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<li><strong><a href="#vehicle">Eighth Annual
Vehicle Day Set For May 13 At
SIUE</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#writingcontest">Lovejoy
Library Friends Announce Winners Of Writing
Contest</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#meridian">Meridian Society
Announces 2005 Award Winners</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#society">Meridian Society
Announces Workshop Speakers</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#seniorfair">SIUE Gerontology
Program To Offer 33rd Annual Senior Citizens
Fair</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#solar">SIUE Engineering
Students Prepare for Solar Car
Race</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#ICBS">School Of Business
Students Capture First Place At ICBS
Competition</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#younge">SIUE School Of
Nursing Dinner Honors State Rep.
Younge</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#CEO">Alumnus Became CEO Of
Worldwide Firm; Returns To SIUE To
Share</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#solo">Music Department Chair
To Be Featured Soloist At April 25
Concert</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#fresh"> ‘Fresh and
Ancestral’ Scheduled For April 30 At
Municipal Building</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#kimmel">SIUE Student From
Lincoln Wins Kimmel Scholarship</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#award">Several Illinois
Residents Are Recipients Of SIUE Kimmel
Award</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#lincoln">The University
Museum at SIUE Prepares for the Lincoln
Academy</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#emyear">SIUE Names Student
Employee of the Year</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#speak">Historian, Advocacy
Attorney To Speak At SIUE
Commencement</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#annforum">Small Business
Development Center Will Host Annual Lenders
Forum</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#SBDC">SBDC To host Community
Express Loan Information Session at
SIUE</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#health">Legislators To Be
Part Of Health Care Panel At SIUE On April
18</a></strong><br /></li>
<li><strong><a href="#dalbrass">Dallas Brass To
Appear April 22 On Arts & Issues Stage At
SIUE</a></strong><br /></li>
<li><strong> <a
href="#survivor">“Survivor: Africa”
Winner And AIDS Quilt To Appear At
SIUE</a></strong><br /></li>
<li><strong><a href="#photo">MEDIA
ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#ITC">SIUE International Trade
Center To Conduct Roundtable
Series</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#social">Chancellor Vandegrift
Calls For ‘Keeping The Social
Compact’</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#elements">SIUE Play To Blend
History And Theatrical Elements April
20-24</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#bio">SIUE To Host
Biotechnology/Bioengineering
Symposium</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#variety">SIUE Offers Variety
Of Summer Camps For Area Youth</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#tsunami">SIUE Students
Coordinate Tsunami Relief Effort</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#writing">Annual SIUE Summer
Writing Camp Set For June, July</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#photo2">MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO
OPPORTUNITY</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#animal">SIUE Students
Assemble Replica of Pre-Historic
Animal</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#SON2">SIUE Event Honors
Nurses And Helps Nursing
Students</a><br /></strong></li>
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<h2><a name="vehicle" id="vehicle">April 28, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Eighth Annual Vehicle Day Set For May 13 At
SIUE<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) More than 250 children are expected
to attend the Eighth Annual Vehicle Day at Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville from 9 a.m.-noon Friday,
May 13, where they will have several opportunities to
explore vehicles of all types—including a 1918 Ford
tank truck and the Gateway Grizzlies Baseball Club mascot
on his scooter.</p>
<p>The event is sponsored by the SIUE Early Childhood
Center (ECC) and will be conducted in the parking lot of
the SIUE Student Fitness Center. “This event began in
the parking lot of the Early Childhood Center, but has
grown so much we’ve had to move to a larger
space,” said ECC Director Rebecca Dabbs-Kayser.</p>
<p>“It began as an event for the children of the
Early Childhood Center, but we want to encourage any parent
and their child or children to attend,” Dabbs-Kayser.
“It’s great fun and we want as many children as
possible to experience it.”</p>
<p>Children also will see dump trucks, tractors, a police
motorcycle, a fire truck with a 100-foot extension ladder,
to name a few. More than 25 organizations have volunteered
vehicles for the event, which is sponsored by the ECC
advisory board. Other organizations who would like to
participate, may call (618) 650-2556.<br /><br /> <a
href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="writingcontest" id="writingcontest">April 28,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>Lovejoy Library Friends Announce Winners Of Writing
Contest<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Nine area students were recognized
for their award-winning writing in the 11th Annual High
School Writers’ Contest sponsored by the Friends of
Lovejoy Library, a support organization for Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville’s library.</p>
<p>Students from, Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville
High School East, Columbia High School, Dupo Junior/Senior
High School, Edwardsville High School, Gibault Catholic
High School, and Mater Dei High Catholic School won prizes
in the competition’s three categories.</p>
<p>Organizers of the contest said there were 439 entries;
there were 120 nonfiction entries, 201 poems and 118
fiction entries from high schools throughout Southwestern
Illinois. Winners were formally announced April 27th at an
awards banquet on the SIUE campus. First place winners in
the three categories received $500 each, while second and
third place winners in each category won $300 and $100,
respectively.</p>
<p>Cosponsors and contributors for the competition were the
Belleville News-Democrat, and the Friends of Lovejoy
Library.</p>
<p>First prize in the nonfiction category went to Ryan
Warden, a junior at Gibault Catholic for his essay,
“An Atypical Family Morning.” Second prize in
that category went to Jesse Favre, a senior at Belleville
East Township High School, for her essay “The Perfect
Place to Call Home.” Third prize was won by Sarah
Schumacher, a senior at Mater Dei, for her essay
“Horror of the Holocaust.”</p>
<p>First prize in poetry was won by Anna Hawker, a junior
at Althoff Catholic, for her poem, “Reverse Aubade in
a Villanelle.” Second prize went to Derek Beets, a
senior at Columbia High School, for his poem,
“Circles of Fire in the Sand.” Third prize was
won by Courtney Brinkmann, a junior at Dupo Jr/Sr High
School, for her poem, “Hidden.”</p>
<p>First prize in the fiction category was awarded to Sarah
George, a junior at Edwardsville High School, for her
story, “Five Ten.” Second prize went to Dustin
Lovett, a junior at Edwardsville High, for his story,
“She Walks in Pasta,” Third prize was won by
Ryan Ash, a junior at Edwardsville, for his story,
“Ansi la Nuit.”</p>
<p>All award-winning entries have been printed in a booklet
that is available for purchase. For information about
purchasing booklets or about next year’s competition,
call the Friends of Lovejoy Library at
618-650-2730.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="meridian" id="meridian">April 25,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>Meridian Society Announces 2005 Award
Winners<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Five Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville programs are recipients of the 2005 Meridian
Awards, sponsored by The Meridian Society, an organization
for women in philanthropy established in 2003 as an
organization related to the SIUE Foundation.</p>
<p>The recipients are:</p>
<p>• SIUE Science Summer Camp Scholarships, $5,000
Meridian Award. The SIUE Office of Science and Math
Education hosts a summer science camp for children entering
grades 2-9. The Meridian Award will provide 20 summer camp
scholarships for East St. Louis children who are homeless
or live in a fixed-income household.</p>
<p>• Educational Video and Training Seminar, $4,850
Meridian Award winner. The SIU School of Dental Medicine
will develop an educational video targeted at
children ages nine to 13. The goal of the video, which will
be distributed through school nurses, is to increase
awareness of soft drinks and their significant impact on
oral health.</p>
<p>• Discover College Weekend, $2,976 Meridian Award
winner. The TRIO Programs of the SIUE East St. Louis Center
will host this student/parent retreat to help parents
become knowledgeable about college preparation classes
while students learn about college prep schedules and other
college entrance information. The TRIO Programs help
individuals from low-income families, first-generation
college students, or students with disabilities continue an
education beyond high school.</p>
<p>• Healthy Children Healthy Communities, $4884
Meridian Award winner. This program is an innovative and
collaborative initiative between the SIUE School of Nursing
and The Children’s Museum in Edwardsville. The first
phase of the initiative proposed implementation of a health
clinic staffed with SIUE nursing faculty and students. The
goal is to promote healthy behaviors through directed play
within the neutral context of The Children’s
Museum.</p>
<p>• Summer Showbiz 2005, $4,000 Meridian Award
winner. Summer ShowBiz, a 30-year tradition, presents live
theater productions, offering a collaborative opportunity
for SIUE students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as
area residents of all ages, to perform in or work behind
the scenes of a musical theater production.</p>
<p>Established in October 2003, the Meridian Society is an
organization for women in philanthropy. According to Dixie
Engelman, the society’s first president and retired
acting dean for the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences,
“The Meridian Society Awardees represent the very
best efforts of SIUE students and faculty to reach out in
support of the communities surrounding
SIUE.”<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="society" id="society">April 25, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Meridian Society Announces Workshop Speakers<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Meridian Society is sponsoring two
