nancy Ainger Lawson and Mary Kay Cariseo. Second row seated, from left: Mary Salamon receives Westcott Medal As September approaches, the station most likely will be Kamerer, Kimarie Merlo Jones, Lisa Ford Irion, Darinda Furlough The Florida State University the host of an event for children McLaughlin, Ellen Smith Farrell and Nancy Anderson Hanshaw. has presented one of its most Last row seated, from left: Michelle Burke and Cheryl Eder Chipoco. that will feature characters from Standing, from left: Paula Wood, Yvonne Stevens Michalakis, Ellen distinguished and rare awards — PBS programs, and another big, Mary Bellingham Hearn, Debbie Bergstrom Breeze, Jeannie Marsicek the James D. Westcott Medal — to formal gala for adults, according to Ellefson, Martha Edenfield, Aida Viciana Schafer, Jennifer Keohane alumnus David Coburn, who has Keating. Singleton, Susan Hogle Taylor, Melanee White Friscia, Lee-Anne had a distinguished three-decade “We are also planning to Parmalee Black, Alison Lay Tegenkamp, Janice Stachowski Philipp, career in public service. rebroadcast some of the best Dawn Short Muller, Lauran Walder Epstein, Pat Applegate Barnes, The award came as a surprise programs that were produced by Karen Achille White and Teresa Franklin Dyer. Not pictured: Robin announcement at the Florida State WFSU thoughout its history, the Grant Bankes, Cheryl Caldwell, Sheri Smith Carpenter, Cindi Cavallaro, University Alumni Association’s programs we are most proud of,” Lori Maenpaa Culp, Susan Hawley Daniel, Mary Gerlaugh Delaney, Margaret Berry Emerson, Marcia Holly, Pitzy Pierce Hurwitz, Cynthia Homecoming Awards Breakfast, he said. “Many of these were picked Salokar Iandoli, Donna Drugash Koffman, Jackie Turnage Lasch, Lisa held Oct. 31, 2009, at the Oglesby up by PBS and aired on stations Glidden Marsh, Kathy Schulte Moorman, Charlotte Vogelgesang Orrell, Union. around the country.” Julie Suttlemyre Perrine, Alice Revels Pfeifer, Missy Putt, Laura Leep Currently staff director for the In 1970, WFSU began Rowden, Jennifer Tinius-Harder, Karen Kibblehouse Waterfield and Senate Rules Committee, Coburn broadcasting in color. In the mid- Greta Neyhart Wester. has been chief of staff in both the Nan Hillis 1990s, it expanded its broadcast 5 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 Times Character development, character education and civic engagement The theme of this year’s Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values is Newly renamed Dalton Institute “Two Decades of College Student Character and celebrates 20 years Values Development: A Retrospect and A Call to By Jeffery Seay Future Action.” Editor in Chief 1 How does higher education Six special guests will visit the Florida State campus to promote a commitment to 2 address the institute: community and the common good? Does higher education pay 1 Arthur Chickering, sufficient attention to the values, special assistant to the president beliefs and moral commitments Jon Dalton of Goddard College. Past of students? How can higher appearances: In 1995, he discussed “Personalizing and Humanizing education provide more developed morality and civic Values,” and in 2002 he discussed opportunities to connect learning conscience,” Dalton said. “As 5 “Developmental Perspectives for a dean of students at Iowa State, I with service, altruism and social 4 Pluralistic Democracy.” justice? began professional development

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For the past 19 years, these What’s more, as the result programming and workshops, 2 3 director of the Higher Education of a recent, generous grant because there wasn’t a lot going kinds of questions have been Research Institute at the University on around these themes. There discussed at a unique professional received by the university from of California at Los Angeles. Past training institute at The Florida the Templeton Foundation, the a pillar among them. was a concern with ethics, but appearances: In 1993, he discussed State University that brings Dalton Institute will inaugurate “He is extremely well known not a lot seemed to focus on “The Inner Life of Students,” and in together scholars, university two award competitions: one across the country in terms of how college impacted students. 2004 he made a joint presentation presidents, foundation executives for best practices in character spirituality in higher education, It was then that I started doing with Helen Astin on “Spirituality and the leaders of higher development, and one for civic engagement and character some writing and workshop in College Student Learning and education associations to talk the dissertation of the year development,” Mauk said. development. Development.” about what works best. in character education and “Florida State is well known “When I finally got to Florida 3 Helen Astin, senior scholar As a result, two things have development. The grant also throughout the nation for this State, one of the things that I of the Higher Education Research happened. The participating will help the institute continue effort as well. People look at wanted to do was provide more Institute at the University of professionals have taken what to bring big-name speakers us as a leader in this character leadership on campus regarding California at Los Angeles. Past they have learned back to their each year and refine its online education movement, which has moral and civic education, and appearances: In 1996, she discussed “Values in Student institutions to challenge their own resources. been going on for 20 years.” also develop programming on Leadership,” and in 2004 she students, and the institute has “(The Institute on College a national basis,” Dalton said. made a joint presentation with Student Values) is a very special How it got started “That is how we developed our given Florida State prominence as Alexander Astin on “Spirituality From his early days as a first Institute on College Student a national leader in a modern-day conference for us,” said Andy in College Student Learning and graduate student and, later, as a Values a year after arriving at values movement that strives to Mauk, program coordinator of Development.” frame the college experience in a the Dalton Institute. “We’re professional at the University of Florida State.” George Kuh, Chancellor’s doing a ‘look back, look forward’ Kentucky, Iowa State University Around 50 people attended the 4 moral context. Professor of Higher Education at and Northern Illinois University first institute in 1990. Since then, This month, the 20th annual kind of thing, revolving around Indiana University at Bloomington. Institute on College Student what we’ve done over the before coming to Florida State, it has become a center for concern Past appearances: In 1997, he Values (http://studentvalues.fsu. past two decades, and where Dalton was interested in how about collegiate moral and civic discussed “Do Environments edu), scheduled for Feb. 4-6 on we’re going in the character college affects students’ values education, attracting more than Matter?” and in 2003 he discussed the Florida State campus, will do development, character education and moral development. While 200 people each year. “Learning Environments and more than celebrate two decades and civic engagement of college attending Yale Divinity School, “Florida State turned out to Student Values.” of meaningful discussion. The students. So we’re being a little he received a Rockefeller Grant to be a wonderful place to sponsor 5 Arthur Levine, president institute will be officially renamed retrospective and having a call explore theology and ethics. an institute on moral and civic of the Woodrow Wilson National the Jon C. Dalton Institute on for action, asking, ‘Where are “It was the tumultuous 1960s, learning,” Dalton said. “FSU had Fellowship Foundation. Past College Student Values after its we going to be in the next two and I was caught up with Great strong leadership from the faculty appearances: In 1994, he discussed founder, the former Florida State decades?’” Society issues, the Civil Rights in developing a Statement on “Encouraging Hope in Hard vice president for Student Affairs A dinner in Dalton’s honor Movement and the Vietnam Values to guide undergraduate life Times,” and in 1998 he discussed who currently works as a professor will, according to Mauk, celebrate War,” Dalton said. “I was doing and to provide an ethical context “A Portrait of Today’s College of educational leadership and what he has meant to both the social work in New Haven for student life. Moreover, we Student.” policy studies in the university’s institute and the university. (Conn.) when I was in school, were fortunate to have presidents 6 Gwendolyn Jordan College of Education. The institute has welcomed and ethical issues were major who cared about creating Dungy, executive director “Jon Dalton is a national leader many distinguished speakers concerns in society. opportunities for students to of NASPA (Student Affairs in student affairs who has raised over its history. This year, it has “At Kentucky, I looked at how become involved in community Administrators in Higher Education). the issue of character development brought back some of its biggest students going through college service and social justice issues.” to prominence on college names for a repeat appearance. campuses across the country,” (See the accompanying list.) The Journal of College and Character said current Vice President for “We identified six keynote In addition to the 20th anniversary of the Dalton Institute itself, another milestone will be Student Affairs Mary Coburn. speakers who have really meant a celebrated during this year’s event: the 10th anniversary of the Journal of College and Character “We appreciate the distinction lot to the institute over the years,” (www.collegevalues.org). In 2000, the journal was established through a grant from the that he has brought to Florida Mauk said. “They’re coming not Templeton Foundation as a means to formally disseminate the papers and proceedings of the State through his work, but just only to talk about where we’ve institute. Over the years, however, it has grown into much more. Today, it features a broad as importantly, we value the ways been in the past two decades and range of research and reflection on moral and civic learning in higher education. It is published that he has integrated character where we might be in the next by NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) and co-edited by Pam Crosby, development into our campus two decades, but also to honor an instructor in Florida State’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. culture.” Dr. Dalton, who is recognized as 6 FLORIDA STATE Times February/March 2010 Belcher makes directing debut at the Metropolitan By Kim MacQueen at Florida State in 1990. She could always get work, because to get out there and take as dance for anyone. She responds Kathleen Smith Belcher is