Faculty Authors, Grant Seekers Honored
A Faculty Scholarship Reception honoring faculty authors who were published and those who sought grants was held on April 29 at the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building, Metropolitan Campus.
The event began with a welcome by Bonnie Diehl, associate provost for academic administration (Metro). Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor), acknowledged faculty who had successfully published a work and have applied for/received a public or private grant. Chris Groff, executive director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor), spoke about applying for private grants and introduced Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor), who discussed his grant experiences. Jane Tsambis, director, grants/sponsorship projects (Metro), talked about applying for public grants and introduced Minerva Guttman, nursing and director nursing/allied health (Metro), who shared her grant experiences. James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor), spoke on the importance of faculty publishing their works and introduced Lois Gordon, English (Metro), who spoke about her work on Nancy Cunard.
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Right photo: Also present at the reception were, from left, Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor); Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro); Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro); and Chris Groff, executive director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor). |
Faculty Book Authors
This year’s reception featured 21 books published in 2008–2009. The honored authors and their books are:
Jeffery Renard Allen, literature/language/writing/philosophy (Flor): Holding Pattern: Stories, Graywolf Press.
Gary Bronson, management information systems (Flor): C++ for Engineers and Scientists Third Edition, Course Technology – Cengage Learning.
Richard Bronson, mathematics and director, government affairs (Metro), co-author: Matrix Methods: Applied Linear Algebra Third Edition, Elsevier.
Frank Brunetti, law/taxation (Metro): Fundamentals of Federal Tax Accounting, ALI-ABA.
Matthew Calderisi, accounting (Metro), senior editor: Accounting Trends and Techniques (Presenting and Analyzing Financial Reporting Practices) (62nd Edition), AICPA.
John Cowen, elementary education/reading and program coordinator, MAT elementary education/literacy reading specialist certification program (Metro), editor: Doveglion: Collected Poems of José Garcia Villa, Penguin Classics.
Theodore David, taxation (Metro): Dealing with the IRS: Law, Forms, and Practice (Second Edition), ALI-ABA.
Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro): Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty (Hollywood Legends Series), University Press of Mississippi; and Anatomy of Film (Sixth Edition), Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro); William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro); and Joseph Devine, administrative science (Metro), co-authors: A New Look at Nagasaki, 1946, AuthorHouse; and Eamon Doherty, co-author: Computing and Investigations for Everyone, AuthorHouse.
Ronald Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA programs in school psychology (Metro): Essentials of DAS-II Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series), John Wiley & Sons.
Lois Gordon, English (Metro): Nancy Cunard: Rica heredera, musa, idealista politica (Spanish Edition), Circe.
Denise Hart, education; director, adult education; and director, SUCCESS program (Metro): Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
Khyati Joshi, education (Metro), co-editor: Investigating Christian Privilege and Religious Oppression in the United States, Sense Publishers.
Thomas Kennedy, creative writing (Flor): Riding the Dog: A Look Back at America, New American Press; and Thomas Kennedy and Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor), editors: Writers on the Job: Tales of the Non-Writing Life, Hopewell Publications.
Roger Koppl, economics/finance and executive director, Institute for Forensic Science and Administration (Flor), editor: Explorations in Austrian Economics, Volume 11 of Advances in Austrian Economics, JAI Press/Emerald Group Publishing.
Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro), and Robert Daniello, administrative science/management (Metro): Scenarios in Public Administration: Critical Thinking Exercises, University Press of America.
Rosemarie Twomey, legal studies in business (Flor): Employment Law: Going Beyond Compliance to Engagement and Empowerment, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems and deputy director, computer science/management information systems/e-commerce/mathematics (Metro), series editor: Knowledge Management: An Evolutionary View, M.E. Sharpe, Inc.; and Economics, Information Systems, and Electronic Commerce: Empirical Research, M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
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Other attendees were, from left, Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro); Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems and deputy director, computer science/management information systems/e-commerce/mathematics (Metro); Lois Gordon, English (Metro); and Bonnie Diehl, associate provost for academic administration (Metro); and Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor); and Jane Tsambis, director, grants/sponsorship projects (Metro). |
Articles, Book Chapters, Essays, Exhibits and Plays
Faculty whose scholarly work and research were published in journals, whose artwork were exhibited and whose creative works were performed on stage were also honored during the reception.
