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A search committee has been appointed to identify candidates for the position of dean of the College of Education that will be vacant in July after the retirement of Rodney Reed. Barbara Shannon, dean of the College of Health and Human Development, is committee chair.
The dean serves as principal academic leader and chief executive officer of the college and reports directly to the executive vice president and provost of the University. The dean is responsible for planning, budgeting, implementation, fund raising, and for the quality of teaching, research, service and outreach.
The position requires an individual who can lead effectively and manage a large and complex college in a comprehensive University setting. Candidates should have significant academic achievement in a field of study commonly included in a college of education with credentials appropriate for a tenured appointment at the rank of professor. Successful candidates will be expected to manifest:
-- Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, college and University administrators, school staff, alumni and an external board of advisers;
-- Ability to be a strong advocate for the college in campus, state and national settings;
-- Commitment to and knowledge of teacher education and the broad range of professional education programs across the lifespan;
-- Demonstrated commitment to diversity of faculty, staff, students and programs;
-- Effectiveness in fund raising;
-- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in strategic planning, program and personnel assessment, budget management, and technology in administration, teaching and learning;
-- High energy level and excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and
-- Commitment to the land-grant university philosophy and the integration of teaching, research and service.
The College of Education provides instruction and research opportunities in six baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certification and graduate programs in 13 areas of specialization. It is one of 10 colleges at University Park. The college has a system-wide enrollment of 3,400 undergraduate students and 1,400 graduate students in Fall Semester 1997, and has five academic departments. A full-time equivalent faculty and staff of 158 people serve at University Park supported by an annual budget of approximately $11 million and external research funding of approximately $5 million. Established in 1923, the College of Education is dedicated to preparing teachers, leaders, researchers, scholars and other professionals. As a national leader and exemplar of quality, the college is considered to be among the best education schools in the nation.
Nominations, applications, and inquiries should be submitted to Dean Shannon, Chair of the Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Old Main, Box PSI, University Park, Pa. 16802.
Other members of the search committee are: Rochelle Brock, graduate student; Dorothy H. Evensen, associate professor of education; Henry A. Giroux, Waterbury Chair professor in secondary education; David H. Jonassen, professor of education; Allen C. Meadors, CEO and dean, Penn State Altoona; William D. Milheim, associate professor and head of education division; Donna C. Nicely, coordinator of research and administrative services, Office of Educational Research; Kathy L. Ruhl, associate professor of education; Linda L. Shoop, associate professor of education; Andrea M. Smith, undergraduate student; John W. Tippeconnic III, director of American Indian Leadership Program; Beverly J. Vandiver, assistant professor of education; Donald J. Willower, distinguished professor of education; and Robert Secor, vice provost for academic affairs and personnel, Office of the President, who will serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.
The search committee will review applications and nominations beginning Jan. 19, 1998, and will continue to receive them until the position is filled. You can find more information on the College of Education on the Web at http://www.ed.psu.edu.
A Capital College search committee has been appointed to identify candidates for the position of director, School of Science, Engineering and Technology. The search committee chair is Joseph Dandois, professor of engineering.
The director is the academic and administrative executive of the school and reports directly to the provost and dean. The school has bachelor of science programs in computer and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering technology and structural design and construction engineering technology; and master's programs in electrical engineering,
engineering science, computer science, and environmental pollution control.
The school has 50 full-time faculty and more than 600 full-time and part-time students. The preferred candidate will hold an earned doctorate in a discipline represented within, or closely related to, the school. Candidates should submit a letter of application, vita and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of five references. Review of the applications begins Jan. 5, 1998, and will continue until the position is filled.
Send materials to: Chair, Director, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Search Committee in care of Dorothy Guy, human resources manager, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Pa., 17057-4898.
A search is being conducted for an associate dean for administration and planning in the College of Engineering. The position is currently held by George J. McMurtry, who will retire on March 31, 1998. The position will be available on or about April 1, 1998.
The associate dean reports to the dean and is expected to provide leadership in the college on general administrative matters including major policy, planning and development activities. Specific responsibilities include facilities, budgets, human resources and strategic planning. The Center for Electronic Design, Communications and Computing reports to the associate dean.
Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in an engineering discipline. They should have experience in teaching, advising and research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates should have a firm commitment to providing a high quality engineering program, broad experience in college and University service and strong communication, interpersonal and management skills. Members of underrepresented groups, including minorities and women, are encouraged to become candidates.
