September 14, 1998 Volume 21, No. 2

Kudos

Dorothy Buerk, mathematics and computer science, was in Toronto in July as one of five invited lecturers at the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. Her talk was entitled "What We Say, What Our Students Hear: A Case for Active Listening."

Kim Dunnick, music, visited Sydney, Australia, July 4-5 to give a talk at the Australian International Trumpet Guild Conference. The talk was entitled "Education and Development of Trumpet Performers in the United States." Dunnick also conducted the mass trumpet ensemble that performed during the closing ceremonies of the conference. On July 6, he was in Newcastle, new South Wales, to give master classes at the University of Newcastle Division of Music.

Office of Minority Affairs director Keeon Gregory has been selected as a participant in the Leadership Tompkins program for 1998-99. The program is one of more than 600 community leadership programs nationally that are united in preparing future leaders for the complex challenges that lie ahead. The purpose of the groups is to develop leaders and to inform, motivate, and increase their awareness through issue oriented seminars and project groups. Topics include law and justice, education, government, economic development, human services, quality of life, and more. There are seven seminars, a two-day retreat/training workshop, and group problem-solving projects on selected issues.

Former dean William Koch has been honored posthumously by the College and University Administrators Council of the American Association for Active Life-styles and Fitness. Koch was recognized for his contributions and leadership to the council. School of Health Sciences and Human Performance dean Richard Miller accepted the award during CUAC's summer meetings and presented it to Koch's widow, Joan, during the HSHP faculty meeting August 21. At the CUAC meetings, Miller was named president-elect. The council promotes opportunities for administrators of university health, physical education, recreation, and dance programs.

Harry McCue, art, recently had two works accepted for display at Artlink's 18th Annual National Print Exhibition in Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of McCue's works also claimed second prize recently in the Susquehanna Art Association Biennial Northeast Regional Exhibition in Sellingsgrove, Pennsylvania.

Katherine Owens, bursar's office, was recently named central region director for the New York State Organization of Bursars and Business Administrators.

President Peggy R. Williams was among a dozen higher education leaders invited to respond to an essay in the summer 1998 issue of the Harvard Graduate School of Education magazine. She commented in the same issue on an article about college and university presidents written by Richard Chait, professor of higher education, titled "Where Have all the Great Presidents Gone? Or Have They?"