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Phi International in Newsletter

Issue #156 March, 2019

On behalf of the Executive Council of paper written by a member; others meet to discuss a Tau, I would like to congratulate all our new classic philosophical article or book. Some chapters members for the 2018-19 school year as well as have had a multi-year series of lectures around some those who were already members of . theme or idea. Also common is a meeting with Phi Sigma Tau exists to honor students who excel in another honor group for a discussion of a topic of philosophical studies as well as to encourage shared interest for two or more honor groups. A philosophical discussion and inquiry on college common event for many chapters is a meeting to campuses. Your membership contributes to our aim view a film that has philosophical interest; the film of making philosophy more visible on the college showing is often followed by a discussion of campus and drawing other students into philosophical topics raised by the film. Some philosophical study. chapters appoint a moderator for these discussions; The Executive Council also congratulates all others have a freer format. There is a lot of variety graduating seniors. May your career be successful! in activities of Phi Sigma Tau chapters. Many events We hope that you will continue to be associated with are sponsored by Phi Sigma Tau chapters, wholly or Phi Sigma Tau through our Alumni Chapter, in part, and often all students and faculty are invited. continue to read and enjoy philosophical works, and However, we cannot include information about to find that your study of philosophy is an asset to these activities if we do not receive your report. your career. Fewer than normal reports have been submitted since our last Newsletter in November. Advisors, please From the Executive Secretary encourage the chapter secretary or some chapter officer to submit reports of activities both to show §§§ what your chapter is doing and to give ideas to other chapters. Chapter secretaries, please send in reports Chapter News so that the activities of your chapter are reported.

The Newsletter is an opportunity for chapters to GA-IOTA(1109) [University of West Georgia; report their activities to other chapters. Some new advisor, Walter Riker] NEW ADVISOR. chapters ask what Phi Sigma Tau chapters do, and LA-BETA(1902) [Loyola University, New the Newsletter is an opportunity for your chapter to Orleans; advisor, Everett Fulmer] NEW ADVISOR. tell others about your activities. In the past, chapters LA-GAMMA(1903) [Xavier University of New have helped departments hold conferences, have Orleans; advisor, Thora Bayer] Our chapter at Xavier helped sponsor lectures by faculty (either visiting University of Louisiana inducted one member at our faculty or in-house faculty), held banquets, engaged February meeting. We discussed student plans for in tutoring beginning philosophy students, tutored the next term and took a picture after the ceremony high school students, held bake sales, and done for inclusion in Xavier’s Philosophy Newsletter. volunteer work for charities. Perhaps the most MD-ZETA(2106) [Salisbury University; advisor, common activity for chapters is discussion of Joerg Tuske] Our induction ceremony will be held on philosophical topics at meetings. Some chapters May 3 this year. There is a university ceremony for agree to meet to discuss a reading of a philosophical all Honor Societies; this will be followed by our departmental Phi Sigma Tau ceremony.

