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CMU students can discuss importantsocial issues during several campusforums hosted by “Speak Up, SpeakOut: The Current Events Series.”

“The forums were designed to exposeour students to significant issues facingus as a society and to engage them incritical analysis of those issues, so thatthey are better prepared to makejudgments through sound reasoning andsolid evidence,” said Merlyn Mowrey,philosophy and religion faculty memberand co-organizer of the series.

During the fall semester, students andpanelists engaged in lively debatesabout Michigan’s governor race, animalrights and welfare, and election cam-paign analysis. Three more forums arescheduled for the spring semester.

Each program begins with a 30- to45-minute presentation that providesinformation about the selected topic.Then, a panel of faculty, staff andstudents answer questions and open thediscussion to audience members.

In this issue:Students Travel to China ____________ 3Alumni Profiles ___________________ 4Congressmen Visit Campus _________ 7‘Insider’ Discusses Business Ethics ___ 8Student Paper Competition __________ 9ROTC Celebrates 50 Years ________ 10Department News ________________ 12Development News _______________ 14Warriner Scholarship ______________ 15Health Professions Building ________ 16Alumni Updates __________________ 18Homecoming Photos ______________ 19

The College of Humanities and Social &Behavioral Sciences provides outstandinggraduate and undergraduate academicprograms that develop the knowledge andskills necessary for living and working inour diverse and changing world.

• English Language and Literature• Foreign Languages,

Literatures and Cultures• History• Military Science• Political Science• Psychology• Philosophy and Religion• Sociology, Anthropology and

Social Work

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Volume 6, No. 1 • Fall, 2002

Students ‘speak out’ on current events

Panelists discuss the Michigan governor’s race. From left to right: DouglasRoscoe, political science assistant professor; Douglas Campbell, Green Partygubernatorial candidate; senior Michael Plutschuck, CMU College DemocratsAssociation president and College Democrats Association of Michigan vicepresident; junior Megan Burke, Mount Pleasant Student Greens representative;and junior Jesse Purdon, CMU College Republicans president and Students forPosthumus chairman.

The intent is to create a dialogue withthe audience rather than lecture to them,said Mowrey. “The critical thinking thatmakes students successful in the class-room is the same skill they need to makesense of the world beyond—a skill that ademocracy needs in all of its citizens.”

The series began two years ago as“Find Your Voice, Make Your Choice: Vote2000!” to help students become moreinvolved in the presidential campaignsand to encourage them to vote. Thesuccess of that program inspired theorganizing committee to host additionalforums on a variety of topics.

All programs run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. inthe Charles V. Park Library Auditoriumand are free and open to the public.

Jan. 27 Mid-Term Grades for PresidentBush

Feb. 18 Campus Life, Campus Issuesat CMU and Across the Nation

Mar. 19 Violence and Terrorism—International Hot Spots

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For those who have previouslyreceived our college newsletter,you will probably notice that it looksvery different. You will also notethat the newsletter now has aformal name: Under Discussion.

This name was suggested byGregory Spinner, an assistantprofessor in the philosophy andreligion department. This titlereflects the discussions that occurboth in and outside of classes byfaculty and students in the collegeabout important and contemporaryissues. This emphasis on activediscussion is a hallmark of theeducation offered by the College ofHumanities and Social & Behav-ioral Sciences.

I would like to thank Amy Gouin,Nikita Murray and the CMU publicrelations department for theirassistance in making changes tothe newsletter’s appearance.

Along with the new look and newname, we have shifted the focus ofour newsletter to highlight morestories and updates that might beof interest to our alumni and friendsoff campus. We have placedincreased emphasis on alumninews and accomplishments and onimportant campus events.

For those of you reading thisnewsletter for the first time, and for

Welcome from the deanthose of you already familiar withour publication, I hope that you findit an informative and enjoyable wayto keep in touch with your almamater.

The College of Humanities andSocial & Behavioral Sciencesencompasses a wide range ofacademic fields of study. Wepromote learning both in andoutside of our classes and, mostimportantly, foster an appreciationfor life-long learning.

One item that remains a promi-nent fixture on the newsletter is thetorch logo. The torch has been onthe cover of our newsletter sincethe first edition. It represents thetorch of learning, a symbol thatembodies the mission of thecollege.

This edition of the newsletterfeatures stories on Ann Goettingand Jean Talaga, two CMUgraduates who returned to campusto share their experiences andknowledge with current students.The students and faculty valuethese visits as they allow ourstudents to learn from those whohave preceded them in our class-rooms. We would like to encourageother alumni to also come back tocampus and to speak to ourstudents and faculty.

E. Gary Shapiro

I want to close by taking amoment to thank our many donorsfor their contributions to scholar-ship and activity funds within thecollege. Several articles point outhow the education that we offer ourcurrent students is enrichedthrough the generous contributionsof our alumni, our friends and ourfaculty and staff.

I encourage all of you toconsider making a contribution tothe college through financialdonations or career mentoringopportunities. Your support isimportant to sustaining the growthof the university and the success ofour students. There are manyopportunities for you to have animpact, and I hope you willconsider a contribution.

The College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral SciencesDean’s OfficeE. Gary Shapiro, DeanPamela S. Gates, Associate DeanAnspach Hall 106Mount Pleasant, MI 48859Phone: (989) 774-3341Website: www.chsbs.cmich.edu

Development OfficeIrene Salata, Director of DevelopmentAnspach Hall 113Mount Pleasant, MI 48859Phone: (989) 774-1788E-mail: [email protected]

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see http://www.cmich.edu/aaeo).

Under Discussion is published each year during the fall and springsemesters by the College of Humanities and Social & BehavioralSciences for alumni, friends, faculty, staff, featured students and theCMU community.

Editor: Sarah SommerPhone: (989) 774-1788E-mail: [email protected]

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In exchange for volunteering toteach English to Chinese students,history major Kelly McMillanearned a chance to visit the GreatWall of China.

McMillan, a senior fromMacomb, traveled to China for twoweeks last summer through a

partnershipbetween CMU andBeijing ForeignStudies University.She and 13 otherCMU studentsconversed inEnglish withChinese middleschool, highschool and

university students. They alsoplayed games and performed skitsfor the students.

Their goal was to introduceChinese students to U.S. cultureand give them an opportunity topractice their English languageskills with native speakers. Theprogram, English LanguageSummer Camp, is part of a linkageagreement between CMU andBFSU.

“It is important to participate in

Chinese exchange program introducesstudents to new cultures

“The volunteerprogram helpsour studentsenhance theirlevel of interestin cultures otherthan their own.”

CMU senior Kelly McMillan visits the Great Wall ofChina during her trip to Beijing last summer. The CMUvolunteers also visited the Forbidden City, the SummerPalace and the Temple of Heaven.

Senior Kelly McMillan traveled to Beijing for two weekslast summer to be an English conversation partner forChinese students.

an experience suchas this, becauseeducation andlearning go farbeyond classroomwalls,” saidMcMillan. “I learnedteaching strategieswith the Chinesestudents that I coulduse with EnglishSecond Languagestudents in theU.S.”

The trip alsoprovided a chancefor reflection on thecultural differencesbetween China andthe U.S.

“I realize that ourstandard of living isvery different fromother countriesaround the world,”said McMillan. “Weoften take our freedom for granted.The Chinese do not have thefreedom that we have in the U.S. Itreally makes you stop and thinkabout what you have and to hold agreater appreciation for it.”

BFSU’s partnership with CMU

• CMU’s partnership with Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU) began in 2001.

• BFSU professor Xiaofang Miao taught two semesters ofChinese language and culture courses at CMU last year,marking the first time Chinese language classes had beenoffered. Another BFSU professor is expected to teach oncampus this spring.

