Appointments

Robert J. Birkenholz has been named chair of the Department of Human and Community Resource Development, effective Jan. 1, 2002.

Michael K. Bruce has been named acting chair of the Department of Dance through June 30, 2002.

Saima Chohan and Joseph Pool have been appointed to the medical staff at Internal Medicine, Polaris.

Shalva Kakabadze has been appointed to the medical staff at Family Medicine, Reynoldsburg.

Kari Kendra has been appointed to the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

Oliver G. McGee III has been named chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science.

Russell M. Pitzer, Chemistry, has been named interim director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, through June 30, 2002.

Stephen P. Povoski has been appointed to the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

David G. Price has been appointed to the Alumni Association's Alumni Advisory Council for the College of Mathematical and Physical Science for three years.

William M. Sherman, School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, has been named interim director of the Center for Education and Training for Employment in the College of Education through June 30, 2002.

Donald W. Thomas has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Human and Community Resource Development through Dec. 31.

Books

Mansel Blackford, History, The Rise of Modern Business in Great Britain, The United States, and Japan, Chinese-language edition (Economic Management Publishing House of Yunnan, PRC, 2001).

C. Magbaily Fyle, African American and African Studies, Introduction to the History of Civilization, Vol. II: Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (Lanham, N.Y.: University Press of America, 2001).

Kenneth W. Goings, African American and African Studies, Black Collectibles: Physical Representation of Stereotypes, slide set with commentary (Westpoint, Conn.: Pictures of Record, 2001).

Wendy Hesford, English, editor, Haunting Violations: Feminist Criticism and the Crisis of the"Real,"(Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2001), co-editor is Wendy Kozol.

Geoffrey Parker, History, Europe in Crisis, 1598-1648, 2nd edition (Blackwell Publishers, 2001).

Grants

Helen Chamberlin, Molecular Genetics, $1,212,750 National Institutes of Health Grant for"Regulation of Gene Expression during Organogenesis"and $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for"Evolutionary Changes in Gene Regulation."

Michael K. Chan, Biochemistry, $1,022,000 National Institutes of Health Grant for"Probing the mechanisms of Me-transfer and acetyl-CoA synthesis"; $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Grant and $20,000 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Grant for"Developing the Chemistry of Metallobisbenzimidazoles."

David A. Culver, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $100,000 National Science Foundation Grant for"Biocomplexity Incubation Proposal for Lake Erie,"co-recipients are J. Morrison, J. Reutter, K. Bedford and A. Randall; and $92,342 Ohio Division of Wildlife/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant for"Lower Trophic Level Impacts on Fish Recruitment."

David Culver, Elizabeth Marschall and Roy Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, and Konrad Dabrowski, Natural Resources, $750,000 Ohio Division of Wildlife grant for"Fish Management in Ohio: FADB02-Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Basic Services."

Peter Curtis, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $1,058,102 Department of Energy, National Institute for Global Environmental Change Grant for"Mass and Energy Exchange in a Northern Hardwood Ecosystem,"co-recipients are J. Teeri, H.P. Schmid and C. Vogel.

Sereana Dresbach, Howard Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, $33,800 U.S.D.A. Grant to manage the National Network for Health.

Susan W. Fisher, Entomology, Elizabeth A. Marshall and Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $77,340 Ohio Lake Erie OFC Lake Erie Protection Fund Grant for"Food Web and Feeding Influences on Polychlorinated Byphenyl Bioavailability."

Norman Johnson, Entomology, $33,106 National Science Foundation Environmental Biology Grant for"PEET: Parasitoid Wasps of the Insect Family Scelionidae (Hymenoptera)."

Gustavo Leone, Molecular Genetics, $100,000 V Foundation Grant for"Genetic Analysis of the Role of the Microenvironment in Breast Tumor Progression,"co-recipients are Michael Ostrowski, Molecular Genetics, and Charis Eng, Comprehensive Cancer Center; and $138,000 American Cancer Society Grant for"The Role of E2F1, E2F2 and E2F3 in Mammalian Cellular Proliferation,"co-recipient is Cynthia Timmons, Molecular Genetics.

Patrick McKenry, Human Development and Family Science, $33,028 Ohio Department of Mental Health Grant to conduct"Nature and Mental Health Consequences of Violence Against Women."

Robert Parker, Mechanical Engineering, $500,000, Defense-University Research Instrumentation Program and Ohio Board of Regents Grant to develop a state-of-the-art experimental facility to investigate the dynamics of planetary gears.

Fred D. Sack, Plant Biology, $145,641 NASA Grant Continuation for"Development of Gravity Sensitive Plant Cells (Ceratodon) in Microgravity."

Randall Scholl, Plant Biology, $717,853 National Science Foundation Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Grant for"The Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center at The Ohio State University."

Amanda Simcox, Molecular Genetics, $21,750 National Institutes of Health Grant for"Analysis of EGF Receptor Signaling Using DNA Microarrays."

D.P.S. Verma, Molecular Genetics, $400,000 National Science Foundation Integrative Biology Program Grant for"Mechanism of Cell Plate Formation in Plants."