now in her ninth year on I could do everything. I was many opportunities as you can, really well to music of any kind, always knew she wanted to be in the directorial staff of the able to work my way up from whether at a small community and she’s got an amazing sence the theater. She was one of those Metropolitan Opera in New within.” theater or on a larger scale.” of pitch.” kids who would sing and dance York, where she made her Belcher made the switch from Belcher has had to move Which means now it’s for her parents, making up plays directorial debut with “Ill theater to opera stage director a lot in the last several years Madeline’s parents’ turn to have in the living room. Barbiere di Siviglia” in fall while taking graduate classes to take advantage of all her heart attacks. Still, when she came to The 2009. Belcher has worked with at the University of Cincinnati opportunities — and full-time “It’s really frightening,” Florida State University in 1984, the San Francisco Opera, the College Conservatory of Music. directing had her traveling Belcher laughed. “I kind of she headed for communications Lyric Opera of Chicago, the “I was one of the few students 40 weeks out of the year. So hope she wants to be a brain classes, thinking she would Houston Grand Opera, the who could read music. I’d been she says she is grateful for the surgeon.” eventually go on to law school, Los Angeles Opera and the San in Marching Chiefs, Concert chance to settle in at Lawrence since by then both she and her Diego Opera. She now serves Band — music was a big part and work with theater students. parents were focused on securing as artistic director of opera at of my life at FSU,” she said. Her schedule allows her to pick her financial future. Belcher the University of Kansas in “So yes, I could read music. and choose whether to direct took some theater classes on the Lawrence. That’s how I got started stage- operas all over the country side. Belcher credits her time as a managing operas. It was a lot but also makes time for “I discovered I really, really Florida State theater student, like doing musical theater.” her 5-year-old daughter, loved all of it — the acting, working with professors Following her professional Madeline, and opera-singer the theater history, the design, including John Franceschina debut in 1992, Belcher served husband to settle in at everything,” Belcher said. “I and Chuck Olsen, with giving as assistant director, recently home. couldn’t get enough of it. I her the solid grounding in moving up to director, after Madeline now puts on thought, ‘This is what I really theater that has helped her rise nine years at the Met. plays, and sings and dances want to do.’” to the top of her field. “I have taken an unusual path, just like her mother used to. So she focused on theater “I really can’t emphasize and I’ve been lucky. It’s just Taken to her first Broadway from that point on, working enough how lucky I was to stunning. I look back sometimes show at 4, she was toward being a stage manager, have such a strong education in and I think, ‘How did this better behaved than and “my parents had a heart theater at FSU,” Belcher said. happen?’” Belcher laughed. many of the adults attack. They were so afraid I’d “They made sure we worked in “Directing is sort of an in the audience, never get a job.” every aspect of the theater — I apprentice kind of job,” she according to But that’s never been a worked on a construction crew said. “It’s hands-on. It’s not Belcher. problem. Belcher has worked building sets, I worked in the one of those kinds of jobs “She’s a Kathleen Smith Belcher almost constantly since earning front of the house as an usher, where you can sit down and performer,” she her bachelor’s degree in theater I worked in the box office. I study it in a book. You’ve got said. “She’ll sing and For a common good: Sullivan represented Joint Chiefs at NATO

By Dave Fiore in Brussels, Belgium, the Florida war in Afghanistan, as the effort instructions from their capital,” vice director for strategic plans After more than 37 years in State University alumnus transitioned from a U.S.-led to Sullivan said. “We may have and policy for the Joint Chiefs the U.S. Navy, retired Vice has moved back to Virginia NATO-led initiative. disagreed in a meeting, but of Staff, regularly finding Admiral William D. Sullivan with his wife, Iris, to consider “Now, NATO is running we were friends that evening himself in the White House is taking some time to explore opportunities in business, the entire mission, with of at dinner. Even if a country Situation Room. his options. Most recently education and government. course the U.S. still being the takes an isolated position, it Even before enlisting as an serving as the U.S. Military Whatever he chooses, it is dominant presence,” Sullivan does not mean they are a bad undergraduate, Sullivan was Representative to the North certain to be a dramatic change said. person. NATO is a consensus used to military situations, as Atlantic Treaty Organization of pace. Working on a daily basis with organization, though, so his father was a career naval (NATO) Military Committee At NATO, Sullivan (B.S. ’72, representatives from the 27 sometimes there was some officer. Because there was not a Criminology) represented the other NATO countries, several cajoling to persuade the other Navy ROTC program at Florida chairman of the Joint Chiefs of of which are former Eastern representatives.” State, Sullivan stayed in school Staff in deliberations and actions Bloc nations, creates a unique A distinguished military and spent the summer before on the Military Committee, the work environment, according to career began in October 1972 and after his senior year at highest military authority of Sullivan. when Sullivan served on his Officer Candidate School. NATO. “It is a very collegial group,” first ship, a carrier docked off Being a Seminole has become As a three-star officer, he said. “We were all at about the Vietnamese coast to provide another family tradition. Sullivan was far more than a the same stage of our lives, with gunfire support to the Army and Sullivan’s brothers, Steve and placeholder. a long career, married, with Marines. Almost 20 years later, Paul, are also Florida State “I was given quite a bit of aging parents and grandkids. he took command of a missile alumni, as are his wife, Iris, and leeway in authority because We spent a lot of time together, destroyer the day after Saddam their two children, Chris and the chairman could not be tied so it was important to build Hussein invaded Kuwait — Amy. up in day-to-day operations,” friendships to get through the an action that would lead to “I loved FSU, and I still Sullivan said. “I recognized contentious situations.” Operation Desert Storm. In do,” Sullivan said. “One of my when I was on safe ground When discussion did get all, Sullivan served on six ships, best experiences was with my and could advocate on certain heated, they were able to commanding two of them. fraternity, Sigma Nu. It was positions without checking in separate the personal from the He has served all over the very helpful in learning how to with the Pentagon.” professional. world but received some of deal with people and working William D. Sullivan The dominating issue during “Each person has to his most useful training at the together for a common good. his three-year tenure was the represent their nation, going by Pentagon, where he served as That is what the military is all about.” 7 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 Times Florida State honors first families with garden

By Fran Conaway homage to their efforts with this Women and The Florida State 1965-1969; University), 1994-2003; and tribute garden.” University), 1941-1957; • J. Stanley Marshall, • T.K. Wetherell, husband, University Communications Representatives of each of • Anne Strozier, daughter, husband, representing first lady representing first lady Virginia The Florida State University the first ladies — most of them representing first lady Margaret Shirley Anne Slade Marshall Wetherell (The Florida State honored its first families, family members — offered brief Burnett Strozier, wife of (The Florida State University), University), 2003 to January past and present, at a special remarks: President Robert M. Strozier 1969-1976; 2010. ceremony during Homecoming • Rob Jakubik, Student Body (The Florida State University), • Greta Lee Mustian, Alvin Lewis, who served as on Oct. 31, 2009. president, representing first 1957-1960; daughter, representing first lady president of the Seminary West At the ceremony, the lady Rebecca C. Fry Edgar, wife • Ricky Bailey, alumnus and Ruth Margareta “Greta” Taube of the Suwannee River from university dedicated the newly of President George Mathews Division of Student Affairs Sliger, wife of President Bernard 1892 to 1897, was single. constructed First Family Edgar (Seminary West of the employee, representing first lady F. Sliger (The Florida State Creators and supporters of Tribute Garden, located on Suwannee River), 1887-1892; Elizabeth Blair Lyles Blackwell, University), 1977-1991; the garden came from across the the west side of the President’s • Nancy Fox, niece, wife of President Gordon W. • Dale W. Lick, husband, university community, according House adjacent to the Alumni representing first lady Jennie Blackwell (The Florida State representing first lady Marilyn to Donna McHugh, assistant Center. It features a reflecting Henderson Murphree, wife of University), 1960-1965; Kay Lick (The Florida State vice president for Community pool with a one-of-a-kind President Albert A. Murphree • Sally Blackburn, daughter, University), 1991-1993; Relations in University Relations bronze and fused glass rose, (Seminary West of the representing first lady Mary • Talbot “Sandy” and Advancement. along with plaques bearing the Suwannee River, Florida State Lanier Champion, wife of D’Alemberte, husband, Biographies of the first ladies biographies of each of the 12 College, Florida Female College President John E. Champion representing first lady Patsy are posted at http://president.fsu. first ladies of the university and Florida State College for (The Florida State University), Palmer (The Florida State edu/firstladies. and its predecessor institutions, Women), 1897-1909; dating back to 1887. • Edward Ekermeyer, “Over the decades, presidents’ grandson, representing first lady spouses and children have Augusta Grothaus Conradi, wife provided invaluable support of President Edward Conradi to the university’s presidents,” (Florida State College for said President T.K. Wetherell. Women), 1909-1928; “They have epitomized the • Doak Campbell III, son, university’s traditional warmth representing first lady Edna and hospitality, serving as true Simmons Campbell, wife of ambassadors for the institution. President Doak S. Campbell Kathleen Smith Belcher It seems appropriate to pay (Florida State College for

