Millersville University has announced that Charlene Domin has been hired as the Director of Marketing for Millersville University. She joined the staff January 10. Domin comes to Millersville with five years of higher education marketing, recruitment and enrollment experience; seven years of health care marketing and planning experience and five years technology marketing experience.
Domin most recently worked with the CDS Group in Lancaster as Director of Marketing and Public Relations. She previously worked as the Director of Marketing & Enrollment Management with Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Domin has her bachelor’s degree in communications from Bloomsburg University. She lives in Pequea.
New AVP for Student Affairs
Michele Pérez
After a nationwide search, Michelle Pérez has been hired as the new associate vice president for student affairs at Millersville. Since 2005, Pérez has worked at the University of Arizona performing a number of roles within the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. She has extensive experiences within the areas of Greek affairs, student programs, leadership program development and residential life.
Pérez obtained her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Manhattan College as well as her master’s degree in higher educational leadership from Florida State University. She began her new job January 18.
Arthur Dickinson, capital construction, contracting & design and Frederick Eddinger, maintenance operations, recently passed the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) credentialing exam. The exam is given by APPA, the association dedicated to leadership in educational facilities. The EFP is a way to validate the unique knowledge and competency required of an accomplished professional in the educational facilities field. For eligibility requirements and more information, visit www.certification.appa.org.
Dr. Sam Earman, earth sciences, was a co-author of the paper “A new method using S-35 for long-term monitoring of groundwater recharge in alpine basins,” which was presented at the fall 2010 meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Calif.
Jan Edwards, CFRE, development, was elected president of the Susquehanna Valley Planned Giving Council in December.
Dr. Mehmet Goksu, physics, recently gave a workshop in renewable energies titled “Mini-Lab – Build an Affordable Renewable Energy Training Unit” at the annual meeting of the 2010 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering, October 27-30, in Panama City Beach, Fla. In addition, Goksu was one of the guest speakers live on “Smart Talk,” WITF’s morning radio program, October 21. The show was rebroadcast several times.
Dr. Leroy Hopkins, foreign languages, recently had an article published in the anthology Germans and African Americans: Two Centuries of Exchange. The article is “Louis Douglas and the Weimar Reception of Harlemania.” The anthology is the proceedings of the 2006 Collegium for African-American Research Conference held at the University of Münster in Germany.
Dr. Jeremiah K.N. Mbindyo, chemistry, had a paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Chemical Education. The article, “Investigating UV-blocking properties of sunscreens on the microscale” is co-authored with Amber K. Brown, chemistry alum, who participated in undergraduate research under his guidance. In addition, Mbindyo gave two presentations and a poster paper at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco, Calif. The title of the first presentation was “Sustainability as a theme in core and elective courses in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.” The other presentation, “Ligand functionalized biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles for folate receptor targeting” and the poster-paper “Coupling receptor targeting ligands on biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles” were co-authored with his research student Joshua B. Smith, a Millersville undergraduate student and chemistry major who is pursuing the research for Departmental and University Honors theses.
Dr. Beverly Schneller and Joyce Anderson, both from English, and Daniel C. McCloud, a master’s candidate in history at Millersville, have published book reviews in the 2010 issue of Rapportage, the annual publication of the Lancaster Literary Guild. In addition, Schneller had two historical articles published in December in The Forties in America on “Nylon Stockings” and “Golf.” Schneller is also chairing a panel on the fiction of Muriel Spark at the Northeast Modern Language Association in April 2011 and presenting a paper in July 2011 on the evolution of Scotland in the 18th century novel at the University of Aberdeen.
Dr. Todd D. Sikora, earth sciences, recently provided two oral presentations at a recent Spaceborne Ocean Intelligence Network workshop. One talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar-based Numerical Weather Prediction Verification.” The other talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing of Open Mesoscale Cellular Convection.” The workshop was held December 14-15, at the Canadian Forces Base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition, Sikora was co-author on a poster presentation made at the Maritime Rapid Environment Assessment Conference held in Lerici, Italy, October 18-22. The title of the presentation was “Detection and Classification of Ocean Features in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery.” The poster was lead-authored and presented by Chris Jones of Dalhousie University.
Dr. John Wallace, biology, had an article published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases in December. Wallace, along with Richard W. Merritt, Edward D. Walker, Pamela L. C. Small, Paul D. R. Johnson, M. Eric Benbow and Daniel A. Boakye wrote, “Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review.”
Retired
Bruce Kellner, retired English professor, recently had his book, The Prettiest Girls in Euphoria, Kansas published. In the book, Kellner, a literary biographer, probes the fragmented nature of memory in a narrative that does not tell time by clocks or remember it by calendars. Kellner has published books on such celebrated figures as Ralph Barton, Charles Demuth and Gertrude Stein.
Dr. Saulius Suziedelis, emeritus history, was an invited presenter at the seminar, “Training teacher-trainers: European Holocaust History, Human Rights and Tolerance Today” in Vilnius, Lithuania, November 29-December 3, as part of a program sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum. Suziedelis also presented a lecture, “The Holocaust and US”, at the same site December 10, and was subsequently interviewed on Lithuanian national TV on historic issues.
