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Inside New Conable chair in College of Liberal Arts $1 million gift to support endowed chair is largest in Liberal Arts history In honor of the late statesman and Starr Foundation ensure that his The holder of the endowed chair former World Bank President Barber makes grants in a legacy of principled will promote the ideals of global citi- Conable, The Starr Foundation has number of areas, and innovative lead- zenship and responsibility embodied awarded RIT $1 million in support of including education, ership in the in Conable’s achievements. the Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed medicine and national and inter- He or she will also focus expert- Chair In International Studies. healthcare, human national arenas will ise on how scientific and technological 2 The Conable chair will be needs, public policy, be preserved for all advances impact societies and cultures housed in RIT’s College of Liberal culture and the envi- time.” worldwide, providing an interdiscipli- Gallery r opening Arts, where it will provide intellectual ronment. Elected to the nary perspective on such issues as ter- features retrospective and academic leadership for the pro- “We are most House of rorism, international financial crises posed B.S. degree program in interna- grateful for The Representatives in and the proliferation of nuclear and tional studies, slated to begin in fall Starr Foundation’s The late Barber Conable answers ques- 1964, Conable repre- biological weapons. A renowned tions following a 2002 presentation. 2004. The foundation’s gift is the generous support,” sented several New scholar will be named once the largest ever received by the college. says Andrew Moore, dean of COLA. York counties for 20 years, and served remaining funds needed are secured. One of the largest private foun- “The Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed as World Bank president from 1986 For information, call 5-7838. I dations in the United States, The Chair In International Studies will to 1991. Conable died in 2003. Susan Gawlowicz | [email protected]

Celebrating Black History Month Young artists display 3 creations,compete at RIT

RIT donor wins Three weeks ago, a Urso, are the philanthropy award panel of 30 judges keynote speakers critiqued 1,500 for the ceremony works of art cre- which begins at 11 ated by area a.m. Winners from youngsters from a the regional com- 10-county region. petition are eligi- Culhane wins Now it’s time to ble to compete at find out who will the national level. service award walk away with “Sen. Alesi’s top honors at the interest and sup- The second 2004 Scholastic port for this pro- Four Art Awards and gram are a testi- Presidents Exhibition. mony to his strong Disting- The award interest in arts and uished ceremony will take education,”says Public place on Saturday, Joan Stone, CIAS Service Jan. 31, in Clark dean. “This pro- Award will Garth Fagan Dance will give a special performance at RIT in honor of Black Gymnasium. gram has a be awarded History Month and the 20th anniversary of RIT/NTID Dance Company, under Prize-winning remarkable impact to Barry pieces will be dis- Area youngsters will showcase creations, like on the students, giv- the current direction of Thomas Warfield. the one shown above, at the exhibit. Barry Culhane Culhane, Now in its 33rd anniversary season, Garth Fagan Dance will perform one played at RIT’s ing them a tremen- executive of Fagan’s most critically-acclaimed-choreographed works: “Excerpts from Griot Bevier Gallery through Feb. 18. dous sense of pride, self-esteem and assistant to the president, in a cere- New York.” The event will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Robert F. This is the fifth consecutive year accomplishment.” mony set for Feb. 12. Panara Theater, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building. RIT has hosted the awards which is A list of all participating stu- For more than 20 years, Company founder and artistic director Fagan is the Tony-Award-winning made possible by a New York state dents and winning artists will be Culhane has contributed his time to choreographer of Disney’s hit Broadway musical, The Lion King. grant secured by Sen. James Alesi and available after Feb. 1 at www.rit.edu/ serving the Rochester community. Tickets— $5 for students, $12 for RIT faculty/staff and $18 for the pub- significant funding provided by M&T ~artshow. For more information, call He has played key leadership roles lic—are available at the SAU candy counter or by calling 5-2239. Bank. Dale Boris-Kane at 5-2968. I with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Sen. Alesi and RIT professor Len Marcia Morphy | [email protected] Corporation of Greater Rochester, the Al Sigl Center, Junior Achievement of Rochester, Upstate RIT leadership adjusts focus on new retention efforts New York Multiple Sclerosis, the Rochester Rotary Club and numer- Mayberry assumes new role as acting vice president for student retention Culhane, page 4 reporting to Mayberry, namely assis- Retention Committee appointed by relationships that support and tant provost and director of the the president. emerge