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Scott University history echoes from the Tommie Wright songbook Atwell Retired professor takes show on the road in Florida President, penned the music for the “FSU November day 45 years ago. ambassador for the Florida State performance in November 2009. Alumni Association Fight Song,” a stroke of genius Conversely, another idea for University Alumni Association, he In time for the close of the that has cemented his place in a tune came from the mundane. cobbled together these historical Alumni Association’s Centennial Seminole folklore. But the Fight In the 1960s, Florida State compositions and fashioned Celebration, Wright also unveiled Song was only the beginning of University faculty had to be a program, accompanied by a new composition called the Long ago, retired professor of Wright’s musical journey through on hand in Tully Gym to voice professor Larry Gerber, “Alumni Song.” music Tommie Wright hitched the Florida State campus, and advise students during course his longtime neighbor in the Wright’s program is now going his creative star to the music of today his songbook reads like a registration. Wright observed Housewright Music Building. on the road, slated for visits to George Gershwin. If you were timeline of university history. students bouncing from one Together, Wright and Gerber Dade and Broward counties on one of the 59,000 students who One year after the Fight subject table to the next, picking weave a magical story line Feb. 11-12 and, perhaps, in a city came through Wright’s Florida Song debuted in 1950, FSU up computer punch cards that delighting Florida State faithful near you. If you are interested in State University classroom, Circus patriarch Jack Haskins secured their classroom seats. He of all ages. organizing a performance, contact you undoubtedly learned of his asked Wright to write a melody recognized a sort of playfulness “That was the coolest thing us at the Alumni Association. passion firsthand. for the big top. The result was in this dance, and he imagined I’ve been to at FSU,” said student Tommie Wright is barnstorming As a young man, Wright “Flying High,” a tune that’s students registering not for government leader Adam Fox America again, and this time, he’s impeccably researched the life of still played during home shows. calculus, algebra and biology — following the show’s debut playing himself. the American music legend and Gymkana, the university’s now but rather, kissing, dancing and barnstormed the country in a defunct but formerly national- dreaming. To see and hear the musical tribute show. caliber gymnastics extravaganza, Wright went home and performance of “On Our “I became George Gershwin cartwheeled to Wright’s “Hi composed a song called “On Our Campus of Love,” visit the and impersonated him on the Ya All,” and in 1964, Wright Campus of Love.” Its lighthearted Alumni Association’s Web stage,” Wright says. “I would tell musically preserved the first quality and clever lyrics could site at www.alumni.fsu.edu. how I wrote ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ football win over the University easily have rolled off the pencil of and then play it; and then I’d of Florida with the “FSU Victory Gershwin’s wordsmithing brother, do ‘An American in Paris’ and March.” Ira. songs from ‘Porgy and Bess.’” Wright couldn’t resist. As the years passed and Along the way, Wright took “It was so exciting,” he says generations moved from Elvis a cue from Gershwin’s talent today, with a smile that nearly to iPods, Wright’s music — for composing popular scores. makes you feel as if you were aside from the Fight Song — FSU Photo Lab/Bill Lax Lab/Bill Photo FSU Shortly after arriving on the among those celebrating on went mostly unheard. But in Tommie Wright and Larry Gerber debut “Tommie Wright Songs of FSU” Florida State campus, Wright West Tennessee Street that late 2008, in his new role as during a salute to Florida State’s presidents inside the Longmire Building. 8 FLORIDA STATE Times February/March 2010 Arts festival opens 12th season in February The Florida State University’s Tribeca Enterprises) Geoffrey Auditorium on Thursday, Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 19, Moon. Seven Days of Opening Nights Gilmore, but audiences don’t Feb. 18. His original show to perform its unique blend of Novelist Margaret returns for its 12th season this seem to mind — his appearance “Monopoly!” weaves together classical, American-roots and Atwood closes the festival, month, marking its second (Sunday, Feb. 14, in Florida the tales of Nicola Tesla, world music. The quartet also offering a sold-out performance (and final) season in exile State’s Student Life Building Thomas Edison, the board game will be offering a master class to at Florida State’s Richard G. from the under-renovation Cinema) is sold out again. Monopoly, the Microsoft anti- Florida State guitar students. Fallon Theatre on Thursday, Ruby Diamond Auditorium. He’ll show a movie—and the trust case and Wal-Mart during Clarinetist Richard April 22. In addition to all As it did last year, the festival audience won’t know what it its breathless 90 minutes. Stoltzman — whom The that, Seven Days of Opening is finding stages in venues will be until the lights go down. The Los Angeles Washington Post describes as “an Nights is collaborating with around Tallahassee, including The world-renowned Vienna Guitar Quartet, artist of indescribable genius” other groups to bring in cultural Bradfordville Baptist Church, Boys Choir, possibly the widely — joins forces with Florida events. MacQueen is working Pebble Hill Plantation, The world’s most-beloved vocal considered State’s own Trio Solis for two with the FSU Creative Writing Moon, the Tallahassee- ensemble, performs on Monday, the finest afternoon performances, the first Program to bring in author and Leon County Civic Center, Feb. 15, at Bradfordville Baptist group of its (Feb. 20) at Opperman Music NPR-commentator Andrei Tallahassee Community College, Church. kind in the Hall, and the second (Feb. 21) Codrescu to The Warehouse Florida A&M University, and a The astonishing hip-hop world, brings at Pebble Hill Plantation, just on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The handful of venues on the Florida dance company Rennie its incredible south of Thomasville, Ga. The festival also is collaborating State campus. Harris Puremovement will collective Pebble Hill performance is the with Florida State’s Student “We’ll be returning to some blow audiences away during two prowess to first Margo Bindhardt Memorial Life Center to bring in Jan of the venues that worked really performances at Florida State’s the stage Concert, and it is sold out. At Harlan, the producer of well last year, and we’ll be Smith-Fichter Dance Theatre of TCC’s both performances, the foursome several Stanley Kubrick exploring some new options, on Feb. 16-17. The troupe Turner will play Mozart, Takemitsu and films, for a Kubrick-fest (with too,” said Steve MacQueen, also will offer an educational Messaien’s towering “Quartet special surprise guests) in Seven Days’ director. “It’s really performance for 400 lucky Leon for the End of Time.” Stoltzman April. In addition, the festival been interesting and fun to County middle-schoolers. will give a master class to Florida is a co-presenter of this year’s imagine performances in these Fresh from opening State’s woodwind students as well. Origins ’10 science series, along spaces, then compare that with his one-man show Jazz genius Marcus with Florida State’s Office of the reality.” to rave reviews Roberts augments his stellar Research — its main sponsor. This year’s Seven Days reality at New York trio with four horn players for What’s more, Seven Days is features yet another assortment City’s Public a new take on his seminal 1989 working with the Tallahassee of world-class musicians, Theater, Mike recording “Deep in the Shed” Film Festival. dancers, actors, writers, Daisey brings his during his two shows at TCC’s “Collaborating with other filmmakers and artists. intriguing mix of Turner Auditorium on Saturday, organizations is one of the great The festival kicks off with wry observation, Feb. 20. joys of the job,” MacQueen a celebration of angels, as hilarious comedy Celtic superstar Eileen Ivers, said. “When you’re talking with the Florida State University and profound described by The Washington Post other people, the ideas start Museum of Fine Art displays insight to TCC’s as “the future of Celtic fiddle,” flying and soon you’re doing “In Company with Turner brings her multimedia tale of something that neither of you Angels,” an exhibit composed Irish emigration, “Down the would have thought of without of six breathtaking stained-glass Bog Road,” to town the other, and it takes on a life windows by Louis Comfort on Sunday, Feb. of its own.” Tiffany, on Friday, Feb. 12. 21, at The For information, visit www. The music starts cranking sevendaysfestival.org, on Saturday, Feb. 13, when and for tickets, visit the Fine Grammy-winning blues and Arts Ticket Office site, world-music pioneer Taj www.tickets.fsu. Mahal takes the stage of edu. FAMU’s Lee Hall with his trio. This year might mark the third consecutive Seven Days appearance of former Sundance Film Festival director (and current chief creative officer at

