Spring 2005
Stephanie Bellar, political science and Acting Associate Dean of the Graduate School, was presented with an Economic Excellence and Equity or “E” Award by Tennessee’s First Lady Andrea Conte during the first ever Economic Summit for Women. Bellar was one of 17 women from Tennessee to receive the “E” Award recipient for the Education Category. The Economic Excellence and Equity Awards recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in a specific field or life commitment that has contributed to improving the lives of girls and women in Tennessee.
Earl S. Braggs, UC Foundation Professor of English, displayed an African American Exhibit for Black History Month that focused on the achievements and tribulations of African Americans in the arts, history, literature, science, entertainment and sports.
Lucien Ellington, co-director of the Asia Project and the editor of Education about Asia has written Japan, one in a series of global studies handbooks.
Ralph Hood, psychology, has recently published two books, The Psychology of Religious Fundamentalism: An Intratextual Approach (Guilford) and An Appalachian Serpent Hanlder’s History of His Tradition (Mercer University Press).
David Levine, Physical Therapy, published two textbooks recently. Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy by WB Sunders and Essential facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats by Vet Verlag. Both were co-written with Daryl Millis, a professor of surgery at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine.
Jonathan McNair, UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Music, will contribute new musical compositions as Chattanoogans celebrate the unveiling of the 21st Century Waterfront in May. McNair’s music will be played when a passageway is revealed underneath Riverfront Parkway, which will connect the Aquarium Plaza to the river.
McNair has also written a set of songs premiered by Dr. Rebecca St. Goar in a UTC faculty recital. The Low Brass Ensemble of Louisiana Tech University performed McNair’s New Village Dances, a recent composition, at the upcoming Southeastern Composers’ League in Ruston, La. In December, 2004, another of McNair’s works was performed at Bowling Green State University. McNair’s song “We Wear the Mask” was selected as a finalist in the Diania Barnhart American Song Competitions in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
David Pittenger, psychology and Acting Associate Provost, has written Behavioral Research Design and Analysis, a textbook.
Irvin Resnick, philosophy and religion, had two books published recently. Albert the Great: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography (coauthored with Kenneth Kitchell, Jr.) and The Fathers of the Church: The Letters of Peter Damian (coediter Owen Blum).
Tom Rybolt, chemistry, has written Forbidden Light, a fictional response to the critical environmental issues of this century.
Felicia B. Sturzer, foreign languages, presented a paper on “Riccoboni’s Amélie--Translation, Adaptation or Transcription?” and was seminar chair for “Of Mothers and Children” at the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies conference, March 3 - 5, 2005 in Myrtle Beach, SC. She served on the Editorial Board of Women in French Studies and XVIII New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century. She served on the Executive Board of the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Notables:
- Brian Lambert became the first Ph.D. candidate in the University’s history to graduate with a doctorate in computational engineering during December commencement.
- The men’s basketball program has been recognized as the 81st best college basketball program of all time in a recent edition of Street & Smith’s magazine.
Please submit your Faculty and Staff Recognition items to Cindy Carroll, Cindy-Carroll@utc.edu.
