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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ON REACHING 25 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR: • Lauren Bowen, Provost and A VP's 0 ffice • Ken Brownlie, Information Technology • Doris Donnelly, Theology and Religious Studies • Penny Harris, Sociology and Criminology • Christopher Kane, Facilities and Grounds • Tom Schubeck, S.J., Theology and Religious Studies • Nancy Taylor, Education and Allied Studies • Mark Treleven, Management, Marketing, and Logistics • ChuckZarobila, GrasselliLibrary

THE FOLLOWING HAVE COMPLETED TERMS OF SERVICE LEADING PROGRAMS ANO DEPARTMENTS: ·Peggy Finucane, Director, Center for Service and Social Action Dedicated • John McBratney, Chair, THE FOLLOWING ARE RETIRING FACULTY WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED ACOMBINED Department ofEnglish 330 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY. ·Earl Spurgin, Director, Applied Ethics Professor he always seeks to elevate and improve the • Cathy Rosemary, Chair, ofF inance Boler School." Department ofEducation and Allied Studies Having earned an MBA and a Ph.D. at Michigan State Roy taught courses in domestic and global • Mark Storz, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies University, Roy taught at the corporate finance and investments topics, University of Delaware and making extensive use of technology in TRANSITIONS: fo r 25 years at the university his classes. In fact, he created a financial • John Day, Provost and Academic of South Carolina before management simulation game, Fingame: Vice President, will join the faculty being appointed the Edward The Financial Management Decision Game of the English Department at John J. and Louise E. Mellen Chair in Finance at (Now Online Fingame 5.0) that has gone Carroll. John Carroll in 2001. through several editions and is widely used in • Lauren Bowen, Associate financial education. Academic Vice President for Diversity and Student Initiatives, "Roy has been an absolute gem of a will become provost of Juniata colleague," says Andy Welki, Associate Roy has authored more than 60 papers about College in Pennsylvania. Professor of Economics. After a long and mutual fund performance, valuation of accomplished career elsewhere, Roy quickly corporate security issues, corporate control NEW APPOINTMENTS: became an integral part of our department issues, determinants of corporate debt levels, • Cecile Brennan, Chair, Counseling and differences in valuation factors between Department and the Boler School. He embraces the culture and uniqueness of John Carroll; public offerings and private placements • Graciela Lacueva, Associate Dean, Science, Mathematics, and Health his pursuit of academic excellence from that have appeared in Journal ofFinanc e, his students is laudatory . .. He serves as Journal ofBusiness , Review ofEconomics and • Kathleen Manning, Director, Program in Exercise Science a mentor to students and colleagues alike. Statistics, Management Science, Financial • John McBratney, Chair, Roy's perspectives and wisdom always Management, Financial Review, Journal Department ofEnglish provide fodder for serious consideration, as Listed are self­ ACCOUNTING reported faculty published "Richard Professors Welki and Zlatoper also presented "Drivers Test Performance accomplishments in Brief's Contributions to Accounting Thought," in The Accounting and Motor Vehicle Fatalities" (co­ research, teaching, and Historians Journal, 40:2 (2013). authored with Walter Simmons) at scholarly achievement, the Eastern Economic Association along with other Annual Conference in Boston, MA, March 6-9, 2014. professional activities. BIOLOGY D. J. Paluh, tri and published "Natural History Note: Plethodon EDUCATION AND ALLIED cine reus. Morphology," Herpetological STUDIES Review 44 (2013). published a review of The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear CLASSICAL AND MODERN ofDeath by Julia Assante in Journal of LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Near-Death Studies 31:4 (2013). published "Cannibalizing Ovid: Allusion, Storytelling and Deception in Juvenal ENGLISH 15" in The Classical Journal109:4 published (2014) "Recycling Topology as Topos in Music and Narrative: Machaut, Bach, Mobius, published Coetzee, Josipovici, and Composition" "Epigraphs, Intertextuality, and Exile: in Postmedieval: A Journal ofMedieval Reading the Poetry of Zoe Valdes" in Cultural Studies 4:3 (2013). Letras Femeninas 39:2 (Invierno 2013). Professor Macaskill also published Professor Thornton also published entries about "Apartheid" and "J.M. a review of Poeticas de los (dis) Coetzee" in the Wiley Blackwell locamientos, ed. GiselaHejfes, in