Deshpal Verma, Molecular Genetics, $140,000 National Science Foundation Grant for"Molecular Machinery of Cell Plate Formation in Plants."

Andrea Wolfe, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $250,000 National Science Foundation Environmental Biology Grant for"A Systematic Investigation of the South African Holoparasitic Genus Hyobanche L. (Orobanchaceae)."

Performance

John M. Bennett, University Libraries,"John M. Bennett's Prime Sway: A Radical Transformation of Sor Juana's Primero Sueno,"reading, V Biennial Conference of the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry, Ohio State, Columbus, Oct. 18.

Presentations

Amy Alrich, History, presented"Illegal ÔUmsiedler'Activities: The Sub-Cultural Experiences of Re-Settlers"at the German Studies Association Conference, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4-7.

Karen Barnes, University Development, Susan Litton, Financial Training and Documentation, and Gary Leimbach, Office of the Treasurer, University Development, presented"Stewardship of Endowment and Gift Funds"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Aug. 21 and 22.

John Burnham, History, presented"The History of the Psychiatric Couch Cartoon Ð A Summer Rerun"at The International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Indiana University, June 22.

Kathy Edwards, University Press, and Liz Hart, Ohio Supercomputer Center, presented"Debits and Credits"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Sept. 25 and 26.

Stephen Finn, Resource Planning, Susan Litton, Financial Training and Documentation, and Rick Shaffer, Optometry, presented"Earnings Operations at OSU"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Aug. 6, 7 and 8.

Hannibal Hamlin, English, Mansfield, presented"Bunyan and the Psalms: Pilgrim's Progress as a Version of Psalm 23"at the 3rd Triennial International John Bunyan Society Conference, Kent State University, Cleveland, Oct. 11.

Char Jessie, Financial Training and Documentation, presented"Working with the Office of Accounts Payable"to departmental and college fiscal officers, July 12 and 13, co-presenter was Jennifer Nutter, University Architect's Office;"Procurement Card Fiscal Training"to departmental and college fiscal officers on July 20;"Procurement Card System Reconciliation"to departmental and college fiscal officers, July 20, co-presenters were Nanci Edgington and Cristal Penn, Purchasing, Receiving and Stores;"Working with the Office of Accounts Payable"at OARDC Sept. 6;"Working with the Office of Accounts Payable"to departmental and college fiscal officers Sept. 13 and 14, co-presenter was Paul Meden, Ohio Supercomputer Center;"Procurement Card Fiscal Training"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Sept. 21; and"Procurement Card System Reconciliation"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Sept. 21, co-presenter was Peggy Schmidt, Purchasing, Receiving and Stores.

Robin Judd, History, presented"Jewish Political Behavior and the SchŠchtfrage, 1880-1914"at Clare College, Cambridge, England, Sept. 9-12 and"The Politics of Meat: the SchŠchtkommission and the German Kosher Butchering Debates, 1904-1914"at the German Studies Association Conference, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4-7.

Susan Litton, Financial Training and Documentation, presented"Debits and Credits"to departmental and college fiscal officers, July 16 and 17, co-presenter was Kathy Edwards, University Press;"Accounting at OSU"to departmental and college fiscal officers, July 24 and 25;"Accounting Concepts"to departmental and college fiscal officers, Aug. 28; and"Financial Stewardship"to new college and departmental administrators, Sept. 5 and 6, co-presenters were A. Rodack, Office of the Treasurer, and Lee Walker, RPIA.

Keith Manecke, English, presented"Wallace Stevens'ÔAn Ordinary Evening in New Haven': The ÔInescapable Romance'of Place"at the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment Conference, Flagstaff, Ariz., June 22.

Carla Pestana, History, presented"Religion"at Harvard University, Sept. 29.

Gopi A. Tejwani, Pharmacology, presented"Smoking Behavior and Opioids"at the Institute for Science and Health's Forum on Tobacco Science and Health Policy, St. Louis, Oct. 3.

Jennifer Wolter, French and Italian, presented"Les Soirees de Medan: Naturalist Manifesto or the Beginning of the End of the Medan Group?"at the 10th AIZEN International Conference on Emile Zola and Naturalism, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 4-6.

Winne Wong, French and Italian, presented"The Role of Textual Enhancement in Second Language Grammar Acquisition"at Washington University, St. Louis, Oct. 3.

Publications

Chadwick Allen, English,"Indigenous Peoples,"Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies, edited by John C. Hawley (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001), pp. 247-51.

Morris Beja, English, Emeritus, editor of Bernard Benstock's"Twice-Told Tales in Finnegans Wake II: The Ondt and the Gracehoper and the Norwegian Captain,"James Joyce Literary Supplement, Vol. 14 (Spring 2001), pp. 8-10.

Brenda Jo Brueggemann, English,"Deafness, Literacy, Rhetoric: Legacies of Language and Communication,"Embodied Rhetorics: Disability in Language and Culture, edited by James C. Wilson and Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson (Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 2001), pp. 115-34.

