Religious Studies: News & Events - The University of Iowa

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NEWS AND EVENTS

Student Awards

Congratulations to Thomas Niblock, undergraduate Religion major, for receiving the Hancher-Finkbine Undergraduate Medallian!! You can see the news release here: http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2007/april/042307finkbineawards.html
We also congratulate Thomas on receiving an invitation to accept membership in Phi Beta Kappa!!

The faculty and staff of the Department of Religious Studies commend you on these outstanding achievements!!

Congratulations to Jordan Copeland on receiving the Council on Teaching Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award!! The Department applauds the excellence you display in your philosophy of teaching and learning which shows in your classroom evaluations and made your nomination stand out among the many other candidates.

Congratulations to the following Undergraduate and Graduate Students who will be receiving awards at our annual Adler Luncheon

Undergraduate Majors

Karl Hoffman Award Anne Raven	Sonia Sands Scholarship Award Vernon Jackson
Schoen Interfaith Scholarship Award Marianna Wong Courtney Parker	Leo W. Schwarz Memorial Award Scott Chandler

Graduate Students

Alice Lampe Heidel & John B. Heidel Memorial Award Andrew Levitt	Reverend Louis P. Penningroth Scholarship Award Rich McCarty Eric Dickman
John P. Boyle Award Mitchell Coleman	Alice Marguerite Blough Award David Howlett
E P. Adler Award Daniel Morris	Rex E. Montgomery Award Denise Kettering

Graduate Student Wins First Place at Jacobsen Conference

Nathan Eric Dickman placed first in the Humanities division at the James F. Jakobsen conference for University of Iowa graduate students held Saturday, March 31. His paper, titled "Can 'God' Ask A Genuine Question? On The Virtues Of Dialogue And The Personhood Of God," was one of 32 papers presented in the Humanities division. Information on the Jakobsen conference can be found at http://www.uiowa.edu/~gss/conference/. Congratulations Eric!!!

Faculty News

Death of Emeritus Professor David Belgum

Dr. David Belgum, former Director of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at UIHC and professor in the Department of Religious Studies, then School of Religion passed away on April 12, 2007. He was Director of the CPE program from 1964 until his retirement in 1987. In the School of Religion, he taught such popular courses as Religion and Personality, Psychological Perspectives on Religion, and Religion and Health. Dr. Belgum received his PhD in Psychology of Religion from Boston University in 1952 and completed training in Clinical Pastoral Education at the University of Michigan.

Throughout the years he traveled to China, Pakistan, Mexico, Iceland, and Papua, New Guinea to study the cultural approaches to medical treatment. Dr. Belgum authored thirty-two books and booklets, including most recently "Dealing with Death, Dying, and Mourning," published in 2006. His last work, editing "Living with Parkinson's Disease," will be published this year.

The faculty and staff of the Department of Religious studies will miss David who always took time to attend departmental events. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Kathie and his children, Karl, Kurt, and Kit.

Souaiaia spoke on reforms In Northern Africa region Of Maghreb March 29. See this article from the University News Services here:
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2007/march/032207souaiaia.html

See the Profile on Jay Holstein done for UI's FYI at this link
http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2006_v43/12112006/profiles.html

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