from it.” library, director of the Office of “Obviously, no single person can As a basis for this appointment, A day in the life . . . Academic Enhancement, and director ‘fix’ our retention problem, but I Simone mentioned the ongoing con- of K-12 Programs, will be temporar- think it will be useful to provide the cern of strengthening RIT’s student ily reassigned within the Division of colleges with a consistent point of ref- retention numbers. RIT will be the subject of the Academic Affairs. erence for the development and Simone stated, “Two years ago, Democrat and Chronicle’s “Day in “This new position will exist implementation of retention-enhanc- the provost and deans developed a the Life” series on Tuesday, Feb. 10. until the challenge of student reten- ing strategies,” says Mayberry. plan in which student retention The newspaper will dispatch tion at RIT is adequately met,” stated “While we have grappled with would be increased incrementally 20 reporters, photographers and President Albert Simone in a letter to this problem for years, one thing year by year, college by college (with editors to RIT for 24 hours. The the RIT commu- different expecta- journalists intend to capture RIT Katherine Mayberry nity. “I expect that tions for different spirit on a “typical” day in class- “To improve our student retention results, it is clear that the entire Katherine Mayberry, associate to be no later than colleges, depending rooms, labs and recreation areas, campus has to become actively engaged.” provost for academic programs, has June 30, 2005. At on the circum- among other areas on campus. —Albert Simone, RIT president been named acting vice president for that time, it is stances) with the The special section will be student retention. In this role, expected that Dr. Mayberry will about retention has changed: there is view of reaching a 75 percent gradua- published on Feb. 20. The paper’s Mayberry will have full authority return to her current position of now a wealth of research about suc- tion rate by the year 2006. After two Website, www.democratand- over all deans and other academic associate provost for academic pro- cessful retention programs. That years, it is clear that we are not meet- chronicle.com, will feature addi- personnel in the Division of grams. Action is called for and that is research is virtually unanimous in its ing the milestones established by that tional content. Academic Affairs in matters directly the purpose of this new administra- conclusion that the classroom expe- plan.” For more information on related to student retention. tive appointment.” rience is a critical determinant of According to Simone, a solid the project, contact Bob Finnerty, Mayberry will retain direct Mayberry was chair of the 1999 success and persistence. So we will retention rate will facilitate the estab- chief communications officer, at supervision of the registrar and the Retention Task Force and co-chairs, be paying a good deal of attention lishment of school spirit while the 5-4733 or [email protected]. assistant provost for teaching and with Barry Culhane, executive assis- to the nature of that experience at students are at RIT and create loyalty learning services. Other areas directly tant to the president, the current RIT, as well as on the activities and Student retention, page 4 The voice of wisdom Vagina Monologues, Feb. 13-15 News briefs

Performances raise violence awareness Jarhead writer to speak Valentine’s Day and V-Day are both Monologues features readings by fac- Author and ex-marine Anthony celebrations of women—one with ulty, staff and students, and is part of Swofford will visit RIT to talk hearts and flowers, the other with the national campaign to end sexual about his memoir Jarhead,at words and wisdom. assault against 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, The two have women. in Webb Auditorium, James E. become synonymous Tickets—$5 Booth Building. The event—free since 1988 when for students, $10 for and open to the public—is playwright Eve everyone else—are sponsored by the department of Ensler debuted a available by calling language and literature in the benefit performance RIT’s game room at College of Liberal Arts. Students of The Vagina 5-2239. The play is across campus are reading Monologues, which produced by RIT’s Swofford’s memoir about Desert won an Obie Award Women’s Center, Storm as this year’s “Common for raising awareness with co-sponsor- Novel” experience. For informa- to end violence ship from several tion, call 5-6928. against women. other campus V-Day returns organizations, and Packaging science fair to campus on will be performed The 14th annual Packaging Valentine’s weekend simultaneously in Science Career Fair, one of RIT’s when The Vagina American Sign largest yearly on-campus career Monologues return—delving into the Language and English. fairs, is slated for 9 a.m. to noon mystery, pain, humor, power, wis- All proceeds go to support RIT’s and 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, dom, outrage and excitement of CARES (Campus Advocacy, Response Feb. 4, in the second floor con- Alvin Poussaint, physician and technical advisor to The Cosby Show and Little women’s