A search advisory committee will begin to review nominations and applications on Jan. 19, 1998. Applications and nominations will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. The committee will identify qualified candidates and present evaluations and recommendations to the dean. Nominations and applications should be submitted to the Chair, Associate Dean for Administration and Planning Search Advisory Committee, 101 Hammond Building, University Park.
C. McCollister Evarts, Penn State's senior vice president for
health affairs and dean of its College of Medicine, as well as president
and chief academic officer 
of the Penn State Geisinger Health System,
has been elected to senior membership in the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academy of Sciences. Evarts is one of just five individuals elected
to senior membership this year.
Induction into the Institute of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the field of medicine. The Institute of Medicine is "composed of individuals of distinction and achievement, committed to the advancement of the health sciences and education and to the improvement of health care." The institute conducts studies, conferences and other inquiries into matters of national health policy.
Members of the institute are elected on the basis of their professional achievement in regard to the advancement of the health sciences and improvement of health care. The Institute of Medicine was chartered in 1979 as part of the National Academy of Sciences.
Before being named president and chief academic officer of the Penn State Geisinger Health System upon Hershey Medical Center's merger with Geisinger on July 1, Evarts had been chief executive officer of the medical center. He also is a professor of orthopedics in the College of Medicine.
Evarts is chairman of several medical boards and associations, has authored more than 190 scholarly publications and has served as editor of a five-volume textbook on orthopedics.
By Lisa M. Rosellini
Public Information
Three forces working to increase civility at Penn State came together recently to reaffirm goals, identify crossover areas of concern and hammer out action plans that they hope will help to build a stronger sense of community.
In a show of solidarity, the Commission for Women, the Commission on
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equity and 
the Commission on Racial/Ethnic
Diversity held a joint retreat on Nov. 20 to discuss issues ranging from
a chilly classroom or workplace climate to educational initiatives that
promote diversity, to policies dealing with acts of intolerance and harassment.
It is the third such retreat the three commissions have held.
Together, these three commissions -- which advise the University president on various issues -- monitor the campus environment, move to eliminate acts of intolerance and promote acceptance and equity for all. Leaders of the three groups believe that by coming together and discussing issues of mutual concern, solutions for remedying problems and becoming a more inclusive community can more easily be found.
"We have moved from getting to know each other to working as one body to tackle common concerns," said Sallie McCorkle, associate professor of art and chair of the Commission on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equity. McCorkle stressed the need to focus not just on issues at University Park, but to take a broader view of the entire University system.
Louise Sandmeyer, a member of the Commission for Women, spoke to the groups about their value to the University. Sandmeyer, executive director of the Center for Quality and Planning and a founding member of the Commission for Women, challenged the groups to collaborate more and push for organizational change.
"Together, you can approach the University as a system and represent many different parts, while still looking at the University as a whole," Sandmeyer said. "Take a holistic view. Don't just identify problems, but work to find ways to solve those problems."
Sandmeyer told the groups that coming together is a positive step that will allow them to have a voice in the University's planning process. It also provides them with an opportunity to clearly state their goals and focus on a few "significant issues that will make a difference."
Some of the issues identified through work sessions include the need for more diversity training and a demonstrated commitment to diversity; a closer look at hiring practices and recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups; the need for more mentoring and support programs for workers and students; continued integration of diversity issues into the curriculum and strategic plans; and the need for more funds to strengthen diversity initiatives.
Many of the recommendations for achieving these goals focused on a "top-down" approach that began with meetings or letters to administrators and deans that would provide information and encourage them to work toward improving the climate. Other solutions included reviews of and potential changes in University policies; an examination of existing educational programs -- such as freshmen seminars -- to ensure the inclusion of a diversity component; benchmarking curriculum and programs both within the University and against other institutions; increasing training for faculty and staff; and increasing awareness of civility and climate issues through better communication.
One area that received favorable response was the idea that when acts of intolerance occur on campus, the three commissions would rally together to condemn the actions and reaffirm their commitment to civility and respect.
"The joint retreat provides an excellent opportunity for the three commissions to come together with a shared sense of direction and purpose and collaboratively strategize on several key concerns," said Tineke Cunning, chair of the Commission for Women. "It is something we have found to be beneficial in helping us stay focused."
The college experience for a minority student on a majority campus can be frustrating, difficult and sometimes even painful. But those who persist and graduate, overwhelmingly say that they would make the same decision if they had to do it over again.
