Campus News
Faculty News Jesse Ayers, D.M.A., professor of music, had his composition Flashbax premiered by the Honors Band of the Ohio Private Colleges Instrumental Directors Association. The work was commissioned by OPCICA in memory of the late Dr. William Schlacks, OPCICA’s founding president, and to commemorate the organization’s 25th year. Ayers also saw three of his compositions performed this past November by the Windiana Professional Concert Band in Valparaiso, Ind., at the historic Memorial Opera House. Ayers’ Biblical Epics Trilogy, included Rahab, Jericho, and ... and they gathered on Mount Carmel. In addition, Rahab was performed at the Canton MacDowell Club by Cynthia Wohlschlager, adjunct professor of voice and Patrick Wickiffe, Malone staff accompanist this past February. Jack Ballard, Ph.D., associate professor of music production, is Malone’s newest Fulbright Scholar––our fourth in eight years! Jack was recently informed by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board that he has been selected to receive a 2012–13 U.S. Scholar Grant to teach music production at Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya. Trish Berg, instructor of business and adviser for Students in Free Enterprise, secured three national grants for the SIFE program including the Sam’s Club Step Up for Small Business Grant to help a local small business grow and become more environmentally sustainable; the Campbell’s Soup Let’s Can Hunger Grant as the team pursued its goal of collecting 5,000 pounds of food for the Stark County Hunger Task Force; and the Walmart Women’s Economic Empowerment Grant.
The Randall Campus Center was the site of a book signing by Jay Case, Ph.D., professor of history. His most recent work, An Unpredictable Gospel: American Evangelicals and World Christianity 1812– 1820 was published by Oxford University Press this past January. Beth Clark-Thomas, Ph.D., professor of education; and Nancy Varian, Ph.D., assistant professor of education were awarded––for the fifth consecutive year––an Improving Teacher Quality grant by the Ohio Board of Regents. SUNBEAMS (Students Understanding the Natural World by Broadening the Education and Applications of Math and Science), has received $500,000 from Ohio Board of Regents to date. In addition, the School of Education and Human Development was notified that its Education Leadership Program leading to the principal’s license has achieved OBR approval. The School––in conjunction with Canton City Schools––was featured on the Discovery Channel’s Profiles Series in February. David Entwistle, Psy.D., professor of psychology; and Stephen Moroney, Ph.D., professor of theology, collaborated on an article for the Winter 2011 issue of the Journal of Psychology and Theology. The title of their article is Integrative Perspectives on Human Flourishing: The Imago Dei and Positive Psychology. In addition, Dr. Entwistle is the co-leader of the Region IV Genetics Collaborative Transition Workgroup, creating and collecting resources on transitional issues for individuals with heritable conditions. Marcia Everett, Ph.D., professor of communication arts, director of The College Experience, and the force behind Malone’s annual “Into the Streets” program, was named to the Honor Roll of First-Year Student Advocates by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. In addition, she was recognized with the Leading Age Award by St. Luke Lutheran Community for Excellence in Service––Best Practice for Intergenerational Volunteer Service.
Jay Case speaks at his book signing. Jack Harris, Ph.D., director of global and off-campus programs, professor of business administration, and teacher in the Malone University Outdoor Leadership Program, was notified that his application for a $12,954 grant for the 2012 Boating Safety Education Program (“Canoe Training”) was awarded to Malone University by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Maria Lai-Ling Lam, Ph.D., professor of business administration, presented A Personal and Professional Perspective on the Concept of Global Talent at the China Global Talents Conference December 19, 2011, in Guangzhou, China. Charles Lartey, Ph.D., director of assessment, presented at the 2011 Assessment Institute held in Indiana last fall with the presentation: In Search of New Frontiers for the Analysis and Application of Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory––The Case of Malone University. Ken Stoltzfus, Ph.D., associate professor and department chair, social work, has accepted the position of chair of the social sciences department at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Malone Magazine | Spring 2012 {33}