People Notes | North Central College

Congratulations

Christina Doxsie, grant writer, and her husband Erick Lee welcomed a son on Oct. 22, weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz., and measuring 18 inches.

Patricia King wins awards for short stories and novella

Patricia King, adjunct assistant professor English, won awards for two of her short stories and for her novella. “A Luck that Will Save Her” won Honorable Mention for Hunger Mountain's 2009 Howard Mosher Short Fiction Prize. “Dogs in Guatemala” was a Finalist in the 2009 Short Story Contest by The Journal, a literary magazine of The Ohio State University. Her novella, “Angels Unawares,” was a Finalist in the 2009 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.

Nicole Allgood gives presentation at research conference

Nicole Allgood, visiting lecturer of psychology, gave a presentation titled “The Perspective of Young Adult Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Exploration of Themes of Grief and Loss” at the Midwest Educational Research Association conference in St. Louis on Oct. 15.

Erin Hoover receives admission award

Making strides to find the cure

Student chapter of American Chemical Society receives award

[caption id="attachment_566" align="alignleft" width="76" caption="Paul Brandt"][/caption] The American Chemical Society student chapter at North Central has received an Honorable Mention Award for its activities during the 2008-2009 academic year. Associate Professor of Chemistry Paul Brandt, faculty advisor of the chapter, deserves special commendation, Society President Thomas H. Lane said in a letter informing North Central of the award. "Few faculty members are willing to make the great commitment of time and energy that a successful chapter requires.

Herman White receives award from American Physical Society

Herman B. White Jr., member and vice chair of North Central’s Board of Trustees, was named the recipient of the 2010 Edward A. Bouchet Award, a prestigious prize awarded annually by the American Physical Society (APS). It recognizes a distinguished minority physicist who has made significant contributions to physics research. He will accept the award in February 2010 at the APS meeting in Washington, D.C., where he will give an acceptance lecture.

Ben Dewberry named national chair for student affairs committee

Ben Dewberry, area hall director for Kimmel and Seybert Residence Halls, was named the first national chair of the newly developed Sustainability Knowledge Community for NASPA, the Students Affairs Administration in Higher Education.

Gerald Gems speaks on radio, in Copenhagen and Taiwan

Gerald Gems, professor of health and physical education, gave a radio interview for WDCB Du Page Public Radio on “Chicago's Failed Olympic Bid,” broadcast Oct. 2, 5 and 9. In addition, he gave a presentation titled “Sport, Politics and American Globalization” at the University of Copenhagen Summer School for graduate students on Aug. 21. He also delivered a keynote address titled “Past, Present, Future: The Cultural Power of Sport” at the first annual International Sociology of Sport Conference hosted by the National Sport University in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sept. 25.

Stephen Maynard Caliendo gives presentation at U of I

Stephen Maynard Caliendo, associate professor of political science, presented “Peeking Over Your Shoulder: The Importance of Psychology to The Project on Race in Political Communication” at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Psychology's Clinical/Community Psychology brownbag series on Oct. 2.