Encyclopedia ofPost colonial Studies. Hispania 96:4 (December 2013). presented "A 'Center' in the 'Commons': The Impact of a ECONOMICS AND FINANCE Name/ Identity Change on a University and Writing Center" at the College English presented "Do Rising Remittances Association Annual Conference in Explain Economic Growth in the Baltimore, MD, March 27-29,2014. Caribbean Community and Common Market?" at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting in GRASSELLILIBRARY Evanston, IL March 21-23,2014. and published a feature article titled Professor Simmons and Rosemarie "Proactive Chat Reference: Getting in Emanuele published "The Non­ the Users' Space" in College & Research Optimality ofFor-Profit Firms Acting Libraries News 75:4 (April, 2014). as Philanthropic Agents" in Applied Economics and Finance, 1:1 (May 2014). HISTORY Professor Simmons also published served as "How Too Big To Fail Policies commentator on a panel titled Threaten Free Market Capitalism" in "Rethinking Republican Party Smart Business Magazine, December Influence during the Long Civil 23,2013. Rights Movement, 1960-2012" at the Organization of American Historians d and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, April published "The Effect of 10-13, 2014. Cell Phones on International Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates: A Panel-Data Analysis" in Transportation Research PartE64 (2014). MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER PSYCHOlOGY in The Francis Factor: A New Departure SCIENCE published (Dublin: Columba Press, 2014) "Beneficial Assessment Outcomes and published Theology presented a paper from Frequent Testing," International for Ministry (Liturgical Press, 2014). titled "Using Dual Graphics Views Journal ofA ssessment and Evaluation in GeoGebra" at the 26th Annual 20 (2014). Professor Hahnenberg presented a International Conference on Technology paper titled, "Who am I to J udge? Professor Imam and T.A. Warner Magisterial Authority in an Age in Collegiate Mathematics in San published "Test Order Effects in Antonio, TX, March 20-23, 2014. of Digital Immediacy" at the U.S. Simultaneous Protocols," Learning and Lutheran-Catholic Ecumenical Professors D'Ambrosia and Spitznagel Behavior 42 (2013). Dialogue in Washington, DC February also published "MathJa.x: Seamless 2014. Mathematics on the Web" in the SOCIOlOGY AND Proceedings ofth e 25th Annual published a review of International Conference on Technology CRIMINOLOGY The Tibetan Version of the Scripture on in Collegiate Mathematics (Boston: published "Our Family the Ten Kings and the Quest for Chinese Pearson Education, 2014). Functions: Functions of Traditional Influence on the Tibetan Perception Weddings fo r Modern Brides and of the Afterlife, by Daniel BerounskY Postmodern Families" in Qualitative (with Lubos Belka) in Asian Highlands PHILOSOPHY Sociology Review 10:2 (April2014). Perspectives 28 (2013). published gave a talk about "What "Hometactics: Self-Mapping, Belonging, Professor Barnes published "Deciding Catholics Should Know about Islam" at and the Home Question" in Living on Leave: How U.S. women in dual­ the First Ftiday Club of Cleveland, March Alterities, ed. Emily S. Lee (New York: earner couples decide on maternity 6, 2014, and spoke about "The Islamic SUNY Press, 2014). leave length" in Families, Relationships and Societies. 3:1 (March 2014). Approach to Plmalism" at St. Pascal of Babylon Chmch in Highland Heights on PHYSICS was an invited speaker Ma.rch31. at a conference, "New Directions in edited Another Social Studies of Medicine, Science, Professor Saritoprak also participated Weight Loss Gimmick? M aybe Not! and Ethics," sponsored by Princeton in a Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong (North Charleston, SC: CreatesSpace University, March 13-14,2014. Her Learning Program titled "Mankind's Independent Publishing Platform, 2014). paper was titled "Imposing Order on Old Search fo r Meaning: Anthropological Age in J apan." and Psychological Explorations." His contribution was titled "The Meaning POliTICAl SCIENCE Professor Long participated in the of Being Human in the Universe." The published spring meeting of the N ort heast Asia Siegal Lifelong Learning Programs are two articles: "Value Change and Council of the Association for Asian affiliated with Case Western Reserve Political Action: Postmaterialism, Studies in Philadelphia, Mar ch 27, University. Political Consumerism, and Political 2014, and moderated a panel titled Participation" in American Politics "Guidance Session for Grant Seekers: Professor Saritoprak also contributed Research 42:2 (2014) and "Political J apanese Studies Grant Programs" two commentaries: "Clash of Two consumerism: