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SBS DEVELOPMENTS WINTER 2009 A Publication for Alumni and Friends of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Message from Dean Ed Donnerstein Welcome to SBS Developments.

http://sbs.arizona.edu Lori Harwood, editor-in-chief and writer Christine Scheer, design and layout

There’s no doubt that these are rough financial times. But it is our job to ensure that

Photo by Christine Scheer.

Ginny Healy, senior director of development

our students are still receiving

Gail Godbey, associate director of development

an excellent college education and that SBS faculty are conducting research that

Lydia Breunig, assistant director of development

positively impacts the community and the world.

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We are able to accomplish this because of you, our donors. This issue of SBS Developments illustrates what SBS is able to achieve because of your generosity. For example, the new world-class Philosophy of Freedom Center is being funded by more than $6.5 million from foundations and individuals, such as Randy and Ken Kendrick. Various foundations are supporting our work on helping cancer patients and their partners, alleviating hunger in Africa, decreasing alcohol use among Tucson Hispanic

The University of Arizona is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation and is committed to maintaining an environment free from sexual harassment and retaliation.

Cover art: “Freedom Scape” by Keith Lehrer, a UA emeritus Regents’ Professor of Philosophy. This issue describes the new UA Philosophy of Freedom Center, directed by Professor David Schmidtz. Lehrer wrote his doctoral dissertation on freedom and taught Schmidtz when he was a student at the UA. Lehrer will be teaching a seminar for the Freedom Center in the fall of 2009. You can see more of Lehrer’s paintings at http://www.u.arizona. edu/~lehrer/ga.htm. Thanks to Allen and Sandy Buchanan. This painting was reproduced from the collection of Allen Buchanan with his permission.

youth, and studying junk food marketing to children. Richard and Wendy Gilman have funded a scholarship endowment in the School of Journalism. Our Magellan Circle patrons have provided 37 undergraduate scholarships, up from 24 last year. Thank you for the various ways you have supported and, hopefully, will continue to support SBS. You are a critical part of our team, a partner in our mission to prepare students well for the next phase of their lives. Sincerely,

Edward Donnerstein, Dean College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

When Richard Gilman retired in 2006 as publisher of The Boston Globe, his bosses wanted to

recognize his illustrious journalistic career. So The New York Times Co., the Globe’s parent company, endowed a $25,000 scholarship in his name in the UA School of Journalism, Gilman’s alma mater. Gilman remembered how tough it can be for students to juggle classwork, jobs and internships. So to ease that burden, he and his spouse, Wendy, added

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another $40,000 to the scholarship endowment in 2008 and plan to boost it to $100,000 in another year. “Our purpose with this scholarship is to encourage the best and brightest to learn about the field of journalism and to practice the profession. We believe strongly in the importance of journalism and the quality of the UA School of Journalism,” says Richard Gilman. “I want to give back some of the opportunities that were given to me.” The Gilman Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in the spring of 2009.

A sophomore will receive $2,000 for his/her junior year, and another $2,000 the following year. Next spring, the scholarship will be awarded to another student, resulting in two Gilman scholarship recipients at any one time. Students with high GPAs and some journalism experience will be given highest consideration. “We see it as becoming one of the most sought-after scholarships in the school, because it rewards academic achievement and students’ published work,” says Jacqueline Sharkey, head of the School of Journalism.

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Journalism alum and industry giant Richard Gilman and his spouse, Wendy Gilman, are funding an endowed scholarship to encourage bright students to be journalists.

Large photo by John deDios. Inset photo: Richard Gilman (right) chats with UA School of Journalism students Laura Klink and Matt Lewis of the school’s student advisory council. Photo by Kate Flynn, journalism student.

Leading By Example

Richard Gilman’s career in journalism is an inspiration for students who aspire to make their mark in the field. He earned a B.A. degree in government and journalism from the UA in 1972 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1983. Gilman served in a number of positions at The New York Times Co. before being named publisher of The Boston Globe in 1999. The Globe won three Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership, including the Gold Medal for Public Service for the paper’s investigation into sexual abuse

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by Roman Catholic priests in the Boston Archdiocese. But Gilman began his career as a journalist with the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson in 1970, going to college during the day and covering the police beat at night between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m. “Being busy was probably a good thing,” Gilman says. “I had to focus on the work that needed to be done.” That early hard work showed a dedication and professionalism that followed him throughout his career.

Michael Chihak, former publisher and editor of the Tucson Citizen and currently the executive director of the Communications Leadership Institute, was a year ahead of Gilman when they were journalism students at the UA. They were both reporters for the Arizona Daily Wildcat, as well as competing rookie reporters for Tucson papers: Gilman at the Arizona Daily Star and Chihak at the Tucson Citizen. “I think Richard’s success was driven by his intelligence, hustle, hard work and assertiveness,” says Chihak. “And his seriousness. He always had a serious-

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UA journalism students get plenty of hands-on experience working on any number of publications produced by the School of Journalism:

• Border Beat (a) — an online publication and winner of a national online journalism award in 2007 that offers news, insights and resources for those interested in the U.S.-Mexico border region. • The Cat Scan (b) — a web-based publication that focuses on “green living” through news, features, entertainment, blogs and photos. • The Tombstone Epitaph (c) — a biweekly newspaper produced for the historic city of Tombstone, Ariz.

• El Independiente (d) — the only bilingual newspaper in the country produced by students for a real community on a regular basis, offering stories in English and Spanish for the citizens of South Tucson. • International Journalism Program (f) — a collaboration among the School of Journalism, the Department of Near Eastern Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies that enables students to combine regional and language skills with opportunities to do research, reporting and digital-imaging work in other countries. Last year’s class went to Argentina with Professor Alan Weisman (author of the awardwinning The World Without Us), and their stories were published in the Arizona Daily Star.

“This is the time in life when young people are exploring the opportunities that are open to them. These ought to be the highest-quality opportunities we, as a society, can provide for them.” ~ Richard Gilman

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• Arizona News Service (g) — an opportunity for students to cover political, economic and social issues throughout the state, and to have their work published in local and regional newspapers, as well as web sites throughout the country.

(continued from page 3) -ness of purpose about things in college and afterwards. I think it served him well. It helped him to be focused.”

Training Journalists

Gilman recognizes that the college years are an important time to offer lifechanging opportunities to students. “This is the time in life when young people are exploring the opportunities that are open to them,” says Gilman. “These ought to be the highest-quality opportunities we, as a society, can provide for them. “One of the great things about the way the UA teaches journalism is students learn by actually doing — by writing stories and getting feedback from professors who know what they’re doing,” says Gilman. “I don’t think there is anything that replaces that. The programs offered by the School of Journalism are fabulous, and students ought to take advantage of as many of those as they possibly can.” Gilman believes the skills taught by the UA School of Journalism are crucial to preparing thoughtful, well-prepared journalists. He emphasizes the importance of students learning, not only the tools of the profession — how to gather and present information effectively — but also the ethical standards of the profession. And although many newspapers across the country are struggling to find readers and advertisers, Gilman thinks this is a promising time to be a journalist because of the growth in news outlets.

“I see journalists as intermediaries — extremely critical intermediaries — between those public officials and institutions that have information and the general public who needs that information to be part of a well-functioning society,” says Gilman. “There are a variety of media that can be that in-between, whether it be newspapers, the Internet or visual media. There are probably more opportunities for young people these days.” Sharkey says that student scholarships such as the Gilman Scholarship are invaluable to students struggling to pay rising tuition costs. “The Gilman Scholarship will reward good, solid journalism in an amount that can make a real difference in the lives of our students,” says Sharkey. “That’s attractive to students, many of whom must work one — and sometimes two — jobs, in addition to taking a full course load.” The Gilmans factored the rising cost of college education into their decision to give. “Wendy and I both feel that students need all the help that they can get,” says Gilman.

• “Arizona Cat’s Eye” (e) — a 30-minute news magazine produced by students interested in broadcast journalism that airs on PBS affiliate KUAT-TV.

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At right: Richard Gilman sits with Roxana Vasquez, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists student chapter. Photo by Kate Flynn.

RESEARCH in ACT Focus on Health Health issues in society are complicated, and they cannot be adequately addressed without the contributions of social scientists. This article spotlights three healthrelated projects in SBS that have a real-world impact.

Mamadou Baro is trying to find sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty in Africa; Chris Segrin is working with the College of Nursing to increase communication and improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their partners; and Andrea Romero is incorporating hip-hop dance and music to decrease alcohol use and other risky behaviors among Tucson youth.

