August 22, 2003 Announcements
New
Assistant to the President Named at Utah State
 Utah
State University President Kermit L. Hall has named a new administrative
assistant to replace Rose Ernstrom who retires in September
after serving as an assistant to the president under three administrations.
Diane Barnett, who has more than 26 years in office management
positions at Utah State University, will assume the new position
as Assistant to the President beginning Monday, Aug. 25. She
will continue assisting the Office of Research, her former office,
helping with the transition over the next few weeks.
During the past year, Barnett has been the administrator's
assistant to the vice president and an associate vice president
in the university's research office. Prior to that, she worked
for a short period for the Consortium for International Development
and spent more than 20 years in the controller's office at Utah
State.
"I am so pleased to have a person of Diane Barnett's caliber
joining our administrative team," Hall said. "She
comes to us with extraordinary interpersonal and technical skills,
and she has demonstrated her professionalism throughout her
service to the university. She is no stranger to the sensitivities
and demands that come with work in the office of the president,
and those talents will be sorely needed in order to replace
Rose Ernstrom."
Barnett said it will be a privilege for her to work in the
office that presides over an institution ranked in the top 4
percent of research universities in the nation. "It is
equally exhilarating and challenging to be a part of the president's
dynamic team as it works toward implementing the mission and
goals of the university."
 She
said she is honored to follow in Ernstrom's footsteps –
a woman she has looked to as a role model. "Although we
all wish her the very best in retirement, she will leave a large
empty spot for those of us who have always admired her and relied
on her presence."
Barnett's most recent boss, Brent Miller, vice president of
Research, said he will miss her but that he is pleased to see
her exceptional skills and experience being put to good use
in her new position in the president's office.
"I have worked with a lot of great staff colleagues at
Utah State, and Diane is the best," Miller said. "She
is precise, thorough and excellent with follow through. Besides,
she is a great colleague because she has such a wonderful sense
of humor. I wish her all the best in her new responsibilities
with President Hall."
Barnett, past Classified Employee of the Month and Classified
Employee of the Year nominee, is a member of the Golden Key
Honor Society, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Pi Theta Kappa and was on
the Dean's List at both Fresno City College and Utah State.
A native of Fresno, Calif., Barnett said she initially came
to Cache Valley for two years, but she has managed to stretch
it out to a quarter of a century so far because she loves her
surroundings and community.
A member of the National Ski Patrol, she is an avid skier,
golfer and tennis player, who also enjoys fly fishing and sailing.
She is married to Bill Barnett, who earned a doctorate from
Utah State in 1975 in biochemistry.
It's
A Presidential Move
President Kermit L. Hall, university administrators, faculty
and staff will once again roll up their sleeves and help students
do the heavy lifting when freshmen begin showing up this weekend
(Aug. 23-24) to move into campus housing at Utah State University.
The new academic year begins Aug. 25 and the transition to
campus living can be overwhelming. Not to worry — this
year the welcome includes the helpful hands and smiling faces
of university administrators and staff.
For three days, Aug. 15, 23 and 24, members of the university's
Executive Committee, college deans and staff will join residence
life staff to welcome students in a variety of ways. Vice President
for Student Services Juan N. Franco and President Kermit L.
Hall have encouraged all members of the Executive Committee,
along with the staff, to participate.
"This provides an occasion for us to offer words of encouragement
to our new students and thanks to our very important Utah State
parents," said Kermit L. Hall during last year's move in.
Whether helping students move into dorm rooms, offering advice
and directions or staffing refreshment tables, campus executives,
administrators and staff will be on hand to help students adjust
to campus life. President Hall and other members of the Executive
Committee participated last year, taking many students and parents
by surprise.
Housing options at Utah State are diverse, with room options
that vary from private to group settings. Amenities include
high-speed Internet access, study lounges and laundry facilities
in all residence halls. New this year are Freshmen Interest
Groups or FIGS, where like-minded freshmen live on theme floors
in the residence halls. Among the themes for 2003–04 are
appreciating the arts, elementary education, healthy living,
outdoor adventures and science and society
Former
Department Head Dies
 The
campus lost another long-time faculty member and department
head with the passing of Lloyd W. Bartholome, Jr., who died
Aug. 19. He was on sabbatical leave at the time of his death.
Bartholome joined Utah State as a faculty member in the Department
of Business Education and Office Administration. He became a
full professor in 1971 and was named department head in 1979.
Today, the department is known as the Business Information Systems
and Education Department.
His awards and accomplishments were many. He received the Outstanding
University Professor Award at Utah State, the Utah State Office
of Education PROUD Award, the Delta Pi Epsilon Leadership Award
and the prestigious John Gregg Award — the highest national
award for distinguished service in business education.
In a message to campus administrators, College of Business
Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley wrote, "Lloyd was an important and
valued member of the USU community and a national leader in
business education. He will be greatly missed."
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, Aug. 23,
at Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel, 34 E. Center St., Logan.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made
to either the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 581
North 700 East, Logan 84321; or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,
180 South 300 West, Suite 260, SLC, 84101
Remodeled
Bookstore
 After
a summer of construction, the south Bookstore is again open
and operating. Once it was old and outdated, but now the space
has been spiffed up and the look matches the earlier remodeled
north Bookstore.
To celebrate the completion of the project, the Bookstore is
holding a four-week celebration of savings. Now through Sept.
20, there will be special prices and discounts, including 25%
off Aggie apparel and gifts and free leisure reading books.
Office and school supplies are discounted as well.
Bookstore Director David Hansen and the always friendly staff
invite everyone to see the newly remodeled space.
"The bookstore mirrors the values of the university to
the community," Hansen said. "It represents the spirit
of the school."
Utah State's Bookstore adds a new shine to the school's image.
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