in this issue

Dr. Lois Roma-Deeley, English Faculty, Paradise Valley Community College, has been invited to give a reading as Guest Poet for the Arizona Poetry Society Spring 2001 Festival on April 28th. She has a poem forthcoming in MIDDAY MOON, and her second poetry book review will be published by National Forum. Lois serves as co-poetry editor for the National Forum, which has a circulation of more that 100,000 subscribers

Jim Hornburg, Rio Salado's Coordinator of Public Safety Programs, wrote "Magic Lesson" that was a featured article in Law Enforcement Trainer Magazine.

Stanley J. Grossman, Executive Director, Maricopa Skill Center, has been elected second vice president of Catholic Social Service of Phoenix. He previously served as treasurer.

Nancy Burk, Communications Faculty, Glendale Community College, has written a chapter for the National Communication Association/American Association of Higher Education Monograph, Promoting the Success of Students of Color in Communication. The chapter title is "Native American Students First Year Experience: Sacrificing Cultures." The book will be released in November 2001.

Larry Dukerich, Adjunct Faculty in the Dual Enrollment Program, Rio Salado, was named one of the 200 teachers to receive the 2000 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for teachers of these subjects in K-12. Larry is a physics teacher at Dobson High in Mesa. He will receive a $7,500 educational grant for his school, a presidential citation and trip to Washington, DC for a series of recognition events.

Linda Evans, English Faculty, Mesa Community College, reports that her 1999 sabbatical project website on family writing and storytelling, "The Family Room," received an Award for Academic Excellence from Lightspan. Her website is featured on Lightspan and is also linked to PBS and RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) sites. The curriculum she developed as part of her sabbatical project is being used by a number of teachers and parents across the country. The website is http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/users/Evans/FamilyRoom

Rachel Hollingsworth, Fitness Center Technician, Chandler-Gilbert, was elected as the District Professional Staff Association (PSA) president.

Donovan LaMar, Program Advisor and Adjunct Counseling Faculty at Mesa Community College, received the "Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award 2001." LaMar received the award for developing and implementing a powerful and personal vision that brings mind/body studies, counseling and personal development, psychology and spirituality together through holistic health mind/body studies. LaMar's teaching, research and development is on the leading edge of the holistic health care and mind/body revolution. He has become a renowned spokesperson for mind/body studies throughout the valley.

Joan Yen, retired Art Faculty, Scottsdale Community College, will have a show at Scottsdale's Art Department Foyer, displaying her award-winning "Immigrant series. The show is set for May 2 - 9. A lecture is scheduled for May 2, 11:15 a.m., AB 132. After the lecture, Joan will be signing her book in the foyer.

Dr. Ana Jarvis, Spanish Faculty, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, has published a book, Entre Nosotros, a textbook for fourth semester Spanish (Houghton Mifflin). Jarvis, a native of Asuncịn, Paraguay, attended school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to publishing several poesms and short stories, Jarvis is a co-author of 12 textbooks which are being used throughout the United States, Canada and England. These texts are not only for college Spanish, but also for the professions and include Spanish for Communication, Spanish for Business, Spanish for Social Services, Spanish for Medical Personnel, Spanish for Teachers and Spanish for Law Enforcement.

Virginia Chase Sutton, English Faculty, Phoenix College, won the Paumanock Poetry Award. As part of the prize, she went to the State University of New York (Long Island) in Farmingdale to give a reading. She was awarded two one-month fellowship residencies for her writing at the Ragdale Foundation (Lake Forest, IL), an artists' colony. Sutton was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize in writing for her poem, "Viewing an Exhibition of Paintings by John Singer Sargent." She recently had other poems published in The Antioch Review and Spoon River Poetry Review and one forthcoming in The Paris Review.

Dr. Linda Thor, President of Rio Salado Community College, has been elected to a two-year term as the Chair of the Board of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). CAEL is a national organization that pioneers learning strategies for individuals and organizations. Dr. Thor has served on the CAEL Board since 1990. Dr. Thor is also speaking at Purdue University in April on "The Systems Approach to Distance Learning: Astonishing Students and Faculty." The sponsor is the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System.

Lyn Dutson and the Theatre Arts Program at Mesa Community College received the "Arizona Theatre Alliance - Year 2000 Award of Excellence in the Category of Educator/Educational Program." The Arizona Theatre Alliance (ATA) is a statewide organization of professional, community and educational theatre professionals. The award was given during the annual ATA Conference in January 2001.

Lyn Dutson advanced to a Blue Belt in Chinese Kempo Karate in January.

Dr. Marsha Segerberg, Biology Faculty, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, received a fellowship from the Arizona Biology Network, a program funded by the National Institutes of Health, to do research this summer at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix in the laboratory of Ron Lukas, Ph.D. Segerberg's project will involve patch clamp electrophysiology in tumor cells genetically altered to express nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, the "signal-receiving" molecules in muscle and in parts of the nervous system.

John Arle, Faculty Chair of Sciences, Rio Salado, was featured in an article in the Adjunct Advocate Magazine on his innovative work using CD-ROM to teach Human Anatomy and Physiology.

Dr. Craig Jacobsen, one-year only English Faculty, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, recently published his first textbook, Scenarios for Writing. The book was written in collaboration with Greg Glau, Director of Composition at Arizona State University. Scenarios began as a series of assignments that Jacobsen created for a composition course. He said he wanted his students to practice writing in realistic situations, so he created Saguaro Flats, a rural Arizona town on the edge of the Valley that was experiencing "suburbanization." He said, "The students assumed the roles of local residents, developers, environmental activists and others, and wrote to the County Board of Supervisors about their concerns and desires. The book is designed to be flexible enough that with minor restructuring it can be used in English 071, 101, 102, 216 and 301.

Dr. Peg Johnson, Life Science Faculty, Mesa Community College, online Biology 1000 class has been designated as a "Your Course in Biology Concepts" and has been selected as a WebCT Exemplary Course. She joins a select group of faculty from the United States, Canada and Australia whose courses will be highlighted at the WebCT Conference in June 2001, Vancouver. The WebCT team will visit the MCC campus to interview Peg and the support staff who assisted in the development of the course as well as the students enrolled in the course. Portions of the interviews will be videotaped and presented at the conference this summer. WebCT may also use the interviews for promotional purposes at their exhibit booth during several conferences in the coming year.

Melinda Rudibaugh, Math/Science Division Chair, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, recently received the 2001 President's Medal for Team Excellence by the Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers. Lattie Coor, President of Arizona State University, said Rudibaugh's team clearly displayed excellence in working together to improve the quality of service provided at the University. The award was presented at the President's Recognition Ceremony on March 22.

Ron Bleed, Vice Chancellor, Information Technologies, has published "A Hybrid Campus for the New Millennium" in the February issue of EDUCAUSE Review. He proposes a future hybrid campus model, "half bricks and half clicks." To read the article: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0110.pdf.

Lorraine Calbow, SMCC Counseling faculty, recently wrote a book titled, This Little Light of Mine: Remembering the Light Within. "I wrote this book because I had an inner desire to do so. I needed to share my experiences because I wanted others to not be afraid to live their lives," she explains. Reflective pen-and-ink illustrations by the author are included among the 131 pages.

Debbie Thompson, Director of Financial Planning and Budget, District, received the District's Distinguished Achievement Award during the District's Women's History Month luncheon. Debbie was cited as an "unsung heroine who exhibits strong, quiet leadership, while always getting the job done in a quality way and on time."