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In March, Dorothy Aguilera, assistant professor of educational leadership, received an award at the Honoring Ceremony for Community Service from the Native American Youth and Family Center.

Aguilera received a $1,500 grant from the Oregon Department of Education. Her project is titled “ODE TRENS Research Project.”

Aguilera published an article in the October issue of Journal of American Indian Education, 46 (10). The article, coauthored with three colleagues, is titled “Examining culturally responsive schools serving American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native student populations.”

On October 25, Aguilera presented “Academically Sound and Culturally Resilient: Native Students’ Educational Success through Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and American Indian Immersion Education” at the National Indian Education Association Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Aguilera has been appointed board member of the International Foundation for Culture and Ecology.

In October, Aubrey Baldwin, clinical professor of Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, gave a lecture titled “Protecting Pacific Vistas: Oregon’s Regional Haze Program” at Westwind, on the Oregon coast.

Margo Ballantyne, visual resources curator, has been appointed founding board member and officer of the Visual Resources Association Foundation.

Nora Beck, professor of music and department chair of music, received the Master Teacher Award from the American Musicological Society and the Committee on Career Related Issues.

In November, Beck gave a lecture titled “Haydn’s Impact on Stravinsky,” at Linfield College.

Anne Bentley, assistant professor of chemistry, received a $30,000 Faculty Start-up Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. Her project is titled "Synthesis of Luminescent Lanthanide Nanoparticle/Solid State Thin Film Composite Materials via Electrochemical Co-Deposition."

Paulette Bierzychudek, William Swindells, Sr. professor of natural sciences, published an article in the November issue of the journal Evolution, 61 (11), 2528-2543. The article, coauthored with Douglas W. Schemske, is titled “Spatial Differentiation for Flower Color in the Desert Annual Linanthus Parryae: Was Wright Right?”

In November, Jack Bogdanski, professor of law, will speak before the 55th Annual Taxation Conference of the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. The title of the talk is “Recent Developments in Federal Tax Valuation.”

Kimberly Brodkin, visiting assistant professor, published an article in the June issue of Journal of Women’s History, 19 (2). The article is titled “We are neither male nor female Democrats’: Gender Difference and the Integration of Women within the Democratic Party.”

Kimberly Campbell, assistant professor of language arts, published a book about the power of teaching students using short, thought-provoking text. “Less Is More: Teaching Literature with Short Texts, Grades 6-12” (Stenhouse Publishers, 2007) examines multiple genres of short text, including short stories and graphic novels.

Rebecca Copenhaver, associate professor of philosophy, published an article in the October issue of Philosophical Quarterly, 57 (229), 613-634. The article is titled “Reid on Consciousness: HOP, HOT or FOR?”

Chana Cox, senior lecturer in humanities, published a book that provides a defense of ethical pluralism without relativism. “Reflections of the Logic of the Good” (Lexington Books, 2007) highlights a metaphysical argument of the open mind and the open universe.

Rebecca Duncan, research technician, published an article in the October issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The article is titled “Convergent setal morphology in sand-covering spiders suggests a design principle for particle capture.”

Sally Earll, associate director of the Center for Continuing Studies, has been named a board member to both Girls Inc. NW Oregon and the Northwest Women in Educational Administration (NWEA).

Maggie Finnerty, clinical professor of law, received the 2007 Forty Under 40 Award from the Portland Business Journal.

In November, Finnerty presented “Creating Your Own Business Model” at an Oregon Women Lawyers event in Portland.

Greg Hermann, associate professor of biology, received a fourth $7,200 supplement from the National Science Foundation on his existing grant, "Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Lysosome Assembly and Stability in C. Elegans."

Amanda Jarman, associate director of advancement services, received the Willamette Valley Development Officer's 2007 Starbright Award, an annual award recognizing a rising star in the development field.

Jarman has been appointed board member of the Association of Prospect Researchers for Advancement – Northwest Chapter (APRA-NW).

Michael Johanson, assistant professor of music, received the 2007-2008 ASCAPLUS Award, Concert Music Division from The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Jeffrey Jones, assistant professor of law, published a book about the decreasing value of labor in America. The book, titled “An Unaffordable Nation: Searching for a Decent Life in America” (Prometheus Books, 2007), is a scholarly look at the dissatisfaction many middle-class Americans feel with the American dream.

Gordon Kelly, visiting assistant professor of humanities, published a book about the many facets of exile in the Roman Republic. “A History of Exile in the Roman Republic” (Cambridge University Press, 2006) highlights the historical development of exile and the effects it had on the lives of evicted men.

In November, Kelly gave a lecture titled “Marines in Naval Warfare in Ancient Greece and Rome, Providence, Rhode Island” at Brown University.

On May 5, Molly Robinson Kelly, assistant professor of French, presented “Sex and Fertility in Marie de France’s 'Lais'” at the International Symposium on the History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Tucson, Arizona.

Oren Kosansky, assistant professor of anthropology, specializes in the topic of Judaism in Morocco. He spoke about “Lineages, Priests and Saints: Genealogy and Anthropology in Jewish Morocco” on October 16 at Congregation Ahavath Achim for the Oregon Jewish Genealogical Society.

Jens Mache, associate professor of computer science, received a $85,355 grant from the National Science Foundation. His project is titled "Collaborative Project: CSR-CSI Making Sensor Networks Accessible to Undergraduates Through Activity-Based Laboratory Materials." Mache will undertake the two-year project with a colleague at Portland State University.

In June, Joel Martinez, assistant professor of philosophy, presented “Virtue, Ethics, Self-effacement and Moral Education: Athens, Greece” at the Athens Institute for Education and Research.

Robert Miller, professor of law, received a scholarship recognition from the Circle of Tribal Advisors of the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission in September 2006.”

In October, Miller presented “The Doctrine of Discovery” at Yale Law School.

Miller has been elected board member of the Oregon Native American Business & Entrepreneurial Network.

In October, Miller was interviewed about his book “Native America: Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny” on TVW – Washington State Public TV.

James Minehart, director of advancement services, received a CASE Faculty Stars award at the Annual Conference for Senior Advancement Services Professionals for earning high scores on his session evaluations.

Peter Mortola, associate professor of counseling and school psychology, published a book about the challenges young boys face on a daily basis. “BAM! Boys Advocacy and Mentoring” (BAM! Press, 2007) provides a detailed account on new perspectives, group goals, and developing social skills to help these boys build strong relationships.

In October, Brett Paschal, visiting instructor of music, released his new album “Rosebush for Solo Marimba.”

Mike Sexton, dean of admissions, was on the faculty of the “Developing a Dynamic College Counseling Program” in Atlanta sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Robb Shecter, communications officer for New Media, published an article in the July issue of Linux Journal, 159, 90-94. The article is titled “Role-Based Single Sign-on with Perl and Ruby.”

Juliet Stumpf, associate professor of law, published an article in the December issue of the American University Law Review, 267 (56). The article is titled “The Crimmigration Crisis: Immigrants, Crime & Soverign Power.”

In November, Lisa Unsworth, head women’s soccer coach, gave a presentation at the Student-Athlete College Night at Valley Catholic High School in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Elliott Young, associate professor of history, published an article in the Fall 2007 issue of Social Text, 92 (25), No. 3. The article, coauthored with Pamela Voekel, is titled “The Tepoztlán Institute for the Transnational History of the Americas.”

In September, Young presented “Technologies of Control and Evasion at the Edge of the Nation: Chinese Border Crossings in Greater North America (Cuba, Mexico, US and Canada” at the Latin American Studies Association in Montreal, Canada.