They were: Stephen Armeli, psychology (Metro); Renée Ashley, writing (Flor); Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor); Eduard Babulak, information technology (Van); Donalee Brown, psychology (Metro); Bianca Finzi-Contini Calabresi, English (Flor); Matthew Calderisi, accounting (Metro); Christopher Caldiero, communication studies (Flor); Daniel Cassino, political science (Flor); Richard Castellana, humanities/fine arts and director, interdisciplinary studies (Metro); George Cochrane, art (Flor); Allen Cohen, music (Flor); John Cole, administrative science (Metro); John Cowen, elementary education/reading and program coordinator, MAT elementary education/literacy reading specialist certification program (Metro); Gary Darden, U.S. History (Flor); Elaine Denholtz, writing (Flor); Karen Denning, finance (Metro); Joseph Devine, administrative science (Metro); Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro); Ronald Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA programs in school psychology (Metro); Andrew Eisen, psychology and associate director, undergraduate studies, psychology (Metro); Kent Fairfield, management (Metro); Alan Fask, statistics (Flor); Cynthia Pike Gaylord, writing (Flor); Margaret Gibbs, emerita, psychology (Metro); Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro); Karin Hamilton, administrative director, graduate/global programs (Flor); Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor); Kathleen Haspel, communication studies (Flor); Yolanda Hawkins-Rodgers, psychology and chair, psychology/counseling (Metro); Ronald Heim, marketing (Flor); Jeffrey Hsu, information systems (Flor); Joyce Jackson-Kalinoski, education (Metro); Krista Jenkins, political science (Flor); Khyati Joshi, education (Metro); Carol Karpinski, education and director, MAT program (Metro); and Harry Keyishian, English and director, FDU Press (Flor).
Also honored were Laila Khreisat, computer science (Flor); Roger Koppl, economics/finance and executive director, Institute for Forensic Science and Administration (Flor); David Landau, film/animation (Flor); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Jacqueline Lima, art (Metro); Katharine Loeb, psychology (Metro); Marion McClary, biological sciences and co-director, natural sciences (Metro); Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro); Gaston Mendoza, statistics (Metro); Judy Moonelis, visual/performing arts (Flor); Caroline Munoz, marketing (Flor); Riad Nasser, sociology (Flor); Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro); Li Qin, information systems (Metro); Cynthia Radnitz, psychology (Metro); Robyn Schiffman, English (Flor); Mohamad Sedaghat, operations management (Metro); Kiron Sharma, mathematics/computer science/physics and chair, mathematics/computer science/physics (Flor); Katie Singer, college writing (Flor); Miriam Singer, education and director, QUEST/BA-MAT (Metro); Neelu Sinha, computer science (Flor); John Skarbnik, taxation (Flor); Xin Tan, management information systems (Metro); Ann Taxier, English (Metro); Daniel Twomey, management (Flor); Rosemarie Twomey, legal studies in business (Flor); J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro); Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind™ (Flor); and K. Paul Yoon, operations management and chair, information systems/decision sciences (Metro).
Grant Recipients
Government Grants
Faculty and staff who have received new or continuation grants since March 1, 2008, as reported by the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects, are:
Anthony Adrignolo, engineering technology and director, automotive studies (Metro) — from Rutgers University/U.S. Department of Transportation for Dual Drive Production Prototype Project.
Fernando Alonso, business; director, Puerta al Futuro; and director, Latino Promise Program (Metro) — from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for FAFSA and Other Tools for College Access.
Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro), and Chris Ellen Cunningham, coordinator, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro) — Congressionally Mandated award from U.S. Department of Justice for School Resource Officer Certificate Program and from National Institute of Justice for Digital Forensics Webinar Training Program.
Erica Curtis, director, technical projects, distance learning/global learning (Metro) — from National Guard for National Guard Global Education Project (online courses).
Mary Farrell, learning disabilities education; director, Center for Dyslexia Studies; and University director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro) — from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Regional Center Special Needs Grant; from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Developing the Use of Computer-based Mathematics Software as a Resource For Remediating Basic Skill Deficits of Students with Learning Disabilities; and from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Special Needs Service Enhancement Opportunity — Professional Development.
Deborah Fredericks, director of operations, continuing education (Metro) — from Bergen County Division of Community Development for Improving Access and Modifying Facilities in University Hall.
Minerva Guttman, nursing and director nursing/allied health (Metro) — from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS).
Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor), and
Alice Benzecry, biological sciences (Metro); Brigid Burke, systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor); Amber Charlebois, chemistry (Flor); Chris Ellen Cunningham, coordinator, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro); Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro); Ish Kumar, pharmaceutical chemistry (Metro); Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Katharine Loeb, psychology (Metro); Marion McClary, biological sciences and co-director, natural sciences (Metro); Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro); Kalyan Mondal, electrical engineering (Metro); Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro); Joan Paternoster, nursing (Metro); Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro); Malcolm Sturchio, emeritus, chemistry; director, Center for Elementary Science; and director, Math/Science Institute (Metro); and J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro).
