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University receives grants to broaden STEM participation

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

Dorothy Kozlowski

Bonnie Bellamy Howard has cheered on the Bulldogs for more than 70 years as a student, cheerleader and professor.

School spirit

UGA is among the first universities in the nation to participate in a new National Science Foundation program aimed at broadening participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

The university has been named a recipient of two grants through NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science), a new program with a goal of

increasing the number of individuals from underserved groups in the science and engineering workforce to sustain U.S. leadership in those disciplines.

The funding for the first grant enables UGA’s Graduate School to lead an alliance with partners at three historically black universities, Fort Valley State University, Clark Atlanta University and Savannah State University, as well as Florida International University, which is categorized as a Hispanic-serving institution. The program will include an undergraduate exchange program, online learning tools and intervention programs that aim to broaden the pipeline of students interested in pursuing graduate education in science, technology,

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Former professor, cheerleader Bonnie Howard HONORS PROGRAM has rooted for UGA for more than 70 years Record number of UGA students,

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

Bonnie Bellamy Howard’s school spirit has lasted more than 70 years. And this year’s Homecoming (see story, page 4) will be no different. She’ll ride in the parade and be on the field Oct. 15 during the first half with other cheerleading alumni, supporting the Bulldogs.

“It’s just a lot of fun,” she said. “I think it’s amazing—the reaction of the crowd when we run out on the field in our long skirts. That’s the most fun you’ll ever have—­running out on that field and having 98,000 people stand up, scream and yell.”

She started as a freshman at

UGA in 1944, putting herself through school by working part time as a cashier in the dining hall.

“I was 16,” she said. “And some of the other students were going to Georgia, so I decided I wanted to go to Georgia, too. It was really that simple.”

In addition to her job, Howard also was involved in the Voluntary Religious Association, the Youth Workers Association Council, the 4-H Club and the Economics Club.

On Friday nights, she enjoyed the dances.

But one of her favorite extracurricular activities was joining the UGA cheerleading squad her senior year. The football team won all 11 games that year, Howard

recalled, including the Sugar Bowl.

She’s celebrating the 70th anniversary of joining the squad, making her one of the oldest cheerleading alumni. And she’s been back for as many Homecoming games as possible since then.

After graduating in 1947 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at age 19, she worked as a secretary. Eventually, she decided she wanted more and received her master’s degree in 1950.

While working on that degree, Howard taught secretarial science classes in the College of Business ­Administration.

Howard was teaching at South Georgia College when she met her See HOWARD on page 8

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

alumni offered Fulbright awards

By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

A record 19 UGA students and recent alumni, including six doctoral students and five May graduates, were offered international travelstudy grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Eighteen accepted the offer, but with the closure of Turkey’s program at the end of July, only 15 were able to participate.

The 10 students who received academic or creative research grants are: • June Brawner of Austell, who is conducting research in Hungary that focuses on its wines. A Ph.D. candidate in anthropology, she

studies the role geography and origin play in food production.

• Franziska Brunner of Maysville, a Ph.D. student in musicology, who traveled to Austria to research and lecture on the vocal music of Arnold Schoenberg, a 20th-century composer who, among other things, specialized in a vocal technique known as Sprechgesang, or speech-song.

• Rebecca Carter of Athens, who graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and is researching the impact of race and religion on the perspectives of disability at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

• Walker DePuy of Alexandria, Virginia, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology who studies indigenous

See FULBRIGHT on page 8

University rededicates historic H.H. Tift Building GRADY COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

By Clint Thompson ­Environmental Sciences Sam Par- such as cotton, peanuts, pecans, turf cbthomps@uga.edu Peabody Awards appoints due and UGA student and biologi- grass and vegetables. cal sciences major Lolita Munoz.

“We are a campus that thrives UGA rededicated the newly Morehead emphasized the im- on research and providing an six new members to board renovated H.H. Tift Building on the UGA-Tifton campus Sept. 27.

Renovation of the historic Tift Building, the campus’s first structure, was completed in May and funded by $5 million in state support. The facility houses the agricultural and applied economics department as well as administrative offices. The renovated building also contains modern classroom space to provide faculty and students with the latest in learning technology.

Speakers at the rededication ceremony included UGA President Jere W. Morehead, Dean of the College of Agricultural and

portant link between UGA-Tifton and the surrounding communities.

“Today, we celebrate more than the renovation of the historic Tift Building,” he said. “We celebrate the unwavering and longstanding bond between UGA-Tifton and the many communities it proudly serves all across south Georgia.

Indeed, the strengths and opportunities of this area of the state and the mission of this campus are perfectly aligned.”

The Tift Building complements the campus’s vital research enterprise, which is recognized worldwide for scientific discoveries related to agricultural commodities

academic home for our future agricultural leaders,” said UGA-Tifton Assistant Dean Joe West. “This is an important day in our history.

President Morehead’s presence, along with other administrative leaders, emphasizes the significance not only of the Tift Building but also of our entire campus.”

Following the ceremony, Morehead met with students in the Tift Building to hear about their academic experiences on campus.

He also met with state and local officials from the area. Morehead, Pardue and other members of the UGA senior administration, See TIFT on page 8

The Peabody Awards at UGA has appointed Marcy Carsey, Herman Gray, Kathy Im, Kim Masters, Mark McKinnon and John Seigenthaler to its board of jurors.

In a related move, the new submission period for Peabody Awards entries will open Oct. 13 and will run through Jan. 9. Entries made during this time will be considered for the 76th annual Peabody Awards, which will be announced next spring.

Carsey teamed with Tom Werner to form Carsey Werner Company, which produced hit shows including The Cosby Show,

Roseanne, Third Rock from the Sun, That ’70s Show and Grace Under Fire.

In 1996, Carsey and Werner were inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Broadcasting and Cable Magazine Hall of Fame. In 1999, they were given the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, placing them in the Museum of the American Dream as two of the 20th century’s most extraordinary achievers. Carsey also received the Lucy Award from Women in Film.

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Around academe

SUNY discontinues disclosure of felony convictions on applications

State universities in New York will no longer ask applicants to disclose if they’ve been convicted of a felony on their applications, according to an article on Inside Higher Education.

After admission, applicants will be asked to disclose felony convictions under certain circumstances, such as wanting to live on campus or wishing to take part in certain internships or study abroad opportunities.

The State University of New York board’s decision affects 64 campuses throughout the state and hundreds of thousands of future applicants to the university system. The policy goes into effect in 2018.

Grad student enrollment increases, minority representation grows

The number of students enrolling in ­ raduate education for the first time increased g by almost 4 percent from fall 2014 enrollment to fall 2015, according to the Council of Graduate Schools 2005 to 2015 survey.

Although overall grad school enrollment figures haven’t really changed since 2013, ­first-time enrollment in graduate programs continues to increase; 2015 set a record, ­totaling more than half a million first-time graduate students.

The largest gains were seen in first-time enrollment of underrepresented minority groups.

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE

Veteran administrator named associate VP for instruction

By Tracy N. Coley tcoley@uga.edu

William K. Vencill, a professor and veteran administrator in the crop and soil sciences department at UGA, has been named associate vice president for instruction. The appointment was effective Oct. 1.

Vencill has served in numerous campus-wide leadership positions for the last several years and has been a faculty member in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences since 1989, teaching courses in weed sciences, pesticide management and herbicide technology. He is a member of the UGA Teaching Academy and served as a Senior Teaching Fellow in 2012-13.

“Dr. Vencill has been passionate about teaching and student support, while also playing a significant role for many years in faculty governance,” said Rahul Shrivastav, vice president for instruction. “He has provided leadership on a number of campus-wide initiatives that have impacted student learning at the University of Georgia.”