• BFSU donated 180 volumes of Chinese literature to CMU’sPark Library.

Guilan Wang, director of theOffice of International Education,helped initiate the unique partner-ship between the universities. “Ihope this program, through thepositive experience of our partici-pating students, will eventuallyarouse enough student and facultyinterest for CMU to offer regularChinese language and culturalcourses like our current languageprograms of Spanish, French andGerman,” said Wang.

“The volunteer program helpsour students enhance their level ofinterest in cultures other than theirown, open up new horizons, andappreciate the differences ofpeoples in the world,” said Wang.

Focus on Students


Spotlight on Alumni

Memories of donuts from Jon’sdrive-in, a side dish of peas withpeanuts, and long walks to MerrillHall came flooding back as alumnaDr. Ann Goetting made her firstvisit to CMU since 1967.

Goetting, now a sociologyprofessor at Western KentuckyUniversity, was on campus inOctober to speak to students aboutdomestic violence trials and thehistory of women sociologists.

“The part of campus I like now isthe part that I recognize,” saidGoetting. “The new buildings clutter

my memories, butI realize that theyare an inevitablepart of theuniversity’s growth.I am so happy tosee progress.”

She recalled thelong walks from

her room in 224 Larzelere Hall tovisit her boyfriend, Martin (Mars)Edwards, in the newly constructedMerrill Hall. “There was a lot ofmud and very few trees. No onewanted to live in Merrill Hallbecause it was so far away from

mathematics at CMU from 1956 to1987. He spent time tutoring herand on one occasion announced tothe entire class that she had donewell on an examination. “He was awonderful math teacher. He wasvery patient,” she said.

Another memorable teacher wassociology professor Chuck Westie.“There was a lot of comedy in hisclass. He was missing part of oneleg. Some days he would wear hiswooden leg and others not. Whenhe wasn’t wearing the wooden leg,he would sometimes scoot acrossthe room with the end of his legresting on a chair on wheels,” sherecalled fondly.

Goetting also formed a strongfriendship with her mentor BethDillingham, an instructor in CMU’santhropology program. “Bethhelped me develop as a feministand helped me grow and developmy personality. She introduced meto another world,” she said.

During her visit to CMU,Goetting led a discussion entitled“Expert Witnessing for DomesticViolence Trials” to a standing-room-only crowd of sociologystudents. She also spoke about theprogress of female sociologistsduring a luncheon presentation.

Visit to campus provides

Walk down memory lane

Ann Goetting speaks to CMU studentsduring her visit to campus in October.

CMU alumna and sociologist Ann Goetting relived memories ofcampus life and provided valuable information to sociologystudents during her first visit to campus since 1967.

the rest of campus at that time.”“Jon’s drive-in had the best

deep-fried donuts,” she contin-ued. “My roommates and Iwould walk on cold nights afterstudying to get Jon’s donuts.”The Embers’ peas with peanutsand McFarland’s ice creamwere also popular with thestudents.

One sad memory involvedthe April 7, 1963, fire at the ColeComplex, a popular campusshopping center known as Univer-sity Plaza. (The Student BookExchange now occupies that site.)Goetting was working as a waitressat Jack’s Campus Grill, located inthe plaza, when it caught on fire.

Everyone escaped from the fire,but three CMU students, includingone of her close friends, were killedwhen a large section of the buildingcollapsed onto them as they waitedin the street. “We were standingnext to each other holding hands.He was killed by the falling bricks,but I was pulled out alive,” shesaid.

Goetting’s favorite professor wasWilbur J. Waggoner, who taught

“No one wanted tolive in Merrill Hallbecause it was sofar away from therest of campus atthat time.”

Alumni Profile: Ann GoettingDr. Ann Goetting earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from CMUin 1965 and her master’s degree in sociology from CMU in 1967.

After receiving her doctorate in sociology from Western MichiganUniversity, Goetting moved to Kentucky, where she has taught sociol-ogy and feminist classes at Western Kentucky University for the past25 years.

Goetting also serves as an expert witness for the defense teams ofbattered women who have killed their husbands in self-defense or whohave lost child custody to their batterers. She wrote the book GettingOut: Life Stories of Women Who Left Abusive Men and co-edited thebook Individual Voices, Collective Visions: Fifty Years of Women inSociology.


When CMU alumnusLeo Mioduszewski leftcampus in 1981, hedidn’t expect to makemany return visits tothe Towers residencehalls. But several yearsand a career changelater, Mioduszewskiand his K-9 partnerLizzy spend most daysat their post in CobbHall.

Mioduszewski’sofficial title is CMUCommunity PolicingOfficer/K-9 Handler.Lizzy, the first and onlyK-9 officer at CMU, hasbeen his partner forfour years.

For the past sixyears, Mioduszewskihas been assigned toCarey, Cobb, Troutmanand Wheeler residencehalls; collectively

CMU Community Policing Officer Leo Mioduszewskiposes with his K-9 partner Lizzy.

CMU graduate and K-9 partnerenforce campus safetyOfficer Leo Mioduszewski and K-9 officer Lizzy help make the Towers a safe home for students.

known as the Towers and home tomore than 1,400 CMU students.He hosts alcohol, drug and crimeprevention seminars and investi-gates reported crimes.

“The students and the Office ofResidence Life have been veryresponsive to mypresence,” he said.

Mioduszewskihas an open-doorpolicy with thestudents, encourag-ing them to bringconcerns to himbefore they becomebigger problems.His partner Lizzy,however, draws themost visitors.

“Some students miss their petsback home and want to come playwith Lizzy,” he said. While Lizzymay be more popular with thestudents, Mioduszewski is happyfor the opportunity to interact withthem in a relaxed setting.

The 5-year-old Belgian Malinoisis trained to smell powder andcrack cocaine, heroin, ecstasy,marijuana, methamphetaminesand hashish, as well as trackmissing persons. She is owned byCMU, but also works with theMichigan State Police, IsabellaCounty Sheriff’s Department,Mount Pleasant Police Departmentand Saginaw Chippewa IndianTribe Police Department.

The value of having K-9 officersassisting in discovering drugs andtracking missing persons orcriminals is an immeasurableasset, said Mioduszewski. “Duringher first year at CMU, Lizzy madethe largest cocaine bust in IsabellaCounty history. We’re lucky to haveher.”

Alumni Profile: Leo MioduszewskiLeo Mioduszewski first pursued a career in broadcasting as theprogram director for a radio station in Gaylord. He also worked withthe Ostego County Ambulance Service, which inspired him to make acareer change to law enforcement.

He was a police officer in Mancelona for five years before joining theCMU police in 1990. His decision to seek employment at CMU wasfueled by his desire to pursue a master’s degree in public administra-tion (MPA) offered through the political science department.

“I wanted to pursue my master’s degree at CMU because I liked thefacilities and the personality of the university,” he said. “The smallerclass sizes allowed me to get to know my faculty on a personal level.”

He successfully completed the MPA program in 1993 and plans toeventually work in the administration area of law enforcement.

When not busy patrolling campus, Mioduszewski and Lizzy live inMount Pleasant with Mioduszewski’s wife, Shelley, and two sons,Travis and Derek.

The value ofhaving K-9officers assistingin discoveringdrugs andtracking missingpersons orcriminals is animmeasurableasset.


Students in CMU’s industrial/organizational psychology programreceived practical advice aboutcareer expectations when alumnaDr. Jean (St. Laurent) Talagavisited campus in October.

“Internships andpracticum courseswere the most impor-tant part of my gradschool experience,”Talaga told thestudents attending herpresentation. “Theygave me a taste of thefield that I wanted toenter and added linesto my resume.” It isimportant for aspiringI/O psychologists totake the occupation for

a “test drive,” because the work isso difficult to describe to others,she joked.