From left to right and top to bottom: Eileen Ivers, Margaret Atwood, Andrei Codrescu, Geoffrey Gilmore, Stanley Kubrick, Rennie Seven Days Harris, Mike Daisey , Jan Harlan, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Lyle Lovett, Richard Stolzman, “In Company with Angels” exhibit, O.L. Samuels., Marcus Roberts, Taj Mahal and the Vienna 7of Opening Nights Boys Choir. 9 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 Times reflects a significant return on was an incredible leader, researcher investment: With every dollar the and problem solver.” state invested, LSI attracted six “It’s really remarkable how Institute more in outside funding. the institute has grown and That remarkable record often changed,” said Driscoll, “and with goes unnoticed on campus its current centers and what they celebrates — which is as it should be, are achieving, I think it is still according to Lang. Like a proud very much in line with what Bob 40 years parent, she prefers that LSI’s Morgan had in mind for it.” centers claim the spotlight. To learn more about the Learning Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Systems Institute, visit www.lsi. of success, the institute helps the centers fsu.edu. tackle some of the thorniest problems of our times. To name LSI commemorates just a few: comprises 12 • While airports are struggling interdisciplinary its founder to thwart terrorism attacks, research a dozen of the nation’s seaports have been using centers: Robert M. Morgan a new performance-based training system to help staff • Banner Center for prevent, detect and respond to Secondary Career terrorism threats. Developed Academies of by the institute’s Center for Excellence National Security Training By Bayard Stern and Research with a $6.2 • Center for Expert LSIand Kristen Coyne million grant from the U.S. Performance Department of Homeland Research A highly productive, Security, this first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary group of Center for Clockwise from left: system will gradually expand • experts, whose research has led Laura Lang, Marcy to more of the nation’s 361 International Studies to remarkable improvements in Morgan’s name. The Driscoll and Robert Branson seaports. in Educational learning and performance in a new studio reflects • As the nation struggles to Research and wide range of professions and LSI’s emphasis on emerge from a recession, Development situations worldwide, gathered using innovative Instructional Systems, LSI’s Center for Expert recently to do something they technologies to and Robert Branson, • Center for National Performance Research has rarely get a chance to: blow their improve learning and professor emeritus Security Training and completed a study, funded own horn. performance. of the Instructional Research by the Financial Industry The occasion was the 40th “Bob Morgan really Systems Program. Regulation Authority’s anniversary of the Learning was a futurist, and he Currently engaged in • Center for Research investor education foundation, Systems Institute (LSI) at The knew where technology should projects in far-flung places such in School Reform and shedding light on why some Florida State University. And if go,” said Marcy Driscoll, dean as Iran, the Dominican Republic Leadership households manage their you haven’t heard of LSI, don’t of the College of Education and and Indonesia, LSI maintains money better than others. • Center for Research feel too badly: It’s one of FSU’s the Leslie J. Briggs Professor of its international impact. The The center is developing on Innovative best-kept secrets. Educational Research. “We’re institute also serves a wide range educational materials to help Technologies for “Many people have heard hopeful that this incredible of clients, including the military, Americans become more of our work, but they know studio will help us follow his state and local government Learning financially literate. it under a different name,” legacy and we will continue to be agencies, law enforcement, public • The Florida Center for • Center on Education explained Laura Lang, LSI’s leaders in the field.” schools and private companies. Research in Science, Policy director and an associate Morgan joined the faculty at Even the U.S. Soccer Federation Technology, Engineering LSI professor of educational Florida State in 1968 and gained has sought out the institute to • Florida Center for and Mathematics (FCR- leadership and policy studies. international prominence for his improve its training. Through Reading Research STEM), one of LSI’s newest “They don’t realize that LSI pioneering work designing and these diverse projects runs a centers, has to date trained Florida Center is the umbrella organization developing instructional systems. common thread: improving • some 350 principals and for Research in that enables the research of 12 He initiated and implemented human performance. teachers across the state to centers on topics as varied as large-scale programs in national Housed under the Office of Science, Technology, improve science and math reading, personal investment and education systems in several the Provost and with a payroll of Engineering and instruction, with hundreds homeland security.” countries, most notably South 750, the institute is designed to Mathematics more signed up. FCR-STEM To celebrate the institute’s Korea, where LSI’s trademark bring together faculty members, will study the impact of • International four decades of achievement, LSI multidisciplinary approach students and resources from the this training, helping the Center for Learning, and the College of Education brought about a 25-percent entire university. Over the years, state better prepare the next Education and held a conference in October increase in student achievement. LSI has built a crack team of generation of scientists and 2009 to commemorate the life “Using the talents of contracts and grants specialists Performance engineers. of Robert M. Morgan, LSI’s economists, teacher-trainers, to support its myriad research Systems founder and longtime director, system designers, cost-benefit efforts. This approach, according By bridging the gap between • Knowledge analysts and others, the who died last year. to Lang, has contributed research and practice in learning Communities During the conference, the pioneering team recommended to impressive growth and and performance, Lang said, LSI Research Group new Instructional Systems fundamental, systemic changes productivity. Over the past five will continue Robert Morgan’s Multimedia Studio, housed in in the design, development and years, LSI received 183 contracts legacy for years to come. • Partnerships for the Department of Educational delivery of Korea’s educational and grants worth more than $76 “Robert Morgan built this institute Advancing Library Psychology and Learning system,” wrote Robert Reiser, the million. to tackle the toughest educational Media Systems, was dedicated in Robert M. Morgan Professor of What’s more, that figure problems out there,” she said. “He 10 FLORIDA STATE imes February/March 2010 T photos that tell the story of the men in this vividly up-to-the- unit. minute examples, with a level of “Florida Girl” linguistic and Charlotte Barnes (B.Ed. ’93) SeminoleSeminole bylinesbylines sociolinguistic Aventine Press savvy seldom This collection found in popular of poems covers Books and CDs by Florida State faculty and graduates introductions. such diverse and Music universal themes to teach valuable life lessons. “George investigating as workplace blues, “Where is Love” WashingTON,” who is an elephant, is a the theft of the love, loneliness, Ron DeStefano (B.A. ’96) retelling of George Washington’s part in the mayor’s racehorse. alienation Neither Nor Music American Revolution. The book uses and personal This full-length studio album weaves 14 “Busy Bumble Bee Rides the mainstream humor responsibility. Waves” songs together from the worlds of theater, “Obama Philatelic Catalog” This collection is with a dash of Carol Hair Moore (B.S. ’62) jazz, pop and cabaret to create a narrative Edward Krohn described as being (B.S. ’64) mystery. Cypress Publications that explores the joys and challenges of Booksurge LLC relatable even to those readers who haven’t In this romance. With orchestral arrangements A compilation of read poetry in years. featuring live strings, brass, woodwinds, children’s recent philatelic “Dancing in Time” book, Busy guitar, percussion and piano, “Where Is “Louis H. Sullivan and a 19th themed items Violet Rightmire (B.S. ’77) Bumble Bee Love” employs standards, pieces from Century Poetics of Naturalized celebrating the The Wild Rose Press gets lost one contemporary writers and familiar pop songs Architecture” historic election of This novel takes place day, but finds as musical chapters. Lauren S. Weingarden (Associate the first African- in settings such as a his way home Professor of Visual Arts and Dance) American president remote Appalachian by learning Ashgate of the United States, village lost in time, what it means Multimedia Weingarden Barack Obama. a New York theater to be a caring, reliable friend. stage awash with light, reveals architect “The History of Columbia, and characters that Louis H. Sullivan’s Alabama” “Genevieve: Small Dog, Big include a ballerina torn eloquent articula- “Adventure! Finding Adventure Elliott A. Whitton (B.S. ’56 M.S. ’63) Life” between the love of tion of 19th- in One’s Own Home State” Post House Productions Dennis Fried (M.S. ’69) her career and a man century romantic Dan Dolack (B.S. ’49) This DVD, produced for the Columbia Simon Spotlight Entertainment who tells her a secret she cannot believe. practices — liter- Authorhouse Historical Society, uses pictures and narrative Fried gives voice to ary, linguistic, aes- This book to trace the history of the Yamassee Indian Genevieve, a brilliant “Flannery O’Connor: The thetic, spiritual and document’s inhabitants to the first white settlers, moving seven-pound Papillon Contemporary Reviews” nationalistic – and Dolack’s through almost two centuries to the present who dares to break R. Niels Scott and Irwin H. Streight thus rescues Sullivan and his legacy from quest to day. the canine code of (M.S. ’76) the narrow role imposed on him as a pio- explore his silence. She sinks her Cambridge University Press neer of 20th century modernism. home state of teeth into many topics, The American Pennsylvania Books including some driving Critical Archives “Say It in Crucian! A Complete by tips for dogs, the tragedy of doorbells in TV is a series of Guide to Today’s Crucian for motorcycle. “Picara” commercials and measuring the intelligence reference books Speakers of Standard English” His adventures include a visit to “haunted” Pat MacEnulty (M.A. ’86) of humans. that provide Robin Sterns (M.S. ’79, Ph.D. ’96) Fort Mifflin, taking his first parachute jump Livingston Press representative Antilles Press and touring the site where United Airlines In this novel set in the “Defining Darwin” selections of A reader-accessible guide to the language of Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, near late 1960s, 14-year-old Michael Ruse (Lucyle T. Werkmeister contemporary St. Croix that combines a wealth of spicy and Shanksville. Eli runs away from Professor of Philosophy) reviews of the Augusta, Ga., with Prometheus Books main works of her boyfriend, who In this collection of major American A call to alumni authors is trying to dodge essays on Darwin authors. Specifically, this volume contains the draft. She ends and Darwinism, both full reviews and excerpts from reviews Alumni of The Florida State University who had a book published up in St. Louis with Ruse re-evaluates that appeared in newspapers and periodicals, her “longhaired, war- in 2009 are asked to contact the Friends of the FSU Libraries to be the legacy of Darwin generally within a few months of the recognized at a 2010 Homecoming event in their honor. Send an e-mail protesting, hippie” for our time, publication of O’Connor’s works. to John Fenstermaker, president, at [email protected], or Wayne dad, who is now deeply involved in the anti- examining his merits war movement. The young teen’s “naïve,” as a scientist, his “The Book of the Maidservant” Wiegand, vice president, at [email protected]. first-person narrative gets behind the originality, whether Rebecca Barnhouse (B.A. ’83) slogans to confront the big issues of racism, his ideas have Random House ‘Friends’ to participate in book week feminism, peace and love with a wry take on endured, and his influences over culture and This is a