Dr. Adem Cakmak joined the Lancaster Campus as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the fall of 2009 and he was recently selected for a Group II position in mathematics effective Fall 2012 .  He received his Ph.D. from the Texas Tech University in 2009. His research interests are partial differential equations, dynamical systems and fluid dynamics. He is also interested in use of technology in mathematics education.

Congratulations to Christine Wolfe, Associate Professor of Computer Science Technology, for winning the Sandra Turner Instructional Technology Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student.  She was selected by the faculty in the Instructional Technology program in the College of Education at Ohio University in Athens. Wolfe will finish her course work this spring and hopes to graduate with her PHD next year.  Her dissertation research involves the expansion of high speed internet access into Appalachian Ohio after the publication of the National Broadband Plan.

In August 2009, Mandi Custer joined the Ohio University Advancement team as the Director of Development for the Lancaster Campus and Pickerington Center.  Her fundraising career spans 14 years, including positions with the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, United Way of Fairfield County, Wendy’s corporate charities including the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the American Diabetes Association. She has a BA in English from DePauw University, and in fall 2012 she will complete her MA in organizational communication from Ohio University.  Mandi is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Judy Carey Nevin is the new director of the Hannah V. McCauley Library. Judy is eager to get involved with the Ohio University Lancaster community. She is passionate about making the library a welcoming place for people looking for a quiet spot to read, a table for studying, group spaces for team projects, or expert assistance with research projects.  Judy comes to the Lancaster campus from Otterbein University, where she supervised the reference department and provided information literacy instruction. Judy recently presented a workshop at a team-based learning conference and is presenting a similar workshop at an information literacy conference in May. Judy is involved in a diverse set of outside activities, including Irish step dancing with Columbus Celtic Dancers, knitting for various charities, and playing her flute. Please stop by the library to introduce yourself to Judy.

Dr. Dan Kline was recently selected for a Group 2 position in English effective Fall 2012. Prior to this position, Dr. Kline served as a visiting professor at the Lancaster Campus and Ohio Northern University.  He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Western Ontario and his Ph.D. from Ohio State.Professor Kline enjoys teaching the composition and literature courses and has published scholarly work on Victorian poetry, religion, aesthetics and nineteenth-century language theory.

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Baker, sociology professor, as she retires from Ohio University Lancaster. Baker attended Case Western Reserve to achieve her Ph. D. before working with a team of researchers on a national project studying responses to domestic violence.Since arriving at OUL in January 1981, she has taught a range of courses, including partnering with Drs. Jane Johnsen, Education, Candice Thomas-Maddox, Communication, and Pete Desy, a former professor of English, to offer interdisciplinary classes designed by each team. Along with Drs. Brian Hoyt and Karen Evans, in the late 1990s, she was part of the first group of faculty to begin delivering distance education, to teach outside of the on-site classroom. She wrote the book, Double Click, co-edited Online Matchmaking, and is currently working on the online fan project. Andrea plans to keep teaching at OUL, online and in the classroom under the early retirees program, and to continue her writing and research. She would like to thank the students in her classes, and her faculty colleagues and administrators who have made her time at OUL so enjoyable and productive.