Donna J. Guy, History,"Girls in Prison: The Role of the Buenos Aires Casa Coreccional de Mujeres as an Institute of Child Rescue, 1890-1940,"Crime and Punishment in Latin American Law and Society Since Late Colonial Times, edited by Ricard D. Savatore, Carlos Aguirre and Gilbert M. Joseph (Durham: Duke University Press, 2001), pp. 369-90.

Hannibal Hamlin, English, review of Marc Berley's"After the Heavenly Song: English Poetry and the Aspiration to Song,"Early Modern Literary Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2 (September 2001), pp. 1-7.

Wendy Hesford, English,"Defining Moments"(Preface),"Is There a Real Crisis?"(Introduction), and"Reading Rape Stories: Material Rhetoric and the Trauma of Representation"(Chapter), Haunting Violations: Feminist Criticism and the Crisis of the"Real,"co-edited by Wendy Kozol (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2001), pp. ix-xi; 1-12; 13-46.

Lisa Kiser, English,"Chaucer and the Politics of Nature,"Beyond Nature Writing: Expanding the Boundaries of Ecocriticism, edited by K. Armbruster and K. Wallace (Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 2001), pp. 41-56.

T.A. Lennit, Adult Health and Illness Nursing,"Energy Regulation in Inflammation Induced Anorexia: Implications for Treatment,"Nutrition, Vol. 17, No. 9 (2001), pp. 740-41.

Mitch Lerner, History, Newark,"A Failure of Perception: Lyndon Johnson, North Korean Ideology, and the Pueblo Incident,"Diplomatic History (Fall 2001), pp. 647-75.

Michael Meckler, Greek and Latin,"Nation Must Counter Many Voices of Hate,"The Columbus Dispatch, (Oct. 9).

Tony Pasquarello, Philosophy, Mansfield,"Program Notes on the Music of Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner for Opening Concerts of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra,"Oct. 6-7.

Carla Pestana, History,"Mutiny and the Western Design,"Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention: Mutiny in Comparative Perspective, edited by Jane Hathaway, foreword by Geoffrey Parker (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2001) pp. 63-84.

James Phelan, English,"On Teaching Critical Understanding: A Matrix of Understanding,"Pedagogy, Vol. 1 (2001), pp. 527-31.

B.J. Polivka, S.H. Dresbach, J.E. Heimlich and M. Elliot, Adult Health and Illness Nursing,"Interagency Relationships Among Rural Early Intervention Collaboratives,"Public Health Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 5 (2001), pp. 340-49.

Leila J. Rupp, History,"Romantic Friendship,"Modern American Queer History, edited by Allida M. Black (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001), pp. 13-23.

Jennifer Wolter, French and Italian,"Viewing Au Bonheur des Dames in the Context of Occupied France,"Excavatio, Vol. XIV (2001).

Recognitions

Sheikh Akvar, Materials Science and Engineering, received the American Ceramic Society's Richard M. Fulrath Award for his work on ceramic sensors for hostile environments.

Kenneth Andrien, History, has had his book, Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness Under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825, chosen as a History Book Club selection.

Keith Bedford, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, received the American Meteorological Society's Special Award for the research and work of nine faculty, staff and graduate students in developing the Great Lakes Forecasting Systems (GLFS).

Fred Bowen, Airworthiness Assurance Center for Excellence (AACE), received a Federal Aviation Administration award for outstanding service for managing the AACE and developing and managing the center's Management Information System (MIS).

Maria Conroy Manta, City and Regional Planning, received the American Planning Association's 2001 Award for Best Article for co-authoring with Philip R. Berke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,"Are We Planning for Sustainable Development? An Evaluation of 30 Comprehensive Plans,"Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 66, No. 1 (2000), pp. 23-31.

L.S. Fan, Chemical Engineering, received the Council for Chemical Research's Malcolm E. Pruitt Award for 2000 for outstanding contributions to the progress of research in chemistry and chemical engineering that are achieved through mutually beneficial interactions among universities, government laboratories and the private sector.

Audeen W. Fentiman, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, received the Franklin County Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Educator Award.

Mauro Ferrari, Biomedical Engineering Center, received the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce's 117th Annual Ambassador Award.

Xi-Yong Fu, Materials Science and Engineering, received the Materials Research Society's Graduate Student Gold Award for his research on bulk metallic glass and MD simulations of a model glass.

Richard Hollingsworth, Student Affairs, received the Mortar Board National Excellence in Advising Award.

Ethel Hurley, Human Nutrition and Food Management, received the Spring Quarter 2000 Staff Award.

Robert Parker, Mechanical Engineering, received a Society for Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award for 2001 for the ground vehicle program.

Rob Wagoner, Materials Science and Engineering, received the THERMEC 2000 Distinguished Award for"outstanding contributions to solutions of industrial problems in sheet metal forming"and the Society of Automotive Engineers'Sydney H. Melbourne Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel, co-recipient was Lumin Geng.

Arthur Weeks, Biomedical Media Group, is the College of Medicine and Public Health and Office of Health Sciences Employee of the Month for October.

Michelle Wolfe, History, has received the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women's Student Paper Award for her essay,"Sex, Lies, and Sacraments: Contested Masculinities and the English Clergy in Reformation Polemic."