June 25, 2004 Announcements
Utah
State University Names New Athletic Director
 Air
power is on its way to Utah State University with the former
athletic director from the Air Force Academy being named to
head up its athletic program, announced President Kermit L.
Hall during a news conference June 18.
Air Force Colonel Randall W. Spetman, who begins work July
1, said he and his wife, Becky, are thrilled for the opportunity
to come to Utah State.
"There is a great deal of pride, not just at Utah State,
but among the entire community," Spetman said. "It
is fun for Becky and me to see how we can be part of that and
what will come with the move into the Western Athletic Conference.
There are going to be very good times at Utah State, and the
support for our athletic programs will grow exponentially."
Hall said Spetman draws from deep wells of experience and understanding
and a wide range of skills and abilities that will serve Utah
State University well during this important transition period
in its athletic program.
"In Randy Spetman we have a new athletic director committed
to the success of our student athletes, both academically and
athletically," Hall said. "We wanted an individual
who knew football, understood athletics in the West, could work
with our fine coaching staff, was respected for integrity and
character, believed in academic success, and who could help
build an increasing base of private support. We found that person
in Randy and his best supporter and one of future great fans,
Becky."
He praised the search committee, saying it had excellent leadership
under Ken White, a faculty member who has garnered worldwide
attention for his animal research and who is Utah State's National
Collegiate Athletic Association faculty representative.
"The search committee exercised fidelity to its charge,"
he said. "My thanks goes to each of them for a job well
done."
Read the full press release announcing Randall Spetman's appointment
as AD in the Utah State Today archive.
Senator
Bennett Speaks Thursday
Sen. Bob Bennett will speak Thursday, July 1, at Utah State's
Innovation Campus' Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL). All Utah
State and SDL staff and students, as well as community members,
are invited to attend.
Bennett will address issues related to the state, Cache Valley
and America's aerospace research. Sen. Bennett will also set
aside time for a question and answer session.
The event will be held at the Calibration Auditorium, located
at 485 E. Research Parkway, and begins at 1 p.m. For more information
contact Trina Paskett at trina.paskett@sdl.usu.edu
or (435) 797-4678.
Gary
Straquadine Named New Associate Vice Provost
 Gary
Straquadine, department head of agricultural systems technology
and education, College of Agriculture, has been appointed the
new associate vice provost at Utah State University. He begins
his duties July 1.
As associate vice provost, Straquadine's responsibilities include
overseeing the transition of continuing education programs on
campus, working with curriculum management, as well as evening
and summer school.
Stan L. Albrecht, executive vice president and provost of Utah
State, said he is confident that Straquadine's administrative
background and proven leadership abilities have prepared him
well to take on this new and important assignment.
Straquadine received his bachelor's and master's degrees in
agriculture and extension education from New Mexico State University,
and his doctorate from Ohio State University.
Before beginning his work at Utah State, Straquadine taught
at both New Mexico State and Ohio State, as well as at the high
school level.
The new associate vice provost has worked as a state-level
specialist for agricultural education in a state office of education
and has been named a Teaching Fellow by the National Association
of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
During his 16 years at Utah State, Straquadine has thrice been
awarded Teacher of the Year in the College of Agriculture, and
in 1993 he was awarded Advisor of the Year for the entire university.
Straquadine wrote Technical and Professional Writing in
Agriculture: Theory into Practice, a technical writing
textbook published and used by Utah State for 10 years, and
he has been published in many professional journals and publications.
"By
and For the People" — Seminar Led By President Hall
Utah State University president and legal scholar Kermit L.
Hall has teamed with two political science professors and newcomer
Drew Horvath to create awareness of constitutional rights as
part of a "We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution"
program.
This is the second year the program is being conducted at Utah
State.
Since the inception of the We the People program in 1987, more
than 26 million students and 100,000 educators have been introduced
to the 1791 Bill of Rights, the piece of paper that guarantees
and outlines freedom in the United States.
But few have been taught by one of the country's most eminent
legal scholars and a university president.
Hall, Horvath and Utah State professors Anthony Peacock and
Randy Simmons will work with public and private school teachers
from across the nation. Educators who participate will return
to their classrooms with more knowledge about the role of individual
citizens in a democracy.
The week-long seminar explores constitutional rights from the
United States, Canada and England, to South Africa. Participants
will be asked to evaluate the U.S. Bill of Rights, and get the
opportunity to update the work of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson,
designing a "new" American Bill of Rights —
an activity they'll ask their students to do.
"The events of the past several years have made this discussion
particularly relevant," said Hall. "We give little
thought to constitutional rights as we go about our day-to-day
dealings, but these rights shape every aspect of our work, relationships
and personal activities."
We the People is sponsored by the Center for Civic Education,
which promotes civic competence and responsibility among young
people. Students involved in the program develop greater commitment
to democratic principles and values, according to a study conducted
by Richard Brody a professor at Stanford University. Independent
studies by Educational Testing Services have revealed that We
the People students significantly outperformed comparison students
on every topic of the tests taken.
The seminar begins Sunday, June 27, and runs through Friday,
July 2.
For more information contact Tim Vitale, (435) 797-1356, tim.vitale@cc.usu.edu.
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