Civic Engagement and the at the ASIANetwork Conference in !slams in Turkey" in the Plain Dealer Social Media Connection" with Homera Bloomingdale, IL, Aprilll-12, 2014. March 10, 2014 (Cleveland.com) and Gil de Zuniga, and Bruce Bimber in New "Understanding Bediuzzaman" in the Media & Society 16:3 (2014). On behalf of the East Asian Studies Turkish national newspaper Zaman program, Professor Long organized and April9, 2014. Professor Copeland presented "Putting hosted the Midwest J apan Seminar at the 'Political' in Political Consumerism: JCU on April S. , Robert Mullins, and Towards a Theory of Motivations" at the Aaron Brody published Material annual meeting of the Midwest Political Culture Matters: Essays on the Science Association in Chicago, April THEOLOGY AND REliG IOUS Archaeology of the Southern Levant in 2-6,2014. STUDIES Honor ofS eymour Gitin (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2014). Sheldon Goldman, Elliot Slotnick, and published "Don't Ask, published "Obama's First Don't Tell: The Plight of Gay Priests Term Judiciary: Picking Judges in the in the Catholic Church," in More Than Minefield of Obstruction" in Judicature: a M onologue (New York: Fordham The Journal ofth e American Judicature University Press, 2014). He also Society 97:1 (J uly/August 2013). published "Up from the Underground" AWARDS, KUDOS , EVENTS

discussions pertaining to current economic conditions and trends in financial markets.

appeared on WCPN's the Sound of Ideas to discuss the intersection between politics and comedy, arguing that President Obama's appearance on Zach Galifianakis's Between Two Ferns reflects changes in the media environment that have made it increasingly From left: Dr. Jenna Drenten, Sara Needham, Patrick difficult for presidents to communicate effectively with >­ McLaughlin, Elizabeth Blackley, Molly McCamish, and Sarah the public. Masica. ... The John Carroll University Advertising Team earned spoke at the United second place- narrowly missing first by just one point-in Nations during the 58th Conference for the Commission ::::) the American Advertising Federation's District 5 National of the Status ofWomen in New York City on March 11. Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Louisville, Her topic focused on the feminization of poverty, with c, KY on AprilS, 2014. The students conceived, developed, an emphasis on migrant mothers who immigrate to the and delivered a $10-million advertising campaign for Mary U.S. and become sex slaves. Kay, the 2014 NSAC client sponsor. Additionally, the team c::c received an Individual Excellence Grant I I received the Judges' Award for Best Guerrilla Advertising Tactic out ofeight competing teams from universities from the Ohio Arts Council for 2014. in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Department of Management, Marketing, and Logistics, is , Sarah Pawlaczyk '15, and Alexandra the faculty advisor for the team. Ehrett '16 attended the ASIANetwork conference in Bloomingdale, IL, Aprilll-12, 2014, and presented , along with five students from the Boler the results of their 2013 ASIANetwork-Freeman School of Business, attended the RISE conference about Foundation Student-Faculty Research Fellowship, finance and investments at the University of Dayton titled "China's Wild West: Crossing Borders on the Sino­ March 27-29. They participated in workshops about Tibetan Frontier." ethical issues in finance, venture capital, and managing investment funds. Additionally, they sat in on panel

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JACQUELINE SCHMIDT, PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION, RECEIVES THE 20 14 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARO John Day presented Jacqueline Schmidt with the award on May 2. "This award means a lot to me because I know the accor~plishm~~ts of men and women who have received this award previously ... and I feel honored to be a part of this group," Schrmdt says. Thank you to all of you who supported me. Your kind words are important, and I value them. One of the things I have always e11Joyed about John Carroll is the spirit of community and sharing.... I think it is this richness of community and the openness and sharing that I like most about JCU. Thank all of you for creating and sustaining such an environment. I am fortunate to be a part of it." TEACHING AWARDS

