This week's Faculty/Staff News of Record includes 25 Year Awards, appointments, awards, Book Shelf, obituaries, partings and Penn Staters.
25 YEAR AWARDS
Observing 25 years of service at the University are:
-- S. Ashok, professor of engineering science in the College of Engineering;
-- Patricia Clayton, senior instructor, kinesiology, at Penn State Abington;
-- Julie Corl, staff assistant VI in the College of Engineering;
-- Timothy M. Curley, athletic director in Intercollegiate Athletics;
-- Gary L. Gittings, senior research associate in the College of Engineering;
-- Glenda M. Houser, program aide in Division of Outreach and Cooperative Extension;
-- Philip N. Keller, coordinator, equipment and stockroom in Intercollegiate Athletics;
-- Betty J. Langham, information systems support consultant in Information Technology Services -- Academic Information Services;
-- Linda D. Matason, administrative assistant III in the College of Engineering;
-- Mark McKeown, maintenance mechanic at Penn State Abington;
-- Randall Moyer, building and equipment attendant in the College of Health and Human Development;
-- Shelba W. Murray, administrative assistant in business services at Penn State Abington;
-- Susan K. Ripka, administrative assistant III in the College of Engineering;
-- Suzanne Roy, associate professor of music in the College of Arts and Architecture;
-- John E. Saxman, building services clerk in the College of Engineering;
-- Donna Simco Speck, administrative assistant II in the College of the Liberal Arts;
-- Dennis L. Smith, environmental systems technician in Office of Physical Plant;
-- Althea Spotts, staff assistant IV in The Graduate School; and
-- Linda Vanessa Wade, instructor and undergraduate student adviser in the College of Health and Human Development.
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APPOINTMENT
The following individual was appointed to a position at the University:
--Hubert B. Van Hoof, director of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management, effective July 12.
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AWARDS
The following individuals were honored by the University:
"Staff Recognition and Appreciation" honorees
-- Peggy Angelovich, library assistant, Penn State Mont Alto;
-- Anne Benner, staff assistant, Office of Human Resources;
-- James Caltagirone, assistant director of alumni relations, Penn State Altoona;
-- Catherine Dittman, staff assistant, Department of Sociology;
-- Jill Forsman, residence life coordinator, Penn State Erie;
-- Carol Lewis, student aid adviser, Office of Student Aid;
-- Michael Ray, maintenance supervisor, Penn State Mont Alto;
-- Jill Parker, assistant director of residence life, Penn State Erie;
-- Jaime Russell, residence life coordinator, Penn State Erie;
-- Jennifer Schlener, administrative director of development and alumni relations, Hershey Medical Center;
-- Sonya Sessoms, account/exit specialist, Office of Student Loans and Scholarships;
-- Kathy Sherman, staff assistant, Department of Geography;
-- Lorri Somsky, administrative assistant, Office of the Vice President for Research;
-- Charlotte Waltz, staff assistant, School of Visual Arts; and
-- Debbie Weaver, staff assistant, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute.
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BOOK SHELF
The following individuals recently had books published:
Elaine B. Richardson and Ronald L. Jackson II,
African American Rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Southern Illinois University Press, 2004.
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OBITUARIES
For the most recent listing of Penn State employees that have died, go to Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/6789
PARTINGS
-- Stephen C. Hoops, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State New Kensington, has retired after a University career that spanned 36 years.
-- Group leader/landscaper John McLaughlin recently ended a 30-year career with the Office of Physical Plant at Penn State Harrisburg.
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PENN STATERS
This week's Penn Staters listing includes items about Tom Griffiths, director of aquatics at the McCoy Natatorium; Mary Jane Irwin, holder of the A. Robert Noll chair in engineering in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; David Wormley, Harold and Inge Marcus dean in the College of Engineering; Renata Engel, associate vice provost and professor of engineering design and graphics and engineering science and mechanics; John Lamancusa, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Learning Factory; and WPSX-TV.
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