At Steelcase, Talaga assisted increating a team effectivenessmodel and methodology to helpemployees understand their rolesand responsibilities.

In an organization where repre-sentatives from design, engineer-

Behavioral Sciences throughdonations from alumni, faculty andfriends.

“Inviting Dr. Talaga to speak oncampus is a great way to givestudents in the I/O program an ideaof what they will do when theygraduate,” said graduate studentNathan Bowling, research chair ofthe IOPA student chapter at CMU.“I also wanted students to hear afemale perspective of I/O psychol-ogy, because all of the faculty inour program are male.”

Talaga was happy for theopportunity to meet with thestudents and offered to be amentor to them as they advance intheir academic and professionalcareers.

Returning to campus also gaveTalaga a chance to reminisceabout her time as a student. “I’mglad to see that H&R Pizza is stillhere,” she said of her formeremployer. “They put me throughschool for a while. It’s also reallynice to see the new growth oncampus, such as the library andthe music building.”

Industrial/organizational psychologistshares career experiences with students

Spotlight on Alumni

Dr. Jean Talaga answers questions about industrial/organizational psychologycareers during her presentation to CMU students in October.

It is importantfor aspiring I/Opsychologiststo take theoccupation fora “test drive,”because thework is sodifficult todescribe toothers.

CMU alumna Dr. JeanTalaga returned to campusto mentor CMU students.

ing, manufacturing, marketing andfinance must work together todevelop the company’s products, Ihad to adapt my communicationstrategies for each employeedivision, she said. It is important tocommunicate diplomatically andpersistently in the workforce.

Psychology professor TerryBeehr and the CMU studentchapter of the I/O PsychologicalAssociation organized Talaga’svisit. Funding was provided by theCollege of Humanities and Social &

Alumni Profile: Jean TalagaDr. Jean Talaga is a three-time graduate of CMU. She received abachelor’s degree in psychology and theatre in 1983, a master’sdegree in I/O psychology in 1987, and a doctorate in I/O psychology(Psy.D.) in 1992. She was CMU’s first female I/O doctoral graduate.

As a student, Talaga completed internships with CMU’s marketingdepartment, The Dow Corning Co. and furniture manufacturerSteelcase, Inc. She began working full time for Steelcase while stillcompleting her doctoral degree and continues to work for thecompany as a project manager.

Talaga lives in Grand Rapids with her husband Steve, also a CMUgraduate, and their two children, Lauren, 9, and Stephen, 6.


College Events

Two former congressmen putaside party differences to bring animportant message to CMUstudents: the virtue of publicservice in a democracy.

The Congress to Campusprogram is a traveling speakersbureau that sends two former U.S.congressmen—ademocrat and arepublican—to engagecollege students indiscussions aboutpublic service.

Sam Coppersmith,D-Arizona, andEdward J. Derwinski,R-Illinois, participatedin the three-day visit to CMU inOctober.

The former congressmen spoketo a crowd of more than 200 CMUstudents at a public forum wherethey answered questions about the2002 Congressional elections, the

U.S. stance on world peaceinitiatives, and the daily responsi-bilities of legislators.

“Generally, public servicecareers are something that Ameri-cans appreciate and gravitate to,”said Derwinski.

Young people aretypically interested involunteering within theircommunities, addedCoppersmith. I encour-age you to also considerworking in governmentservice. “It is an opportu-nity to make a differencein ways that you mightfind surprising.”

Derwinski and Coppersmith alsomet individually with more than 500CMU students in a variety ofpolitical science classes to discusscampaign management, politicalcareers, and the responsibilities ofpublic leaders.

Congress to Campus visitors pose with members of the political science honorsociety Pi Sigma Alpha. From left to right: senior Dianna Wojdyla, senior CareyFinn-Woodburn, former representative Sam Coppersmith, D-Arizona, juniorSarah McVey (president of Pi Sigma Alpha), former representative Edward J.Derwinski, R-Illinois, and senior Rebecca Reynolds.

Congress to Campus visitors promotethe virtue of public service careers

The students were eager foropportunities to interact with theformer congressmen.

“It is important for students tomeet professionals in the fields thatwe may pursue as careers,because only through primarysources can we discover what lifeis like as a senator or representa-tive,” said David Tibergien, a CMUjunior and political science major.

Prior to leaving campus, bothguests commended CMU’s stu-dents for their insightful questionsand willingness to discuss politicsin a spirited yet civil manner.

About the visitingcongressmenThis was the second time intwo years that CMU hosted avisit by two former membersof Congress through theCongress to Campusprogram offered by theStennis Center for PublicService at Mississippi StateUniversity.

Edward Derwinski, a WorldWar II veteran, serves aslegislative consultant toMerrill and Associates.

He was a member of theIllinois House of Representa-tives from 1957 to 1958 anda member of the U.S.Congress from 1958 to 1982.

Sam Coppersmith is anattorney who specializes inbusiness and real estate law.

From 1995 to 1997, heserved as the U.S. represen-tative for Arizona’s FirstCongressional District.

“Only throughprimary sourcescan we discoverwhat life is likeas a senator orrepresentative.”


“Have weprepared ourchildren andfuture businessleaders toappropriatelydeal withethics?”

The CMU community received alesson in corporate ethics whenactivist and educator JeffreyWigand, one-time tobacco com-pany scientist and vice president,made a presentation entitled“Ethics and Responsibility inBusiness.”

“The primary reasonfor bringing Dr. Wigandto campus is to raisestudent awarenessabout the importanceof business ethics inthe ‘real world’ andwhy future businessleaders should take aninterest in classes onbusiness ethics,” said

William Kline, CMU philosophy andreligion faculty member anddirector of the International Centerfor Applied Ethics.

This was Wigand’s second visitto CMU in two years. Last year, hetalked about the harm of tobacco.The student response to his visitwas so positive that we invited himback to talk about the ethicalbehaviors and obligations ofbusiness leaders, said Kline. “Dr.Wigand is a truly dynamic speaker.The amount of information he has

Tobacco company ‘insider’ calls forincreased corporate responsibility

Former tobacco company scientist and vice president Jeffrey Wigand discussesthe need for increased ethics education and stronger commitments of ethicalresponsibility from business leaders during his presentation at Plachta Auditoriumin November.

to offer is staggering.”“Can we teach and learn ethical

behavior?” asked Wigand. “Havewe prepared our children andfuture business leaders to appro-priately deal with ethics?”

He believes that successfulethics education must begin in pre-school and continue intenselythrough high school and universitycurriculums.

Wigand also asked audiencemembers whether individuals were

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obligated to come forward withinformation even when it maycause them harm or loss of wealth.

“Would you want to be lied to?Would you want someone to cometo your assistance if you werebeing harmed?” asked Wigand.The “immediate gratification” ofwealth and social status oftencomes at an expense to societyand to future generations.

Many in the audience thankedhim for speaking out against themarketing and manufacturingactivities of tobacco companies.Others voiced their eagerness tofollow in his footsteps and work toprevent corporate wrongdoings.

“I have learned that ethics mustapply to all areas of our lives andinfluence all of the choices that wemake,” said Richelle Sieland, asenior from Midland majoring ineducation. “I think it is great thatCMU is bringing important pro-grams like this to campus.”

Wigand’s presentation wassponsored by the InternationalCenter for Applied Ethics, theCollege of Humanities and Social &Behavioral Sciences, and theDepartment of Philosophy andReligion.

About Jeffrey WigandJeffrey Wigand is the highest ranking executive to come forward withinformation about the manufacturing and advertising tactics of thetobacco industry.

