Clyde Duncan named
Head Coach Emeritus
The Texas Southern
University Athletics
Department announced
that TSU Head Men’s Cross
Country and Track and Field
Coach Clyde Duncan Sr. has
been named Head Coach
Emeritus following 20 seasons
in which he has led the Texas
Southern Track and Field
program.
In his new capacity, Duncan
will continue to serve the
Men’s Cross Country and
Track and Field programs
while remaining involved in
team activities, and serving as
a personal mentor to studentathletes.
Duncan began his coaching
career at Texas Southern
in 1969 under former TSU
standout head coach Dave
Bethany.
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DEPARTMENT OF
URBAN PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Dr. Qisheng Pan, professor
and chair of the Department
of Urban Planning and
Environmental Policy, recently
published, ‘Estimating the
Economic Losses of Hurricane
Ike in the Greater Houston
Region,’ in the American
Society of Civil Engineers
Natural Hazards Review.
Dr. Pan is a co-editor of a
recent book entitled, National
Economic Impact Analysis of
Terrorist Attacks and Natural
Disasters. This book highlights
the analysis using the National
Interstate Economic Model
(NIEMO) to estimate the
economic impact of simulated
terrorist and natural disaster
situations within various States
in the U.S and also proposes
a multiregional input-output
analysis following such
occurrences.
DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Dr. Ashraf Mozayani,
professor and executive
director of TSU’s Forensic
Science Learning Lab (FSLL),
is the recipient of the R. N.
Harger Award (Toxicology
Section) announced during the
American Academy of Forensic
Sciences (AAFS) Annual
Conference in Orlando, FL.
Engineering Technology Program Receives
Top Accreditation
The College of Science, Engineering
and Technology’s Electronic Engineering
Technology program has been granted
accreditation by the Accreditation Body for
Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET
is the number one (non-governmental)
accrediting agency in the United States. The
recognition means that the program meets certain standards
and provides students with a quality education in this
discipline. Likewise, it means that when students are ready to
seek employment, their credentials and qualifications will be
recognized. Dr. David Olowokere, professor and chair of the
Department of Engineering served as the point person for the
accreditation process. The program will be accredited until
September 30, 2020.
This award was presented to
Dr. Mozayani in recognition
of her distinguished and
outstanding contributions to
the field and profession of
forensic toxicology.
Dr. Daniel “Dan” GeorgesAbeyie, professor in the
Department of Administration
of Justice, article, ‘Sex, Gender,
Multidimensional Value Space
and Sociocultural ResistanceAfrocentrism,’ will appear in
the forthcoming Women &
Criminal Justice Journal.
Dr. Howard Henderson,
professor and graduate
program director in the
Department of Administration
of Justice, book, More Than
Race: Minority Issues in
Criminal Justice has been
published. This revised edition
provides a unique opportunity
for dialogue on the nature
and extent of diversity in a
21st Century criminal justice
reality. Dr. Henderson has
included a large array of
scholars to provide insight in
various areas including race,
class, gender, human rights,
and sexual-orientation. It is
viewed as a comprehensive
framework regarding minority
issues of criminal justice that
will be used in today’s diverse
environment.
Grand Opera at TSU
“A Historical Perspective”
The Texas Southern University Opera
Workshop was a direct result of the
creative efforts of Ruthabel Rickman
Rollins, instructor of voice, and Ruth
Stewart, assistant instructor of voice.
In 1959, these pioneers, both faculty
members at TSU, were eager to
present Grand Opera to the university
community. Given the green light
to proceed by then president, the late Samuel A. Nabrit,
Rollins and Stewart staged their first opera “Cavalleria
Rusticana”.
“Your production of Cavalleria Rusticana more than
justified my confidence in your ability to stage an opera,”
President Nabrit said of their performance at the time. “You
have contributed to the on-going process of upgrading the
cultural level of our students and the community as well. I
commend you highly for your efforts.”
Their second opera presentation was “Madame Butterfly”
starring Bernadine Oliphant, which was so successful that it
was staged again the following summer. These operas were
followed by “LaBoheme” to great acclaim. In addition to
operas, the Grand Opera produced Broadway plays; Amahi
and the Night Visitors; The King and I;