From the
Heights
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Idali Feliciano, director of academic advising, received the Maria Zavala Award this
spring at the 8th Annual Dia de la Mujer
(Women’s Day Conference) sponsored by
Michigan State University. The award is
given annually in recognition of contributions and commitment to Michi g a n ’s L a t i n o
population. Idali,
who co-founded
Cambios, Inc., a
grass-roots organization dedicated to
eliminating racism
in Lenawee County, was honored for her role in establishing
the first Latina Women’s Conference in the
state in 1975. Additionally, she co-founded
the Mujeres Unidas de Michigan organization and has co-authored (with Deb Tabarez
’92, ‘97/MA) five multicultural children’s
literature bibliographies disseminated to
Lenawee County educators through Cambios.
Sharon Weber, OP ‘69, academic dean,
received the Adrian Dominican Leadership
Award from Barry University in Miami
Shores, FL. Sharon, who serves on Barry’s
Board of Trustees, was recognized for
her service in the field of education. Barry University’s
School of Education presents
the award each
year at its annual
Edu cation Day,
where they also
host a variety of
local edu cators.
Like Siena, Barry
University is an
Adrian Dominican sponsored institution.
Rick Artman, president, was selected as
one of this year’s Diamond Honorees by the
Educational Leadership Foundation of the
American College Personnel Association.
The Diamond Honoree program recognizes
men and women in student affairs and higher education who have made a difference in
the field. Rick was one of 17 professionals
from across the country who were honored
at the Diamond Honoree Reception held in
Boston this March in conjunction with the
ACPA convention. He spent 28 years in
student affairs work before coming to Siena
Heights as president in 1994.
Mary Griffin, professor of education and
child development, Karin Poling, adjunct
faculty, and 10 Siena Heights child development students attended the Michigan
Association for the Education of Young
Children Early Childhood Conference in
March. Kathy Burke, adjunct faculty, presented a workshop on the topic, “Curiosity
and Learning: Allowing Young Children to
Have Wonderful Ideas.”
Anthony Scioly, associate professor of
chemistry, highlighted the uses of computerbased simulations in general physics courses
in a presen tation on “Simu lation Software in Physics”
that was given
as part of this
y e a r ’s C o m puting, Mathematics and the
Sciences (CMS)
Division seminar series. The
presentation included a discussion of early efforts at simulation contrasted
with current programs.
Toni Carroll, associate professor of mathematics, and her husband Tim Carroll of
the Eastern Michigan mathematics faculty,
presented “Calculus Wars: A Brief History
of the Disputes Surrounding the Development of the Calculus” as part of this year’s
CMS Division seminar series. Toni and Tim,
portraying Sir Isaac Newton and Herr Doctor Gottfried Leibniz, discussed their contributions to mathematical history and who
should be called the inventor of calculus.
Peter Barr, assistant professor of art history, wrote an essay that was included in the
catalog accompanying the “Ansel Adams:
Classic Images” exhibition this spring at the
Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport,
CT. Peter’s essay on the technical, aesthetic
and political aspects of the photographer’s
work was titled, “Ansel Adams, America’s
Saint George of Conservation.”
Whit Hames, associate professor of
psychology, and Gerald Kruse, assistant
professor of accounting, both retired this
spring after distinguished careers on the
Siena Heights faculty.
Whit, who joined the faculty in 1976 and
taught full-time beginning in 1978,
developed and coor dinated Siena’s
geron tology program and also has
served as Siena’s
faculty athletic
repre sentative to
the NAIA for almost 20 years.
Jerry, chair of the Business and Management Division and
past president of
The Faculty Assembly (TFA),
joined the faculty
in 1986. He has
taught at most of
the degree completion centers
as well as on the
Adrian campus.
Mary Beth Leibold, academic advisor and
co-op coordinator for the past three years,
received her Ph.D. from the University of
Toledo this past December. Her dissertation in higher education was “The Influence of Culture
on the Stress and
Coping Processes of Col le giate
Student Athletes:
Appli cation of
the Multicultural
Model of Stress.”
Mary Beth has
been named assistant professor
of sport management and will teach in the
new Sport Management program.
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