Mrs. Shipley’s Ghost: The Right to Travel and Terrorist Watchlists (University of Michigan Press) combines history, policy analysis and the law, beginning with an introduction to the No Fly List’s intellectual ancestor: Ruth B. Shipley. Her grandmotherly appearance belied the immense power she wielded as chief of the U.S. State Department Passport Office from 1928 to 1955, when she almost single-handedly decided which Americans could travel outside the country and which would be kept at home.
Throughout June and July 2013, SMU will host children and teens from throughout the area for summer camps and programs on the main campus and at SMU-in-Plano. Offerings range from fashion design to application development to LEGOS to sports camps.
During Summer 2013, SMU Soccer is offering faculty and staff members discounts on all soccer day and half-day camps and residential programs. The camps are taught by Mustang coaches and are available for boys and girls of all ages and skill levels.
In addition, SMU Women’s Basketball and Men’s Basketball are offering a 50% faculty-staff discount for its summer camp programs. Contact Shawna Lavender, 214-768-4933, for the girls’ camp discount. For boys’ program discounts, call the Basketball Office at 214-768-4629 or e-mail SMU Basketball School.
Camps and workshops include the following selections – check their links to find more information on dates, costs and target age groups:
Four SMU professors were honored with 2013-15 Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professorships during the University’s May Board of Trustees meeting (left to right): Robert Krout, Luis Maldonado, Sheri Kunovich and Thomas Carr.
Four of SMU’s best teachers have been named 2013-15 Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professors, as announced by the University’s Center for Teaching Excellence. This year’s honorees are Thomas Carr, Mathematics, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences; Robert Krout, Music Therapy, Meadows School of the Arts; Sheri Kunovich, Sociology, Dedman College; and Luis Maldonado, World Languages (Spanish), Dedman College.
The new members of SMU’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers will join returning members Carrie La Ferle, Advertising, Meadows School of the Arts; Tom Mayo, Law, Dedman School of Law; and James Sullivan, Art, Meadows School of the Arts.
Each year since 2001, the Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Awards recognize SMU faculty members for their commitment to and achievements in fostering student learning. “These are faculty whose concerns for higher education go beyond classroom boundaries and often the boundaries of their own discipline,” according to the CTE website. “They represent the highest achievement in reaching the goals of higher education.” The professorships are named for SMU Trustee Ruth Altshuler.
Each recipient receives a $10,000 award and membership in SMU’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers for the two years of their appointment as Altshuler Professors. Members participate actively with other members of the Academy to address issues in classroom teaching.
More about this year’s honored professors under the link.
Nine distinguished faculty members, with more than 313 years of combined service to SMU, have retired or will retire with emeritus status during the 2012-13 academic year. Congratulations to the following professors:
• William Beauchamp, Professor Emeritus of French, Dedman College of Humanities (1974 to 2013)
• David Blackwell, Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities (1968 to 2013)
• Robert C. Davis, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences (1967 to 2012)
• Margaret (Maggie) Dunham, Professor Emerita of Computer Science and Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering (1984 to 2013)
• Charles (Charley) Helfert, Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts (1970 to 2013)
• Robin Lovin, Cary M. Maguire University Professor Emeritus in Ethics (1994 to 2013)
• Bijan Mohraz, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering (1974 to 2013)
• Laurence (Larry) Scholder, Professor Emeritus of Art, Meadows School of the Arts (1968 to 2012)
• Linda Brewster Stearns, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences (2003 to 2013)
Summer’s here, and so are summer hours for SMU dining outlets. Yet some University food stops will be open for business during May Term 2013 – SMU Dining Services has a summary of hours, dates and locations for outlets that are ready to serve for the rest of the month. Download a May 2013 schedule in Excel format from Dining Services, and watch SMU Forum and SMUDining.com for more Summer Session hours.
Three faculty members were honored with SMU’s 2013 Distinguished University Citizen Award at the Faculty Breakfast held Saturday, May 18 before Commencement. This year’s recipients are:
The award winners became part of “a strong list of distinguished faculty who have served SMU extraordinarily well and whose examples continue to energize SMU and encourage each of us,” said Associate Provost Harold Stanley in presenting the honors.
The award, given by the Provost’s Office, honors three faculty members each year for service and activities that benefit students and the University’s academic mission.
Twenty-six outstanding SMU faculty members will begin the 2013-14 academic year with promotions after receiving tenure as associate professors or being named to full professorships.
The following individuals received tenure or promotion in May 2013:
Cox School of Business
Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor:
- Maribeth Kuenzie, Management and Organizations
Recommended for promotion to Full Professor:
- Kumar Venkataraman, Finance
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor:
- Sabri Ates, History
- Pamela Corley, Political Science
- Pavel Nadolsky, Physics
- William (Luke) Robinson, Philosophy
- John Wise, Biological Sciences
Recommended for promotion to Full Professor:
- Vladimir Ajaev, Mathematics
- Denise DuPont, World Languages (Spanish)
- Serge Frolov, Religious Studies
- Werner Horsthemke, Chemistry
- Robert Howell, Philosophy
- Bonnie Jacobs, Earth Sciences
- Alexis McCrossen, History
- Renee McDonald, Psychology
- David Son, Chemistry
Lyle School of Engineering
Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor:
- Usama El-Shamy, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- LiGuo Huang, Computer Science and Engineering
Recommended for promotion to Full Professor:
- Paul Krueger, Mechanical Engineering
- Dinesh Rajan, Electrical Engineering
Meadows School of the Arts
Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor:
- Sarah Allen, Music
- Jack Greenman, Theatre
- Xi Wang, Music
Recommended for promotion to Full Professor:
- Ira Greenberg, Creative Computation
Perkins School of Theology
Recommended for promotion to Full Professor:
- Elaine Heath, Evangelism
- Evelyn Parker, Practical Theology
Four SMU professors were honored with 2013 Ford Research Fellowships during the University’s May Board of Trustees meeting (left to right): Thomas Ritz, Bonnie Jacobs, Michael Corris and Suku Nair.
Four exemplary SMU researchers have been chosen as the University’s 2013 Ford Research Fellows. This year’s recipients are Michael Corris, Art, Meadows School of the Arts; Bonnie Jacobs, Earth Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences; Suku Nair, Computer Science and Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering; and Thomas Ritz, Psychology, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
Established in 2002 through a $1 million pledge from SMU Trustee Gerald J. Ford, the fellowships help the University retain and reward outstanding scholars. Each recipient receives a cash prize for research support during the year.
Learn more about the new Fellows under the link.
The Faculty Senate honored five exemplary SMU staff members with 2013 Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Awards during its last meeting of the academic year on Wednesday, May 1.
In addition to the award, each honoree received a tote bag containing items ranging from season tickets to memberships to logo sportswear. The gifts were donated by SMU Athletics, the SMU Bookstore, SMU Dining Services, Meadows Museum and Meadows Theatre.
This year’s winners:
This year, as a campuswide thank-you to the staff, Faculty Senate President Steve Edwards presented dining coupons for RFoC @ Lee to each senator to take a deserving staff member to lunch. In addition, all staff members nominated for the Faculty Senate awards received dining certificates, as well as their nominators.
SMU’s 32nd season of the Tate Distinguished Lecture Series features events such as a national security discussion with two former U.S. Secretaries of Defense; an award-winning presidential biographer on John F. Kennedy’s legacy 50 years after his assassination; an examination of the national debt by the men who created the Bowles-Simpson deficit plan; and an evening with the “Founding Mothers” of National Public Radio.
All lectures take place at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium.
The upcoming season at a glance:
For more information, visit the Tate Distinguished Lecture Series website.