How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students, by Penn State professionals working in minority student recruitment and retention, is the first book of its kind and has been described as a must-read for minority students and their parents attending or considering a majority campus. Published this fall by Wadsworth, it is now in bookstores across the country and Canada and is priced for general use at $11.95.
The book was written to help students overcome barriers associated with race, ethnicity and cultural isolation, and addresses issues head-on, including racism on campus, navigating unfamiliar ethical points of view, special challenges for women of color, building relationships with others and resolving conflicts. Lesbian, gay and bisexual students of color and the experiences of international students of color are issues rarely dealt with in college advice books, but are addressed here in depth.
"Based on more than 100 interviews of minority students and minority student counselors across the country, we wrote the book not just to give advice, but to explore ideas, open minds and excite the imagination. In all 12 sections, we stress thinking, not just surviving, and include check lists, questions, and direct comment by students," said Marc Levey, senior diversity program analyst at Penn State, who wrote several chapters and was editorial project director.
W. Terrell Jones, deputy vice provost for educational equity, and Michael Blanco, director of the Multicultural Resource Center, are the other principal authors. Interviews reported on and referred to throughout the book were conducted between January 1995 and March 1996 and include a cross-section of students of many cultures, races, ages and nationalities from majority campuses of higher education.
The authors also prepared a streamlined edition for minority students already enrolled at majority institutions, which also can be used by college and university administrators to examine policies and procedures for promoting minority student success.
Ninety percent of the non-white graduates at predominantly white institutions surveyed for the book said they would make the same decision again, in spite of the fact that more than 75 percent of these same graduates reported having been subject to, or having witnessed, some form of discrimination as undergraduates. "Because I did well here, I am equipped to do well out there," is the rationale behind minority students' satisfaction.
"The bottom line is that attendance at a predominantly white institution is probably going to mirror the state of society in general, and even though college can pose a challenge, the struggle and triumph can be richly rewarding," Levey said.
"It is not uncommon for students of color to think that they shouldn't have to consider cultural fit. They think that issues like cultural fit and race relations are relics of the past, not relevant to their college experience," said Jones. "However, in recent years, institutions of higher education have experienced marked increases in acts of intolerance and both racial and cultural bias, underscoring the need for students of color to make an informed decision."
Readers are guided through a series of questions to ask colleges and sample responses to help students interpret the level of support or comfort they might find on that campus.
To request a review copy of "How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students," visit the Web at http://www.wadsworth.com
Grayce N. Berggren, secretary, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, from July 22, 1955, until her retirement Nov. 1, 1971; died Oct. 12 at the age of 85.
Robert B. Burleigh, business manager, Penn State Harrisburg, from Dec. 22, 1965, until his retirement July 1, 1976; died Oct. 6. He was 86.
Dorothy M. Gresh, food service worker, Housing and Food Services, from Sept. 12, 1954, until her retirement Dec. 9, 1975; died Sept. 22 at the age of 84.
John W. Harman Jr., assistant professor of engineering, Penn State Harrisburg, from Sept. 16, 1967, until his retirement June 1, 1991; died Sept. 30. He was 68.
Max R. Kenworth, special assistant to vice president and dean, Commonwealth Educational System in Continuing Education, from Oct. 1, 1968, until his retirement June 30, 1982; died Oct. 10 at the age of 81.
Georgia K. Selsam, music assistant, Department of Music and Music Education, from Sept. 1, 1952, until her retirement Jan. 1, 1966; died Oct. 16. She was 95.
Graduate student Pat Lopath shows the difference between
an old ultrasonic transducer, left, and the new, more compact
probe tip developed at Penn State.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Researchers at Penn State have received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the nation's only resource center for the development of ultrasonic transducer/array technology for medical diagnostic procedures. This technology is used in the probes doctors hold against a patient during an ultrasound scan.
Ultrasonic transducers/arrays transform electricity into ultrasound waves,
and vice versa, so that the returned ultrasound echoes from structures in
the human body can be used to obtain internal diagnostic information from
patients, much like
X-rays or CAT scans. Improving these devices will permit better image quality,
leading to improved diagnosis for medical conditions such as cardiovascular
disease, birth defects and tumors.
Penn State researchers from across the University are combining forces to focus on two areas: First, developing ultrasonic transducers/arrays in the high frequency range, beyond 30 megahertz, which will be used in ophthalmology, dermatology and vascular surgery to see finer details than is now possible. Second, using new more efficient materials which will create better clinical images.