nationally-known speakers in the society’s
Women’s Philanthropy Workshop, The Joy and Influence
of Giving, scheduled for Oct. 12 in SIUE’s Morris
University Center.</p>
<p>The speakers are Claire Gaudiani, a professor at the
George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and
Fundraising at New York University’s School of
Continuing and Professional Studies who will deliver the
morning keynote address, and Tracy Gary, a “donor
activist” and philanthropist for more than 25 years
who will deliver the luncheon keynote address.</p>
<p>The workshop is being co-sponsored by the Center on
Philanthropy at Indiana University’s Women’s
Philanthropy Institute (WPI). IU’s WPI was founded in
1997 by women dedicated to the mission of inspiring,
educating and encouraging women to effect change in the
world through philanthropy.</p>
<p>Created in October 2003, SIUE’s Meridian Society
is an organization for women in philanthropy.</p>
<p>Gaudiani is author of The Greater Good: How Philanthropy
Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism, which
addresses a wide audience with stories from American
history, and data and survey results that illustrate the
book’s thesis: “Americans are not generous
because we are rich; we are rich because we are
generous.”</p>
<p>She is a frequent speaker, both nationally and
internationally, on topics related to education,
philanthropy, ethics, and the role of colleges in civil
society.</p>
<p>Gary has founded 14 nonprofit agencies, including
Resourceful Women, the Women’s Foundation of San
Francisco, the International Donor Dialogue Network, and
the Changemakers Fund, for which she is currently raising
$20 million to expand and strengthen community-based
philanthropy.</p>
<p>She also supports and educates donors, family
foundations, financial service organizations, and
nonprofits about the stewardship of money, leadership, and
philanthropy through Community Consulting Services, which
she founded in 1978.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="seniorfair" id="seniorfair">April 25,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Gerontology Program To Offer 33rd Annual Senior
Citizens Fair<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Gerontology Program will present its 33rd
Annual Senior Citizens' Fair from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, May
9, in the Morris Center.</p>
<p>The Fair features senior citizen and student
entertainment, preventive health screenings (cholesterol,
diabetes, hearing, blood pressure, cataracts, glaucoma,
balance and fall prevention, memory, herbals and nutrition,
etc.), social service and medical information tables, big
band ballroom dancing, line and square dancing, Tango,
Dixieland jazz, ballads, golden oldies, and vocalists, to
name a few, at three venues throughout the day. The fair
also features special exhibits, crafts, prizes, drawings,
and much more.</p>
<p>In conjunction with the Fair, the Area Agency on Aging
of Southwestern Illinois is hosting "Our Community:
Preparing for the Aging Boom," a Solution Forum for the
White House Conference on Aging, and a session on
“The New Medicare (Part D) Prescription Drug Benefit
and Its Impact on You!”</p>
<p>The Fair begins with a coffee and tea reception, which
also includes juice and specialty breads. V.F.W. Post 5691
from Collinsville will provide a Color Guard procession at
9:00 a.m., with Bob Ellison, renowned vocalist from
O'Fallon, singing the National Anthem.</p>
<p>School of Education Dean Elliott Lessen will welcome
guests on behalf of the School and Chancellor Vaughn
Vandegrift will extend a welcome on behalf of the
University.</p>
<p>Fair-goers will find free parking available in Lots B
and E, closest to the Morris University Center. All
activities are free except for an optional lunch. A buffet
lunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the
University Restaurant. In Center Court, there will be a
variety of lunch options, including a salad bar,
Chick-fil-A, and various grill entrees until 2:00 p.m.</p>
<p>For additional information, contact the Gerontology
Program by telephone: (6l8) 650-3454, or, by email:
atraxle@siue.edu.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="solar" id="solar">April 22, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Engineering Students Prepare for Solar Car
Race<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Cougar Cruiser—not
exactly a vehicle you’d find on your neighborhood
used car lot—is the creation of 15 Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville Engineering students who will be
racing their solar-powered “buggy” in the North
American Solar Challenge (NASC) in July.</p>
<p>NASC is a competition to design, build, and race
solar-powered cars in a cross-country event. In July 2005,
40 teams will compete in a 2,500 mile race from Austin,
Texas, to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They will
race—without exceeding the speed limit—through
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North
Dakota, and into Canada. This is the first solar car race
to cross an international border, and this is the first
time SIUE has participated in NASC.</p>
<p>“The body of the car—the bottom of the car
and the top shell—are finished and currently being
painted,” said Andrzej "Andy" Lozowski, an assistant
professor in the SIUE Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering. “Solar panels are scheduled to be
installed yet this week, and an electrical team is working
on the motor controllers and battery charger.”</p>
<p>“We got from 0 to 48mph in only two tenths of a
mile in a recent test drive,” said Jacob Van Roekel,
associate dean of the SIUE School of Engineering and Solar
Team advisor. “When we get everything fine tuned and
on the open road, we hope to coax the car up to
70mph.”</p>
<p>A team of SIUE students and faculty will travel to
Austin for the race, which begins July 17. Racers will
finish July 27 in Calgary. Three SIUE students will take
turns behind the wheel of the Cougar Cruiser. Drivers will
race from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The rest of the team
will provide any needed maintenance and drive the lead and
chase cars.</p>
<p>NASC cars must be powered solely by sunshine. The racers
use photovoltaic (solar) cells to convert sunlight into
electricity to power the cars. Weather and energy
management play important roles in the race. In general,
the sunnier the day, the faster and farther the cars can
travel. Brighter days also allow the cars to recharge their
batteries for cloudy or rainy days.</p>
<p>“We have many dedicated students on the team. We
are seriously hoping to be at the top rank in the
race,” said Lozowski.</p>
<p>But, the SIUE Solar Team needs financial assistance in
order to complete the journey. “We have several big
expense items coming up soon—$1,000 entry fee, $1,000
insurance, $900 trip to Topeka, Kansas, in May for
qualification and “scrutineering” (a term
coined by NASC), and $5,000 for the race in July,”
Van Roekel said.</p>
<p>“We are very grateful to SIUE, faculty and staff,
local companies, and individuals who have already
contributed over $35,000 in cash, donated services,
materials, and labor.”</p>
<p>According to Van Roekel, the Cougar Cruiser has
demonstrated that it will qualify in May and, “with
fine tuning, we will be ready to compete with the best. We
are extremely proud of the fact that we will have a
competitive car with a total project cost of less than
$50,000.” According to Van Roekel, it is not unusual
for a team to spend several hundred thousand dollars on a
solar car and then not even qualify for the race.</p>
<p>NASC sponsors include the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE), Natural Resources Canada, and DOE’s National
Renewable Energy Laboratory. The event is designed to
inspire young people to pursue careers in science and
engineering.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="ICBS" id="ICBS">April 22, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>School Of Business Students Capture First Place At ICBS
Competition<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Five Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville School of Business students put their business
knowledge into practice recently by capturing first place
in the International Collegiate Business Strategy
Competition in San Diego, Calif.</p>
<p>The participants competed against 27 other business
teams from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the
United Arab Emerates to capture the title for Best Business
Model. In addition, the SIUE students were awarded the Best
Reports designation.</p>
<p>The SIUE team won by successfully “managing”
a mock manufacturing company—Giamartini Glassware Co.
The training leading up to the competition took place
throughout the semester.</p>
<p>Teams were required to submit a “decision
set” over the Internet each week from February
through early April. The culmination included teams making
10 more business decisions during the intense, three-day
competition in California. Finally, the team was
responsible for a strategic business plan, an annual
report, and one formal oral presentation to judges sitting
as the firm’s Board of Directors. These judges are
senior business executives at Cisco Systems, Ernst &
Young, among other firms.</p>
<p>The SIUE team included Michelle Masters of Edwardsville,
a Business Administration/Finance major who acted as CEO of
the “company”; Andrew Kenny of St. Louis, an
Accountancy major who was CFO; Vincent Zehme of Lansing, an
Accountancy major who acted as chief strategy officer; John
Tucker of Arnold, Mo., a Business Administration/Finance
major who acted as chief operations officer; and Amanda
Learned of Christopher, a Business Administration/Finance
and Management major who was chief marketing officer.</p>
<p>Joseph Michlitsch, chair of the SIUE Department of
Management and Marketing, was the faculty advisor who
coordinated the training and accompanied the students to
California. In addition, SIUE alumnus Gary Mollerus
(’70 BS, Marketing; ’71 MBA), an executive with
Meridian Enterprises, served as corporate advisor to the
group. Laura Swanson and Donna Mickens served as faculty
advisors.</p>
<p>The competition is an important exercise in preparing
students for the corporate world by enhancing classroom
knowledge with real-world experience. “The
competition provides an almost life-like opportunity for
the students to apply all that they have learned to the
many aspects of management of a business,” Michlitsch
said. “This includes application of
discipline-related knowledge as well as interpersonal
skills.”</p>
<p>He went on to say, “The formal presentation
(report on company results for a specific year) to the
judges/board of directors was especially good. The
presentation was based on evidence and reasoning and was
informative.”<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="younge" id="younge">April 22, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE School Of Nursing Dinner Honors State Rep.
