Faculty Recognitions/Awards
Alex Holsinger (Criminal Justice and Criminology), who received his MS in Criminal Justice from Illinois State University in 1993, was selected to be inducted to the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology Academy of Achievement. This award recognizes alumni for their professional achievements and service to others. For more see:
Virginia Blanton (English Language and Literature) was awarded a University of Missouri Research Board grant for $32,967 to host an international conference at UMKC on “Nuns’ Literacies in Medieval Europe” 5-8 June 2012. Conference details and registration forms are available at:
Lyn Elliot (Communication Studies) won prizes at the Black Maria Film and Video Festival and James River Shorts for her 2011 short film, “Another Dress, Another Button.” Her film has also been selected to screen at a dozen other film festivals, including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Florida Film Festival, the Maryland Film Festival, and the Kansas City Film Fest. For mor see:
George Gale (Emeritus, Philosophy) reports that his book Dying on the Vine: how phylloxera changed the world of wine has just been named one of the three finalists in the ‘history’ category of the 2012 awards of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. See:
His accompanying comment? “Bet it’s the first time a book in history and philosophy of science has ever been in the hunt for a culinary book award!”
Sungyop Kim, (Architecture, Urban Planning + Design) has learned that his co-authored the paper “Bicyclist injury severities in bicycle-motor vehicle accidents” has been listed as one of the most cited articles published in Accident Analysis and Prevention since 2007. The paper has been cited in 38 peer-reviewed journal papers according to Scopus. See:
