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Steinbeck's Last Battle: Professor's Book Chronicles Writer's Vietnam utnews.utoledo.edu APRIL 9, 2012 VOLUME 12, ISSUE 31 Steinbeck’s last battle: Professor’s book chronicles writer’s Vietnam reports By Cynthia Nowak ate in 1966, American novelist John labeled a warmonger; his reports helped the book give the social, political and LSteinbeck — 64 years old, Nobel fuel an already incendiary era. personal backstories. laureate, chronicler of underdogs in The flare was a brief one; by 1968, “Steinbeck always wanted to be lauded works that included The Grapes Steinbeck was dead, and his accounts of where the action was,” Barden said. of Wrath and Of Mice and Men — went the war went into archival limbo, lost to “Even The Grapes of Wrath was based to Vietnam as a correspondent. As a the general public. on journalistic fieldwork he did, spending journalist, he probably couldn’t have Until now. Dr. Tom Barden’s time with and talking to the Okies in chosen a more propitious time: The Steinbeck in Vietnam (University of California. In World War II, he lived in Vietnam War was entering the national Virginia, 2012) offers for the first time Army Air Corps barracks with a crew of consciousness. Within a year, the number a complete collection of the dispatches airmen and published an account of their of American troops in Vietnam would Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent training and missions titled Bombs Away. approach 500,000, with U.S. casualties for Newsday magazine. In the 1950s, he went to the Soviet Union topping 15,000. (Nearly 110,000 would be Barden, dean of the UT Honors for the U.S. State Department and filed a wounded.) College and a longtime Steinbeck series of essays. Steinbeck’s public support for the scholar, drew on the Steinbeck collection “So his going to Vietnam as a reporter conflict was less well-timed. Anti-war at Princeton, the papers of Harry F. wasn’t atypical for him. But as his wife rallies were spreading across America; Guggenheim at the Library of Congress, told it, the real draw was that his two sons the first march on the Pentagon was just the Pierpont Morgan Library’s Steinbeck were there.” around the corner in 1967, the same year holdings, and the archives of Newsday. Steinbeck’s sons, John IV and Thom, that Vietnam Veterans Against the War His introduction and extensive notes for already had served long enough in the Photo by Daniel Miller was formed. The erstwhile subversive was continued on p. 4 Dr. Tom Barden and his new book, Steinbeck in Vietnam. Associate dean accepts position at Marshall University, interim chair named By Jon Strunk Dr. Joseph Shapiro, University Shapiro added business development to his of Toledo associate dean for business portfolio in 2006. development and chair of the Department “The University of Toledo’s loss is a of Medicine, has been named dean of the tremendous gain for physicians, faculty and Marshall University Joan C. Edwards medical students at Marshall University,” School of Medicine. He will begin July 1. said Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, UT chancellor, “My time in Toledo has been executive vice president for biosciences and tremendously rewarding, both for its health affairs, and dean of the College of professional rewards and due to the Medicine and Life Sciences. countless friendships I will take with me Gold announced that Dr. Christopher to West Virginia,” Shapiro said. “Marshall Cooper, professor and chief of the division University represents an exciting challenge, of cardiovascular medicine, will serve and I am looking forward to working with as interim chair of the Department of the medical community there to advance Medicine. Photo by Christopher Ankney health care and increase clinical research.” “Chris’ history of excellence in patient Shapiro came to the Medical College care and clinical research makes him the PRIME TIME: Executive Chef Scott Sundermeyer talked to a visitor and a member of the news media of Ohio from the University of Colorado ideal candidate to take over following Joe who stopped by to meet him and sample his work Friday at Four Seasons Bistro at UT Medical Cen- in 1997 and was appointed chair of the Shapiro’s departure,” Gold said. “I have ter. The culinary artist made tomato, basil and balsamic bruschetta with marinated salmon, and Farro Department of Medicine in 1999. With more salad with Italian-marinated chicken and olives. He previously was executive chef of Ford Motor Co. than a dozen patents on medical inventions, continued on p. 2 APRIL 9, 2012 NEWS UT:10 News earns awards at Interim chair named regional competition continued from p.1 By Nicolette Jett no doubt the department will continue to also greatly saddened by his departure as he advance under Chris’ leadership.” has been a wonderful mentor for many of UT:10 News, the student-produced in those two categories, Best All-Around Added Shapiro, “I think that Chris is us,” Cooper said. newscast at The