He is the subject of the Academy Award-nominated film “The Insider,” agripping drama about the former Brown and Williamson executive starringRussell Crowe.

Wigand said in 1994 that his company not only knew that nicotine wasaddictive, but also that it engineered cigarettes to enhance their addic-tive properties. After being fired from Brown and Williamson, Wigandendured lawsuits, smear campaigns and death threats against him andhis family.

His testimony was crucial in helping the government build a case thatled to a $236 billion settlement to 46 states for smoking-related medicalcosts.


Each year, the College ofHumanities and Social & BehavioralSciences awards cash prizes forpapers written by graduate andundergraduate students for classeswithin the college’s academicdepartments. Eligible entries includeessays, theoretical papers, creativeworks, research papers, and reviewsof research.

Undergraduate winners receive acash prize of $500, and graduatewinners receive $750. The names ofall winners are added to a plaque inthe dean’s office. Funding for theprizes is provided by contributionsfrom alumni, faculty and friends ofthe college.

“It is important to reward theresearch and creative endeavors ofour students,” said E. Gary Shapiro,dean of the College of Humanitiesand Social & Behavioral Sciences.“The Student Paper Competitionprovides financial assistance to ourstudents and gives them the experi-ence of presenting scholarly compo-sitions to an audience beyond theclassroom.”

Prize recipient Elizabeth Haller(ENG) is applying to Ph.D. programsthroughout the United States and isproud to list this accomplishment onher applications for doctoral candi-dacy.

“Professors in the English depart-ment have reiterated the importanceof winning this competition,” saidHaller. “I enjoyed the researchinvolved in creating my paper, and Ithought that entering the competitionwould be a good way to share myresearch with others.”

Applicants may submit paperswritten for classes at the 300 leveland above or papers submitted toor presented at professionalconferences.

The papers are judged on overallquality, which includes considerationof the content of the paper, theclarity of the presentation, and, ifappropriate, the research methodsused. Judging is conducted by acommittee of college faculty selectedby the dean.

Students compete for cash awards

2002 Student Paper Competition Award WinnersUndergraduate student winners:• Michael Corcoran (History)

“The Patron Saint of Paganism: Julian the Apostate’s Battle for the Soulsof the Roman Empire”Faculty Advisor: Charles Ebel

• Margaret J. Fedder (History)“Identity and Divisions: A Study of London Street Performers in the Mid-nineteenth Century”Faculty Advisor: James Schmiechen

• Melissa Grunow (English)“Changes in Circumstance: A Portfolio of Short Fiction”Faculty Advisor: Liesel Litzenburger

• Elizabeth Joynt (Philosophy and Religion)“Self Interest and Devotion: Medieval Philosophy and Christian Hedonism”Faculty Advisor: Hope May

Graduate student winners:• Carlos Villagas Castaneda (Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

“El rol de la mujer durante la Revolución Mexicana a través de dosnovellas”Faculty Advisor: Rebecca Torres-Rivera

• Elizabeth Haller (English)“Know Your Enemy: A Brief Study of New Criticism”Faculty Advisor: Ronald Primeau

• Brian Steib (History)“Detroit Newspapers and the First Michigan Colored Infantry”Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Green

Graduate student winner Elizabeth Haller (English) accepts the Student PaperCompetition award from E. Gary Shapiro, dean of the College of Humanities andSocial & Behavioral Sciences.


The Reserve Officers’ TrainingCorps (ROTC) is celebrating 50years of training excellent leaders,scholars and athletes at CMU.

“The purpose of our program is todevelop well-rounded leaders, notmilitary machines,” said Lt. Col.David Manville, chair of CMU’smilitary science department. “Theprogram attempts to be fun, chal-lenging, exciting and relevant. Weminimize lecture and maximizepractical exercise and classdiscussion.”

ROTC is a national program thatprepares college trained officers to

serve in the U.S. Army, ArmyReserve or Army National Guard. Inaddition to their regular academicschedules, students take militaryscience courses, participate inleadership laboratories and fieldtraining exercises, and attend a five-week ROTC Advanced Camp. Uponsuccessful completion of militaryscience and baccalaureate degreerequirements, the cadets arecommissioned as second lieuten-ants.

“There isn’t an ROTC programthat I haven’t looked upon favorably,”said CMU president Michael Rao

during a recentROTC sponsoredlecture on studentleadership opportu-nities at CMU. “Theprogram conditionsyou for life. It isone of the mostimportant opportu-nities a student canpossibly have.”

To commemo-rate the program’sanniversary, thedepartment

1916: The United States establishes theReserve Officers’ Training Corps.

1952: The Army formally announces theapproval of a General Branch ArmyROTC program at CMU on June 23,1952.

1952 to 1964: Participation in the ROTCprogram is mandatory for all malestudents.

1952 to 1973: The Kaydette Club servesas a women’s auxiliary to the ROTCprogram. Kaydette representativesattended all ROTC social functions. TheKaydette Colonel, the highest honoraryrank within the club, sat on the reviewingstand during military ceremonies. TheClub was discontinued when womenwere allowed to enter ROTC.

1953: The Queen’s Guard Drill Club isestablished. Members are responsiblefor escorting the Homecoming courtduring the parade and football game. Theclub also sponsors the Great LakesInvitational Drill Meet.

1954: Ralph W. Dulin is the first ROTCgraduate of CMU.

1955: CMU graduates its first cohort ofROTC cadets.

1962: The Ranger Club (formerly calledthe Counter Guerrilla Platoon) isestablished. Cadets train in activitiessuch as small unit tactics, patrolling, landnavigation, first aid, rappelling, rivercrossing techniques, and paint ball andcompete in the annual Ranger Challengecompetition.

1970: Mu Sigma Military Honor SocietyClub is established.

1970: Protesters of the Vietnam Waroccupy Central Hall, home to the ROTCprogram, for several days and rename it“Freedom Hall.”

1971: The Orienteering Club is estab-lished. Orienteering involves cross-country running, land navigation andusing a topographical map and compass.

1973: Colonel William B. Nolde,assistant professor of military science atCMU (1962-1964, 1966), is the lastofficial casualty of the Vietnam War. Hisdeath comes just 11 hours before theofficial cease-fire is to take effect onJanuary 27, 1973.

CMU ROTC Timeline

The CMU Army ROTC class of 1955 at Summer Camp in Ft. Campbell, KY.From left to right: Front row: Charles Hurley, John Dillon, Kenneth Frazier,Edwin Anderson, Kenneth Fegan, Jack Currie, Lawrence “Rabbit” Abbott;Second row: Shirley Roberts, Joseph Swallow, Ronald Patrick, HermanGorenflo, Lowell Frisch, Roy Williams, Albert Tennant; Third row: William Sowle,Jerre Moore, John Frantz, Daniel McBride, Kent Ward, Ralph Dulin; Fourth row:Richard Smith, Richard Glynn; Standing: Maj. Vernon F. Pressentin, Dr. JudsonW. Foust, Ft. Campbell Cadre Sergeants.

The CMU drill team (The Queen’s Guard) won the statedrilling championship in 1963.

ROTC celebrates 50 years at CMUCollege Events


published a 150-page hardcoverbook that contains photographs ofROTC cadets, instructors, clubs, andactivities and summaries of theprogram’s growth.

CMU has commissioned 1,087second lieutenants. Between 1952and 1964, all males attending CMUwere required to complete two yearsof military science courses, typicallyduring their freshman and sopho-more years.

The book lists every cadet whograduated with a commission fromthe program and includes photo-graphs and biographies of theindividuals inducted into the CMUArmy ROTC Hall of Fame.

