SHSU
Update For Week Of Dec. 7
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| Members of Sam Houston State University's
Kappa Delta Pi Teacher Education Honor Society received
an Achieving Chapter Excellence Award recently at the
organization's national convention in St. Louis. Those
involved in the presentation were: from left, Michael
Wolfe, executive director of the national organization;
Laverne Warner, adviser of the SHSU chapter; Leigh Richburg,
SHSU chapter 2003 president; Blossom Nissam, international
president; and Jennifer Vaughn, SHSU 2003 vice president. |
President Announces University
Pay Raises
President James Gaertner released the following statement
early Friday:
“As most of you know, the Texas State University System
Board of Regents authorized a 3 percent pay raise for all
budgeted faculty and staff positions. After consultation with
the President's Cabinet and other interested parties, a decision
has been made to implement the pay increase across-the-board
for those eligible employees who were employed on or before
April 30, 2003. The increase becomes effective on Jan. 1,
2004.”
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Alpha Chi Inducts 65 New
Members
Sixty-five SHSU students were inducted into the Texas Omicron
Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society at a ceremony
on Nov. 25.
New members include: Rose Allison, Dianna Anderson, Jennifer
Ashley, Carissa Barosh, Jacqueline Bauer, Megan Becker, Jessica
Berry, Abigail Boettler, Rebekah Bowen, Jennifer Boyd, Teresa
Cannady, Annette Carr, Wesley Carter, Clarissa Chapa, Marie
Clark, Dustin Cole, Mindi Cook, Courtney Cooke, John Denton,
Lindsey Desadier, Russell Firestone and Ashley Fournier.
Also, Jonathan Gallen, Natasha Gilbert, Abigail Glisan, Stefanie
Hall, Ginger Hamilton, Lindsay Hardy, Cheryl Hawkins, Keith
Herzog, Cheri Hudgeons, Melissa Hunziker, Deborah Jones Kerri
Kuretsch, Lindsey Little, Charlotte McDonald, Nicole McKinley,
Courtney McNutt, Laura Milton and Tiffany Mitchell.
Also, Tolee Nguyen, Sheena Oriabure, Leslie Padilla, Samuel
Pair, Kristin Peacock, Sarah Pilgrim, Romita Puri, Melanie
Ross, Sarah Sherman, Michelle Siers, Laura Smith, Candice
Stamport, Joyce Stewart, Joel Suurmeyer, Crystal Swinson,
Kristy Towles, Sonya Turner, Tuppence Weix, Syble Wigley,
Sandra Williams, Virginia Wilson, Patsy Winder, Dayva Young,
Juliane Zapalac, and Mary Zoch.
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COBA Receives Two
Donations
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| Chris Seaman (right), store manager of the Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc., Huntsville location, presents a check for
$1000 to COBA associate dean Leroy Ashorn. |
The SHSU College of Business Administration recently received
two gifts from the Wal-Mart Foundation and Marathon Oil Company.
The Wal-Mart Foundation made a contribution of $1000 to the
college in recognition of its commitment to higher education.
The second donation, designated for the accounting department,
was made by the Marathon Oil Company Foundation for $3000
and will be used for faculty and curriculum development.
“The department of accounting is grateful for the on-going
and generous support provided by the Marathon Oil Company,”
said Ross Quarles, accounting department chair.
The gift was made in recognition of that department’s
tradition of service to the business community and quality
of its program, according to Jennifer L. Evans, assistant
business manager for the foundation.
The Marathon Oil Company Foundation was established in 2001
to respond to the local needs and interests of Marathon Oil
Company employees and their neighbors. Through its foundation,
the company has helped provide support for many educational,
environmental, civic, and social programs throughout its area
of operations.
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Public Relations
Students Available to Help
Sam Houston State University students in the spring Public
Relations Case Studies class will again be working with community
and campus organizations.
If you need public relations help in such areas as problem-related
research, news releases, advertising, special events, public
service announcements or Web page development contact course
instructor Frank Krystyniak by e-mail at pin_frk@shsu.edu
or at 936.294.1833.
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Kelley Speaks To Colombian
Cattlemen
Stanley Kelley, associate professor of animal science, was
invited by the American Brahman Breeders Association and AsoCebu
to give a presentation at the National Cebu Show and annual
conference, held this year in Medelline, Colombia.
The title of his presentation was ‘Performance Resources
and Expected Progeny Differences.’ His goal was to better
educate Colombian beef cattle producers on how to use data
collected by the breed associations to enhance the quality
of their livestock through improved genetics.
“I was very impressed with the quality of the Colombian
cattle, and the producers are really interested in making
better use of technological advancements in their breeding
programs,” Kelley said.
Since Colombia is a foot and mouth disease area, cattle are
unable to be exported into the states. However, the elite
breeders in Colombia are making use of genetic resources from
throughout the world and are continually importing cattle
to make improvements in their herds, according to Kelley.
While in Colombia, Kelley toured the national breeding show,
local agricultural production systems and became familiar
with the Colombian cattle and meat marketing programs.
“While the methods of raising cattle in Colombia for
their markets are quite different from practices employed
in the U.S., we share a common goal to put a desirable and
consistent product in front of the consumer,” Kelley
said. “That can only be accomplished through better
employment of genetic information in our breeding programs.”
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Christian Musician
To Perform At Indoor Arena
The Walker County Cowboy Fellowship will have Christian
country recording artist and songwriter Justin Todd Herod
perform on Tuesday (Dec. 9).
The fellowship and performance will be held at 7 p.m. at the
SHSU indoor rodeo arena, on Interstate Highway 45 and Avenue
M.
The event was started by Jeff Young, from the Bryan Cowboy
Church, along with Butch Davis, Kirk Brenton, Jim Sprague
and others.
For more information, call 936.435.0947.
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of Public Relations at SHSU. For electronic access to SHSU
news see the public relations Web page Today@Sam.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Dec. 7, 2003
Please send comments, corrections, news tips to Today@Sam.edu
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