Dr. Rob Keys, associate professor of science, was awarded a $10,500 grant to study the effects of trophic cascading by white-tailed deer on breeding bird populations. The research will be conducted at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute where Dr. Keys will oversee two undergraduate environmental biology majors, Amber Vandergeld and Jason Oosterhouse. Dr. Kerisa Myers, associate professor of education, presented research at the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers (NCCCC) in San Diego in April . The title of the presentation was “Child Care at Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions.” Dr. Nigel Crompton, professor of biology, was selected to present at the Grand Dialogue Annual Conference in April. Dr. Crompton also presented in Stuttgart, Germany. Kathleen Sindorf, associate professor of communication and media studies, taught at the Iberoamerican Confraternity of Christian Communicators conference in September. Gene Peterson, director of academic support and associate professor of education, and Dr. Judith Fabisch, professor of English, retired after the spring semester. Cornerstone welcomed Kent Walters, associate professor of music, and Scott Courey, director of counseling services.
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Cornerstone hosted the second annual Business Breakfast where a panel discussed health care reform in America. Panelists included: Dan Oglesby, senior vice president of human resources for Spectrum Health; Steve Heacock, former chief administrative officer of the Van Andel Institute; Kim Horn, president and CEO of Priority Health, and; Roger Spoelman, president and CEO of Mercy Health Partners/Trinity Health of Muskegon. The Cornerstone University Marketing and Communications office took home four awards from the West Michigan chapter of the Public Relations Society of
America awards ceremony in April. The office won WMPRSA Gold Awards for the Build a Life That Matters brochure, the Theatre Season Brochure and the Champions of Character Misty May, and won a WMPRSA Silver Award for the Parent Brochure. The Herald won 11 awards in the Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper College Contest and four awards in Baptist Press’ Excellence in Journalism contest. Cornerstone University Theatre received eight nominations for the Grand Rapids Grand Awards. Junior Leah Hoffman won Outstanding Lead Actress and senior Rebekah Visser won Outstanding Supporting Actress for their roles in “Anne of Green Gables.” (pictured page 7; Coastline Studios © 2010) Cornerstone University Student Government started campus-wide recycling efforts after a February forum on sustainability. Dan Erickson has been hired as the new tennis head coach for both men’s and women’s teams. He is actively recruiting for the upcoming seasons. Michigan State University quarterback Kirk Cousins spoke in March at a Champions of Character event on how he integrates football and faith. (pictured below, right) Work has been finished on Quincer Hall, the dining hall and a new faculty building. Cornerstone’s chapter of Students in Free Enterprise walked away as regional champions for the second time in two years, earning a spot in the national competition.(below, left) The Cornerstone men’s basketball team won the NAIA Division II National Championship. Coach Kim Elders earned the title of NAIA Coach of the Year. (story on page 12)