The skills and discipline taught inROTC programs prepare graduatesfor success in both military andcivilian careers. CMU’s distinguishedmilitary alumni include a brigadiergeneral and numerous colonels,lieutenant colonels and majors. Theyhave had combat experience inVietnam, the Persian Gulf and otheroperations.

Distinguished civilian alumniinclude corporate presidents andvice presidents, judges, educationadministrators, professors, teachersand business owners.

“When I was at CMU in the ’50s,ROTC was mandatory for at leasttwo years,” said Roger Kesseler(’58), retired vice president andcontroller of The Dow Chemical Co.“I elected to complete the four-yearprogram because I wanted to enter

ROTC timeline continued1973: Women are admitted into theArmy ROTC.

1978: The program relocates itsheadquarters from Central Hall toBarnard Hall.

1985: CMU establishes an extensioncenter at Ferris State University.

1995: Ms. Genevieve (Genny)Swindlehurst retires after 42 years ofservice to the program. Lt. Col. Heinzenames the CMU cadet battalion“Genny’s Own” in her honor.

1995: The program relocates itsheadquarters from Barnard Hall toFinch Fieldhouse.

1996: The Redleg Cannon Club isestablished. Members are responsiblefor firing the cannon at home footballgames each time CMU scores.

1997: The CMU Army ROTC Hall ofFame is created with the induction ofcharter members Roger L. Kesseler,John G. Kulhavi, Terence F. Moore andWilliam B. Nolde.

2000: The CMU Alumni Associationestablishes the Army ROTC AlumniChapter.

2002: The Army ROTC programcelebrates 50 years at CMU.

ROTC cadets participate in field training exercises at Mount Pleasant’s DeerfieldPark in September 2002.

The Counter Insurgency Squad, forerunner of the Ranger Club, hosts a trainingexercise in front of the newly built Towers during the early 1970s.

Contact the Military ScienceDepartment at (989) 774-7682 formore information about the ArmyROTC program or to order the 50-year history book.

the military as an officer and be-cause ROTC was the equivalent ofthe leadership institute that we have(at CMU) now—it was the only wayto develop your leadership training.”

Kesseler opted to use his leader-ship skills to pursue a career inbusiness and entered the Army as areserve officer. He completed oneyear of active duty and was thenhired by Dow Chemical, where heworked for the next 38 years.Kesseler currently serves on theCMU Board of Trustees.

More than 1000 colleges anduniversities throughout the nationoffer military science courses. TheArmy ROTC program at CMU alsoinstructs students from Ferris StateUniversity, Alma College andSaginaw Valley State University.


English Language andLiteratureWe continue to bring nationally knowncreative writers to campus as guestspeakers and to meet with classes.Recent visitors include poet DorianneLaux and authors Jaimy Gordon andBill Roorbach.

A proposal to develop and implementan MFA degree in creative writing wassubmitted to the CMU PlanningProcess this fall.

The Basic Writing Program is now wellestablished under the leadership of Dr.Mary Ann Crawford, and attendance atthe Writing Center is at maximumcapacity.

Again this year, the department wasable to award the Althoff, Arnett, Beckand House scholarships. We aregrateful to the House family forincreasing their support for theendowment. Their contribution wasmatched by Dow Chemical Company.

Our faculty continue to publish booksand articles, attend conferences andpresent scholarly papers. Anne Alton,Ronnie Apter, Jan Dressel, Peter Fries,Bill Spruiell, Pamela Gates, MaryObuchowski and Ron Primeau havepublished new books this year. SusanSchiller and Ronnie Apter each taughtfor a semester in Vienna, Austria, andReade Dornan taught at the Universityof Heidelberg in Germany.

Foreign Languages,Literatures and CulturesApproximately 2100 students from 60high schools—an attendance record—participated in the annual ForeignLanguage Day hosted at CMU in April.FLLC faculty, along with many of ouradvanced-level students, wereinvolved in judging the many entries incategories such as skits, song, dance,oral interpretation of poetry, postersand displays.

The Residential College completed itsfirst year of existence. Our 11 studentresidents were equally divided amongthe three languages: French, Germanand Spanish. The department’sResidential College Committee, whichwas composed of five faculty mem-

bers, met with the students bi-weeklyin the residence hall for dinner and toview a foreign language video (withsubtitles). Twenty-four new freshmenhave joined the program this year.

An important aspect of foreignlanguage study is the experience oftaking academic courses at universi-ties in other countries. With assistancefrom various department scholarships,approximately 50 students were ableto travel to countries such as France,Germany, Mexico, Chile, Spain andJapan.

HistoryPhi Alpha Theta, the student honorarysociety, won honorable mention in thesociety’s national chapter of the yearcompetition. History students defeatedmilitary science students in theirannual Civil War simulation; this yearthe Battle of Shiloh.

Jennifer Green won the History ofEducation Society’s EggertsenDissertation Prize for her work onantebellum military academies.Timothy O’Neil’s article on copperminers will be republished in The NewIrish-American History, a University ofWisconsin Press collection of the bestrecent scholarship in the field. EricJohnson’s Nazi Terror has beenpublished in its sixth language,Spanish, as El terror nazi (Barcelona:Paidos).

The Saugatuck Historical Society’sexhibit on shipwrecks, chaired by Dr.James Schmiechen, won a MichiganMuseums Association award and ismoving to Lansing’s Impressions FiveMuseum. Schmiechen has also beennamed to a state task force on culturaltourism in Michigan.

Military ScienceROTC cadets conducted their firstfield training exercise of the year atDeerfield Park on the weekend ofSeptember 27th. A zodiac boat racedown the Chippewa River was theevent highlight. The honor guard, TheQueen’s Guard, and the Cannon Clubdemonstrated their skills during theHomecoming parade and footballgame. The department also hosted asocial gathering for visiting ROTC

alumni following the game.

CMU President Michael Rao deliveredthe keynote address at the first Noldelecture for the year, which focused onthe numerous leadership opportunitiesavailable for CMU students. Otherspeakers included representativesfrom the Leadership Institute, Leader-ship Safari, Academic Senate, andCampus Ambassador Program.

On November 9, ROTC members,friends, and guests celebrated theprogram’s 50th anniversary at CMUwith a military ball. The ball alsohonored seven new ROTC Hall ofFame inductees—alumni who havehad distinguished careers as leadersin the public and private sectors.

Two cadets, Lt. Matthew Syzmanskiand Lt. David Huber, were commis-sioned as officers in the MichiganNational Guard on Dec. 7 in aceremony held at Clarke Library.Syzmanski will attend flight training atFt. Rucker, AL, and Huber will receiveinfantry officer training at Ft. Benning,GA.

Philosophy and ReligionThe department sponsored a numberof speakers including former tobaccoexecutive Jeffrey Wigand, poet andessayist Tom Lynch, philosophersAllesandro Giovanelli and DeborahNails, and two scholars of the religionand art of Afro-Caribbean traditionknown as Vodun (“voodoo”)—LisaPerez and Dana Rush.

Philosophy major Elizabeth Joynt wona CMU Summer Research Award andspent several weeks reading philoso-phy texts at Oxford University. Dr.Hope May was Joynt’s faculty advisor.Eight philosophy majors presentedwork at the Central Meetings of theAmerican Philosophical Association.Three students sponsored by Dr.Merlyn Mowrey presented research atthe Undergraduate Student ResearchConference at Purdue UniversityCalumet. The philosophy honorsociety, Phi Sigma Tau, held itssecond annual undergraduatephilosophy conference on campus.

Our faculty continue to receive awardsand publish articles. Robert Noggle

Department News

Department news and accomplishments


won the Provost’s Award for Outstand-ing Research, while John Wright andRobert Noggle won University Re-search Professor Awards. MerlynMowrey received a $10,000 grant fromthe Ernest Becker Foundation to writea book on the impact of ErnestBecker’s work.