experiences. Performances and Support Program), a comprehen- ference room (rooms 2210–2220) Bill on Nickelodeon, addressed the RIT community in honor of Martin Luther are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday sive program for victims of sexual in the Louise M. Slaughter King Jr. Day, Jan. 15. Prior to his presentation, Poussaint spent time with stu- through Sunday, Feb. 13-15, in SAU’s assault, relationship violence and Building. Nineteen firms and the dents discussing their thoughts on race relations and attitudes on campus. Ingle Auditorium. stalking. I Institute of Packaging Profess- RIT’s production of The Vagina Marcia Morphy | [email protected] ionals will be represented. RIT’s packaging science degree pro- gram, in the College of Applied Book studies energy resources Check out this forecast Science and Technology, is one of only six of its kind in the What does Alternate Energy cover technologies United States and Canada. it take to as diverse as solar power, window The new exhibition, “Current shift from technology and hydrogen fuel.” Conditions” at the NTID Dyer GCCIS dean’s lecture fossil fuels Winebrake’s book discusses the Arts Center features What does it take to transform to alterna- technical, economic and policy issues Monoprints by Judith Brust lofty concepts associated with tive ener- that will affect the successful integra- and Sculpture by Bruce information technology into gies? A road tion of energy efficient and renewable Sodervick—RIT professor in practical applications? That issue map. technologies into global markets. CIAS School of Art. Above is will be considered during the The “Energy security and environ- Sodervick’s “Habitat latest installment of the Dean’s new book, mental quality are two of the most Landmark” which can be seen Lecture Series, sponsored by the James Winebrake Alternate important concerns for the 21st cen- in the opening reception from B. Thomas Golisano College of Energy: Assessment and tury,”Winebrake notes. “Sustainable 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. Computing and Information Implementation Reference Book, development requires that we tap The show runs through Sciences. explores sustainable energy technolo- into renewable resources and that we Feb. 27, and gallery hours are Members of the informa- gies and barriers hindering their use energy more wisely.” 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday tion technology management commercialization. Future energy Alternate Energy: Assessment and through Thursday; 9 a.m. to team at Paychex Inc. present “IT: possibilities are outlined using a Implementation Reference Book was 7 p.m. Friday; and 1 to 3:30 A Real World Perspective.” The planning strategy called “roadmap- published by The Fairmont Press, a p.m. Saturday. For more infor- panel discussion will begin at ping” developed by government and publishing arm of the Association of mation, call 5-6855. 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, in the industry. Energy Engineers. I Golisano College auditorium. “Technology road maps repre- Susan Gawlowicz | [email protected] The event will be followed by a sent a technique to help identify tech- reception, and both are free and nology trends, market barriers and RIT hosts Sen. Clinton conference Master of the open to the public. strategies to overcome those barri- Reading Rapture ers,” says author James Winebrake, on alternative fuel technologies spoken word professor and chair of public policy Student authors will read their at RIT.“The road maps used in Alternative for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, Henry Rollins brings his spoken- prose and poetry at the first fuel technol- will be among the experts participat- word tour to RIT on Feb. 7. His show Reading Rapture at 7 p.m. on ogy offers ing in a panel discussion on growing begins at 8 p.m. in Clark Gymnas- Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Java Wally’s. ium. Tickets—$7 for RIT students All students who read their Gannett lecture series some prom- alternative energy companies. ising oppor- Representatives from leading and $15 for the public—are available work will receive a free cup of tunities for government and industry organiza- coffee. Prizes will be awarded to Citizen activism will be explored the overall tions utilizing alternative energy tech- the best reading of a poem and from multiple perspectives dur- health of the nologies will also be on the panels. a fictional excerpt. The event is ing the next Caroline Werner upstate New New York State Comptroller Alan sponsored by RIT’s writing Gannett Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on York econ- Hevesi will chair the afternoon panel. club, Inklings, Rebecca Housel, Thursday, Feb. 5, in Webb Sen. Hillary Clinton omy, includ- Also participating in the conference faculty advisor, and through an Auditorium in the James E. ing the creation of new jobs. will be Roger Altman, former deputy RIT Interactive Learning Grant. Booth Building. Marshalling the human, educational treasury secretary in the Bill Clinton Interpretation for the deaf will The presentation, Citizen and business resources to invest in Administration. be