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NJ-IOTA(3109) [William Paterson University of October 2019 issue, so if you have a paper you are New Jersey; advisor, Stephen Thompson] NEW preparing for a class, feel free to work on it during ADVISOR. the first parts of the summer and then submit it to our NY-BETA(3302) [Brooklyn College, CUNY; editor, Dr. Steve Barbone by email attachment advisor, Robert Lurz] NEW ADVISOR. ([email protected]). The success of our journal NY-CHI(3322) [Lehman College, CUNY; advisor, does depend upon student writing and inquiry. Michael Buckley] NEW ADVISOR. Please note that we only publish student writing by OH-TAU(3619) [Walsh University; advisor, Joe those who have not completed doctorate degrees; Vincenzo] Five members of our Walsh chapter met to your senior paper is eligible for publication even if make plans to induct six new members on March 25. you have graduated with your undergraduate degree. Parents of inductees will be invited to the ceremony which will be followed by a reception. One member, Examining a Natural Duty of Justice and Its Noah LaVictoire, will ask Father Patrick Manning Implications from the theology department to speak at the Taylor Belknap, University of Lynchburg ceremony. Our advisor, Dr. Vincenzo, distributed Does Nietzsche Offer a Convincing Critique of copies of Dialogue to all chapter members. Truth? PA-ALPHA DELTA(3928) [Carnegie Mellon Benedetta Delfino, University College, London University; advisor Joel M. Smith] NEW North against South: Principles of Justice in Climate CHAPTER. Change Negotiation UT-BETA(4502) [Utah Valley University; advisor, Allison Holland, High Point University Michael Shaw] At our February 1 meeting, president Kayvon Aussef opened with a call for nominations The Philosophy of Immortality: An Exploration of for open positions in the chapter. A discussion of the the Desirability of Living Immortally within a merits of joining Phi Sigma Tau followed. Then Virtual World chapter members brainstormed about possible future James Keenan, University of Birmingham ev ents for our chapter. We discussed the budget that ‘‘My Opponent is a Glob of Snot’’: Insults as Speech would be available for events and considered ways to Acts and Their Emotional Effects make Phi Sigma Tau more visible on campus. Rachel Lehmann, Georgia State University At our March 1 meeting, members discussed their Knowledge and Social Facts in the Original Position role as members of the undergraduate philosophy Frederick (Fred) Matthews, University of East conference at Utah Valley University. We talked Anglia about paper submission for the conference and other Internalizing Externalities through a Libertarian ways we can participate if we do not submit papers. Universal Basic Income We created a selection committee for presenters at Gregory Schwartz, Yale University the conference. Our first guest lecturer for the chapter will be Daniel W. Graham. We ended with a Blaming the Poor and Uneducated: A Terribly Rigid twenty-minute discussion on the topic of the ethical Habit? standpoint of new age atheism. Dominic Shoucair, Emory University VA-XI(4714) [Southern Virginia University; Rawlsian Circularity and Transcending the advisor, John Armstrong] NEW ADVISOR. Enlightenment Kara Zhang, University of §§§ §§§ Dialogue PHI SIGMA TAU Our April issue is now in preparation and will International Honor Society in Philosophy Dr. David E. Gibson, Humanities Division contain the articles listed below. Our congratulations , 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy to all those whose papers are being published in the Malibu, CA 90263-4225 issue, and our thanks to all who submitted work. We [email protected] are now in the process of selecting articles for our

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Chap Advisor/School/Email 0518 Dr. Jacquelyn Kegley California State University, Bakersfield 0101 Dr. Victor DiFate [email protected] Spring Hill College 0519 Dr. Matthew Davidson [email protected] California State University, San Bernardino 0102 Dr. Elay Shech [email protected] Auburn University 0603 Dr. Justin P. McBrayer [email protected] Fort Lewis College 0103 Dr. H. Scott Hestevold [email protected] University of Alabama 0701 Dr. Steven M. Bayne [email protected] Fairfield University 0104 Dr. Dennis Sansom [email protected]field.edu Samford University 0703 Dr. Chelsea C. Harry [email protected] Southern Connecticut State University 0401 Dr. Martha C. Beck [email protected] Lyon College 0704 Dr. Thornton Lockwood [email protected] Quinnipiac University 0402 Dr. Michael Norton [email protected] University of Arkansas 0801 Dr. Richard Hanley at Little Rock University of Delaware [email protected] [email protected] 0403 Dr. Jesse Butler 0901 Dr. Mark Ralkowski University of Central Arkansas The George Washington University [email protected] [email protected] 0501 Dr. Ray Rennard 0902 Dr. Jonathan Buttaci University of the Pacific Catholic University of America rrennard@pacific.edu [email protected] 0503 Dr. Robert Jones 0903 Dr. Amy Oliver California State University American University at Chico [email protected] [email protected] 1002 Dr. Marina Banchetti 0506 Dr. David Hunt Florida Atlantic University Whittier College [email protected] [email protected] 1004 Dr. Elijah Chudnoff 0508 Dr. Corey Barnes University of Miami University of San Diego [email protected]; [email protected] 1007 Dr. Elizabeth Scarbrough 0509 Dr. Jim Taylor Florida International University Westmont College escarbro@fiu.edu [email protected] 1008 Dr. H. A Nethery, IV 0510 Dr. Lawrence Nelson Florida Southern College Santa Clara University hnethery@flsouthern.edu [email protected] 1009 Dr. Matthew Groe 0511 Dr. Brad Stone Jacksonville University Loyola—Marymount University [email protected] [email protected] 1010 Dr. Michael McKeon 0513 Dr. Garrett Pendergraft/Philosophy Barry University Pepperdine University [email protected] [email protected] 1011 Dr. Sally Ferguson 0514 Dr. Brian Gregor University of West Florida California State University [email protected] at Dominguez Hills 1012 Dr. Carolyn Culbertson [email protected] Florida Gulf Coast University 0515 Dr. Dale Turner [email protected] California Polytechnic University 1101 Dr. Sarah Wright at Pomona University of Georgia [email protected] [email protected] 0516 Dr. Michael Robinson 1102 Dr. Frederick Marcus Chapman University Emory University [email protected] [email protected] 0517 Dr. Steve Barbone 1103 Dr. Jared Millson San Diego State University Agnes Scott College [email protected] [email protected] 0517 Dr. Mark Wheeler 1104 Dr. Rosalind Simson San Diego State University Mercer University [email protected] [email protected]