historical Despite the prevalence of electronic media, the traditional book is alive hippie culture. religion. work of fiction inspired by the and well. “White House Holiday “Economic Modeling and 15th century text In 2008, more titles were published than ever before, and the number Collectibles and Other White Inference” “The Book of of books sold was greater than ever before. House Memorabilia” Bent Jesper Christensen and Margery Kempe,” To celebrate books, authors and the practice of reading, the Friends Edward Krohn (B.S. ’64) Nicholas M. Kiefer (B.A. ’72) reportedly the first of the FSU Libraries will participate in events that have evolved into Booksurge LLC Princeton University Press autobiography a “book week” in Tallahassee, March 19-24, including the 2010 This book continues “Economic written in English. Tallahassee Festival of Books, March 19-20. The Friends’ first annual the series of political Modeling and Barnhouse Used Book Sale will take place during the festival on Kleman Plaza at the and presidential Inference” takes chronicles the painful journey of a young corner of College Avenue and Duval Street in downtown Tallahassee. memorabilia books econometrics to serving girl as she experiences fear, anger edited by Krohn. It a new level by and physical hardship leading to ultimate Other highlights: features extensively demonstrating redemption. researched how to combine • Florida State faculty and staff members who had a book published information about modern economic “Wiregrass to Appomattox: in 2009 will be recognized and honored at two events on March 22: White House theory with the latest The Untold Story of the 50th FSU Authors’ Day in Strozier Library, sponsored by the university’s commemorative statistical inference Georgia Infantry” Christmas ornaments, Office of Faculty Recognition, and later, the Friends’ annual benefit methods to get the most out of economic James W. Parrish (B.A. ’66) banquet. presidential Christmas cards, laminated press data. This graduate-level textbook draws Regiment, CSA • The winners of the 2009 Florida Book Awards and the inaugural passes for presidential trips, commemorative applications from both microeconomics A comprehensive recipient of the Florida Lifetime Literary Achievement Award will be White House Easter eggs and official and macroeconomics, and is written for book that follows programs for Christmas and Easter events. researchers and practitioners as well as a regiment of honored at the Governor’s Mansion during Florida Authors’ Day on students to derive the best results using a South Georgians March 23. “George WashingTON” combination of theory and cutting-edge as they travel • The first-place winners of the Florida Book Awards will receive their Andrew Toffoli (B.S. ’93) econometric techniques. from the gold medals during the Florida Cultural Heritage Award Ceremony The Little Germ That Could… Wiregrass region at the R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St. in Tallahassee, on Creations “Jock Stewart and the Missing to the seat of March 24. Julia Zimmerman, Florida State’s dean of University This book, an Sea of Fire” the Civil War in Libraries, will serve as master of ceremonies for the Florida Book addition to the Malcom R. Campbell (B.A. ‘66) Virginia. Parrish, Awards session. “hi-stories” series, Vanilla Heart Publishing a great-great- is designed to In this book, reporter Jock Stewart is on grandson of educate children the case trying to find out who killed Bambi two of the regiment’s soldiers, discovered To learn more, send an e-mail to Friends of the FSU Libraries about history Hill, his publisher’s girlfriend, as well as numerous unpublished letters, diaries and President John Fenstermaker, [email protected]. while using imagination and humor 11 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 Times Alumnus focuses on opportunities during downturn By Lisa Vick National Football League great back due to the economy, he While still in his 30s, Ferguson also moved up Daytona Beach, Fla., attorney Terry Bradshaw. helped organize the expo so Ferguson was named chairman quickly at Cobb Cole and has John Ferguson, 42, has shared The irony is that as a regional businesses could find of the 1,200-member Halifax been named one of Florida’s the speaker’s podium with 3-year-old, he spent a year not opportunities. Area Chamber of Commerce in Legal Elite by Florida Trend some famous names, including speaking. As a student in the Florida 2006. What’s more, he served magazine. When the firm’s political pundits Mary Matalin “For some reason, I quit State University College of as chairman of the Daytona recent president and chairman and James Carville, and former talking,” said Ferguson, a Law, Ferguson served two terms Beach Community Foundation, of the board, Lester Kaney (J.D. Florida State University alumnus as associate editor of the Law president of Ormond Main ’72), decided to step aside, (B.A. ’90, English; J.D. ’93). “I Review. He looks back on his Street, and chairman and board Ferguson was unanimously had difficulty forming certain days at Florida State very fondly member of Futures Inc., a nominated as his successor by letters and when I did speak had and calls his law professors nonprofit foundation benefiting the firm’s shareholders, a fact he a tendency to stutter.” outstanding. Volusia County Schools. He attributes to his extensive service The Ferguson family moved “FSU has more adjunct is a graduate of Leadership to the community. from their home in Bradenton, professors than most schools, Daytona and a past recipient Ferguson took the helm as Fla., to Baltimore so Ferguson which gives a real-world of the Marvin Samuels Award president and chairman of the could attend speech therapy approach that other schools for Outstanding Service to board in January 2010. Despite for a year at Johns Hopkins can’t offer,” he said. the Community, given by the new administrative duties and University. After graduating from the Daytona Beach Leadership increased public appearances, he Listening to Ferguson speak College of Law with high Council. plans to keep a full client load at the first annual Business to honors, Ferguson joined “I’ve risen to the top in and continue his commitment Business (B2B) Expo in Daytona 80-year-old Daytona Beach every community endeavor I’ve to the community, including Beach in November, there law firm Cobb Cole because been involved in,” Ferguson serving as a founding member of was no hint of the childhood the community seemed like a said. “Today I tell our young the new Halifax Oyster Festival, struggle. As chairman of the great place to work and raise a attorneys to get involved in an scheduled to debut later this Halifax Area Trade Alliance, family. Since then, his career has organization you’re interested spring. co-chairman of the Economic involved a strong commitment in, spend a year or so getting “We’re trying to bring Service Alliance and an to community. the lay of the land, and plan family-friendly business to the attorney practicing in corporate “I was initially interested in on moving into a leadership downtown area during a tough transactions, Ferguson was on politics, but I quickly realized position by the second year. At economic time, and to raise hand to teach businesses about that, for me, the best way to Cobb Cole, we don’t advertise. money to support oyster bed corporate structure, tax benefits better the community and make It’s more important to us restoration,” Ferguson said Lisa Vick Lisa and international trade. While a difference was to work behind to build relationships in the of the issue that is critical to John Ferguson many organizations are scaling the scenes,” Ferguson said. community.” Florida’s east coast. e simplest way to support scholarships

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decade. interviewed Barron on Dec. never present himself as “His national prominence greater than it already is. Prior to leading the National 3, 2009, enthusiasm over his someone who had all the in his field, his extensive “We have to be ready to Center for Atmospheric candidacy quickly became answers, he talked about his fundraising experience and his take advantage of every single Research, Barron was dean evident. management style: obtaining superlative administrative skills opportunity that we have,” of the Jackson School of On paper, his credentials facts and listening to the are an excellent fit for Florida he said. “A big chunk of that Geosciences at the University were impressive: scientist, people around him, then taking State,” Smith said. is counting on our alumni of Texas at Austin. That school university administrator, Florida definitive action. With his sterling record of for both their time and their currently is executing a strategic State alumnus. In person, he “Higher education is littered leadership and accomplishment philanthropy. Right now, we’re plan developed while he was continued to impress, displaying with strategic plans that never in academia, Barron now is not at a par with other, similar dean that has expanded the the poise and confidence of a went anywhere,” he said. “I like responsible for leading his institutions. “Our alumni faculty, transformed student man who was ready to take the plans that are actionable.” alma mater. While Florida can transform this institution recruitment and services, reins of power. The consensus As Barron made his way State has been tested recently and its excellence. With their developed a lifelong connection on campus seemed to be that through that day packed with by the state’s budget crisis, support, in combination with to alumni and created a stronger he gave thoughtful, intelligent constituency group meetings Barron said he is committed an improved economy, you’ll sense of community. answers and spoke with the — from the vice presidents and to joining the effort of many see this institution really From 1986 to 2006, Barron authority of someone tested deans to the faculty, staff and people to make the university blossom.” was at Pennsylvania State by a career rich in teaching, students — he generated a real University, where he was managerial and fundraising sense of excitement that Florida professor of geosciences, director experience. In fact, the more he State had found its next great of the Earth System Science spoke, the more people liked president. Center, director of the EMS what he had to say. “In all my years at this Environment Institute, and “I like to think big,” Barron university, I’ve never seen every finally dean of the College of told the committee, saying there group get behind someone Earth and Mineral Sciences. is no reason why Florida State so wholeheartedly,” said Eric While he was dean, his college could not be the nation’s most Walker, an English professor led all others at Penn State in student-oriented university. who is the president of the research expenditures per faculty He went on to discuss how Faculty Senate and a member of member, it excelled at teaching, each of the institution’s 15 the university Board of Trustees. and it emerged as an innovative colleges could play a vital part Jim Smith (B.S. ’62, Political leader on campus with a in giving their students a “small Science), chairman of both the renewed focus on students and college” experience in the midst university Board of Trustees and student services. of a 40,000-student research the Presidential Search Advisory As Florida State’s Presidential university. Committee, gave a similarly