While on research leave, RobertStecker published four refereedarticles on aesthetics. Guy Newlandedited and contributed to a collectionof articles on Buddhism and Tibet.James McGrath, Merlyn Mowrey, JohnWright, Hope May and Gary Fullereach had important new publications.

Joyce Henricks received a “careerachievement in service” award fromthe Academic Senate. Merlyn Mowreyreceived a service award from theoffice of Minority Student Services.

Political ScienceThe department hosted a three-dayvisit by Malta’s ambassador to theUnited States, Mr. George Saliba. Hespoke to more than 225 politicalscience students in a variety ofclasses including ComparativePolitics: Western Europe, InternationalRelations, and American Public PolicyMaking. In addition to his guestspeaking, many Pi Sigma Alphastudents were able to dine with theambassador and gain an inside look atdiplomacy. The visit was sponsored bythe President’s Office and the Depart-ment of Political Science.

For the second time in two years, thedepartment hosted the Congress toCampus program, bringing formercongressmen Edward Derwinski, R-Illinois, and Sam Coppersmith, D-Arizona, to campus. They met indi-vidually with political science studentsand hosted a public forum. (See fullarticle on page 7.)

The department hosted a Griffin policyforum entitled “Investing in HigherEducation in Michigan” in November.Panelists included CMU PresidentMike Rao; state representatives A.T.Frank and Mark Jensen; HeathMeriwether, publisher of the DetroitFree Press; William Johnson, CMUtrustee; Gloria Owens and ElizabethClark, CMU students; and professorsRick S. Kurtz and Lawrence Sych ofpolitical science. Political scienceprofessor Del Ringquist served asmoderator.

PsychologyThree psychology undergraduatestudents received UndergraduateSummer Scholarship Awards from theOffice of Research & SponsoredPrograms at CMU. The winners are:Amy Duff, Steve Hough and MarkThompson. The students presentedtheir research at the Summer Sympo-sium along with the other awardwinners.

Dr. Sandra Russ, professor of psychol-ogy at Case Western ReserveUniversity, visited campus in Septem-ber to present “Pretend Play as aResource for Children,” a summary ofher extensive research in the areas ofchildren’s fantasy play, creativity andaffective functioning. She also heldinformal discussions with psychologystudents.

Dr. Jean Talaga, project manager forSteelcase, Inc. and CMU alumna,visited campus in October to discussher career as an industrial/organiza-tional psychologist. (See full article onpage 6.)

Professor Dr. David Dush, director ofthe Psychological Training andConsultation Center, was awarded a$99,000 grant entitled “IntegratedCore Competency & Specialty ClinicalTraining” from the Department ofHealth and Human Services—HealthResources and Services Administra-tion Grant Graduate PsychologyEducation Program FY 2002.

Psychology department chair Dr. GaryDunbar gave the keynote address atthe Michigan Convention of theHuntington’s Disease Society of

America (HDSA). Dr. Dunbar wasgiven an Outstanding Service Awardfor his research and fundraising effortsand his service to local HDSA supportgroups.

Sociology, Anthropologyand Social WorkDr. Rebecca Turner of JacksonvilleState University visited campus inearly fall as part of our efforts toachieve accreditation for our socialwork program through the Council onSocial Work Education (CSWE). Dr.Turner, a CSWE Commissioner, hasrecommended that our programproceed to the next step of theaccreditation process.

Our students continue to enjoyacademic success: four of ourundergraduate majors made presenta-tions at the 2002 UndergraduateResearch Symposium in October. Ourundergraduate majors in sociologyhave been modified to include moreadvanced coursework and a bettersequencing of courses as studentsproceed from their freshmen to senioryears.

Faculty continue to publish on a widerange of topics, including conflict inNorth Ireland (Harry Mika), the globalautomobile industry (Richard H.Senter, Jr.), the race concept (LeonardLieberman), and identity developmentin Fiji (Carmen White). Kate Rosier’sbook on mothers of inner-city schoolchildren continues to receive nationalrecognition. David Kinney and NancyHerman-Kinney (with Larry T.Reynolds) have edited books withcurrent copyrights.

College Mission StatementThe college is a community of individuals who share a dedication to the lifeof the mind. Its fundamental purpose is to invigorate the intellectual lives ofits students, faculty and staff and to promote an intellectual orientation in thelarger communities it serves. In this spirit, the college challenges everyoneto confront new and disturbing ideas with open minds and to reexamine oldideas with fresh eyes.

Within the university, the mission of this college is to pursue disciplinedinquiry into ideas and values that grow out of human experience, as well asthe forces that shape human behavior and interaction.

Since these areas of study—together with the natural sciences and the finearts—are fundamental to the liberal arts, the college plays a crucial role inliberal arts education. The college also teaches students to apply theirknowledge to the resolution of human problems in the world at large,thereby preparing them for professions in which they will contribute to thewell-being of others.


Development and Scholarships

As a CentralMichiganUniversitygraduate, it hasbeen a pleasurefor me to returnto campus asDirector ofDevelopmentfor the Collegeof Humanitiesand Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Since I have been back, I havebeen gratified to learn about themany positive things occurring atthe university and especially in thedepartments that make up thecollege.

It is a privilege to meet with themany alumni and friends who arepassionate about supporting the

legacy of educational excellence atCMU.

I have been impressed to seethe impact that gifts to the univer-sity have made upon thousands oflives. Students within the collegeare recipients of many generousgifts from our alumni and friends.

Each year the college is honoredwhen donors establish endow-ments that are created with aspecified purpose that will be usedto support our educational missionin perpetuity. In addition, gifts thatare pledged annually to the collegemake a significant impact through-out the year.

These funds are used to supportstudent scholarships, facultydevelopment, guest speakers,instructional materials and creative

News from the Development Officeand scholarly programs within thedepartments. Annual gifts andendowments enrich the educationalexperiences of our students andprovide opportunities that might nototherwise be available.

As alumni, our experiences atCMU are varied and unique, but itgoes without saying that theseexperiences have influenced ourdirection in life and brought manyof us to where we are today.

I look forward to the opportunityto work with all of you to supportthe educational experiences ofstudents here today and those ofgenerations to come.

Irene SalataDirector of Development

Irene Salata

College endowments and annual fundsThanks to the overwhelming generosity of our alumni and friends the College of Humanities and Social &Behavioral Sciences is proud to be the administrator of the following endowments and annual funds.

College Funds• John E. Warriner Scholarship• Quality Enhancement Fund

English Language and Literature• Marion Croft Althoff Memorial Scholarship• J. Carroll Arnett Creative Writing Scholarship• E.C. Beck Scholarship• Reverand Lloyd C. and Ica L. Bronson Memorial Award• Jennifer Gregoria Memorial Scholarship• Jeanette R. House Memorial Scholarship• Francis J. and Mary Lois Molson Scholarship• Kenneth W. and Margaret Cuff Saunders Scholarship

Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures• Edana Duguay Scholarship for French Study Abroad• Elizabeth Etnire Scholarship for Spanish Study Abroad• Charlotte B. Evans Scholarship for German Study Abroad• Nancy and Ted Kortes Spanish Award• Mara Nou Memorial Scholarship• Jacques E. and Helen M. Baer Perry Scholarship

History• George M. Blackburn Endowment for Lectures on Civil

War and Reconstruction• Duane Mark Bouliew History Award• J.D. Smith Graduate Student Award in History• Mae Teeters History Award• Dennis Thavenet Study Abroad Award (I)

• Dennis Thavenet Study Abroad Award (II)

Military Science• Colonel William B. Nolde Scholarship

Political Science• Barbara P. Greene Endowed Scholarship in Political

Science• Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American

Government• Edward H. Pothoff, Jr. Scholarship

Psychology• Anne K. Quimper Award• Wilbert Wright Endowed Memorial Award

Philosophy and Religion• Kendall W. Folkert Memorial Endowment• Oppenheimer-Mancuso (Lazorshak) Award

Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work• Jack Chapis Memorial Scholarship• Karen L. Mohr Chávez Memorial Fund• Friends of Anthropology Summer Scholarships• Koopman Social Science Scholarship Award• Leslie Lieberman Social Science Scholarship for High

Achievement• Edward E. McKenna Academic Excellence Award• Bernard N. Meltzer Scholarship• Social Work Education Fund

We invite you to support these funds or contact us to establish an endowment that will be designated for a purpose mostmeaningful to you. Please contact Irene Salata at 989-774-1788 for more information.


