ROUNDTABLE

The following is a summary of faculty and staff accomplishment reported to ESU Public Affairs and Marketing in July 2003:

AWARDS

Dr. Dwight Moore, associate professor in the Department of Biological
Sciences, was awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Initiative Work Group
grant for $2500 in conjunction with the Emporia Literacy Program.

Dr. David Kaplan, professor and chair of the Department of Counselor
Education and Rehabilitation Programs, has been selected for the 2004
edition of Who's Who in America.

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Charles Brown, professor in the Department of Social Sciences,
presented his paper entitled "The Intrinsic Rationality of Moral
Phenomena" at the Fifth World Congress of the International Society
for Universal Dialogue in Olympia, Greece on May 18, 2003. His paper was
awarded the 2003 Jens Jacobsen Research Prize by the International
Society for Universal Dialogue.

Dr. David Kaplan, professor and chair of the Department of Counselor
Education and Rehabilitation Programs, presented "Knowledge- Based
Governance: An Introduction" to the California Association for
Counseling and Development in Los Angeles, the Illinois Counseling
Association in Chicago, and the Wisconsin Counseling Association in
Madison during the month of July.

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Ron McCoy, professor in the Department of Social Sciences, had
"Seven Cities of Cibola" published in Arizona Highways, Vol. 79,
No. 6 (June 2003), pp. 16-19. "Voyage of Discoveries," McCoy's
review essay of Brian Hill's historical novel about the Lewis and
Clark expedition---I Shall Be Extremely Happy in Your Company- --was
published in The World & I, Vol. 18, No. 5 (May 2003), pp. 217-222.

Dr. David Saunders, associate professor in the Department of Biological
Sciences, and graduate student, Nicole Palenske, had "Blood viscosity
and hematology of American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) at low
temperature" published in the Journal of Thermal Biology.

Dr. Richard Schrock, professor in the Department of Biological
Sciences, had the following articles published: "A Summary of Modern
Education Reforms in the United States" in Shengwuxue Jiaoxue
(translation Biology Teaching), "Real Animal Labwork Provides
Educational Value That Simulations Do Not Provide" in April 2003
Shengwuxue Jiaoxue (translation Biology Teaching), and "Why do I
oppose the current trend toward standardized testing?"Indiana
Association of Biology Teachers Newsletter.

EMPLOYMENT SEARCH

An AA/EOE institution, Emporia State University encourages minorities
and women to apply. The following positions are available and may be
viewed on the ESU website at: http://www.emporia.edu/esu/searches.htm or
at http://www.emporia.edu/humres/classified.htm

Major Gifts Officer, University Advancement, ESU Foundation

Assistant/Associate Professor, School of Library Information
Management

Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education

Internal Auditor, Administration and Fiscal Affairs

Assistant Director, Greek Affairs

Director of Instructional Support Services

THANK YOU!

Thanks to all who submit articles and information to the Roundtable. Our faculty and staff are truly outstanding! Please continue to help us recognize excellence at ESU by following these guidelines for submissions:

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