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All these projects have benefited from gifts or grants from government agencies and private foundations. From the Lance Armstrong Foundation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, funding agencies impact our ability to make a difference in the world.

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TION Fighting Hunger in Africa Opposite: Young hip-hop dancer. Photo by Supri Suharjoto. Top: A young mother in Niger sifting millet. The photo, by Annika Ericksen, won 2nd place honorable mention in the 2007 anthropology photo contest. Middle: Image from program brochure, by Chris Segrin. Bottom: Tucson youth participating in hiphop dancing.

Mamadou Baro has been working for years to address hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. He’s discovered that relief efforts can be slow and ineffective without local solutions and face-to-face encounters. Baro, an associate research anthropologist in the UA Bureau for Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA), and colleagues (continued on next page)

Helping Cancer Patients and their Partners Thrive When Chris Segrin talks to the husbands of women with breast cancer, he reminds them they need to provide support to their wives — but maybe not the type of support they are accustomed to.

Using Hip-Hop to Decrease Alcohol Use Among Teenagers Actually, hip-hop music is the hook that helps researcher Andrea Romero recruit teenagers into her program, and a topic she can use to get

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“Men very often will approach issues with a problem-solving mentality,” says Segrin, head of the UA Department of Communication. “That is not what women with cancer are looking for. They want emotional support and acceptance.” And it turns out that the men need support too. Historically, health care professionals have overlooked the experience of the partner of the cancer patient. However, spouses also experience emotional distress such (continued on next page)

them talking about, not only their cultural heritage, but also the realities of drugs and sex in their neighborhoods. “Many of them are interested in learning how to break dance and rap,” says Romero, associate professor in the Mexican American Studies & Research Center. “We teach them about the origins of hip-hop dancing and music, which are different from

the mainstream rap videos that they often see on TV. And then we talk about their history in terms of oral story telling, which links with rap. It also opens up opportunities to talk about substance abuse and risky sexual behavior.” Romero has found that increasing Mexican American youth’s knowledge of their culture and history empowers them to abstain or decrease (continued on next page)

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RESEARCH determine which areas need the most help and listen to the people in the village to determine what kind of help they need. “People know what their problems are,” says Baro. “It’s better to let them manage the problem than to micromanage it from the outside.” Baro says the villagers usually need money, which they can use for their most pressing needs, from food to medical supplies to livestock.

Baro has implemented this approach with the local nonprofit Niger Direct — a committee of professors, students and Africans living in Tucson who volunteer their time and money. The volunteer team completed an assessment of the food crisis in the Tanout region of Niger and provided money to 61 households in the village of Yighlaf to support the purchase of food and livestock.

Segrin and Terry Badger, a professor in the UA College of Nursing, have been studying these issues for the last several years. They are conducting studies of women with breast cancer and their partners, and men with prostate cancer and their partners, looking at their social support, the quality of their relationship, and their emotional

alcohol use and other risky behaviors. Romero stresses that ethnic minority youth are faced with negative stereotypes of themselves — that Latinos don’t graduate, do more drugs and are more promiscuous. They need tools to be able to counter these messages in a positive way.

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Baro recently completed a program with the British Red Cross, which gave money to 86 sites in the area of Tanout. The cash project was targeted to help farmers when they have exhausted their grain supply yet must replant fields for the next farming season. The money helps the households avoid negative coping strategies such as selling their livestock.

“Another serious issue was health care,” says Baro. “In Yighlaf, there are no health facilities. We decided to hire

as depression, helplessness, anxiety and exhaustion. And if the partner is distressed, the patient becomes more distressed.

“One element we talk about is that some hip-hop music and videos glorify drugs and sex,” says Romero. “We get them

a nurse from another village to provide services every two weeks.”

well-being over time. The intervention includes 30 minutes of telephone counseling a week for both the patient and the partner. Some of their findings include: • A strong marriage and social support can lower distress for the patient. • Women tend to enjoy and benefit from the telephone consultation more than men, regardless of whether they are the patient or the partner. • Women tend to be more distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the patient or the partner.

questioning — what are the messages being sent to me? What do I think about those messages?” Romero runs the program with middle school and high school students, primarily in South Tucson. UA students knowledgeable about hip-hop culture help by creating and teaching lessons. She works in collaboration with community agencies, including the city of South Tucson, John Valenzuela Youth Center, the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, and the Tucson Urban League.

• There is an “emotional contagion” between the patient and their partner. Patients who have a partner who is emotionally distressed do worse, both emotionally and physically. • For men with prostate cancer, strong social support not only helped their emotional well-being, it also helped them manage the physiological effects of their cancer

The results of the program have been very positive. Romero surveys the youth before and after the program and sometimes again six months after the program. Alcohol use was significantly decreased and use of other illegal drugs was prevented in results from two separate studies.

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A recent grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pairs up BARA with Oxfam America. BARA will evaluate the effectiveness of the program “Saving for Change,” which targets women because they are often the most vulnerable and take care of the children.

Baro says the program is admirable because it creates sustainable solutions. “Usually, people come in and when they leave the whole program collapses,” says Baro. “Here, the women will be able to sustain themselves in the long run.”

About 20 women form a group; the members save money, make loans and pay each other interest. Members use the loans to start or grow small businesses, purchase seeds or buy medical supplies. The outside funding is used to train the women.

Baro’s research is funded by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation British Red Cross United Nations World Food Programme USAID

Mamadou Baro (top, left) and BARA graduate student Tara Deubel (top, second from right) with community members in Yighlaf, Niger.

(e.g., sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence).

their partner throughout the cancer experience.

Segrin and Badger have also offered the intervention to Latina women with breast cancer and cancer patients in rural areas. They are currently assessing whether counseling using video phones is more effective than counseling over the phone.

“For people with cancer, social support predicts decreased mortality,” says Segrin. “The mind-body distinction is a false dichotomy. It is important to provide holistic health care.” Segrin and Badger’s research is funded by: American Cancer Association Lance Armstrong Foundation Oncology Nursing Foundation

Segrin hopes that their research draws attention to the need to provide counseling to both the patient and

“We’ve also changed their perception of what their peers and parents think about alcohol use, which helps them fight stereotypes and increases their resilience,” says Romero. Romero is applying for another grant that will allow her to reach 1,200 youth over the next five years through summer programs.

Romero’s research is funded by: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Addiction Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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In May 2008, David Yetman, research scientist with the Southwest Center and host of KUAT-TV’s “The Desert Speaks,” led an excursion to the Galápagos Islands.

“I have traveled extensively, but this trip to Galápagos I considered a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” ~ Shirley Burns

“A wonderfully planned trip – showcasing nature that lives in the present but is willing to share its past – and wonderful, intelligent people with whom to discuss it.” ~ Margy McGonagill and Garry Bryant

Contact Gail Godbey at godbey@mail.sbs.arizona.edu or 520-626-1918 to learn about our upcoming trips!

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2008 Magellan Circle Earl H. Carroll Fellows

Three distinguished faculty members in SBS have been named the first-ever Magellan Circle Earl H. Carroll Fellows. Professors Susan Karant-Nunn, Charles Ragin and Mary Stiner are receiving one of the highest honors that SBS can bestow on its faculty. Each award consists of a one-time stipend of $5,000 and lifetime membership in the Magellan Circle. This award is made possible by the generosity of one of our founding Magellan Circle members and board members, the Honorable Earl H. Carroll.

Susan Karant-Nunn Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies

Susan Karant-Nunn is an international expert in German Reformation and early modern social history. Karant-Nunn, a Magellan Circle member, is the North American co-editor of the Archive for Reformation History. She recently completed her fourth single-authored monograph, The Reformation of Feeling: Shaping the Religious Emotions in Early Modern Germany. Karant-Nunn is the winner of the Roland H. Bainton Book Prize and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. Karant-Nunn also played a central role in raising funds for the endowment of the Heiko A. Oberman Chair in Late Medieval and Reformation History.

Charles Ragin Sociology

Charles Ragin’s ground-breaking contributions to comparative research have changed the way sociologists and political scientists conceptualize and study large-scale social change. Ragin has helped bridge the division between “quantitative” and “qualitative” approaches in the social sciences. His 1987 book The Comparative Method is a classic that is used by social scientists around the world. He received the International Social Science Council’s prestigious Stein Rokkan Prize in Comparative Research.

Mary Stiner Anthropology

Mary Stiner is an internationally recognized archaeologist whose research has had a major impact on anthropology, especially in Upper Paleolithic human ecology and demography, evolutionary anthropology, zooarchaeology and taphonomy. Stiner received an NSF Career Award for her work on Neanderthal paleoecology. She has done archaeological fieldwork at sites in Italy, Israel, Turkey, Portugal, Greece and France.

