ROUNDTABLE

The following is a summary of faculty and staff accomplishment reported to ESU Public Affairs and Marketing in February 2004:

AWARDS

Dr. Darla Mallein, assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences, was as selected as Kansas State University’s College of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Fall 2003 based on scholarship and service to the university and profession.

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. DeWayne Backhus, professor and chair of the Departments of Physical Sciences, had an article titled "It's Not Just a Theory" selected for inclusion in Evolution in Perspective published by the National Science Teachers Association. Prepublication releases described the compendium as a collection of "12 influential articles" which express "views and voices on the nature of science" on a subject which "could benefit from a strong dose of perspective."

Dr. Khaled Alshare, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and CIS, James Wenger, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and CIS, and Dr. Donald S. Miller, professor in the Department of Business Administration and Education, published “A Comparative Study: Ethical Perspectives of American and Jordanian Students,” in the Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2003), pages 39 - 51.
Dr. Khaled Alshare, professor in the Department of Accounting and CIS, Xueming Luo of SUNY College at Fredonia, and Dr. Hani I. Mesak of Louisiana Tech University, “Evaluating the Efficiency of the Big-three American Automotive Companies: an Application of Dea Window, Sensitivity and Cluster Analysis, Journal of Business, Industry and Economics, Vol. 3 - Fall 2003, pp.13 - 30.

faye smith, associate professor in the Department of Business Administration and Education, and Krishman Ramaya of North Dakota State University published “The Role of Level of Country Development on Type of International Cooperative Arrangement Activities: A Survey of U. S. Based Manufacturing Multinationals,” in the Journal of Transnational Management Development, Vol. 8 (3), 2003, pp. 3 - 18.

Dr. Eric L. Trump, Associate Professor of Physical Sciences, along with Dr. Wei Cui and Dr. William Gmeiner of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, had an article published in Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids, Vol. 23, Numbers 1 and 2, pp. 401-410, entitled Enhanced DNA-Directed Effects of FdUMP[10] Compared to 5FU.

James K. Deane, graduate student in the Department of Physical Sciences, published “Diagnose Before You Dispose: Electronics Repair,” and article about developing library collection development in the area of technology, in the February 1, 2004 edition of the Library Journal. Vol. 129 No. 2 pp.51-54.

OTHER

Dr. Elizabeth Locey, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, was named Secretary of the international association Women In French. She was already a member of the Executive Council, representing the Central/Rocky Mountains region.

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

• Assistant Professor - Sociology, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

• Assistant Professor - Anthropology, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

• Chair (Internal Search Only), Department of Biological Sciences

• Director of Theatre, Department of Communication and Theatre

• Assistant Professor, tenure-track, Department of English

• Art History Assistant Professor, Department of Art

• Music: Conductor/Artist Performer in Low Strings, Department of Music

• Chair (Internal Search Only), Department of Foreign Language

• Assistant Professor, Department of Newman Division of Nursing

• Special Education/Gifted, Department of Psychology and Special Education

• Rehabilitation Counselor Educator, Department of Counselor Education

• Health Promotion, Department of Health and Physical Education

• Director SLIM Colorado Distance Education Program, School of Library and Information Management

• Assistant Registrar for Systems and Development, Registration

• Director of Facility Planning, University Facilities

• Tenure track position, School of Library and Information Management

• Dean and Richel Distinguished Professor

• Associate Vice President, Technology and Computing Services

THANK YOU!

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