As associate vice president for instruction, Vencill will work with Shrivastav and Naomi Norman, associate vice president for instruction, to design and implement new William Vencill instructional initiatives and improve levels of support for students. The Office of Instruction oversees units and programs that promote student success, from the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Online Learning and the Center for Teaching and Learning to other academic initiatives. The associate vice president reports directly to the vice president for instruction.

Vencill has provided leadership in roles across the university in the last decade, including as chair of the Executive Committee of the University Council in 2007-2008 and as chair of the University Curriculum Committee for three terms in which he led the charge

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EITS and Franklin College to hold Computer Health and Science Fair

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EITS and the Franklin College Office of Information Technology will offer free computer assistance at the Computer Health and Security Fair. The fair is Oct. 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second floor of the Miller Learning Center.

Technical volunteers will conduct security checkups, update programs and operating systems, remove malware, install software and address any other problems. UGA students, faculty and staff are welcome to bring their PC and Mac laptops.

Service can take between 30 and 60 minutes, and work is done on a first-come, firstserve basis. For issues that will take more than an hour to resolve, the volunteers will instruct guests for on how to fix those issues themselves.

Hardware repairs will not be offered, and university-issued computers will not be checked at the event.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take steps to keep their computers secure by running regular anti-virus scans, using strong passwords and never sending their MyID and ­password in an email.

To learn more, visit eits.uga.edu.

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for creating the new general education curriculum. As chair of the UCC experiential learning subcommittee, he has been active with the experiential learning initiative in working the proposal through the faculty governance process and reviewing proposals.

An administrative fellow in the Office of the Provost from 2008-2009, Vencill was in charge of the Office of Faculty Affairs and completed an analysis of instruction activity to evaluate faculty instructional loads, served on the SACSCOC Leadership Committee during the university’s reaccreditation process and helped develop the 2020 UGA Strategic Plan. He also represented the provost on a University System of Georgia committee to develop ethics guidelines for the USG, and he represented UGA on the USG Council on General Education and on the UGA Assessment Executive Committee that was established in spring 2016. He also served on the Project Advisory Team of the ConnectUGA project that launched Athena, the new student information system powered by Banner.

COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

National search begins for next dean of College of Veterinary Medicine

FACS Week to celebrate communities, families and academic excellence

By Sam Fahmy

By Cal Powell

UGA Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dale Greene, dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, will chair the search committee, which includes faculty, staff, alumni and a student.

Additional search committee members are: • John Bembry, alumnus and owner of Bembry Veterinary Clinic in Hawkinsville.

• Betts Berry, former president of the Georgia Cattleman’s Association, owner/operator of Huntland Farms and advisor to the Walker County Young Farmers’ Association.

• Marti Brick, director of external affairs.

• K. Paige Carmichael, professor of pathology.

• Shauna Corsaro, administrative manager at the Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and UGA Staff Council representative.

• Naola Ferguson-Noel, associate professor of population health.

• Nik Filipov, associate professor of physiology and pharmacology.

• Kelsey Hart, assistant professor of large animal medicine.

•Sonia Hernandez, associate professor of population health.

• Steven Holladay, professor and head of the veterinary biosciences and diagnostic imaging department.

• Eric Lafontaine, professor of infectious diseases.

• Jennie Lefkowitz, president-elect of the UGA student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

• James Moore, professor of large animal medicine.

• Flynn Nance, former CVM Alumni Board president and co-owner and head veterinarian at Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital in Conyers.

• Jane Quandt, associate professor of small animal medicine and surgery.

• Kaori Sakamoto, associate professor of pathology.

• Jerry Saliki, professor of infectious diseases, director of the Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and head of its virology/serology section.

• Holly Sellers, professor of population health.

• Rebecca Wilkes, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory.

The committee will be assisted by the UGA Search Group in Human Resources.

Sheila Allen, who has led the College of Veterinary Medicine through a period of extraordinary growth in her 11 years as dean, will be leaving her position Dec. 1 to become the senior accreditation advisor for the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.

The College of Family and Consumer Sciences will host its second annual FACS Week, the signature event of the college that celebrates communities, academic excellence and the future of families, Oct. 15-21.

FACS Week kicks off with a Homecoming tailgate Oct. 15 prior to the game against Vanderbilt.

Various events throughout the week, including a social entrepreneurship panel, a Georgia disability history symposium and guest lectures and seminars addressing a range of issues, will offer opportunities for engagement.

The college also will honor its donors, students and faculty Oct. 18 at the Celebrating Excellence luncheon.

Throughout the week, alumni will be invited speakers in classrooms, including a panel of parent and child FACS graduates who will discuss their career success.

FACS Week also will celebrate the recent launch of the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, a national public-private partnership created to accelerate fabric innovation through advances in manufacturing and engineering.

The AFFOA Industry Day, in collaboration with Clemson University, has been set for Oct. 20 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and will feature several top scholars and industry leaders from the fabric and textiles field.

On Oct. 20, the FACS Alumni Association will host the annual Dogs with the Dean event featuring an appearance by Hairy Dawg and a massive delivery of chili dogs from the Varsity, as well as a study abroad fair that is open to every FACS student.

The celebration concludes with FACS Friday, a chance for prospective students and parents to tour the college to learn more about its offerings.

“FACS Week is both a celebration of the college as well as an opportunity to learn and look ahead to where the College of Family and Consumer Sciences is going in the future,” said FACS Dean Linda Kirk Fox. “We’re excited about the diversity of events scheduled that mirror the disciplines we cover and look forward to showcasing our college and engaging with a broad audience.”

Most events are free and drop-in attendance is welcome with the exception of the Homecoming tailgate, Celebrating Excellence awards luncheon and the AFFOA Industry Day, which require an RSVP. For more information on the AFFOA Industry Day, contact Crystal Leach, director of discovery and innovation partnerships, at csleach@uga.edu.

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Digest Oct. 13 Hollowell Lecture canceled

The Donald L. Hollowell Lecture scheduled for Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Morton Theatre in Athens and featuring civil rights pioneer James Meredith, has been canceled.

“Though we are disappointed that Mr. Meredith was unable to come to Athens for this year’s Hollowell lecture, we are pleased that he has agreed to let us record an interview at a later date that we will be posting on the website of UGA’s Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights,” said Llewellyn Cornelius, the Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies and director of the center, which co-hosts the event with the School of Social Work.

College of Environment and Design hosts lecture with CEO of Design Workshop Erica Hensley

Shannon Quinn, left, an assistant professor in Franklin College’s computer science and cellular biology departments, and his father, Fred Quinn, head of the infectious diseases department in the College of Veterinary Medicine, come from different ends of science but are working together on large-scale bio imaging research through a National Science Foundation grant.

The mighty Quinns

Father-son faculty members team up on NSF grant

By Erica Hensley

erica.hensley25@uga.edu

Both father and son recall it like it happened yesterday.

Fred Quinn piled his family into the car and headed up State Route 316 to the University of Georgia, where he helped his son Shannon compete in the 1999 science fair state finals.

A lot has changed since then—for starters, they’re both now faculty at UGA—but the father and son Quinn are once again back in scientific ­collaboration.

Both are co-principal investigators for a National Science Foundation research grant looking at the impact of large-scale data collection on scientists’ ability to efficiently track infectious diseases—essentially, investigating how to automatically track the effects of infections over time to better understand their induced physiological changes. The three-year grant is titled “Large-scale Analysis of the Evolution of Organellar Social Networks.”

The Quinns’ working theory: If bioimaging software can efficiently represent cells and their inner structures as “social networks,” then biologists can gain further insight into infectious disease behavior and give public health professionals a better chance at combatting those diseases.

Fred Quinn, head of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s infectious diseases department, brings the biology background, and Shannon Quinn, an assistant professor jointly appointed to the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ cellular biology and computer science departments, is creating the software. The Quinns are collaborating with Chakra Chennubhotla, an associate professor in the computational and systems biology department at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine who is the lead principal investigator on the grant, and Barbara Reaves, an associate research scientist in UGA’s infectious diseases department. Shannon Quinn studied under Chennubhotla while pursuing his doctorate through a program jointly offered through Carnegie

­ ellon University and the University M of Pittsburgh.

