Editor: Keith Davis Writers: Dave Maley Publisher: Office of Public Information Volume 22, No.12   February 28, 2000

Board Grants Tenure, Promotion, and Emeritus Status to Faculty In addition to awarding emeritus status to 2 former faculty members, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees granted tenure and/or promotion to 11 faculty members during its February meeting. EMERITUS STATUS Gustav "Skip" Landen was named professor emeritus of cinema and photography, and Robert Ryan was named professor emeritus of history. Landen, before retiring in 1991, spent 23 years in distinguished service to the College. A founding member of the cinema and photography department in the early 1970s, he served as its chair from 1975 until his retirement. His contributions to the College and the Roy H. Park School of Communications extended into every aspect of institutional life, from careful and thoughtful student advising, to faculty and staff development, to curricular innovation. He remains active as a mentor to alumni and a strong supporter of the film program. His friendship with Hollywood designer James Pendleton helped lead to the largest single gift in the history of the College. Among his many honors is the Skip Landen Professional in Residence Program, which was established by alumni and friends to bring a media professional to the campus each year to work with students. In 1999 the Ithaca College Alumni Association presented Landen with the James J. Whalen Meritorious Service Award, which recognizes distinguished achievements and contributions to the College by nongraduates. Ryan spent 42 years at Ithaca College, the longest term of full-time service of any faculty member in the institution’s history. His subject areas included the ancient world, English history, and modern Germany, and from 1956 until his retirement in 1998 he shared that learning with students. In addition to his longtime service as chair of the history department, he served on several committees, including the School of Humanities and Sciences Curriculum Committee and the Summer School Advisory Committee. He designed the honors program for the history department and has mentored more honors students than any other member of the department. He also contributed to the design of the history component of the London Center. As the department’s library representative for two decades, he ordered several thousand volumes to build the history collection. PROMOTION Laurie Arliss, Katherine Beissner, David Parks, Fahri Unsal, Gregory Woodward, and Deborah Wuest were promoted to the rank of professor. Cynthia Trowbridge was promoted to clinical assistant professor. Arliss, Department of Speech Communication, came to Ithaca College in 1984 as an assistant professor and was named an associate professor in 1992. She served as department chair from 1994 to 1998. Her publications include Women and Men Communicating, published in 1993 by Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich, and Contemporary Family Communication, published in 1993 by St. Martins Press. She has served on several College committees and is currently a faculty representative to the Center for Teacher Education. She is also a member and former cochair of the H&S Curriculum Committee. She earned her doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from SUNY College at Cortland. Beissner, Department of Physical Therapy, joined the Ithaca College faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor. Named associate professor in 1992, she currently serves as department chair. In 1995 she received a Charles A. Dana Teaching Award. Currently a member of the College’s Faculty Justice Committee, she has also served on a number of other bodies, including the Gerontology Institute Review Task Force and the Ithaca College Presidential Commission on the Library. Her articles have appeared in Physical Therapy, Performance Improvement Quarterly, and Issues on Aging. She earned her doctorate from Syracuse University, her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Parks, a vocalist in the Department of Performance Studies, came to Ithaca College in 1987 as an assistant professor and was named associate professor in 1993. In addition to several local performances with the Ithaca College Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra, he has appeared in operatic roles with the Syracuse Opera, Virginia Opera, Chautauqua Opera, and Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He has also performed nationally with a number of groups, including the Louisville Bach Society and the New England Symphonic Ensemble. He received his doctorate from the University of Arizona, his master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and his bachelor’s degree from Westminster Choir College. Unsal, Department of Business Administration, joined the business school faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor. In 1983 he was named associate professor, and in 1990 he served as the chair of the marketing department. He has received two Charles A. Dana Teaching Awards and has served on a number of committees. He has chaired the curriculum subcommittee of the College’s Academic Policies Committee and currently cochairs the business school’s Curriculum Committee. He has written articles for the Journal of Contemporary Management and Managerial Finance and has served as book review editor for the Journal of Global Business. He received his doctorate from Cornell University and earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the American University of Beirut. Woodward, Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition, received his master’s degree from Ithaca College in 1978 and for the next five years served as an instructor as well as director of music administration and assistant to the dean. He left for a teaching position at Valparaiso University in 1983, returning to Ithaca College the next year as an assistant professor. He has chaired the graduate programs in music since 1985. In 1991 he was named associate professor. He has written compositions for orchestra, wind ensemble and band, and chamber music ensembles. He has also written jazz, pop, and theater music. He earned his doctorate from Cornell University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut. Wuest, Department of Health Promotion and Human Movement, began her career at Ithaca College as an instructor in 1972. She was named assistant professor in 1976 and associate professor in 1984, the year she won the first of two Charles A. Dana Teaching Awards. She has served on several committees, including the All-College Tenure and Promotion Committee and the Faculty Justice Committee. Presently she is a member of the South Hill Partnership Committee. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Physician and Sports Medicine, the Journal of Sport Behavior, and many others. She received her doctorate from Boston University, her master’s degree from Indiana University, and her bachelor’s degree from Cortland. Trowbridge, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, has been a clinical instructor at the College since 1994. She has served on several College and school committees, including the AIDS Working Group and the Faculty Justice Committee. Her articles have appeared in Athletic Therapy Today and the Journal of Athletic Training. She earned her master’s degree at Indiana State University and her bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado. TENURE AND PROMOTION Ellen Bonaguro, Jeff Claus, John Sigg, and Elizabeth Simkin were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor. Bonaguro, Department of Speech Communication, began teaching at Ithaca College in 1993, having previously held assistant professor positions at Northern Illinois University and Ohio University. A member of the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee, she cochaired its Technology Task Force; she also cochaired the AIDS Working Group. She is currently a reviewer for Speech Communication Journal and a contributing editor and reviewer for the American Journal of Health Promotion. In addition, she has written several conference papers and book chapters. She received her doctorate from Ohio University, master’s degree from the University of Oregon, and bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University. Claus, Center for Teacher Education, joined the Ithaca College faculty as an assistant professor in 1994. He currently chairs the College’s Diversity Awareness Committee and has served on the Planning Committee for the College’s Unity Day. He has served as a consultant to the Tompkins County Youth Bureau and the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission. His articles have appeared in Equity and Excellence in Education and the Journal of Teacher Education, and his book, Service Learning for Youth Empowerment and Social Change, was published in 1999. He earned his doctorate and master’s degree from Cornell University and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Sigg, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, joined the Ithaca College faculty as assistant professor in 1992. He currently serves on the College’s Partnership in Teaching program and CWIS policy board and has been a member of the Gerontology Institute Task Force. He has published articles in several journals, including Physical Therapy, Clinical Kinesiology, and the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. Before coming to Ithaca College he was the director of the Ocala (Florida) Wellness Center as well as a consultant and wellness system specialist for the Ocala Fire Department. He earned his doctorate from the University of Toledo and holds two master’s degrees, one from Ithaca College and one from the University of Florida. He also holds two bachelor’s degrees, from Ithaca College and from Ohio State University. Simkin, Department of Performance Studies, has been on the Ithaca College faculty since 1994. A cellist, she is a founding member of the Ariadne String Quartet, the Ithaca College quartet in residence. She has performed as a soloist as well as in large ensembles and chamber music groups. She has also presented master classes at venues throughout the United States and Europe, including the Krakow Music Academy in Poland and the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. Her service activities have included membership on the music school’s Curriculum Committee and the Faculty Advisory Committee for International Programs. She earned a master’s degree from the East-man School of Music and a bachelor’s degree from the Oberlin Conservatory.

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