"Ultrasonic imaging is one of the most important medical imaging methods today," said K. Kirk Shung, professor of bioengineering and principal investigator for the grant. "It possesses several advantages over other techniques, like x-rays or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including being non-invasive, relatively inexpensive, portable and capable of producing a tomographical image -- an image of a two-dimensional slice of the body. Another very important advantage is that ultrasound produces images fast enough to allow monitoring the motion of structures within the body, such as a fetus or a beating heart.
"Most engineers have an incomplete understanding of ultrasonic transducer performance, because it requires a broad interdisciplinary knowledge," Shung said. "The four-year grant from NIH builds on an earlier Whitaker Foundation grant which established the interdisciplinary Whitaker Center for Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Engineering at Penn State in 1994. We anticipate much improvement to this technology to be made with our new funding."
According to Shung, limiting factors to improving ultrasound transducer/array technology are the critical national shortage of engineers knowledgeable in this subject, and the lack of research and development sites. Using the Whitaker grant, Penn State established a graduate program in bioengineering with an emphasis on ultrasound transducer technology, and six students recently graduated from this program -- two with Ph.D. degrees and four with M.S. degrees.
Now the NIH funding will provide Penn State researchers the resources to focus on needed R&D as a service for academic institutions and commercial companies. Research is currently under way for eight clients, and an advisory board is in place to select the projects for future development.
Penn State was chosen as a site for this national resource center because the interdisciplinary expertise and infrastructure needed to pursue the research existed here through The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the Applied Research Laboratory, the Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory and the College of Engineering's bioengineering and acoustic programs.
Co-investigators in the NIH national resource center are: Jon W. Meilstrup, assistant professor of radiology, Diane M. Thiboutot, associate professor of dermatology, George Rosenwasser, associate professor of ophthalmology, and Randy M. Hauck, assistant professor of surgery, all from Hershey; Thomas R. Shrout, senior scientist and professor of materials, and Wenwu Cao, associate professor of math and materials research, from the Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory; and W. Jack Hughes, senior research associate and associate professor of acoustics, Richard L. Tutwiler, research associate, and Grant A. Gordon, research associate in engineering science, all with the Applied Research Laboratory.
Additional information on ultrasonic transducer research at Penn State can be found on the Web at http://bioeng.psu.edu/whitaker.html.
The Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies has awarded its Individual Faculty and Planned Program grants. Twice a year, faculty with professorial rank and a continuing appointment within the Penn State system apply for grants to support research, and creative and performance projects in and across the arts and humanities. Applications for these grants come primarily from faculty in the College of Arts and Architecture and in the humanities departments of the College of the Liberal Arts; however, eligibility is not limited to these colleges. Any proposal that falls within the areas served by the institute is considered for support. The recipients for the period January-June 1998 are:
* Gary Cross (history): to complete a book that explains consumerism among other conceptions of the individual in society in the 20th century and the problematic nature of the consumerist ethic.
* Brian Curran (art history): to examine the Colonna manuscripts in Manchester, England, and to investigate their antiquarian imagery by consulting resources at the Warburg Institute in London.
* Aminadav Dykman (comparative literature): to prepare a book on the history of poetic translation into Hebrew.
* Garrett Fagan (classics): to begin research for a book on violence and leisure in the classical world.
* Taylor Greer (music): to defray the cost of illustrations for a forthcoming book on the music philosophy of Charles Seeger.
* John Kissick (visual arts): to finish documentation of Belfast murals for an upcoming book.
* Helen O'Leary (visual arts): to support two major upcoming solo exhibitions at the Michael Gold Gallery in New York and the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery in Chicago.
* Steven Smith (music): to present two recitals of his "solo festival," Piano Entente, at New York's Merkin Concert Hall at Abraham Goodman House.
* Garrett Sullivan (English): to review maps and manuscripts at the British Library and its affiliated Map Library to complete research for a Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. lecture.
* Claudia Swan (art history): to study natural history and witch craft in Dutch art (c. 1600).
* Susan Boardman, Richard Kennedy, Suzanne Roy and Norman Spivey (music): to support a 10-day residency of David Lutz, active accompanist and recording artist, for voice and piano students and faculty.
* Castalia Trio Pu-Qi Jiang (music): to perform, lecture and give master classes in the People's Republic of China.
