September 26, 2003 Announcements
SDL
and USU Say Goodbye to Deputy Director and Professor
 The
Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) mourns
at the passing of Frank Redd, Ph.D. former deputy director for
SDL, professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, mentor
and friend. Redd passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, after a long
battle with cancer.
In past interviews Redd expressed his gratitude
for his relationships at the Space Dynamics Laboratory and Utah
State.
"What a blessing it has been to be associated with such
wonderful people, both at the university and the Space Dynamics
Laboratory – students, faculty and staff," Redd said.
"I feel privileged to have been a part of the growth of
the aerospace program at SDL and Utah State."
"Frank has had a tremendous, positive impact on my life
as he has so many others," said Allan Steed, former director
of SDL. "He had a quiet, calming, wise, insightful manner
that made him easy to trust, and he never betrayed that trust.
To say that I will miss him sounds very trite. He was indeed
one of my heroes and mentors."
One of Redd’s most notable contributions to Utah State
and SDL was the establishment of the Annual Conference on Small
Satellites in Logan. The conference, which began 17 years ago,
is now known as the premier small satellite conference throughout
the world.
"I am really proud of the growth of the Small Satellite
Conference," Redd stated. "It started with merely
100 people and has grown tremendously."
During the 2002 Small Satellite Conference the student competition
was officially named the Dr. Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship
Competition to express appreciation to Redd and leave a lasting
tribute to the impact he had made on the conference. The award
came as a surprise to Redd.
"I am speechless. I didn’t anticipate an honor of
this magnitude," he said after the award banquet. "I
could never have imagined a more prestigious award to bear my
name."
During his acceptance speech at the banquet, Redd went on to
say that he would not have been able to accomplish the things
that he had with out the tremendous support from his family,
his loving wife Myrna and their God.
Redd's passion was for teaching and mentoring. One of the reasons
he joined Utah State after receiving other offers was for the
opportunity to make an impact and to teach. He said one of the
greatest rewards was seeing graduates of the mechanical and
aerospace engineering program in prominent positions throughout
the space industry.
"Frank Redd was one of the lights of Utah State’s
ascendancy into space research," said Utah State University
President Kermit L. Hall. "He will be missed. We extend
condolences to his wife and family. We take comfort in having
had the benefit of his extraordinary leadership."
Redd taught many space engineering classes during his tenure
at Utah State. He received a nine-year NASA grant to teach space
system design. Several of the students’ designs from that
class were implemented into actual NASA programs.
"He has enriched our lives with effective leadership and
teaching as well as his friendship," said Steed. "I
cannot adequately express in words the thanks we owe him for
the truly significant contributions that he has made to SDL,
the university and the state in the 20 years that he worked
here."
Redd retired from SDL and Utah State in the fall of 2002. He
and his wife recently returned from a mission to Chicago for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A funeral will be held Monday, Dec. 8. The family has requested
that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Frank
J. Redd Student Scholarship Competition Fund. They can be sent
to the Space Dynamics Laboratory, Attn: Jaimie Kandler, 1695
North Research Park Way, North Logan, Utah 84341.
Affirmative
Action Director Promoted
 Sue
Guenter-Schlesinger, who has headed up Utah State University’s
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Office since February 1991,
has been promoted to assistant executive vice president for
Affirmative Action and Diversity.
" Dr. Guenter-Schlesinger provides valuable leadership
in our ongoing efforts to create an environment that is inclusive
and respectful of all,” said Kermit L. Hall, president.
“She helps the university promote opportunities for a
wide range of peoples, and her success in doing so is central
to the success of the university as a whole."
She will continue to serve as the university’s chief advisor
to the president on all affirmative action and equal opportunity
issues. In addition, she will now begin reporting directly to
Utah State Executive Vice President and Provost Stan Albrecht.(full
story)
Guenter-Schlesinger said this change in reporting will enable
her office to work more closely with the Provost Office on faculty
issues, as well as continues to be involved with and responsive
to staff and student issues.
" This new title is reflective of the university’s
strong commitment to the issues of equal opportunity and diversity,"
she said. "It demonstrates strong interest in ensuring
that Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity continues to play
a strategic role in university affairs."
The Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity office advises
and helps the university community in how to create an environment
free of discrimination and sexual harassment. Guenter-Schlesinger
said their office takes a proactive approach to create a gender
and ethnically diverse community of students, faculty and staff.
Guenter-Schlesinger received her bachelor’s, master’s
and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.
In addition to implementing anti-discrimination laws and policies,
she provides equal opportunity training to administrators, faculty,
staff and students on issues including minority and women recruitment
and retention.
Prior to coming to Utah State, Guenter-Schlesinger worked as
chief of the Equal Opportunity Office for the Headquarters of
the U.S. Army in Europe, located in Heidelberg, Germany. During
her eight years with that office, she focused on discrimination
issues of soldiers and their families, to include off-post discrimination
and racial and gender bias.
She is well known for her work on equal opportunity issues,
sexual harassment prevention programs and assertiveness training
including workshops on writing skills for the working woman
and language and sexism. She received the Army Achievement Medal
in 1991 and the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service
in 1989. She is also a member of the National Honor Society,
Phi Kappa Phi.
New
Director of Internal Audits Named at Utah State
 Utah
State University President Kermit L. Hall announced the appointment
of a new director of Internal Audits.