provided upon request and Activists: Global and Local, will this technology is the focus of The free conference is sponsored availability of interpreters. For center on a panel of individuals Alternative Energy in New York Expo by New Jobs for New York, a not-for- information, contact Housel at who espouse and act upon their 2004. profit organization created to retain [email protected]. political concerns. The event is Monday, Feb. 2, at and attract new investment and jobs By the People results Panelists will include: the RIT Inn & Conference Center. to communities across the state. More than 100 Rochester-area I Mark Camp, director of Sen. Hillary Clinton will offer the For more information and to residents came to RIT Jan. 24 to Cultural Survival, on keynote address and serve as confer- register for the conference, visit “Indigenous Action Network” participate in a national conver- ence moderator. Nabil Nasr, assistant www.newjobsfornewyork.com. I I Marilyn Anderson, Pro Arte Henry Rollins sation about America’s role in provost and director of RIT’s Center Paul Stella | [email protected] Maya, on “Putting My Skills as at the candy counter and game room the world. an Artist/Photographer to Use as in the Student Alumni Union. Call 5- Participants were surveyed Global Activist” A show of distinction 2239 to order with a credit card. on a variety of questions related I Jonathan Garlock, labor The tour follows the recent to American foreign policy. The activist, on “Thinking Globally, Mary Loomis Rickman release of his latest spoken-word results of the poll, commissioned Acting Locally: Educating and spent a lifetime learning album, Nights Behind the Tree Line. by RIT, WXXI and the Democrat Organizing around Workplace her art and more than 100 For each copy sold, $1 will be and Chronicle, are now available Issues” guests attended the Jan. 6 donated to Hollygrove Children’s at www.rit.edu/news. The poll I Jon Greenbaum, Metro Justice, opening of “Retrospective,” Services in California. includes local and national results Rochester, on “Direct Action her one-woman show cur- Formerly the front man for on questions related to homeland Organizing: Defending Our rently on display in the 1980s punk band Black Flag, he now security and the global economy. Families, Our Communities, and CIAS Dean’s Alumni fronts Rollins Band. The poll was part of “By Our Planet.” Gallery. The RIT alum Rollins has produced eight the People: America in the The event—free and open received her MFA in albums, started his own record label World.” Rochester was among 10 to the public—will be inter- painting in 1987 and cred- and is a published author. His acting cities across the nation that par- preted for the deaf. its her artistry to the influ- career includes roles in movies such ticipated in the event, sponsored For more information, call ence of the people who as The Chase, Johnny Mnemonic, by the News Hour on PBS. 5-2057 or visit www.rit.edu/gan- taught and helped her Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker For information, visit www.pbs.org/newshour/btp. nettseries. along the way. and Jackass: The Movie.I Silandara Bartlett | sjbcom @rit.edu

29 January 2004 | 2 | www.rit.edu/news Time and remembrance Athenaeum offers lifelong learning for adults Viewpoints by Rosie Sepos

This column presents opinions and ideas on issues relevant to higher education.We hope “Viewpoints” inspires discussion among the RIT community.To suggest an idea for the column, e-mail [email protected].

after retirement, but no one prepares Uncivil Civil War, Democracy in the continued intellectual stimulation, you for the emotional and psycholog- U.S. and Contemporary Events to The Athenaeum provides an oppor- ical adjustment. A familiar refrain is: name a few. tunity for new learning in areas not “I have free time and don’t know At The Athenaeum, there are no covered in my formal education.” what to do with it. I volunteer in the tests, exams, competition or grades. Or as Joan Charles, former chair community but want to be socially Non-credit courses are designed and of The Athenaeum Council, believes, and mentally active.” led by peers. “The Athenaeum easily becomes an Well RIT important has found a part of your place for us What’s amazing is that we attract people from all walks of life who are life.” too—and if you interested in shared learning and intellectual enjoyment. After haven’t heard of retirement, us before, we’re you can exer- Did you know . .. just a stone’s throw away from the We come together simply for the cise your body with daily workouts I By the year 2005, 30 percent of the main campus. The Athenaeum was pleasure of learning. and keep an eye on your diet, but nation’s workforce will be 55 or named in 1829 after the ancient While the majority of RIT stu- toning your mind with regular invig- older? Greek center of learning by a handful dents are in the 20 to 30 year-old- orating workouts at The Athenaeum Jerome Witkin, one of America’s I Someone who retires at age 60 of prominent people—who couldn’t span, Athenaeum members range is best of all. finest figurative artists, will speak could spend as much as a third or have known it would be resurrected