SHSU
Update For Week Of April 24
Hayden To Retire At End Of Semester
 Marie Hayden, SHSU professor of library science, will be
honored with a retirement reception on Tuesday (April 26),
from 3 to
5 p.m. in Austin Hall. A program will begin at 3:20 p.m.
Hayden came to SHSU in 1970. During her tenure with the university,
she has served in the university library as acquisitions
and reference librarian, assistant to the director for special
projects, and head of access services. In 1991, she was named
professor of library science.
In 2000, she was recognized by the university with the Excellence
in Service Award.
Her contributions to the university include serving as chair of the Faculty
Senate and president of the board of directors of the SHSU Alumni Association.
As president
of the association, she presided over numerous meetings and special events,
including the dedication of the Alumni Clock in the Alumni Gardens and the
Distinguished
Alumni Awards Gala. She also served on the Ring Committee that designed the
official class ring for Sam Houston State University and participated in the
first SHSU
Ring Ceremony in 2004.
Hayden also worked many years with the Texas Association of College Teachers
as legislative liaison for the SHSU chapter, as its president twice, as state
treasurer, and as regional vice president. She is also a member of local, state
and national professional library organizations.
She has served on SHSU presidential and vice-presidential search committees
as well as many university scholarship and policy committees. Hayden has also
been
involved with organizations within the Huntsville community, including the
Huntsville Study Club, Friends of the Huntsville Public Library, the Huntsville
community
Theatre, and the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to teaching classes on the SHSU campus, she also participated in
a special Lower Rio Grande Valley teaching program that required her to travel
800 miles round-trip from Huntsville to Edinburg every week during a summer
session, teaching classes to south Texas residents.
She has traveled in North, South and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa,
the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, visiting libraries and observing
library
organization and operation.
In her retirement, Hayden said she will spend time with her two adult children,
travel to the “few places that I haven’t (seen around the world),” and
continue with the clubs and activities she is involved in around the Huntsville
community.
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Mooneyham To Say ‘Goodbye’ With Reception
The military science department will host a retirement
reception for Lt. Col. Alan Mooneyham on Monday (May 2),
from 2-4
p.m. in Austin Hall. An awards presentation
will also be held at 3 p.m.
Serving in the military for 22 years and commissioned through the ROTC program
as an undergraduate, Mooneyham has led the military science department since
August 2001.
Mooneyham said he is unsure of what he will do in his retirement from the university.
“
I will likely teach high school junior ROTC in Texas,” he said.
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Alumni
Association To Hold Senior Sign-Up Day
May graduates will be able to sign up for Alumni Association
membership at a discounted price, while enjoying free hotdogs
and sodas,
on Thursday (April
28).
Senior sign-up day will be held in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"
Senior sign-up offers graduating seniors the opportunity to join the Alumni Association
their first year at a discounted rate,” said Emily deMilliano, assistant
director for Alumni Relations.
“
Membership benefits include a subscription to the alumni newsletter, discounts
on rental cars and merchandise, unique networking opportunities, invitations
to local alumni events, and much more,” she said.
In addition, the association will be playing music and will give away T-shirts
to those who sign up.
For more information, call 936.294.1841.
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Olson To Discuss ‘Women,
Cancer And History’
Distinguished history professor James S. Olson
will be the second speaker for SHSU’s “Forum At The Woodlands” speaker
series on Tuesday (April 26).
A reception will kick off the lecture at 5 p.m., and will be followed
by Olson’s
discussion of “Women, Cancer, and History” at 5:30 p.m.
at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel.
One of Olson’s two Pulitzer Prize nominated books, “Bathsheba’s
Breast,” in which he discusses the history of breast cancer,
received the 2003 Best Book Award in the History of Science category
from the Association
of American Publishers.
In addition, the Los Angeles Times recently named the book one of
America’s
best non-fiction books for 2002. The book will be available to purchase
at the event.
