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Tim Murphy, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of environmental, safety and health management, was elected to the position of chairman of the National Environmental Health, Science, and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). The mission of EHAC is to enhance the education and training of students in environmental health science and protection. The EHAC Council develops and applies […]
Christine Tulley, Ph.D., director of the writing program and associate professor of English, received the Ellen Nold Award for an article she authored: “Migration Patterns: A Status Report on the Transition from Paper to ePortfolios and the Effect on Multimodal Composition Initiatives.” The award was given by Computers and Composition, an international journal, to acknowledge […]
M. Chandra Sekar, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was an invited speaker at the JIC 2014, held in Ahmadabad, India, Jan. 10-12. This was the second time in three years that Sekar was invited as a visiting faculty to this conference. More than 2,500 delegates attended the conference, with 125 faculty members, of which 24 […]
In July, Patricia Abels, D.B.A., CMA, CPA, associate professor of business and chair of the MBA and non-traditional degree completion programs, was a visiting scholar at Shih Chien University in Taipei, Taiwan. Abels represented the College of Business, teaching Standards Development of Accounting and Auditing to a group of Shih Chien University students who were […]
An emerging body of research suggests social and emotional abilities play an important role in predicting personal and professional success. Chris Moser, Ed.D., assistant professor in the College of Education, and Cheri Hampton-Farmer, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair of communication, recently surveyed black belt martial artists to assess their emotional intelligence (EI), as compared to […]
Candace Hendershot, Ph.D., R.N., adjunct faculty and wellness coordinator, presented “Self Efficacy of School Nurses in Providing Support to Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers” at the National Association of School National Convention in Orlando, Fla., in June. Hendershot, a nationally and state certified school nurse, was nominated to attend a pre-conference Leadership Academy by the Ohio […]
In May, Yevgeniy Kontar, Ph.D., adjunct faculty member, and his wife, Diane Kontar, Ph.D., associate professor of art, attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference, Meeting of the Americas, in Cancun, Mexico. Katia Kontar, a 2009 UF alumna and Y. Kontar’s daughter, also attended. The trio represented the University in a variety of ways. Y. […]
June 13-16, Richard B. States, CNMT, RT(N)(ARRT), and Ryan J. Smith, D.H.Sc., CNMT, traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to participate in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ (ASRT) House of Delegates’ annual meeting. Both States and Smith serve as ASRT delegates for the Nuclear Medicine Chapter, of which States was elected chair and Smith was elected […]
Penny Gerdeman, director of international admissions and services, will participate in the 4th annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington D.C. from June 26-28, 2013, on behalf of The University of Findlay. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the EducationUSA Forum will bring together 500 college and university recruitment and […]
Mark Polelle, Ph.D., J.D., chairman of history, law and gender studies, will soon graduate from both Hancock Leadership and the Government Leadership Academy. Hancock Leadership is a nationally recognized nine-month seminar program sponsored by the Findlay•Hancock County Chamber of Commerce and designed to foster and promote volunteer leadership resources within the community on a planned, continuing basis. […]