“Our Magellan Circle Fellows Program supports and rewards innovative research, excellent teaching, and service to the UA and to the field. Thanks to the generosity of Judge Carroll, we are able to recognize professors whose international stature enhances the entire University.” ~ Ed Donnerstein

At right: Mary Stiner, Judge Earl Carroll and Charles Ragin at the 2008 Magellan Circle Scholars luncheon.

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These faculty and student projects were supported by the generosity of Magellan Circle members.

2008 Teaching Awards Spring 2008 • Susan M. Knight,

2008 Faculty Grants Fall 2008

• Diane Austin, associate professor in the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA), received $2,000 to work with undergraduate students on improved low-cost housing in Nogales, Sonora. • Thomas R. McGuire, BARA professor, received $1,500 to study the impact of recreational fisheries’ activities on the communities and the ecology of the Upper Gulf of California. • Marcela Vásquez-León, assistant research anthropologist in BARA and the Center for Latin American Studies, received $1,500 to work on a collaborative video documentary as a communication tool for Southern Paiute communities.

Assistant Professor of Practice in Journalism Knight has served for the past four years as the School of Journalism’s curriculum coordinator. She has been recognized by her peers across the country as a leader in developing innovative teaching practices. “Students have praised Professor Knight’s cutting-edge instruction, mentoring activities outside class, and deep interest in helping each individual achieve academic and professional success,” says Jacqueline Sharkey, head of the School of Journalism.

• V. Spike Peterson, Professor in Political Science Peterson studies feminist international relations theory, global political economy, nationalism, democratization, heterosexism, human rights, and critical poststructuralist and feminist theory. “I was in Professor Peterson’s feminist political theory class and can easily say it was one of the high points of my undergrad career,” wrote a student.

• Dereka Rushbrook, Lecturer in Geography and Regional Development (GRD) Rushbrook teaches three to four courses each semester — such as “Economic Geography” and “Geographic Research Methods” — and does extensive advising with students. “Dereka Rushbrook is one of the most popular teachers in our department,” says J.P. Jones, head of GRD. “Yet she is always demanding and never relaxes her standards.” • Laura Langer, Associate Professor in Political Science Langer teaches courses on judicial process and behavior, civil liberties, law and public policy and American state institutions. “Professor Langer spends a great deal of time working one-on-one with her students to make sure they are prepared to succeed on the job market,” says William Dixon, head of the political science department.

“The History Field Institute allowed me to experience first-hand the environment and culture found along the Colorado River. Gaining knowledge and experience of these features, as well as the geology, archaeology and history of the region, was interesting and informative.” ~ Bryan Turo, history graduate student

This page: Last spring, Katherine Morrissey, associate professor of history, received Magellan Circle funds to help send students to the Southwestern Environmental History Field Institute. History graduate student Bryan Turo (pictured at right with Tom McCarrick) attended the Field Institute. Opposite page, bottom (l-r): 2008 Magellan Circle scholars Juliana Foster, Amanda Anderson, their patron Pam Grissom, Jenna Davis, Charmainge James and Ozlem Silverstein.

2008 Magellan Circle Scholars We are pleased to announce our 2008 Magellan Circle scholars! Due to the generosity of their Magellan Circle patrons, each scholar received $500 and the chance to meet their patron at a luncheon in November 2008. Amy Bergendorff (Psychology) Patron: Gwen Weiner

Marissa Hernandez (Psychology) Patron: Revell Rayne

Matthew Chomiak (Near Eastern Studies) Patrons: Gerald & LaDona Geise

Jason Hushour (Near Eastern Studies) Patrons: Adib & Vivi Sabbagh

Nancy Cordova (Political Science) Patrons: G. Alfred & Anna Kennedy

Rory Isbell (Geography/Regional Development) Patrons: Chuck Strub & Doris Chapel

Ronald Coronado (Psychology/Political Science) Patrons: Bert Falbaum & Margaret Houghton

Ashlee Jones (Sociology) Patrons: Dick & Mary Rose Duffield

Adam Donatelli (Psychology) Patrons: Alberto & Gesine Moore

Hannah Koehn (Anthropology) Patrons: John W. Olsen & Ovadan Amanova-Olsen

Karin Finkelstein (Communication/Judaic Studies) Patrons: Kenneth & Linda Robin

Carlos Leon (Psychology) Patrons: Earl & Louise Carroll

Janet Fox (Geography/Regional Development) Patron: Bonham Richardson

Matt Lewis (Journalism) Patrons: Michael Chihak & Hilda Oropeza

Celia Gaitz (Latin American Studies) Patrons: Tony & Joan Vuturo Ghazal Ghazi (Near Eastern Studies) Patron: Michael Bonine Lori Ginsburg (Psychology) Patron: Susan E. Newman

Nicholas Robbs (Journalism) Patrons: Bill Wing & Jacqueline Sharkey Dexter Santos (Communication) Patron: Benjamin Menges Emily Sanschagrin (Geography/Regional Development) Patrons: Jerry & Sandy DeGrazia Indu Shekar (Economics) Patrons: Conrad & Ann Plimpton Joshua Smith (History) Patron: Anonymous Merlynda Sol (Anthropology) Patrons: Chuck & Pat Pettis

Alejandra Torres (Latin American Studies) Patrons: RaĂşl & Patricia Castro Jennifer Vega (Psychology) Patron: Esther N. Capin Morgan Decker Leanne Trujillo Chase Velasquez Nicholas Wilson (Sociology, Latin American Studies/Political Science, Political Science, and Communication, respectively) Patrons: Bruce & Edythe Gissing Amanda Anderson Jenna Davis Juliana Foster Charmainge James Ozlem Silverstein (Communication, Journalism, Latin American Studies, Psychology, and Philosophy, respectively) Patron: Pam Grissom

Danielle Myers (History) Patrons: John & Helen Schaefer Lauren Prow (Communication) Patron: Mary A. Goodman Jorge Quintero (Latin American Studies) Patron: Leo A. Roop

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2008 Magellan Circle Honor Roll An enthusiastic thank you to our Magellan Circle members for their ongoing support of SBS faculty and students. We value your commitment! Circumnavigators (Lifetime members)

Anonymous (2) Paul and Alice Baker* Tom and Olga Bever* Larry and Jana Bradley Earl and Louise Carroll* Joseph and Ruth Cramer* Donald and Joan Diamond* A. Richard Diebold* Agnese Haury* Frederick W. Henninger, Jr. Jim and Joanne Hunter Ken and Randy Kendrick Lessner Family Trust William Longacre* Roy Mankovitz and Kathleen A. Barry-Mankovitz James and Beverly Rogers” John and Helen Schaefer* Sherwin Scott* Irving Silverman Luda Soldwedel* Duane and Linda Whitaker*

Patrons — $1,500 (Student scholar donors)

Michael Bonine* Esther N. Capin* Raúl H. and Patricia Castro Michael Chihak and Hilda Oropeza* Jerry and Sandra DeGrazia* Richard and Mary Rose Duffield* Bert Falbaum and Margaret Houghton* Gerald and LaDona Geise Bruce and Edythe Gissing Mary A. Goodman* Pam Grissom* Al Kaszniak and Mary Ellen Beaurain* Tom and Irene Keating G. Alfred and Anna Kennedy Todd and Carole Lundmark Benjamin Menges* Alberto and Gesine Moore Susan E. Newman John W. Olsen and Ovadan Amanova-Olsen* * Founding Member

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Patrons — (continued)

Charles and Patricia Pettis* Conrad and Ann Plimpton Revell Rayne Bonham Richardson Ken and Linda Robin Leo A. Roop* Adib and Entisar “Vivi” Sabbagh* Chuck Strub and Doris Chapel Anthony and Joan Vuturo Gwen Weiner Bill A. Wing and Jacqueline Sharkey*

Explorers — $1,000

Paul Allvin and Rhian Evans Allvin Dennis and Sherrill Bambauer Theodore and Karen Borek Arch and Laura Brown Garry Bryant and Margy McGonagill M. Virginia Clyde* Steve and Ruth Dickstein Edward Donnerstein and Deborah Levine Donnerstein* Greg and Lisa Fahey* Lillian Fisher Adel Gamal LouAnn Gerken Father Andrew Greeley* Fritz and Gayle Jandrey John Paul Jones, III* Susan Karant-Nunn* Dale Kunkel and Leslie Kent Kunkel* Steve and Nancy Lynn* J. Christopher Maloney and Judith Nantell* Jim Manilla Gary Marcus Selma Paul Marks* Eleanor L. Olsen* Evie Pozez Jack and Doris Riehm Melody S. Robidoux Marjory C. Slavin James Studwell and Ginny Healy Lucia Uihlein J. Edward Wright* Carla Zingarelli-Rosenlicht

“Being a Magellan Circle member gives me a great feeling. I know I am helping to provide enriching experiences to students and faculty as well as promoting the growth of the College.” ~ Esther N. Capin

Joan and Tony Vuturo wit h their Magellan Circle scholar, Celia Gaitz

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rofile: Selma Paul Marks

SBS Advisory Board and Magellan Circle Member

SBS board member and founding Magellan Circle member Selma Paul Marks has been a devoted Wildcat for more than 60 years. An SBS alumna, Selma received her B.A. in psychology (with a minor in sociology) in 1946. She later decided to attend law school when her two children were just five and eight. Her third son was born a year after she graduated. Selma was the only woman in her class when she graduated from the UA James E. Rogers College of Law in 1956. “Being the only woman was not as frightening as it might sound. Because I had a family, I would arrive on time for class and zoom home afterward. But that precluded me from pitching pennies with the guys.”