a from their early 50s to 90s. That’s a That’s why we’re here. RIT’s about his paintings at 6:30 p.m. on more of his or her life in retirement? century and a half later in 1987 as an lifetime in itself and what’s amazing Athenaeum is truly an asset to the Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Carlson I One in every six residents in affiliate of RIT. is that we attract people from all community. It brings out the best in Auditorium, Bldg. 76. Witkin is Monroe County is 60 or older? Maintaining the original mis- walks of life who are interested in all of us and carries us farther than known for his historical narra- I RIT has a lifelong learning center sion, our 390 members share experi- shared learning and intellectual we knew we could go. tives—especially his recent monu- for adults over 50? ence and knowledge in: Classical enjoyment. Sepos is director of The Athenaeum. She mental work, “Taken,” a memorial Let’s face it. Everyone tells you Music, Second Guessing the Academy, Former high school principal joined the RIT staff in 1971; this fall marks to the tragic events of Sept. 11. how to prepare for financial security Harry Potter, Irish Literature, The Larry Kanner says, “In addition to her 10th year at The Athenaeum. Researchers make DREAMs come true A lifetime of gift giving

It’s the stuff Academic Research. Golisano named outstanding philanthropist dreams are Other projects made of—if include: digital and LSI Logic radio-fre- recently agreed to quency share 90 nanometer analysis and 65 nanometer methodol- RF-design technol- ogy is what ogy with RAMLAB, you nor- an agreement val- P.R. Mukund mally ued at almost $1 dream about, that is. million. LSI Logic The Digital & RF Early Analysis also recently gave Methodology tool—DREAM for $27,000 to the lab short—was recently created in the for unrestricted RF/Analog/Mixed-Signal Laboratory, research. or RAMLAB, in the Kate Gleason RAMLAB and College of Engineering. TIMA Laboratory The software package—an RF of France, a leading microsystem design tool—integrates microsystems next-generation noise-reduction research lab in B. Thomas Golisano, Paychex CEO, has donated millions of dollars to local institutions over methodology, including low noise An RF microsystem designed in RIT’s RAMLAB Europe, recently the years. amplifiers, for designing analog and began collabora- digital integrated circuits and com- Grants for the project from the tive research. In addition, Mukund is B. Thomas Golisano has been named made to the university by a living puter chips for use in high-speed National Science Foundation and working with faculty from Georgia the 2004 Outstanding Philanthropist donor. wireless devices such as cell phones. Semiconductor Research Corp. are Tech, the University of Rochester and by the Association of Fundraising He has also made major contri- The methodology helps make possi- among more than $300,000 in annual SUNY Buffalo on other research Professionals, the largest association butions to a variety of other local ble creation of faster, smaller and outside funding of RAMLAB projects. of charitable fundraisers in the institutions over the past several more energy-efficient electronic research. Other funding sources In the past year, RAMLAB world. The award will be presented years. devices, says P.R. Mukund, professor include Harris Corp., LSI Logic Corp. researchers have published a dozen on March 16 in Seattle. Golisano is founder and CEO of of electrical engineering and lab and the Microelectronics Design papers in peer-reviewed forums. The In 2001, Golisano donated $14 Paychex Inc. and owner of the director. Mukund led a research team Center, a statewide collaboration of lab supports three full-time and two million to RIT for the creation of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. He has of faculty and graduate students from academic researchers and industry part-time microsystems engineering B. Thomas Golisano College of been a member of RIT’s Board of RIT, Georgia Tech and SUNY supported by the New York State doctoral students. I Computing and Information Trustees since 1994. I Brockport to develop DREAM. Office of Science, Technology and Michael Saffran | [email protected] Sciences. It’s the largest donation ever Paul Stella | [email protected]

‘DED’ computers sent to electronics’ heaven RIT hosts robotics competition kick off

RIT’s Student Area FIRST teams ramping up for spring competition Environmental Action League collected 4,164 RIT hosted a business-educational pounds of used electronics “remote kickoff,” alliance of RIT, during the first Electronic Jan. 10, for the 2004 Bausch & Lomb Inc. Waste Recycling Day on FIRST Robotics and Xerox Corp., the Jan. 16. Most of the dis- Competition. The event is expected to carded electronics con- event featured a draw thousands of sisted of old computers, video simulcast visitors to the monitors and other from Manchester, Rochester area for peripherals, but also N.H., announcing competition in turned over were cell the competition’s March 2005. The phones, PDAs, TV sets, a objective—which event will be in microwave oven and even changes yearly— RIT’s new Gordon and unveiling of the Field House