“It has created an interesting dichotomy, where we both came from completely different ends of [science] and can bring different approaches to the research table, but still have a really good cooperation,” Shannon said.

Fred Quinn joined UGA’s infectious diseases faculty in 2002. He watched his two daughters, Sarah and Colleen, and wife, Joanne, matriculate into and graduate from UGA in 2011, 2013 and 2011, respectively. Shannon Quinn is the self-proclaimed black sheep of the family—or in this case, Yellow Jacket.

He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2008, then got his master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He came to UGA in January 2015, after completing his doctorate.

Though each Quinn has different research interests, they collaborated on this particular project because both had specific research questions that begged the other’s expertise: For Shannon, how to efficiently quantify biological processes through largescale video imaging; and for Fred, how to efficiently standardize the imaging process to better understand infections, particularly tuberculosis, over time.

“We can do these infection [experiments] and sit at a microscope for 48 hours, which is extremely inefficient,” Fred said.

“Or, we can figure out how to quantify it,” added Shannon.

One year into the grant, the researchers have nailed down the methodology and solved procedural issues, like which dye will work best to tag their particular cell structures of interest. The dye is important because it visibly separates the tagged cell part from the rest of the cellular network, differentiating certain movements and environmental responses. If the dye fades or over-stimulates the rest of the cell, it’s back to square one. To track the shape, quantity and spatial distribution of a cellular network, the cells have to stay alive and under the scope for long periods of time, which is easier said than done.

“We had to spend the first year

getting the protocol right, so we had cells that we could infect and that we could follow the physiological changes of as a result of that infection,” Shannon said. “We had to solve all the imaging problems, like light stability and dye, so we can have data to then write the software—and we’re finally there now.”

The next year will be spent mostly developing Shannon’s software. He and his student team have built models based on preliminary cellular experiments. They now are starting the long journey of testing and improving the algorithms to best meet the needs of analyzing 48-hour cell tracking data.

The final year will be spent applying the software to actual human cells infected with tuberculosis bacteria and tracking those changes over time.

NSF grants differ from others because they fund “bench to bedside” solutions to everyday science questions.

It forced the father and son team to look differently at problems they were having in their separate labs, they said— and like any good collaboration, each trusted his partner to help look at the problem from a fresh set of eyes. Fred adds that tuberculosis has been studied for 150 years, yet still is the most-deadly disease on the planet.

“There’s just not a lot of traction there—we needed a new approach, rather than from just the same disease perspective,” he said. “This software can be applicable to many different areas of public health.”

The researchers suggest that their software could be used for everyday public health needs, like toxin screens, and they plan to make it openly available to other researchers once finalized.

The Quinn team genuinely enjoys working together, and they don’t miss a beat. They finish each other’s sentences and have the benefit of pursuing a professional relationship that has been vetted by 30 years of personal rapport.

“We know how each other works and at the same time we bring different talents to the table, which makes it interesting,” Shannon said.

With a big smile, Fred agrees and added, “It’s been a blast, and I couldn’t imagine a better partner.”

The College of Environment and Design will host a lecture by Kurt Culbertson, chairman and CEO of Design Workshop, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Jackson Street Building. Open free to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the HGOR Endowment Fund at the College of Environment and Design.

Culbertson is an award-winning landscape architect whose focus has been landscape architecture, urban design and community planning throughout the world, with a goal of creating sustainable places that meet today’s challenges as the majority of humanity now lives in urban areas.

His firm, Design Workshop, is an urban design, land planning and landscape architecture firm with offices in Aspen, Colorado, and nine other cities.

Culbertson’s research interests include the contribution of German-Americans and Scandinavian-Americans to the development of landscape architecture. He is the author of a biography of George Kessler, an American pioneer in city planning and landscape architecture.

His most recent design work focuses upon the application of historical ecology to the challenges of shrinking cities and in the application of theories of patch dynamics in establishing an ecology of cities. He also is working to raise awareness about environmental justice issues within the profession.

UGA Skidaway Institute receives $79,000 gift to support marine research

Savannah residents Michelle and Barry Vine presented a gift of $79,000 to the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography to support the institute’s cutting-edge oceanographic research. In recognition of the gift, UGA Skidaway Institute plans to name an observation laboratory in honor of Michelle Vine’s father, Albert Dewitt Smith Jr. The Vines’ gift is the largest monetary donation ever given to UGA Skidaway Institute.

Vine’s father was a World War II Marine Corps veteran, and, like his daughter, a UGA graduate.

He worked in industrial relations for General Motors in Doraville, Lockheed in Marietta and Union Camp Corp. in Atlanta and Savannah. For the last 12 years before his death in 1998, he owned Complete Security Systems.

The Albert Dewitt Smith Jr. Observational Laboratory will be located in the soon-to-becreated Center for Hydrology and Marine Processes. Earlier this year, the Georgia General Assembly approved a $3 million appropriation to renovate and repurpose a circa-1947 concrete cattle show barn for laboratory and meeting spaces as a home for the center. Innovative for its time, the cattle barn was constructed by the Roebling family.

The Roeblings established the Modena Plantation in the mid-1930s and raised black angus cattle and Hampshire hogs before they donated their land to the state in 1967 to create the Skidaway Institute.

“We are pleased to support the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in its continuous effort to conduct research and protect our coastal environment,” said Michelle Vine.

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UGA Homecoming Week is steeped in pride and tradition Sustainable food systems expert to give Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture

By Don Reagin

By Melissa Tufts

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UGA Homecoming Week 2016— “Home is Where the Arch Is”— gets underway Oct. 10 with a variety of activities and events to appeal to all members of the university community.

Activities for students are scheduled throughout the week, and the weekend features events for alumni and the Oct. 15 football game against Vanderbilt, including the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen.

The official Homecoming kickoff will be the annual Bulldog Bash on Oct. 10 on Tate Student Center Plaza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with games, free food and giveaways for students. That night, registered student organizations will paint Sanford Drive at the Tate Student Center bus stop.The street painting will be on display throughout the week.

Voting for Homecoming king and queen will be open for students from Oct. 10-14; the ballot can be accessed on the UGA mobile application under the “UGA Polls” link.

Candidates for Homecoming king are Aneek James, a senior from Stone Mountain majoring in electrical engineering; Houston Gaines, a senior from Athens majoring in economics and political science; Jake Carnes, a senior from Marietta majoring in international affairs and public relations; Jesse Hu, a senior from Peachtree City majoring in biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics; and Frank Martin, a senior from Athens majoring in entertainment and media studies and English.

Candidates for Homecoming queen are Juhi Varshney, a senior from Rome majoring in women’s studies and biochemistry and molecular biology; Catherine “Cali” Callaway, a senior from Johns Creek majoring in biologyneuroscience while also pursuing a

Homecoming Week 2016 activities begin Oct. 10 and end with the Oct. 15 football game.

joint bachelor’s and master’s degree in artificial intelligence; Jordan Calhoun, a senior from Kennesaw majoring in public relations and religion; Ashitha Rajeurs, a senior from Roswell majoring in biology and psychology; and Jameson Kenerly, a senior from Jesup majoring in biological science.

On Oct. 11, the Homecoming Committee and the University Union Student Programming Board will cohost rock band NEEDTOBREATHE featuring opening act Welshly Arms.

The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $8 for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. They can be purchased at http://bit.ly/ntbhc16. More information about the concert is at http://homecoming.uga.edu.

The Homecoming Committee will partner with Serve UGA to host Stop & Serve Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tate Plaza. The free event will give

EXHIBITIONS The Stands: Environmental Art by Chris Taylor. Oct. 13 through Dec. 13. The Circle Gallery, Jackson Street Building.