The “Forum At The Woodlands” series kicked off last semester with
a “Focus on Terrorism” discussion.
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel is located at 1601 Lake Robbins
Dr.
For more information, call the President’s Office at 936.294.3415.
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Golf Tournament To Tee Faculty, Staff Off
Entry deadline for the 11th Annual Faculty and Staff Golf
Tournament on May 16 is 5 p.m. on May 11.
Team check-in for the event will begin at 7 a.m., with
a shotgun start at 8 a.m., at the Raven Nest Golf Club.
Teams should consist of four SHSU faculty or staff members, or affiliates,
and can consist of all men, all women, or a combination. Single entries
will also
be accepted.
The entry fee is $40 per person, which includes the 18-hole green
fee, 1/2 cart fee, a bucket of range balls, a “goodie” bag,
soft drinks, lunch and special gifts.
Individual and team awards will be given for first and second place,
as well as awards for a putting contest, to be held between 7-7:30
a.m.; men’s
and women’s longest drive; and closest to the pin.
The winning team will also be given a traveling trophy for one year.
In addition to the contests, grand prize drawing will be held for
the opportunity to win a stay and play golf package from Waterwood
National
Resort, Houston
Astros Tickets, G.B. Golf custom set of irons, or Raven Nest round
of four.
Entries may be mailed to the Recreational Sports Office, c/o Golf
Tournament, Box 2387, or can be dropped off in Health and Kinesiology
Center Room
104.
For more information, contact Amy Swingle at 936.294.1967 or by e-mail
at aswingle@shsu.edu.
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Sammy Awards To Be Held April 27
SHSU will recognize
students, faculty, staff and student organizations for
their outstanding leadership and service,
both to the university
and community,
during
the 11th annual Sammy Awards on Wednesday (April 27).
The event will be held in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
Approximately 20 different awards will be given out this year from
nominations received earlier in the semester.
Emceeing the semi-formal ceremony will be students Shannon Stuckey,
Sheena Moon and Shaundrika Easley.
A reception will follow.
Tickets are available through April 27 and can be obtained with
a university ID at the Student Activities Office, in LSC Room 331.
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Prof
Coming To SHSU
To Lecture, Teach In Fall
 Mack Hines, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas-Monticello,
will be the guest speaker at two brown bag presentations, on
Wednesday (April 27)
and again on Thursday (April 28).
Both presentations will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
in Teacher Education Center Room 319.
On Wednesday, Hines will discuss “And Justice for All: Using the Educational
Administration Dissertation to Inspire a Just and Democratic Society,” a
study that explores “educational administration degree recipients’ uses
of their dissertations to treat issues in a manner that inspires just and democratic
societies within their chosen fields of study,” Hines said.
On Thursday, he will talk about how he published over 20 articles
and two books during his first year as assistant professor,
with “The
Publishing Secrets of Dr. Mack Hines.”
Hines received his doctorate from South Carolina State University,
and will join SHSU’s educational leadership and counseling
department faculty as an assistant professor in fall.
He has served public schools as a teacher and a middle school
administrator.
The presentations are open to all faculty members,
as well as the university community.
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Rec Sports Seeks Student Workers
Students looking for a part-time job will be able to interview
for a variety of positions within the Department of Recreational
Sports
on
Tuesday (April
26).
The Rec Sports job fair will be held from 2-8 p.m. in the
Health and Kinesiology Center’s Multipurpose Room.
With the HKC expansion, positions will be available in
the following areas: weight room assistants, group fitness
instructors,
lifeguards,
personal
trainers, rock
wall assistants, outdoor recreation staff, facilities staff,
coliseum staff, office assistants and intramural sports.
Those interested should come “prepared and dressed to interview,” according
to assistant director of wellness programs Tina DeAses.
For more information, call DeAses at 936.294.1985 or stop
by HKC Room 104.
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Three Concerts To Be
Held This Week
The School of Music will showcase the best
of the best with an honors recital on Tuesday (April 26).
