Presentations & ExhibitionsMika Roinila (Geography) presented an invited paper, titled "How Many Fish Can a Finn Fish?" at the Conference on Finnish Immigrants in the Decade of Depression (1929-1939) at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, on March 27. Gil Brenner (Geology, Emeritus) presented a lecture, titled "The Geology and History of the Moon," on March 23 to the Astronomy Association of Laguna Wood, Calif. He also presented "The Earth-Strangely Moving and Full of Life," at the Distinguished Lecture Series at Saddleback College, University of California, on Feb. 20. In addition, he was a visiting lecturer at the Irvine Academy, University of California, Irvine, where he presented "From Microbes to Mammals" in March and April. PublicationsSally Schultz (Business) and Joan Hollister (Marist College) published an article, "From Emancipation to Representation: John Hasbrouck and His Account Books," in The Hudson River Valley Review, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Spring 2004). Gil Brenner (Geology, Emeritus) recently published three articles on the minerals jade, amber and sodalite for Wire Artist Magazine, 2004. Awards, Honors, Appointments and RecognitionWenshan Jia (Communication and Media) was recently appointed as an editorial associate for Human Communication, a peer-reviewed English journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association. Jia was also recently elected as a "fellow" of the International Academy for Institutional Research. Stuart Robinson (Director of Athletics) has announced the hiring of two athletic training staff members for the 2004-05 school year. Katherine Moskal has been named the new head athletic trainer, and Drue Stapleton has been named the new assistant athletic trainer. Moskal was the assistant athletic trainer at California State University, Northridge. Prior to her appointment at Cal State Northridge, Moskal was a two-year graduate assistant at the University of South Carolina and earned a master's degree in physical education in 1997. She graduated from Cal State in 1993 with a degree in kinesiology. Stapleton recently completed graduate work in post-secondary education at Salisbury State, Salisbury, MD, and is a 2001 graduate of SUNY Cortland where he earned a degree in athletic training and physical education. Stapleton is from Latham. Athletics AccoladesKathryn MacCrate (East Setauket), a former diver at SUNY New Paltz, was recently the recipient of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Award of Valor. MacCrate received the award at the league's annual athletic awards banquet in Canandaigua in May. The SUNYAC Award of Valor honors a student athlete for his or her ability to overcome an obstacle or life-altering event through perseverance, dedication and determination, while serving as an inspiration for others. As a senior in 2003, MacCrate captured a SUNYAC Championship in the one-meter diving competition just three months after her father's death. MacCrate spent a portion of the season with her family in Long Island while still attending classes and training for the upcoming season. The stress of the months leading up to, and following, her father's death took its toll on MacCrate. She had only competed in one of the Hawks' eight meets leading up to the SUNYAC Championship in February and she even considered skipping the meet. But MacCrate, a four-year diver at SUNY New Paltz, found the desire to rejoin the team and dedicated the remainder of her season to her late father. At the SUNYAC Championship, MacCrate, who finished third in the one-meter competition in 2002, registered a score of 336.35 on her third and final dive to better the score of 323.15 posted by the second-place finisher from SUNY Cortland. MacCrate joined All-American and SUNY New Paltz Athletic Hall of Fame member Karen Adams as the only female divers in the history of the program to win a SUNYAC Championship. ~From the Department of Athletics Sports Information Office |
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