Congratulations to Achievement Award Winners!

This year's student achievement awards were presented at the annual Adler Luncheon on May 10.  The following students received awards: 

Thank You!

Thank you to the alumni who have sent copies of published articles for the RGSO library.  It is much appreciated!  Click here to see a list of the articles received.   

Staff News

Congratulations to Maureen Walterhouse, Assistant to the Director, who received the Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence Award for her exceptional service to the department by writing a proposal to create a departmental computer facility for undergraduate and graduate students.  Maureen was presented the award on March 23 at the CLAS Staff Recognition Reception.  In April, Maureen was also awarded an Improving Our Workplace Award for her initiative in bringing innovations to the work environment.  Congratulations on both of these awards!

Faculty Appointment

The department is very pleased to announce that Dr. Ahmed Souaiaia has been appointed as the permanent, full-time Assistant Professor of Islam.  The start date will be in August of 2004.  Dr. Souaiaia is currently appointed as Visiting Assistant Professor.  He completed his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.  His expertise is Islamic law and human rights. 

Faculty News

Ralph Keen delivered the annual Margaret Mann Phillips Commemorative Lecture on Friday, April 2 at this year's meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in New York.  Professor Keen spoke to "The Allure of the Past:  Religious Reform and the Recovery of Ancient Ideas."  The lecture was sponsored by The Erasmus of Rotterdam Society.

Undergraduate News

The Alpha of Iowa chapter is pleased to announce that the following Religious Studies students have been invited to accept membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Society:  Anna K. Blaedel, Chiraag Vijay Dharia, Lily R. Glenn, and Megan A. McDermott.