University of Toledo, Television Newscast and Television an internationally known thought leader in Cooper earned his doctorate in received two first-place awards and a Breaking News Reporting, with winners to clinical research, and one of the very best medicine from the University of Cincinnati second-place award at the Society for be announced in late April. faculty members to be found at any medical and completed residencies and fellowships Professional Journalist Region Four “We have been competing at national school. I am certain that the department will at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mark of Excellence competition. competitions for almost six years now,” thrive under his excellent leadership.” Harvard Medical School in Boston. The 2011 honorees were awarded said Dr. Jackie Layng, professor of Since his arrival in 1994, Cooper During his time at the Medical College certificates March 24 at Michigan State communication and faculty adviser for said he has seen The University of Toledo of Ohio and UT, Cooper has served as chief University in East Lansing. the news program. “We started out with a take tremendous strides forward in care of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Society for Professional Journalists handful of third-place wins, but with all it provides patients, its residency and director of the Cardiovascular Interventional strives to foster excellence and educate of the hard work and dedication from the fellowship programs, and its clinical Fellowship, director of the Cardiovascular journalists on how to provide accurate, students, we have achieved our goal of first research. Medicine Fellowship, and director of comprehensive information in a timely and place.” “Dr. Shapiro led the Department of UTMC’s Heart and Vascular Center. understandable manner. UT:10 also was awarded second Medicine through a tremendous period of He recently was elected to the Board UT is part of region four, which is place in the category of Television Sports growth in research and clinical productivity. of Governors at the American College of comprised of Michigan, Ohio, Western Photography for “UT vs. Boise State It is an honor to follow his lead, but I am Cardiology. Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The contest football highlights,” written and produced received more than 4,000 entries across all by Karsten. 12 regions nationally. “I am very proud of our students and UT:10 received first place for Best their continued success in competing against All-Around Television Newscast as well programs that are larger and much more as first place in Television Breaking News established in the field of broadcasting,” Reporting for the story “FBI raids Toledo Layng said. “UT:10 is a great class for area IHOP restaurants,” written and students to take who are interested in all produced by Ashley Karsten and McKenzie aspects of communication, and our class Kuehnlein. gives that competitive edge when the time The first place awards give UT:10 comes to step into the job market.” News the chance to compete nationally Photo by Daniel Miller Dr. Christopher Cooper will serve as interim chair of the Department of Medicine. In memoriam Dr. Lois N. Hodgson-Barbour, Waterville, a faculty member at UT for more than two decades who helped shape the Special Education Department, died April 3 at age 86. She began her career at UT in 1967 as an assistant professor of special education. In 1971, she was promoted to associate professor and became chair of the newly formed department. Hodgson-Barbour was named one of the University’s Outstanding Teachers in 1972 and Outstanding Faculty Woman IN THE SPOTLIGHT: UT:10 News producers Ashley Karsten, left, and Carina Cornieles showed off in 1989. An avid world traveler, the professor also later served as coordinator of the two first-place and one second-place awards the newscast received at the Society for Profes- international programs in the College of Education. sional Journalist Region Four Mark of Excellence competition. Geraldine “Jerry” Wilder-Webb-Paxton, Toledo, a custodial worker at MCO from 1966 until her retirement in 1997, died March 30 at age 69. Mack Smith Jr., Toledo, a former MCO employee, died March 30 at age 85. 2 NEWS APRIL 9, 2012 UT recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month By Nicolette Jett uring Sexual Assault Awareness Dmonth in April, the UT Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program will work to create an informed campus free of sexual violence. The cornerstone of the awareness month will be Toledo’s 18th annual Take Back the Night, an event to promote the end of all violence against women. It will take place Saturday, April 21, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Collier Building on Health Science Campus. The event will include a Community Rally, Women’s March, Survivor Speak Out and Resource Fair, along with the Clothesline, Silent Witness and Bandana projects.
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