For the Record, Nov. 11, 2011
Honors, publications, presentations noted by UD faculty and students
12:38 p.m., Nov. 11, 2011--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Recent honors, publications, presentations and service include the following:
Campus Stories
From graduates, faculty
Doctoral hooding
Honors
Terri Hancharick, a staff member at the Center for Disabilities Studies, received the "Custie" Award from the State Council for Persons with Disabilities (SCPD) on Oct. 17. Formally named the Mary Custis "Custie" Straughn Memorial Award, the "Custie"is given annually to a person who makes outstanding contributions to the disability community. Hancharick has been involved in this community on many different levels -- first as a parent and currently as chairperson of the Delaware Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens. Hancharick is also a member of the Developmental Disabilities Council, the Board of Directors of Art Therapy Express Inc., the Legislative Priorities Committee and the Alliance on Oral Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities. Hancharick also was instrumental in the development, launch and expansion of C.E.R.T.S. Inc. (Collaborative Effort to Reinforce Transition Success), an adult action center that provides meaningful activities for adults with severe disabilities who are not integrated into the workforce. In part due to her efforts, C.E.R.T.S. became the first MOVE for Adults Model site in Delaware (the third in the world) in 2009. Hancharick was honored with the award at the annual SCPD luncheon in Dover.
Carol Henderson, chair of the Department of Black American Studies and professor of English, is the recipient of numerous honors that include: the 2011 Chairman’s Outstanding Achievement and Distinguished Service Award from the Middle Atlantic Writers Association in Baltimore; the 2011 Ford-Turpin Distinguished Achievement Award from Morgan State University’s English department; and the distinction of being named a top-10 finalist for the 2011 Inspire Integrity Award, a student-nominated teaching and mentorship award from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Jo Kallal, professor in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, was awarded the 2011 Lectra Outstanding Faculty Designer Award from the International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. Honored for her design, “Rolling Waters,” she will receive a trip to Paris to visit the Lectra headquarters and attend Premiere Vision, the world’s leading fabric trade show. The award is sponsored by Lectra Systems, a computer-aided design software company for the apparel industry.
Ten students were recognized by the Center for a Public Anthropology for their participation in a North American writing competition involving more than 4,000 students from 25 schools. UD's winners of the Public Anthropology Award wrote opinion pieces about how federal regulations can be properly balanced to allow researchers the freedom to pursue important projects as they see fit while making sure that such freedom is not abused and that the research serves the public good. The award-winners were Chris Burke, Justin Kirk, Kathleen Wilmoth, Hanna Kim, Elizabeth LiPuma, Bridget Burns, Taylor Smith, Alexandra Serencko, David Huegel and Brian O'Connor. They all are students in the "Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology" class taught by Donna Budani, assistant professor of anthropology. This is the 10th competition in which Budani’s students have participated and won first place.
Publications
Jingguang Chen, Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical Engineering, was quoted in the Oct. 24 edition of Chemical & Engineering News article "Critical Materials Problem Continues” about the availability and escalating costs of rare earth elements. “One way to save on platinum and palladium costs is to reduce the amount used,” said Chen, who is making catalysts by putting a monolayer of platinum atoms on tungsten carbide, a combination that matches the hardness and stability of pure platinum but uses a fraction of the critical element.
Lindsay Hoffman, assistant professor of communication and of political science and international relations, is co-author with C.J. Glynn and M.E. Huge of Ohio State University of "All the News That’s Fit to Post: A Profile of News Use on Social Networking Sites," Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 113-119.
Presentations
Beth Mineo, Dan Fendler, Phyllis Guinivan, Gary Mears and Sonja Rathel, Center for Disabilities Studies staff and project coordinators,with Rochelle Brittingham, graduate assistant at CDS and the Disaster Resource Center at the University of Delaware, attended the FEMA Region III Summit on Assistive Technology Reuse and Emergency Management, an invitation-only meeting held at the Pass It On Center in Philadelphia. Pass It On is the national technical assistance center for the reutilization of assistive technology. The purpose of the Federal Emergency Management Agency meeting was to address the role of reused assistive technology in emergency management. Speakers included key national and regional leaders in Emergency Management and services for people with functional needs. Marcia Nickle, emergency preparedness manager in the Office of Campus and Public Safety at UD, and representatives from state agencies and Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County also represented Delaware at this meeting.
Also, several CDS staff members presented at the 2011 AUCD Annual Meeting and Conference in November. The theme was "The Journey Continues: 40 Years Advancing Equity and Excellence through Research, Education and Service." It marked the founding of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities network and provided a special opportunity for network members and partners to share their interests, talents and perspectives. Beth Mineo presented "Future Directions for Communication Intervention Research and Severe Disabilities." Karen Zalewski presented "Increasing Early Developmental Screening Through a Critical Two-pronged Approach: Reaching parents and reaching the medical community." Phyllis Guinivan and Gary Mears presented "The impact of disaster on individuals with disabilities and collaborative approaches to inclusive emergency preparedness." Eileen Sparling and Annalisa Ekbladh, with Linda Gottfredson and Kathy Stroh conducted a poster session on "Redesigning a diabetes self-management curriculum to address accessibility for individuals with intellectual disabilities." Graduate assistant Katie Borras was the recipient of a student travel scholarship to attend the 2011 AUCD conference.
Brian Freedman, director of the Transition, Education and Employment Model (TEEM) unit at the Center for Disabilities Studies, with Wendy Claiser and Max Kursh, TEEM project coordinators, presented an overview of their TEEM unit projects and programs at two community events in October: the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Awards Luncheon and Ceremony and the second annual Transition to Adult Life Fair in Christina School District. Debbie Bain, also a project coordinator for the TEEM unit, and members of the Community Connectors also presented at the Transition to Adult Life Fair.
Mark Samuels Lasner, senior research fellow, Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, presented "Collecting the Late Victorians: From Bibliophily to Bibliography" at the School of Information Science, University of Maryland, on Oct. 10, in College Park, Md.
Eileen Sparling, project coordinator for the Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities project at the Center for Disabilities Studies, presented at the Delaware Cancer Education Alliance Conference at Delaware State University in Dover. She participated in a panel discussion about "Best Practices for Prevention: Disability and Health," which included speakers on strategies for prevention in primary care, schools and the built environment.
Service
Heinz-Uwe Haus, professor of theatre, is serving as guest director of a production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan, being staged from Nov. 11-19, at the Arts Bank Theatre, 601 South Broad St., Philadelphia.
William (Sandy) Schenck of the Delaware Geological Survey has been selected by ASBOG – National Association of State Boards of Geology -- as secretary for 2012.
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