April 30, 2004 Announcements
Utah
State Blue Light Honors Outstanding Achievements
 To
demonstrate pride in the many accomplishments of Utah State
University faculty, staff and students, the Aggie Blue Pride
Light was turned on Monday, April 26, and the Carillon Bells
rang at 1:05 p.m. in the afternoon. Every four months the university
designates a Blue Pride Light Night to recognize individuals
for their outstanding achievements.
Honorees this quarter are Jeffrey Broadbent, professor of nutrition
and food sciences; Charles Carpenter, department head and professor
of nutrition and food sciences; Utah State student Stephanie
Chambers; William Furlong, professor of political science; Utah
State student David Hatch; plants, soils and biometeorology
professor Lawrence Hipps; professor of English and College of
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Associate Dean Christine
Hult; economics professor Paul Jakus; Nicholas Morrison, professor
of music; Cindy Nielsen, Institute of Political Economy in the
political science department; professor of mathematics and statistics
James Powell; Beverly Strickland, English department; and Charlotte
Thralls, professor of English and associate dean of the College
of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
The full news release announcing the spring Aggie Blue Pride
Light honorees and their accomplishments can be found in the
Utah State Today archives.
Utah
State University's 2004 Diversity Award Recipients Announced
Utah State University's 11th annual Diversity Award winners
have been announced and will be recognized by President Kermit
L. Hall at a ceremony next fall.
Judith Holt, Elizabeth York, Liz Allred, Emma Mecham, Braden
Jenkins and the Logan City Schools South Campus staff are the
2004 recipients of the award, which recognizes individuals on
campus and in the Cache Valley community who have made significant
contributions to affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity.
 Holt,
who received the award for the Administrator category, is the
director of interdisciplinary training at the Center for Persons
with Disabilities (CPD) and a faculty member in the department
of special education and rehabilitation. Programs developed
by Holt reach students at the graduate and undergraduate levels
and involve faculty from 14 disciplines. Holt's projects include
the Interdisciplinary Training Program at CPD and the Utah Leadership
Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program, a collaborative
effort of the CPD and the University of Utah Medical School.
 York,
an associate professor of music and director of music therapy
at Utah State, will be honored in the category of Faculty. Named
an American Association of University Women research fellow,
York used her sabbatical to work with women who had been abused.
Through poetry, music and movement, York helped women express
their fears, anger, struggle and path out of abuse through a
performance project titled Finding Voice. York was
recently awarded a Community-University Research Initiative
grant to examine the experiences of Latin women and their children
who have been in abusive situations.
 Allred,
an administrative assistant of the biology department, will
receive the award in the Staff category. Allred has lived in
many countries throughout her life and has spent a significant
amount of time volunteering with less fortunate minorities.
She worked with the homeless in Washington, D.C., and helped
French-speaking African political refugees and émigrés
in that city. She is a literacy volunteer, working primarily
with minority women to improve their English reading, writing
and speaking skills. Allred is a volunteer advisor to the Utah
State International Student Council and works with community
organizations to arrange international programs with Utah State
students.
For the first time in the 11-year history of the Utah State
Diversity Awards, two Utah State students will receive the award
in the category of Student: Braden Jenkins, an undergraduate
student in pre-marketing and pre-finance, and Emma Mecham, who
is completing a master of arts in writing and literature and
is a graduate instructor in English.
 Jenkins
is actively involved with the development and implementation
of several multicultural student organizations, including the
Academic Scholars program and the Attitude Character Exploration
Synergy organization, both of which are focused on multicultural
students. Jenkins helped establish Realizing Educational Potential
Week for incoming multicultural students with learning programs
and events. He is involved with the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly,
a student organization that cultivates bills to take to the
Utah State Legislature, and was an integral part of developing
the bill that proposed diversity education requirements. Jenkins
is currently a teaching assistant for the multicultural leadership
class.
 Mecham,
who received her bachelor of arts in international studies and
is fluent in Spanish, will serve a two-month internship this
summer in Pachuca, Mexico, teaching in the local community college,
researching the organization and learning of information among
the students. Mecham has had many international experiences,
including a two-month stay in Peru during the summer of 2003
where she researched classroom management and university relations.
She also worked on a rainforest preservation education project
in Costa Rica, as a third grade teacher in India and as a volunteer
at a hospital in Calcutta. Serving as the former health and
safety coordinator for the Cache County American Red Cross,
Mecham was responsible for HIV/AIDS curriculum and CPR classes
for Spanish sections as well as classes for blind and deaf students.
 The
South Campus high school staff and faculty received the Community
Member award for its dedication to addressing, teaching and
exemplifying the guiding rule by which the school operates —
respect for self and for each other. The school is actively
involved in many different multicultural events throughout the
year, including a multicultural fair each spring. Students at
the school volunteer at elementary schools where they assist
children of many different backgrounds. The staff and faculty
also work with students with disabilities at Wilson Elementary
School. All projects at the school are self-initiated, without
school funding.
Utah
State Athletic Director Search Advisory Committee Named
Utah State University President Kermit L. Hall has announced
the formation of a seven-member search advisory committee for
athletic director at Utah State University.
The committee convened for its first meeting, where it received
"a charge" from Hall regarding its responsibilities.
The committee will serve in an advisory role and make recommendations
to the president about the athletic director position and responsibilities.
Committee members include Chairman Kenneth White, a distinguished
scientist, Utah State faculty member and faculty athletic representative;
Dan Cox, Utah State Big Blue Club president; Jimi Jorgensen,
ASUSU athletic vice president; Raegan Pebley, Utah State women's
basketball coach; Phil Olsen, Utah State graduate, businessman
and former NFL player; Jodi Bailey, Utah State director of internal
audits; and Randy Talbot, Utah State vice president for Advancement.
Hall said the search will be an open process, "which is
essential for the well-being of this position and for our continuing
effort to build community support." He said he hopes the
position will be filled by mid-June.
The position has been open since early April when Rance Pugmire
resigned. On Feb. 19, Pugmire was placed on an administrative
leave of absence for up to 60 days in connection with his arrest
on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Fred Hunsaker, retired vice president of Administrative Services,
will continue to serve as acting athletic director until the
position is filled.
A Web page has been set up to provide information on the athletic
director search.
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