* John Colapietro, Richard A. Lee Jr., John Russon (philosophy): to support a conference on the many interpretive stances available to scholars today for finding contemporary relevance in Aristotle's texts.
* Michael Naydan (Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures): to support a festival of the films of Russian director Vladimir Khotinenko.
* Richard Nichols (theatre arts): to support An Evening of Kyogen, three Japanese comedies to be produced by the University Resident Theatre Company.
The Texaco Foundation's commitment to graduate student environmental engineering research at Penn State Harrisburg has surpassed the $100,000 mark. For the fourth consecutive year, the foundation is funding a graduate scholarship, supporting ongoing college research into the transport and behavior of contaminants in air, soil and water. Natalie Goodrich, a student in the Environmental Pollution Control master's program, is the recipient of this year's scholarship.
Christopher G. Rabideau, project atmospheric scientist with Texaco's Technology Division in Houston, said the development of the Environmental Chemodynamics-Air Quality Laboratory has led to vital research in the areas of fate and transport and emission.
The research through the Texaco Foundation Scholarship at Penn State Harrisburg has resulted in the creation of the Chemical Fate and Transport Research Team co-directed by environmental faculty members Scott Huebner and George Partridge.
William G. Axinn, professor of sociology, has found differences
in perceptions of marriage
and child bearing between people who live together before marriage and those
who don't.
Photo: Greg Grieco
By Paul A. Blaum
Public Information
Living together results in young people preferring to have fewer (or no) children and having a greater tolerance for divorce, according to a Penn State sociologist.
"Other arrangements -- living alone, sharing an apartment with a roommate, staying in a college dorm, remaining with parents -- appear to have no effect on how young people today perceive childbearing and marriage," said William G. Axinn, professor of sociology. "While they are more inclined to postpone matrimony than their parents, they still anticipate a lasting marriage and childbearing at some point."
On the other hand, living together outside marriage dampens enthusiasm for both activities. This is especially true when couples live together for a protracted period without marrying, said Axinn, a senior research associate with the University's Population Research Institute.
"The reason for this may lie in the fact that cohabitants, who perhaps once looked forward to marriage and children, learn an alternative lifestyle that teaches that marriage and childbearing are not necessary," Axinn said. "Furthermore, people who cohabit will tend to choose partners who themselves are negative toward marriage and childbearing."
Furthermore, when cohabiting couples dissolve their relationship, they are more likely to accept divorce as a norm than cohabiting couples who ultimately marry or, in any event, stay together, according to Axinn.
"Breaking up is emotionally wrenching even in cohabitation and can lead to the same acceptance of divorce as a failed marriage," he said.
Axinn worked with Jennifer Barber, postdoctoral fellow and instructor at the University of Michigan while Barber completed her doctorate in sociology at Penn State.
"Forty or 50 years ago, most young people married and started having families soon after high school graduation," Axinn said. "Now they may wait until their middle or late 20s before marrying or in many cases put it off indefinitely."
In the meantime, young people form a variety of living arrangements that were comparatively rare a half century ago. In recent decades, they have increasingly opted for living together.
"Unlike other living arrangements, living together significantly reduces young people's desire to raise families and significantly increases their tolerance of divorce," said Axinn. "Furthermore, our data show that this change becomes more pronounced as couples continue to live together."
Axinn and Barber obtained their data from a 1961 sample of mothers and children from three metropolitan counties in Michigan. The mothers were interviewed seven times between 1962 and 1985, while the children born in 1961 were interviewed at age 18 in 1980 and at age 23 in 1985. After 23 years, 82 percent of the families interviewed in 1962 remained in the study.
Researchers at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) have developed a faster, cheaper and cleaner method of producing ultrafine metal powders, such as silver used in solder, dental fillings, circuit boards, high-speed photographic film and a host of other applications.
Jogender Singh, ARL senior research associate and associate professor of materials science and engineering, led development of the process. He was recently honored with an R&D Magazine 100 award which recognizes 100 of the best new discoveries or inventions of the year.
Most recently, Singh said, his group also has shown that the new process can substitute for electroplating in some applications by depositing coatings or patterns on metal surfaces. In addition, he expects, eventually, to be able to use the process to produce carbon nanotubes, the invisible carbon wires recently discovered by others, that have stirred much interest in the microelectronics industry.