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1105 Dr. Al-Yasha I. Williams [email protected] Spelman College 1503 Dr. Nicole Dular [email protected] Franklin College 1106 Dr. Andrew I. Cohen @franklincollege.edu Georgia State University 1504 Dr. Aaron Preston [email protected] Valparaiso University 1107 Dr. William Eaton [email protected] Georgia Southern University 1505 Dr. Sarah E. Vitale [email protected] Ball State University 1108 Dr. Christine A. James [email protected] Valdosta State University 1506 Dr. Marcia A. McKelligan [email protected] DePauw University 1109 Dr. Walter Riker [email protected] University of West Georgia 1507 Dr. George Harvey [email protected] Dr. Leigh Viner 1110 Dr. Kiptone E. Jensen Indiana University Southeast [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1301 Dr. Graham Hubbs 1603 Dr. Ranpal Dosanjh University of Idaho Iowa State University [email protected] [email protected] 1401 Dr. Thomas Carson 1605 Dr. Mark J. Thomas Loyola University Central College [email protected] [email protected] 1402 Dr. David B. Fletcher 1606 Dr. Thomas W. Riley Wheaton College Clarke University david.b.fl[email protected] [email protected] 1404 Dr. Arsalan Memon 1607 Dr. J. Alden Stout Lewis College Morningside College [email protected] [email protected] 1406 Dr. Jonathan Livengood 1701 Dr. Donald Hatcher University of Illinois Baker University at Urbana—Champaign [email protected] [email protected] 1801 Dr. Katherine Johnson 1407 Dr. Jennifer Jhun Bellarmine University Lake Forest College [email protected] [email protected] 1805 Dr. Avery Kolers 1411 Dr. Andrew Youpa University of Louisville Southern Illinois University av [email protected] [email protected] 1806 Dr. Rudy Garns 1412 Dr. Drew Dalton Northern Kentucky University Dominican University [email protected] [email protected] 1902 Dr. Everett Fulmer 1413 Dr. Teresa Britton Loyola University of New Orleans Eastern Illinois University [email protected] at Charleston 1903 Dr. Thora Bayer [email protected] Xavier University, Louisiana 1415 Dr. Mark Criley [email protected] Illinois Wesleyan University 2001 Chair [email protected] University of Southern Maine 1416 Dr. Saba Fatima 2002 Dr. Don Beith Southern Illinois University University of Maine, Orono Edwardsville [email protected] [email protected] 2101 Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma 1417 Dr. Martin J. Tracey Morgan State University Benedictine University [email protected] [email protected] 2103 Dr. Vera Jakoby 1418 Dr. Micheal Hartsock McDaniel College Millikin University [email protected] [email protected] 2104 Dr. Matthew McCabe 1419 Dr. Maria Acosta Lopez Washington College DePaul University [email protected] [email protected] 2105 Dr. Michael Miller 1501 Dr. Samuel Kahn Mt. St. Mary’s University Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis [email protected]