Younge<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) .) Illinois Representative Wyvetter
H. Younge, who has supported legislation calling for HMO
reform and health care coverage for children and low-income
working families, was honored recently by the Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nuring at its
“Jewels of Nursing Excellence” dinner and
auction.</p>
<p>Currently serving her 16th term as representative of the
114th District, Younge received the 2005 award for being
the outstanding “Friend to Nursing.” Some 165
people attended the event at Sunset Hills Country Club in
Edwardsville.</p>
<p>The purpose of the evening was to honor nursing and
those who understand nursing’s vital role in health,
to honor two SIUE School of Nursing alumni award winners,
and to raise vitally needed funds to meet the financial
needs of current and future nursing students.</p>
<p>Last year, Younge was designated a “Friend to
Nursing” by the Illinois Nurses Association for her
active interest in the issues facing nurses, nursing, and
the health and well-being of the people of the state of
Illinois.</p>
<p>A total of four awards for 2005 were given at the SIUE
event; four other nominees were recognized and received
plaques. In addition to the Friend of Nursing category, the
SIUE Jewels of Nursing Excellence 2005 Awards recognized
achievement in three other categories:</p>
<p>• Anderson Hospital in Maryville received the award
for outstanding hospital or organization that has
contributed to the advancement of Nursing. The hospital is
currently pursuing Magnet status through the American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Achieving Magnet status
would further validate the daily work of the nurses and the
expansive vision of the managers. The hospital also offers
SIUE Nursing students a variety of supervised clinical
experiences.</p>
<p>• Donna Meyer, BSN ’78, MSN ’83,
received the 2005 award for outstanding SIUE Nursing
graduate from 1960-95. Meyer is director of Nursing
Education for Lewis and Clark Community College’s
(L&C) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program. More than
80 percent of L&C’s ADN students continue their
education in a BSN program. Meyer collaborated with SIUE in
establishing the 2 + 2 articulation agreement between
L&C and SIUE’s BSN program. Donna has presented
internationally her published research, Children’s
Reaction to Nursing Attire.</p>
<p>• Roxann Tuetken, MSN ’96, received the 2005
award for outstanding SIUE Nursing graduate since 1995. She
is the school nurse at Coolidge Middle School in Granite
City. She carries a huge student load (seeing more than
10,000 student cases each year). She has been the leader of
the Illinois Association of Student Assistance Professions
(IASAP) Student Assistance Program for several years, a
program that has been honored on several occasions. In
2004, she received the 110% Award from the IASAP and
currently is a member of the state board for that
organization.</p>
<p>Other SIUE nursing alumni who were nominated and
received plaques were:</p>
<p>Beverly J. Deaton, BSN ’88, MSN ’94, worked
more than 30 years as an obstetrical nurse, and is
currently director of Quality Services at St. Francis
Hospital in Litchfield. She is the president of the 22,000
member Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and
Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).</p>
<p>Lisa Klaustermeier, BSN ’93, MSN ’01, is
employed at Anderson Hospital and is currently the director
of Education, Health Management, and Clinical
Effectiveness. She is a past president of the Illinois
Organization of Nurse Leaders in Region 4.</p>
<p>Emily Novosel, BSN ’03, is a staff nurse in the
Intermediate Care Unit at DePaul Heath Center. She has been
a standout in the area of bedside nursing, particularly in
the professional relationships she develops with her
patients and their families. In fall 2004, Novosel was
recognized at the annual Vincentian Ceremony at DePaul
Health Center.</p>
<p>Monica Major-Harris, BSN ’04, is employed at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Clayton in the Medical Intensive
Care Unit. She enjoys the opportunity to provide her
patients with very personalized care, and finds that she is
able to give them the attention and care they need.
Major-Harris graduated with a GPA of 3.968.</p>
<p>All net proceeds from the Nursing event will be used for
financial support and scholarships for current and future
nursing students. Graduates of the school’s basic
baccalaureate program earn a four year BSN degree that
develops and supports critical thinking skills, clinical
decision-making abilities, and nursing values and
ethics.</p>
<p>For more information about supporting the School of
Nursing, contact the School of Nursing, (618) 650-3956, or
visit the Web site: www.siue.edu/NURSING.<br /><br /> <a
href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="CEO" id="CEO">April 21, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Alumnus Became CEO Of Worldwide Firm; Returns To SIUE
To Share<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) “I consider myself a global
executive,” Fernando Aguirre, CEO of Chiquita Brands
International, stated recently during the morning Executive
Lecture Series presentation to students, faculty, and
business executives at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville.</p>
<p>“There is no more exciting career than being
involved in different cultures,” said the 1980
Business Administration graduate of SIUE. His visit marked
the end of the Second Annual International Business Week
conducted by the SIUE School of Business in connection with
SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift’s installation
week.</p>
<p>Aguirre, originally from Mexico, came to SIUE as an
exchange student at Bethalto High School. He went on to
receive a baseball scholarship at SIUE. During his visit,
he spoke of working hard in his classes, playing baseball,
and working at SIUE’s Lovejoy Library.</p>
<p>After spending 23 years with Proctor and Gamble
International, Aguirre began his career at Chiquita Brands
International in 2004 as chairman and CEO. As the largest
banana producer in the world, Chiquita boasts $3.1 billion
net sales in 60 countries.</p>
<p>Aguirre talked extensively about 10 principles that he
has built and learned during his career at Proctor and
Gamble and at Chiquita. He addressed the issues of student
internships, European Union tariffs, and branding. At the
end of the breakfast, Gary Giamartino, dean of the School,
told Aguirre: “We are proud of you not only for your
accomplishments, but also for coming back to SIUE to share
with us.”</p>
<p>During the remainder of the day, Aguirre literally
“took a trip down memory lane” by walking
around the SIUE campus and speaking with students including
study abroad students, foreign students, and student
athletes. He stressed the importance of balancing business
with personal time and valuing education.</p>
<p>The SIUE School of Business leads the region in
preparing students and business professionals by creating
high quality innovative programs to serve Illinois and the
St. Louis Metropolitan Area.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="solo" id="solo">April 21, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Music Department Chair To Be Featured Soloist At April
25 Concert<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Trumpeter John Korak, an associate
professor of Music at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville and chair of that department, will be the
featured soloist in Danzante’s Trumpet Concerto, to
be performed with the SIUE Wind Symphony during a concert
at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, in SIUE’s Dunham Hall
theater.</p>
<p>The SIUE Concert Band also will perform with a program
that includes Liturgical Dances by David Holsinger and
Appalachian Overture by James Barnes. The Wind Symphony
also will perform La Fiesta Mexicana by H . Owen Reed,
Scenes from “The Louvre” by Norman Dello Joio,
and Celebrations by John Zdelick.</p>
<p>Tickets for the performance are $3; students and senior
citizens, $2, and may be obtained through the SIUE
Department of Music, (618) 650-3900.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><br /><a name="fresh" id="fresh">April 21,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>‘Fresh and Ancestral’ Scheduled For April
30 At Municipal Building<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Annual Spring/Arts Souljourn:
FRESH & ANCESTRAL (New Xpressions From The EBR Writers
Club Workshop) is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 30, in the
City Council Chambers, 2nd floor of the Municipal Building,
301 River Park Drive, East Saint Louis.</p>
<p>The event will feature poets and authors Darlene Roy,
Sherman Fowler, Charlois Lumpkin, Bruce Petty, Howard
Rambsy, Sandra English, Roscoe "Ros" Crenshaw, Sheryl
Johnson, Patricia Merritt, and Najah Haqiqah.</p>
<p>Currently completing its 19th year of offering a variety
of services to writers—and year-round
cultural-literary programs to the East Saint Louis
Metropolitan area—the Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club
board of trustees includes Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka,
Barbara Ann Teer, Avery Brooks,</p>
<p>Quincy Troupe, and Dr. Lena Weathers. The Club also
co-publishes Drumvoices Revue with the Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville Department of English Language and
Literature.</p>
<p>The event also will include presentations of
“Distinguished Native Son/Daughter Awards”
to:</p>
<p><strong>SYLVESTER “SUNSHINE"
LEE”</strong>—Katherine Dunham
protégé and founder-director of The East
Saint Louis Community Performance Ensemble, an
award-winning troupe of young dancers and drummers founded
in the late 1970s, and a conflict resolution counselor at
Lessie Bates Neighborhood House;</p>
<p><strong>JEANNE ALLEN
FAULKNER</strong>—English/Social Studies teacher
emerita at East St. Louis Lincoln Senior High School,
former advisor to the local chapter of the NAACP Youth
Corps, during the early-mid 1960s, and co-founder, with the
late Homer Randolph, of the East St. Louis Area Congress of
Racial Equality (CORE);</p>
<p><strong>REGINALD PETT</strong>Y—former
“Civil Rights Shock-Trouper” and member of the
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, former deputy
director of the Peace Corps, for which he sp! ent 14 years
in Africa, and leader of a “rescue &
recovery” team that salvaged several thousand books
from the old East Saint Louis Library.</p>
<p>For more information, call the EBR Writers Club, (618)
650-3991, or write: Box 6165, East St. Louis, IL. 62202.