The concert
will be
held
at 7:30 p.m.
in the Recital
Hall.
“
The recital will include a variety of instruments and voice, representing the
best of the student population from the school of music,” said Patricia
Card, assistant professor of music. “These students
were first nominated by faculty and then competed to win
the opportunity
to
perform.”
Awards and scholarship winners will also be presented at
the concert. Admission is free.
On Wednesday (April 27), area percussion coordinator John
Best and the SHSU Percussion Ensemble Concert will perform
a pieces
from variety
of
composers
and styles,
using a variety of instruments, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital
Hall.
Students who will perform include Joe Beam, Jamie Broussard,
Dan Burkeen, Chris Cargill, Sarah Santa Cruz, Ben Guillotte,
Scott
Highscmith, Douyg
Maake, Malory
Picard, Tiffani Reynolds and Tamara Williams.
Admission for this concert is also free.
On Saturday (April 30), the SHSU Wind Ensemble will perform
their final concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. at the Mance
Park Middle
School Auditorium.
The 54-member ensemble will perform works by Giovanni Gabrieli,
Donald Grantham, Luigi Zaninelli and Frank Ticheli.
For more information contact the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Trip
To Lake Travis Includes Camping, Climbing
The Outdoor Recreation division of Recreational Sports
will give participants a “true outdoor adventure weekend” with
a climbing and biking at Reimers Ranch trip April 30 through
May 1.
The cost for the camping trip on Lake Travis is $65 for
students, $70 for faculty and staff and $75 for guests,
which includes
transportation, four
meals, climbing
and camping fees, bike rental and more.
The sign-up deadline and pre-trip meeting is April 28 at
5 p.m. in Health and Kinesiology Center Room 104.
For more information on the Outdoor Skills Series, call
936.294.1778.
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PC To Celebrate Love Like
Saint George
The Program Council’s Hispanic Heritage Committee will celebrate Saint
George, the patron saint of the six million inhabitants of Catalonia, Spain,
with “El Dia de Saint Jordi—The Day of Lovers,” on
Monday (April 25). Catalonia is one of the 17 regions that
make up Spain, of which
Barcelona
is the capital.
“
He was a very romantic and chivalrous guy,” said the PC’s
vice president for public relations Jeffery Oribhabor.
The day, traditionally celebrated on April 23, will consist
of the PC handing out roses with love quotes attached,
as well as
copes
of “Chicken Soup
for the Couples’ Soul.”
“
On this holiday in Spain, men give their novias, girlfriends, roses, and women
give their novios, boyfriends, books,” Oribhabor said. “This program
is like a Valentine’s Day in April and helps celebrate
the Hispanic influence for the students of SHSU.”
For more information, call 936.294.1763.
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Five Named To French
Honor Society
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| 2005 Pi Delta Phi inductees include
(back row, left to right): Cecile Stubbs, Dianne Burke,
Leiza
Francia, and Jessica
Rigby. Club officers inlcude (front row, from left):
Brandi Moore, secretary; Mayra Sanchez, vice president;
and Leslie Mayen, president. |
Four students and a professor were recently inducted into
SHSU’s
Eta Iota chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor
Society.
Senior French major Dianne O’Ruth Burke, criminal
justice major and French minor Leiza Francia, freshman
French and
English major
Jessica Leigh
Rigby
and senior French major Cecile Maud Stubbs were all inducted
on April 11 in recognition
of their academic achievement in at least one semester
of upper division French with a minimum GPA of 3.00 in
French.
SHSU German professor Yasser Derwiche Djazaerly was also
initiated into the group in absentia. Djazaerly is currently
completing
a second doctorate
in
French at
Stanford University.
Following the ceremony, in the Evans Complex’s Foreign Languages Seminar
Room, a dinner was held at Floyd’s Romani’s Restaurant.
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Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
April 24, 2005
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