706-542-8292.

Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 18831950. Through Dec. 11. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu Keep Your Seats, memorabilia celebrating the 110-year history of the UGA Redcoat Marching Band. Through Dec. 23. Special collections libraries. 706-542-8079.

Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects. Through Dec. 31. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu Living Color: Gary Hudson on the 1970s. Through Jan. 8. ­Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu On the Stump—What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia?

Through Aug. 18. Special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 COLUMBUS DAY Classes in session; offices open.

WORKSHOP “So You Want to Study Your Students” will introduce participants to affordances and constraints of different types of research designs and the types of research questions they can answer.

2:30 p.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-1713. ckuus@uga.edu ENSEMBLE CONCERT The British Brass Band is UGA’s newest brass and percussion ensemble. Repertoire encompasses a variety of styles including original works and transcriptions of orchestral works, as well as marches and other light pieces. 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center.

706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSION Screening of First Comes Love (1991, 20 min.) and Gut Renovation (2012, 80 min.). Su Friedrich will introduce the films and answer audience questions following the screening. 4 p.m.

400 Fine Arts Building. rgabara@uga.edu SEMINAR “One and the Same? Intra-Specific Variability Drives LargeScale Phytoplankton Population Dynamics,” Elizabeth Harvey, marine sciences. 4 p.m. 201 ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu A PUBLIC DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION POLICY The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and the Georgia Debate Union present a public debate on immigration policy featuring the Georgia Debate Union and Emory

students the opportunity to engage in several quick, service-related projects benefitting the Athens community.

A Lip Sync competition is scheduled for Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center. Student organizations will prepare three-minute acts consisting of song, dance and lip syncing, and they will perform for a panel of judges. Admission is free.

The Homecoming parade kicks off Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. and winds through downtown Athens. Led by the Redcoat Band, the parade will include floats, displays and appearances by the UGA cheerleaders, athletes as well as UGA and Athens dignitaries.

Following the parade, the annual Homecoming Carnival will be held on Legion Field from 7-11 p.m. with games, midway rides and free food.

Admission is $5 or free for students with valid UGACards.

For more information about Homecoming events, call 706-542-6396 or see http://homecoming.uga.edu.

University’s Barkley Forum. This event is part of Ready, Steady, Vote!, a series of events spotlighting all things presidential during the 2016 election season. 7 p.m. Auditorium, special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu HOMECOMING CONCERT Pop band NEEDTOBREATHE performs with opening act Welshly Arms. Buy tickets at http://bit.ly/ntbhc16. $15; $8 for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. 8 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 706-542-6396. (See story, above).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 YOM KIPPUR Jewish religious observance.

RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES “The Role of the PI3K-AKT Pathway in Brain Metastasis and Therapeutic Resistance in Melanoma,” Michael Davies. 11 a.m.

201 Pharmacy South. 706-542-7385. meganjs@uga.edu MOBILE FLU SHOT CLINIC $45 or $65 without insurance. Noon. R. C. Wilson Pharmacy Building. 706-542-9979. contact@uhs.uga.edu LECTURE “Pollinator Stressors: What’s Really at Stake?,” Keith Delaplane, professor and director of UGA Honey Bee Program at the UGA entomology department. 201 ecology building. cpringle@uga.edu POE-TOBER: QUOTH THE RAVEN MASK WORKSHOP Join Lynn Sanders-Bustle with UGA’s art education program for a raven mask-making workshop inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Participants are invited to don their masks and become a “conspiracy of ravens” at the Oct. 29 Wild Rumpus Parade. This event is part of The NEA Big Read: Poe-tober. $10 fee for materials. 5 p.m. N311 Lamar Dodd School of Art. kathleen.mcgovern25@uga.edu WOMEN IN BUSINESS With the gender wage gap at 20 percent, what can women do to lessen the disparity and become great leaders in the workplace? Join Women in Business as Elizabeth Jones from Coca-Cola discusses how “Leadership is Not a Title.” 6:30 p.m.

350 Miller Learning Center.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 SCIENCE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM 9 a.m. Building 1070, College of Veterinary Medicine.

707-583-5485. kygilmor@uga.edu WORKSHOP “Checking in on Your FYO Experience” will examine common challenges in teaching the First-Year Odyssey seminars as well as explore how instructors might re-envision their approach to teaching and learning, especially in the FYO context, avoiding the staid “us-versus-them” typology and instead approach the learning process as a cooperative endeavor that could revolutionize their classrooms.

Calendar items are taken from Columns files and from the university’s Master Calendar, maintained by Marketing & Communications. Notices are published here as space permits, with priority given to items of multidisciplinary interest. The Master Calendar is available at calendar.uga.edu/.

Gary Nabhan, an agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist and author whose work has focused primarily on the plants and cultures of the desert Southwest, will give UGA’s Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in Room 123 of the Jackson Street Building. Nabhan’s lecture, “Integrating Indigenous Science, Academic Science and Citizen Science for All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventories in Threatened Landscapes,” is open free to the public.

Nabhan is a scholar of conservation and environmental themes, particularly with respect to food. He is a prolific writer, having authored or co-authored 28 books on diverse topics, many for popular audiences. He currently holds the W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Sustainable Food Systems at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center. Nabhan is also a professed member of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans, and much of his environmental activism and work for food justice have involved

the ­Franciscan Action Network and other grassroots, interfaith initiatives.

The focus of the lecture will be a June 2016 cover story of the journal BioScience, which explored the emergent properties and creative tensions among “three sciences” in documenting and protecting landscape-level bioGary Nabhan diversity in culturally influenced terrestrial and marine habitats. His talk will highlight 20 years of success in community-based projects with the Seri or Comcaac community in the Sea of Cortez region of Mexico.

Each year the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts joins the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program to co-sponsor the Environmental Ethics Lecture, which honors the late ecologist Eugene P. Odum, a UGA instructor from 1940 until his retirement in 1984. He has been called the “father of modern ecology” and was the author of the

pioneering book Fundamentals of Ecology. Odum was instrumental in the creation of the Institute of Ecology at UGA, the Savannah River Ecology and the Sapelo Island Marine Science Institute. The Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture is hosted by Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, director of the EECP. “Over the last 25 years, the challenges posed by our changing global ecosystem have outstripped the abilities of scientists alone to solve them. And scientists know this,” Dallmeyer said. “Academic ecologists and anthropologists now enlist help from citizen scientists and seek out the insights of indigenous communities whose experience may span centuries of living sustainably in tune with their local environment. Through his many books and essays, Gary Nabhan is an eloquent spokesman for this integrated approach binding people to place, and how we adapt and share the necessities for life with all the inhabitants of the biosphere.”

This year’s lecture is co-sponsored by the UGA department of anthropology and the Center for Integrative Conservation Research.

Center City Brass Quintet sets Oct. 19 concert

By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Center City Brass Quintet Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. The program will include works by Bach and Debussy along with selections from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and On the Town.

The Center City Brass Quintet is an all-star ensemble of musicians who convene throughout each season to produce chamber music of the highest caliber. Originally formed at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, the quintet now comprises members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Seattle Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra, and its players have performed as soloists with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Pops.

CCBQ has been called “one of the strongest of today’s brass quintets” and “a virtuoso outfit which plays like no other” by American Record Guide and “an exquisitely blended ensemble” by Gramophone.

In 2006, the quintet performed with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Chimera, a concerto for brass quintet and orchestra composed by CCBQ trumpeter Anthony DiLorenzo.

Tickets for the concert are $36 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling the box office at 706-542-4400.

The concert will be recorded for Performance Today.

Center City Brass Quintet will perform works by Bach, Debussy and Bernstein.

2:30 p.m. 372 Miller Learning Center.

MOBILE FLU SHOT CLINIC $45 or $65 without insurance. 3 p.m. 418 Aderhold Hall.

