2007-2008

2006-2007

All three student award recipients at the 2007 Dr. John T. Washington Community Service Awards Luncheon, held April 11 on the Orlando campus, are from the College of Health and Public Affairs. Kimmel Chisolm, a Health Sciences — Preclinical Allied Health Track major, received the annual Youth Community Service Award. Bryan Arnette, a Health Services Administration major, and Bridget Hall, a Public Administration major, received $1,500 Scholarship Service Awards.

RAMP and McNair Scholar Claudia Nunez and Associate Professor Kenyatta Rivers in Communication Sciences and Disorders won first place in the Social Sciences ll category at the university's 2007 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence for their work on "Communication Disorders Professionals' Perceptions about Death and Dying." Click here for photos and a list of all SURE award recipi-ents from the department.

A second special issue of the International Journal of Public Policy includes three papers by UCF researchers. The issue was edited by Thomas Wan, director of the Doctoral Program in Public Affairs; Alicia Sitren, a student in the program, was assistant editor. Click here to learn more.

Brandie Hollinger, a nursing major, and Logan Berkowitz, a legal studies major, were elected president and vice president, respectively, of UCF's Student Government Association. Hollinger will be the first female SGA president in the university's history. Click here to learn more.

Naim Kapucu, assistant professor of public administration, is coauthor of an article cited in the Governor's Transition Decision Handbook, prepared for Florida's new governor, Charlie Crist (see p. 32 for article reference; p. 62 for citation). The 2006 article, "The Evolving Role of the Public Sector in Managing Catastrophic Disasters: Lessons Learned" was published in Administration and Society.

E. Douglas Beach, adjunct instructor in health services administration and CEO of Senior Resource Alliance in Orlando, was appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs by Gov. Charlie Crist, effective Feb. 19. Beach will leave his position at the SRA; however, the governor's office has encouraged him to continue teaching in the HSA program.

"Lambda Alpha Epsilon [UCF's student chapter of the national professional organization for criminal justice] really did a remarkable job with the Amy Kuritar-Lohrmann scholarship charity auction on November 17," reports Instructor Mark Winton. "We had a great turnout and many items were auctioned off ... With the matching from Amy's family, over $4,000 was raised." Renee Kuritar and Angela Willis presented this year's scholarship to Michi L. Nogami at the event. In addition, Associate Professor Lee Ross and Bonnie Gaughan from SafeHouse of Seminole County spoke about domestic violence.

UCF student teams 868 and 869 took first and third place, respectively, at the Southeastern Invitational Mock Trial Tournament, held in HPA I on Nov. 10-11. In addition, legal studies students Michael Quintero and Natalie Boyajian won witness-portrayal awards. The tournament was the first ever sponsored by the Mock Trial Team at UCF. It drew more than 100 student and faculty competitors and was judged by more than 75 local attorneys, said legal studies Instructor Margarita Koblasz, who coordinated the event.

Martine Vanryckeghem, professor of communication sciences and disorders, is coauthor of a newly published Behavior Assessment Battery for School-Age Children Who Stutter, and the companion test, KiddyCAT, for children under the age of six who stutter. The Battery has been field tested by clinicians around the world. Click here to learn more.

Jacqueline Byers, professor of nursing, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a group of some 1,500 nurse leaders that works to advance health policy and nursing practice. She and 54 other new fellows will be formally inducted on Nov. 11 at the academy's annual meeting in Miami. Click here to read more.

Diane Jacobs, professor and chair of health professions, was honored as a newly designated fellow of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions during its annual meeting in October in Chicago. The honor recognizes her significant contributions to allied health education.

Aaron Liberman, professor of health professions, was invited to address representatives from 14 African, South American and Caribbean nations at the AABB Annual Meeting in Miami Beach on Oct. 20. The AABB membership includes some 2,000 community and hospital blood banks, hospital transfusion services, and laboratories from around the world. Liberman spoke on staff leadership and organization of programs related to the control of AIDS.

Denise Gammonley, assistant professor of social work, was selected to present two papers at the 33rd World Congress of Schools of Social Work, which convened in Santiago, Chile, from August 28 to September 1, 2006. She presented "Caregiving and Transnational Family Arrangements in Bolivia: Perceptions of Older Adults" and "Ethical Guidelines for Cross-Cultural Learning: From Ugly American to Engaged Global Citizen?"

Ronnie Korosec, assistant professor of public administration, coordinated an "Adopt a Precinct Program" at the UCF Arena on Sept. 5, 2006. Under her leadership, students Patricia Harris, Jacques Coulon, Endira Sharma, Meredith Legg, Sylvia Kapous and Jennifer Lee served as either a ballot issuer, tabulator inspector, precinct deputy or precinct clerk. The team will provide the same services during the November 2006 elections.

Lucille Ponte, associate professor of legal studies, received the annual Hoeber Memorial Award for the most outstanding article in the Journal of Legal Studies Education for the second year in a row. The national award is given by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Robert Morin, instructor and programs' coordinator in the Department of Public Administration, spent two weeks in July and August as a peer reviewer of competitive grants submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance, as part of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives.

Lynn Unruh, associate professor of health services administration, is the first appointee to a new yearlong Fellowship in Nurse Policy and Philanthropy sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As a fellow, she will work at the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

2005-2006

Timothy Worrell, associate professor of cardiopulmonary sciences, received the 2006 Respiratory Leader of the Year Award from the Central Area chapter of the American Lung Association of Florida. The award is given in recognition of a "lifetime of service [that] has made the most positive impact on the respiratory health of our community." It is the highest honor bestowed by the chapter.

