John Cottone
John Cottone, Schools of Professional Studies and Education, was the keynote speaker for the New York State Association of Independent Schools annual meeting for athletic directors in New Paltz, N.Y. His presentation, “Athletic Risk Management: Concepts, Controversy and Confusion,” was designed to inform coaches, administrators, parents and community organizations about the importance of developing and implementing a risk management plan. His address focused on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and the latest evidenced-based information for dealing with environmental injury and the basic guidelines for fluid replacement in preventing heat-related illness.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy, served as plenary speaker the Sixth International Basil Bernstein Symposium held in July in Brisbane, Australia. Additionally, he assisted in the delivery of several classroom sessions to participants in SUNY Cortland’s Australia Student Teaching Program and was interviewed on Australian national radio regarding the global context of education reform and the impending implementation of Australia’s national curriculum.
Gene Bierbaum
Gene Bierbaum, professor of communications studies emeritus, recently had his book, The Parliamentarian of Tomorrow, published by Xlibris. Bierbaum, who retired from SUNY Cortland in 1992, defines and explains the building blocks of the parliamentary profession. It is available at www.xlibris.com, www.barnesandnoble.com or www.amazon.com.
Ellen Paterson
Ellen Paterson, Library, has a book review of Dying To Please: Anorexia, Treatment, and Recovery, by Avis Rumney, 2nd ed., McFarland, 2009, published in the December 2009 issue of CHOICE.
Denise D. Knight and Noralyn Masselink
Denise D. Knight and Noralyn Masselink, English, have had their article, "A Plea for Honest Grades," accepted for publication in the Fall 2009 issue of Focus on Teacher Education.
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, Political Science Department, recently attended the annual conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy held at Uludag University in Bursa, Turkey. He presented "Campaigning in Poetry - Governing in Prose: Reflections on President Obama's First Months."
C. Ashley Ellefson
C. Ashley Ellefson, professor emeritus of history, announced that in October his manuscript, "Seven Hangmen of Colonial Maryland," was added to the Archives of Maryland Online, the Web site of the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Md. Included with the manuscript are 71 charts that Ellefson began working on in the 1960s and that include the 477 executions, including one burning, possibly alive, pardons, reprieves, gibbetings and quarterings that he has found in Maryland, mostly from 1726 through 1775.
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, Political Science Department, had his article “Three Historical Moments: Contested Visions of the State University of New York,” published in a recent edition of SUNY at Sixty (SUNY Press).
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. to speak at “China and Human Trafficking: Updates and Analysis” held in August. She was also invited to speak at “Stop Traffick International Conference” in September at DePauw University.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, professor emerita of international communications and culture, was presented with the Outstanding Academy Educator (OAE) Award at the 34th Annual OAE ceremony on April 28 at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was selected for this honor from among more than 60 members of the Department of Foreign Languages at the Academy. LeLoup, along with one representative each from 24 other academy departments, was recognized for excellence in teaching, significant professional contributions and leadership by example.