CSP News
Faculty & Staff Highlights Dr. Oleg Levin, professor of piano, was awarded a $10,000 grant from Minnesota State Arts Board. The program supports artists’ development, nurtures artistic creativity, and recognizes the contributions individual artists make to the creative environment of Minnesota. Through the grant, Dr. Levin will advance the awareness of his work through public performances and by marketing his first professional solo recording of Russian piano music of the 20th and 21st centuries. In September, Dr. David Mennicke was named the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2015 Choral Director of the Year. The award is given to one director each year from the 1,000-member organization. “It has been my pleasure to serve ACDA of Minnesota as the organization has been like a family to me since I was in college,” Mennicke said. “It is a deep honor to have my choral work and my contributions to our profession acknowledged by dear colleagues whom I hold in such high esteem.”
Dr. Michael Walcheski (’83) has been selected to serve as a member of the National Council on Family Relations’ (NFCR) Certified Family Life Planner Academic Program Review Committee (CFLE-APR). The committee is charged with the review of academic applications, development of CFLE-APR policies, and promotion of the CFLE program.
Criminal justice instructor Erv Weinkauf (M.A. ’08) has been inducted into the Association of Training Officers of Minnesota (ATOM) Hall of Fame. Weinkauf is a retired Chief of Police with the New Ulm Police Department and former president of the ATOM. Erv has dedicated his law enforcement career to raising professional standards and teaching fellow law enforcement professionals.
Other News & Faculty Publications Dr. Sally Baas (education) spoke at the 9th World Congress on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders | Dr. Sally Baas (education) co-authored the article Using the NASP Framework for Effective Practice with Indigenous Youth, Families, and Communities | Dr. Amanda Brosnahan (biology) served as editor for a volume on superantigens, from the lab protocol series Methods in Molecular Biology | Dr. Cheryl Chatman (Associate V.P.; Dean of Diversity) delivered the 15th annual Poehler Lecture on Faith and Learning, titled We are All God’s Poiema: Can You See His Masterpiece in Me? | Dr. Bruce Corrie (government relations) co-authored an article for a prominent Chinese publication, entitled How Chinese Americans Overcome Racial Barriers and Succeed in Pursuing the American Dream | Dr. John Eggert (music) recently released a number of original compositions, including This Joyful Eastertide for mixed choir, organ and trumpet (Northwestern Publishing House) and Partita on ‘Veni Creator Spiritus’ for organ (Concordia Publishing House) | Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinde Fakuajo (education) joined the editorial team for The Journal of Curriculum and Teaching | Dr. Kim Flottemesch (communication studies) has been appointed to the editorial board for the Academy Educational Leadership Journal | Dr. Diane Harr (teacher education) co-authored a textbook chapter titled Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in The Criminal Justice System | Kelsey Harr’s (allied health sciences) article The Contribution of Tobacco Use to High Health Care Utilization and Medical Costs in Peripheral Artery Disease was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology | Rev. Mark Koschmann (missiology) spoke at the Stand Firm in the City conference, hosted by the LCMS in October | Dr. Jeanne Lojovich (DPT) presented her work, The Relationship Between Substandard Professional Behaviors in the Academic Environment and Clinical Affiliation Performance, at the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Conference in October | Rev. Dr. Mark Schuler (theology) presented a paper on the Hippos of the Decapolis excavation at the national meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research | Dr. Michael Walcheski (family education) co-edited the book, Family Life Education: The Practice of Family Science | Erv Weinkauf (criminal justice) co-authored the article, Subpoenas: An Introduction for Mental Health Professionals, with adjunct faculty members Jerrod Brown and Judge Anthony Wartnik | Dr. David Woodard (history) has been asked to be a recurring commentator on KSTP’s Political Insider segment with Tom Hauser
Faculty Fun Facts Always Creative
Nowhere lefse to go
John Roth (music) was a 1962 Duncan Spinning Top Champion.
Karen Anderson (math) traveled around the world in a single 10-week trip. She also makes a mean batch of homemade lefse.
Students, don’t mess with him! Lee Pao Xiong (Asian studies) has been practicing and teaching martial arts for more than 30 years.
Ain’t it grand?
Get ready Rhoda…
Somebody test him…
Rhoda Schuler (theology) is a head election judge whose favorite elections are presidential years.
David Woodard (history/political science) can recite all the U.S. presidents in order – forward OR backward!
Podcast Pundit
Belt it out
Brian McDaniel (political science) co-hosts a political/comedy podcast called WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING.
Peter Rundquist (DPT) trained as an opera singer for six months.
Debra Beilke (English) biked 1,000 cumulative miles in 2015. Keep going!