SHSU
Update For Week Of Jan. 11
Staff Recognized For
Commitment, Service
The Division of Student Services staff members were recognized
for their dedication and service to Sam Houston State University
at the annual Outstanding Leadership In Service Awards, held
last semester in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
The event was sponsored by the Division of Student Services
and vice president for Student Services Thelma J. Douglass.
University president James F. Gaertner, and Douglass presented
Paul Ridings with the Outstanding Exempt Employee of the Year
award and Frieda Turner with the Outstanding Non-Exempt Employee
of the Year award.
The Department of Recreational Sports and Activities also
received the Team of the Year Award.
In addition, 12 staff members were recognized for their dedication
and service, ranging from 5 to 30 years, to the university.
Those acknowledged include: 5 years: Greg Hinze and Bob Marlin;
10 years: Ed Chatal, Thelma J. Douglass, John C. Holder, Sue
Knight and Kevin McKinney; 15 years: Ella Hoolahan and Pat
Luna; 20 years: Chris Thompson; and 30 years: Paula Culak
and Charles Tackett.
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Physics Society Wins
Outstanding Chapter Award
The SHSU chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been
selected as an outstanding SPS chapter for the 2002-2003 school
year by the national organization.
Less than 10 percent of the SPS chapters nationwide, or about
one per state, are honored with the award, according to SPS
director Gary White.
Selection for the award is based on the depth and breadth
of chapter activities in such areas as physics research, public
science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting and representation
at meetings, and providing social interaction for chapter
members.
“Thank you for the time and energy you devote to the
students and to their betterment,” White said in a letter
informing the chapter of its receiving the award. “This
award is a testament to your personal leadership skills as
much as it is an acknowledgement of your chapter’s superior
performance.”
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Museum Raises Texas’
10 Flags For Exhibit
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum will be showcasing reproductions
of the flags used to promote Texas during the Texas Revolution.
The exhibit entitled, “The Flags of the Texas Revolution,”
began Jan. 6 and will be on display through Feb. 29.
Dave Wight, the exhibit curator, said the flags will help
visitors obtain knowledge of the Texas Revolution.
“This exhibit will present more interesting facts to
individuals wanting knowledge of the Texas Revolution,”
said Wight, “The exhibit will cover the period between
the years of 1835 to 1837 and will showcase flags that strictly
came from Texas and the Texas Navy.”
There are 10 flags in the exhibit, some of which will include
reproductions of the flag used in the Battle of San Jacinto
and the flag flown at the Alamo.
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and 12-4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free.
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RTV Engineer Receives Re-certification
Radio/Television chief engineer Steve Sandlin was recently
re-certified as a personal broadcast engineer by the Society
of Broadcast Engineers.
This is the highest level of professional certification available
to a broadcast engineer, as there are fewer than 750 engineers
so certified worldwide, he said.
Sandlin has held several levels of certification issued by
the society and has held professional broadcast engineer certification
for the last five years.
Sandlin has been employed as chief engineer of the RTV department
for eight years and is responsible for all technical matters
involving the department, including implementation of new
technology for both radio and television.
A 29-year veteran of the broadcast industry, he has previously
served as chief engineer at KBTX-TV in Bryan, KSAM radio in
Huntsville and KLVI/KYKR in Beaumont.
In addition, he is frequently consulted on technical matters
by broadcast interests and insurance companies.
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Theatre Prof Lauded For
Play Costume Design
Kristina Hanssen, SHSU associate professor of theatre, was
recently praised for her costume design work for Stages Repertory
Theatre’s production of “Bat Boy.”
The play, which ran from Dec. 5 to Jan. 11 in Houston, was
said to soar “with quirky humor” by Everett Evans
in the Dec. 9 issue of the Houston Chronicle.
“I suspect Houston may have found its surprise hit of
the holiday season with Stages’ ‘Bat Boy,’”
he said.
In addition, he added that the design work, including Hanssen’s
costumes, was “clever.”
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Museum To Host Workshop
Thursday
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum will present “Inventing
and Funding Community Heritage Programs,” a workshop
on how to receive grants and other funding for humanities
projects, on Thursday (Jan. 15).
The event, which will be held at the Walker Education Center,
at 1402 19th St., is sponsored by the museum, the Texas Forest
Trail, the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Heritage
Trails Program.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m., with coffee and pastries
being served until 10:30 a.m. in the WEC Atrium.
Michael L. Gillette, TCH executive director, and Kathryne
Tovo, director of communications and public programs for TCH,
will speak to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the
WEC Auditorium.
“They will tell people about the Texas Council for the
Humanities, and how they (the council) fund community, humanity,
history and local grants,” said Patrick Nolan, museum
director.
Lunch will be served and there will be networking opportunities
from 12-12:45 p.m., followed by the Texas Forest Trail Region
Board Meeting until 2 p.m.
The cost of the workshop, which includes lunch, is $15; however,
Nolan said anyone may attend the speech for free.
For more information, contact Nolan at 936.294.1832 or Chay
Runnels, director of the Texas Forest Trail, at 936.560.6162.
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Alumni Receptions To Be
Held In San Antonio, Austin
The Sam Houston State University Alumni Association will
host two Bearkat alumni receptions for graduates in the Austin
and San Antonio areas on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6, respectively.
The Austin reception will be held at Scholz Garten, at 1607
San Jacinto Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets for the event
are $17 per person or $30 per couple, and the registration
deadline is Jan. 29.
The San Antonio reception will be held in the Crystal Room
of the Old San Francisco Steakhouse, at 10223 Sahara, from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets for the event are $20 per person,
and the registration deadline is Jan. 30.
The San Antonio event is also sponsored by Southwest Business
Corp. owners Charlie Amato, class of 1970, and Gary Dudley,
class of 1969.
University president James F. Gaertner will be the featured
speaker for both events.
Reservations for either reception can be sent to: SHSU Alumni
Association, P.O. Box 2022, Huntsville, Texas, 77341-2022.
For more information, contact Chrissy Price, Alumni Association
alumni/events coordinator, at cprice@shsu.edu
or 1.800.283.7478.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Jan. 11, 2003
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