More information also is available by e-mail:
eredmon@siue.edu<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="kimmel" id="kimmel">April 19, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Student From Lincoln Wins Kimmel
Scholarship<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) A passion "to help others" is a
driving force for Sara Anne Reimers Carpenter, formerly of
Lincoln, Mo., who not only finds the time and energy to
volunteer, but also works hard on a double major in Speech
Communication and Spanish at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville.</p>
<p>She is a daughter of Jan Reimers and Robert Carpenter of
De Soto, Mo.</p>
<p>Her dedication to volunteerism will be recognized April
27 when she receives the SIUE Carol Kimmel Scholarship. The
scholarship program is co-sponsored by the University and
the Belleville News-Democrat. Carpenter will be recognized
at the Kimmel Leadership Recognition
Program—scheduled at 4:30 p.m. in the Conference
Center, on the second floor of SIUE's Morris University
Center.</p>
<p>The annual scholarship was established to recognize
students for their outstanding leadership and community
volunteer service contributions, in addition to academic
excellence. It is named for Kimmel, a former member of the
SIU Board of Trustees, who for many years donated freely of
her time and talent to volunteerism.</p>
<p>"My passion is to help others," Carpenter said, "even
though it requires time and energy because it's the most
valuable quality a person can have. I agree with Albert
Schweitzer who said everything of value in the world has
been accomplished with enthusiasm and self-sacrifice. My
philanthropic values and actions have led me to the
non-profit sector, in which financial compensation is also
sacrificed," she said.</p>
<p>"Receiving the Kimmel Scholarship would lift a sizable
financial burden and would also be an incredible
honor."</p>
<p>For the University, Carpenter has been an active leader
and member of Making Waves, a women's studies organization.
She initiated SIUE's participation in the March for Women's
Lives in Washington, D.C., during spring of last year. She
also devotes her time to peer ministry at the SIUE
Religious Center.</p>
<p>Her community service has included volunteer work with
the Service Learning Project through SIUE's partnership
with Americorps, the United Way Allocations Committee,
Women of the Steel Union, and mentoring through the YMCA
and the SIUE United Campus Ministries. She also volunteers
with the American Red Cross.</p>
<p>"Carol Kimmel was described to me as the 'epitome of
service,'" Carpenter said. "With enthusiasm and
self-sacrifice, I strive for such a valuable life as
well."</p>
<p>For more information, call the Kimmel Leadership Center,
(618) 650-2686, or, from St. Louis toll-free, (888)
328-5168, Ext. 2686.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="award" id="award">April 19, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Several Illinois Residents Are Recipients Of SIUE
Kimmel Award<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Several Southwestern Illinois
residents will receive Kimmel Community Service Awards at
the April 27 Kimmel Leadership Recognition Program,
sponsored by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and
the Belleville News-Democrat.</p>
<p>The annual award was established to recognize
outstanding community members for dedication and
contributions to community volunteer service as exemplified
by Carol Kimmel, a former member of the SIU Board of
Trustees, who for many years gave freely of her time and
talent to volunteerism.</p>
<p>There are seven award categories: education, social
service-social welfare, environmental and civic betterment,
regional leadership, agency-organizational concerns,
special populations, and the SIUE faculty-staff
category.</p>
<p>Those nominated for the Kimmel Community Service Award
must have been a resident of Illinois or Missouri for at
least two years, and volunteered for at least one agency,
organization, or business for at least two or more
continuous years.</p>
<p>In addition, nominees must have demonstrated a variety
of community service contributions for an extended period
and demonstrated outstanding voluntary community service,
as well as a commitment to the citizens of Illinois or
Missouri; and must document leadership roles and
responsibilities.</p>
<p>This year's winners are:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>EDUCATION:</strong> Luereatha Griffin of
Fairview Heights.</li>
<li><strong>REGIONAL LEADERSHIP:</strong> P. Michael
Schuette of Breese.</li>
<li><strong>ENVIRONMENTAL-CIVIC BETTERMENT:</strong> Rev.
Dr. David C. Stabenfeldt of Collinsville.</li>
<li><strong>SOCIAL SERVICE-SOCIAL WELFARE:</strong> James
M. Bailey of Alton.</li>
<li><strong>SPECIAL POPULATIONS:</strong> Daniel J.
Cuneo.</li>
<li><strong>AGENCY/ORGANIZATIONAL CONCERNS:</strong>
Betty Krapf of Edwardsville</li>
<li><strong>SIUE FACULTY/STAFF:</strong> Rich Walker of
Edwardsville</li>
</ul>
<p>Admission is free for the April 27 Kimmel recognition
program—scheduled at 4:30 p.m. in the Conference
Center, on the second floor of SIUE's Morris University
Center.</p>
<p>For more information, call the Kimmel Leadership Center,
(618) 650-2686, or, from St. Louis toll-free, (888)
328-5168, Ext. 2686.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="lincoln" id="lincoln">April 19, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>The University Museum at SIUE Prepares for the Lincoln
Academy<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The University Museum at Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville is "preparing Lincoln" for
the Lincoln Academy. The famous portrait, Smiling Lincoln,
which hangs in the interior lobby of the Lovejoy Library at
SIUE, will be moved to the Morris University Center in
preparation for the April 30 event.</p>
<p>"Making the portrait visible during the Lincoln Academy
is a wonderful opportunity for our guests to experience The
University Museum," said its director, Eric Barnett. "It
also gives the University Museum a chance to showcase our
collection."</p>
<p>The portrait is being moved in time for the Lincoln
Academy on April 30. SIUE will host the 2005 Lincoln
Academy convocation and investiture, black-tie reception,
dinner, and ball. More than 300 guests are expected to
attend, including Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and many
other Illinois dignitaries.</p>
<p>Smiling Lincoln, was painted by Alban Jasper Conant in
1860. Conant was commissioned to do the painting by William
MacPherson of St. Louis. Conant went to Springfield in the
fall of 1860 to paint the portrait of Lincoln, who at that
time was the newly nominated candidate of the Republican
Party.</p>
<p>"Life portraits of the beardless Lincoln, before he was
elected president, are extremely rare," Barnett said.</p>
<p>Conant was the only contemporary portrait artist who
attempted and succeeded in capturing the friendly,
"smiling" Lincoln.</p>
<p>Historians say when Conant arrived, he observed the
President talking with a small group of men; Lincoln's face
was beaming with good nature. But when Lincoln sat for the
portrait, he assumed a sad, thoughtful expression. Conant
engaged Lincoln in conversation and Lincoln again revealed
the smiling expression that Conant sought.</p>
<p>When Mrs. Lincoln first saw the portrait, she said,
"That's the way he looks when he has his friends about him.
