Dean of the Faculties Rowe to Retire in May Anne Rowe, Who Has Served As Flori- Sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BUSINESS $4.25 million gift to benefit The Jim Moran Institute, 4 ENGINEERING Two researchers win NSF ‘CAREER’ awards, 6 ITALIAN Professor honored with StateThe Florida State University Faculty-Staff Bulletin NEH fellowship, 6 Volume 45 • Number 14 April 18 - May 1, 2011 Dean of the Faculties Rowe to retire in May Anne Rowe, who has served as Flori- sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She da State University’s dean of the faculties returned to Florida State’s Department of and deputy provost since 2003, will retire English in 1972 as an assistant professor, at the end of May. A Southern-American and achieved the rank of associate profes- literature scholar, she is only the third dean sor in 1977 and professor in 1984. of the faculties in the university’s history, In 1993, Rowe received a University following Daisy Parker Flory, 1969 to Teaching Award and a Teaching Incentive 1985, and Steve Edwards, 1985 to 2003. Award. “Dr. Rowe’s vision for the Office of Throughout her career, Rowe has been the Dean of the Faculties — to create a an active participant in faculty gover- responsive organization that integrates the nance, first as a faculty senator, where she areas of faculty development, human re- served on numerous committees, and lat- source management and academic policy er as the chairwoman of the Department implementation — has been realized,” of English, a post she held from 1994 to said President Eric J. Barron. “She has 1997. In the College of Arts and Sciences, been an advocate for change, encouraging she served as associate dean from 1997 to the development and implementation of 2002, and then as senior associate dean

new processes and programs designed to Meschler Melissa from 2002 to 2003. support the success of all faculty mem- Anne Rowe Under Rowe’s leadership, the Faculty bers throughout their careers.” Handbook was updated, numerous aca- Interim Provost and Executive Vice Faculty Senate President and English demic policies were re-written, and fac- President for Academic Affairs Robert B. Professor Eric C. Walker echoed Bradley. ulty development processes were revised Bradley also offered praise for Rowe. “Dean Rowe has always been a strong to make use of updated technologies. In “Dean Rowe has long been a tireless and effective advocate for FSU’s most 2006, Rowe established the Office of Fac- advocate for the welfare, well being and precious resource, its faculty, and she has ulty Recognition to help recognize and ac- success of our faculty,” Bradley said. “She been a special source of wise counsel dur- knowledge faculty accomplishments and brought her concerns and expertise to ing the recent and ongoing budget crisis enhance the university’s stature among the Office of the Dean of the Faculties threatening the university,” Walker said. peer institutions. and incorporated a whole series of tech- Rowe began her academic career at “Rowe is known by the faculty as a nologies into its operation. Through her Florida State as an undergraduate student, great colleague and mentor, and she em- efforts and those of her staff, she has earning her Bachelor of Art degree summa bodies the true essence of the dean of the helped realize the vision for the office that cum laude, before completing her master’s faculties by serving as a faculty advocate she framed almost eight years ago. She will and doctoral degrees in 20th-century Brit- and a liaison to the administration,” Bar- be missed.” ish and American literature at the Univer- ron said.

The Florida State University Master Craftsman Studio has completed 16 commemorative Spread stained-glass windows, which have been installed in Dodd Hall’s Werkmeister Humanities THEWord Reading Room. (Read more about this on FSU.com.) 2 • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • State Council on Research and Creativity gives awards ARTS AND HUMANITIES lection and Digital Archive.” State PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT GRANTS Florida State University’s Council on Re- SPRING SMALL GRANTS Vol. 45 • No. 14 unicomm.fsu.edu/pages/State.html search and Creativity awarded Arts and Human- Twice each year, the Council on Research ities Program Enhancement Grants (AHPEG) and Creativity awards $3,000 grants for the Fall Editor in Chief Jeffery Seay for 2010-2011 to the following faculty members. and Spring Small Grant Proposal program. Al-