Jack Ryalls, professor of communication sciences and disorders, has been named a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the profession. It is the highest honor bestowed by the association. He will be formally recognized at ASHA's annual convention in Miami Beach in November 2006.

Tom Falen, director of the Program in Health Information Management, received the 2006 Outstanding Professional Award from the Florida Health Information Management Association in recognition of his outstanding service to the profession.

Charlyn M. Stanberry, a graduate student in the Master of Public Administration program, is one of 24 international finalists for the eWomen Network "Emerging Leader of the Year" award. She was nominated by Orlando businesswomen for her outstanding leadership abilities, accomplishments and commitment to serving others. Stanberry received a bachelor's degree in Marketing at UCF in 2005.

Karen Dow, professor of nursing, and XiaoHu "Shawn" Wang, assistant professor of public administration, are recipients of 2006 Research Incentive Awards from UCF. The award recognizes the significant value, impact and creativity of their research programs.

David Fabianic, professor of criminal justice; Ana Leon, associate professor of social work; Tom Liou, professor of public administration; Wendell Lawther, associate professor of public administration; Bari Hoffman Rudddy, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders; Lisa Smith, instructor of nursing; and Eugene Paoline, assistant professor of criminal justice were selected by their colleagues to receive a UCF Teaching Incentive Program Award in recognition of their outstanding teaching performance.

Jayme Wright, a computer technician in the office of Instructional Support and Technology (ISAT), was selected as the college's employee of the year. He was formally recognized at the annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon on April 26. Wright joined the college staff in November 2004.

Nursing undergraduates from the Little Egypt Community Nursing Center won first place in UCF's 2006 Service-Learning Showcase, held April 6, 2006, in the Student Union. The group members are juniors Deanne Fenton, Jordan Ulsh, Mary-Grace Carroll, Stacy Koski and Bethany Klipp. Click here for a photo of the students with Professor Diane Wink.

Katie Wolczanski, a student in the Master of Health Services Administration program, is one of two students selected to receive the universitywide Extreme Leadership Scholarship, worth $500, from the Student Government Association.

Tom Liou, professor of public administration, is one of two UCF faculty members selected to receive the university's 2006 Excellence in Professional Service Award. In addition, he recently received the Presidential Citation of Merit from the American Society for Public Administration for service to the society.

Melvin Rogers, associate dean for personnel and student affairs, has been reelected chairman of the African-American Chamber of Commerce for Central Florida.

College Dean Belinda McCarthy received a Community Partnership Award on March 21 from the Orange County Citizens' Commission for Children in recognition of her "outstanding support and dedication" to the commission.

In February 2006, Ross Wolf, assistant professor of criminal justice, received the annual Leadership Week Faculty Award from the UCF Lead Scholars program.

"Product-Line Extensions and Pricing Strategies of Brand-Name Drugs Facing Patent Expiration," a paper coauthored by Thomas T.H. Wan, associate dean for research and director of public affairs, earned the annual Award for Excellence for 2005 from the national Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

Faculty members Denise Gammonley (Social Work), Keon-Hyung Lee (Health Professions) and David Segal (Health Professions) have been selected to receive 2006 in-house research grants from UCF. Click here to view their research topics.

The UCF Trial Team placed fourth out of 22 teams in a regional tournament sponsored Feb. 25-26 by the American Mock Trial Association and will advance to the AMTA's national tournament, March 10-12 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Team members Jayson Serrano and Marcus Hyatt won Top Attorney Awards and William Van Rijn won a Top Witness Award.

"Assessment of Adaptive Teaching Modules in Online Student Learning Outcomes,” a paper presented by David Segal, assistant professor of cardiopulmonary sciences, at the international Teaching and Learning Conference was voted “best paper” at the conference, held in Orlando in December.

Melvin Rogers, assistant dean for personnel and student affairs for the college and instructor in public administration, was one of eight UCF faculty and staff members to receive a Presidential Award

at the Student Government-sponsored Black Faculty and Staff Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 7.

Diane Andrews, a student in the Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, was selected to receive a Dissertation Research Award from the Southern Nursing Research Society. Andrews is studying the effect of job strain in the hospital environment.

Assistant Professor Ross Wolf's career in academics and law enforcement is highlighted in chapter one of the latest edition of Essentials of Criminal Justice (5th edition). The textbook was written by Larry Siegel and Joseph Senna for introductory criminal justice students. Wolf's profile provides examples of career prospects in criminal justice.

Health Information Management student Byron Pitts has been selected to receive the national Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society Foundation's Undergraduate Scholarship, a $5,000 cash award, for 2006.

Legal studies students Natalie Boyajian and Jamie Weber placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, out of 408 mock witnesses at the 10th Annual Yale Invitational Mock Trial Tournament, held in early December.

Emma "E.J." Brown, associate professor of nursing, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in November during its 32nd Annual Meeting and Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

James Cundiff, a student in the American Humanics minor and national certificate program, learned in November 2005 that he is one of 25 students nationally to receive a Stardust Fellowship — a leadership development opportunity organized by the Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University and American Humanics, Inc.

Naim Kapucu, assistant professor of public administration, received a Director's Award from the Orange County Health Department on October 25, 2005, for his outstanding service to county residents as manager of the Department of Public Administration's Capacity Building Institute.

The Florida Integrated Network for Data Exchange and Retrieval (FINDER), housed in the Public Safety Technology Center, received a 2005 Homeland Security Award from the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation on October 10, 2005, — Columbus Day 2005.