Report to the Regents From the Texas Tech University Office of the President Eight Students Attend Ethical Leadership Conference exas Tech University President Jon Whitmore selected eight students to attend the annual Student TEthical Leadership Conference recently in Austin. The conference is hosted by the Center for Ethical Leadership in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. Students attending ments include Davia Ann Gernand, a mechanical engineering major from Bellaire; Danielle Ivey, a February 2005 zoology/premed major from Austin; Bruce Bills, a business information management systems major ■ from Earth; Kristen Morrow, a music education and clarinet performance major from El Paso; Emily Ehrlich, a marketing major from Perryton; Michael Hess, a history major from Round Rock; Corey Chapman, an architecture major from Dallas; and Jeremy Neurohr, honors program management major from Mesquite. Texas Tech University Names 10 Students as Congressional Interns for 2005 The new interns include these students: the office of U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock. Number Eight ■ ■ ■ Joshua J. Baca, a senior political science Jennifer Justice, a senior sociology and plish major from Las Vegas, N.M., who will work in the criminology major from Richardson, who will work office of U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson of Albuquerque, in the office of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of N.M. Houston. ■ Catherine Cardona, a senior political ■ Leticia Leyva, a senior microbiology and science major from Mathis, who will work in the chemistry major from Roby, who will work in the office of U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant of Irving. office of U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth. ■ Neal Carlton, an economics graduate ■ Jonathan Platt,a junior accounting major Volume Three student from Georgetown, who will work in the from Richardson, who will work in the office of U.S. office of U.S. Rep. John Carter of Round Rock. Rep. Lamar Smith of San Antonio. ■ Candice Griswold, a senior finance (real ■ Wendi Skloss, a junior political science and estate) and Spanish major from Denton, who will English major from Mission, who will work in the work in the office of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole of office of U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla of San Antonio. North Carolina. ■ Rebekah Wilks, a junior cell and molecular ccom ■ Mark Hopper, a senior finance and biology major from Slaton, who will work in the economics major from Arlington, who will work in office of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. a regular report on the a ■ Andrew Martin, painter, and by Arsis Press, Washington, D.C. Dr. faculty accomplishments Juan Granados, ceramicist, van Appledorn received her 25th have their art on exhibit at the consecutive ASCAP Standard Panel ■ In May 2004, the Rawls College 2005. His speech was entitled Lowell Collins Gallery in Houston Award in 2004. launched a faculty sponsored Multiplicity in Clinical Trials: from February 11-March 10, 2005. summer program in Prague, Czech Best Practices, Regulatory Martin’s show is titled plainsights ■ Professor Louisa Hope- Republic under the leadership of Standards, and Good Science. while Granados titled his show Weeks has been elected as the Professor John Masselli. Recent Memories. Membership Secretary of the Colloid The Prague program offers ■ College of Visual & Performing and Surface Chemistry Division of accounting and finance majors the Arts Dean Garry Owens was ■ Tina Fuentes, painter, the American Chemical Society. opportunity to study abroad in the recently featured in the Wisconsin opened a new exhibit of Luz: New Through this position, she becomes Czech Republic for one to two State Journal as a “noteworthy Paintings at the Decorazon Gallery a member of the Executive months each summer. The alumnus” by the University of in Dallas on February 11. The exhibit Committee for the Division. program resides on the campus of Wisconsin-Madison School of will run through March 16, 2005. our Czech affiliate university, Music. ■ Paul Whitfield Horn Professor the University of New York in ■ The Venus Harp Company of Clyde Martin, Department of Prague. In Summer 2004, 23 ■ Assistant Professors Genevieve Chicago has donated two concert Mathematics and Statistics, has been students attended the program Durham and Lorraine grand harps to the School of Music named the editor-in-chief of the new while approximately 30 students Person, with significant support “in honor of Professor Gail journal International Journal of will participate in Summer 2005. from Department Chair Fred Barber, her international harp Statistics and Systems. Christoffel, rewrote the BA career and her devotion to ■ David Gilliam, Professor in curriculum in Dance, effective Fall education.” ■ The only two recipients of the Mathematics and Statistics, has 2005. The revised curriculum Society for Technical been elected as Secretary/Treasurer updates the program to reflect ■ Chris J. Smith, assistant Communication’s 2005 Jay R. Gould for the Society