and an electronic dart board. from Edison Technical and Recycling electronics pre- “playing field.” Activities Center, now under con- Regional FIRST Robotics Occupational Education Center. In struction. vents them from ending addition, Ed Hensel, professor and up in dumpsters and Competitions are slated for March Launched by Kamen in 1989, 25-27 in New York City and department head of mechanical engi- FIRST aims to inspire youths to pur- landfills. Shown at left, neering, advises a FIRST team from Brian Hoffmire, fourth- Cleveland. The national champi- sue studies and careers in science, onship will be April 15-17 in Atlanta. Fairport High School. technology and engineering. Working year environmental man- In a visit to RIT by FIRST agement and safety major This year’s theme is “FIRST Frenzy.” with adult mentors, students design, For more details on the competition, founder Dean Kamen last fall, RIT build and program robotic creations in CAST, moves a dis- was named host site for a regional carded printer. visit www.usfirst.org. for friendly, team-based, sports-style The Kate Gleason College of FIRST Robotics Competition in 2005. competitions. I Engineering sponsors a FIRST team Supported by Rochester FIRST, a Michael Saffran | [email protected]

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NTID recently received a collection of hand-carved and hand-painted birds from the estate of Mildred F. Hall, a longtime friend of RIT and NTID. The birds were created by Mrs. Hall’s husband, Sylvanis G. Hall, who studied graduate- level art at RIT in the 1970s. He became a member of the National Wood Carvers Association and, for four years, his birds won awards at the International Wood Carvers Congress. The collection is on permanent exhibit across from the Dyer Arts Center in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Building.

Culhane continued from page 1 Newsmakers ous other organizations. to honor RIT’s four presidents and to Culhane will donate his award to the “The Award Committee believes recognize a current member of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that Dr. Culhane truly exemplifies the faculty or staff who, through public Corporation of Greater Rochester, Abi Aghayere, associate professor of civil engineering technology, and Wiley spirit of public service demonstrated service, mirrors the lives of the four The Al Sigl Center, Junior McKinzie, dean, College of Applied Science and Technology, received a Best by Presidents Mark Ellingson, Paul presidents who have been outstand- Achievement of Rochester and Paper Award from the American Society for Engineering Education for “The Miller, Richard Rose and Albert ing professionals and caring members Rochester Rotary Club. Scholarship Horizons in Engineering Technology: Choosing the Best Path.” Simone,” says Andrew Moore, dean, of the community. The Four Presidents Distin- College of Liberal Arts, and commit- The inaugural award was pre- guished Public Service Award cere- David Bradstreet and Dan Swab, Information and Technology Services, tee chairman. sented to Fred Smith, secretary to the mony will be held at 4 p.m. in Ingle attended the 2003 ResNet Symposium at Ferris State University in Michigan. The award was created by Alfred Institute, last spring. Auditorium, Student Alumni Union. Richard Fasse and Marybeth Martin of online learning presented Davis, vice president emeritus, on the Each award recipient receives The RIT community is invited to “Providing an Extended Student Community Online” at the Sloan- occasion of his 65th year of associa- $2,500 to disperse to charitable attend. I Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. tion with RIT. The award’s purpose is organizations of his or her choice. Vienna Carvalho | [email protected] Hamad Ghazle, chair, diagnostic medical sonography, wrote “Liver Ultrasound” in Ultrasound Secrets. He was also elected to the educators com- Student retention continued from page 1 mittee of the National Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Frank Lamas, associate vice president for student affairs, graduated from to their alma mater when they changed for the good except student with the Retention Committee, United Way’s Hispanic Leadership Development program. Lamas has also become alumni; provide stability and persistence—it has not moved,” appointed a year ago, using it as a been selected to on the Ibero-American Action League’s Board of Directors. predictability in the budget process; explained Simone. resource and sounding board for the enhance selectivity among freshman “A 60 percent graduation rate is strategies to be implemented within William Leonard, visiting instructor, manufacturing and mechanical engi- and transfer students thereby increas- what we have been getting, and that is academic affairs. “This is a high-pow- neering technology, was elected chair of the St. Lawrence Section of the ing the quality of the overall student absolutely unacceptable,” he adds. ered committee with a broad univer- American Society for Engineering Education. The following papers were body classes; and increase the reputa- “Many of our peer universities, a sity perspective,” she adds. “The input