Summer 2002
Kudos!
Acknowledgements
Peter Caws, University
Professor of Philosophy, discussed Lesser Evils and Greater Goods,
at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, on April 10, and later in the month
discussed, Psychoanalysis as the Idiosyncratic Science of the
Individual Subject, at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, on April
26.
Carol H. Hoare, professor of human development
and human resource development, delivered the commencement address and
was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities at Carlow College on May
11, 2002.
Raymond L. Pickholtz, professor of engineering
and applied science, SEAS, was named co-editor in chief of the Journal
of Communications and Networks starting in January 2002. The journal,
a publication of the Korean Institute of Communications Sciences and
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is an
international archival quarterly dedicated to technical aspects of Telecommunications
and Computer Networks.
Aseem Prakash, assistant professor of strategic
management and public policy, SBPM, attended an invitation-only workshop
exploring empirical and theoretical issues regarding the interaction
of regulation and corporate environmental management convened by the
Center for the Study of Law and Society (directed by Robert Kagan),
University of California-Berkeley on June 4. Prakash also has been invited
to attend a workshop on Social Funds, June 1011, sponsored by
the World Banks Operations Evaluation Department and the World
Bank Institute.
Sheryl Spivack, associate professor of
tourism, testified on May 2 in a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. Her presentation was titled Protecting US Citizens
Abroad From Terrorism.
Ryan Watkins, assistant professor of educational
technology leadership, GSEHD, presented a lecture entitled Essential
Perspectives on E-learning at the 40th annual conference of the
International Society for Performance Improvement.
Awards
Mary H. Futrell,
dean, GSEHD, received the David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement
in Teacher Education at the 54th annual meeting of the American Association
of Colleges for Teacher Education.
GW Hatchet received seven awards
in the Society of Professional Journalisms Region Two Mark of
Excellence competition. The awards cover 2001 student media. The GW
Hatchet staff took home first place in General News Photography,
Grant Wernick; Feature Photography, Michael
Itti; and Online News reporting, Jason
Steinhardt, Jason Safdie, and Kate
Stepan. Wernick also received a second place award, with Itti
taking third, for Spot News Photography. Itti also earned third place
for Sports Photography. Drew Holland received
third place recognition for General Column Writing.
Steve Peterson, head coach for rowing,
has been selected as one of seven people serving four-year terms on
the US Rowing Association Board of Directors High Performance Committee.
Russ Rizzo, CCAS BA 02 cum laude,
former GW Hatchet editor in chief, received the 2002 Pulliam
Journalism Fellowship. The award consists of a $6,000 grant and 10 weeks
of work and study at The Indianapolis Star where Rizzo will cover business
and economics.
Publications
Howard Eisner, distinguished
research professor, SEAS, published Reengineering Yourself and
Your Company: From Engineer to Manager to Leader, (Artech House
Publishers, Boston, MA).
Gregory D. Squires, professor of sociology,
CCAS, published Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses
(Urban Institute Press 2002). The book focuses on a range of equity
issues including the linkages between concentrated poverty and uneven
metropolitan development. Jeffrey R. Henig,
professor of political science, CCAS, contributed to the project.
Jiawen Yang, associate professor of international
business, published, Direct and Financial Foreign Investment:
How Do They Differ in Benefits to Developing Countries? The working
paper was supported by the Institute for Global Management and Research
(IGMR). For a copy of the paper, visit www.sbpm.gwu.edu/igmr/research.
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