Tre Day will be honored as one of the “Top 30 broadcasters, under 30 years old”, by Edison Media Research and Radio & Records Magazine, June 28, 2008, in Minneapolis, MN. He is the first Arkansan to be recognized with this honor.
Congratulations!
The annual Tre Day Birthday Bash Bow-A-Thon to benefit the Tre Day Scholarship project for the School of Mass Communication will be held Saturday, July 19, 2008Â at the Millenium Bowl in North Little Rock. Registration starts at 2 p.m. with bowling beginning at 3p.m. Come on out and cheer on the SMC teams!
Kinsey Daven, A UALR Master of Public Administration student has been selected, by Mayor Stodola, to serve on the Sustainability Committee in Little Rock. The committee will examine and advise the City on policy areas decitons pertaining to sustainability, including the links between environment, economy and equity.
 Congratulations Kinsey!
Dr. John Miller has been selected as a Fellow for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research summer workshop. The award is $1,000.00 dollars. The primary objective for the center is to mentor early career researchers that are vested in African American research. Dr. Miller will be attending the workshop in June 2008.
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Dr. Nancy harm received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers North Central Branch, on Friday, March 29, 2008. Dr. Nancy Harm founded and administered the domestic violence program in Illinois. She is also a member of the Little Rock Domestic Violence Commission and a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Harm joined the faculty at UALR in 1990.
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Zach Smith won third place in teh writing category in the Society of Professional Journalist’s Region 12 competition. The schools that were in competition are LSU, UA-Fayetteville, Ole Miss and a number of other schools in the region. Zach accepted the award during teh region’s annual conference in New Orleans, 3/29/08. There were seven other student’s in attendance representing UALR and the Forum.
 Congratulations Zach!
The winners of the College of Professional Studies summer research grant are:
Dr. Laura Smith-Olinde will receive $9,268.00 dollars for her research on “Effects of Hearing Loss on Binaural Processing of Complex Sounds”. Dr. Smith-Olinde is a faculty member in the Audiology/Speech Pathology Department.
Dr. Christopher Lloyd will receive $2,232.00 dollars for his research on “Poverty & Rural Child Welfare”. Dr. Lloyd is a faculty member in the School of Social Work.
Dr. Avinash Thombre will receive $5,000 dollars for his research of cancer patients in India and the study of cross-cultural differences with their experience of transcendence. Dr. Thombre is a faculty member in the Speech Communication Department.
Dr. Chang-Hun Lee will conduct his research on “Bullying Behavior of Adolescents”. Dr. Lee is a faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department.
Dr. Julien Mirivel will conduct an ethnographic study of communication on in-patient treatment centers. Dr. Mirivel is a faculty memmber in the Speech Communication Department.
Congratulations!
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The College of Professional Studies would like to congratulate the winners of the College Faculty Excellence Awards.
Dr. Nannette Nicholson, AUSP, Excellence in Research
Dr. Sonny Rhodes, Mass Communication, Excellence in Teaching
Dr. David Sink, IOG, Excellence in Service
Please congratulate our winners for their hard work and dedication to the UALR community.
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Terri J. Hutton, Clinical Director of the UALR-UAMS Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinic, located on the UALR campus, has been selected as one of the three recipients of the 2007 Chancellor’s Teaching Award from the UAMS Graduate School.
Ms. Hutton was selected for her contributions in graduate education. There is a $1,000 dollar award for professional development.
There will be an award presentaiton ceremony in February.
Congratulations Terri!Â
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