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Faculty/Staff News of Record: Dec. 8, 2005

This week's Faculty/Staff News of Record includes appointments, awards, Book Shelf, obituaries, Penn Staters and promotions.

APPOINTMENTS

-- Jarol Boan has joined the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine as associate professor of medicine. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14890

-- Edward G. Liszka II, assistant professor of medicine, has joined Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14889

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AWARDS

-- Penn State faculty members Stephen J. Beckerman, Daniel Larson, Barbara J. Rolls and Ayusman Sen have been elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/14977

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BOOK SHELF

The following faculty have recently published books:

-- Robert Lima, "Stages of Evil: Occultism in Western Theater and Drama," published by the University Press of Kentucky. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14956

-- Steven A. Peterson, "The Failure of Democratic Nation Building: Ideology Meets Evolution," Palgrave MacMillan. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14943

-- Jeffery Prushankin, "A Crisis in Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor and the Army of the Trans-Mississippi," LSU Press. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14951

-- Leslie R. Rudnick, "Synthetics, Mineral Oils and Bio-Based Fluids: Chemistry and Technology," Taylor and Francis Books. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14922

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OBITUARIES

-- Longtime Penn State administrator and faculty member Russell E. Larson died Nov. 30 in State College. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14916

-- For a listing of Penn State employees who have recently died, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14901

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PARTINGS

-- Penn State recently bid farewell to Janet Neff, programmer/analyst, one of the University's longstanding employees with 41 years of service. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14997

-- After more than 28 years, Kathryn Watson, director of Student Affairs, recently retired from Penn State Shenango. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14996

-- For a recent listing of Penn State employees who have retired, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/15000

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PENN STATERS

This week's Penn Staters includes items about:

-- Kultegin Aydin, professor of electrical engineering. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14961

-- Tanya Furman, professor of geoscience at Penn State. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14986

-- Shaun L. Gabbidon, associate professor of criminal justice. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14939

-- Sridhar Komarneni, professor of clay mineralogy in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the Materials Research Institute. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14955

-- Donna Fick, associate professor in the School of Nursing. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14968

-- Elaine Richardson, associate professor of English and applied linguistics. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/15001

-- Jelena Srebric, assistant professor of architectural engineering. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14999

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PROMOTIONS

For a list of Penn State employees who have recently been promoted, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/14900

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