Congratulations to student evaluations, and one nomination Congratulations to Na , Department of by the three department chairs. , and , who are the Biology, who is the winner Mulwick scholars, who are designated of the Lucrezia Culicchia to a three-year term of support based Award for Teaching ADVISING AWARDS on a history of consistent high-quality Excellence in the College of The winner of the inaugural research productivity. Arts and Sciences William O'Hearn Award for Academic Advising Congratulations to m Congratulations to is and n , , Department of Department of Education who are the Wasmer } Management, Marketing, and Allied Studies. Fellows, who are designated and Logistics, who is the for a three-year term winner of the Wasmer BOlER AWARDS based on a consistently \ Outstanding Teaching strong performance as a Award. Nominees for this position contributing citizen of the include the top vote-getter in the student­ Boler School of Business voted Favorite Teacher Award, the most and John Carroll University highly-rated faculty member from each communities. department based on the results of

SUMMER COURSE DEVElOPMENT GRANTS

These grants are to support the Masculinity in Modern Society" that development ofnew courses in several Department of Theology will examine problems related to how categories: Catholic Studies, Jesuit topics, and Religious Studies, for a masculinity is conceived of and the Applied Ethics, and Diversity: course titled "Catholicism in consequences for both genders and a Digital Age" that will study society as a whole. the theological significance CATHOliC STUDIES of the digital revolution for the Catholic , Department experience offaith. DIVERSITY of English, for "Medieval Women," which will Department of Hi tory, address the major ETHICS for "Women in the questions and theoretical positions that Contemporary World" that frame the study of medieval women Department of Sociology will examine twentieth-centmy women's through primary sources paired with and Criminology, for a histo1y from a global perspective. secondary scholarship course called "Fathers, Warriors, and Athletes: Images of

SUMMER TEACHING FEllOWSHIPS

Summer Teaching Fellowships support faculty engagement in pedagogical scholarship in ways that improve the classroom experience, provide models for effective teaching, and pioneer new teaching methods. , Department ofPsychology, will Department of Classical Department of Education investigate which of two and Modern Languages and Allied Studies, will schedules of testing in an and Cultures, will revise develop the first in a introductory psychology the first four semesters of sequence of courses in course leads to the best core courses in German a new graduate degree memory retention for students. to shift the curriculum to proficiency­ specialty in educational assessment and based instruction and assessment and to accountability as part of a move to fully incorporate intercultural competence. online coursework for this track. continued from page 1 of Financial Research. Roy serves on Chair of the Department of Military Associate the Financial Education Association Science at John Carroll in 2010. He came Professor ofHistory Governing Board and is editor of its to JCU from Fort Bragg, N.C., where he Bob came to John Journal ofFinancial Education. was an operations officer specializing Carroll as a visiting in chemical defense operations for the assistant professor in special operations community. (That is, 1989 and joined the Assistant his family was at Fort Bragg during that department as a full­ Professor ofEnglish time because he spent a good portion time, tenure-track Tom began teaching at that assignment overseas in Iraq and faculty member in 1993. John Carroll (where he Afghanistan.) Chiefly interested in late-19th century also earned his M.A.) United States history, Bob has taught a in 1966, and joined As the Military Science Department wide variety of courses remarkable for the full-time faculty Chair, he fostered dynamic growth of their interdisciplinary reach, including >- the Army ROTC battalion, leading them courses about race and sex in American in 1969 teaching in 1 ELI-...... nr.~ the Management to a No.1 national ranking, based on culture, the U.S / Mexico border, and I and Marketing Department and in Cadet performance, all while earning several iteration· of First Year Seminar. English before moving to the English a second Masters' degree- this time in Bob has served the University in many Department in 1996. Throughout his Accountancy. He leaves the unit this capacities. He was department chair long career here, Tom's teaching reach summer, retiring from the Army. But with from 2001 until2005, led the Honors has extended from First Year Seminar, several young children at home, he won't Program from 2005 to 2011, and chaired Business Communication, and English spend too much time golfing or fishing FYS during its "Frontiers and Borders" Composition through British and in the coming months and years. Don phase. In keeping with his work on American