Faculty/Staff News of Record: Feb. 8, 2007

This week's Faculty/Staff News of Record includes appointments, Book Shelf, obituaries, partings, Penn Staters and promotions. APPOINTMENTS -- Chris Arbutina was named coordinator of college relations in the Schreyer Honors College. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22084 -- Beverly Grove is the new director of development at Penn State Great Valley. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22096 BOOK SHELF The following faculty have published books: -- Vanitha Dayananda, "Sexuality and Love in Arranged Marriages in India: Why Arranged Marriages Last," published by Wisdom House Publications Ltd. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22166 -- Said Elnashaie, co-authored "Numerical Techniques for Chemical and Biological Engineers Using MATLAB, A Simple Bifurcation Approach," published by Springer Publishing Co. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22085 Bernd Haupt and Maurie Caitlin Kelly, authored the chapter "Ensuring the future of the oceans" in the "Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: From Local to Global," second edition, published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22086 ----------- OBITUARIES For a listing of Penn State employees who have died, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22165 ----------- PARTINGS -- Shirley Bixby, coordinator for special program initiatives for Penn State Cooperative Extension, has retired after 16 years as an extension educator and administrator. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22183 -- Michael J. Dailey retired from Penn State Greater Allegheny in December. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22185 -- Robert Hauser, assistant professor of history, retired from Penn State Greater Allegheny. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22184 ---------- PENN STATERS -- Erin Murphy, assistant professor of English at Penn Sate Altoona. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22152 ----------- PROMOTIONS For a listing of Penn State employees who have been promoted, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/22116