I hope he will look like that after the first of November
(alluding to the election)."</p>
<p>"The painting was eventually sold to Shurtleff College
in Alton in 1864 and was delivered by the artist himself,"
Barnett explained. "The painting remained there until the
college was acquired by Southern Illinois University."</p>
<p>The Lincoln Academy investiture is scheduled for 6 p.m.
in Katherine Dunham Hall; the reception and ball will
follow at 7:30 p.m. in Meridian Ballroom, on the first
floor of SIUE's Delyte W. Morris University Center.</p>
<p>The Lincoln Academy, unique among the 50 states, was
established in 1965 to honor Illinois' most distinguished
citizens who have brought honor to the state by their
achievements. "We are honored to be chosen to host this
prestigious event on the SIUE campus," SIUE Chancellor
Vaughn Vandegrift said. Vandegrift has pulled together a
group of civic volunteers to help plan the event.</p>
<p>"This is a great opportunity for the University to
partner with the community in showing the entire state our
Southern Illinois brand of hospitality."</p>
<p>Gov. Blagojevich recently announced that six
world-famous Illinoisans-who have excelled in
communications, business, education, sports, science, and
social service-will receive the Order of Lincoln Medallion
at the SIUE event. The award is the highest that can be
bestowed by the state.</p>
<p>This year's Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
are: Edward Brennan, retired chairman, president, and CEO
of Sears, Roebuck and Co.; David S. Broder, Washington Post
political correspondent who received the 1973 Pulitzer
Prize for distinguished commentary; Nick Holonyak Jr., head
of the University of Illinois' Micro and Nano Lab in the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; George
E. Inglett, innovator and marketer of corn and
soybean-based weight loss and fat replacement products that
have improved the health of millions of people around the
world; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the Sports Illustrated "Female
Athlete of the 20th Century" and Olympic gold medalist; and
Stephanie Pace Marshall, an international leader, speaker,
and writer on the issues of educational innovation,
schooling re-design, gifted education, and mathematics and
science education.</p>
<p>Past honorees have included John Chancellor, Paul
Harvey, Walter Payton, Mike Royko, President Ronald Reagan,
Ann Landers, Lester Crown, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Roger
Ebert.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a></p>
<h2><a name="emyear" id="emyear">April 19, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Names Student Employee of the Year<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Sandra McClendon of East St. Louis,
a senior majoring in Speech Communication, is the 2005 SIUE
Student Employee of the Year.</p>
<p>McClendon is a program assistant with SIUE's East St.
Louis Center Campus of Learners (COL) Family
Self-Sufficiency Program.</p>
<p>Employed at the East St. Louis Center since August 2001,
McClendon assists in the development and implementation of
all services and activities of the program. She has
provided many hours of service to the program and has been
recognized for her work mentoring life-challenged women
through the Connections to Success Program.</p>
<p>In nominating the non-traditional SIUE student, who also
is a grandmother, Louella Hawkins wrote that McClendon "has
been a true asset to the (COL) Program, particularly when
working with the children of the residents of the Phoenix
Courts housing development."</p>
<p>Hawkins is the acting program director of the COL.</p>
<p>"McClendon's caring, efficient, easy-going manner is
noticeable, whether she is assisting them with homework in
the after school tutoring program or when they are making
special holiday crafts. Her creativity in developing and
implementing children's activities has given most of the
children the confidence, opportunity, and experience needed
to become successful achievers."</p>
<p>"McClendon's input in developing activities has been
invaluable to motivating not only the children, but the
adults," Hawkins continued. "Her team spirit when working
with the staff has helped create a harmonious environment
that makes it a joy for all of the employees to come to
work," Hawkins wrote.</p>
<p>Each year, the Office of Student Financial Aid requests
nominations for the student employee recognition, which is
part of National Student Employee Week (April 10-16) as
designated by the National Student Employment Association.
Runners-up for this year's Student Employee of the Year
were: Thomas Doellman, of Quincy; and Ashley Luken, of
Lincoln.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a></p>
<h2><a name="speak" id="speak">April 15, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Historian, Advocacy Attorney To Speak At SIUE
Commencement<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) An historian, who edited and
annotated the 19th Century journals of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, and an attorney, who has devoted her profession
to helping disenfranchised clients, will be the speakers at
the May 7 commencement ceremonies of Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville.</p>
<p>Gary Evan Moulton, retired Thomas C. Sorensen Professor
of American History at the University of
Nebraska–Lincoln, will receive an Honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters at the 9 a.m. ceremony, and attorney Lois
Wood, executive director of the Land of Lincoln Legal
Assistance Foundation Inc., will receive a Distinguished
Service Award at the 5 p.m. ceremony. Moulton also will
speak at the 1 p.m. ceremony.</p>
<p>College of Arts and Sciences graduate candidates will
receive their degrees at 9 a.m., Schools of Education and
Nursing at 1 p.m., and Schools of Business and Engineering
at 5 p.m.</p>
<p>Moulton produced 13 scholarly volumes and a single
abridged volume that contain the accounts written by
members of Lewis and Clark’s historic Corps of
Discovery. During the winter of 1803-04, Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark set up camp at what later became the city
of Wood River, Illinois, as members of the expedition
readied for exploration of the Louisiana Territory, newly
acquired by the United States under then-President Thomas
Jefferson.</p>
<p>Some 180 years later, Professor Moulton began the
arduous and painstaking task of editing and annotating, for
publication by the University of Nebraska Press, the
various contemporary accounts written by the members of
that historic expedition. To accomplish this feat, Moulton
drew on several disciplines including botany, medicine,
astronomy, cartography, as well as history.</p>
<p>As managing attorney of the Land of Lincoln Legal
Assistance Foundation, Wood has helped thousands of clients
with issues ranging from health care to housing. Last year,
Wood received the National Legal Aid Defender
Association’s (NLADA) 2003 Kutak-Dodds Award,
honoring her accomplishments in contributing “in a
significant way to the enhancement of human dignity and
quality of life.”</p>
<p>Wood’s legal foundation, based in East St. Louis
and Alton, has a strong record of advocacy for low-income
residents of St. Clair and Monroe counties, as well as
advocacy for elderly residents in a seven-county area. She
has been successful in bringing numerous and individual
class-action lawsuits about housing issues and
representation of community groups in economic development
matters.</p>
<p>The NLADA describes Wood as “a remarkable legal
advocate to improve every aspect of her clients’
lives; from health care, to housing, to education, to
consumer rights, her dedication is
unmistakable.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="annforum" id="annforum">April 15,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>Small Business Development Center Will Host Annual
Lenders Forum<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Representatives from several
Illinois agencies will take part in the Annual Small
Business Administration (SBA) Lenders Forum, sponsored by
the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Small
Business Development Center (SBDC), from 8:30 a.m.-noon
Wednesday, May 18, in SIUE’s Morris University
Center.</p>
<p>This event will provide information about government
financing programs for small businesses, with the purpose
of informing the Southwestern Illinois lending community of
small business financing options.</p>
<p>At the forum, representatives from the SBA, the Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Small
Business Growth Corporation, the Office of the Illinois
State Treasurer, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
will make presentations for local bankers. In addition,
information regarding technical assistance will be provided
by the SBDC.</p>
<p>Admission fee, which includes breakfast, is $25; further
information may be obtained by contacting the SBDC, (618)
650-2929, or (618) 482-8330.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="SBDC" id="SBDC">April 15, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SBDC To host Community Express Loan Information Session
at SIUE<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and
the US Small Business Administration will host a Small
Business Administration (SBA) loan information session
targeted to local businesses.</p>
<p>There is no fee to attend the session, which will be
conducted at the East St. Louis Higher Education Center,
601 J.R. Thompson Blvd., Building D, Room 2002, East St.
Louis, from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, May 12..</p>
<p>The program will provide financial and technical
assistance to enable the small and home-based business
owner’s access to business loans. The session will
cover eligibility criteria, use of loan proceeds, maximum
amount, and participating lenders.</p>
<p>Business owners will have the opportunity to fill-out an
application during the information session. If interested
in applying the day of the session, businesses are required
to bring a copy of the applicant’s driver’s
licenses (this will be for each applicant with 20 percent
or more ownership), proof of a business checking account,
and an understanding of personal credit.</p>
<p>For more information and registration, contact Jane
Bagent, (618) 650-2929, or, by e-mail jbagent@siue.edu.
Pre-registration is required.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="health" id="health">April 12, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Legislators To Be Part Of Health Care Panel At SIUE On
April 18<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Ill. Rep. Jay Hoffman
(D-Collinsville) and Ill. Sen. Frank Watson (R-Greenville)
will be part of a panel for a half-day policy and practice
forum on health care in the state on Monday, April 18, at
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, sponsored by the
SIUE Department of Social Work and the Illinois Chapter of
the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).</p>
<p>Regional Health Care: Access and Disparities, will be
presented from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the John C. Abbott
Auditorium, on the lower level of SIUE's Lovejoy
Library.</p>
<p>Other panelists include keynote speaker, Linda Renee
Baker, formerly secretary of the Illinois Department of
Human Services (IDOHS) and faculty at the Paul Simon
Institute at SIU Carbondale, and Tracey Williams,
administrator in the Division of Mental Health, IDOHS.</p>
<p>The forum will be an interactive presentation and
discussion of health issues in Illinois and the
Southwestern Illinois region. Panelists will provide
perspectives about current and projected health care issues
in Illinois.</p>
<p>University faculty, students, human and social services
practitioners, and the public are invited to attend.
