Campus Notables

Saundra Reinke, political science, had an article entitled Does the Form Really Matter? Leadership, Trust, and Acceptance of the Performance Appraisal Process in Volume 23, No. 1 issue of the Review of Public Personnel Administration. Reinke also organized the Fifth Annual Georgia Public Administration Academic Conference sponsored by the Georgia Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration in Milledgeville. Also, she presented Alternative Realities: The Case of the Militia in Georgia with Linda Grijalva, MPA student and administrative specialist in political science, at the Georgia Political Science Association’s annual meeting in Savannah.

Jenna Thomas-McKie, computer services, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Winfield Fire Department.

Marsha Loda, languages, literature, and communications, spoke at the Southeast Travel and Tourism Research Association annual meeting at Lake Lanier Islands. She also presented at the National Communication Association Conference held in New Orleans, in a session titled The Impact of Television, Music and Marketing on our Community.

Kelly Dorgan and Pamela Hayward, languages, literature, and communications, attended the National Communication Association Conference held in New Orleans. Dorgan presented the paper Hope and Despair in Pandora's Box: Perceiving Reproductive Reward and Risk of Genetics Technologies and Information. Hayward was panelist and chair of the presentation Talk Isn't Cheap: The Challenges of Conference Attendance for Academics on Tight Budgets. A paper Hayward co-authored titled Choice-Based Learning: A Report of Student Reactions in an Undergraduate Organizational Communication Course, was also presented at the conference. Hayward also attended the Georgia Communication Association Conference at Georgia Perimeter College-Dunwoody Campus. She spoke on Making it Obvious: Instructional Communication Concepts and the Basic Course. She was also elected to the GCA executive board and will serve as a member-at-large.

Hayward and Nancy Sutherland, languages, literature, and communications, attended the Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Conference in Valdosta. Sutherland presented the paper The Southern Woman's Consciousness: Slavery, Civil Rights, and Martha Burke, while Hayward served as commentator for the Post-Feminism: Are We There Yet? session.

Augusta State University Brass Quartet recently performed at the Morris Museum of Art and featured trumpet soloist Richard House.

Paul Harris, political science, recently escorted several Augusta State University students to hear Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s address at Georgia State University. Also, Harris served as panel chair and discussant of the Economic Development Panel at the Fifth Annual Georgia Public Administration Academic Conference. Harris also presented New Challenges to Devolution: Interstate Compacts and their Effects on Resource Redistribution at the 26th Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference held in Dayton, OH.

Priscilla Hollingsworth, fine arts, recently showed her work at the Ramsden Morrison Gallery in San Diego.

Rosemary DePaolo, president of Georgia College & State University since 1997, has been elected chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington by the Board of Governors of the 16-campus University of North Carolina. DePaolo was an assistant professor of English at Augusta College beginning in 1979 and rose to the rank of professor by 1989. While here, she served as the founding director of the college’s Center for Humanities, which worked with the region’s public schools as well as the medical, arts, and business communities. She will assume her new duties by July 15. Dr. DePaolo's husband, Fred Wharton, is a Professor Emeritus of English at ASU.

Wayne Mixon, history, Charles Jackson, clinical and professional studies, Paul Harris, political science, and Mike Searles, history, participated in a faculty roundtable titled Georgia Politics in Black and White: A View Over Time, sponsored by the ASU Black History Month Committee and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Sudha Ratan and Paul Harris, political science, recently participated in a roundtable on International Affairs titled Why Do They Hate US? at the Georgia Political Science Association’s annual meeting in Savannah.

Ray Whiting, political science, and Stephanie Myers, chemistry and physics, presented How to Present a Paper and Poster at a workshop that was sponsored by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Gwen Wood, political science, organized and presided over the Georgia Political Science Association’s 23rd annual meeting in Savannah.

Dr. Richard Harrison, professor of health and physical education, has been named new acting dean of the College of Education. He will replace acting dean Dr. Ron Weber, who is retiring. Harrison’s appointment takes effect July 1 following Weber’s retirement. Harrison, who is currently chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, received his bachelor and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia and his master degree from the University of South Carolina. He has been at ASU since 1972. The search for a permanent dean will begin in early fall 2003.

Keeling and Pate

Sarah Keeling, START-UP, and Cryste Pate, computer services, presented a session at SCT Summit in New Orleans. The presentation, titled Catch the Wave: Campus Pipeline at Augusta State University, shared how ASU implemented the Campus Pipeline system, how the Campus Pipeline Action Team marketed it, and how the Group Maker function of Pipeline was successfully launched.

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