University Collective
Several UIW professors have been recognized as “San Antonio's Top Professors” in the December issue of Scene in SA Monthly Magazine. Included in the list are Dr. Pat
LeMay Burr, William Gokelman, Dr. Roger Barnes, Dr. Mary Ruth Moore, Dr. Annemarie Walsh, Dr. Bill Carleton, Dr. Dorothy Ettling, Dr. Sara Kolb, Dr. Matthias Schubnell and Dr. Neeta Singh. Congratulations to these outstanding professors!
Philosophy professors Dr. Doug Gilmour and Dr. Paul Lewis took a team of four students to Fort Worth in the fall to compete in the third annual Ethics Match at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel. Team participants were political science students Sam Sanders and Samantha Jacoby, and business students Jennifer Velez and Andrew Deegear who were challenged to explain the nature of ethical dilemmas, legal/moral conflicts and recommend possible solutions. Judges awarded the team first place in the "East Division" of the competition, which placed UIW in the final championship round. They brought home two trophies and a $750.00 award to help continue work in business ethics at UIW. Rank was awarded based on comprehension, clarity, subtlety, and ingenuity. The match was sponsored by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT).
Dr. Janice Dvorkin, coordinator of the Music Therapy program, was invited by the New Jersey State Music Therapists to give a one-day workshop on supervision in music therapy on Oct. 14 at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
Graciela Lopez-Cox
Nursing instructor and alumna Graciela Lopez-Cox is the American Red Cross (ARC) State Nurse Liaison for Texas and was subject-matter expert at a two-day city disaster drill. The ARC and several agencies joined the City of San Antonio for the drill to practice disaster response. Lopez-Cox was the ARC representative for the Regional Medical Operations Center and coordinated mock-response when the need for shelters and nurses was signaled. The exercise tested plans to prepare for potential disasters.
The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences announced that two adjunct faculty members were honored. Sr. Yolanda Tarango of religious studies was chosen to receive the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative's Phoenix Award for her involvement at Visitation House working with women who have suffered domestic violence. Also receiving a Phoenix award was Yvonne Lozano, adjunct faculty member in sociology. The 8th Annual Phoenix Awards ceremony was held on Oct. 25 at the City Employees Federal Credit Union in San Antonio.
Dr. Mary Esther Huerta, assistant professor of education, submitted a dissertation on bilingual education research and was awarded second place by the 7th Annual Dissertation Competition of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The Bilingual Education Research Special Interest Group sponsored the award for recent and in-progress doctoral graduates. Formal recognition will take place at the 2007 AERA Annual Meeting and Exhibition April 9-13 in Chicago, IL.
Theresa Tiggeman, professor of finance, was selected by the Texas Society of CPAs to receive the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. The award and $1,000 were presented at the Accounting Education Conference on Oct. 20-21 in Austin.
Dr. Sara Kolb, nursing professor and UIW Moody Professor for 2006-07, presented her Moody lecture on Oct. 25 in the Special Collections Suite of the Mabee Library. Her topic was “Latino Spiritual Perspective Scale: Translation by Committee.” English professor Dr. Jo LeCoeur received a $5,000 award in literary arts from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Also recognized were UIW alumni Chris Sauter ‘93 BA and Jose Ruben DeLeon ‘92 BA, as well as Dora Ruffner, former UIW wellness director and teacher of contemporary dance.
MAA capstone students of associate professor of organizational development Dr. Dan Dominguez presented materials they produced for the San Antonio Alzheimer's Association in November. Lisa Dominguez (team leader), Belinda Benavidez, Alex Brightman, Ivonne Cabrera, Clair Chen, Claudia Garcia, and Julie (Christina) Minor presented print ads and radio spots in both Spanish and English along with volumes of information for churches, volunteers and the association itself. The campaign was intended to reach out to the San Antonio community and invite volunteerism. The representative of the Alzheimer's Association was extremely impressed and emotionally moved with the efforts of these extraordinary students.
Dr. Barbara Herlihy, professor of nursing, has authored "The Human Body in Health and Illness," Third Edition. The text is published by Saunders/Elsevier Publishing and is accompanied by a workbook and a series of Learning Systems Ancillaries.
Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa
History professor Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa is co-director of a research project that has been recognized by the Summerlee Foundation and awarded $5,000. The funds will be used for equipment to conduct on-camera interviews of priests and religious women involved in the Chicano movement of the 1970s.
Raul Rodriguez, professor of banking and finance and Benson Chair, has been named Chairman Elect of The Free Trade Alliance of San Antonio. He was also appointed by Mayor Hardberger to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of San Antonio and participated in the Foreign Affairs task force with President Calderon's transition team in Mexico. In addition to these activities, he has authored numerous technical and business essays in the U.S., Mexico, U.K. and the Netherlands.
Dr. Pat LeMay Burr, professor and chair of international business, served as an international observer to the Nicaragua presidential election in November during the contested race between Daniel Ortega and Eduardo Montealegre. Burr was on a team of 25 from the Center for Global Education whose responsibility was to visit ballot boxes, interview candidates, observe the process for fraud, and participate in voter focus groups after the election. The team met as part of a larger group that included Transparency International and The Carter Center to provide feedback on the entire process.