After graduation, Selma became deputy county attorney for the Pima County Attorney’s Office, hired by none other than former Arizona Governor Raúl Castro, who was county attorney at the time. She stayed at that job until she retired 22 years later. Since then, she has stayed involved with the UA in a variety Selma Paul Marks with her of ways. She served son s after graduating from as president of the the UA College of Law UA Law College Association and is an avid supporter of SBS. She is also on the national board of the University Alumni Association as a representative of SBS. Selma joined the SBS advisory board because she wanted to support education. “Sociology and psychology have come a long way, and I am anxious to be whatever help I can.” Selma actually “adopted” the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies because of her friendship with the late Heiko Oberman, the former director of the division, whom she met when she took a seminar from him. “Heiko was such an interesting professor…so dynamic,” says Selma. “Eventually, I got to know his family and learned that we almost shared a birthday. We took turns having birthday dinners at each other’s homes.”

Selma also supports SBS through the Magellan Circle. She participated in educational excursions to the Hopi Reservation and Alamos, Mexico. “The Hopi trip was well-organized and fun, and I learned a lot during the Alamos trip.” From Humanities seminars to performances at Centennial Hall, Selma appreciates the various activities the University has to offer. “I don’t have time for hobbies,” says Selma. “All the activities at the University just keep me hopping.”

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Philosophy of FREED

Creating a World-Class Center at

An exam in Professor David Schmidtz’s “Philosophy of Freedom” course consists of a blank sheet of paper with one question: What’s the most important question you can think of and how would you begin to answer it?

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Some students complain. But Schmidtz explains that his class is an exercise in freedom, not just the study of it. “Occasionally students will say, ‘It’s not fair. You’re the professor. Your job is to come up with the questions,’” says Schmidtz. “I respond, ‘It’s not a course on fairness. It’s a course on freedom. If you want to turn it into a course on fairness, we can. In which case, my exam question would be: Prove that asking you to formulate your own question isn’t fair.’” Reflecting on his approach, Schmidtz says, “My students go on to live in the real world, where it isn’t good enough to be able to answer someone else’s questions. Part of the key to a free and successful life is to take responsibility for asking the questions.”

David Schmidtz’s approach to teaching makes him a popular teacher and mentor. It has also impressed donors — from individuals to foundations — whose outpouring of support will allow Schmidtz’s growing Philosophy of Freedom Program to become a fullfledged Center. Schmidtz, the Kendrick Professor of Philosophy, is a big name in the world of political philosophy. Because of Schmidtz’ international prominence and the stellar reputations of fellow UA philosophers, such as Gerald Gaus and Tom Christiano, the UA political philosophy program has recently been ranked #1 in the world (tied with Harvard and Oxford) by the Philosophical Gourmet Report. But with the creation of the new Philosophy of Freedom Center, The University of Arizona is poised

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to shake those other two reputable institutions loose. Schmidtz plans to hire four new political philosophers and create the leading center in the world dedicated to research on human freedom. A Dramatic Meeting Ken and Randy Kendrick were the first and remain the largest donors to the Center, having given or pledged more than $2.5 million. The Kendricks met Schmidtz in 2003 when he was receiving an award from the Institute for Humane Studies. Randy was so impressed with his ideas and intellect that she called the following week to invite him to dinner. Schmidtz declined the invitation; he had just found out he had a brain tumor. The tumor was wrapped around the major blood vessels in his brain, so even if doctors could operate, he would most

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likely suffer brain damage. Well, as luck or fate would have it, Ken was on the board of the Barrow Neurological Institute, and Randy had made it her business to observe several surgeries and study the field; she knew the neurosurgeon Schmidtz should talk to: Dr. Robert Spetzler. By both Schmidtz’s and Randy’s accounts, she was insistent. Dr. Spetzler did perform the surgery, which required such a virtuoso performance that surgeons came from eight countries to watch. “She arranged for my surgery to be done by the best brain surgeon in the world,” says Schmidtz. “It is very likely that the reason I am sitting here is that Randy found the one person who could save my life...There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not grateful.”

As Schmidtz recalls, “Afterwards, Randy said, ‘So...we could send each other Christmas cards for the rest of our lives. But something tells me that we weren’t brought together just for that — we were meant to do more.’” So began the Kendricks’ generosity to the Philosophy of Freedom Program. Randy says they’ve continued to increase their financial commitment to the Program because they’ve been impressed with Schmidtz and his colleagues. But it’s the student comments from course evaluations that excite her the most. “These students would say how this class taught them to think for themselves and what a profound impact it had on their lives,” says Randy. “David teaches them to question. Isn’t that the purpose of everything you are trying to get kids to do in college?”

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(continued from previous page) Randy speaks about this topic with a passion born from having an education that was more about indoctrination than independent thinking. “When I went to college in the late 60s, my professors ridiculed anyone who disagreed with them. I was livid at being browbeaten,” says Randy. Randy and Ken Kendrick have been very successful and extremely generous with the results of that success. Randy was a practicing lawyer, and Ken founded Datatel, a software company. He is now managing general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. The Kendricks’ philanthropic activities are vast and include the Datatel Scholars Foundation — which provides college scholarships to

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students — West Virginia University (Ken’s alma mater), the Barrow Neurological Institute, TGen, the Foundation for Blind Children, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Childhelp USA, and Helping Hands Housing. They own the Bumble Bee Ranch, which includes more than 74,000 acres and is used by children’s charities. “Our interest has always been children and their education — giving to a university is just an extension of this,” says Randy. “I think the modern philanthropist wants to see how they can leverage their dollar. How can they do the most good with the dollars that they give? I do believe that educating young people and providing them with opportunities to think for themselves is pretty good leverage for your money if you want to help society.”

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Turning a Program into a Center The Philosophy of Freedom Program began with the course, “Conceptions of Freedom.” When the Kendricks began donating to the Program, additional components were added, such as the course “The Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation,” a Kendrick fellowship for graduate students, guest lecturers, and a research workshop to showcase the work of alumni. Other donors also began contributing, committing more than $2.5 million. Schmidtz approached the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation for additional funds to turn the Program into a Center. The Foundation primarily supports research and education programs that analyze the impact of free societies, in particular how they advance the well-being of mankind.

They have pledged a $1 million match following a pledge of $1.5 million from the Kendricks. The Koch Foundation has been impressed with Schmidtz’ research and work with students for years. “We became aware of David through his affiliation with the Institute for Humane Studies,” says Ryan Stowers, a program officer for higher education at the Foundation. In 2003, Schmidtz was the Institute’s Charles G. Koch alumnus of the year. “We think this type of Center is important to the University’s mission to advance learning and create new opportunities for students,” says Stowers. “The Center will enable David to hire researchers whose work will complement his own. In addition,

it will house a cluster of like-minded researchers who can collaborate more effectively and attract graduate students interested in this discipline. The University of Arizona has shown the ability to think innovatively and put together what we think is a great opportunity.” Garland and Carolyn Cox are a local couple who met Schmidtz through the Mercatus Center, which applies research to the problems facing policy makers. One of the reasons the Coxes support the Philosophy of Freedom Center is they believe many political and social issues — from welfare to social security to education — can benefit from a critical look. “I think you have to look at programs that currently exist and ask yourself — are they working?” says Carolyn Cox.

Photo, far left: Ken and Randy Kendrick.

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Photos (l-r): Professor David Schmidtz, Professors Gerald Gaus and Schmidtz, and Professor Tom Christiano.