presented at the meeting: Michael Kuhl and Andres Carrano, assistant tional ranking and rating of RIT by number of them with fewer resources of its members will be invaluable.” professors, industrial and systems engineering, “Collaborative Development outside bodies which helps to further and students who are not as accom- Simone says, “Each of us, work- and Integration of Laboratory Material Utilizing a Flexible Manufacturing attract the best students. plished on average, are at the 75 per- ing together and serving as role mod- Cell”; Greg Semeraro, assistant professor, computer engineering, “The RIT’s graduation rate was 60 per- cent mark or higher. We have to els for our colleagues and peers, can Future of Literacy for Electrical and Computer Engineers”; and Anthony cent 20 years ago and it has remained undertake bold moves now to reach assure that RIT remains a university Trippe, assistant professor, computer engineering technology, “Comparison at similar levels since that time. the 75 percent projected graduation ‘For the students.’” of Classroom and Online Course Environments.” “The quality of the student rate as soon as possible. Clearly, 75 To view the entire white paper Dianne Mau, assistant professor and graduate program chair, human body, faculty, curricula and physical percent is not all that is possible, and on RIT retention, log onto resource development, was inducted into the Gates Chili Central School infrastructure has increased markedly I want us to aim much higher.” www.rit.edu/president. I District Hall of Fame. over these years. Everything has Mayberry will continue to work Vienna Carvalho | vnccom @rit.edu P.R.Mukund, professor of electrical engineering and director of the RF/Analog/Mixed-Signal Laboratory, presented a paper on future research Obituaries RIT alum, student are calendar pin-ups in mixed-signal technology at the National Science Foundation/ Semiconductor Research Corp. mixed-signal workshop. He and RIT electri- Marjorie Jacobs cal engineering graduate students working in RAMLAB presented four Marjorie Jacobs, former associate papers at the International Conference on VLSI Design in India. professor of speech reading at Ali Ogut, professor of mechanical engineering, was named chair of the NTID, passed away Jan. 9. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division. Jacobs studied and worked at Northwestern University and Albert Paley, sculptor and Charlotte Frederick Mowris Chair in the School was a pediatric audiologist. She for American Crafts, delivered a lecture in Missouri on his steel artwork, also served as supervisor of audi- Cypher, located at the entrance to Columbia Public Library. ology at the Hearing and Speech Roman Press, College of Science, and Marianne Buehler, Wallace Library, Center of Rochester. She joined co-authored “Plug Beebee Station into producing hydrogen power,” in the NTID’s faculty in 1972. In 1985, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. NTID presented her with an Outstanding Services Award. She Maria Rubino, assistant professor of packaging science, presented, retired in 1986. “Multidisciplinary Approach to Plastic Packaging Research,” at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago. Bob Pearse Bob Pearse, distinguished lec- Andreas Savakis, associate professor and department head of computer turer emeritus, College of engineering, co-wrote the paper, “Automated Event Clustering and Quality Business, passed away Dec. 24. Screening of Consumer Pictures for Digital Albuming,” which appeared in Pearse was an Oxford the September issue of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. University Rhodes Scholar and A former and a current RIT student are calendar pin-ups—but not the kind you Ramesh Shah, research professor of mechanical engineering and director of served in the Army Air Force. In might typically imagine. Alison Lamb ’01 (business administration-accounting) the Advanced Fuel Cell Research Laboratory in the Kate Gleason College of the 1960s, he became a professor and Jeremy Swerdlow, fourth-year mechanical engineering technology major, Engineering, was named a Distinguished Lecturer on fuel-cell technology by at Boston University and chaired (shown above), are featured in two of four photos of mini-Baja races taken by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was awarded an the behavioral sciences depart- Marty Gordon, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology in Honorary Professorship at Xi’an Jiaotong University and a Guest ment. He was chairperson of CAST and RIT mini-Baja team advisor. The photos are featured in a 2004 cal- Professorship at Tsinghua University, both in China, where he recently lec- RIT’s management department endar distributed by small-engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp., a sup- tured on Fuel Cell Technology and Compact Heat Exchangers. He presented and taught at RIT until his retire- porter of Society of Automotive Engineers-sponsored collegiate design series com- a similar lecture at Beijing University of Technology. ment at age 82. petitions, including Aero Design, Formula SAE and Mini Baja.

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