Accomplishments - October, 2016
John Goodale, Department of Management, recently received the 2016 Ambassador Award from the “Journal of Operations Management” (JOM). The award was presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Goodale and three co-authors received the award for their 2011 paper, “Operations Management and Corporate Entrepreneurship: The moderating effect of operations control on the antecedents of corporate entrepreneurial activity in relation to innovation performance.” The award is given to a paper published in the JOM that is widely cited in literature across academic disciplines over the previous five years (2011-15).
Andrey Soares, Information Systems Technology, has been accepted to present his research “Analysis of Tobacco Users Accepted to Intensive Care Units,” at the 14th annual Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference, Dec. 8-10, 2016, in Snowmass Village, Colo. His co-authors include Joan Davis, School of Allied Health. Soares is a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Drew Croxell and Blaine Heisner, Automotive Technology, had their multi-article series, “Understanding the Fiat Multi-Air System,” featured in “Undercar Digest.” The first article is in the publication’s October 2016 edition, with another article to follow in the November edition.
Center for Workforce Development staff is working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to develop a new Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) app, which will benefit employer-led Talent Pipeline Management Networks. The app allows information sharing, enhanced communication and data streamlining in order for employers to have valuable input in assuring that education and training providers are preparing workers to meet workforce needs. The TPM model has been tested in seven communities and plans call for expanding its use to as many as 40 communities including about 1,000 employers. Upon completion of the pilot project, the curriculum, software tools and app will be made available to the public.
Sandra K. Collins, Health Care Management, is a member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Assessment Task Force. This task force is charged with developing the guidelines and best practices of assessment as required for certification with AUPHA.
Alison Erazmus, curator of exhibits, University Museum, recently completed a Curatorial Fellowship as part of the nationally recognized ArtPrize international art competition held annually in Grand Rapids, Mich. Erazmus was one of four curators in the nation to receive a fellowship, and curated her own exhibition, “Music for Elephants,” Sept. 21-Oct. 9, based on the work of Chicago artist Jenny Kendler. The fellowship involved intensive workshops and meetings with mentors from the contemporary art world over a four-month period leading up to her exhibition. During the 2-and-one-half week exhibit it is estimated more than 400,000 people visited Grand Rapids with 1,648 artists displaying their work in 170 different venues in the city.
Shannon Sanders McDonald, School of Architecture, presented last month at the PodCar City and Advanced Transit Conference in Antwerp, Belgium. She gave a presentation, “Rouse, New Town Columbia MD and Pod Car Design.” The conference, Sept. 19-21, at the University of Antwerp, focused on autonomous vehicles and their relationship to urban landscape.
Todd Graham, Communications Studies, Director of Debate, recently earned his third Coach of the Year title, this one from William Jewell College, at the season-opening National Parliamentary Debate Tournament. He holds two previous “Coach of the Year” awards -- one from the Washburn Debating Society, and a combined award from the University of South Carolina, Emory University, and Wake Forest University.