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2106 Dr. Joerg Tuske [email protected] Salisbury University 2601 Dr. Joseph Steineger [email protected] Lindenwood University 2107 Dr. Bret Davis [email protected] Loyola University 2602 Dr. Robert Viglioti [email protected] Rockhurst College 2108 Dr. Maeve O’Donovan [email protected] Notre Dame of University 2604 Dr. James McRae [email protected] Westminster College 2201 Dr. Wiebke Deimling [email protected] Clark University 2604 Dr. Rich Geenen [email protected] Westminster College 2202 Dr. Donna Giancola [email protected] Suffolk University 2605 Dr. Brandon Schmidly [email protected] Evangel University 2203 Dr. Joseph Lawrence [email protected] College of the Holy Cross 2609 Dr. Zita Toth [email protected] Conception Seminary College 2204 Marina McCoy @conception.edu Boston College 2610 Dr. Anne Margaret Baxley [email protected] Washington University 2204 David Johnson [email protected] Boston College 2611 Dr. Andrew Johnson [email protected] Missouri State University 2206 Chair [email protected] University of Massachusetts 2612 Dr. Andrew Melnyk at Amherst University of Missouri 2207 Dr. Aeon Skoble at Columbia Bridgewater State University [email protected] [email protected] 2613 Dr. Adrian Switzer 2208 Dr. Monica Cowart University of Missouri, Kansas City Dr. Sandra Raponi [email protected] Merrimack College 2614 Dr. Waldemar Rohloff [email protected] University of Missouri, St. Louis [email protected] [email protected] 2209 Dr. Samuel Stoner 2619 Dr. Richard Field Assumption College Northwest Missouri State University [email protected] rfi[email protected] 2210 Dr. Maureen Eckert 2701 Dr. Mark Smillie University of Massachusetts Carroll College at Dartmouth [email protected] [email protected] 2702 Dr. Sara Waller 2308 Dr. James Nelson Montana State University Michigan State University [email protected] [email protected] 2802 Dr. Richard White 2309 Dr. John P. Wright Central Michigan University [email protected] [email protected] 2802 Dr. Jacob Rump 2310 Dr. Lee Cole Creighton University Hillsdale College [email protected] [email protected] 2802 Dr. Marc Johansen 2312 Dr. Nicholas Dixon Creighton University Alma College [email protected] [email protected] 2901 Dr. Erik Lindland 2313 Dr. James H. Spence University of Nevada, Las Veg as Adrian College [email protected] [email protected] 3104 Dr. Joel Feldman 2402 Dr. Danny Muñoz-Hutchinson St. Olaf College [email protected] [email protected] 3105 Dr. Peter P. Cvek 2501 Dr. Timothy Yenter St. Peter’s University University of Mississippi [email protected] [email protected] 3106 Dr. A. Edward Siecienski 2502 Dr. Patrick D. Hopkins Stockton University Millsaps College [email protected]

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3107 Dr. Mark Couch [email protected] Seton Hall University 3315 Dr. Mark McEvoy [email protected] Hofstra University 3108 Dr. Mercedes Diaz [email protected] Rutgers, The State University 3316 Dr. David Bollart of New Jersey Manhattan College [email protected] [email protected] 3109 Dr. Stephen Thompson 3317 Dr. Paul Gaffney William Paterson University St. John’s University of New Jersey [email protected] [email protected] 3318 Dr. Dev onya N. Havis 3110 Dr. James Taylor Canisius College The College of New Jersey [email protected] [email protected] 3319 Dr. Stefanie Rocknak 3111 Dr. Nathan Bauer Hartwick College Rowan University [email protected] [email protected] 3320 Dr. Ian Blecher 3201 Dr. Pierre-Julien Harter Hunter College, CUNY University of New Mexico [email protected] [email protected] 3321 Dr. Rachel Falkenstern 3301 Dr. Laura Rediehs St. Francis College St. Lawrence University [email protected] [email protected] 3322 Dr. Michael Buckley 3302 Dr. Robert Lurz Lehman College, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY [email protected] [email protected] 3323 Dr. John Richardson 3303 Dr. Michael Koch New York University SUNY-Oneonta [email protected] [email protected] 3324 Dr. Alex Bertland 3304 Dr. Eduardo Mendieta Niagara University SUNY-Stony Brook [email protected] [email protected] 3325 Dr. Galen Barry 3305 Dr. Kimberly Engels Iona College Molloy College [email protected] [email protected] 3326 Dr. Jason Grinnell 3306 Dr. Michael C. Brannigan SUNY Buffalo State The College of Saint Rose [email protected] [email protected] 3327 Dr. Gordon P. Barnes 3307 Dr. C. Tabor Fisher The College at Brockport, SUNY LeMoyne College [email protected][email protected] 3401 Dr. John Collins 3307 Dr. Kathryn Hennigan East Carolina University LeMoyne College [email protected] [email protected] 3403 Dr. Robin James 3308 Dr. Adrian Arellano University of North Carolina Nazareth College at Charlotte [email protected] [email protected] 3309 Dr. Shawn Welnak 3404 Dr. Edwin Bagley C.W. Post Campus Wingate University Long Island University [email protected] [email protected] 3405 Dr. Scott Williams 3310 Dr. John Burkey University of North Carolina Siena College at Asheville [email protected] [email protected] 3311 Dr. Tim Murphy 3406 Dr. Frances Bottenberg Potsdam College University of North Carolina [email protected] at Greensboro 3312 Dr. Paul Kucharski [email protected] Manhattanville College 3407 Dr. Mariska E. Leunissen [email protected] University of North Carolina 3313 Fr. Joseph Koterski, S.J. at Chapel Hill [email protected] [email protected] 3408 Dr. Ryan J. Johnson 3314 Dr. David Levy Elon University Geneseo College, SUNY [email protected]

