The Employee Newsletter of the Missouri State University System. Springfield/West Plains/Mountain Grove March 2006 • Vol. 1/6 .. Missouri State announces plans for $60 million JQH Arena Beginning in November of 2008, the Missouri build a facility that would live up to its new the remaining $20 million he has committed; State University Bears and Lady Bears will name, that would be a magnet for Springfield, the University will pay the balance. have a new home - JQH Arena - thanks to and that would make all of us proud," said Hammons has donated more than $100 a $25 million commitment from Missouri Hammons. "I hope this gift helps make that million to the city of Springfield and other State alumnus and Springfield-based hotel happen and encourages others to invest in the organizations in the last 50 years. Some of his developer John Q. Hammons. University as well. most notable philanthropic efforts include: The Arena will contain a minimum of "Missouri State has big aspirations, and I the funding for the Hammons Heart Institute 12,000 chair-back seats, 20 private boxes, want JQH Arena to be an important part of and Hammons Life Line helicopter for St. a private club and other amenities. It will its future development." John's Regional Health Center; the Hammons be located on the parking lot just east of Missouri State hopes to raise at least $5 Student Center, Hammons Fountains and Hammons Student Center on John Q. million in cash to add to the $5 million Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Hammons Parkway, with construction provided by Hammons. The University will Arts at Missouri State University; and the scheduled to begin faU 2006 and be completed then issue approximately $50 million in Hammons School of Architecture at Drury for the opening of the 2008-09 season. bonds. Hammons will pay the debt service on University. • "Thanks to Mr. Hammons' vision and generosity, this longtime dream will become a reality," said Missouri State President Michael T. Nietzel. "The most immediate and obvious beneficiaries of JQH Arena will be our fans and our athletics teams, but the ultimate impact of JQH Arena extends beyond athletics. We expect this project to be stunning. "This project simply would not have been possible without Mr. Hammons, and we are very grateful to him. Because of that, the Board of Governors was pleased to name the facility in his honor." Greg Onstot, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Missouri State University Foundation, confirmed that the $25 million commitment MARCH 18 is by far the largest single gift ever made to the Spring Horticulture Seminar University and its foundation. 1 p.m. "I wanted the University to be able to Mountain Grove Campus Contact: Marilyn Odneal, 417-547-7513 Adele Newson-Horst named College of Arts and Letters dean Cost: Free Dr. Adele affairs. She also previously served as associate addition to serving as COAL dean, she will APRIL 6-12 Newson­ dean of the College of Arts and Science at that hold a tenured position as professor in the Grand Hotel: Mainstage Horst will university. English department. Musical serve as the "I am very pleased that Dr. Newson-Horst "I am delighted to join the superior 7p_m. dean of the has chosen to join our administrative team as teaching, research and service teams that Craig Hall, Coger Theatre university's dean of the College of Arts and Letters," said comprise the College of Arts and Letters," Tickets can be purchased by calling 67678 College of Dr. Frank Einhellig, acting provost. "She has Newson-Horst said. "Couple this with the Arts and a wealth of experience, talent and leadership public affairs mission and the vitality and APRIL 11-12 skills that will be great assets to this college energy of the other colleges and senior Letters America, Islam and the Middle (COAL). and the University. I look forward to working leadership team, led by President Nietzel, and East Conference She will with Adele at Missouri State to continue and the University is poised to show the world Springfield and West Plains assume the build upon the excellence in teaching, creative how a public affairs mission is realized." campuses position July Dr. Adele Newson-Horst works and community service that are part of Newson-Horst succeeds Dr. David Contact: Dr. Muhamad Olimat, 1,2006, pending approval from the Missouri the College of Arts and Letters tradition." Belcher, who left to become the University 66957 State Board of Governors. Newson-Horst holds a doctorate in of Arkansas-Little Rock provost in 2003, as Cost: Free Newson-Horst comes to Missouri State American Literature from Michigan State COAL's permanent dean. Drs. Christy Orale, from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, University. She also earned a Master of Arts Curt Lawrence and Gloria Galanes have where she was special project director to the degree from Eastern Michigan and a Bachelor served as acting deans since . • provost and vice