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May 19, 2014
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College of Business
Dr. James “Jim” Keebler, who is retiring
at the end of this semester is the “2013
Overall Professor of the Year.” for the
College of Business. Dr. Reza
Kheirandish was awarded “2013
Outstanding Service Award,” Dr. Leon
Prieto was awarded “2013 Research
Professor of the Year. ” and Dr. Margaret
Thompson received the “2013 Teaching
Professor of the Year.”
*****
The recent Allied Academies Conference
in Nashville saw the presentation of two
Distinguished Research Award-winning
papers:
“Women
vs
Men
in
Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of the
Sexes on Creativity, Political Skill, and
Entrepreneurial Intentions” by Dr. Leon
Prieto, and a collaboration between Dr.
Beverly Wright, Dr. Alphonso Ogbuehi
and Prieto entitled “Preference for
Forbidden Entertainment Products
Among Adolescent Males.”
*****
Dr. Leon Prieto has been invited by the
University of the West Indies, Arthur Lok
Jack Graduate School of Business, locat-
ed in Trinidad and Tobago, to deliver a
workshop on May 22 and May 23 along-
side Dr. Simone Phipps (Middle Georgia
State College). The title of the workshop
is “Corporate Entrepreneurship: A
Dynamic Approach to Leading Innovation
and Change.” The workshop will be deliv-
ered to local executives who are interest-
ed in adopting new strategies to build a
culture of corporate entrepreneurship that
will help them remain competitive.
Communication and Media Studies
Dr. Randy Clark reports that there is a
series of books in publication called “Fan
Phenomena” that examine different TV
shows and movies. The newest one, just
out, is about “The Big Lebowski.” And,
Clayton State’s Pop Culture expert has a
chapter in said book. “These books are
kind of halfway between popular works
and academic works, so they might be of
a little more interest than the traditional
scholarly publication,” notes Clark.
English
Dr. Mary R. Lamb, associate professor
and director of First-Year Writing reports
that the First-Year Writing cover art con-
test winner is Kahdeidra Ponder. She won
$150 and her design will be featured on
Clayton State’s first-year writing text-
book, “Connections.” Thanks to all those
submitted!
Music
Clayton State University’s Music Drama
Workshop performed “The Boys from
Syracuse” in Spivey Hall on Friday, Apr.
11 and Saturday, Apr. 12. According to
Director Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, coor-
dinator of the Division of Music and
director of Opera and Vocal Studies, it
was the first Music Drama Workshop pro-
duction with scenery and lighting design
work by Assistant Professor of Theatre
and Technical Director Adam Howarth.
Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Lynn
Stover was the speaker at the Apr. 23
meeting of the Clayton County Rotary
Club.
Orientation and
New Student Programs
Faculty and staff are invited to participate
in the Ninth Annual New Student
Convocation at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug.
15, 2014 in Spivey Hall. The New Student
Convocation is an exciting time when fac-
ulty, staff and all new students assemble
to mark the beginning of a new academic
year. New Student Convocation is a for-
mal ceremony intended to inspire, moti-
vate and officially welcome our new stu-
dents. President Dr. Thomas J. Hynes, Jr.,
will offer encouraging words to incoming
students and the campus community dur-
ing the ceremony. Regalia are requested
for this year’s ceremony (processional
participants). If you are not able to wear
regalia, there will be a reserved seating
location available for staff and faculty
program attendees. Business professional
attire is requested for non- processional
participants. Additional ceremony and
RSVP information will be forthcoming,
but please mark your calendars in
advance! Contact: (678-466-5443); cele-
namilner@clayton.edu.
Political Science
The Sixth Annual Civic Engagement
Research Conference, sponsored by
Clayton State University, the New York
Times and the National Archives at
Atlanta, was held on Friday, Apr. 4, at the
National Archives at Atlanta. According
to Dr. Joe Corrado, associate professor of
Political Science and chair of the
University’s Civic Engagement Council,
each year students from the University
System of Georgia are invited to submit
papers and panel-session proposals on any
topic relating to civic engagement. The
selected papers and proposals are then
presented at the conference. The confer-
ence included the Annual Ogden First
Amendment Essay Contest, an award
named in honor of James H. Ogden, Jr.,
late husband of Clayton State Professor of
Business Dr. Judith Ogden This year’s
winner was Amy Patel, with second place
finisher Angela Arnold.
Psychology
Dr. Celeste Walley-Jean was cited in an
article in the Huffington Post, "7 Lies We
Have To Stop Telling About African-
American Girls."
SGA
Congratulations to your 2014 - 2015
Student
Government
Association
Executive Officers: President Jonathan
Conner; Vice President Taylor Hughes;
Treasurer Destiny Battle.
Spivey Hall
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall,
the Southeast’s premier recital hall
renowned internationally for its superior
acoustics and the excellence of its classi-
cal, jazz and world music artists, has
announced the establishment of The Drs.
Bryan and Norma Edwards Spivey Hall
Chamber Music Endowment, a perpetual
fund created to ensure that chamber music
of the highest quality, performed by out-
standing international ensembles, contin-
ues to hold a permanent and prominent
place in Spivey Hall’s programming.
Across the Campus...