This week's Faculty/Staff News of Record includes 25-year awards, appointments, awards, Book Shelf, Penn Staters and promotions.
25-YEAR_AWARDS
Observing 25 years of service at the University are: Dinesh K. Agrawal, Karen J. Craig, Donald C. Crowder, Sabrina C. Glasgow, Suzanne Sinclair Grieb, Carol J. Hendershot, Peter T. Kiefer, Katherine P. Kresovich, Karen A. McCrea, Patricia A. Smith and Joseph P. Welz. For more information and photos, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11521
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APPOINTMENTS
-- Mike Poorman has been named manager of alumni relations and senior lecturer of communications in the College of Communications. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11417
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AWARDS
-- The Multicultural Resource Center honored Penn State faculty, staff and senior students of color at its annual awards reception. Honored were Luis M. Agosto, Essa Bangura, Jason A. Bayona, Earnest H.R. Blackshear II, Lynne F. Grutzeck, LaQuan L. Hargrove, David H. Monk, Faheemah N. Mustafaa, Jeny A. Wakefield. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11466
-- John Sjolander, supervisor of Engineering Laboratories; Cindy Mighells, staff assistant in University Relations; and Sue Richers, janitorial worker; are the recipients of the 2005 Penn State Altoona Ted J. Long Staff Excellence Award. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11489
-- Megan Simpson, assistant professor of English and women's studies, and Suzanne Kuhn, coordinator and instructor in nursing, are the recipients of the 2005 Penn State Altoona Grace D. Long Faculty Excellence Award. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11489
-- Thomas Watschke, Penn State professor of turfgrass science, has received the 2005 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society's Excellence in Academic Advising Award. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11522
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BOOK SHELF
The following faculty have recently published books:
-- Lori D. Ginzberg, "Untidy Origins: A Story of Woman's Rights in Antebellum New York," University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
-- June Strohm, "The Strohm Guide to Algebra," self-published by the author.
For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11218
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PENN STATERS
This week's Penn Staters includes items about Noel H. Ballentine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine; Brian Curran, associate professor of art history; and the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11420
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PROMOTIONS
For the most recent listing of Penn State employees who have been promoted, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11416