Writers Of six proposals that were received, five were phabetically, the Spring 2010-2011 awardees, Jill Elish funded for a total of $66,667 in support: with a total of $9,000 in funding, are: Libby Fairhurst Barry Ray •Adam Jolles (Art History), “The Curatorial •Michael Carrasco (Art History), “Parallel Worlds: Genre, Discourse and Poetics in Con- Director of Avant-Garde: Surrealism and the Making of the News and Public Affairs Modern Exhibition, 1925-1941”; temporary, Colonial and Classic Maya Litera- Browning Brooks •Nancy de Grummond (Classics), “Exca- ture”; Assistant Vice President for •Holly Hanessian (Art), “The Tipping University Relations and Director of vation of an Ancient Well at Cetamura del Chi- University Communications anti”; Point”; and Jeanette DeDiemar, Ph.D. •Birgit Maier-Katkin (Modern Languages •Scott Steppan (Biological Science), “Evo- Interim Vice President for and Linguistics), “Cosmopolitan Contexts: Writ- lutionary Diversification of the Philippine For- University Relations Liz Maryanski ing and Reading in a Globalized World”; est Mice Apomys.”

President of •Judith Rushin (Art), “Heads, Shoulders, The Florida State University Genes and Toes”; and For information on all of the programs of Eric J. Barron, Ph.D. •Ned Stuckey-French (English), “Reclaim- the Council on Research and Creativity, visit Board of Trustees Chairman ing the Personal Essay: Monograph, Edited Col- www.research.fsu.edu/crc/crc.html. William “Andy” Haggard Vice Chairman Susie Busch-Transou

Aviram “Avi” Assidon Derrick Brooks Edward E. Burr Joseph Camps, M.D. Emily Fleming Duda Mark Hillis James E. Kinsey Jr. Leslie Pantin Jr. Margaret “Peggy” Rolando Brent W. Sembler Eric C. Walker, Ph.D.

The deadline for the May 2 - May 29, 2011, issue is 4:30 p.m., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20.

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State • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • 3 The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at Florida State receives $4.25 million to embark on ‘The Entrepreneurial University’ By Barry Ray NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Longtime Florida State University sup- porters have made a $4.25 million gift that will expand the international reach of The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepre- neurship based in the College of Business. President Eric J. Barron and Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, dean of the College of Business, were in South Florida on Mon- day, April 4, to personally thank donors Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation for their lead donations to establish “The Entrepreneurial University.” The gift agree- ment was signed at The Jim Moran Founda- tion’s headquarters in Deerfield Beach, Fla. The infusion of money — $850,000 a year for five years — will build on The Jim Moran Institute’s mission of cultivating, training and inspiring entrepreneurial leaders. New, more extensive initiatives are From left, Caryn Beck-Dudley, dean of the Florida State University College of Business; Melanie planned, including an annual national small Burgess, executive director of The Jim Moran Foundation; Jan Moran; Tom Jennings, FSU vice business and entrepreneurship conference president for University Advancement; and FSU President Eric J. Barron. The photo on the wall that will launch in 2012; a prestigious Global is of Jim Moran. Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers National Conference, to be hosted by The “I am excited that The Jim Moran In- in an idea-generating environment across all Jim Moran Institute in the near future; and stitute will now take a leadership role in disciplines that will result in the creation of the addition of an associate director of out- FSU’s transformation into ‘The Entrepre- new jobs for Florida and beyond. reach who will support programs that serve neurial University,’” said Moran. “I know “This is an exciting time at Florida minority entrepreneurs and business own- Jim would be very proud of what has been State,” said Dr. Tim R. Holcomb, execu- ers, at no charge, in the South Florida area. accomplished and the influence that The tive director of The Jim Moran Institute Continuing the generous giving of the Jim Moran Institute will have in the success and the university’s Jim Moran Professor of late automotive industry legend Jim Moran and future of local and global entrepreneurs Management and Entrepreneurship. “With and the company he founded, JM Family creating new jobs and opportunities in our the enthusiastic support of Jan Moran, JM Enterprises Inc., his wife, Jan Moran and communities.” Family Enterprises Inc. and The Jim Moran The Jim Moran Foundation have pledged Since it was established in 1995, The Jim Foundation, The Jim Moran Institute has their largest gifts yet, placing them among Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneur- significantly expanded its programs over the Florida State’s top donors. Nearly $5 million ship has been providing services and re- past two years and has built on the promi- has been given previously. sources to entrepreneurs and business own- nent leadership role that it plays in the en- “When my husband created The Jim ers across the state, researching entrepre- trepreneurial community. Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneur- neurship and providing students — from “The new programs will enable us to ship in 1995, it was his vision that its services elementary school through the doctoral better help business leaders, entrepreneurs would extend far beyond the walls of FSU’s level — with the chance to learn about and and students achieve their dream of entre- campus,” said Jan Moran. “Since then, thou- experience entrepreneurship. preneurial success,” Holcomb said. “This sands of entrepreneurs and small business Now, The Jim Moran Institute is lead- work not only sets the groundwork for us to owners have been served — all at no charge. ing Florida State’s transformation to an extend our reach to a more diverse group of The intention of this new gift is to continue entrepreneurial culture, promoting learn- entrepreneurial leaders, but also sets Florida supporting The Jim Moran Institute’s reach ing for students that will constantly push State on a course to transform the university beyond Tallahassee with programs that will innovation and creativity forward. Through culture to one that fosters innovation, cre- have a defining impact and further enhance programs that are launched as a result of ativity and entrepreneurship — an initiative and promote its prominence and excellence Florida State’s “The Entrepreneurial Uni- that speaks to the legacy of Jim Moran.” in the study and support of entrepreneurs. versity” initiative, students will be immersed Please see GIFT, 5