Obituaries
Teresa H. Dorsey, 94, of Lancaster, died December 23. She had worked at Millersville University in food services for 15 years, until her retirement in 1984.
Lillian May (Messer) Haas, 92, died January 3. She was employed as a housekeeper at Millersville University for 14 years.
John Stacy Maine, 89, a retired Millersville University Library Director died January 3. He joined the Millersville University faculty in 1961 and served as the library director until his retirement in 1985. Among his achievements was overseeing the design, construction and opening of the Ganser Library, which today maintains more than half a million volumes in its book collection, and provides access to more than 10,000 periodical titles.
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Arthur Dickinson, capital construction, contracting & design and Frederick Eddinger, maintenance operations, recently passed the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) credentialing exam. The exam is given by APPA, the association dedicated to leadership in educational facilities. The EFP is a way to validate the unique knowledge and competency required of an accomplished professional in the educational facilities field. For eligibility requirements and more information, visit www.certification.appa.org.
Dr. Sam Earman, earth sciences, was a co-author of the paper “A new method using S-35 for long-term monitoring of groundwater recharge in alpine basins,” which was presented at the fall 2010 meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Calif.
Jan Edwards, CFRE, development, was elected president of the Susquehanna Valley Planned Giving Council in December.
Dr. Mehmet Goksu, physics, recently gave a workshop in renewable energies titled “Mini-Lab – Build an Affordable Renewable Energy Training Unit” at the annual meeting of the 2010 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering, October 27-30, in Panama City Beach, Fla. In addition, Goksu was one of the guest speakers live on “Smart Talk,” WITF’s morning radio program, October 21. The show was rebroadcast several times.
Dr. Leroy Hopkins, foreign languages, recently had an article published in the anthology Germans and African Americans: Two Centuries of Exchange. The article is “Louis Douglas and the Weimar Reception of Harlemania.” The anthology is the proceedings of the 2006 Collegium for African-American Research Conference held at the University of Münster in Germany.
Dr. Jeremiah K.N. Mbindyo, chemistry, had a paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Chemical Education. The article, “Investigating UV-blocking properties of sunscreens on the microscale” is co-authored with Amber K. Brown, chemistry alum, who participated in undergraduate research under his guidance. In addition, Mbindyo gave two presentations and a poster paper at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco, Calif.The title of the first presentation was “Sustainability as a theme in core and elective courses in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.” The other presentation, “Ligand functionalized biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles for folate receptor targeting” and the poster-paper “Coupling receptor targeting ligands on biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles” were co-authored with his research student Joshua B. Smith, a Millersville undergraduate student and chemistry major who is pursuing the research for Departmental and University Honors theses.
Dr. Beverly Schneller and Joyce Anderson, both from English, and Daniel C. McCloud, a master’s candidate in history at Millersville, have published book reviews in the 2010 issue of Rapportage, the annual publication of the Lancaster Literary Guild. In addition, Schneller had two historical articles published in December in The Forties in America on “Nylon Stockings” and “Golf.” Schneller is also chairing a panel on the fiction of Muriel Spark at the Northeast Modern Language Association in April 2011 and presenting a paper in July 2011 on the evolution of Scotland in the 18th century novel at the University of Aberdeen.
Dr. Todd D. Sikora, earth sciences, recently provided two oral presentations at a recent Spaceborne Ocean Intelligence Network workshop. One talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar-based Numerical Weather Prediction Verification.” The other talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing of Open Mesoscale Cellular Convection.” The workshop was held December 14-15, at the Canadian Forces Base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition, Sikora was co-author on a poster presentation made at the Maritime Rapid Environment Assessment Conference held in Lerici, Italy, October 18-22. The title of the presentation was “Detection and Classification of Ocean Features in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery.” The poster was lead-authored and presented by Chris Jones of Dalhousie University.
Dr. John Wallace, biology, had an article published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases in December. Wallace, along with Richard W. Merritt, Edward D. Walker, Pamela L. C. Small, Paul D. R. Johnson, M. Eric Benbow and Daniel A. Boakye wrote, “Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review.”
Retired
Bruce Kellner, retired English professor, recently had his book, The Prettiest Girls in Euphoria, Kansas published. In the book, Kellner, a literary biographer, probes the fragmented nature of memory in a narrative that does not tell time by clocks or remember it by calendars. Kellner has published books on such celebrated figures as Ralph Barton, Charles Demuth and Gertrude Stein.
Dr. Saulius Suziedelis, emeritus history, was an invited presenter at the seminar, “Training teacher-trainers: European Holocaust History, Human Rights and Tolerance Today” in Vilnius, Lithuania, November 29-December 3, as part of a program sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum. Suziedelis also presented a lecture, “The Holocaust and US”, at the same site December 10, and was subsequently interviewed on Lithuanian national TV on historic issues.
Obituaries
Teresa H. Dorsey, 94, of Lancaster, died December 23. She had worked at Millersville University in food services for 15 years, until her retirement in 1984.