literature surveys, to special plans to stay in the Cleveland area. John borderlands and social issues, Bob subjects in Catholic writers, Restoration Carroll has gotten beneath his skin, along published a case study analysis of the and 18th Century Literature and Drama, with the Cleveland Browns. tensions within, and design necessities to Dickens, the Victorian Novel, and of, nonprofit community programs titled American realism. People of Good Will: Service, Development, Kathleen K< Associate and Education in the Work ofLos Ninos, "Tom always impressed me as Librarian 1974-1990. someone who had read everything and Kathy, a John Carroll remembered it all; he was also able to alumna, also earned "Bob's creativity has always amazed me," teach just about anything and, as the a J.D. from Cleveland says his colleague Maria Ma.rsilli. "His list of courses he's taught over the years State University capacity to wonder, explore, and engage suggests, often ended up doing just Mar ·hall School of Law new intellectual pursuits with youthful that," says John McBratney, Chair of and an M.L.S. from enthusiasm will remain one of the most the Department of English, about Tom's Kent State University. cherished lessons I learned from him." capacious knowledge and far-flung She began working as teaching service. an Assistant Librarian at Grasselli in As anybody who knows him is aware, 2002 and was promoted to Associate Bob abhors ceremony and hoopla of In terms of service, Tom has focused on Librarian in 2004. Her duties at the any kind. He has asked that no great faculty governance and departmental library included serving as the Head of notice be made about his retirement, work, with extensive terms during both Access Services, working as a liaison to and the History Department will, of Faculty Forum and Faculty Council years, the Political Science and then Biology course, respect his wishes. His candor serving on the Handbook Committee, the departments, and managing the print and commitment will be missed by his Faculty Service Committee, the Faculty subscriptions to serials for the university. colleagues in the History Department Forum Finance Committee, and the and throughout the university. Compensation Committee. During her 11 years ofservice to John Carroll, Kathy taught in the First Year "A university needs good faculty, and Seminar in the years when the theme Professor John Carroll has been fortunate to was "Responsibility and Social Justice." ofCommunication have had this good man on its faculty A horsewoman herself, Kathy had a keen Joe has given John for the past 45 years," says Bob Kolesar, interest in animal welfare and taught Carroll 53 years of Professor of Mathematics. a course about animal ethics at John dedicated service Carroll twice. With regard to professional as a faculty member service, Kathy was active in the NASIG in the Department (North American Serials Interest Group), of Communication Professor ofMilitary including serving as Conference Editor and as Chair of the Science and maintaining calendars for the Department, Acting Chair in Physics With a B.S. from the Newsletter and the website. Kathy had and Philosophy, Associate Dean of the United States Military a reputation for hiring excellent people, College of Arts and Sciences, interim Academy and an MBA many of whom are carrying on her good Graduate Dean, and Director of Summer from SUNY Oswego, work. Sessions. A John Carroll alum, Joe Don was appointed completed his Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University and joined the faculty at joining the faculty at John Carroll as a from challenging students in thoughtful JCU as an instructor in 1961. Visiting Assistant Professor in 1980. Tom reflection on liberation ethics to dialogues was appointed Director of the Honors with Larry Cima on economic justice, Tom Specializing in public speaking, Joe has Program in 1985 and ser-ved in that capacity Schubeck has been the very embodiment of regularly taught Speech Communication, until1990. As a faculty member in the the university's mission," writes colleague Principles of Oral Communication, and Department of Classical and Modern John Spencer. "We are all in your debt." Business Public Speaking. John Spencer Languages and Cultures, Tom taught Greek, points out Joe Miller seems to remember Latin, and Classical Studies courses. He everyone who ever took one of his classes might be remembered be ·t by his own Professor (including Pete Bernardo '67, '72G, Senior words, from his Therese ofLisieux: "We are ofReligious Studies Director, Philanthropic Relations) and to back to the question of how to read and live John came to John Carroll be comfortable schmoozing with just about the immanence oflife." in 