Now that the Center has been formally approved, Schmidtz has plenty of work to do. He will direct the Center, and fellow UA philosopher Gerald Gaus will be a founding faculty member. Schmidtz will hire four new professors and work to implement the goals of the Center, which are: • Undergraduate education – The Center will dramatically expand the UA’s course offerings on the philosophy of freedom. • Graduate training – The Center will fund teaching and research assistants; it aims to put three to four students a year in faculty positions in top graduate programs. • Expand reach of materials – Schmidtz wants the books of Freedom Center faculty to be referenced on 1,000 syllabi worldwide and to appear on 10,000 library holdings. • K-12 outreach – The Center will provide workshops for high school teachers on the basic principles of ethics and economics. Political Philosophy at the UA David Schmidtz was this close to being a mailman. In fact, he was a full-time mailman for five years when, in an attempt to finish his biology degree at the University of Calgary, he took a night course on David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature. Even though Schmidtz didn’t like the teacher, he loved the material.

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“I thought, I’m too young to be hanging on for retirement from the postal service,” says Schmidtz. “I’ve got to try something that I don’t know for sure that I’m any good at.” Schmidtz went on to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy. He also obtained an M.A. in economics, a background which influences his philosophical approach. A sample of his book titles gives a glimpse of his areas of passion: Elements of Justice; Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility; and Rational Choice and Moral Agency.

books, including Justificatory Liberalism, and, most recently, On Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Schmidtz says it’s hard to compare the three without oversimplifying. “If you had to boil it down to a cartoon, you could say Christiano does Rousseau, Gaus does Kant, and Schmidtz does Adam Smith.”

Schmidtz’s colleagues in political philosophy are also highly influential thinkers. Tom Christiano studies democratic theory, distributive justice and moral philosophy. He has published The Rule of the Many and, most recently, The Constitution of Equality. Gerald Gaus is the James E. Rogers Professor of Philosophy. His hire in 2006, made possible by the generosity of Jim Rogers, deepened the department’s expertise in political philosophy, taking it to #1 from its previous ranking of #2. Gaus is co-editor of the journal Politics, Philosophy & Economics. He studies public reason and social evolutionary accounts of morality. Gaus has also published many

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Students Speak Out Schmidtz is clearly a professor that connects with his students.

 “This course made up for all of the classes I’ve taken and learned nothing. I am richer, my life will be richer for having taken this course.” ~ anonymous comment from course evaluation, “Philosophy of Freedom”  “The best professor I’ve had — challenging, insightful, and always open to suggestions. Very hard course, but very rewarding.” ~ anonymous comment from course evaluation, “Philosophy of Freedom”  “Philosophy of Freedom was the single most influential course I took in college. The course challenged me to think about the notion of liberty in a completely different way than I had ever before. The material is powerful and important stuff. You’ll never forget it.” ~ Jessa Haugebak, former undergraduate student, plans to go to law school and pursue a career in constitutional litigation Christopher Maloney, head of the UA philosophy department, feels that the differences between Schmidtz, Gaus and Christiano make the program vibrant. “They are wonderfully complementary,” says Maloney. “While they don’t always agree with each other, their constant interactions are mutually inspirational. This is such a productive environment for exploring the range of philosophical answers to what is individual freedom, and, as a result, it’s simply the very best place on the planet to be an aspiring graduate student determined to understand the intersection of morality, politics, economics and law.” Maloney is thrilled with the creation of the Philosophy of Freedom Center. “This is a defining moment in the history of the department and the philosophical profession. We are establishing how political and moral philosophy develops in the next 20 years.”

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 “The course “Philosophy of Freedom 320A,” quite literally, changed my life. After that first class, I spent two and a half years taking every course Dave offered. What I found through Dave’s courses was the role that individuals play, at a micro level, in affecting the world and catalyzing the changes they desire. I owe much of who I am now to Professor Schmidtz, who modeled humility, critical inquiry, and faith in individuality.” ~ Stan Molever, former undergraduate student, currently a New York City public school teacher with Teach for America 

“Working with Dave has been phenomenal. He exhibits an extraordinary willingness to provide people with unique opportunities. I owe considerable intellectual debts to Dave, and I have learned a great deal about the right way to teach and write philosophy from his model.” ~ Chris Freiman, current graduate student

 “David is not only an amazingly talented and productive philosopher, he is one of the best teachers I have ever met…Dave manages to inspire students without sacrificing the least bit of analytical rigor. Part of what makes this possible, I think, is that for Dave philosophical ideas matter. They aren’t just an intellectual curiosity — the kind of academic equivalent of a crossword puzzle. They are a driving force in the world, and so it’s crucially important to get the ideas right.” ~ Matt Zwolinski, former graduate student, currently an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego  “Dave is an exceptional mentor. While some push their students toward excellence, it’s better to say that Dave pulls. He leads by example. If you’re one of Dave’s students, you can’t help but think, ‘I want to be like that.’ And so you see in Dave’s students an unusual phenomenon: They impose harsh discipline on themselves, and they’re happy to do it.” ~ Jason Brennan, former graduate student, currently assistant professor of philosophy, research, at Brown University

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UA Communication Professors Dale Kunkel and Dana Mastro have received $200,000 from Children Now and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine food marketing to children on TV, including food marketing targeted to Latino children. One reason for the concern: the alarming rise in childhood obesity.

At right: Dale Kunkel and Dana Mastro work with UA communication students to code the commercials found during children’s programming. Photo by Christine Scheer.

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Do you remember the commercials for Chiquita bananas, Sunkist oranges or California raisins? Chances are that today’s children don’t. Although advertisements of sugary cereals and other unhealthy foods have always been found during children’s shows (who can forget Tony the Tiger?), the marketing of junk food to children has gone into overdrive the last 20 years. Approximately half of all television advertising directed to children is for food products. Not only are 90% of those ads for unhealthy food, but the marketing of food has become very sophisticated, incorporating product placements, kids’ meal toys, tie-ins with cartoon characters or celebrities, contests and web site promotions. Companies spend $15 billion a year on marketing to children under age 12, twice the amount spent just 10 years ago. (source: Children Now)

“The pervasiveness of marketing to kids is particularly troubling because of young children’s vulnerability to persuasion,” says Kunkel, who is a leading expert on advertising to children. “Children under age 8 do not recognize the persuasive intent of ads, and thus are more apt to accept their claims and appeals.” Children watch a lot of television — approximately 3 hours a day. Each year, the average child sees about 40,000 ads. Being exposed to commercials has been shown to influence children’s brand preferences and product requests. Why does it matter? Because the existing research shows a strong relationship between being exposed to these ads and childhood obesity. Obesity is a major and growing problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the

prevalence of obesity among children ages 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.0% in 2006. Obese children are at risk for health problems during their youth and as adults. Research has been done to disentangle the reasons TV viewing is positively correlated with weight gain. Could it be children watching TV get less physical exercise? Are the ads for unhealthy foods promoting poor food choices? “It is certainly the case that both of these factors are operating,” says Kunkel. “But there are lots of indicators that suggest that food marketing is the more predominant influence.”

Studying the Impact of Industry Self-Regulation

After a comprehensive review of the research, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science has recommended significant industry reform to achieve at least a balance between nutritious and non-nutritious foods in advertising directly to children. In response, a coalition of major food companies has issued a detailed pledge of its commitment to devote part of its overall food marketing on healthy food. However, each company defines what constitutes “healthy” food differently — even those Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes are considered by Kellogg’s to be a healthy food. Companies are also now offering “betterfor-you” foods. It remains to be seen whether foods defined as “better for you” (e.g., reduced-fat Oreos) are good for you, which is the goal of the reform.

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Kunkel’s study, sponsored by Children Now, will examine the commercials found in at least 100 hours of both weekday and weekend children’s programming. Have the companies fulfilled their pledges? And if they have, has there been an overall change in the balance of marketing healthy/unhealthy foods? Not all food companies participate in the program, which means that the efforts of the initiative could be diluted by advertising for unhealthy foods from other sources.

Studying Food Ads Targeted To Latino Children

In addition to examining food marketing on the major networks and cable stations, Mastro and Kunkel will be looking at food marketing on children’s programs airing on Spanish-language stations. Given the growing Latino demographic, it is surprising that this study — funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — will be the first comprehensive study of its kind. “Around 25% of the children in this country under five are Latino. On average, they consume more TV than the typical Caucasian child — including both English and Spanish language programming in their television diet,” says Mastro, who has conducted research previously on how media content influences perception of ethnic minorities, particularly Latinos. It is also well established that Latino children are at particular risk for obesity. Four in 10 Mexican American youth ages 6 to 19 are considered overweight or at risk of being overweight (source: the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation).