4 • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • State from cial products from research discoveries. GIFT page 4 Other expanded programs include a Youth Entrepreneurship Development pro- “The Entrepreneurial University” initia- gram that reached more than 1,650 elemen- tive recognizes the shift in national and state tary- and high- school students last year, by the way trends from big business to smaller firms — and the highly acclaimed Entrepreneur- btw 98.2 percent of U.S. businesses have fewer ship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabili- than 100 employees. In Florida, 99.7 per- ties that has trained and supported more >>Got stuff to get rid of? cent of businesses have fewer than 100 em- than 300 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Faculty and staff members are ployees; however, those businesses provide Afghanistan. The Jim Moran Institute also invited to donate their unwanted 82.4 percent of the state’s 8.47 million jobs. offers an undergraduate degree in entrepre- personal items — clothing, Guided by Jim Moran’s philosophy — neurship and certificate programs in entre- books, unopened non-perishable “The future belongs to those who prepare preneurship for business and non-business food, room décor, house for it” — The Jim Moran Institute has majors. wares, bicycles — to “Chuck expanded its programs over the past 24 “The programs at The Jim Moran Insti- It for Charity,” Florida State’s months. The recently opened Student Busi- tute are unique,” Barron said. “These pro- annual drive to divert such ness Incubator, for example, provides office grams enable students to delve into their items from local landfills to local space and resources that can support up to creativity and their passions, and combine relief agencies. Items should eight early-stage, student-led ventures and them with the rigorous business education be brought to the “Chuck It for connects enterprising students from across they are receiving to realize their dream ca- Charity” collection warehouse, Florida State’s campus with mentors from reers. Through the generosity of Jan Moran 1238 Crate St. (off of Lake faculty and the business community. The and The Jim Moran Foundation, and the ea- Bradford Road, south of Airport Jim Moran Institute’s Chempreneur® Tech- gerness of the university to pursue a more Drive), on Saturday, April 23, nology Commercialization program exposes entrepreneurial culture, these programs will from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. students to different aspects of technology be able to transform the way all of our stu- commercialization, giving them first-hand dents learn and the way we operate as a uni- experience in the development of commer- versity.”