Corporate and Foundation Relations Grants
Faculty and staff who received grants of $1,000 and over, as reported by the Corporate and Foundation Relations Office of University Advancement, are:
Fernando Alonso, business; director, Puerta al Futuro; and director, Latino Promise Program (Metro) — from PSEG Foundation and from Verizon New Jersey for Puerta al Futuro..
Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor) — from The Martinson Family Foundation for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; from Schering-Plough, Inc. for Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Labs; from BASF for Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; from Pfizer, Inc. for Summer Undergraduate Science Research; from Pfizer, Inc. for FDU Summer Camp/Morristown Academy; and from Pfizer, Inc. for Florham Science Scholars Program.
James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor) — from Schering-Plough, Inc. for Entrepreneur Program; from The Martinson Family Foundation for College Entrepreneur and New Jersey Business; from Johnson & Johnson for Entrepreneur Education; from Provident Bank for New Jersey Business; and from PSEG Foundation for Family Business of the Year.
Brigid Burke, systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor) — from New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for Meadowlands Collection Digitization.
Ellen Campbell, education and director, MA in education for certified teachers (Metro) — from The Martinson Family Foundation for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; and from BASF for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math.
Everard (Jim) Cowan, finance (Flor) — from the Earhart Foundation for Institute for Forensic Science Administration.
David Daniel, creative writing and director, creative writing (Flor) — from Okidata for Words and Music Festival (WAMFEST).
Andrew Eisen, psychology and associate director, undergraduate studies psychology (Metro) — from Todd Joseph Ouida Memorial Children’s Fund for Childhood Anxiety Disorders.
Gerard Farias, management (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise.
Mary Farrell, learning disabilities education; director, Center for Dyslexia Studies; and University director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro) — from various Masons groups for Center for Dyslexia Studies; from Sella Foundation Trust for Center for Dyslexia Studies; and from Robert L. and Jane B. Wallace Foundation for Dyslexia Scholarship Fund.
Richard Goerner, reference librarian/archivist, Weiner Library (Metro) — from New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for Meadowlands Collection Digitization.
Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro) — from Independent College Fund of New Jersey/Johnson & Johnson for Precollegiate Nursing Academy; and from Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund for Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program.
Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro) — from S.S. Steiner, Inc. for Research.
Marjorie Hall, director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor) — from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for Urban Precollege Program (UPP).
Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise.
Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts — from Peter Jay Sharp Foundation for Theater Arts Program.
Gwen Jones, management and director, management (Flor) — from National Automobile Dealers Association for Business Ethics.
Roger Koppl, economics/finance and director, Institute for Forensic Science Administration (Flor) — from Earhart Foundation for Institute for Forensic Science Administration.
Laila Khreisat, computer science (Flor) — from Hewlett Packard (HP) for Math and Science.
Jennifer Lehr, communication studies; chair, communication studies; and director, MA in corporate/organizational communication (Flor) — from Johnson & Johnson for Corporate Scholarship.
Bradley Levy, associate director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor) — from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for Urban Precollege Program (UPP).
Melvin Lewis, engineering technology and associate director, engineering/ engineering technology/information technology (Metro) — from BAE Systems for Technology Enrichment and Outreach Program; and from CMX for Technology Enrichment and Outreach Program.
Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro) — from Johnson & Johnson/Independent College Fund of New Jersey for Doctoral Fellowships in Clinical Psychology.
June Middleton, biology and chair, biological/allied health sciences (Flor) — from Pfizer, Inc. for Undergraduate Science Research.
Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro) — from Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund for Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program.
Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro) — from Industrial Farmaceutica Cantabria, S.A. (Spain) for Biology Research.
Kiron Sharma, mathematics/computer science/physics and chair, mathematics/computer science/physics (Flor) — from Hewlett Packard (HP) for Math and Science.
Alfredo Tan, electrical engineering and director, computer sciences/engineering (Metro) — from Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey for HVAC program; from BAE Systems for Technical Enrichment and Outreach Program; and from CMX for Technical Enrichment and Outreach Program.
Stefanie Ulrich, director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro) — from New Jersey Psychological Association for Fellowship.
Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations and services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise.
Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management and associate dean/director, International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Metro/Flor) — from Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs for Chaîne Scholarship; and from New Jersey Club Foundation for International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Event.
