For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent books, honors, presentations, publications, service and vigils include the following:

Books

Robert F. Brown, professor emeritus of philosophy, published the book Ferdinand Christian Baur: Lectures on New Testament Theology, translated by Robert F. Brown, Oxford University Press, 2016.

Honors

Iris Busch, assistant professor of languages, literatures and cultures, has been selected as a 2016 recipient of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)/Goethe-Institut Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievement in the teaching of German in U.S. schools.

The award will be presented during the AATG convention, which will be held in November in conjunction with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages convention and the World Languages Expo. The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, which is active worldwide with a goal of promoting the study of German abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange.

Jeff Richmond-Moll, a doctoral candidate in art history, has been awarded the fifth annual Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize, funded by the Dedalus Foundation. This prize recognizes emerging scholars who advance the understanding of American art history through the innovative use of primary sources at the Archives of American Art.

Richmond-Moll’s award-winning essay, “‘The Inevitable Triumph’: Violet Oakley’s ‘The Angel of Victory’ and World War II,” examines a series of portable triptychs that Oakley produced for use on American battleships, military bases and airfields around the world.

The prize jury lauded Richmond-Moll’s text as “an excellent contribution to the growing body of literature on the visual culture of World War II” that was “inconceivable without the rich holdings at the Archives of American Art.” The author will receive a $1,000 cash award and a one-year subscription to the Archives of American Art Journal.

Elizabeth Davelaar, a second-year master’s degree student in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, has been selected to receive a Sara Douglas Fellowship for Professional Promise from the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA).

The competitive national award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate outstanding potential and commitment to the field of textiles and apparel. The fellowships provide support for two master’s and two doctoral students to travel to the ITAA’s annual meeting, which will be held this year in Vancouver, Canada, in November.

Presentations

Jesse R. Erickson, post-doctoral researcher, Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, will present "The Magical and Mysterious Faces of Ouija: The Aesthetic History of the Ouija Board" at the 2016 American Printing History Association (APHA) national conference on Oct. 8 in Los Angeles.

Publications

This month, the Lincoln Institute for Public Policy published “50 State Property-Tax-Comparison-Study," which includes a chapter on Delaware’s property tax structure and history written by Eleanor D. Craig, UD associate professor of economics.

Service

Farley Grubb, professor of economics, has been appointed as the chair the of board of trustees of the Cliometric Society. Grubb also serves as the chair of the Cliometrics Society's search committees for a new executive director and newsletter editor.

Vigils

UD Air Force ROTC Detachment 128 hosted a 24-hour vigil starting at 8 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, and lasting until 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, to honor service members who have been prisoners of war or continue to be missing in action. The POW/MIA flag was kept continuously moving for 24 hours thanks to the efforts of the University’s Air Force and Army ROTC. 

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