706-542-9979. contact@uhs.uga.edu SIGNATURE LECTURE “Reflections on Sentencing,” Lisa Godbey Wood, U.S. district judge and UGA alumna. Edenfield Jurist in Residence Lecture.

Sponsored by the School of Law. 3:30 p.m. Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom Law School.

RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK The Stands: Environmental Art by Chris Taylor. 4:30 p.m. The Circle Gallery, Jackson Street Building. 706-542-8292.

LECTURE Kurt Culbertson, chairman and CEO of Design Workshop.

5:30 p.m. 123 Jackson Street Building. 706-542-8972. mcobrien@uga.edu (See Digest, page 3).

GALLERY TALK Join Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art and exhibition curator, and Stephan Durham, an associate professor in the UGA College of Engineering, for a special tour of Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883-1950. 5:30 p.m.

Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662.

ENSEMBLE CONCERT Collegium Musicum. 6 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu BROOKLYN BRIDGE FILM SERIES It Happened in Brooklyn. Directed by Richard Whorf. 1947, 104 min. 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662.

FACULTY CONCERT Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty Michael Heald, violin; Maggie Snyder, viola; David Starkweather, cello; and Liza Stepanova, piano, perform chamber music works with guest artist, violinist Itamar Zorman. 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.

706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 PRESENTATION/BOOK SIGNING Brian Wong, CEO of Kiip and member of AdPR’s Executive Advisory Council, will be conducting a presentation and book signing of The Cheat Code. 3:45 p.m. Studio 100, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. lhill13@uga.edu HOMECOMING PARADE 6 p.m. Downtown Athens. 706-542-6396. homecoming@uga.edu (See story, above left).

HOMECOMING CARNIVAL $5; free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. 7 p.m. Legion Field. 706-542-6396. (See story, above left).

HOCKEY vs. University of Arkansas. $2 student tickets; $10 general

admission; $15 reserved seats. 7:30 p.m. Akins Arena at Classic Center. jeb@ugahockey.com TUCKER DORSEY BLUE KEY ALUMNI AWARDS BANQUET 7:30 p.m. Ticket required for admission. Magnolia Ballroom, Georgia Center. 706-542-0017. (See story, page 7).

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 TAILGATE WITH FACS $15 for a tailgate meal; entry is complementary. 10 a.m. Lawn behind Dawson Hall. 706-542-3386. v­ idorsey@uga.edu (See story, page 2).

FALL BIRD RAMBLE Come join the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society for a morning bird walk at the garden. 8 a.m. Upper Parking Lot, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156. ckeber@uga.edu CLASS “Warm-Season Grasses of the Georgia Piedmont.” The last two hours of the class will be spent in the field examining a variety of native and exotic grasses. $50. 9 a.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156. garden@uga.edu SALAMANDER AND STREAM ECOLOGY RAMBLE 10 a.m. Visitor Center Back Patio, State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6156. garden@uga.edu FOOTBALL vs. Vanderbilt. Noon. Sanford Stadium. Televised on SEC Network. Call 706-542-1231 for ticket information.

POE-TOBER: JURIED ART EXHIBITION View the winning entries in the Poe-tober Art Competition. This event is part of The NEA Big Read: Poe-tober. 3:30 p.m. AthensClarke County Public Library Gallery Space, 2025 Baxter St. kathleen.mcgovern25@uga.edu

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 POE-TOBER: BOO-LE-BARK ON THE BOULEVARD The Boulevard Neighborhood Association and members of the Athens community are getting together to host the Boo-le-Bark on the Boulevard, Athens’ first costume dog parade. Postparade festivities include music, a pet photo booth by Anne Yarbrough Photography, a reading of Poe poetry and more. This event is part of The NEA Big Read: Poe-tober. 3 p.m. Boulevard neighborhood. kathleen.mcgovern25@uga.edu FULL MOON HIKE: HUNTER’S MOON Be prepared to hike up to 2 miles on wooded trails. $5 per person or $15 per family. Pre-registration required. 7 p.m. Meet at the fountain at the Visitor’s Center, State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6156. garden@uga.edu

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 BROWN BAG INFORMATION SESSION: UGA LOGO Bring your lunch and hear more about guidelines for use of the new logo and what to expect during the transition. Noon.

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Events not posted by then may not be printed in Columns.

Any additional information about the event may be sent directly to Columns. Email is preferred (columns@uga.edu), but materials can be mailed to Columns, Marketing & Communications, 286 Oconee Street, Suite 200 North, Campus Mail 1999.

Peabody Board Room, administration building. 706-542-8083.

AN EVENING WITH JAMES FARMER Enjoy this evening with James Farmer, which will include a book signing, a reception with treats and a wine tasting by Healthy Gourmet. $30. Pre-registration required. 5:30 p.m. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. garden@uga.edu HUGH HODGSON FACULTY SERIES Anatoly Sheludyakov, resident accompanist at the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, performs as part of the Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series. $12; $6 with a UGACard. 8 p.m.

Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752. ccschwabe@uga.edu

COMING UP WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE Oct. 18. For fall semester.

STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE Oct. 18. Convening influential leaders from across the state’s public health community, the State of Public Health Conference at UGA is a daylong gathering focused on meaningful, constructive dialogue and practical solutions for Georgia’s public health challenges. $50, pre-register by Oct. 12; $75, on-site registration (no lunch included). 9 a.m. Georgia Center. 706-542-4369. davism@uga.edu BOOK SIGNING Oct. 18. The College of Public Health will host a book signing for Mary Guinan’s recent CDC memoir, Adventures of a Female Medical Detective, during the State of Public Health Conference.

4:30 p.m. Georgia Center. 706-542-2662. alea@uga.edu POE-TOBER: POE BOOK DISCUSSION Oct. 19. This event is part of The NEA Big Read: Poe-tober.

10:30 a.m. Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter St. kathleen.mcgovern25@uga.edu PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WATCH Oct. 19. Join the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies for Debate Watch 2016. Doors will open at 8 p.m., followed by discussion led by UGA political science professor Paul Gurian at 8:30 p.m., and the debate at 9 p.m. This event is part of Ready, Steady, Vote! Auditorium, special collections libraries.

706-542-5788. jhebbard@uga.edu SIGNATURE LECTURE Oct. 21. “The Water Microbiome: Expanding Our Knowledge of Safe Water,” Joan B. Rose, professor and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at Michigan State University. Georgia Power College of Public Health Endowed Seminar in Environmental Topics. Sponsored by the environmental health science department in the College of Public Health. 12:20 p.m. 175 Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.

LECTURE Oct. 21. Richard Haw, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, delivers the keynote lecture of the Emerging Scholars Symposium.

Cosponsored by the Association of Graduate Art Students.

5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662.

NEXT COLUMNS DEADLINES Oct. 12 (for Oct. 24 issue) Oct. 19 (for Oct. 31 issue) Oct. 26 (for Nov. 7 issue)

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Gerard J. Kowalski, executive director of University Housing, is the 2016 recipient of the Parthenon Award from the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International.

The award recognizes outstanding collegiate housing professionals for their service, leadership, achievement and contributions to the housing field.

Nominees are submitted by their colleagues and must have at least 10 years of service in housing, residence life or an affiliated field, have at least five years of service at the regional or international level with ACUHO-I and have demonstrated an impact on the campus housing profession.

Kowalski’s 10 years of service to UGA have been characterized by his commitment to student learning and development, professionalism and passion for staff development and continued education. ACUHO-I, a foundation with a 65-year history, serves to advance the campus housing profession in service of students through the cultivation of knowledge to transform it into meaningful content expertise that guides the global campus housing profession.

The American Kinesiology Association has recognized a College of Education associate dean for his leadership in the field.