Dr. Pat Lonchar, Slattery Chair and professor of English, presented “Literature and the Construction of Identity” with special focus on Chretien de Troyes Percival, of the story of the Grail (the Conte du Graal) at UIW in February. Lonchar also presented a workshop on "Exploring a Link between Playing and Writing" at the Texas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (TCTELA) in January in Dallas. She presented her paper "Two Texas Farm Women: Legacy and Strength,” at the Texas College English Association in March in College Station. She has also been invited to present her paper, "Reason and Faith in the Classroom: Affect and Effect,” at the Oxford Roundtable in July in Oxford, England.
Dr. Lydia Andrade, assistant dean and associate professor of political science, joined a panel on “The Impact and Importance of Women in Leadership for the Profession” at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) conference in January in New Orleans, LA. She is also on the SPSA program committee for the 2008 meeting and is the Section Chair for Teaching Political Science. Andrade also presented a paper, “The End of the Cold War and the Caribbean,” at the International Conference on Arts and Humanities in January in Honolulu, HI.
Assistant theatre professor Donald Fox was chair of Designfest of the Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) in January. At TETA he gave a workshop presentation titled “Portfolio Development.” Fox's book review of Max Keller's The Light Fantastic appeared in the Feb. 15 edition of TD&T, a journal of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Fox was a panel member on “Alternative Careers for Lighting Designers” at the USITT Convention in March. He also coauthored an article, “The Essence of Space,” published in the April 1 edition of TD&T.
Dr. Roger C. Barnes, professor of sociology, had his paper, “Peacemaking Criminology: Challenges and Possibilities,” accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the National Social Science Journal. Barnes presented a version of the paper at the annual summer meeting of the National Social Science Association last August in Montreal, Canada. Barnes has also had his paper, “The Death Penalty and the Increasing Isolation of the United States in an International Context,” accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Education.
Dr. Ken Metz
Dr. Ken Metz, associate professor of music, was appointed co-chair of the Society of Composers Region V. His musical composition Experiments for Flute and Piano was presented at the Society of Composers Region VI in Warrensburg, MO, and at Region V in Dubuque, IA, in February. The same selection was performed at the College Music Society South Western Conference in March. He also performed his piece, Arachne's Dream for Double Bass, at the College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Conference in March.
The School of Nursing and Health Professions presented the Sr. Charles Marie Frank Lecture on Oct. 17 in the Sky Room. Alumna Dr. Mary Elaine Jones, UIW Brig. Gen. Lillian Dunlap Endowed Professional Chair in Nursing, was the featured lecturer. Jones presented "Vulnerable Populations in our own Backyard: Improving Health through Research,” which focused on health promotion research on campus.
Human performance professors Dr. Timothy Henrich and Dr. Bill Carleton presented papers at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The following abstracts were published in proceedings: “The Relationships among Coaching Leadership Behaviors and Taiwanese Collegiate Tae Kwon Do Competitors' Satisfaction”; “Anaerobic Development and Swimming Performance Improvements Resulting from a Three-Week Detraining Period”; “The Use of Application and Knowledge Objectives in a University Wellness Class”; and “Freeware, CD Textbook with Video Clips for Biomechanics.”
Dr. Ludim Pedroza, assistant professor of music, presented "Priestess at the Piano: The Mind/Body Conflict in Clara Schumann's Performative Persona" at the International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, HI, in January.
Dr. Francisco Lozada, Jr., associate professor of religious studies, published, “New Currents through John: A Global Perspective,” in the Society of Biblical Literature Publications. In the past year, Lozada also published “Social Location and Johannine Scholarship: Looking Ahead” and other articles: “Andrew,” “Andrew and Matthias,” “Andrew and Paul,” and “Peter and Andrew,” in The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible; Vol.1, A-C. Lozada also presented papers at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature in Washington, DC. His papers were: “Biblical Studies as Public Criticism: Employing the Public Hermeneutics of Harold R. Recinos” and “Thriving in Pre-Tenure: Strategies for Underrepresented Minority Faculty.”
Dr. Emily Clark
Dr. Emily Clark, assistant professor of English, will publish a chapter on “Subjectivity and Community in Virginia Woolf's Orlando and Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness” in a book titled, In-Between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism to be published this year. Clark presented "Community, Maternity, and Marriage in Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out and To The Lighthouse” at the Philological Association of the Carolinas in North Myrtle Beach, SC, in March.
Dr. Julian Davis, assistant professor of chemistry, and Dr. David Foglesong, associate professor of biology, attended the 50th Annual Conference on Chemical Research sponsored by the Welch Foundation in Houston. The program, “Exploring the Complexity of Signaling Pathways,” was attended by a record number of over 700 scientists and featured a series of presentations by outstanding researchers including Dr. Richard Axel, who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine. Last December, Foglesong also gave a poster presentation entitled “Interleukin 2 Treatment of HuT 78 Cells Induces the Activities of DNA Topoisomerase I and DNA Topoisomerase II” at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Diego, CA.