Registration fees are $35 for the forum and lunch, $25
without the lunch. Students may attend with an admission
waiver. To register for attendance, contact Emily Coffin,
SIUE Office of Continuing Education, (618) 650-3207, or, by
e-mail: ecoffin@siue.edu.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back
to top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="dalbrass" id="dalbrass">April 12,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>Dallas Brass To Appear April 22 On Arts & Issues
Stage At SIUE<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) With an exciting repertoire that
spans myriad musical traditions—from Dixieland to
Broadway to Hollywood to patriotic, with a sprinkle of
humor—the Dallas Brass will appear at 8 p.m. Friday,
April 22, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as
part of the University’s Arts & Issues
series.</p>
<p>Scheduled in Meridian Ballroom, on the first floor of
SIUE’s Morris University Center, the Dallas Brass
will bring its special brand of performance that has made
the group one of America’s foremost and entertaining
musical ensembles. Dallas Brass has a distinctive style all
its own, blending traditional brass instruments with a full
complement of drums and percussion to create an entity of
extraordinary range and musical challenges.</p>
<p>“For two decades the Arts & Issues series has
been the benchmark of quality entertainment for
Southwestern Illinois audiences,” said John Peecher,
coordinator of the series. “Dallas Brass has a great
sense of style in their music and in their
performing,” he said. “It promises to be a
unique evening of exciting musical
entertainment.”</p>
<p>Since its founding in 1983 by Michael Levine, the Dallas
Brass has performed throughout the world with a show for
the entire family. The group’s goal is to entertain
and enrich by playing great music, while showing audiences
how much the musicians enjoy what they do.</p>
<p>In addition to solo engagements, the Dallas Brass also
has appeared with symphony orchestras nationwide, including
the Cincinnati Pops conducted by Erich Kunzel, Peter Nero
and the Philly Pops, and the New York Pops conducted by
Skitch Henderson. The Dallas Brass also has performed at
Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C., and has toured overseas in Europe and the Far
East.</p>
<p>Members of the Dallas Brass began their musical
involvement in elementary school music programs; therefore,
they remain dedicated to working with young musicians,
frequently going into public schools to present clinics and
workshops for students of all ages.</p>
<p>The ensemble also has released five albums: Debut,
Dallas Brass II, A Merry Christmas With Brass, Windborne,
and Nutcracker.</p>
<p>Tickets for the April 22 Arts & Issues event are
$20; students, $10, and are available by contacting John
Peecher, (618) 650-2626, or, by calling (618) 650-5555, or
by e-mail: jpeeche@siue.edu. Individual tickets also may be
purchased at the Web site: artsandissues.com.<br /><br />
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<h2><br /><a name="survivor" id="survivor">April 11,
2005</a></h2>
<h2>“Survivor: Africa” Winner And AIDS Quilt To
Appear At SIUE<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Campus Activities Board will sponsor a variety
of activities in recognition of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
April 18-22.</p>
<p>A highlight of the week will be the appearance of Ethan
Zohn, the “Survivor: Africa” million dollar
winner. Zohn will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in
SIUE’s Morris University Center (MUC).</p>
<p>Zohn took his million dollar winnings and invested in a
non-profit organization based in Zimbabwe called Grass
Roots Soccer. The organization provides AIDS and HIV
education conducted by professional soccer
players—the only role models for African children.
The AIDS crisis is so bad in Zimbabwe that the Centers for
Disease Control in Atlanta predicts that by 2010 more than
35 percent of children in that country will become orphans
because of AIDS.</p>
<p>Zohn said speaking to college students is an extension
of his desire to make a difference. Zohn will share his
belief in the importance of personal character, citing it
as the reason he won the reality game show, and the tool
that got him through the first year of instant
celebrity.</p>
<p>The AIDS quilt will be on display from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, in the Goshen Lounge on the first
floor of the MUC. The public is invited to make a panel for
the AIDS quilt from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 20 at the
Cougar Craze “Make Your Own AIDS Quilt Panel”
event in the Goshen Lounge.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back
to top</a><br /></p>
<h2>April 11, 2005</h2>
<h2><a name="photo" id="photo">MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO
OPPORTUNITIES<br /></a></h2>
<p>4th Annual “Celebrating Abilities”
Wheelchair Basketball Game and 5K Race: Roll/Run/Walk</p>
<ul>
<li>What: SIUE Disability Support Services’ 4th
Annual “Celebrating Abilities”
Wheelchair</li>
<li>Basketball Game and 5K Race: Roll/Run/Walk</li>
<li>When: Basketball game - Wednesday, April 13. Doors
open at 5 p.m. with tip-off at 6</li>
<li>5K Race: Roll/Run/Walk - Sunday, April 17 at 7:55
a.m.</li>
<li>Where: Basketball game – SIUE’s
Vadalabene Center</li>
</ul>
<p>5K Race: Roll/Run/Walk - downtown Edwardsville,
beginning and ending at the Madison County Transit Center,
North Main Street and Hillsboro Avenue</p>
<p>The SIUE men’s and women’s Cougar basketball
teams will combine forces in an effort to capture their
first win against the Confluence Center Coast Wheelchair
Basketball team in four years.</p>
<p>The game is free and open to the public. There will be
pre-game entertainment at 5:30 p.m., a halftime slam-dunk
competition, autograph sessions with both teams, and door
prizes awarded throughout the night. Free soda and popcorn
also will be available.</p>
<p>Registration is $10; SIUE students, $5, if postmarked by
April 14. Registration forms also will be available at the
April 13 basketball game; everyone who registers that night
for the race will have the opportunity to win special door
prizes. Race registration is also available online at
www.siue.edu/DSS.</p>
<p>For more information, call Jane A. Floyd-Hendey, (618)
650-3782 or Shirley Lodes, (618) 650-3726.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="ITC" id="ITC">April 11, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE International Trade Center To Conduct Roundtable
Series<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville International Trade Center (ITC), the U.S.
Department of Commerce, the Illinois Office of Trade and
Investment, and FedEx will co-sponsor a Business
Roundtable, “Doing Business With China,” from
8:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 28, in the International
Room, on the second floor of SIUE’s Morris University
Center.</p>
<p>The Business Roundtable is part of a series providing a
forum for exchanging ideas and experiences about
international trade. The ITC is operated by the SIUE School
of Business. Representatives from the various sponsoring
partners will offer their insights and share successes and
challenges of exporting operations in China.</p>
<p>The following are some of the topics to be covered
during the seminar:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>• Strategic approaches: Can U.S. companies stay
competitive<br />• Key market trends, most recent
developments and “hot” sectors for
exports<br />• Legal issues: IPR protection and
business negotiations<br />• Export/Import
regulations<br />• Financing export sales and
operations in China<br />• State and federal
programs to assist American exporters<br />• 2008
Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 World’s Fair in
Shanghai:<br />• Best trade and job opporunities</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Participants are encouraged to register in advance; no
registrations will be accepted at the door. Space is
limited. The fee for the event is $25, which includes a
continental breakfast, parking, and materials for future
reference. For more information, contact the International
Trade Center, (618) 650-3851, or (618) 650-2452, or, by
e-mail: international-trade-center@siue.edu.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="social" id="social">April 8, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Chancellor Vandegrift Calls For ‘Keeping The
Social Compact’<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Citing the values held by Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville—Citizenship,
Excellence, Integrity, Openness, and Wisdom—SIUE
Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift said today that the
institution continues to keep its “social
compact” with the residents of Southwestern
Illinois.</p>
<p>Vandegrift made the remarks in a speech during his
installation as the seventh chancellor of SIUE. He became
chancellor in July of last year, but the installation
ceremony today—the culmination of activities
throughout this past week that included seminars, panel
discussions, and academic presentations—is a formal
recognition of Vandegrift’s appointment.</p>
<p>With a theme of “Celebrating Our Place, Keeping
Our Compact,” Vandegrift spoke of the social compact
between the University and the region, as well as
SIUE’s sense of place. He likened the University to a
piece of “site-specific art that would lose much of
its meaning outside the context for which it was created.
