Achievements
University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See
who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
Offices and Awards
Keela Herr, professor and chair of the adult and gerontology area of study in the College of Nursing, was named a 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.
David Lohman, professor of psychological and quantitative foundations in the College of Education, received the 2007 Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.
Jerry Schnoor, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, was appointed chair of the new State of Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council.
Jerry Suls, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named chair of the behavioral medicine interventions and outcomes study section of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review through 2009.
Susannah Wood, assistant professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, was elected vice president of the Iowa Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Publications and Creations
College of Dentistry
Brogden KA, periodontics (ed.): a book, Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, ASM Press, 2007.
Williamson RA, family dentistry: a review, “Implant restorations: a step-by-step guide,” Journal of Prosthodontics 16(5), September–October 2007.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
For a list of recently published books and compact discs, go to www.clas.uiowa.edu/books.
Baltrusaitis J; Usher CR; Grassian VH, chemistry: an article, “Reactions of sulfur dioxide on calcium carbonate single crystal and particle surfaces at the adsorbed water carbonate interface,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(23), 2007.
Chernyshev A; Fleischmann T; Koehn EM; Lesley SA; Kohen A, chemistry: an article, “The relationships between oxidase and synthase activities of flavin dependent thymidylate synthase (FDTS),” Chemical Communications (27), 2007.
Hudson PK; Gibson ER; Young MA, chemistry; Kleiber P; Grassian VH, chemistry: an article, “A newly designed and constructed instrument for coupled infrared extinction and size distribution measurements of aerosols,” Aerosol Science and Technology 41(7), July 2007.
Miller AL; Bowden NB, chemistry: an article, “Room temperature ionic liquids: new solvents for Schrock's catalyst and removal using polydimethylsiloxane membranes,”
Chemical Communications, 2007
Pigge FC, chemistry; Dhanya R; Hoefgen ER: an article, “Morita-Baylis-Hillman cyclizations of arene-ruthenium-functionalized acrylamides,” Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 46(16), 2007
Poling SM; Wicklow DT; Rogers KD; Gloer JB, chemistry: an article, “Acremonium zeae, a protective endophyte of maize, produces dihydroresorcylide and 7-hydroxydihydroresorcylides,” Phytopathology 97(7), July 2007.
Prince AP; Kleiber P; Grassian VH, Young MA, chemistry: an article, “Heterogeneous interactions of calcite aerosol with sulfur dioxide and sulfur dioxide-nitric acid mixtures,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(26), July 14, 2007.
Rohde JU, chemistry; Betley TA; Jackson TA; et al.: an article, “XAS characterization of a Nitridoiron(IV) complex with a very short fe-n bond,” Inorganic Chemistry 46(14), July 9, 2007.
College of Public Health
Ferguson KJ, community and behavioral health; Kreiter CD, consultation and research in medical education: an article, “Assessing the relationship between peer and facilitator evaluations in case-based learning,” Medical Education, Aug. 13, 2007.
Hayreh SS, vascular clinic; Zimmerman MB, biostatistics: an article, “Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy natural history of visual outcome,” Ophthalmology, Aug. 13, 2007.
Oleson JJ, biostatistics; He CZ: an article, “Adjusting nonresponse bias at subdomain levels using multiple response phases,” Biometrical Journal, Sept. 11, 2007.
Peek-Asa C, occupational and environmental health; Maxwell L; Stromquist A, Whitten P, occupational and environmental health; Limbos MA; Merchant J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Does parental physical violence reduce children's standardized test score performance?” Annals of Epidemiology, Aug. 22, 2007.
Rao SS, internal medicine; Seaton K, gastroenterology/hepatology; Brown K; Zimmerman B, biostatistics; Stumbo P, Clinical Research Center; Schulze K, gastroenterology/hepatology: an article, “Reply,” Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5(9), September 2007.
Robinson JG, epidemiology: an article: “Simvastatin: Present and future perspectives,” Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 8(13), September 2007.
Romitti PA, epidemiology: a review, “Utility of family history reports of major birth defects as a public health strategy,” Pediatrics 120 Supplement 2, September 2007.
Smith B; Smith TC; Gray GC, epidemiology; Ryan MAK and the Millennium Cohort Study Team: an article, “When epidemiology meets the Internet: Web-based surveys in the Millennium Cohort Study,” American Journal of Epidemiology, Aug. 28, 2007.
Smith EM, epidemiology; Swarnavel S; Ritchie JM; Wang D; Haugen T, Turek LP, pathology: an article, “Prevalence of human papillomavirus in the oral cavity/oropharynx in a large population of children and adolescents,” Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 26(9), September 2007.
Smith TC, epidemiology; Novella S: an article, “HIV denial in the Internet era,” Public Library of Science Medicine, Aug. 21, 2007.