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State • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • 5 Engineering faculty members receive NSF research awards By Barry Ray NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Two rising stars on the faculty of the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering are recipients of highly competitive research grants offered by the National Science Foundation. Anant K. Paravastu, an assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, was awarded a five-year NSF FSU Photography Services/Bill Lax Services/Bill Photography FSU Edmunds Services/Michele Photography FSU Faculty Early Career Development Anant K. Paravastu William S. Oates Award, also known as a CAREER Award, totaling $404,992 to advance his research response to light. Knowledge gained from “These awards not only speak to the into “designer” proteins, an area of study his research could one day lead to the de- excellence of the proposed research of that could contribute to breakthroughs in velopment of highly adaptable “smart” Professors Oates and Paravastu but also the emerging fields of regenerative medi- structures with applications in robotics, to the new ideas presented in the educa- cine and nanotechnology. medicine and energy harvesting, among tion portion of their grants,” said Vice William S. Oates, an assistant profes- other areas. President for Research Kirby Kemper. sor of mechanical engineering, received NSF CAREER Awards are designated “Our current students as well as future the same award in the amount of $400,000 for scientists who are still in the early stages generations will benefit from the new over five years. Oates’ grant will enable of their academic careers and are intended areas of materials study that they are him to continue his work with photoelas- to help them build upon previous accom- developing, both in the classroom and tomers — materials that change shape in plishments in their areas of research. laboratory.” NEH fellowship awarded to Italian literature scholar By Barry Ray “When I heard that I was awarded an Professor of Biological Science and dean NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS NEH, my parents were visiting from Italy of the College of Arts and Sciences. “That In the world of academia, winning a fel- and, along with my husband, we celebrat- alone tells you how good Professor Zani- lowship from the National Endowment ed joyously, Italian-style, in our kitchen,” ni-Cordi really is.” for the Humanities (NEH) is widely rec- Zanini-Cordi said. “Very few scholars in ognized as one of the highest honors that Italian have won the NEH. Most of us exists for scholars in the give up hope as we watch humanities. This year, a re- our colleagues in other dis- searcher of Italian literature ciplines garner this award. at Florida State University But I persevered, and with is among those to lay claim the help and support of Change the way to the prestigious award. my colleagues in Modern You think about, purchase Irene Zanini-Cordi is Languages, my new family, and use life insurance. an assistant professor in the 2010 was my lucky year. I “Quality of Life…Insurance” Department of Modern am truly humbled by this can pay if you suffer a heart attack, invasive cancer or a stroke and Languages and Linguistics. honor.” don’t die — all in the same Her current research fo- A member of the facul- policy for one premium. cuses on women’s writing ty since 2005, Zanini-Cordi Life Insurance You Don’t Have To Die To Use in 18th- and 19th- century Edmunds Services/Michele Photography FSU received her doctorate from Irene Zanini-Cordi Italy, especially in letters, the University of California Ute Horn 1660 N. Monroe, Ste. 7 Agent Tallahassee, FL 32303 diaries and early novels. The NEH fellow- at Berkeley the preceding year. Ph: 850-443-8229 ship, which includes funding of $50,400, “These are highly competitive fellow- Email: [email protected] will enable her to conduct research in her ships, and it is not often that a younger LA your choice AG for peace o native Italy for her second book manu- scholar emerges from this competition f min d. script, “Fashioning Italian Women, Fash- above the applications of more established ioning a Nation: Sociability and Women’s scholars,” said Joseph Travis, the univer- American General Life and Accident Insurance Company Identity (1780s-1860s).” sity’s Robert O. Lawton Distinguished 6 • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • State English educator honored Shelbie Witte, a Florida President Megan Pankiewicz. State University assistant pro- “More than commendation fessor of English education, for my own work, this award recently received the Presi- serves as recognition for the dent’s Award from the Florida caliber of students and faculty Council of Teachers of English in the English education pro- (FCTE) during the annual con- gram here at Florida State,” ference of the National Coun- Witte said. cil of Teachers of Witte encour- English (NCTE) in ages her students to Orlando, Fla. The be actively involved award is given to in- with FCTE, and dividuals who have holds herself to the had a substantial ef- same standard. Last fect on the field of year, she assisted English education, with the annual beyond the univer- Advocacy Day for sities where they Shelbie Witte FCTE, and served work. as the workshop “She’s run the gamut from committee chairwoman for the middle school to high school national conference. teacher, from literacy coach to Witte coordinates the Eng- technology liaison, from sum- lish education program within mer institute director to as- the College of Education’s sistant professor,” said FCTE School of Teacher Education.

State • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • 7 •JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 RETIREES: Lillie Beals, News application developer/designer, Information Technology Services; Raymond Chamberlain, broadcast engineer, WFSU-TV; Patricia The from Handschy, ERP analyst III, Enterprise Resource Planning; Yvette Herr, associate director, Panama City Campus-Student Affairs/ Human Finance and Administration; Roxford Johnson, maintenance Source Resources supervisor, Facilities; Barbara Johnson, coordinator, Dean of Graduate Studies; Ann Lumsden, associate in research, Biological Science; Annie McCall, custodial worker, Building Services; BENEFITS/RETIREMENT Barbara Palmer, professor, Teacher Education; Susie Pecher, office administrator, Aerospace Studies; Sandra Racoobian, •EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ORIENTATION: The Benefits Office is academic support assistant, Medicine Outreach and Advising; pleased to offer an Employee Benefits Orientation program. These Linda Thompson, special assistant, Provost and Vice President of training classes are intended as a supplement to the standard online Academic Affairs; Marsha Whittaker, executive support assistant, New Employee Orientation, which all employees should complete Education OASIS. when initially hired into a salaried position at Florida State. The Human Resources Benefits staff will provide valuable information and answer TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT questions about the various insurance and retirement plans offered by the university. Monthly classes will be held at the Training Center at Training opportunities are available at no charge to all Florida Stadium Place. State employees through instructor-led and online formats. A current To register for a session, log in to OMNI, then click through to schedule of classes and registration information is available at www. “Human Resources,” “Self Service,” “Learning and Development” and hr.fsu.edu/train. Questions: (850) 644-8724. “Request Training Enrollment.” Reference Course Number “COBEN1,” or Course Name “Employee Benefits Orientation.” •NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION AVAILABLE ONLINE: Participants Registration questions: (850) 644-8724. must certify their completion of online NEO by faxing a completed copy of the “Certification of Completion and Evaluation of Orientation” form •TIAA-CREF ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING: A representative from to the Office of Training and Organizational Development as indicated TIAA-CREF will be on campus conducting one-on-one financial advising on the form. The link to online new-employee presentations, materials sessions April 21 and 22 in A7018 University Center (the seventh-floor and the certification form can be found at www.hr.fsu.edu/Content/ skybox). To schedule an appointment, call TIAA-CREF at (800) 732-8353. NEOnline/index.html. Assistance: (850) 644-8724.