Mastro and Kunkel will look at how much food advertising is directed to children on Spanish-language television stations. What is the nutritional quality of the food? What persuasive tactics are used to influence child-viewers, and how do these tactics differ across foods of varying nutritional value? These studies should be completed in the fall of 2009. Kunkel says the findings could affect public policy. “If we find that there are higher rates of junk food marketing to children on Spanish television, or that there is no functional difference between food advertising to children now than before the company pledges, it could have serious policy implications,” says Kunkel.

About the Research Sponsors

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. In 2007, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced its plans to spend more the $500 million over the next five years to reverse the increase in childhood obesity. Children Now Children Now is a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization working to raise children’s well-being to the top of the national policy agenda. The organization focuses on ensuring quality health care, a solid education and a positive media environment for all children. Children Now sponsors research using funds they receive from foundations.

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This year, David Dewhurst, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, was selected as both the 2008 Homecoming Chair for SBS and the 2008 Department of History Outstanding Alumnus.

Dewhurst was honored at a special dinner on Oct. 24 at the beautiful Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch and Resort.

Sponsors of the event

included Hervey Hotchkiss and Susan Parker-Hotchkiss, Alberto and Gesine Moore, Fred and Susan Oliver, Beta Theta Pi Alumni Council, College of SBS, UA Department of History, Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch and Resort and Rick Fink, and the University of Arizona Foundation.

The featured speaker was

Katherine Morrissey, associate professor of history. Her presentation entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of the Classroom and into the Field: Finding History in the Southwest Borderlandsâ&#x20AC;? showed how SBS is providing innovative, hands-on instruction for students. David Dewhurst earned a degree in history from the UA in 1967. Dewhurst also was a member of Beta Theta Pi and played college basketball. He spoke at the UA commencement ceremony in 2005.

Dewhurst began his business career after serving as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the U.S. State Department. In 1981, he founded Falcon Seaboard, a Texas-based diversified energy and investment company. In 1998, Dewhurst was elected Texas Land Commissioner. In 2002, he was elected Lt. Governor of Texas. Dewhurst has worked to bring together Republicans and Democrats to pass legislation to create jobs and economic opportunity, improve schools, and protect public safety.

In his hometown of Houston, Dewhurst has been a longtime community leader, serving on various civic and charitable boards. Given his public service and achievements, SBS was delighted to honor him this year.

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a. Vickie South and Tim White. Photo by Lori Harwood.

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b. Dewhurst’s fraternity brothers from Beta Theta Pi flew in from all over the country to join in the celebration. (l-r): Tom Mitchell (History, Class of ‘67), Tim White (History, Class of ‘67), Dick Burris, Bill Potter, Dewhurst, Fred Oliver, Bill Nelson, Bill Brammer and John Libby. Photo by Tom Parker.

c. Lt. Gov. Dewhurst welcomed the members of the history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. (l-r): Austin Smith, Danielle Myers, Dewhurst, Stephanie Sams, Rae Whitley, Donnie Zacharias. Sean Harvey seated. Photo by Tom Parker. d. Bob Parson (History, M.A., Class of 2006) chats with Katherine Morrissey. Photo by Lori Harwood. e. Hervey Hotchkiss, assistant attorney general of Arizona, and his wife, Susan Parker-Hotchkiss, helped sponsor the event. Photo by Lori Harwood. f. (l-r): Kevin Gosner, head of the UA history department, Robert Shelton, president of the UA, Meredith Hay, provost and executive vice president of the UA, Dewhurst, and Ed Donnerstein, dean of SBS. Photo by Tom Parker. At left: UA cheerleading squad circa 1969 courtesy of Special Collections, UA Library.

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Each SBS unit has chosen a departmental update to share with alumni and friends of the College.

At left: UA anthropologist Mark Aldenderfer, pictured here near Ganden Monastery in central Tibet, works in the world’s highest plateaus. His recent discovery of a 4,000-year-old necklace (see below) made international news. Photo by Holley Moyes.

Anthropology The Salus Mundi Foundation fulfilled a pledge of $8 million to the Department of Anthropology with a gift of $6 million last summer. This generous gift will be used for a number of different projects, including endowments for graduate student and faculty travel, the UA Anthropological Papers series (published by the UA Press), the Archaeological Field School, the A. Richard Diebold Professorship in Anthropology, and a joint professorship in dendroarchaeology with the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Funds will also be used for the stabilization of the historic University Indian Ruins property, which includes a late classicperiod Hohokam platform mound site and associated caretaker and laboratory facilities.

Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) Ethiopia is getting long-term assistance to help mitigate the kinds of disasters that have killed millions of people. Faculty from BARA, with colleagues from the Office of Arid Lands Studies and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, are working with faculty from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar University (BDU) to create a regional center of excellence for disaster risk management and sustainable development. A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development started the project in the fall of 2007. The UA consortium will train professors at BDU who will in turn develop master’s curricula to teach courses in such topics as economic livelihoods, vulnerability analysis, geographic information system mapping, community-based disaster management and public health.

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UA anthropologist Mark Aldenderfer unearthed a 4,000-year-old gold necklace — six hundred years older than other gold artifacts discovered in the Americas — in the Peruvian Andes. The necklace suggest that even in the poorest early societies, people used symbols to convey power and prestige. Photo by Mark Aldenderfer.

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With grant money from the Tinker Foundation, more than 20 graduate students conducted their original research in Latin America this past summer. Research topics included alternative energy, immigration, public health and education. In other grant news, the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $300,000 grant to researchers to study climate, water resources and growth in urban and rural areas in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. Margaret Wilder, an assistant professor of Latin American Studies, is the deputy principal investigator of the project.

Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) CMES held two institutes this past summer. The first was an intensive week-long program for U.S. high school teachers and students that provided an introduction to Middle Eastern history, geography, languages, religions, culture and politics. Twenty-eight teachers and students participated and received UA credit. The second was a four-week institute for university students from Iraq. The 15 students studied Southwest culture and issues related to water and the environment; participated in a two-week leadership training program delivered by the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership; and visited the Navajo Reservation, Roosevelt Dam and Bisbee.

Cognitive Science The Cognitive Science Program has begun several outreach efforts to Tucson schools. New faculty member Carole Beal has numerous grants that she brought to the UA from the

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developments in sbs University of Southern California; these grants are focused on computer-based intelligent tutoring systems for math and science that she will soon introduce into Tucson classrooms. Other faculty and graduate students have lectured on the mind and brain at Palo Verde Science and Technology Magnet School. Cognitive science graduate students have expressed tremendous enthusiasm for this outreach project.

Communication The Department of Communication is working to raise funds for its Graduate Student Dissertation Research Scholarship. Last year, the department was able to award $500, and this year $750, to facilitate the completion of a dissertation research project that has exceptional promise to make a significant contribution to the communication research literature. Dissertation research can literally launch the career of young scholars. The department makes every effort to support the completion of these projects in order to enhance the debut of our newly minted Ph.D.s as they begin their careers at some of the top universities in the country. This year the scholarship was awarded to Sam Dorros for her project on changes in language use over time among women with breast cancer and their partners.

Geography and Regional Development (GRD) This year, UA students will have another exciting option to add to their educational opportunities: a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in geography, with specializations in either environmental geography or geotechnology. The new B.S. option is designed to serve

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies held an institute over the summer for 15 university students from Iraq, seen here planting a tree as part of a community service project. Photo by Danielle van Dobben.

students who will fare best in the job market with a science degree, particularly with respect to government jobs. The department already offers the popular B.A. in geography and B.S. in regional development. Last year, the department graduated 217 students, and has more than 450 majors.

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faculty members who teach undergraduates at community and four-year colleges and universities. The goal is to provide them with a deeper understanding of the environment and history in the region. Morrissey and her colleagues directed a smaller-scale version of this field institute in May 2007, a project funded in part by a donation from UA history alumnus Jim Hunter and his wife, Joanne.

Katherine Morrissey, an associate professor of history, received a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project titled “Nature and History at the Nation’s Edge: A Field Institute in Environmental and Borderlands History.” The institute is for 25

At left: Jenna Bloxom, Latin American Studies graduate student, in the field for her Tinker-funded project, “Fueling the Appetite for Water: Palm Oil Biofuel Industry in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.” At right: Sam Dorros received the communication department’s Graduate Student Dissertation Research Scholarship. Dorros is studying the different ways in which language used by cancer patients is both a barometer of their current well-being as well as an indicator of their later psychosocial well-being. Photo by Chris Segrin.