Wakefield DS; Halbesleben JR; Ward MM, Qiu Q, health management and policy; Brokel J, nursing; Crandall D: an article, “Development of a measure of clinical information systems expectations and experiences,” Medical Care 45(9), 2007.
Wang K, biostatistics; Abbott D: an article, “Aprincipal components regression approach to multilocus genetic association studies,” Genetic Epidemiology, Sept. 11, 2007.
Zhang W; Chaloner K, biostatistics; Cowles MK, statistics and actuarial science; Zhang Y, biostatistics; Stapleton JT, infectious diseases: an article, “A Bayesian analysis of doubly censored data using a hierarchical Cox model,” Statistics in Medicine, Aug. 13, 2007.
Zhang Z; Smith B, biostatistics; Steck DJ; Guo Q; Field RW, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Variation in yearly residential radon concentrations in the Upper Midwest,” Health Physics 93(4), October 2007.
Longevity Awards
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all P&S and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
Award winners for February are listed below.
25 Years
- Edward Alcock, Facilities Management
- Arthur Bailey-Murray, patient financial services
- Mary Ball, nursing
- Heide Bursch, procurement services
- John Cummiskey, Iowa Memorial Union
- Barbara Ford, environmental and guest services
- Patricia Francisco, environmental health
- Janice Frerichs, pathology
- Krystal Keck, cancer center
- Brenda Mayer, obstetrics and gynecology
- Carol McNamara, nursing
- Michael Meinders, facilities services
- Wayne Milder, facilities services
- Jean Miller, nursing
- Larry Mooney, environmental and guest services
- Shirley O’Neill-King, pediatric dentistry
- Joseph Ruva, radiology
- Alice Sherwood, environmental and guest services
- Teresa Young, psychiatry
30 Years
- Beverly Folkedahl, nursing
- Kathleen Jacobsen, opthalmology
- Mary McBride, radiology
- Joyce Ruplinger, computer lab
- Janet Steenlage, Physician Assistant Program
35 Years
- Louis Crist Jr., medicine administration
- Kathleen Kikendall, continuing education
40 Years
- Steven Hirt, systems and platform administration
- Faith Noack, dietary services
Award winners for July are listed below.
25 Years
- Dawn Allen, renal analysis
- Malinda Allen, disabilities and development
- Regina Arthur, obstetrics and gynecology
- Jerry Beach, biological sciences
- Susan Beadle, credit programs
- Lisa Brunsting, radiology
- Ann Coady, public health administration
- Rebecca Eike, pharmacy
- Nancy Fick, liberal arts and sciences
- Nancy Grubb, medicine administration
- Dorla Hill, Student Disability Services
- Phyllis Jacobsen, health care information systems
- Julie McKillip, internal medicine
- Karen Nobbs, law library
- James Ploessl, cardiothoracic surgery
- Diane Ryerson, dental clinic administration
- Michelle Sexton, hygienic laboratory
- Martin Shafer, environmental and guest services
- Angela Shalla, nursing administration
- Emily Shultz, health information management
- Sheryl Siems, nursing
- Glenda Skallerud, pathology
- Rosemary Stanley, oral pathology, radiology/medicine
- Steven Strait, art and art history
- Gary Westfall, otolaryngology
- Jo Willis, dental research
30 Years
- Douglas Allaire, learning resource center
- Larry Bielicke, Facilities Management
- Carol Callaghan, nursing administration
- Danny Foster, integrative physiology
- Louise Murray, medicine administration
- Darlene Philips, health care information systems
- Marge Pottorff, medicine administration
- Marilyn Rosenquist, cancer center
- Sheri Swartzendruber, clinical quality safety and performance improvement
35 Years
- Larry Grimes, Facilities Management
- Herald Kempnich, registrar’s office
- Thomas Persoon, operational improvement
- Larry Thoen, campus services
- Judith Thrapp, nursing services
- Jan Vedepo, neurosurgery
40 Years
- Sammy Bolden, Iowa Memorial Union
- Rodney Lynch, Facilities Management
Award winners for August are listed below.