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3409 Dr. Amy MacArthur Cabrini University High Point University [email protected] [email protected] 3903 Dr. Wendy L. Lee 3501 Dr. David Lawrence Bloomsburg University University of North Dakota [email protected] [email protected] 3904 Dr. Patrick Miller 3605 Dr. Stephen Bein Duquesne University University of Dayton [email protected] [email protected] 3905 Dr. Vincent Colapietro 3606 Dr. Steven Schoonover The Pennsylvania State University Wittenberg University [email protected] [email protected] 3906 Dr. Michael Wolf 3608 Dr. Elizabeth Schiltz Washington & Jefferson College College of Wooster [email protected] [email protected] 3907 Dr. Carol J. Moeller 3609 Dr. Erica Neely Moravian College Ohio Northern University [email protected] [email protected] 3908 Dr. David M. DiQuattro 3610 Dr. Shari Stone-Mediatore Grove City College Ohio Wesleyan University [email protected] [email protected] 3909 Dr. Steven Farrelly-Jackson 3611 Chair Allegheny College University of Toledo [email protected] 3612 Dr. Louis Mancha 3910 Dr. Matt Swanson Ashland University Misercordia University [email protected] [email protected] 3613 Dr. Deborah S. Mower 3911 Dr. David Goldberg Youngstown State University Westminster College [email protected] [email protected] 3615 Dr. Julian Wuerth 3912 Dr. Sally Scholz University of Cincinnati Villanova University [email protected] [email protected] 3616 Dr. Shannon D. French 3913 Dr. Paul St. Amour Case Western Reserve University St. Joseph’s University [email protected] [email protected] 3617 Dr. Simon Fitzpatrick 3914 Dr. Maria Balcells John Carroll University Bucknell University sfi[email protected] [email protected]; 3618 Dr. Kelly Coble 3915 Dr. Lissa Skitolsky Baldwin Wallace University Susquehanna University [email protected] [email protected] 3619 Dr. Joe Vincenzo 3916 Dr. James Ambury Walsh University King’s College [email protected] [email protected] 3701 Dr. Eric Reitan 3917 Dr. Cassie Striblen Oklahoma State University West Chester University [email protected] [email protected] 3702 Dr. Michael Futch 3918 Dr. Douglas Young University of Tulsa Lycoming College [email protected] [email protected] 3801 Dr. Kaarina Beam 3919 Dr. Matthew Meyer Linfield College kbeam@linfield.edu [email protected] 3802 Dr. Caery Evangelist 3920 Dr. Richard Findler University of Portland Slippery Rock University [email protected] richard.fi[email protected] 3802 Dr. Lara Trout 3921 Dr. David Nordquest University of Portland Gannon University [email protected] [email protected] 3804 Dr. Ryan Hickerson 3922 Dr. Michael J. Kessler Western Oregon University University of Pittsburgh [email protected] [email protected] 3901 Dr. Thaddeus Robinson 3923 Dr. Susan Meyer Muhlenberg College University of Pennsylvania [email protected] [email protected] 3902 Dr. Jennifer A. Bulcock