1977 with a B.S. in anyone." Electrical Engineering from Berkeley, Masters Outside of JCU, Joe has consulted for S.J., degrees from Pacific area business organizations in the area of Professor ofReligious School of Religion and business and professional speaking, and Studies the University of Chicago, in 1975 was appointed to the President's A member of the Society and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago executive exchange progran1 in Washington, of Jesus since 1957 and in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near· Eastern D.C. Joe has served extensively as a peer ordained in 1968, Tom had Studies. With teaching experience from St. reviewer for the Commission on Higher a diversity of teaching and Xavier College in Chicago and Oklal1oma Education, the accrediting body for the pastoral experiences and City University, John has offered a range North Central Association, chairing teams a broad education before of courses in Biblical Studies, Religious ofaccreditors at institutions in the Midwest arriving at John Carroll in 1989. With a Studies, and related history and ar·chaeology, states. Because of that experience, Joe was B.A. in Latin and an M.A. in theology from as well as interdisciplinary, team-taught instrumental in preparing John Carroll Loyola University of Chicago, plus an M.S. courses for the Honors First Year· Seminar· for its most recent accreditation visit in in biology from the University of Detroit and while he was Director of the Honors February of this year. a Ph.D. in social ethics from the University Program from 1990 to 2005. In addition of Southern California, Tom taught biology, to his service as Honors Director, John Winner of the Distinguished Faculty English, and Latin at Loyola Academy il1 served as Chair of the Religious Studies Award in 1983, Joe's lasting contributions Wilmette, Illinois; moral theology at Loyola Department from 2007 to 2012. In 1991, he and influence are clear in the words of his University of Chicago; and religious studies received the Distinguished Faculty Award. colleague, Jackie Schmidt: "For 53 years, you at University of Detroit. Ph.D. in hand, Tom have motivated and inspired JCU students, ser-ved on the faculty at the Jesuit School of John's publications accordingly have dealt faculty and alumni. Your knowledge, humor, Theology at Berkeley where he was Chair with bible tudies, biblical ar·chaeology, and integrity have left a lasting impact on all of Pastoral Theology from 1977 to 1979. He and the history of the ar1cient Eastern of us. Thank you." was also Director of Novices at the Detroit Mediterranean, with an emphasis on Province of the Society of Jesus and Visiting material culture, reflecting his field work Fellow at Woodstock Theological Center of about the Tell el-Hesi and the Ashkelon ·r Professor of Georgetown University. Archaeologcal Expeditions in Israel. Just Classical Studies this year, John and his co-editors published I" ··;. ! J .. A prolific and acclaimed As a member of the Department of Theology Material Culture Matters: Essays on the biographer, Tom is and Religious Studies at John Carroll, Tom Archaeology of the Southern Levant in Honor J'!·· ·• I the author of Simone has taught courses about Christian social ofSeymour Gitin. In terms of professional Weil: Portrait ofA Self­ ethics, including liberation theology and ser-vice, John has ser-ved on the Board of !' 9 Exiled Jew, which was ethics in Latin America, and the relation of Trustees of the W.F. Albright In titute ~-- nominated for a Pulitzer love to justice. He also ser-ved as Department of Archaeological Resear·ch since 1987 ~-- Prize in 1992. He also Chair from 1995 to 1999. (often as an officer and most frequently as published Irving Babbitt: An Intellectual Treasurer), ser-ved on the Boar·d ofTru tees Study (winner of the Alpha Sigma Nu Author of Liberation Ethics: Sources, Models, of the An1erican Schools of Oriental Award in 1985); Ernst Junger and Germany, and Norms and Love That Does Justice, Resear·ch from 1997 to 2003, and has been Into The Abyss 1914-1945; and Therese of Tom has published numerous ar·ticles for President of the Cleveland Archaeological Lisieux: God's Gentle Warrior (Honorable academic and popular audiences about Society since 2007. Mention, Religion Association of American liberation theology and justice. He was Publishers' Professional and Scholarly selected for John CarToll's Distinguished "For 37 year·s, John Spencer has ser-ved Publishing Awards, 2006). He has also Faculty Award in 2001 and inducted into the John CarToll with his distinctive mix of published articles and essays about these John CarToll chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu as professionalism, compassion, and good figures as well as about Dante. an honorary member in 2002. humor," says Ed Ha.hnenberg, the Jack and Mary Jane Breen Chair in Catholic Graduating from the University of Colorado "From ministering to local prisoners Systematic Theology. "His rigorous with a major in History, Tom went on to working on Bishop Pilla's Church expectations for written work and his to earn Masters' degrees in History and in the City initiative, from ser-ving on challenging questions to students always in Classics, as well as a Ph.D. in History countless university committees to writing came with a gentle smile and genuine from the University of Wisconsin before powerfully on the love that does justice, concern, qualities that brought out the best in anyone lucky enough to get into one of his In recent years, Carl's scholarly endeavors variety of courses at John Carroll, both in classes. We'll miss him as a teacher, scholar, have involved research into mathematical his specialization of topology and abstract and colleague." pedagogy. He has published frequently algebra and to meet the broader needs of the about using new ways to use technology and department, such as Applied Mathematics software in teaching difficult mathematical and Elementary Statistics. David's Math concepts to today's students. and Computer Science colleagues have long Professor ofMathematics described him as a consummate teacher, Carl joined the John Throughout his time at JCU, Carl has been a the ultimate compliment for a JCU faculty Carroll University committed faculty member, always stepping member, and the popularity of his courses Department of up to do whatever was necessary to help bears out this appraisal. He is consistently Mathematics in 1972, keep the university running well. He has praised by students for his clarity of just after completing his served on almost every faculty committee exposition and for his dry wit. Ph.D. in abstract algebra (often as chair), and in his quiet, polite way at the University of has always pushed to ensure things were In the mid 1980s, he helped the department Kentucky, following an A.B. at Holy Cross. done properly. Every member of the faculty transition from solely Mathematics to Carl has played a central role in the growth will remember instances of Carl asking Mathematics and Computer Science, and as of the department in many ways. He has insightful (and often incisive) questions the department began that move, he added taught a wide variety of courses, ranging when new programs have been discussed to his expertise by doing two years' worth of from applied statistics to abstract algebra at faculty meetings. When the JCU faculty coursework at the Institute for Retraining and helped develop the M.A. program for moved to a new governance system in the in Computer Science at SUNY Pottsdam to high school mathematics teachers. He also mid 1980s, Carl was asked to write the aid the planning and implementation of a served as the chair of the department from Faculty Forum Constitution and to serve strategic hiring expansion. 1987 to 1995. as its first Chairman. To this day, the Carl Spitznagel Gavel is part of the materials that Once the Computer Science expansion Carl has been a very dedicated teacher, incoming faculty Council Chairs receive. was fully staffed, David returned to the earning praise from many students for his Students and colleagues alike will miss him math side and in more recent years has ability to explain complicated topics in greatly. served as Associate Chair, coordinating the simple terms. His classroom approach has department's graduate programs and the constantly evolved during his time here, tutoring center for the last decade. bringing in the newest pedagogical ideas along with cutting-edge technology. Carl Associate Professor of It is worthy of note that in his years as has been among the early adopters among Mathematics Associate Chair, David has helped more mathematicians for such innovations as David joined the John than 100 high school mathematics teachers graphing calculators, calculator-based Carroll University complete M.A. degrees. He will be greatly laboratories, and several generations of Department of missed by his students, colleagues, and computer algebra systems (Derive, Maple, Mathematics in 1972, friends at JCU. GeoGebra, among others). His dedication to shortly after completing teaching was recognized with the College of his Ph.D. in topological Arts and Sciences Lucrezia Culicchia Award algebra at the University of Massachusetts, for Teaching Excellence in 1998. following his B.S. from JCU. A flexible and wide-ranging teacher, David has taught a

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