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Journalism Few organizations value the importance of a printed newspaper more than Arizona Newspapers Association (ANA). The professional trade group is in the business of uniting strong newspapers across the state. So when the UA School of Journalism approached ANA for assistance with printing costs for its two capstone newspapers, the ANA Foundation was happy to help. The group’s $7,000 grant enables continuous printing and delivery of two newspapers produced in the school by journalism students: the historic Tombstone Epitaph and El Independiente, the only bilingual newspaper in the country produced by students for a real community on a regular basis.

History Professor Katherine Morrissey (right) speaks with Joe Orozco at the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Elgin, Ariz., along with UA graduate student Neil Prendergast and Samuel Truett of the University of New Mexico. This trip was part of an environmental field institute. Photo by Daniel Arreola.

Judaic Studies The Hebrew program in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies has been growing for years. Recent enrollment figures indicate that they now have the world’s largest Hebrew program in a public educational institution outside of Israel. The program offers three years of Modern Hebrew and two years of Biblical

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Classical Hebrew. Judaic Studies is also building an emphasis on the study of modern Israel. For the past two years, the Center has hosted Professor Shlomo Aronson of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Visiting Professor of Israel Studies. The Center is creating a new, permanent position in Israel Studies.

director, Heiko A. Oberman, and funded by an endowment established from private and outside foundation sources. To help complete the endowment, an anonymous match is in effect through August 2009. When the endowment is complete at $2 million, Oberman’s rare and valuable research collection will pass to The University of Arizona Libraries.

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Professor Ute Lotz-Heumann has been appointed the first occupant of the Heiko A. Oberman Chair in Late Medieval and Reformation History. She has written two books, The Process of Dual Confessionalization in Ireland: Conflict and Coexistence in the Sixteenth and the First Half of the Seventeenth Centuries, and Reformation and the Confessional Age (Controversies in History). The chair is named in honor of the Division’s founding

The Department of Linguistics is currently ranked 12th in the country and on trajectory to be a top five department nationally, in both academic quality and graduate training. Reaching this goal means expanding our Native American linguistics program. To help achieve this objective, the department hired Stacey Oberly, a Native American linguist, this fall as a visiting professor in linguistics and American Indian studies. Oberly received her M.A. in Native American linguistics and her Ph.D. in theoretical linguistics at the UA. Oberly’s a member of the Southern Ute tribe in southwestern Colorado, and her research focus is on language revitalization and documentation.

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Mexican American Studies & Research Center (MASRC) MASRC Professor Anna Ochoa O’Leary has recently published several articles in scholarly journals. “Close Encounters of the Deadly Kind: Gender, Migration and Border (In)security” was published by the journal Migration Letters. “Latinas’ Practices of Emergence: Between Cultural Narratives and Globalization on the US-Mexico Border” was published by the Journal of Latinos in Education. Ochoa O’Leary also was recently awarded funding from Mexico’s Programa de Investigación de Migración y Salud for her project “A Multidisciplinary Binational Study of Migrant Women in the Context of a US-Mexico Border Reproductive Health Care Continuum.”

Near Eastern Studies (NES) Aomar Boum joined the Department of Near Eastern Studies this fall and is one of the few Muslim anthropologists who study the Jews of the Islamic world. His perspective brings a unique approach to the field of Judaic studies. Boum has written articles and presented research papers nationally and internationally that focus on the theme of North African Jewry. He has also been heavily involved with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which is in the process of building an archival database on North African Jewish communities. Boum plans to apply for grants that will enhance the UA’s research on Jewish-Muslim relationships and to collaborate with the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies to seek funding for research and curriculum on Jews of the Islamic world.

completed a book, forthcoming from Oxford University Press, in which he develops his original conception of the nature and character of conscious experience.

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Philosophy Philosophy Professor Jenann Ismael has completed her distinguished multi-year research fellowship at the University of Sydney’s Center for Time, where she researched the philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics and how they interface with human experience. Her UA students will be enriched by her work on the ways in which science and experience are mutually informative. Professor Uriah Kriegel resumed his regular faculty position this past fall after having completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship for the Australian National Research Council. During his fellowship, Kriegel

The Department of Political Science is now the editorial home of The Journal of Politics, a top tier journal in the discipline. Professors Jan Leighley and Bill Mishler will share editorial duties. The department is also working with the League of Women Voters on their “Running to Win” project, which brings women holding local or state elective office into a high school to meet with female juniors and seniors. The project is designed to get more young women interested in running for political office.

Psychology Assistant Professor Stephanie Fryberg and Associate Professor Toni Schmader have been sharing their expertise on the benefits of cultural diversity in higher education. As part of the “UA Discusses” series on Cultural Models

Top of page: Several SBS units study borderland issues. Photo by Jonathan McCall. At right: A Jewish neighborhood in the oasis of Akka, southern Morocco. Photo provided by Aomar Boum. Boum, an assistant professor in NES, is one of the few Muslim anthropologists who study the Jews of the Islamic world.

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Stryker has written extensively on the politics of social science in American regulatory law, including labor, employment and antitrust law, the comparative welfare state, politics and gendered labor markets. She has won numerous professional research fellowships and awards, including the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (2008-09). Scott R. Eliason, who is also affiliated with the BIO5 Institute, researches labor markets, stratification and the welfare state. His work includes an analysis of gender inequalities in job and market reward attainments, how market structures facilitate and constrain attainments, and the role of social and political institutions in market process.

The Southwest Center Laura Briggs, head of the Department of Women’s Studies, gets “dressed up” by a community activist in an indigenous community in the highlands of Guatemala. Briggs, pictured here with the coordinator of the local women’s committee, was doing research on children who disappeared during Guatemala’s genocidal civil war, many of whom were subsequently adopted. Briggs’s book, Adoption, Race, and Violence: Transnational and Transracial Adoption in the Context of Neoliberalism, should be finished this summer.

and Stereotype Threat, Fryberg and Schmader presented new research findings suggesting that a diverse educational environment elevates the performance of women and minorities by presenting different cultural models of success and reducing the threat posed by negative gender and ethnic stereotypes of intellectual inferiority. The social psychology program at The University of Arizona is internationally recognized for its research on prejudice, discrimination and cultural diversity.

SBS Research Institute (SBSRI) In the present budget crunch, it is more important than ever for SBS faculty to win grants to support their students and their research. The SBS Research Institute has started a new program to help SBS faculty collaborate across departments and with other colleges to initiate interdisciplinary research projects that can compete with the best that other institutions have to offer. SBSRI will provide seed money for these initial research efforts. SBSRI is trying to raise funds to sustain this program.

School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) SIRLS’ Knowledge River program, which trains American Indian and Hispanic students to become librarians, is getting the attention of the federal government. Annabelle Nuñez, an assistant librarian with the Arizona Health Sciences Library and a 2003 graduate of the program, spoke about the Knowledge River program before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities on Sept. 4, 2008. The subcommittee is taking a look at what roles libraries play in supporting and fortifying communities across the nation, especially those with high populations of people of color. The Knowledge River program, which is currently teaching its seventh cohort, has received funding from numerous supporters as well as federal grants. As part of the program, students work with high school-aged youth to address the problem of disparities in consumer health information.

Sociology The Department of Sociology welcomed two new professors this past fall. Professor Robin

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Gary Paul Nabhan is a new research social scientist in the Southwest Center. This position was made possible by funding from Agnese Haury. Nabhan, a past recipient of the MacArthur “genius” Fellowship, is an ecologist, ethnobotanist and writer whose work has focused primarily on the plants and cultures of the desert Southwest. His most recent book is Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts, published by The University of Arizona Press (2008). Nabhan, along with colleagues Maribel Alvarez and Kimi Eisele, founded the “Sabores Sin Fronteras: Flavors Without Borders” foodways alliance in January 2008. This alliance celebrates, sustains and promotes the farming, ranching, foraging and food folkways of the binational borderlands region. The alliance brings together farmers, ranchers, cooks, chefs, folklorists, artists and food advocates.

Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) SIROW received a $1.2 million federal grant in September 2008 to study challenges that young women and their families face within

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the substance abuse treatment system. This project, “Las Rosas: A Recovery-Oriented Support System Approach for Adolescent Girls,” will target public systems of care that adolescent girls maneuver through to seek and receive needed services. While examining the treatment system, the project will also provide services for 120 girls — ages 12 to 17 years — of various racial/ethnic backgrounds, and assess the impact of those services on the girls’ mental health, substance use and other health indicators. While the Las Rosas project provides for research and treatment services, funds to assist the girls with daily needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, school supplies and bus passes are needed.