SIUE … occupies its place based on a social compact
with the people of Illinois to serve primarily the
residents of the Southwestern Illinois region.”</p>
<p>He described the “social compact” between a
university and the public as “the most distinctive
feature of American public higher education.” He
explained that such a compact has its roots in the Morrill
Act of 1862, under which public institutions of higher
education were given land and support in exchange for the
institution’s obligation to use public resources to
address economic and social issues “crucial to the
welfare of all citizens.”</p>
<p>SIUE has fulfilled that compact since it began in 1957,
Vandegrift said. “Our commitment to keeping the
social compact is not mere rhetoric. It is real, dynamic,
and growing. On this beautiful campus that we celebrate
today, we have given our 82,000 graduates a better place in
society,” he said.</p>
<p>“We have for nearly 50 years served the residents
of Illinois. We are the place where those who might have
been disenfranchised from the American dream have
benefited, and we still play that role.</p>
<p>“We have been the educational hope of both the
economically challenged and the place-bound
student.”</p>
<p>Vandegrift gave several examples of how the University
has served the region over the past 50 years, not the least
of which is SIUE’s contribution to the economic
welfare of the region.</p>
<p>His examples included: 1) SIUE is one of the largest
employers in Madison County; 2) SIUE educates students who
stay in the area as part of a highly educated, skilled
workforce; 3) the University’s sponsorship of
innovative programs, such as the 2 + 2 + 2 Manufacturing
Engineering Program in collaboration with Lewis and Clark
Community College; 4) SIUE’s educational and social
programs provided through the East St. Louis Center; 5) the
new School of Pharmacy; 6) the School of Dental Medicine at
Alton; 7) University Park, which currently is host to 14
outside tenants and seven University units, including the
National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center; and 8) future
endeavors in the research park, such as the Spring Green
Lodge and Conference Center currently under construction
and the biotechnology laboratory incubator.</p>
<p>“I am excited about SIUE,” Vandegrift said.
“I am fortunate to have been chosen as the new
Chancellor and I count my role as both a great honor and
responsibility. I know that what we will do to realize our
vision for national recognition will also enhance the
economic growth and help fulfill the human potential of our
metropolitan area.”</p>
<p>Despite economic challenges throughout Illinois,
Vandegrift called for adequate state support as “a
necessary condition” to keeping the compact between
public universities and the citizenry. “As we gather
to celebrate the place of SIUE in Southwestern Illinois and
public higher education in the United States, let us all
pledge to keep the unique social compact between the public
and higher education,” Vandegrift said.</p>
<p>“It is our obligation, responsibility, and,
indeed, privilege to continue the noble work of those who
labored before us.”<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back
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<h2><a name="elements" id="elements">April 8, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Play To Blend History And Theatrical Elements
April 20-24<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Playwright Steve Gooch weaves a
compelling story in his Female Transport, in which women
are mere chattel and taught to suspect each other and
compete for male approval in a society that is dominated by
men.</p>
<p>Twenty-First Century America?</p>
<p>No, early 19th Century England, or, more accurately, on
a ship sailing from England to an Australian penal colony
for women in 1809. The drama, which opens April 20 in
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Katherine
Dunham Hall theater, is a tough, realistic and detailed
account of the hardships endured by six women whose crimes
were purse-cutting, prostitution and “false
pretenses.”</p>
<p>The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, and
plays at the same curtain time through Saturday, April 23,
then again at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24.</p>
<p>Director Peter Cocuzza, an associate professor of
Theater and Dance at the University, points out that Gooch
has woven history and theater to produce a look back at a
time in England when prisoners were sent off to Australia
for long stretches of penal servitude for the most trivial
of crimes, such as theft of a loaf of bread. “At this
particular time in England’s history,” Cocuzza
said, “convicts and, in the case of this play, women,
were routinely sent off to other lands as a way of dealing
with over-crowded prisons.</p>
<p>“Even more poignant were the stories of these
women, all based on true accounts, and the bonds that held
them together during this long, arduous journey to a place
from which they most likely would not return.”</p>
<p>Prisoners were transported in British war ships that in
most cases were captained by young inexperienced officers
and sergeants who were looking for extra profit through the
transportation. Female Transport opens with the women
entering a dank and dark cell in the hold of the ship. This
will be their home for the long and arduous six-month
journey around Cape Hope to Sydney.</p>
<p>They will endure worm-ridden food, putrid water and
rats. A cruel sergeant will be their caretaker, helped by a
16-year-old first mate. The women must overstress their
individuality, and they are ferociously independent of men
and each other. They all have betrayed someone in the past
to gain their independence.</p>
<p>Cocuzza said the play is a tour de force for the actors.
“The actors are onstage the entire time, including
intermission,” the director said. “This is also
a mixed media production; it will be quite an audio-visual
experience for the audience.”</p>
<p>Cocuzza said the play is inspiring. “The
relationships between the women are inspiring,” he
said. “These characters share their lives and we get
to see their personalities and find what occurred to them
before they were put on the ship.</p>
<p>“Part of the message is that you can be in an
adverse situation and still find inner strength. “For
me, the creative staff, and the performers, it was an
inspiring opportunity to work on a script in which acting
craft and genuine history merge for two hours on the
stage.”</p>
<p>Tickets for Female Transport may be obtained through the
SIUE Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774.<br /><br /> <a
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<h2><a name="bio" id="bio">April 8, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE To Host Biotechnology/Bioengineering
Symposium<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville School of Engineering will offer its first
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Symposium Friday, April
15, from 1-5 pm in SIUE’s Engineering Building
Auditorium.</p>
<p>The symposium will feature presentations of current
faculty and student research in fields related to
bioengineering.</p>
<p>Paul A. Seaburg, dean of the SIUE School of Engineering,
will be the keynote speaker. Seaburg notes, “It will
be a great opportunity to welcome biotech and
bioengineering researchers, and discuss why SIUE needs a
Bioengineering program.”</p>
<p>The prime objective of the symposium is to inform
students, SIUE faculty members, and the surrounding St.
Louis and Metro-East communities about the current research
projects in biotechnology and bioengineering at SIUE. The
symposium also aims to enhance the SIUE academic
environment by fostering more collaboration between faculty
of various disciplines.</p>
<p>Professor Oktay Alkin, chair of the SIUE Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, is one of the
principal supporters of bioengineering research and
curriculum development activities at SIUE. He has written
two National Science Foundation proposals for SIUE
bioengineering program development, and has recently
submitted a new program request for implementing an
interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in
bioengineering.</p>
<p>Alkin notes that, “In recent years, there have
been significant efforts in transforming the St. Louis
Metropolitan Area into a "bio-belt," and in increasing the
role of life and plant sciences industries within the
economy of the region.”</p>
<p>The St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
(RCGA) has led efforts to strengthen the presence of
biotechnology-related companies in the region. In 2000, the
RCGA funded a study and from those findings the RCGA
created a strategic plan to position St. Louis as the
international center for plant sciences and a major
international center in life sciences.</p>
<p>The SIUE campus is well positioned to provide the
additional work force needs for this expected growth.