Karl Newell, the associate dean for research and professor of kinesiology, will receive the 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Kinesiology Association. This award recognizes outstanding administrative and leadership performance among departments that grant doctoral degrees. Newell has served as the college’s associate dean for research since his arrival at the University of Georgia in 2014. His research interests focus on human movement, specifically the areas of motor learning, development and control. A central theme is the acquisition of new movement in the context of a dynamical approach to coordination, control and skill. Newell also directs the Motor Behavior Laboratory in the department of kinesiology.

Leadership award winners must have made significant contributions in two or more areas such as building innovative curricula, expanding faculty and student research productivity, establishing partnerships and outreach activities, obtaining new or renovated facilities for teaching and research, inspiring others and enhancing the effectiveness and efficiencies of the program.

The American Society for Horticultural Science recently named Marc van Iersel, professor of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, as the 2016 Outstanding Graduate Educator of the Year. The American Society for Horticultural Science is the nation’s premier professional society for horticultural science.

School of Law professor Sonja R. West has received the National Communication Association’s 2016 Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression.

The award is given annually to an NCA member who has authored outstanding published research on freedom of expression over the prior three years.

West was recognized for her article “Press Exceptionalism” published in 127 Harvard Law Review 2434 (2014).

West will receive her award Sonja West during the NCA’s 102nd annual convention to be held Nov. 10-13 in Philadelphia.

The NCA is the largest communication association in the U.S. It serves scholars, teachers and practitioners who are members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching.

Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.

FACULTY PROFILE

Andrew Davis Tucker

UGA faculty member Andy Davis helps undergraduate students get hands-on research experience and become published scientists.

School of Ecology faculty member gets students excited about research

By Beth Gavrilles bethgav@uga.edu

Halfway through Andy Davis’ physiological ecology lab, most of the students have their cellphones out— but they’re not texting or checking messages. Instead, they’re recording part of the day’s experiment: a battle among beetles.

Each student has placed a shiny, black Bess beetle in a small plastic tub at the front of the lab, after first measuring how much oxygen the beetle uses when at rest. The beetles immediately start fighting with one another—and the students, thoroughly engaged, pull out their phones.

After five minutes of the beetle free-for-all, the students retrieve their insects and measure oxygen intake again. By comparing the before and after results, they are learning about how stress affects beetle metabolism.

“There are other ways we could do this lab,” said Davis, an assistant research scientist in UGA’s Odum School of Ecology. “But if I look back at my undergraduate days, I remember the labs that were fun. That’s what I’m going for, getting the students excited about hands-on physiological research.”

He clearly excels at it.

Since he joined the faculty of the Odum School in 2010, 24 undergraduates and one high school student have conducted independent research projects under Davis’ guidance.

“It’s been great,” Davis said.

He gets help with his research from the students, and they learn all about the scientific process from start to finish—developing a research question, collecting and analyzing data and

writing up the results for publication.

At least 15 papers resulting from these projects already have been or are soon to be published in peer-reviewed s­ cientific journals.

“One of the things I’m proudest of in my career so far is helping these undergraduates become published scientists,” he said.

It was the hands-on experience of an undergraduate ornithology class that set Davis on his career path as a scientist.

His interest in birds and bird migration soon expanded to encompass other migratory animals, notably monarch butterflies. Today his research covers physiology, disease ecology, parasitology, hematology and natural history in a variety of animal systems.

“When you’re studying physiology, it really helps to have that broad perspective; there are a lot of fundamental similarities in physiological traits of vertebrates whether it’s a bird or a turtle,” he said. “And there’s a lot of overlap between the physiology of vertebrates and invertebrates as well.

I feel that the diversity of organisms I study in my research makes me a better scientist.”

Most recently Davis has been applying that multifaceted approach to pollinator conservation, one of his newest research interests. He and his wife, Sonia Altizer, the Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Ecology in the Odum School, are supervising ecology doctoral student Ania Majewska in a study of butterfly gardens at the UGA Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe. The aim of the project is to determine what effects these gardens have on butterfly numbers, health

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management specialist II, Facilities Management Division-engineering department, 29 years; Ann Shanks Glauser, associate professor, Division of Academic Enhancement, 27 years; Sharon L. Hanson, senior accountant, foods and nutrition, 28 years; Roxanne L. Hohnerlein, assistant to the dean, Terry College of Business, 19 years; Neil R. Hughes, librarian IV, libraries-general operations, 30 years; Johnny H. Kesler Jr., skilled trades worker, Oglethorpe House, 30 years; Karen O. Kimbell, administrative manager I, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Business

Office-Athens, 22 years; Marion C. Marshall, painter, Facilities Management Division-Structural Support Shop, 26 years; Brenda Davis Morris, Cooperative Extension-Southeast district, county secretary, 20 years; Walter D. Potter, director, computer science, 29 years; Prasit Supakorndej, assistant research scientist, infectious diseases, 29 years; Cindy E. Walker, Office of Human Resources, HR senior consultant, 28 years; and Drusilla B. Whatley, county secretary, Cooperative Extension-Southwest district, 17 years.

Andrew K. Davis

Assistant Research Scientist Odum School of Ecology Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Georgia, 2010 M.S., Biology, Acadia University (Canada), 1999 B.S., Acadia University Biology (Canada), 1994 At UGA: Six years

and survival.

“With iconic species like monarch butterflies in decline, we’re seeing more and more people who want to help going out and planting butterfly gardens,” he said. “Surprisingly, there’s very little data on this trend.

“We thought we should see if we can come up with a way of investigating scientifically this idea of planting butterfly gardens to determine if it’s a promising conservation tool or not,” Davis added. “The Wormsloe project has been very exciting in that respect, because this is brand new territory in butterfly conservation.”

At the same time, Davis and his students continue to probe, and publish on, the physiology of beetles and other animals, in class and through independent research projects.

“It’s a great thing for undergraduates to get this kind of hands-on research experience,” he said. “I encourage students to go ahead and knock on a professor’s door and faculty members to invite undergraduates into their labs.

It’s a win-win for everyone.”

RETIREES September Eighteen UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and tears of service are: Richard A. Alston, utility worker II, Marine Institute, 9 years; Larry E. Barrett, carpenter, Facilities Management Division–South Campus Zone Shop, 27 years; Cecil Bentley, program coordinator III, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 12 years; Cathy F. Brain, administrative associate I, Administrative Services Division, 10 years; Carol Phillips Cotton, lecturer, health promotion and behavior, 18 years; Donna M. Davis, data

Source: Human Resources

BLUE KEY HONOR SOCIETY

Key recognition

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Six UGA alumni to be honored for their service

By James Lichtenwalter

Alumni Association.

james.lichtenwalt25@uga.edu

David Shafer

Six UGA alumni, including one who Shafer represents District 48 in the state also is a UGA emeritus faculty member, Senate, which includes portions of Fulton will be honored Oct. 14 at the university’s and Gwinnett counties. First elected to ofannual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Alumni fice in 2002, he was elected president pro Awards Banquet. tem in 2013.

The event will take place in the Magnolia A business owner and investor, he has Ballroom of the UGA Center for Continuing served on the Gwinnett Chamber of ComEducation. The 7:30 p.m. reception will be merce board of directors and is a member followed by dinner at 8:15 p.m. of the National Federation of Independent State Economic Development CommisBusiness.

Chris Carr James Cobb Jan Jones sioner Chris Carr, public relations profesShafer graduated from UGA in 1988 with sional Swann Seiler, state Sen. David Shafer a bachelor’s degree in political science. He and state Rep. Jan Jones will receive the Blue has served as a member of the Young Alumni Key Service Award. James Cobb will receive Council and a board member of the UGA the Blue Key Faculty Service Award, and Alumni Association. He currently serves on Jane Okpala will be honored with the Blue the UGA Board of Visitors.

Key Young Alumnus Award.

