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OHIO
UNIVERSITY NAMES FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH
SCHOLARS
6/4/99
Contact: Kelli Whitlock, (740) 593-2868;
whitlock@ohio.edu
ATHENS,
Ohio -- Ohio University President
Robert Glidden has named the recipients of the first
Presidential Research Scholar Award, one of several new
initiatives designed to support research, scholarship and
creative activity at the university.
The
faculty members receiving the award include Mark Phillips,
professor of music;
Martin Schwartz, professor and chair of sociology/anthropology;
and Gar Rothwell, professor of environmental
and plant biology.
Presidential
Research Scholar Awards recognize faculty members for their
outstanding achievements in research, scholarship and
creative activity and for their promise of continued
contributions to their discipline. Each recipient receives
$4,000 per year for five years and holds the title of
Presidential Research Scholar for five years.
Recipients
are selected by the president on recommendations by the
Council for Research, Scholarship and Creative
Activity.
"These
three individuals, representing three different disciplinary
areas of the university, epitomize the breadth as well as
the excellence of research, scholarly and creative
activities at Ohio University," Glidden said in announcing
the awards. "Each of these professors is making a
significant contribution to his field and each promises to
continue to bring national and international recognition to
himself and his university in the future. I am pleased that
we can reward these outstanding professors in this
manner."
The
Presidential Research Scholar Awards program is one of three
new awards programs created by the council to recognize and
support research, scholarship and creative activity at Ohio
University. Other programs include the Student Enhancement
Awards and Department/School/Center Enhancement
Awards.
"These
awards programs represent a recognition on the part of Ohio
University that research, scholarship and creative activity
are very important aspects of the university mission," said
Dennis Irwin, professor and chair of electrical engineering
and computer science and chair of the Council for Research,
Scholarship and Creative Activity.
The
School
of Social Work
and an initiative to create an interdisciplinary program in
quantitative biology were recognized with
Department/School/Center Enhancement (DSC) Awards. These
awards support organizational units in pursuing their
research mission or agenda by providing funds that stimulate
long-term positive change in support of the research,
scholarly and/or creative missions of departments, schools,
centers, colleges, and multi-organizational groups and by
encouraging multi-organization cooperation. Awards range
from $15,000 to $30,000.
Faculty in
the School of Social Work plan to put the award toward a
focused study on rural community issues as the school
expands its mission to include graduate studies with a new
master's program to begin this fall.
Funds will
be used for faculty training, travel to professional
conferences and release time for faculty involved in
research.
The other
DSC recipient is a program that involves faculty in the
departments of biological sciences, mathematics and physics
and astronomy. This interdisciplinary effort will foster
research and educational opportunities in the emerging field
of quantitative biology, an opportunity not offered at any
other public university in the state. The grant will be used
to support a seminar series to bring speakers from similar
programs around the country to Ohio University and for
release time for faculty engaged in research
projects.
The
Student Enhancement Award provides support for research,
scholarly and creative projects by undergraduate, graduate
and medical students who work under the guidance of a
faculty mentor or adviser. Awards are limited to $6,000 and
are available for one year. All full-time students in a
degree program are eligible, but a student may receive only
one award per degree program while enrolled at Ohio
University. A list
of student recipients
and their projects follows.
"Since
1994, President Glidden has sought ways to enhance and
encourage the scholarly activities of students and faculty,"
said Carol Blum, interim vice president for research and
graduate studies. "The creation of the council was one step.
The presentation of these awards is an additional,
significant demonstration of his commitment to a dynamic
learning environment at the university."
Recipients
in all three awards programs are nominated by members of
subcommittees of the Council for Research, Scholarship and
Creative Activity and faculty from around campus. The
council selects recipients of the Student Enhancement Awards
and the Department/School/Center Enhancement Awards and
makes recommendations to the president on who should receive
Presidential Research Scholar Awards.
The
council was created in fall 1997 as part of a
university-wide effort to support existing research and
creative endeavors and promote new initiatives by faculty
and students. The 13 faculty and staff members on the
council were appointed by the president and will serve
three-year terms.
In
addition to these awards programs, the council conducts an
annual assessment of university research for the president,
provost and vice president for research and promotes
visibility for scholarship through such initiatives as the
Presidential Research Scholars award and a variety of
communication efforts to inform internal and external
audiences about the research and creative efforts under way
at Ohio University.
1999
Student Enhancement Award Recipients
Undergraduates:
- Gretchen
Pallo, School
of Dance
Mentor: Andre Gribou, School of Dance
Project: "Trinity/LaMaMa/New York City Performing
Arts Program"
- Sarah
Mattingly and Laura Justice, School
of Hearing & Speech
Sciences
Mentor: Helen Ezell, School of Hearing and
Speech
Project: "Children's Responsiveness to Parents'
Verbal Reference to Print During Shared Book Reading, A
Sequential Analysis of Dyadic International
Patterns"
- Neil
Hoover, Biological
Sciences
Mentor: Scott Hooper, Department of Biological
Sciences
Project: "How do Muscle Fiber Electrical Responses
That Have a Large Random Component Result in
Deterministic Muscle Contractions"
- Kristin
Astron, Edison
Biotechnology
Institute
Mentors: Karen Coschigano and John Kopchick,
Edison Biotechnology Institute
Project: "Effects of High Fat Diet on Glucose
Homeostasis and Development of Obesity in Growth Hormone
Antagonist Transgenic Mice"
Graduate
and medical school:
- Loralyn
Hilton, Biological
Sciences
Mentor: Anne Loucks, Department of Biological
Sciences
Project: "The Acute Regulation of Leptin Levels by
Exercise: The Role of Carbohydrate
Availability"
- Christina
Williams, Environmental
& Plant Biology
Mentor: Brian McCarthy, Dept. of Environmental
& Plant Biology
Project: "Growth & Phenotypic Plasticity of
Naturalized Populations of Paulownia
Tomentosa"
- Gregorio
Melendez, Psychology
Mentor: Benjamin Ogles, Department of
Psychology
Project: "The Brief Ohio Problems Scale-Parent
Version (BOPS-P): Development and Validation of a
Shortened Child Outcome Measure"
- Lisa
Brooten, Telecommunications
Mentor: Drew McDaniel, School of
Telecommunications
Project: "New Technologies/Old Problems:
Globalization & Inter-Ethnic Dialogue Along the
Thai-Burma Border"
- Pamela
Gonzalez, Modern
Languages
Mentor: Betsy Partyka, Department of Modern
Languages
Project: "Unearthing the Contemporary Peruvian
Female Literary Tradition"
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