Alkin, in his proposal for bioengineering curriculum for
SIUE, remarks, “We anticipate that, as the proposed
program evolves and grows in terms of resources and
expertise, opportunities will be found for close
collaboration with (our) Schools of Dental Medicine,
Nursing and Pharmacy, as well as the National
Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (in SIUE’s University
Park) and the Environmental Resources Training Center.</p>
<p>“In time,” Alkin said, “the
bioengineering program could make significant contributions
to strengthening the presence of SIUE in the area of life
and plant sciences.”<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back
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<h2><a name="variety" id="variety">April 8, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Offers Variety Of Summer Camps For Area
Youth<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville offers a variety of summer camps full of
learning and activities for children ages eight to 18.</p>
<p>Campers may choose from academic camps in art, dance,
theater, science, music, and writing, as well as sports
camps in baseball, boys and girls basketball, soccer,
softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and
wrestling.</p>
<p>SIUE sports camps give young athletes extensive coaching
and training, as well as opportunities to learn new skills
and participate in competitions. Good sportsmanship is
emphasized.</p>
<p>All camps are co-ed day camps held at SIUE unless
otherwise noted in the registration information. Recreation
activities also are included in many camps. Campers are
grouped by age and experience.<br /><br />For more
information about SIUE summer camps, call (618) 650-2660,
or, visit online:
www.registrar.siue.edu/summercamps.<br /><a
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<h2><br />April 8, 2005</h2>
<h2><a name="tsunami" id="tsunami">SIUE Students Coordinate
Tsunami Relief Effort<br /></a></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Representatives from six Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville student organizations and
SIUE Intercollegiate Athletics raised $6,000 for the
victims of the tsunami disaster that occurred last
December.</p>
<p>During a ceremony at noon April 13 in Stratton
Quadrangle, Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift and members of the
group will present a check to a representative of the
Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the American Red
Cross.</p>
<p>The student organizations joined together in their
support of the nation’s tsunami relief efforts by
sponsoring several fundraising events:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>• The Indian Student Association sponsored five
on-campus jewelry sales;<br />• The Master Marketing
Research Student Association and the SIUE Marketing Club
co-sponsored the "Walk-a-thon for Tsunami
Relief";<br />• The SIUE Cricket Club sponsored a
cricket tournament;<br />• The SIUE Gospel Choir
sponsored a benefit concert;<br />• SIUE Student
Government collected donations<br />• Athletics
collected donations at an SIUE basketball game</p>
</blockquote>
<p>“SIUE students proactively engaged in these
activities to assist their fellow human beings,” said
Steve Sperotto, director of the SIUE Kimmel Leadership
Center. “The University is proud of the
students’ commitment to global citizenship and
response to international crises such as the Asian tsunami
disaster.”<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="writing" id="writing">April 8, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>Annual SIUE Summer Writing Camp Set For June,
July<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.) The 22nd Annual Summer Writing Day
Camp at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been
set for two sessions Monday through Friday, June 20-July 1
and July 11-22.</p>
<p>Enrollment per session is limited to 50 students, ages
eight through 18, according to Susan Garrison, an
instructor the Department of English Language and
Literature, who is director of the camp.</p>
<p>The camps are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
with several hours of classroom development activity, plus
recreation periods for softball, swimming, volleyball,
bowling, billiards, board games, and nature exploration,
among others. In addition, older students will have
opportunities to explore other aspects of campus life.</p>
<p>Garrison said writing periods have an excellent
pupil-teacher ratio—about eight to one—with
development of skills articulating thought in the sentence,
the paragraph, and the short essay, as well as, by means of
collaborative effort, in such creative forms as drama and
fiction.</p>
<p>Students from the fifth grade and higher will use
computers extensively in the composition process, but
participants do not need prior experience with computers to
do well in the program.</p>
<p>She also pointed out that individual instruction in
grammar, spelling, and punctuation, is provided as needed
but she also said this is not the total objective of the
program. Garrison will be assisted at the day camp by
recreational counselors, as well as area elementary and
secondary teachers, or current or former university
lecturers of the SIUE Department of English Language and
Literature, who have had special training in the teaching
of writing.</p>
<p>The fee for either of the day camp sessions is $190,
which includes a non-refundable $15 enrollment fee upon
registration. The $175 balance is due no later than June 17
for the first session or July 8 for the second
session.<br /> For more information, call the SIUE
Department of English Language and Literature, (618)
650-2060, or, from St. Louis toll-free, (888) 328-5168,
Ext. 2060.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="photo2" id="photo2">April 5 , 2005</a></h2>
<h2>MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY<br /></h2>
<p>Installation Of Vaughn Vandegrift As SIUE Chancellor</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Vaughn Vandegrift, seventh
chancellor of Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Installation ceremony and
address by the Chancellor</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> 2 p.m. Friday, April 8</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Meridian Ballroom, first
floor of SIUE’s Morris University Center</li>
</ul>
<p>After a week of activities, including presentations,
seminars, and discussions—all celebrating SIUE as a
quality institution of higher education in Southern
Illinois—SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift will be
formally installed as the University’s seventh
chancellor Friday, April 8.</p>
<p>As part of the installation ceremony, Chancellor
Vandegrift will give his inaugural
address—Celebrating Our Place, Keeping Our
Compact—to the community.</p>
<p>Immediately following the address, and before a
reception and dance performance in Goshen Lounge by the
East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts Company, the
Chancellor will adjourn for 10 or 15 minutes to the Green
Room (at the east end of Meridian) for questions from the
media.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<h2><a name="animal" id="animal">April 5, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Students Assemble Replica of Pre-Historic
Animal<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) What’s nine-feet long and has
a sail formed by a row of long spines on its back? Give up?
It’s the Dimetrodon (pronounced Die-MET-rah-don). The
ancient animal lived approximately 300 million years ago
during the late Paleozoic Era, and it’s on the
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus right
now.</p>
<p>What exactly did the Dimetrodon look like? A group of
students from the SIUE Museum Studies Graduate Certificate
Program is going to find out. Students are being guided by
paleontologist Guy Darrough as they assemble the fiberglass
replica for display.</p>
<p>According to Eric Barnett, director of The University
Museum at SIUE, the Dimetrodon is still under construction.
“The legs have been attached to the body. The next
step is to attach the head and tail. SIUE is the chosen
site for construction because Darrough’s studio is
currently at capacity.”</p>
<p>Darrough is a highly accomplished fossil collector,
fossil preparation expert, and illustrator who has worked
in paleontology and related areas for 40 years. He has
collected and studied fossils in Canada, Morocco, and ni
many parts of the United States. His technical and artistic
skills in fossil preparation meet the highest museum
standards. Specimens from his own exceptional collection
are routinely loaned to museums for exhibition and for
scientific studies.</p>
<p>Darrough’s accomplishments include amassing a
premiere collection of Missouri fossils, making significant
discoveries in Paleontology (including the discovery of a
wide variety of Cambrian and lower Ordovician fossil
animals previously unknown to paleontologists), and
co-authoring in the Journal of Paleontology.</p>
<p>“The Dimetrodon will be part of the Prehistory of
Illinois display which will be open for viewing during the
Lincoln Academy of Illinois,” Barnett explained.</p>
<p>Every year, the academy conducts a convocation and
investiture of laureates in which individuals are honored
for contributions to the betterment of mankind that have
been accomplished in or on behalf of the state of Illinois.
A dinner and ball following the event also honors the
laureates. Throughout the year, the academy also honors
senior students for overall excellence at all 52 four-year,
degree-granting state institutions in Illinois.</p>
<p>This year’s event takes place April 30 on the SIUE
campus, with approximately 300 guests from around the state
expected to attend.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<h2><a name="SON2" id="SON2">April 5, 2005</a></h2>
<h2>SIUE Event Honors Nurses And Helps Nursing
Students<br /></h2>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Nurses and those who support the
nursing profession will be given the 2005 Jewels of Nursing
Excellence Award at the Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville School of Nursing’s “Jewels of
Nursing Excellence” dinner and silent auction on
Saturday, April 16, at Sunset Hills Country Club in
Edwardsville.</p>
<p>Four awards will be given that evening, recognizing
achievement in four categories:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>• Hospital, organization that has contributed to
the advancement of Nursing<br />• Friend to the
Nursing Profession<br />• SIUE Nursing graduate from
1960-95<br />• SIUE Nursing graduate 1996 or
later</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In addition to the recognition, the awards also promote
nursing as a highly-appreciated profession. Each nominee
will be recognized during the program and listed in the
program booklet.</p>
<p>The winners in each category will receive:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>• A $250 cash award<br />• Engraved
bookends<br />• Publicity and photo in post-event
news releases<br />• Mention in all future Jewels of
Nursing Excellence Award program booklets.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Tickets for the dinner are $50, of which half is a
contribution to the School of Nursing; tables of eight are
$400. Those interested may call (618) 650-3906.</p>
<p>Individuals, businesses, and organizations have been
donating silent auction items which may be bid from
5:30-8:30 p.m. Items include sports tickets, a handmade
wall-hanging quilt by Anne Perry, a member of the SIUE
Nursing Faculty, and a Lladro Nurse Figurine. Funds raised
during the Jewels of Nursing Excellence Dinner and Silent
Auction will be used for nursing student scholarships and
awards.</p>
<p>Graduates of the school’s basic baccalaureate
program earn a four-year BSN degree that develops and
supports critical thinking skills, clinical decision-making
abilities, and nursing values and ethics.</p>
<p>SIUE is uniquely positioned to educate both basic and
advanced practice nurses. During the past five years, the
SIUE School of Nursing has graduated 681
baccalaureate-level (BSN) nurses and 231 master’s and
advanced-practice (e.g., Nurse Practitioners) nurses. Most
SIUE graduates tend to come from—and return to work
in—Southern Illinois and in the St. Louis region.</p>
<p>SIUE graduates also are teaching at SIUE and in other
nursing schools around the country. Nearly 4,000 nursing
students have graduated during the school’s 39-year
existence.<br /></p>
<p>or more information about supporting the School of
Nursing, contact Bob McElligott, (618) 650-3906, or by
e-mail: rmcelli@siue.edu. Information about the School and
the “Jewels BoNursing Excellence” event may be
found at www.siue.edu/NURSING. Donations may be sent to
SIUE School of Nursing, Alumni Hall, Edwardsville IL
62026-1066.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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