October 26, 1998 Volume 21, No. 5

Kudos

Mark Darling, engineering and auxiliary services, was invited to speak recently at the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology National Training session in Washington, D. C. Darling’s presentation, "Composting and Solid Waste Management on Campus," was given to the newest campus ecology field coordinators and a handful of outstanding undergraduates from across the country. Among the new field coordinators is James Sharp ’98, who will be responsible for assisting student environmentalists at colleges and universities throughout the northeast.

D. Kim Dunnick, music, was in Kiev, Ukraine, October 7–11 to serve on the panel of judges for the Kiev International Trumpet Solo Competition. The jury panel comprised participants from Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, and the United States. Dunnick was also a featured soloist at the opening concert for the event, performing with the President’s Band of the National Guard of Ukraine.

Eileen P. Kelly, management, conceived, organized and chaired an All Academy Showcase Symposium entitled "What Matters Most: Religious Beliefs and the Workplace" at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Management in San Diego, August 8–12. Historical, legal, and ethical perspectives on religious beliefs and the workplace were examined in the symposium that was jointly sponsored by the management history, social issues in management, and human resources divisions of the academy. As part of that symposium, Kelly presented a paper entitled "Religious Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective." Kelly was named the program chair of the management history division for the 1999 National Academy of Management meeting in Chicago. Kelly has also coauthored an article with Larry Pace entitled "TQM at Xerox: Lessons Worth Duplicating." The article appeared in a recent issue of the International Journal of Technology Management.

"Switcher Sweet" and "House in the Pines," two works by Harry McCue, art, have been accepted for inclusion in the 15th annual Maine Maritime Flatworks Exhibition in Presque Isle, Maine. The show opens October 31.

Ithaca College’s biology faculty recently received $164,000 in outside grants:

• Jean Hardwick received $75,000 from the National Institute of Health for a three-year study of modulation of intercardiac neurons by mast cells.
• Imre Tamas, Jack Bernard, and Susan Swensen received $45,000 from the National Science Foundation to purchase a portable photosynthesis system for investigating developmental, symbiotic, and ecological effects on photosynthesis.
• Marc Servetnick received a $22,000 extension from the NSF for studies on the early embryonic development of vertebrates.
• Susan Allen-Gil received $2,300 from the federal Environmental Protection Agency for preparation of a manuscript on heavy metal contaminants in the Taimyr Peninsula, arctic Siberia.
• John Confer received $15,000 from two consortia of electric companies and another $5,000 from Orange and Rockland Utilities for studies of habitat management and bird density under power lines.