One of the longest existingscholarships within the College ofHumanities and Social & Behav-ioral Sciences is the John E.Warriner Scholarship.

It was established in 1987through the estate gift of JohnEdward Warriner, author ofWarriner’s Handbook of Englishand a six volume series entitledEnglish Grammar and Composi-tion. John was the son of EugeneC. Warriner, CMU president from1918 to 1939.

Warriner family scholarship promotesexcellence in the humanities

The scholarship is available toall graduate and undergraduatestudents majoring in economics,English, foreign language, history,journalism, philosophy, politicalscience, religion, speech andsociology. This year, each scholar-ship winner received $3,000.

A unique aspect of the WarrinerScholarship is that recipients arerequired to send a letter to theWarriner family to describe theireducational goals and to thankthem for their financial support.

“The Warriner family appreciateshearing from the students,” said E.Gary Shapiro, dean of the Collegeof Humanities and Social & Behav-ioral Sciences. “It gives them anopportunity to learn personalstories about the individuals whobenefit from their financial contribu-tions and to see the impact thattheir family’s generosity has had onthe students’ lives.”

“I think the letters are an impor-tant part of this scholarship pro-gram and something that other

2002 - 2003 Warriner Scholarship WinnersStudent Major Year• Merve Cebi Economics Graduate• Kimberly L. Dedloff Spanish Junior• Andrea Devenney English Graduate• Andrew Devenney History Graduate• Erin Fleming Spanish Junior• Kris Gies History Senior• Nathan Hauke English Graduate• Jason Kopp History and Spanish Senior• Stephanie M. Kurin English Junior• Gina Myers English and History Senior• Michael Shafer English Junior• Dawn Spencer History and Religion Senior• Katherine E. Temple History Senior• Brandon Wade French Junior• Janelle Whitney English and Spanish Junior• Ketwana Wilson-McCormick Spanish Senior

benefactors might want to includewhen establishing guidelines forendowed scholarship funds in thefuture,” said Shapiro.

Senior Ketwana Wilson-McCormick, a Spanish major andfirst-generation college studentfrom Albion, wrote, “It is humblingto know that I possess the qualitiesthat will help per-petuate the memoryof Mr. Warriner.”

The students alsoappreciate theopportunity to thankthe Warriner family.

“I cannot begin toexpress my gratitudefor receiving such an honorableaward,” wrote French majorBrandon Wade, a junior fromShelby Township. “Your charity hasbrought me closer to my dreams,and I only hope that one day I findmyself in a position where I can doas much for someone else as youhave done for me.”

Wade is using his scholarship toassist with the costs of studyingabroad in France this semester.

“Financial aid is a big concernfor many of our students,” saidShapiro. “Scholarships providedirect and immediate benefits tothe students, enabling them tominimize loans and sign up foradditional credits.”

Gina Myers, a senior fromSaginaw majoring in English andhistory agrees. “This scholarshipwill allow me to cut back on mywork hours and devote more timeto my classes,” she said.

To apply for the scholarship,applicants must submit a narrativedescribing educational goals,professional or career aspirations,and how the scholarship would beof benefit and submit two letters ofrecommendation, with at least onefrom a CMU faculty member.

“This scholarshipwill allow me tocut back on mywork hours anddevote more timeto my classes.”

Eugene C. Warriner


CMU has received a $600,000challenge grant from The KresgeFoundation for its new HealthProfessions Building. This is one ofthe highest honors bestowed bythe foundation. To receive the grantmonies, the university has to raisemore than $1.9 million by July 1,2003.

The College ofHumanities andSocial & BehavioralSciences is involvedin the fundraisingefforts because theBrain Research andIntegrative Neuro-science (BRAIN) Center and thePsychological Training and Consul-tation Center—both part of thecollege’s psychology department—will move into the new facility whenit opens next summer.

“Our psychology programs are

an extremely important componentof the new Health ProfessionsBuilding,” said E. Gary Shapiro,dean of the College of Humanitiesand Social & Behavioral Sciences.

The BRAIN Center providesstate-of-the-art instruction andresearch in neurosciences, with a

special emphasis onstrategies, techniquesand proceduresneeded to investigateways to facilitaterecovery and functionfollowing damage ordisease to the brainand/or spinal cord.

The Psychological Training andConsultation Center providesassessment and/or psychotherapyservices to infants, children,adolescents, adults and the elderly.The center also trains students inthe application of psychological

science for resolving humanproblems.

“The new Health ProfessionsBuilding will be an asset for theentire university and surroundingcommunities,” said Shapiro.“Reaching the goal of the Kresgechallenge grant and receiving thegrant monies is extremelyimportant for the university.”

The Kresge Foundation bestowsgrants on institutions or programsthat involve construction or renova-tion of facilities and the purchase ofmajor capital equipment or realestate. Grant recipients must haveraised initial funds toward theirrespective projects before request-ing foundation assistance. Grantsare then made on a challengebasis, requiring the raising of theremaining funds, thereby ensuringcompletion of the projects.

Development and Scholarships

CMU receives $600,000 Kresge challengegrant for new Health Professions Building

New scholarships memorialize former facultyThanks to the generosity of our

alumni, faculty, staff and friends,three new funds were recentlyestablished in memory of distin-guished faculty.

The Karen L. Mohr ChávezMemorial Fund was created afterthe sudden death of Dr. Karen L.Mohr Chávez on August 25, 2001.The fund will provide scholarshipsfor CMU anthropology studentsconducting field study and planningto pursue graduate studies inanthropology.

Dr. Chávez was returning from athree-month archaeological expedi-tion in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca regionwhen she became ill. She had beena member of the Department ofSociology, Anthropology and SocialWork since 1969.

The Barbara P. GreeneEndowed Scholarship in PoliticalScience was established following

the death of Emeritus ProfessorBarbara P. Greene on October 28,2001. The scholarship will beawarded to political science studentswho show an interest in state andlocal government and maintain agrade point average of 3.0 or higher.First preference will be given tograduate students, followed byseniors and juniors.

Dr. Greene was a highlyrespected and popular professor inthe Political Science Department atCMU for more than 20 years.

The Jack Chapis MemorialScholarship was introduced at amemorial service held in April tohonor Dr. Jack Chapis and his yearsof service to CMU. His scholarshipwill assist social work students inpurchasing books and attendingspecial workshops and conferences.

Chapis was an assistant professorin the Department of Sociology,

Anthropology and Social Work from1972 until his death on January 16,2002. He was the first instructor ofsocial work at CMU and played akey role in strengthening the pro-gram for nearly 30 years.

In addition to scholarships,endowed funds can be used tosupport student research, fellow-ships, lectureships and visitingprofessorships.

