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Faculty—
Ken Brown, professor and associate dean of the Undergraduate Program at the Tippie College of Business, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in the Republic of Korea at Seoul National University (SNU) in January. Brown will give lectures and develop collaborative instructional projects that will bring Tippie and SNU students together.
Frederick Domann, professor of Radiation Oncology, was recently elected President Elect of the Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine.
Students—
The Alpha Kappa Xi business fraternity in the Tippie College of Business held a case competition for teams to develop miscanthus as a biofuel. The winning team and recipient of $1,000 is comprised of Cody Adams of Palatine, Illinois—and Drew Davis and Nick Hestbach, both of of Des Moines.
Alumni—
In a symposium held on Thursday, Oct. 9, the College of Pharmacy celebrated the recipient of the 2014 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Thomas J. Johnsrud (BS pharmacy, '66).
On Friday, Oct. 10, six of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s alumni and friends were honored during the annual recognition dinner.
Two Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually. One award is given for achievement in professional practice, and one for achievement in the academic community or in industry. This year’s honorees were Dennis Erb, (’84 Ph.D.), and Stephen Mullenix, (’74 BSPh).
Additionally, the college selected two recipients for the 2014 Honorary Alumni Award. The criteria are similar to that of the Distinguished Alumni Award, however the recipient is not a graduate of the UI College of Pharmacy. Robert Greenwood and James Otterbeck were the recipients of this year’s Honorary Alumni Awards.
The Genesis Awards honor graduates of the past 15 years who have achieved early distinction in their field, and were presented to Kuberan Balagurunathan, (’00 Ph.D.), and Nora Stelter, (’00 PharmD). The selection criteria mandate that one award is to be given for achievement in professional practice, and one for achievement in the academic community or in industry.
Faculty—
Don Yarbrough, Liz Hollingworth, Julie Kearney, Valerie Moody, and Kathleen Winn from the Center for Evaluation and Assessment in the UI College of Education, presented a multi-paper session titled, “Using Extended Program Models and Expanded Logic Models to Integrate Complex Systems and Program Theories in Teacher Professional Development Evaluation” at the 2014 American Evaluation Association’s annual conference.
Yarbrough also presented, "Development of a Model for Evaluation of Statewide STEM Initiatives," with Erin Heiden and Mari Kemisfrom University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State respectively.
Moody also presented, "Cultivating Evaluation in Different Organizational Settings."
Faculty—
Henricks, J; Marshall, T; Harless, J; Hogan, M; Qian, F; Wefel, J: an article, "Erosive potentials of brewed teas," American Journal of Dentistry. October 2013.
Polk, DE; Geng, M; Levy, S; Koerber, A; Flay, BR: an article, "Frequency of daily tooth brushing: predictors of change in 9– to 11-year-old U.S. children." Community Dent Health. 2014 Sep;31(3):136-40.
Recker, EN; Avila-Ortiz, G; Fischer, CL; Pagan-Rivera, K; Brodgen, KA; Dawson, DV; Elangovan, S: an article, "A cross-sectional assessment of biomarker levels around implants versus natural teeth in periodontal maintenance patients." J Periodontol. 2014 Sep 30:1-16 [Epub ahead of print]
Staff—
Lauren Haldeman, webmaster for the Writing University and UI Graduate College staff member, had her inventive debut book of poetry, Calenday, published by Rescue Press on Nov. 1. The poems in Calenday divide themselves into two parts: the birth of Haldeman’s daughter and the death of her brother.
Students—
Erica Recker (second-year student College of Dentistry) an article, "A cross-sectional assessment of biomarker levels around implants versus natural teeth in periodontal maintenance patients."
Co-authors on the article include Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Periodontics; Dr. Carol Fischer, postdoctoral research fellow, Dows; Keyla Pagan-Rivera, graduate research as- sistant, Dows; Dr. Kim Brogden, interim associate dean for research; Dr. Deborah Daw- son, director, Biostatistics Unit; and Dr. Satheesh Elangovan, Periodontics.