25 Years
- Linda Bang, internal medicine
- Carol Barnes, rehabilitation therapies
- Debra Barnes, nursing
- Linda Boehmer, pediatrics
- Madelyn Bowersox, social work
- Margaret Boyt, urology
- Sheila Britton, engineering computer network
- Barbara Brodersen, library administration
- Maureen Burke, linguistics
- Mary Cash, pharmacy
- Alan Cassidy-Wescott, Clinical Research Center
- Steven Clark, pharmacy
- Carlene Daley, nursing
- Jeff Dodd, library administration
- Diane Downing, prosthodontics
- Dan Duong, Facilities Management
- Carolyn Elliott, nursing
- Mark Ellis, medicine
- Herbert Ertle, facility services
- Lisa Feeney, nursing administration
- Cynthia Fruendt, printing department services
- Carolyn Goddard, language media center
- Susan Haffner, counseling
- Carol Harker, alumni services
- Pat Hogan, library administration
- Kathy Holeton, public policy center
- Russell Husted, internal medicine
- Susan Isham, linguistics
- Marsha Jones, hospital dentistry
- Ronda Joseph, patient financial services
- Chris Killion, pharmacy
- Richard Klatt, intercollegiate athletics
- Marilyn Knight, academic technologies
- Thomas Kruckeberg, registrar’s office
- Dennis Leytem, health care information systems
- Jill Lindell, nursing
- Vicki MacLeod, urology
- Barbara McFarland, systems and platform administration
- Elona McLees, research services administration
- Michael Murray, pharmacy
- Betty Musgrave, internal medicine
- Sharon Olson, nursing administration
- Mary Jeanne Perino Phillips, internal medicine
- Dennis Plate, Facilities Management
- Geralyn Quinn, nursing administration
- Paulette Scheler, interdisciplinary programs
- Randy Schropp, hygienic laboratory
- Beth Smith, English as a second language
- Don Swanson, nursing administration
- Jane Tauchen, cancer center
- Joan Wright, nursing
- Barbara Yerkes, liberal arts and sciences
30 Years
- Paul Bly, disabilities and development
- Dianna Chance, Facilities Management
- James Cutkomp, material services
- Harvey Diehl, epidemiology
- James Fluck, academic technologies
- David Luck, drug information services
- Mary McDermott, Clinical Research Center
- W.F. Mims, intercollegiate athletics
- Sheryl Ryan, pediatric dentistry
- Beverly Seaton, radiology
- Charlotte Sojka, student activities
- Kathleen Staley, counseling
- Janis Tener, nursing
35 Years
- Larry Beuter, physiology
- Judith Delsing, heart center
- Lee Friell, hygienic laboratory
- Katherine Goebel, orthodontics
- Patricia Green, dental clinic administration
- Viola Greenzweig, parking and transportation
- Christine Lahann, nursing services
- Jane Monserud, human resources
- Dottie Persson, library administration
- David Reynolds, administration support service
- Rebecca Stamy, health care information systems
40 Years
- Ellen Bacher, nursing
- Margaret Driscol, mathematics
Award winners for September are listed below.
25 Years
- Joan Barr, utilization management
- John Boyt, hospital dentistry
- Catherine Chenard, clinical research center
- Rose Cheney, environmental services
- Lynn Comried, nursing administration
- Patrick Dolphin-Leahy, Iowa Memorial Union
- Cathy Evans, environmental and guest services
- Shirlee Funk, nursing
- Sydney Gussman, library administration
- Fran Hauschild, nursing
- Marcus Henry, engineering services
- Jean Hospodarsky, physics and astronomy
- Peter Hubbard, liberal arts and sciences
- Kim Johnson, opthalmology
- Diane Johnston, nursing services
- Brenda Joseph, family medicine
- Lisa Krause, business administration
- Theresa Loutsch, nursing services
- Kirby Luckett, procurement services
- Bonnie Moses, anatomy and cell biology
- Linda Moss, internal medicine
- Ricky Noel, Facilities Management
- Deanna O'Quinn, clinical and translational science
- Laura Parizek, nursing
- Nancy Preuss, patient and financial services
- Wendy Rasmussen, internal medicine
- Susan Rath, ophthalmology
- Jacquelyn Rich, radiation oncology
- Dorothy Satariano, nursing
- Don Sharp, engineering services
- Alberto Subieta, anesthesia
- Mark Tappan, Facilities Management
- Cindy Weber, neurology
30 Years
- Rick Derrig, hygienic laboratory
- Larene Dvorsky, nursing services
- Robin Echer, hygienic laboratory
- Aaron England, environmental and guest services
- Vicki Fagen, anatomy
- Richard Huff, physics and astronomy
- Mary Litwiller, hospital dentistry
- Mary Moel, printing department services
- Michael Mulder, administrative support service
- Shirley O’Brien, environmental and guest services
- David Richardson, administration support service
- Patricia Smith, ophthalmology
- Sue Tietz, rehabilitation therapies
35 Years
- David Bohlken, pathology
- Christine Hochstedler, pathology
- Larry Holcomb, hygienic laboratory
- Bonnie Jenkins, performing arts production
- Judy Jensen-Treiber, pathology
- Karen Knight, admissions
40 Years
- Rosalie Britton, orthopaedic surgery
- Connie Burkart, community and patient relations
- Kenneth Matson, administration support service
- Mary Stessman, nursing
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