Recipients of the AT&T Student LeaderJames Cobb ship Award, the Richard B. Russell Student Cobb received three history degrees Leadership Award and the Tucker Dorsey from UGA: a bachelor’s degree in 1969, a Memorial Scholarship will be announced master’s degree in 1972 and a doctorate in during the event.

1975. After teaching at several universities, he The 2016-2017 Blue Key initiates also returned to UGA as the B. Phinizy Spalding will be recognized, along with new honorary Distinguished Professor in the History of member state Rep. Regina Quick. the American South. A former president of The Blue Key Honor Society is a national the Southern Historical Association, he has Swann Seiler David Shafer Jane Okpala organization whose members are committed written widely in academic and popular to leadership in student life, high scholastic achievement, Representatives, which includes Milton, Mountain Park outlets about the history and culture of the South. service to others and citizenship. It was established in 1924 and portions of Roswell and Alpharetta in northwest Fulton Cobb twice received the history department’s Parkesat the University of Florida; the second chapter was estab- County.

Heggoy Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, and lished at UGA in 1926.

She was first elected to office in 2003. In 2015, she was he was honored with UGA’s Albert Christ-Janer Award Banquet tickets are $30 for individuals. Sponsored elected speaker pro tempore, the second highest position in for Creative Research. While on the faculty, he was chair eight-seat silver tables are $300, and eight-seat gold the Georgia House of Representatives, by her colleagues. of Franklin College’s history department, was an advisory tables are $500. To reserve tickets, contact Janet Lance at Born in Warner Robins, Jones has lived in Fulton County board member for Georgia Magazine and The Georgia Review 706-542-0017 or jholcomb@uga.edu. for 25 years. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in as well as an editorial board member for the University of The award recipients are: journalism from UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Georgia Press.

Mass Communication in 1980 before receiving an MBA Although Cobb retired from UGA in 2015, he continues Chris Carr from Georgia State University. to direct dissertations and mentor students, and he serves After being named commissioner of the Georgia DeA former marketing executive for Home Box Office, on the UGA Retirees Association Council. partment of Economic Development by Gov. Nathan Deal, Jones also owned and operated a small business.

Carr joined the agency in November 2013. As commissioner, Jane Okpala he leads the state agency responsible for creating jobs and Swann Seiler Okpala is the lead product specialist on social good and investments in the state through business recruitment and The manager of corporate communications for Georgia goodwill products at Facebook. Prior to that, she worked for expansion, international trade and tourism as well as the Power’s coastal region in Savannah, Seiler has worked in law firms and a business consulting firm in San Francisco arts, film and music industries. public relations throughout her career. and New York City, advising clients ranging from Fortune A 1995 graduate of UGA’s Terry College of Business, She is a member of the board of trustees for the Telfair 500 companies to startups on legal and business strategy Carr also received his Juris Doctor from the UGA School Museum of Arts and a member of the Savannah-Chatham across several industries. of Law in 1999. The chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Johnny County Public Schools Education for A.L.L. Foundation.

Okpala graduated summa cum laude from UGA in 2004 Isakson before joining the GDED, Carr also worked for Seiler also served on the Georgia Women of Achievement with degrees in comparative literature, international busiGeorgia-Pacific, practiced law with Alston & Bird LLP and Board and the Georgia Humanities Council. ness and Spanish. While at UGA, she held a Foundation was the vice ­president and ­general counsel for the Georgia A 1978 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism Fellowship and received the Outstanding Senior Award from Public Policy Foundation. He received the Blue Key Young and Mass Communication, she was named a Grady Fellow the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Alumnus Award in 2005. in 2008. Seiler currently serves on the Grady Board of Trust, and the Georgia General Assembly. the UGA Libraries Board of Visitors and is an emeritus Okpala earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in Jan Jones member of the UGA Athletic Association and the UGA 2007, where she served as a staff member of The Yale Law Jones represents District 47 in the state House of Foundation. She was the first female president of the UGA Journal and The Yale Journal of International Law.

WEEKLY READER

Book helps define counseling practices

Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients Edited by Anneliese A. Singh and lore m. dickey American Psychological Association Hardcover: $69.95

Counselors want to relate to their clients. But clients who are transgender or gender nonconforming are at a distinct disadvantage when working with a counselor—fewer than 30 percent of psychologists say they are familiar with these clients’ needs.

A new book by Anneliese Singh, the UGA College of Education’s associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, and her colleague, lore m. dickey of Northern Arizona University, introduces the concept of “affirmative counseling” with transgender and gender nonconforming, or TGNC, clients.

Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients also includes stats and research about TGNC people and has chapters dedicated to issues relevant to people of color and those who identify as nonbinary or genderqueer as well as advocacy strategies for mental health professionals and educators.

CYBERSIGHTS

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University’s annual security report online

http://safeandsecure.uga.edu/index.html UGA’s annual security report is now available.

Required by federal law, the report contains policy statements and crime statistics for UGA. The policy statements address the university’s policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security, including policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses.

The report also includes statistics for the last three years for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the university.

Those who need the report in an alternate format should call the UGA Division of Marketing & Communications at 706-542-8090.

Editor Juliett Dinkins Art Director Jackie Baxter Roberts Photo Editor Dorothy Kozlowski Senior Writer Aaron Hale Communications Coordinator Krista Richmond The University of Georgia is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Georgia is a unit of the University System of Georgia.

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husband, Daniel, an FBI agent. They moved to California and started a family that now includes five children—Dana, Richard, Camille, Gregory and Jody—10 grand­ children and four great-grandchildren. She continued to teach part time while raising her family. After several other posts, the Howards eventually moved back to Georgia. At that point, she decided to continue her education even further and graduated with her doctorate from Georgia State University in 1984.

After Daniel died, she wanted to get back into teaching full time and applied for a position at UGA, where she taught classes until she retired around 22 years ago, earning Teacher of the Year honors a couple of times.

“I expected something of my students,” Howard said. “I enjoyed teaching, and they

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knew I enjoyed teaching them.”

Math and statistics have always been an interest of Howard’s. She likes to study the numbers to see what data she can pull out—averages, etc.

“I just liked going to school, and I was one of those weird students who liked to study. You don’t hear that much today,” she said. “I was always the inquisitive one in classes. I would be the one who asked all the questions.”

Her advice for students today is similar.

She said the most important lessons she learned as a student UGA were to study and make good grades.

“Do your homework, but enjoy your time here,” she said. “There are so many things you can do to get involved. But don’t overdo it, because if you do, you will not make good grades.”

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including Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum and Vice President for Government Relations Griff Doyle, then traveled to the Tift County Cooperative Extension Office to visit with UGA employees.

The Tift County Cooperative Extension Office serves as an important bridge between the resources of the university and the needs and interests of the community, especially with regards to agriculture. Pardue underscored the critical role of UGA Extension in promoting economic development in the state and beyond.

“UGA’s academic, research and extension experts in Tifton deliver advanced education, cutting-edge science, improved agricultural production methods and knowledge of the latest crop varieties, market developments and business practices,” Pardue said. “Their dedicated efforts help to create a vibrant and robust economic engine that sustains not only this corner of the state, but provides food and fiber for Georgia and the world.”

The group of senior administrators concluded their tour of the Tifton area with a visit to Carroll’s Sausage and Meats in Ashburn. The local business has grown from 18 to 40 employees in five years, thanks to assistance from the UGA Small Business Development Center.

The SBDC, a public service and outreach unit, helped owner Hugh Hardy Jr. develop a business plan and loan proposal, secure financing options and renovate a facility into a large retail store off Interstate 75. The SBDC also helped Carroll’s Sausage and Meats secure a loan to open a Thomaston store in 2014 and continues to work with the business on strategic planning and marketing.

“The Small Business Development Center at the University of Georgia is helping hundreds of small business owners grow their companies, as well as helping entrepreneurs launch new businesses,” Frum said. “The economic impact of the work of the SBDC is felt throughout the state in the number of new companies and jobs created every year.”

