campus notes Dr. Robert Dayley (political economy) recently was published in The Fair Observer, a web journal that publishes in-depth articles on current global issues. Dayley’s article, titled “The Real Face of Thai Political Reform Today,” explores the ongoing political conflict in Thailand. Marty Holly has been named the 2013 NAIA Athletics Director of the Year. This prestigious award is given annually to an athletics director for his or her accomplishments in all facets of athletics administration over the course of the previous year. Holly was formally recognized at the 73rd Annual NAIA Convention Awards Luncheon on April 12 in Kansas City, Mo. Holly, who has spent the entirety of his professional career at The College of Idaho, has been the school’s athletics director since 1981. He also served as the Coyotes’ men’s basketball coach for 19 years.
Dr. Kerry Hunter (political economy) recently published a book, Approaching the U.S. Constitution: Sacred Covenant or Plaything for Lawyers and Judges, through Lexington Books. In the book, Hunter reminds readers that early Supreme Court justices refused to reduce the Constitution to a mere legal document. He argues that the answer
to preserving both separation of powers and the American commitment to unalienable human rights is to view the Supreme Court in the same way early founders such as Alexander Hamilton did and in the way President Abraham Lincoln urged—that its most important function in exercising the power of judicial review is to serve as the nation’s conscience, just as it did in Brown v. Board of Education. Dr. Rochelle Johnson (English and environmental studies) recently traveled to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania to share her work on 19th-century writer Susan Fenimore Cooper. Johnson visited with an environmental literature class studying Cooper’s Rural Hours, gave a lunch lecture on her ongoing Cooper biography and delivered a campus lecture titled “Words, Paints, and Place: Lessons from the Hudson River School,” supported by Bucknell’s Environmental Center and Susquehanna River Initiative.
Jen Nelson and her husband, Erik, recently welcomed their second child, Olin Erik Nelson. Olin, born April 22, was a healthy baby boy at 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 21 inches. Jen Nelson is the College’s residence life director.
Professor Diane Raptosh (’83) (English) is enjoying positive reviews of her latest book of poetry, American Amnesiac. Raptosh, the current Idaho Writer-inResidence, has received high praise in several publications, including Rain Taxi and Hartskill Review. Mike Safford Jr. has been named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Mike Booth Sports Information Director of the Year for a second consecutive year. Safford, now a four-time winner of the award, was instrumental to a banner year for Coyote athletics, which included Cascade Conference championships in men’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s track & field and volleyball along with the softball team’s historic run to the NAIA World Series.
has ADA-related administrative and teaching experience at both the secondary and higher education levels. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Idaho, and Special Education Teacher Certification through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence.
JOB CHANGES Stephen Barnes has been hired as director of special and international programs. Barnes earned a bachelor’s degree in political science—with significant coursework in French and Swedish language studies—from Brigham Young University, an MBA from The George Washington University, and a law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. Most recently, he served as director of China programs for the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in Beijing and as a visiting professor of law at the China University of Political Science and Law, also in Beijing. In his new position, he is charged with developing and nurturing a variety of new programs for the College, creating opportunities for international students to study at the C of I and developing partnerships across campus to complement current academic offerings and bring new audiences and revenues to campus. Andrea Cronrath (’07) has been hired as an administrative assistant to College Relations. Andrea, who majored in music with a minor in German at the C of I, served previously as an office specialist with the Idaho Industrial Commission and as a customer service representative with the Saltzer Medical Group. She will work in Sterry Hall, assisting the development and alumni & parent relations offices. Tara Handy has been hired as director of Learning Support and Disability Services in Student Affairs. Handy SID of the Year Mike Safford at Wrigley Field in Chicago
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Trisha (Fosberg) Phillips (’04) has been hired as the administrative assistant to the Office of Special Events and Conference Services. Trisha has spent the past two years working in Sterry Hall as the administrative assistant to College Relations. She earned a degree in business administration/marketing with a minor in history at the C of I. Jennifer Riddle has been hired as director of the Center for Experiential Learning/PEAK Center. Riddle has extensive higher education experience in numerous academic and student support related roles, most recently as director of internships and cooperative education for Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering and Technology. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Arizona University. Terry Uda has been hired as an analyst in the Institutional Research department. Uda brings strong statistical skills to the position, having served as a research analyst for both the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Idaho State Police. Terry earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Idaho.