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Our chatter subsisted on small one dark night speeding down things. When he switched from Interstate 4 toward Orlando, Red Man to Levi Garrett, it the two of us singing along with provided a topic of conversation a CD of the Statler Brothers’ for years. “Greatest Gospel Hits.” We always told stories, and Upon the announcement of they were the same stories over Coach Bowden’s retirement, and over. We joked that now novelist Padgett Powell said we had grown old, and so all that while it might be an the stories sounded new to us overstatement to call him the every time we told them to each last of a generation of “Southern other. gentlemen coaches,” Bobby In all that time, I suppose Bowden was “almost certainly I should have gotten an the last of the Cracker Christian autograph, but I never did. I coaches.” felt I should keep something to There’s the hint of a sneer mark our decades together, so in that comment, but Bowden a few years ago I saved a cigar probably he had chewed. It’s around wouldn’t here somewhere, preserved in a object to being humidor. I toyed with the idea described as of having him sign it, but he a “Cracker would think that was silly. But I Christian.” He’d know he would have done it; he laugh. was always gracious to a fault. This past seemed to be The Civic Center I’d love to put my arms summer, Georgia lots of older maintenance workers began to around him and kiss him on the coach Mark people, lots of turn out the big overhead lights cheek and say goodbye, but that Richt told a young kids, in the ceiling of the hall. The would be unmanly, like asking story about and clusters of huge cavern slowly darkened for directions, and so that will being a graduate young parents and looked even larger in the never happen. We’ll probably assistant at with their shadows. As I walked toward the shake hands and nod and Florida State babies. They back door, I could turn and see smile and he’ll say, “I’ll see ya, under Bowden. all looked in the crowd, smaller in number buddy.” And I’ll say, “Yes, we’ll He made the decision to come tumbled into Doak Campbell turn at all the trophies, and then now, nestled against the head get together and play golf over to Christ and asked Coach Stadium that afternoon to shout at him as if he was the greatest table, still bright in the few in Destin sometime.” And that Bowden to assist him — to their joy to the world via the trophy of all. lights left. will be the end. make the introduction, as it magic of the Internet and the “Maybe I ought to stick That’s where I choose to end One Saturday night, very late, were. Sunshine Network. around for a little bit and sign a the story. My last scene would I drove him to a private airport Mark said they knelt side by At the end of the banquet, few autographs,” he sighed. be that crowd of fans in one in Miami so he could catch a side in prayer, right there in after Coach Bowden’s address, I shook my head. “Coach,” end of a huge, darkening room, small plane home. The weather Bobby’s office. Finally, Coach after the highlight films, the I said, “If you wade into this gathered around a smiling man was bad, so I suggested he ride looked up and said, “Lord, I’m trophy presentations, the crowd, you’ll never get away. standing on a low stage, head- back with me. I was used to here with . . . .” He glanced at wonderfully praise-laden speech You’ll be here all night.” high above the people, taking long stretches of night driving, Mark, who whispered, “Mark by ESPN announcer Mike He turned to me. “Yeah, I each piece of paper, football, and he could sleep. But no, Richt.” “Yes Lord, this is my Gottfried and the players’ know you’re probably right, but hat or program in turn, writing he said he had to get up early good friend Mark Richt.” remarks . . . After all that, the . . . .” He glanced back over his on it and handing it back with and fly to Birmingham, Ala., Every great story should have crowd began to drift out, happy, shoulder at the lines of adoring a smile. to speak in church. I knew he a worthy ending. I’m going to lingering lovingly on every fans. “But they’ve been so good, “They’ve been so good, and spoke at churches every Sunday, choose my own. It suits the memory of that remarkable and for such a long time.” for such a long time.” no matter how exhausted he was man. championship season. I shrugged and walked out So were you, pal. So were at the end of a week of traveling. In this ending, we join him at Two sturdy Capitol Police onto the floor to visit with a few you. “So many of them ask me to, the summit of his iconic career. officers in their stiff-brimmed friends who’d and I feel I ought to do it.” He Let’s revisit one bright and trooper hats had seen duty stayed behind. laughed and said, “There was glorious day before the long, guarding all the expensive The Capitol this one church I really wanted slow setting of the sun. hardware on display during the Police stood to see, so I asked them if I could The National Championship banquet. A crowd of probably by as Bobby come speak . . . and they turned celebration took place on Jan. 200 lingering fans was pressing Bowden signed me down! They told me the 22 after the 2000 Sugar Bowl. to the front — some to see autograph after program was already full that More than 2,500 Seminoles the trophies, some to pursue autograph, Sunday.” packed into the Tallahassee- the vain hope that they might smiling at We never talked about Leon County Civic Center, somehow get Bobby Bowden’s every face, religion, but sometimes we did fighting for precious tickets, signature. laughing at talk about church. We like the straining to see their FSU heroes I whispered to Coach, every joke, old hymns and not so much accept their accolades from “These troopers can whisk you making each the contemporary ones. He’s the Atlantic Coast Conference out the back right now. You fan feel as if very musical, has a splendid and the Sugar Bowl, as well as can go straight to your car and he or she was light baritone voice, and plays the big black trophy from the head home.” an old school the piano and trombone. My friendly people at Sears. More Bowden thought about it. chum from favorite memory of our travels is than 35,000 celebrants had He looked at the crowd. There Birmingham. 14 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010

imes Elisa A. Scherff (B.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’02) has T administration and legislation. Lewis also within the civil justice system. exhaustive annual peer-review study. has been named to the 2010 edition of been selected as part of the new editorial Sara Cain Buescher (B.A. ’75) has retired Ronald C. Thomas Jr. (M.S. ’84) has the Best Lawyers in America in the area of team of English Education, published as a senior human resources manager been named dean of Online Instruction environmental law. The Best Lawyers list is by the Conference on English Education from the U.S. Department of Defense at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, based on an exhaustive annual peer-review (CEE) of the National Council of Teachers after 35 years, 32 of which were with the Daytona Beach, Fla. His department study. of English. Scherff also has been named provides undergraduate and graduate Navy, where she worked in Washington, director of the Belser-Parton Literacy Ann S. Jennings (M.S. ’66, Ph.D. ’73) courses worldwide for a campus of more D.C. She was awarded the Secretary of Center at the University of Alabama. www.westcottlakes.org has been named the 2009 winner of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award than 38,000 students. In addition, he (866) 510-1515 the Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in as the program manager for implementing oversees a worldwide network of online Scott Wieteska (B.F.A. ’90) is on Teaching Technical Communication from a new defense personnel management faculty development programs that serves temporary assignment as lighting designer the International Society for Technical system within the Office of the Secretary of more than 4,000 full- and part-time faculty for the Walt Disney Entertainment Design Communication. Defense and its reporting agencies. members. Group supporting the Disney Cruise Line. presents Thomas O. Goldsworthy (B.S. ’67) was Robert L. Palmer (B.S. ’76) has been Crystal T. Bruce (B.S. ’85) has earned Marc W. Dunbar (B.A. ’91, J.D. ’94), a ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in honored for 30 years of public service her master’s degree in public health shareholder with the Tallahassee-based November 2009. in the International City and County from the University of South Florida. She law firm Pennington, Moor, Wilkinson, Bell Managers’ Association as an ICMA Healthy currently manages the $500,000 tobacco and Dunbar P.A., has developed a legal William C. Davis (B.A. ’68) has been Community ambassador. He attended its prevention program for the Sarasota and lobbying practice. Dunbar has been elected to the board of directors of 95th annual conference held in Montreal, County Health Department. Bruce works fighting for the interests of pari-mutuels the National College Football Awards Quebec, in September 2009, sponsored by with businesses, community organizations such as Gulfstream Park to have privileges Association. Davis serves as the chairman the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. and government leaders to create more equal to those of lotteries and tribes. of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicking smoke-free environments in Sarasota Dunbar teaches gaming law at the Florida Award Committee, and is president of Paul M. Hendricks (B.A. ’77) was elected County. State University College of Law and was Private Funding Specialists Inc., Palm to the Town Council of Signal Mountain, featured in the gaming publication Ante Beach Gardens, Fla. Tenn., in 2006 and is currently serving in Geoff A. Cottrill (B.S. ’85) has been Up, appearing on the cover of its October his third year on the council. He served as named chief marketing officer at Converse, Michael W. Halloran (B.S. ’69) has 2009 issue. Signal Mountain’s mayor from 2008 to an affiliate company of Nike Inc. Cottrill been named president of the National 2009. recently joined the board of directors for Travis L. Miller (B.S. ’91, J.D. ’94), Association of Estate Planners and the Grammy Foundation, an organization president of Radey Thomas Yon and Councils. James W. Linn (B.S. ’77, J.D. ’80) of Lewis, of the National Academy of Recording Clark P.A., has become board certified Longman and Walker P.A., has been 1970s Arts and Sciences, which is dedicated to by the Florida Bar in state and federal named to the 2010 edition of The Best supporting music in schools as well as government and administrative practice. Maureen S. Dinnen, (M.S. ’70) has been Lawyers in America in the area of labor and music preservation. elected chairwoman of the Broward employment law. The Best Lawyers list is Jeffery Seay (B.A. ’91) has been elected County School Board for 2009-2010. based on an exhaustive annual peer-review Michael A. Shortstein (J.D. ’85) has to the board of directors of the Panhandle Dinnen also has been appointed to the study. been selected for a three-year term by Pioneer Settlement, a living history Broward County Planning Council and the the Florida Bar as the inaugural chairman museum in Blountstown, Fla. P. Kem Siddons (B.S. ’77) has assumed the Broward County Historical Commission. of the newly formed committee serving role of chairman of the board for Lutheran Fred E. Karlinsky (J.D. ’92), a shareholder She has served on the Florida Children’s Florida’s Adoption Law Certification Social Services, which includes the Second in Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky and Cabinet since 2008. Program. Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Florida. Abate, recently served as a panelist at the Bruce Alexander Minnick (B.S. ’71, J.D. In addition, he serves as secretary of the Debra E. Berens (B.S. ’86) has earned 2009 fall meeting of American Association ’77), managing shareholder of the Minnick board for VyStar Credit Union, Jacksonville, her doctorate in counselor education and of Managing General Agents, held in NEWS Law Firm of Tallahassee, has been selected Fla. practice from Georgia State University, November in Marco Island, Fla. Karlinsky’s as a Florida “Super Lawyer” for 2009. where she is a part-time instructor in practice focuses on insurance regulatory Allen Hill (B.S. ’78) has been named Minnick has been selected as a “Super the graduate rehabilitation counselor matters and legislative matters, as well as

NOTES Northeast/Midwest region account Lawyer” each year since the list’s inception education program. She serves as transactional matters and governmental manager at Industrial Info Resources, in 2006. In addition, Minnick appeared in managing editor of the Journal of Life Care affairs. the leading provider of industrial market the corporate edition of Super Lawyers, Planning, accepted an appointment to the intelligence. Charlotte M. Barnes (B.S. ’93) wrote the published in November 2009. board of directors of the Foundation for Life books “Stella Ducktropolis” and “Poems Michele J. Rusin (M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’81) Major Lee I. Peters Jr. (B.A. ’71) received Care Planning Research and is serving as from a Florida Girl,” which will be displayed has been awarded the Lifetime Practice 1960s the 2009 Craig Steward Bernard Award vice chairwoman of the Side by Side Brain at the Florida Library Association Book Alumni Excellence Award by Division 22 and Injury Clubhouse, Stone Mountain, Ga. for distinguished service by the Florida Show in Orlando, Fla., in April. Betty L. Siegel (Ph.D. ’61) has received Rehabilitation Psychology of the American Public Defenders Association, after being Amelia Rea Maguire (J.D. ’86) has received the 2009 Legacy Award from the Psychological Association. She was John M. Crossman (B.S. ’93), president of nominated by 3rd Circuit Public Defender an appointment to the University of Chattahoochee Technical College named a fellow of Division 22 of the APA in Crossman and Company, was named the C. Dennis Roberts. Miami School of Business Administration. Foundation for her “lasting legacy in the September 2009. Charles A. Bruning Distinguished Speaker state of Georgia,” and has been given George E. Tragos (B.A. ’71, J.D. ’74) of Maguire will lead the school’s development for fall 2009 by the Florida State University Anne Longman (J.D. ’79), a shareholder the 2009 Tower of Strength Award from Tragos and Sartes P.L., has been selected initiatives and oversee executive education College of Business. He spoke at the of Lewis, Longman and Walker P.A., has Morris Brown College for her achievements to be included in the 2010 edition of the programs, communications and graduate college in October 2009. in education, leadership and business. In been named to the 2010 edition of The placement. Maguire has more than 22 Best Lawyers in America in the area of Steven T. Kazmierski (B.S. ’93, Ph.D. October 2009, Siegel received the Whitney Best Lawyers in America in the area of years of experience in government, non-white collar and white collar criminal ’00) has joined the law firm of Armstrong M. Young Service Award from the Atlanta environmental law. The Best Lawyers list is professional service firms, entrepreneurial defense. Tragos’ name also was included in Teasdale LLP as an associate and Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America based on an exhaustive annual peer-review start-ups and pro-bono service to Florida’s Super Lawyers. member of the firm’s intellectual property for her service in the development of study. academia. Clive Muncaster (M.M. ’73) composed practice group. opportunities for youth from low-income William J. Spradley III (B.S. ’79) has “Reflective Thought Patterns” for full Christine J. Lung (B.A. ’87) has backgrounds. opened his own practice, William J. Craig Catlin (B.S. ’94), a gang-unit orchestra. It was performed by the Prague been promoted to vice president of Spradley P.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Spradley detective with the North Miami Beach Richard J. Erickson (B.A. ’64, M.S. ’65) Radio Symphony and was released in June Government Relations and Public Policy has been admitted to the Georgia Bar Police, has been voted Officer of the Year has been elected the 2010 president of 2009 on CD by ERM Media in its series for the American Society of Radiologic and will continue to practice civil, liability, for 2005, 2007 and 2008. the General Richard Montgomery Chapter “Masterworks of the New Era, Vol. 14.” Technologists. of the Sons of the American Revolution. workers’ compensation defense and Christian J. Downs (B.S. ’94) was John E. Penick (Ph.D. ’73) is the vice John P. Maxwell III (B.S. ’87) has joined He also was elected to a two-year term as commercial litigation. promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. president for research and development Legacy Surgical Sales Inc. as a sales treasurer of the Alabama State Council of Air Force on Oct. 1, 2009. He currently for Sangari Brasil, a large-scale developer 1980s representative for Zimmer Spine implants Chapters, Military Officers Association of is stationed at European Command in of elementary science curriculum and instrumentation. He covers Sarasota America. He is a director of the Alabama Paul M. Ostrout (B.S. ’80) has passed Stuttgart, Germany. materials. He retired as a professor and and Charlotte counties in Florida. Blue Star Salute Foundation and a director the Pharmacy Technician Certification head of the Department of Math Science Scott B. Smith (B.S. ’95, J.D. ’96), a of the Alabama National Cemetery Support Board national exam and now is a certified Connie Cooper Shepherd (B.S. ’87) has and Technology Education at North partner in Smith, Ivey and Fronrath Committee. pharmacy technician with Publix Super been promoted to vice president of the Carolina State University. Markets in Jupiter, Fla. grocery division of the Hershey Company, P.L., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has J. Pat Fuller (B.S. ’64), a professor of been named one of the Top 100 Trial Stephen A. Bourque (B.A. ’74) was and is responsible for more than $1.5 billion economics and business studies, has James W. Nuebel (BS. ’81, J.D. ’86) has Lawyers in Florida by the American Trial appointed professor of history at the in gross sales. been named chair of Entrepreneurship opened a law practice, the Nuebel Law Lawyers Association. Smith also has been School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Development at the Titusville Branch of the Firm P.A., Orlando, Fla. Daniel J. Ratner (B.M.E. ’89) has joined reappointed to the City of Palm Beach Army Command and General Staff College Brevard Community College. Shaun M. Davis (B.S. ’83) has been the Council for Exceptional Children as Gardens Parks and Recreation Advisory in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. its new assistant executive director for Board. Bill Durham (B.S. ’65) has received selected by the South Florida Business John D. Newton II (B.A. ’74) has been member services, bringing a broad range the Florida State University Alumni Journal for a 2009 Diamond Award, which R. Clarke Cooper (B.S. ’96) was appointed selected as one of Florida’s “Legal Elite” celebrates the careers and leadership of of education-related membership and Association’s Bernard F. Sliger Award. program management experiences to the director of intergovernmental affairs by Florida Trend magazine. He serves as 10 Broward County CEOs who are noted in the recently established Office of Terry E. Lewis (B.A. ’65, M.S. ’66, J.D. position. general counsel for the Florida Agency of to have set the standard in the corporate Miccosukee Intergovernmental Affairs, ’78), of Lewis, Longman and Walker P.A., Persons with Disabilities. Newton also was community, including civic leadership and 1990s to foster Miccosukee sovereignty and its has been honored with the Bill Sadowski appointed to serve as an administrative charitable contributions. government-to-government relationships. Memorial Outstanding Service Award from Umar Farooq (M.S. ’90) is currently working law judge of the Florida Division of Most recently, Cooper served as counselor the Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Donald Harvey (B.S. ’83) has become chief as a director/partner for Planning and Administrative Hearings. at the United States Mission to the United Use Law section. The chair of the section financial officer/services practice leader of Development Consultants Ltd. in Lahore, Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. gives the award each year to a lawyer who Lewis F. Collins Jr. (B.S. ’75) has been Innovar Partners, Atlanta. Pakistan. Since receiving his degree, elected president of the Lawyers for has rendered outstanding public service R. Steven Lewis (J.D. ’84) of Lewis, Farooq has gained specialized experience Heather M. Himes (B.S. ’97), an associate Civil Justice at its annual meeting. The in the areas of environmental and land use Longman and Walker P.A., has of toll studies, road safety audits, zoning at Akerman Senterfitt, has received the Lawyers for Civil Justice is composed law. Since being admitted to the Florida been named to the 2010 Edition and other land-use issues. He has worked Commercial Real Estate Women’s 2009 of defense trial lawyers and corporate Bar in 1979, Lewis has worked primarily of The Best Lawyers in America in in the field of transportation planning, President’s Award at the CREW Orlando counsel who are committed to supporting in the fields of environmental, land-use the area of environmental law. The policy, strategy and feasibility studies, Celebration of Champions. excellence, fairness and improvements and administrative law and in government Best Lawyers list is based on an master-planning and traffic surveys. 