Lillian May (Messer) Haas, 92, died January 3. She was employed as a housekeeper at Millersvill
Arthur Dickinson, capital construction, contracting & design and Frederick Eddinger, maintenance operations, recently passed the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) credentialing exam. The exam is given by APPA, the association dedicated to leadership in educational facilities. The EFP is a way to validate the unique knowledge and competency required of an accomplished professional in the educational facilities field. For eligibility requirements and more information, visit www.certification.appa.org.
Dr. Sam Earman, earth sciences, was a co-author of the paper “A new method using S-35 for long-term monitoring of groundwater recharge in alpine basins,” which was presented at the fall 2010 meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Calif.
Jan Edwards, CFRE, development, was elected president of the Susquehanna Valley Planned Giving Council in December.
Dr. Mehmet Goksu, physics, recently gave a workshop in renewable energies titled “Mini-Lab – Build an Affordable Renewable Energy Training Unit” at the annual meeting of the 2010 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering, October 27-30, in Panama City Beach, Fla. In addition, Goksu was one of the guest speakers live on “Smart Talk,” WITF’s morning radio program, October 21. The show was rebroadcast several times.
Dr. Leroy Hopkins, foreign languages, recently had an article published in the anthology Germans and African Americans: Two Centuries of Exchange. The article is “Louis Douglas and the Weimar Reception of Harlemania.” The anthology is the proceedings of the 2006 Collegium for African-American Research Conference held at the University of Münster in Germany.
Dr. Jeremiah K.N. Mbindyo, chemistry, had a paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Chemical Education. The article, “Investigating UV-blocking properties of sunscreens on the microscale” is co-authored with Amber K. Brown, chemistry alum, who participated in undergraduate research under his guidance. In addition, Mbindyo gave two presentations and a poster paper at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco, Calif. The title of the first presentation was “Sustainability as a theme in core and elective courses in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.” The other presentation, “Ligand functionalized biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles for folate receptor targeting” and the poster-paper “Coupling receptor targeting ligands on biodegradable polymer micro- and nanoparticles” were co-authored with his research student Joshua B. Smith, a Millersville undergraduate student and chemistry major who is pursuing the research for Departmental and University Honors theses.
Dr. Beverly Schneller and Joyce Anderson, both from English, and Daniel C. McCloud, a master’s candidate in history at Millersville, have published book reviews in the 2010 issue of Rapportage, the annual publication of the Lancaster Literary Guild. In addition, Schneller had two historical articles published in December in The Forties in America on “Nylon Stockings” and “Golf.” Schneller is also chairing a panel on the fiction of Muriel Spark at the Northeast Modern Language Association in April 2011 and presenting a paper in July 2011 on the evolution of Scotland in the 18th century novel at the University of Aberdeen.
Dr. Todd D. Sikora, earth sciences, recently provided two oral presentations at a recent Spaceborne Ocean Intelligence Network workshop. One talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar-based Numerical Weather Prediction Verification.” The other talk was titled “Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing of Open Mesoscale Cellular Convection.” The workshop was held December 14-15, at the Canadian Forces Base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition, Sikora was co-author on a poster presentation made at the Maritime Rapid Environment Assessment Conference held in Lerici, Italy, October 18-22. The title of the presentation was “Detection and Classification of Ocean Features in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery.” The poster was lead-authored and presented by Chris Jones of Dalhousie University.
Dr. John Wallace, biology, had an article published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases in December. Wallace, along with Richard W. Merritt, Edward D. Walker, Pamela L. C. Small, Paul D. R. Johnson, M. Eric Benbow and Daniel A. Boakye wrote, “Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review.”
Retired
Bruce Kellner, retired English professor, recently had his book, The Prettiest Girls in Euphoria, Kansas published. In the book, Kellner, a literary biographer, probes the fragmented nature of memory in a narrative that does not tell time by clocks or remember it by calendars. Kellner has published books on such celebrated figures as Ralph Barton, Charles Demuth and Gertrude Stein.
Dr. Saulius Suziedelis, emeritus history, was an invited presenter at the seminar, “Training teacher-trainers: European Holocaust History, Human Rights and Tolerance Today” in Vilnius, Lithuania, November 29-December 3, as part of a program sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum. Suziedelis also presented a lecture, “The Holocaust and US”, at the same site December 10, and was subsequently interviewed on Lithuanian national TV on historic issues.
Obituaries
Teresa H. Dorsey, 94, of Lancaster, died December 23. She had worked at Millersville University in food services for 15 years, until her retirement in 1984.
Lillian May (Messer) Haas, 92, died January 3. She was employed as a housekeeper at Millersville University for 14 years.
John Stacy Maine, 89, a retired Millersville University Library Director died January 3. He joined the Millersville University faculty in 1961 and served as the library director until his retirement in 1985. Among his achievements was overseeing the design, construction and opening of the Ganser Library, which today maintains more than half a million volumes in its book collection, and provides access to more than 10,000 periodical titles.
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John Stacy Maine, 89, a retired Millersville University Library Director died January 3. He joined the Millersville University faculty in 1961 and served as the library director until his retirement in 1985. Among his achievements was overseeing the design, construction and opening of the Ganser Library, which today maintains more than half a million volumes in its book collection, and provides access to more than 10,000 periodical titles.
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