of Industrial and contemporary studies and has professor of music history, Award for Excellence in Teaching Applied Mathematics Activity Group encouraged many undergraduates produced, directed, and served as Technical Communication are both on Control and Systems. Professor to pursue dance as a course of soloist in Third Annual Caprock from Texas Tech University: Gilliam will serve a three-year term study. Celtic Christmas, drawing over Thomas Barker and Sam running from January 1, 2005, 1,000 to two performances and live Dragga. Barker is Professor and through December 31, 2007. ■ Norman Bert’s New Apostles’ simulcast over KOHM radio. Smith Director of the Technical Communi- Creed, religious satire, was has also been named producer/host cation Program. Dragga is Professor ■ Non-cash Charitable Giving: accepted for publication by The for new Celtic music program on and Chair of the Department of Evidence of aggressive taxpayer Wittenberg Door and will appear radio KOHM FM 89.1, The Celtic English. The Jay R. Gould Award reporting and a potential tax in an issue of that magazine some Shores, which began in January. honors the distinguished teaching policy failure, by Rawls College time in 2005. This piece is a result career of Professor Gould. faculty members Steve of Bert’s interdisciplinary interest in ■ Professors Lora Deahl and Buchheit, Teresa Lightner, the intersection of religion and Kirsten Yon represented the ■ Robert A. Welch Professor John Masselli, and Robert theatre. School of Music on a tour of William L. Hase was in South Ricketts was recently accepted for Minnesota in February. They Africa recently participating in an presentation at the 2005 Journal of ■ William Cannings, performed several recitals celebrat- international conference, WATOC- the American Taxation Association assistant professor of sculpture in ing women composers, presented 2005. His invited lecture was entitled (JATA) conference in Washington the School of Art, is one of 23 several masterclasses, and worked “Chemical Reaction Mechanisms.” D.C. The JATA conference accepts regional artists from New Mexico, with college and high school only four research studies per year. Texas, Arizona and Colorado whose students from the St. Paul/ ■ Lenore L. Dai, Assistant Manuscripts based on conference work will be included in “Regional Minneapolis area. Professor in Chemical Engineering, presentations are traditionally Invitational II – Summer 2005.” is one of the recipients of the 2005 printed in JATA, the highest rated Three large works by Cannings, two ■ Dr. Mary Jeanne van 3M Nontenured Faculty Award. The taxation research journal. sculptures and one installation, will Appledorn, Paul Whitfield Horn award is to support excellence in ■ Peter Westfall, Horn be included in the exhibition. The Professor of Music, had two New nontenured faculty research and Professor of Statistics in the exhibition is one of two exhibitions York City premieres of her music: provides a check of $15,000 for the Department of Information Systems focusing on emerging artists from Sonata for Guitar and performance of unrestricted basic and Quantitative Sciences, was the the southwest region. The Soundscapes for Bassoon and research. Dr. Dai is also a recipient keynote speaker at a symposium for exhibition runs from June 4 – July Strings. Her Passages III for of the 3M Nontenured Faculty Award scientists at Purdue Pharma LP, in 31, 2005. Clarinet, violoncello and Piano of 2003 and 2004, which reflects the Stamford, Connecticut, in January and Soundscapes were published quality of her research programs. ■ Two Tech student playwrights Hale Center, Smyer, Shallowater, student accomplishments won in the Region VI American and a return trip to Wolfforth. College Theatre Festival short play ■ Shreepad Joglekar, an MFA ■ The Texas Tech Speech and ■ For the second straight year, a competitions: Adam candidate in photography and Debate team, in perhaps their best group of students in Eric Koch’s Zarowski’s play Every Tuesday drawing from India, won “Best in showing yet, took the top four spots class on Marketing Through Sports at Two was one of six winning Show” in the International Juried at the University of Oklahoma and Entertainment Events will be scripts in the Ten Minute Play Art Exhibition: Art to Heart. The tournament recently. Tech defeated taking a trip to Dallas. The trip Competition. Hershell sponsor of the award is the Ahlum Rice University, West Texas A&M, enables students to hear from Norwood’s play Billie’s Gallery and the American Heart Oklahoma University and a host of organizations in the sports industry Gardenia Weeps was the runner- Association in Easton, Pennsylva- other schools from around the first hand. This years agenda up in the Regional One-Act nia. nation to claim the championship. includes visits with Southwest Competition. Rehearsed readings Three Tech teams went undefeated Airlines, the Mayor of the City of of both plays will be presented at ■ David Bausman, an MFA at the tournament, a feat matched Arlington, FC Dallas, the Dallas the Region VI Festival at University graduate student, won the first only once in recent school history.