Release date: May 2, 2003
Contact: Frances Weyand, Director of Media Relations, 770-423-6203 or fweyand@kennesaw.edu
KSU Foundation recognizes excellence among faculty
The Kennesaw State University Foundation recently honored representatives from each of the institution's five colleges and the School of the Arts with The Foundation Prize 2003, established to encourage and recognize scholarly research/publication among the faculty.
Each winner received the "Flame of Excellence," which is a sculpture personally handcrafted from boron glass rods by Klaus Widmann of the Frabel Studio to "honor those who bravely go before and light the way for others," and an $8,000 cash prize.
"The trustees recognize the importance of academic research at Kennesaw State in terms of strengthening its regional and national reputation," said Tommy Holder, who chairs the KSU Foundation board of trustees. Foundation President James A. Fleming added, "The Foundation Prize is intended to demonstrate to the faculty the foundation's appreciation for their efforts, and to encourage and support their scholarly work."
The winners are as follows:
School of the Arts
Dr. Laurence E. Sherr
"Fugitive Footsteps"
Coles College of Business
Dr. Lucy F. Ackert
"Market Behavior in the Presence of Divergent and Imperfect Private Information:
Experimental Evidence from Canada, China and the United States"
Bagwell College of Education
Dr. Alice W. Terry
"Community Problem Solving Works for Middle Level Students"
College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Gloria Anne Jones Taylor
"Effects of a Culturally Sensitive Breast Self-Examination Intervention"
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Sarah R. Robbins
"'The Future Good and Great of Our Land': Republican Mothers, Female Authors,
and Domesticated Literacy in Antebellum New England"
College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Patricia H. Reggio
"SR141716A Molecule Interaction"
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