2005 Accomplishments
Barbara Clement - Published Papers:
R.M. Joeckel, B.J. Ang Clement. Soils, surficial geology, and geomicrobiology of saline-sodic wetlands, North Platte River Valley, Nebraska, USA. 2005. Catena 61, 63-101. Elsevier Press
R.M. Joeckel, B.J. Ang Clement, L.R. VanFleet Bates. Sulfate-mineral crusts from pyrite weathering and acid rock drainage in the Dakota Formation and Graneros Shale, Jefferson County, Nebraska. 2005. Chemical Geology 215, 433-452. Elsevier Press
Les Manns , Ph.D. - elected to the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Business and Economics Association in November of 2004.
Nelson daCosta - presented a paper at the November 2004 conference of the National Communication Association: "Optimizing Learning and Maximizing Student Performance in Organizational Communication Courses: Strategies and Rationale." Presented within the panel titled, Moving from Principles to Practices: Hands-On Learning in the Organizational Communication Classroom.
Jay W. Gilbert - conducted the 2005 Nebraska Middle Level Honor Band (January), the 2005 Omaha All City Festival High School Band (February), the Loup Platte Conference Honor Band (March), the Lincoln Southwest High School ninth Grade band in a performance of my Suite Divertimento (March), and the UNO Symphonic Wind Ensemble (April). He composed the piece Forward: Commissioned by the Lux Middle School Band.
Richard Terrell - had a solo exhibition at Burkholder Project, Lincoln, during month of March 2005.
David Swartzlander - presided as the chairman of College Media Adviser's Professional Development Committee and joined in presenting a panel discussion workshop at the convention in Nashville , Tenn.
Dr. Peter Reinkordt, associate professor of German - presented "Success on the Job Market with Business German," at the 38 th annual AATG/ACTFL meeting
Roy Scheele - interview with Latina poet Rhina P. Espaillat was accepted by TEXAS POETRY JOURNAL for publication in spring 2006. He also has poems forthcoming in TEXAS POETRY JOURNAL and is currently putting together a new book-length ms. of poems.
Dr. Levitov's - book manuscript, titled Into Africa, has been reviewed and is now under consideration for publication.
Dr. Chris Masters, professor of Mathematics - elected to a three-year term as Governor of the Nebraska-Southeast South Dakota section of the Mathematics Association of America.
Dr. Plano Clark, associate professor of Physics - currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Nebraska Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Tim Hill - co-authored a piece (with R. Andrew Holbrook at Ohio State ), "Agenda-Setting and Priming in Prime Time Television: Crime Dramas as Political Cues," which will be published in the August edition of Political Communication. He presented a paper in November at the conference for the National Communications Association (also with Andrew Holbrook) entitled "‘Doctor Dramas' as Political Cues: ER and the Priming of Health Care as a Political Issue."
Kim Jarvis - submitted a manuscript draft to University Press of New England, January 2005. Title: "This memorial was made by God": Nature, History and the Creation of Franconia Notch.
Robin McKercher, assistant professor of Theatre - professional credits include designed directed Love Letters, at the Fulton Opera House, a LORT (League of Regional Theatres) company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He also designed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida, and The Sound of Music for the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Mesa, Arizona. His whimsical production on The Sound of Music was nominated for Arizona's 2005 (Ari)Zoni Award for Best Scenic Design for a Contracted Theatre. His direction of Beauty and the Beast for the Des Moines Playhouse received rave notices. Most recently he directed/designed Forever Plaid for the Iowa Touring Theatre Company as well as designing the scenery for Shear Madness at the Temple Theatre in Des Moines, Iowa. Future productions include directing an exciting revival of 1959's musical hit, Little Mary Sunshine, to be mounted as an ENCORE-style production at Town Hall in New York City plus directing a new musical work at the Fulton based on the Jules Vern novel, Around the World in 80 Days with book by Helen Hayes award-winning playwright Barry Kornhauser.
Steven E. Gunkel, associate professor of Sociology - Published Paper:
Ana-Maria Gonzalez Wahl, Steven E. Gunkel, and Bennie Shobe, Jr. "Becoming Neighbors or Remaining Strangers? Latinos and Residential Segregation in the Heartland. Great Plains Research 15 (Fall 2005): 297-327.