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

Recent publications, presentations and honors include the following:

Publications

Monica McCormick, associate university librarian for Publishing, Preservation, Research and Digital Access at the UD Library, Museums and Press, has coauthored a chapter entitled "Findable, Impactful, Citable, Usable, Sustainable (FICUS): A Heuristic for Digital Publishing," with Nicky Agate, Cheryl E. Ball, Allison Belan and Joshua Neds-Fox. The chapter appears in the book Shaping the Digital Dissertation: Knowledge Production in the Arts and Humanities, edited by Virginia Kuhn and Anke Finger and published by Open Book Publishers, a U.K.-based open access publisher.

Rony Baltazar-Lopez, who earned his associate degree in UD’s Associate in Arts Program in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2017 and is now a graduate student in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, has translated a children’s book into Spanish. Baltazar-Lopez worked with Delaware author Jennifer Antonik to translate Boxes of Love, a bilingual book about “school lunch heroes” working to provide children with healthy meals while schools were closed during the COVID pandemic. He is the community relations officer for the Delaware Department of State and is vice president of the Milford School Board.

Heinz-Uwe Haus, professor of theatre, published in the recent issue (Vol. XXVII, Nr. 1) of Symposium (The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York, New York) an article "Does Wisdom Accompany Suffering? -- 'Melian' Notes." The author compares the famous Ancient dialogue between the negotiators of Athens and Melos during the Peloponnesian War to contemporary forms of analysis that bring into play normative standards by which actual developments -- such as the Russian occupation of parts of Ukraine, the Chinese imperialism in East Asia, Azerbaidshan's war crimes in Armenia or Turkey's actions against Cyprus -- are judged in view of unrealized possibilities of historical situation. Thucydides's fictionalized dramatic debate that "justice is what is divided when equal forces are opposed, while possibilities are what superiors impose and the weak acquiesce to" has been discussed by politicians and philosophers ever since. 

Presentations

Rudi Matthee, John and Dorothy Munroe Distinguished Professor of History, presented “Iranians and the Colors of their Clothing: From Bright Red to Olive Green,” at an online conference, “The Colour of Clothes in the Early Modern World,” jointly organized by Southampton University, the European University Institute and Cambridge University, May 10-11, 2021.

Trevor A. Dawes, vice provost for libraries and museums and May Morris University Librarian, was an invited speaker on a panel hosted by Research Libraries UK (RLUK) on May 19, 2021. The panelists for the topic, “Digital poverty, inclusion and the role of research libraries: A cross-sector international symposium,” included academics, social service agents and librarians from the U.K. and the U.S. discussing ways to  address the challenges faced by digital poverty, especially as exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. A recording of the symposium is available online.  

Alison Parker, Richards Professor of American History and chair of the history department, will be featured on C-SPAN’s “Lectures in History” series at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 22. C-SPAN3 recorded Parker speaking to her “Twentieth Century America” graduate class about civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell and her 1923 fight against the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s attempt to erect a Black “Mammy” statue in Washington, D.C. Parker is the author of Unceasing Militant about Terrell, who was one of the founding members of the NAACP in 1909 and the first president of the National Association of Colored Women.

Molly Olney-Zide, associate librarian and head of Digital Collections and Preservation at the UD Library, Museums and Press, presented at the Maryland Library Association and Delaware Library Association Joint Annual Conference on May 7, 2021, with Pam McClanahan, University of Maryland - College Park. Their talk, entitled "Chronicling America and Historic Digital Newspapers," introduced attendees to the Maryland and Delaware newspaper projects and guided attendees through using the Chronicling America database.

Honors

Sarah Carlson and Abigail Swain, both seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences studying fashion merchandising and management, have been recognized as part of the NRF Foundation’s Next Generation Class of 2022. Carlson and Swain earned these coveted spots — offered only to the top 25 semifinalists of the foundation’s Next Generation Scholarship competition — after retail executives from 17 companies reviewed their submissions, which included an essay, personal brand video and two letters of recommendation from employers and educators. As semifinalists, the UD seniors will each complete an exclusive case study created in collaboration with Meijer, as well as two phone interviews with retail partners for the chance to advance to the final round of the competition. They will also receive a $1,000 travel stipend award for their achievements to attend the foundation’s 2022 student program in New York City. The NRF Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the world’s largest retail trade association, the National Retail Federation — offers the Next Generation Scholarship opportunity for students of various academic backgrounds who have demonstrated leadership skills, previous retail experience and a passion for making an impact. The scholarship, which develops students’ skills in retailing, business and critical thinking, is the pinnacle achievement for students interested in pursuing careers in retail. The top recipient for the Next Generation Scholarship will receive a $25,000 scholarship with the top four finalists earning $10,000 scholarships.

John Jungck, professor of biological sciences and of mathematical sciences, has been selected to receive the 2021 T.H. Huxley Award from the Society for the Study of Evolution. The award, named in honor of the biologist and educator who was a strong supporter of Charles Darwin’s work, recognizes and promotes the development of high-quality educational resources on evolution and provides funding for the recipient to present those resources at the National Association of Biology Teachers annual conference. Jungck teaches evolutionary genetics and the Darwin Honors Seminar and is co-organizer of the annual International Darwin Day two-day symposium at UD.

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