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State • April 18 - May 1, 2011 • 9 RECOGNITIONS ogy: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Robert C. Ecklund (Edu- Armstrong Custer” (The cational Psychology and University of Chicago Press, Learning Systems) received CAMPUS 2007), a plenary session his third Mode L. Stone Dis- at the Southern American tinguished Professorship, Studies Association’s most conferred by the College of recent biennial conference Education at its spring fac- IN ACTION at Georgia State Univer- ulty meeting. sity, Atlanta, February 17-19. Martell Teasley, Ph.D. presented “Interior Design Tiglet Besara (National Moderated an interdisciplin- (Social Work), won the Gary Goes Green: A Model for a High Magnetic Field Labora- ary roundtable with histori- Lee Shaffer Award for Aca- Sustainability Curriculum” tory, Department of Chem- an and MacArthur fellow An- demic Contributions to the at the Journal of Interior De- istry and Biochemistry), nette Gordon-Reed, a pro- Field of School Social Work sign’s Small Planet Sympo- Prashant Jain, Ph.D. (Na- fessor of law and history at Award, a prestigious award sium, Denver, March. tional High Magnetic Field Harvard University and the given by the School Social Laboratory, Department of Carol K. Pforzheimer Profes- Work Association of Ameri- BYLINES Chemistry and Biochemis- sor at the Radcliffe Institute ca (SSWAA). Martell will re- try), Naresh S. Dalal, Ph.D. for Advanced Study, on her ceive this award in April at Julianna Baggott, M.F.A. (Department of Chemistry Pulitzer Prize- and National the SSWAA national confer- (English), wrote a book, “The and Biochemistry, National Book Award-winning book ence in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Provence Cure for the Bro- High Magnetic Field Labora- “The Hemingses of Monti- kenhearted,” under the pen tory), Philip L. Kuhns, Ph.D. cello: An American Family” PRESENTATIONS name Bridget Asher, pub- (National High Magnetic (Norton, 2008), a colloquy lished by Bantam, 2011. Field Laboratory), Arneil P. at the Society of Early Amer- Arthur A. Raney, Ph.D. Reyes, Ph.D. (National High icanists’ most recent bienni- (School of Communication), Magnetic Field Laboratory), al conference, Philadelphia, was invited to give the pres- and Harold W. Kroto, Ph.D. March 3-5. Moderated an tigious Robert M. Pockrass (Department of Chemis- interdisciplinary roundtable Memorial Lecture at The try and Biochemistry), co- with Matt Cohen, co-direc- Pennsylvania State Univer- wrote a paper, “Mechanism tor of the Texas Institute for sity, April. Raney, a leading of the Order-Disorder Phase Literary and Textual Studies media effects scholar, dis- Transition, and Glassy Be- at UT-Austin, on his book cussed “The Ongoing Mo- havior in the Metal-Organic “The Networked Wilderness: rality Play: Media Entertain- Framework [(CH3)2NH2] Communicating in Early New ment and Our Sense of Right Zn(HCOO)3,” with Anthony England” (The University of and Wrong.” Raney also de- K. Cheetham of the Univer- Minnesota Press, 2009; re- livered a senior-scholar lec- sity of Cambridge, U.K., pub- cipient of the 2010 Susanne ture at the Broadcast Educa- lished in the journal PNAS M. Glasscock Humanities tion Association’s featured (Proceedings of the National Book Prize for Interdisciplin- research symposium in Las Academies of Sciences), ary Scholarship), a colloquy Vegas, April 10. Raney was James S. Bowman, Ph.D. April. at the American Society for invited to discuss “Moral (Askew School of Public Ad- Dennis Moore, Ph.D. Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Complexity and Media En- ministration and Policy), co- (English), wrote an article, most recent annual confer- tertainment.” wrote a chapter, “The Pro- “Satire, Inoculation, and ence, Vancouver, British Co- Lisa Waxman, Ph.D. (In- fession of Public Administra- Crevecoeur’s Letters Con- lumbia, March 17-19. terior Design), co-presented tion: Promise, Problems and cerning the English Nation,” Robert Neuman, Ph.D. with Jill Pable, Ph.D. (Interior Prospects,” with Jonathan P. which appeared in the jour- (Art History), wrote a chap- Design), “Beyond Codes: West of the University of Mi- nal Early American Litera- ter, “Illusions of Grandeur: Addressing the Needs of ami, published in the book ture, Vol. 46, No. 1, spring A Harmonious Garden for Low Income Supportive “The State of Public Admin- 2011. Moderated an inter- the Sun King,” in the book Housing Residents Through istration: Issues, Challeng- disciplinary roundtable with “Gardening: Philosophy for Design” at the annual con- es, Opportunities,” edited by Michael Elliott, the Winship Everyone: Cultivating Wis- ference of the Interior De- Donald C. Menzel and Har- Distinguished Professor of dom,” which was edited by sign Educators Council in vey L. White, and published English at Emory Univer- Dan O’Brien and published Denver, March; and Waxman by M.E. Sharpe. sity, on his book “Custerol- by Blackwell, 2011.

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