Bulletin Board Gymnastics season tickets

Season tickets for the 2017 home meets of the gymnastics team are now on sale. Season tickets are $50 for adults and $30 for youths (high school age and younger), and the application is available online.

All Gymnastics Endowment Fund donors will receive renewable season ticket applications in the mail, though the application is also available online.

The priority deadline for gymnastics season tickets is Oct. 28.

Single-meet tickets will go on sale Dec. 15 and will cost $10 for adults and $6 for youths. For more, visit www.georgiadogs.com.

Flu shots

As part of its Flu I.Q. campaign, the University Health Center is partnering with UHC pharmacy and the UGA College of Pharmacy to make flu shots more accessible to the UGA community with mobile clinics.

Locations and details are at www.uhs.uga.edu. Faculty or staff members who would rather make an appointment for a flu shot can call the UHC Allergy Travel Clinic at 706-542-5575. Appointments can be scheduled from Tuesday-Friday.

Bring a valid UGA ID and a current insurance card. Flu shots are $45 or $65 for the uninsured. Paperwork will be filed for everyone else—except for those on the Kaiser plan—who gets a flu shot at the University Health

Center or the mobile clinics.

The University Health Center accepts payment by cash, credit card, Payflex or Bulldog Bucks. A valid UGA ID card is required. Dependents must be accompanied by a parent or spouse/partner.

Award nomination deadline

The Office of Service-Learning is accepting nominations until Nov. 4 for the 2017 Service-Learning Teaching Excellence and Service-Learning Research Excellence Awards.

All full-time, permanent UGA faculty members are eligible for nomination. The awards recognize faculty for innovative service-learning course design as well as scholarship that stems from academic service-learning work.

Award recipients receive a $2,500 faculty development award and will be recognized at the annual faculty awards banquet.

Nominations by deans and department heads, faculty colleagues or self-nominations will be accepted.

Nomination packets, award guidelines and lists of previous award winners are at http://servicelearning.uga.edu/awards/.

For more information, contact Shannon Wilder, director of the Office of Service-Learning, at 706-542-0535 or swilder@uga.edu.

Bulletin Board is limited to information that may pertain to a majority of faculty and staff members.

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engineering and mathematics.

“This award will allow UGA to perform fundamental research to identify barriers that limit participation of underserved individuals in STEM disciplines,” said Graduate School Dean Suzanne Barbour, the principal investigator of the grant. “Given the changing demographics of our nation, engagement of such individuals is essential to ensure that the U.S. remains the global leader in STEM research.”

UGA received a second INCLUDES grant aimed at preparing graduate students who plan to pursue faculty positions to promote the success of underrepresented undergraduate students in undergraduate STEM fields. And for the past decade, the NSF-funded Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation at UGA has helped increase minority enrollment in STEM fields at the undergraduate level.

“The Peach State LSAMP grant has aided the University of Georgia in strengthening and growing the pipeline of underrepresented students who are successfully completing degrees in STEM,” said Michelle Garfield Cook, associate provost for institutional diversity. “The INCLUDES grants will enable us to build upon and expand the institution’s

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community involvement in sustainable conservation and development efforts. He is researching rights-based conservation in an emerging forest carbon project in the Berau District of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

• Elizabeth Guinessey of Delray Beach, Florida, a Ph.D. student in conservation and ecology, who is conducting research in Costa Rica on a community-based reforestation program centered on a community that relies on its mangrove habitat for sustenance.

• I.B. Hopkins of Gainesville, who graduated in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in theatre and English. He is creating a full-length play while in Ontario, Canada, based on his research into the 2006 land dispute protest by the Six Nations of the Grand River.

• Lorien Jordan of Atlanta, who is studying indigenous and decolonizing psychology in Wellington, New Zealand.The Ph.D. student in marriage and family therapy is also volunteering at the Family Centre, which focuses on family therapy, social policy research and community development.

• Alice Naghshineh of Marietta, who graduated this summer with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics, Arabic and economics. She is analyzing branchless banking methods in Tajikistan to determine its potential for providing products and services to the underbanked and unbanked.

• Hannah Reiss of Decatur, who graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in biology and anthropology and is studying Hindi in Jaipur, India, for three months and then moving to Mumbai to work on a project evaluating the

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contribution to broadening participation in science, technology, engineering and math.”

In addition, UGA and eight other institutions will work together on a study funded by a $2 million grant from NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. The partnership will seek to enhance the academic career pathways of historically underrepresented doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM and STEM education research fields through the implementation of evidence-based models and practices across multiple universities.

Provost Pamela Whitten said that the three recent NSF grants the university has received are part of a broader effort to make UGA the institution of choice for the world’s most promising graduate students. The three-pronged initiative to elevate graduate education includes new funding opportunities, an emphasis on creating interdisciplinary programs and expanded professional development opportunities.

“The advanced knowledge and skills that graduate education provides are vital in today’s innovation economy,” she said.“STEM fields in particular have seen significant growth at UGA, and the support of the National Science Foundation is helping accelerate that trend.”

impact of a prenatal mobile health initiative.

• Christina Varian of Concord, California, who is a Ph.D. candidate studying pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. She is researching the ecology of the infectious, vector-borne Chagas disease in Panama.

The five students who received English teaching assistantships are: • Kimberly Buice of Clarkesville, who is working at the Teacher Training College in Savannakhet, Laos. She received a bachelor’s degree in English education from UGA in May. • Sam Hine of Marietta who is teaching English classes in Madrid along with possible courses in social studies and physical education. A 2014 UGA graduate, he received a bachelor’s degree in English.

• Sydney Laseter of Atlanta, who is part of a new program at Slobodan Skerovic High School in Podgorica, Montenegro, that provides various classes to students in English.

She received bachelor’s degrees in history and social studies education from UGA in May. • Julianne O’Connell of Roswell, who is teaching English to 10th- and 11th-graders at SMAN 3 Kupang, a public high school in Kupang, Indonesia, and is assisting with their English and debate clubs. A 2013 UGA graduate, she received bachelor’s degrees in linguistics and German.

• Leighton Rowell of Sandy Springs, who is collaborating with a university professor in Brazil to teach language classes for students training to become English teachers. She graduated from UGA in May with bachelor’s degrees in history and Romance languages.

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Gray is a former radio producer and jazz announcer whose interest in media, culture and politics is wide ranging. Professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Gray teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in media and television studies, cultural theory and politics and black cultural studies. His books on jazz, television, and black cultural politics include Producing Jazz, Watching Race and Cultural Moves.

Im in her role as director oversees ­investments in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s enduring commitment to journalism and media. The program, which aims to strengthen U.S. democracy by building a vibrant and independent media sector, works in three areas: professional nonprofit reporting, nonfiction multimedia storytelling and participatory civic media.

Masters is editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter and host of KCRW’s The Business. A former correspondent for NPR, she has also served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Time and Esquire and was a staff reporter for The Washington Post. She is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else and co-author (with Nancy Griffin) of Hit & Run: How Jon

Peters and Peter Gruber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.

McKinnon is a political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist and television producer. He is the co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of The Circus: The Greatest Political Show on Earth, Showtime’s real-time documentary series of the 2016 presidential election. He was the chief media advisor to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns and is co-founder of No Labels, an organization dedicated to bipartisanship, civil dialogue and political problem solving. For 20 years, he worked at Public Strategies Inc., where he was an owner and vice chair. In 2010, Public Strategies merged with Hill+Knowlton Strategies, where he served as global vice chair and currently serves as an advisor to the firm.

Seigenthaler, senior counsel for Finn Partners, is an award winning communications professional. He helps clients tell their stories creating visual and thought-provoking narratives that positively impact target audiences. Seigenthaler, a former NBC News anchor, develops strategic communications plans for corporations and high profile­ C-level executives.