FACULTY & STAFF NOTES

AERA PARTICIPANTS

 

The American Educational Research Association held its annual meeting April 10­14 in Seattle. Throughout the summer, the Register will list faculty and students who participated in the conference and the titles of their presentations.
Whitney Allgood, graduate student, presented "What is the Cost of an Adequate Education?" with Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute.
Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, professors of special education, and co-directors of the Research Program on Learning Accommodations for Individuals with Special Needs at the Kennedy Center, presented "Promoting Reading Fluency for First Graders with Varying Achievement Histories" and "Promoting Mathematical Problem Solving for Third Graders with Varying Achievement Histories."

Lynn and
Douglas Fuchs
Michael K. McLendon, instructor in higher education administration, presented "Problem-Definition, Redefinition, and State Policymaking to Decentralize Higher Education."

McLendon
 
 
 

PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

John C. Ayers, associate professor of geology, presented two talks at the 11th Annual International V.M. Goldschmidt Conference sponsored by the Geochemical Society May 20-24. Ayer's first presentation was a keynote address "Evidence of Fluid-Assisted Recrystallization of Monazite." The second was an invited talk "Effect of Fluid Compostion on Monazite Solubility and Growth Systematics at 1.0 GPa and 1,000 Degress Celsius."

 

AWARDS

Brenda Gilmore, director of mail services, received the 2001 Spirit of Leadership Award May 9 at the CABLE Annual Awards presentation. Gilmore is also a Metro councilwoman, vice chair of Planning and Zoning as well as a member of several other committees. The Spirit of Leadership Award is given to professional women who exemplify "successful leadership" as demonstrated by their numerous accomplishments that have increased the growth and vitality of the Nashville community. A CABLE member who has a history of serving as a role model for other women and who is actively engaged in using her personal and professional influence for the advancement of women is chosen for the award.

 

Gilmore
John Sloop, associate professor of communication studies, has won the R. Serge Denisoff Award for the Best Article Published in the journal Popular Music & Society for his essay titled "The Emperor's New Makeup: Cool Cynicism and Popular Music Criticism," published in 1999.


Sloop
HONORS
 
Thomas F. Catron, associate professor of psychiatry and executive director of Vanderbilt Mental Health Center, and Elizabeth Diveley, licensed clinical social worker and assistant director of programs in the Mental Health Center, received recognition May 17 from NAMI Nashville and the Ambassador of Hope Awards steering committee for their service to children with childhood onset mental illnesses. They were involved in a program called "Visions for the Future" that targeted educators to teach them about mental illness and how it presents in children and youth. NAMI states, "In providing this education, we are hoping for earlier diagnosis and treatment which would provide better outcomes for children and youth identified with early onset of mental illness."

 

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