University news Caesarea Abartis Professor of English Caesarea Abartis had her short story “Penelope and David” published in the Story Quarterly by Rutgers UniversityCamden. In 2008, Abartis received the Lidano Fiction Award for “The Sleeping and the Dead” published in the New York Tyrant. Corita “Corie” Beckermann Director of Student Health Services Corita Beckermann ’92 ’02 is president of the North Central College Health Association executive board. The organization promotes health education, preventative therapeutic medical care and environmental health and safety within campus communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Stephen Frank Professor of Political Science and founder of the SCSU Survey Stephen Frank is the recipient of the first Distinguished Political Scientist award by the Board of the Minnesota Political Science Association. Frank’s recognition comes from his 30 years of public opinion research in the state. He will present the keynote speech and receive his honor at a conference in November.
Michael Jeannot Professor of Chemistry Michael Jeannot is co-author of “Solvent Microextraction: Theory and Practice” published by John Wiley and Sons. The book offers a practical and theoretical approach to solvent microextraction, a relatively new sample preparation technique in analytical chemistry. Jennot specializes in analytical chemistry and trace environmental analysis using microextraction techniques. Rona Karasik Rona Karasik, director of the Gerontology program and professor of Community Studies, is the recipient of the distinguished faculty award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. The Association has a membership of 150 institutions representing 48 states and 5 foreign countries. She received the honor as an educator whose teaching is impactful, exemplary and innovative. Her specialization is in housing for older adults, intergenerational service learning, dementia, aging and developmental disabilities.
Fulbright scholars
Artatrana Ratha, professor of Economics, G.N. Rangamani, associate professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Lakshmaiah Sreerama, professor of Biochemistry, are recipients of individual Fulbright Foreign Scholarships. The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Committee chose Ratha and Rangamani for work they will do independently in India and Sreerama for work he will do in Nepal. The Fulbright program sends approximately 1,100 American scholars and professionals annually to approximately Artatrana Ratha G.N. Rangamani 125 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Approximately 294,000 “Fulbrighters,” 111,000 from the United States and 183,000 from other countries, have participated in the Program since its inception more than 60 years ago. In the history of the Fulbright program 20 Fulbright alumni have served as heads of state, 11 have been elected to the United States Congress, a Secretary-General of the United Nations, a Secretary-General of NATO, 40 are Nobel Prize recipients and one is an Olympic gold medal winner.
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