chancellor for academic of Arts degree from Spelman College. In Pemberton named ACE Fellow University presents Taiwan symposium Dr. Cindy P'ernbertan, dean of the CoUege The political science department wiU.present Taiwan And The World: d Health and Hwnan Services has been An International Symposium April 1-2 In the Plaster Student Union's named a 2006-07 American Council on Parliamentary Room. The symposium indudes leading scholars and Education (ACE) Fellow. The award is practitioners from the United States, who will present their research based on a thorough consideration of on a variety of issues related to the future of Taiwan's relations with Pemberton's academic credentials and China, the United States and the international community. Offldals pot:en.ttal for administrative leadership, indude Ambassador David Dean, Dr. June Teufel Dreyer of the U.S. the rcommendations of professional Congress' U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, cd es, the judgment of interviewtng offidals from the U.S. Department of Defense and offidals from qf _or administrators, and Taiwan. Scholars from Taiwan, China and the United States will ~~~"41VenIU-~lual!lftaltiOins as measured against deliver papers at the conference. The event is free and it is open the standards of the ACE Fellows Program. to the public. For more Information, contact Dr. Dennis Hickey, political science professor, at 65850. GETTING 10 KNOW YOlUJ Haytko builds dream house on a football foundation The rumor is that Dr. Diana Hay tko, find in the Ozarks, but Haytko says it's has taken on duties as director of the AWARDS associate professor of marketing, was born surprisingly "very clean and very modern." advertising program and adviser to the Ad Missouri State University won wrapped in a Denver Broncos baby blanket. Haytko came to Missouri State three Club and the award-winning Ad Team. Last second place in sweepstakes Growing up, the Colorado native's years ago from a post at Texas Christian fall, she won the Houghton-Mifflin Pride for universities with more than Sunday afternoons were reserved for the University, where she doubled as an and Ferrell Teaching Innovation Award 15,000 students at the Council gridiron. And her parents - Paul and academic recruiter for the Division I for her project titled "The Price is Right: for the Advancement and Support Elizabeth - always scheduled Thanksgiving football team (she helped recruit San An Experiential Pricing Concepts Game" of Education 2006 District VI dinner between the perpetual Dallas Diego's Ladainian Tomlinson, by the way). and her research with a TCU colleague on conference in St. Louis. Missouri Cowboys and Detroit Lions games. A self-proclaimed "big city person," Haytko teen shopping habits has garnered national State employees won two Grand So it's no surprise that Hay tko's new wanted to make sure she fell in love with attention and publication. Gold Awards, six Gold Awards, four Silver Awards and five Bronze Springfield home, a 5.400-square-foot Springfield before building. One thing that could make her stay in Awards. tribute to ultra-modern architecture, comes "Springfield is big enough without being Springfield even better, she says, is to work Grand Gold Awards were complete with a 120-inch projection screen too big," she says. "The airport is definitely in some capacity with the Bears football presented to Veronica Adinegara, for her beloved football. a selling point. But what I think I love the program and new Head Coach Terry Allen. senior designer in university "You really should have been here for the most - aside from my work with such great ''I've already scheduled a lunch meeting publications; Sara Clark, director Super Bowl," she says. "It was like we were students - is working in the marketing with the coach to see what I can do to help," of web services; Andrea Mostyn, standing on the sidelines. It was awesome." department at Missouri State. It's the best she says. • by Eric Eckert assistant director of university When she first began thinking about department I've ever worked in." university communications communications; Michael building her dream home, Haytko Since moving to Springfield, she public relations specialist VanFossen, assistant director of made a list of the things she couldn't do residence life; and Kevin White, without. Of course there's the monster photographer. TV with surround sound in the requisite Gold Awards were presented "football-viewing room"; but there's also to Debbie Branson, assistant the humongous pantry ("for aU of the director of alumni activities; microwavable food I live on"), the two Melanie Earl, director of annual three-car garages ("I want to collect cars funds; Julie Ebersold, acting someday") and the seemingly endless glass director of development and elements - windows, waUs, skylights, and, alumni relations; Eric Eckert, yes, even floors ("I wanted to bring the public relations specialist in outside in").