Jodi Bailey, who has worked as internal auditor at Utah State
since 1994, was named to the new position beginning Jan. 1,
2004. She replaces Keith Sedgwick, who is retiring.
“Jodi Bailey brings with her a combination of experience
and an innovative approach to issues of auditing,” Hall
said. “She replaces in Keith Sedgwick a person who had
achieved enormous respect. We have every reason to believe that
in this critical position, Jodi Bailey will exceed the standard
set by her predecessor.”
“It is an exciting time to have the opportunity to lead
the Internal Audit department into a new era of internal auditing,”
Bailey said. “The practice of internal auditing is undergoing
a significant transition. Now, more than ever before, there
are higher expectations for internal auditing to focus on future
operations and control.”
Bailey said that knowing what areas to audit and where to commit
limited auditing resources is an integral part of managing the
internal audit function.
“We plan to develop a proactive approach to identify where
the current risks are and how we can manage those risks,”
she said. “The Internal Audit staff will work with university
administration to manage these risks and suggest areas for improvement.”
A good assessment of risks begins with control awareness. Everyone
associated with the university needs to understand their roles
and responsibilities to manage risk and how to apply sound internal
controls. To promote this understanding, Bailey said, they are
presenting a university-wide control awareness training program.
She said that to identify, understand, and manage university
risks better, her office will develop a continuous, dynamic
risk-based audit plan. Her department will then compile and
assess the identified risks into an active database.
Since 2001, Bailey has worked as a volunteer instructor at the
Institute of Internal Auditors in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Since
1998, she has been audit manager with Peterson, Allred, Jackson
CPA’s in Logan. Prior to that, she was congressional auditor
in the General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C. and an
instructor at Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge,
Va.
Bailey received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees
from Weber State University. She is a Certified Public Accountant
and Certified Internal Auditor.
She is married to Brent Bailey. They are the parents of two
children.
2004 University Outstanding Graduate
Mentor Award
Nominations for the 2004 University Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Award are now being accepted by the Dean for the School of Graduate
Studies.
The purpose of the University Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
is to recognize faculty excellence in advising graduate students
to prepare them for productive careers. The award includes a
$2,000 prize, and the recipient is invited to prepare a brief
essay on mentoring that is shared with the University community.
Nominations may be submitted by Utah State faculty, students
or alumni and must be submitted by January 16, 2004.
Among the attributes of an outstanding mentor to be considered
in nominations are the following: an effective advisor who facilitates
degree completion, a model of sound scholarship and ethical
academic behavior, a sponsor who helps students understand and
benefit from departmental and university resources, a source
of emotional support who provides constructive criticism and
a colleague who involves the student in publishing and other
professional activities.
Each nomination should include the following:A letter of no
more than five pages discussing the nominee's advising approach,
activities, and successes; the nominee’s curriculum vitae,
including a list of graduate students mentored by the nominee
and identification of publications co-authored with graduate
students; and a list of persons whom you will request to send
letters of support.
Supporting letters should be sent to Teresa Passey, Administrative
Assistant, School of Graduate Studies, Utah State University,
0900 Old Main Hill, Logan UT 84322-0900. Please note: Letters
of nomination and support may be released to the media once
the award has been announced.
“Archaeology:
Why it Rocks”
Cache Valley kids, parents and teachers are invited to the
premier screening of "Archaelogy: Why it Rocks," an
educational video and interactive CD-Rom about archaeology.
The screening will be in Old Main 252 on December 10 at 6:30
p.m. with free parking available in the parking lot immediately
south of Old Main.
The 20-minute video, created by Utah State archaeologists
and media experts and narrated by students from Edith Bowen
Laboratory School, explains archaeological terms and how archaeologists
excavate and interpret an archaeological site. The CD-Rom complements
the video, providing opportunities for kids to learn about archaeological
terms interactively.
Kids in second through sixth grade and their parents will
enjoy the materials (and refreshments!), and teachers are urged
to attend the screening to assess the video for possible classroom
use.
Holiday
Card Sale to Benefit Adrienne Platero Writing Award
The friends of Adrienne Platero, a former Utah State student
and gifted writer who died last November of leukemia, are sponsoring
a holiday gift exchange in her memory.
As a tribute to Platero, an award fund was established by her
friends and colleagues in conjunction with the Creative Writing
Contest, which is sponsored by the department of English. The
overall first place winner of the contest each year will receive
a cash award. Scribendi, the bound collection of winning writings
each year, is dedicated to Platero, who won first place in the
2002 contest.
"Adrienne was the kind of student every teacher hopes
for," said Star Coulbrooke, poetry writing teacher and
assistant director of the Writing Center. "She was conscientious
and open, excited with suggestions for improving her writing,
and happy to offer her kind expertise. She genuinely cared about
others’ successes. The Creative Writing Contest is a wonderful
venue for carrying forth her delight helping in other writers
and her love for the craft."
To give something of lasting value this holiday season, the
friends of Platero invite the public to make a donation to the
Adrienne Platero Creative Writing Contest Award Fund. To contribute
any amount and receive a holiday card to acknowledge your gift,
contact Bev Strickland, department of English accountant, at
(435) 797-2754.
Turkey
Bowl Ends in a Tie
Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources department held their
annual faculty/ grad student Turkey Bowl football game on Nov.
21. The faculty, lead by quarterback Todd Crowl, remain undefeated
after a 3-3 tie, with help from referee Dr. Mike Pfrencer.
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