“Establishing an endowed fund isa wonderful way to memorializeformer faculty and alumni, as well asto honor distinguished livingindividuals,” said E. Gary Shapiro,dean of the College of Humanitiesand Social & Behavioral Sciences.

“Since the initial investmentremains in place, the interest on thisendowment can be used to supportCMU programs and scholarshipsforever.”

“Our psychologyprograms are anextremely importantcomponent of the newHealth ProfessionsBuilding.”


The new Health Professions Building is under construction in the heart of CMU’s campus. The building will house 19 health-related undergraduate and graduate programs. Construction is scheduled for completion in June 2003.

We need your help!CMU is responsible for raising $10 million of the $50million total cost of constructing the Health Profes-sions Building. The university has already raisedmore than 75% of this goal.

• Gifts of $5 million from The Herbert H. and GraceA. Dow Foundation, $1.5 million from The CarlsFoundation, and $500,000 from The Rollin M.Gerstacker Foundation provided leadership inattracting other donations.

• More recently, CMU received a gift of $150,000from The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation ofMidland and an anonymous gift of $100,000toward the building.

• The State of Michigan provided $37.5 million andCentral Michigan University provided $2.5 millionfor the building.

CMU has also received numerous gifts and pledgesfrom alumni, faculty, staff and friends of CMU.

If you would like to make a contribution in this finalpush to meet the Kresge challenge, please contactIrene Salata at (989) 774-1788.

Health ProfessionsBuilding Features• The 176,000-square-foot Health

Professions Building will house the clinicalclassrooms and laboratories needed tosupport approximately 2,500 studentsenrolled in more than 19 health-relatedundergraduate and graduate programs.

• The Health Professions Building will belocated in the Northeast quadrant ofcampus, near Park Library, and will featurethree interconnected wings joined by a two-story atrium walkway.

• The building is scheduled to be completedin June 2003 and ready for fall 2003classes.

Virtual tour available online!A virtual tour of the new Health ProfessionsBuilding and photographs of the constructionare available online at www.chp.cmich.edu/announcements/video.htm.


Dr. Kenneth C. Carstens (BAEnglish & Anthropology, 1971) is afull professor of anthropology andarchaeology at Murray StateUniversity in Western Kentucky,where he directs the anthropologyprogram and conducts culturalresource management (contractarchaeology) studies with his wifeNancy June Carstens. They havefive children.

Dr. Carstens has authored orcoauthored four books and morethan 100 journal articles that haveappeared in national and regionalarchaeological, historical andanthropological periodicals. He isalso working on his fifth book, TheArchaeology and Archives ofGeorge Rogers Clark’s FortJefferson, 1780-1781 (publishernot yet selected).

Jason Ellenburg (BS Journalismand Philosophy, 2000) is employedby the Michigan House of Repre-sentatives. He works in the officeof state representative DavidWoodward, D-Royal Oak.

Rev. Nancy Casey Fulton (BAEnglish, 1971, MA English, 1973)will have a sermon, “Decorating theEaster Tree,” included in SermonsThat Work XI (Morehouse Publish-ing, 2002), and a prayer, “Journey:Confession and Supplication,” inRace and Prayer (MorehousePublishing, 2003). Nancy serves asdeacon at St. John’s EpiscopalChurch in Mt. Pleasant and asacademic advisor to men andwomen preparing for ordination asdeacons in the Episcopal Dioceseof Western Michigan.

Kara Gust (BS English, 2001)received her MA in Library Sciencefrom the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign in December2002.

Dr. Dale L. Hutchinson (1979) is avisiting associate professor andresearch associate of the researchlaboratories of archaeology at the

University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill. He has studied forma-tive period remains from LakeTiticaca (Bolivia) on a studyheaded by the late Dr. KarenChavez and Dr. Sergio Chavez ofCMU’s anthropology department.

His recent publications includeForaging, Farming, and CoastalBiocultural Adaptations in LatePrehistoric North Carolina (Univer-sity Press of Florida, 2002) andnumerous articles for academicjournals.

Darcy Lynn Johnson (BS Journal-ism & Sociology, 1997) received aMaster of Education degree fromthe University of Louisville incollege student personnel. She isnow working as a resident directorat Binghamton University.

Najib (Jimi) Latoff (BS Philoso-phy, 1999) recently graduated fromMichigan State University - DetroitCollege of Law and passed the barexam.

Travis Mulhauser (BS English,2000) earned a Master of Fine Artsdegree from the University of NorthCarolina in Greensboro. Aftergraduating from CMU, Mulhauserwon a graduate fellowship at UNC-Greensboro.

Marcie M. (Lehr) Otteman (BSPsychology, 1987) was recentlypromoted to associate director oftransfer relations for the CentralMichigan University admissionsoffice.

John Ray Spaw (BS Sociology,1990) is a deputy sheriff inJefferson County Colorado. He andhis wife Dionne, an executive forWashington Mutual, have threesons: Luke, 10; Jack, 4; and Liam,2.

K. J. Stevens (BS English, 1999)has written a collection of shortstories entitled A Better Place(Writers Club Press, 2002),available at BarnesandNoble.com.

Stevens works for Merrill Corpora-tion, a financial printing company inMinneapolis.

Joanna Tatomir (BS Anthropology,2001) is in the second year of herdoctoral program in anthropologyat University of Michigan, AnnArbor. She spent last summerconducting research in physicalanthropology in Thailand and is ona fellowship this year from theCenter for Southeast Asia Studies.

Lawrence James Venuk (BSPsychology, 1996, MS psychology,1998) received the “Star Perfor-mance” award as an instructor ofpsychology at Naugatuck ValleyCommunity College in Waterbury,Connecticut. He and his wifeJamie (Travis) Venuk (‘95)celebrated the birth of their daugh-ter Chloe Maya on July 29, 2002.

Jennifer York (BS English, 1997,MA English, 1999) is an editor atGale Press in Farmington Hills,Michigan.

Chunhou Zhang (MS PublicAdministration, 1998) coauthored anew book entitled Mao Zedong asPoet and Revolutionary Leader(Lexington Books) with C. EdwinVaughan. This book containstranslations of over 80 poems ofMao Zedong, the first such collec-tion of Mao’s poems available inEnglish.

The collection includes notes onChinese history and literature andMao’s private and public life. Thebook can be ordered atLexingtonBooks.com.

Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate andTAFT fellow in the Department ofPolitical Science at the Universityof Cincinnati. He has translatedand published more than 20articles on philosophical and socialissues in China and has publishedresearch papers on China’seducation reform in Germany andthe United States.

Alumni News

Alumni updates & accomplishments


Homecoming 2002

Did you know?• CMU celebrated its first Homecoming on Saturday, November 22, 1924.

• The CMU fight song, composed by student Howard “Howdy” Loomis, was played for the first time at the1934 Homecoming.

• Homecoming was not celebrated between 1943 and 1945. Limited rail travel and the rationing of gasolineduring World War II made it difficult for alumni to travel to campus.

• The first Homecoming queen was crowned in 1946.

• The first Homecoming king was crowned in 1982.

• “Gold Ambassadors” replaced the titles of king and queen starting in 1997 and continuing to present.

To learn more about the history of Homecoming at CMU, visit the Clarke Historical Library’s website at http://www.lib.cmich.edu/clarke/homecoming/homedirectory.htm.

The College of Humanities and Social & BehavioralSciences hosted its annual Homecoming pre-gamecelebration on October 11, 2002.

CMU and ROTC alumni John Fisher, ’70, (left) and BobFisher, ’65, (right) wear their school colors with pride.

Alumni and friends line up for food in the tailgating tentbefore heading over to the stadium to watch the game.

CMU students compete in the annual Homecomingcardboard boat race through Rose Ponds.

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