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• TAMMY PROCTOR, associate professor of history, contributed her expertise to a documentary in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Vol. Two - The War Years, a DVD box set to be released Dec. 18. Read more ...
• JO WILSON, professor of psychology, recently completed grant-funded research on the effects of alcohol on the brains of young drinkers. Read more ...
• TRUDY FABER, professor of music, and the Wittenberg Handbell Choir, which she directs, presented a holiday concert for the residents at Eaglewood Care Center in Springfield, Dec. 12. Faber will also present an organ prelude at 4:30 p.m. for the annual Carols and Lights service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, which begins at 5 p.m.
• MATTHEW SMITH, associate professor of communication and department chair, was quoted in an article titled "Getting Real with the 80s," which appeared in The Republic, Dec. 9. The article discussed the return of yesterday's sitcom stars in today's reality shows. Read more ...
• THOMAS P. MARTIN, professor of health, fitness and sport was a guest on Speak Out, the Larry Spicer show on WULM (USA Radio Network), Dec. 8. Martin spoke on our nation’s Obesity Epidemic and the need for more physical education in Ohio schools. Martin also wrote an op-ed article titled "Doctors Should Prescribe Exercise for Their Patients," which appeared in the Springfield News-Sun, Dec. 2. Martin is a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and a registered clinical exercise physiologist and is "committed to encouraging physical activity for the health benefits it has for all people."
• CHARLES CHATFIELD, professor emeritus of history, recently received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peace History Society. Read more ...
• MARK H. ERICKSON, president, was recently named to the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
• WILLIAM I. BUSCEMI, professor emeritus of political science, wrote a letter to the editor of the Springfield News-Sun, titled "Prosecutor, Judge Were Wrong," which appeared Dec. 2. Buscemi discussed the role of the jury system in a democracy.