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3925 Dr. Robert Valgenti 4407 Dr. Francesca di Poppa Lebanon Valley College Te xas Tech University [email protected] [email protected] 3926 Dr.Robin Dillon 4409 Dr. Richard W. Stadelmann Te xas A&M University [email protected] [email protected] 3927 Dr. James A. Snyder 4411 Dr. Eric Chelstrom Mercyhurst University St. Mary’s University [email protected] [email protected] 3928 Dr. Joel M. Smith 4412 Dr. Kenneth Williford Carnegie Mellon University University of Texas at Arlington [email protected] [email protected] 4001 Dr. Antonella Mallozzi 4413 Dr. Joseph Westfall Providence College University of Houston—Downtown [email protected] [email protected] 4002 Dr. Craig Condella 4414 Dr. Michael Thompson Salve Regina University University of North Texas [email protected] [email protected] 4003 Dr. Matthew Duncan 4415 Dr. Cynthia Nielsen Rhode Island College University of Dallas [email protected]; [email protected] 4004 Dr. Douglass Reed 4501 Dr. Michael Popich University of Rhode Island Westminster College [email protected] [email protected] 4101 Dr. David Meeler 4502 Dr. Michael Shaw Winthrop University Utah Valley University [email protected] [email protected] 4102 Dr. Jon Trerise 4503 Dr. Charles Huenemann Coastal Caroline University Utah State University [email protected] [email protected] 4103 Dr. Jim Edwards 4504 Dr. Kirk Fitzpatrick Furman University Southern Utah University [email protected] [email protected] 4104 Dr. Jerry Wallulis 4504 Dr. Kristopher Phillips University of South Carolina Southern Utah University [email protected] [email protected] 4201 Dr. Stephen Minister 4701 Dr. Dawn L. Hutchinson Augustana College Christopher Newport University [email protected] [email protected] 4302 Dr. John McClellan 4702 Dr. Benjamin Jantzen Carson Newman College Virginia Tech [email protected] [email protected] 4303 Dr. Andrew Davis 4703 Dr. Anne van Leeuwen Belmont University Dr. Anne M. Wiles [email protected] James Madison University 4306 Dr. Matthew Braddock [email protected] University of Tennessee at Martin [email protected] [email protected] 4704 Dr. Geoff Goddu 4401 Dr. Todd Buras University of Richmond Baylor University [email protected] [email protected] 4706 Dr. Michael S. Jones 4403 Dr. Maria Botero Liberty University Sam Houston State University [email protected] [email protected] 4707 Dr. Justin Remhof 4403 Dr. R. Stephen Krebbs Old Dominion University University of Texas at Tyler [email protected] [email protected] 4708 Dr. James Downey 4404 Dr. Amelie Benedikt Hollins College Dr. Rebekah Ross [email protected] Te xas State University at San Marcos 4709 Dr. Brent Adkins [email protected] Roanoke College [email protected] [email protected] 4405 Dr. Terry R. Hall 4710 Dr. Stephen Dawson University of St. Thomas Lynchburg College [email protected] [email protected]

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4711 Dr. James Janowski [email protected] Hampden Sydney College 4901 Dr. Bev erly Whelton [email protected] Wheeling Jesuit University 4712 Dr. Nathaniel Goldberg [email protected] Washington and Lee University 5001 Dr. Ericka Tucker [email protected] Marquette University 4713 Dr. Ben Letson [email protected] Emory and Henry College 5003 Dr. Jenny Keefe [email protected] University of Wisconsin, Parkside 4714 Dr. John Armstrong [email protected] Southern Virginia University 5005 Dr. Richard Heitman [email protected] Carthage College 4801 Dr. Matthew Altman [email protected] Central Washington University 5006 Dr. Jason Zinser [email protected] University of Wisconsin 4802 Dr. Danny Layne Stevens Point Gonzaga Unv ersity [email protected] [email protected] 6002 Dr. Anthony Flood 4803 Dr. Terrance MacMullan Tri-College University Eastern Washington University [email protected]

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