Women’s Studies The Department of Women’s Studies received a generous donation of $21,500 from the Tohono O’odham Nation for the completion of an arch in the Women’s Plaza of Honor (WPOH) that will recognize the contributions of Native American women of Arizona. It will honor 25 women selected by the 22 tribes of Arizona. In other fundraising news, the Women’s Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC) has been busy supporting the department with an impressive calendar of events designed to raise funds, members and awareness. These events included a welcome reception for the first Ph.D. students, a fall salon with department head Laura Briggs, the 12th annual Women Who Lead reception, the 4th annual Tucson LUNAFEST, and a series of forums on the HPV vaccine.

The College of SBS Launches New Site This fall, SBS launched a new web site that contains useful information for alumni, students, faculty and staff, and friends of SBS. Go to our front page to quickly view major news stories, check out college events, link to our departments or give a gift to SBS online!

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Inside, students can learn about available scholarships or schedule an appointment with an advisor, and visitors can read our publications, as well as get all the details about the Magellan Circle! To visit, please go to:

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givingWAYS Kathleen A. Barry-Mankovitz has designated a planned gift to benefit graduate students in Women’s Studies who are researching genderism and patriarchy. Sociology Professors Scott Eliason and Robin Stryker gave to help continue the sociology colloquia series, which brings top faculty from across the country to the UA. Bruce and Edythe Gissing will be extending the $500 Magellan Circle scholarship for four students each semester for the duration of their undergraduate work. Giving is a family affair for Hervey Hotchkiss, assistant attorney general of Arizona, and Susan Parker-Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss honored his mother, Alida S. Hotchkiss, by establishing a library acquisition fund in the Department of History, while Parker-Hotchkiss created a scholarship fund to honor her mother, Olympia Stavrou Parker. Margaret Maxwell, emerita faculty and former department head in the School for Information Resources and Library

Science (SIRLS), continues to support SIRLS students through the Margaret Maxwell Scholarship Fund. Over the past five years, Maxwell has helped 10 students achieve their academic goals through her scholarship. Anthropology Regents’ Professor John Olsen gives money every year to several SBS departments. This year, he donated to anthropology, GRD, history, psychology, philosophy and Late Medieval and Reformation Studies. Paul Portney, dean of the UA Eller College of Management, created a psychology scholarship for a female student who is the first in her family to go to college. Kamran Talattof, a professor in Near Eastern Studies, has helped fund the Talattof Lecture Series in Iranian Studies. William and Celina Valenzuela gave the first gift for the Hispanic Women’s Tribute in the Women’s Plaza of Honor. Cox Communications, through their Vice President Lisa Lovallo, gave the lead gift for the Hispanic Women’s Tribute.

Thank You to the WPOH Executive Committee! Having accomplished its goals, the Women’s Plaza of Honor (WPOH) executive committee is disbanding after more than a decade of tireless support for the creation of the Plaza and a Women’s Studies endowment. Started in 1999, the WPOH executive committee succeeded in their mission: a beautiful Plaza honoring women now stands on campus between Centennial Hall and the Arizona State Museum. In addition, the life stories of the women honored are available on the plaza web site, www. womensplaza.arizona.edu, and will be accessible at the interactive kiosk in the Plaza that will be unveiled this spring. Finally, an endowed graduate fellowship has been created to help future generations of Women’s Studies students.

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The original executive committee consisted of Jennifer Aviles, Betsy Bolding, Sally Drachman Salvatore, Ginny Healy, Liz Kennedy, Margy McGonagill, Patricia Taylor and Laurel Wilkening, and were soon joined by Anna Jolivet, Norma Maynard, Lynne Wood Dusenberry and Jan Wezelman. Recently, Edie Auslander and Saunie Taylor joined to help finish the project.

the project,” says Liz Kennedy, professor and former head of Women’s Studies. “And many other volunteers have helped with this project — I estimate approximately 45 volunteers have contributed 9,000 hours to bring this project to fruition.”

bottom of our hearts. Also, a special thank you goes to Liz Kennedy, who formed the committee. Although the WPOH executive committee has finished its work, there are still opportunities to honor a woman in the Plaza.

We thank the executive committee and the many other volunteers from the

Contact Ginny Healy at (520) 621-3938 for more information.

The WPOH executive committee coordinated the creation of the Plaza, overseeing various subcommittees, including fundraising, publicity, history, and design and construction committees. “The kind of steady commitment these women exhibited is rare in a group of volunteers and is a testament to their love of

WPOH executive committee members at the WPOH groundbreaking in 2005 (l-r): Anna Jolivet, Sally Drachman Salvatore, Betsy Bolding, Jennifer Aviles, Laurel Wilkening, Patricia Taylor and Margy McGonagill.

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Departments and Units Anthropology Barbara Mills bmills@email.arizona.edu 520-621-2585 http://anthropology.arizona.edu/

Judaic Studies, Arizona Center for Ed Wright edwright@email.arizona.edu 520-626-5759 http://fp.arizona.edu/judaic/

Sociology Albert Bergesen albert@u.arizona.edu 520-621-3531 http://sociology.arizona.edu/

Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) Tim Finan finan@u.arizona.edu 520-621-6282 http://bara.arizona.edu/

Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, Division for Susan Karant-Nunn karantnu@u.arizona.edu 520-626-5448 http://dlmrs.web.arizona.edu/

The Southwest Center Joseph Wilder jwilder@u.arizona.edu 520-621-2484 http://swctr.web.arizona.edu/

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) Scott Whiteford eljefe@email.arizona.edu 520-626-7242 http://clas.arizona.edu/

Linguistics Michael Hammond hammond@u.arizona.edu 520-621-6897 http://linguistics.arizona.edu/

Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) Anne Betteridge anneb@u.arizona.edu 520-621-5450 http://cmes.arizona.edu/ Cognitive Science LouAnn Gerken gerken@u.arizona.edu 520-621-2065 http://web.arizona.edu/~cogsci/ Communication Chris Segrin segrin@u.arizona.edu 520-621-1366 http://comm.arizona.edu/ Geography and Regional Development (GRD) John Paul Jones, III jpjones@email.arizona.edu 520-621-1652 http://geog.arizona.edu/ History Kevin Gosner kgosner@email.arizona.edu 520-621-1586 http://history.arizona.edu/ Journalism, School of Jacqueline Sharkey sharkey@u.arizona.edu 520-621-7556 http://journalism.arizona.edu/

Mexican American Studies & Research Center (MASRC) Antonio Estrada aestrada@u.arizona.edu 520-621-7551 http://masrc.arizona.edu/ Near Eastern Studies (NES) Michael Bonine bonine@u.arizona.edu 520-621-8013 http://nes.web.arizona.edu/ Philosophy Christopher Maloney maloney@u.arizona.edu 520-621-5045 http://philosophy.arizona.edu/ Political Science William Dixon dixonw@u.arizona.edu 520-621-7600 http://web.arizona.edu/~polisci/ Psychology Al Kaszniak kaszniak@u.arizona.edu 520-621-7447 http://psychology.arizona.edu/ SBS Research Institute (SBSRI) Camilla Strausfeld cstrausf@email.arizona.edu 520-621-3930 http://sbsri.web.arizona.edu/ School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) Jana Bradley janabrad@email.arizona.edu 520-621-3565 http://sirls.arizona.edu/

Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) Sally Stevens sstevens@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7338 http://sirow.arizona.edu/ Women’s Studies Laura Briggs lbriggs@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7338 http://ws.web.arizona.edu/

Advisory Board 2008-2009 Alberto Moore, Chair Ed Donnerstein, Dean Michael Byrne Esther N. Capin Earl H. Carroll Richard Duffield Antonio Estrada Gerald Geise Andrew M. Greeley Pam Grissom G. Alfred Kennedy Steve Lynn S. James Manilla Selma Paul Marks Beth Mitchneck Bill Nugent John W. Olsen Entisar “Vivi” Sabbagh Anthony Vuturo Gwen Weiner Patty Weiss (Honorary)

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Winter 2009 Putting Students First: The Richard Gilman Endowed Scholarship in Journalism Research in Action: Focus on Health Magellan Circle: Introducing the 2008 Magellan Circle Earl H. Carroll Fellows Spotlight: Selma Paul Marks Philosophy of Freedom: Creating a World-Class Center at the UA New Grants Fund Research on Food Marketing to Children Homecoming 2008 Departmental Updates Giving Ways