15 FLORIDA STATE February/March 2010 imes Eric S. Golden (J.D. ’98) has joined Burr Adam L. Luker (M.M. ’06) was a featured Nathaniel L. Creary (B.S. ’08), has T Seaman Brandon C. Mitchell (B.S. ’05) and Forman LLP as a partner in the firm’s has graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard soloist with the Green Bay Wisconsin completed U.S. Navy basic training at Central Florida office. He will join the Recruit-Training Center in Cape May, N.J. Symphony in celebration of its 15th Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. bankruptcy, restructuring, creditors’ rights season. He performed the Leopold Bret A. Beldt (B.S. ’06) has joined Burr and Andy Howard (M.A. ’09) has been named Got News? and commercial litigation practices. Mozart “Concerto for Alto Trombone and Forman LLP as an associate, focusing on coordinator of alumni affairs and marketing Orchestra” in October 2009. To submit items for Alumni News James R. “J.R.” Harding (B.S. ’98) for the College of Fine Arts at the University financial services. Notes, e-mail [email protected]. has been selected as external affairs Kathleen I. Branch (M.S.W. ’07) is of Florida. Amanda R. Caruso (J.D. ’06), associate manager with the Agency of Persons with a diversion investigator for the U.S. Please write “Alumni News Notes” in with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor Alexander Torres (B.S., A.S. ’09) began Disabilities, succeeding James Saunders. Drug Enforcement Administration in the subject heading of the e-mail. and Reed P.A., has been appointed to the his first-year studies at the West Virginia Tuscon, Ariz. She is a member of the Max Oligario (B.S. ’99) has received the City of Orlando Code Enforcement Board. School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2009 Lewisburg, W.V., in August 2009. Wing. Up and Comers Award, given to rising professionals throughout the Tampa Bay area. 2000s OBITUARIES Amanda E. Chrycy (B.S. ’00) has been promoted to manager of audit services at Charles L. Armstrong Grant Thornton. in the University of Florida’s Macy Foster Sawyer (B.S. ’00, M.S. Charles L. Armstrong, 87, who was College of Medicine to complete ’00) accepted a position as a specialized instruction consultant for Special Student the first head baseball coach at The their Doctor of Medicine degree. Services in Cobb County, Ga., after having Florida State University, died Dec. 13, By founding PIMS, Elliott laid served as a special education teacher for 2009. the groundwork for the creation of nine years. She earned her educational specialist degree from Georgia State In the early 1940s, Armstrong played Armstrong Florida State’s College of Medicine. University in 2005. football and baseball for Indiana During his Florida State career, Courtney Simons (B.S. ’00) was promoted University. He was a member of the 1945 football team that Elliott taught more than 40,000 to vice president of client services for won the Big Ten Championship, and he held several IU place- students in a general biology course the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Saint Elliott Petersburg Times Forum. She was kicking records for decades after graduating. and received numerous teaching nominated recently for the Leukemia and Armstrong became an assistant football coach at Florida State awards, including the “Top Ten University Faculty” Award each Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year. under head coach Don Veller. In those days, assistant football year from 1989 to 1995. He also served as the chairman of the first Frederick L. McPherson (B.S ’01) has national committee on minority admissions in medical education. graduated from the Tuck School of coaches sometimes were asked to coach a second sport. Because Business at Dartmouth and is a program of his exceptional ability as a baseball player, Armstrong was Elliott retired in 2000 but continued to teach classes. manager at Hamilton Sundstrand, a United asked to be the head coach of Florida State’s first baseball team. Technologies Company in Connecticut. In 1994, Armstrong was inducted into Florida State’s Athletics Michael A. McQueen Jason M. Pugh (B.A. ’01) has joined the Viera, Fla., office of Dean Mead as an Hall of Fame in recognition of his efforts in helping to build the Michael A. McQueen, 52, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning associate attorney in the firm’s litigation university’s early teams. journalist and bureau chief for tThe Associated Press in Louisiana department. and Mississippi, died Oct. 25, 2009. Steven L. Rickards (Ph.D. ’01) has “Dickie” Brinson McQueen graduated from Florida State in 1982 with a bachelor’s formed Echoing Air, a dynamic ensemble specializing in the repertoire of the Richard Walter “Dickie” degree in English, but he had already established himself in the English Baroque, with an emphasis on Brinson, 63, longtime director journalism business. In 1980, he started his career working for chamber works featuring countertenor The Associated Press, where he was based in Miami as a reporter with Baroque ensemble. It is composed of of the Florida State University performers who have worked with leading Flying High Circus, died Oct. and editor. While at Florida State, he worked for the Tallahassee proponents of early music, including the 17, 2009. Brinson joined the Democrat. In 1984, he began working for The Miami Herald and, Bach Ensemble, Ensemble Galilei, Musica Antique Koln, Ensemble Voltaire and Flying High Circus as a student in 1993, earned his first Pulitzer Prize for Public Service covering Chanticleer. Echoing Air has performed in 1965. After graduating, he the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. at venues such as the Boston Early Music began working for the circus While working for the Sun Herald of Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss., Festival and the Proms of London. as an assistant director and, in McQueen earned a second Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2006 Altony Lee (B.S. ’02) has received the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2009 1972, was named its director. covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. That same year, he Up and Comers Award, given to rising He led “the greatest collegiate Brinson was promoted to bureau chief in New professionals throughout the Tampa Bay show on Earth,” serving as a Orleans at The Associated Press. area. teacher, mentor and friend to thousands of Florida State student Thomas R. Sullivan (J.D. ’02) has been Mina Jo Powell selected as one of Florida’s “Legal Elite” by performers until he retired in 2007. Florida Trend magazine. The “Legal Elite” During his four decades at Florida State, Brinson successfully Mina Jo Powell, 81, an impassioned names the top two percent of lawyers kept the Flying High Circus relevant and popular. During practicing in the state of Florida, as chosen and devoted supporter of The Florida by members of the Florida Bar. the 1970s, he spearheaded fundraising efforts, attained lasting State University for six decades, died Kolby Jones (B.S ’03) has received the sponsors and strengthened the circus alumni association, Sept. 8, 2009. Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2009 ultimately allowing the circus to become a self-supporting Powell’s generosity to her alma mater Up and Comers Award, given to rising program. professionals throughout the Tampa Bay was demonstrated by her endowment area. Under Brinson, Florida State students regularly took of the Mina Jo Powell Presidential Andrew E. Stearns (J.D. ’03), of the law the Flying High Circus on the road, performing across the Scholarship Fund and her assistance Powell firm Stearns, Weaver and Miller, has been Southeast, in the Bahamas and at Callaway Gardens, Ga. Under in establishing the university’s College promoted from associate to shareholder. his leadership, the circus received substantial amounts of positive Stearns joined the firm in 2003 and of Medicine. She was the first woman to serve on the board of practices complex commercial litigation national and international media coverage. In 2007, Brinson was directors of Seminole Boosters, providing leadership from 1974 within the firm’s commercial litigation honored as the grand marshal of Florida State’s homecoming to 1984. In addition, she was one of the first Golden Chiefs. She department. parade. He was an FSU Alumni Association Circle of Gold founded the Southwest Georgia Seminole Club in Thomasville, Ga. Katherine C. O’Clair (M.S. ’04) has recipient and a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow. accepted the position of agriculture In 1990, the university honored her by dedicating the Mina Jo and environmental sciences librarian at Powell Alumni Green, a half-acre site located between the Longmire California Polytechnic State University’s Paul R. Elliott and Westcott buildings. During the dedication, university President Kennedy Library, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Paul R. Elliott, 76, a professor emeritus of biological science Bernard Sliger praised Powell as a “relentless advocate and protector Kristopher J. Kest (J.D. ’05) has been selected as one of Florida’s Legal Elite by who founded the Program in Medical Sciences (PIMS) at Florida of green, open spaces on FSU’s campus.” Florida Trend magazine. The “Legal Elite” State, died Oct. 24, 2009. Powell saw firsthand the institution’s transition from women’s names the top two percent of lawyers As a biologist, Elliott specialized in bioluminescence, bioethics college to coeducational university, being admitted as a student at practicing in the state of Florida, as chosen by members of the Florida Bar. and human viral diseases, particularly the study of AIDS. the Florida State College for Women in 1946 and graduating from Robert A. Lees (B.S. ’05) was named Field Elliott founded PIMS in 1971 and served as its first director. The Florida State University in 1950. In 1963, she earned a Master Training Officer of the Year by the Orange Each year, the program would provide the first year of medical of Arts degree in social work from Florida State and was a charter County Sheriff’s Office. education to 30 Florida State students, who then would enroll member of the Pi Alpha Sigma honorary society. 16 FLORIDA STATE Times February/March 2010