Singh said the new process can produce silver and nickel particles at a rate of .5 to 3 grams per minute, higher than any other technique now available, except grinding. Grinding, however, cannot make particles in the nanometer range.
Singh's co-inventors include his ARL associates, Eric Whitney and Paul Denney. The process is being patented and is available for licensing.
Here are some tips to make your microwaved meals taste their best, from Swamy Anantheswaran, associate professor of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences who has done research on microwave technology, and Joy Daniel, senior manager of product development for Sharp Electronics Corp.
* Soggy bread: Buns and breads turn soft and chewy when heating a hot dog or a sandwich because the sandwich meats release moisture very rapidly as they're cooked. The moisture is absorbed by the bread. Overheating and rapid heating also will make bread chewy.
* Uneven heating: Microwave ovens heat more efficiently when foods have a large surface area, so spread the food out on the plate and avoid cooking directly in containers. Anantheswaran said microwave ovens get the most even heating with small cylindrical or spherical foods, such as hot dogs or potatoes. Rectangular foods, such as packaged dinners, may heat less evenly because the microwaves are hitting the top and the sides, causing the corners to overcook.
* Reheating: The trick to reheating leftovers is to decrease power and add a little moisture.
* Popcorn: Microwave popcorn pops differently because of such variable factors as brand of popcorn, brand of oven, quality of the kernels, quality of the bag, age of the product and whether the product is salted. Microwave popcorn may have more unpopped kernels because the manufacturers include more kernels to make sure the corn pops to a full bag every time.
* Covering food: Use paper towels for breads, rolls and muffins; wax paper for vegetables; and lids for large quantities of dense foods.
* Meat: In most cases meat loses tenderness in a microwave from being cooked too rapidly. Anantheswaran recommends cooking meat on 50 percent power.
* Exploding food: Foods with skins, such as potatoes, apples and hotdogs, build up steam pressure within the center as the microwaves heat the product. To prevent bursting food, pierce the skin with a fork or make a small slit along the length of the product.
A rather large buck sat in full view recently, completely
unconcerned about hunters -- and with good reason. While his cousins hide
in the woods, this deer relaxed at his home at the Penn State Deer Research
Center on the University Park campus. The pens are managed by the Department
of Dairy and Animal Science.
Photo: Greg Grieco
A selection committee to oversee the annual Rosemary Schraer Mentor Award has been established and the Commission for Women, sponsor of the award, is seeking nominations.
The award, created in memory of Rosemary Schraer, former associate provost for Penn State, honors a University employee who has excelled in helping others to recognize and achieve their potential professionally and personally. Schraer, who died in 1992, joined the University in 1959 as a faculty member in the Eberly College of Science and through her 26-year tenure, was noted for her mentoring abilities. In 1985, she accepted a position as executive vice chancellor and then chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. The award recognizes individuals who have advised, facilitated, encouraged or paved the way for others. Consideration for the award will be given to any faculty or staff member who has a record of outstanding mentoring service going beyond the requirements of their employment.
Nominations are due by Jan. 23, 1998, and should be returned to Nancy L. Herron, Commission for Women, 311 Grange Building, University Park, Pa. 16802. Additional information and nomination forms are available by calling (814) 865-1683.
Members of the selection committee include: Herron, director of academic
affairs, Penn State
McKeesport, Sabrina Chapman, director, Center for Women Students,
Tineke J. Cunning, chair, Commission for Women, Margaret M. Lyday,
associate professor, Department of English, and Ellen Walker, academic
adviser in The Smeal College of Business.
Contributions to help endow the award may be made payable to The Pennsylvania State University and sent to 1 Old Main, University Park, Pa. 16802, with an indication that contributions are to be credited to the Rosemary Schraer Fund.
The State College Branch of the American Association of University Women is offering scholarship grants for women for the academic year 1998-99. This year the State College Branch will be sponsoring three grants. The first of these awards is the Simmons-Jansma Project Renew Grant for $3,000. The other two awards are State College AAUW Scholarships for $2,500 each.
The purpose of these awards is to support women who, at some point, have interrupted their academic work for at least three years and who wish to resume or continue their studies. The grants will be awarded to three women residents of Centre County who have completed a minimum of one-fourth of the degree requirements toward a baccalaureate degree. The awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic promise, clarity of educational goals and service to the community.
Grant applications are available from Anne Nelsen, at (814) 237-9059; fax: (814) 235-6926; e-mail: aknelsen@vicon.net; mailing address: 310 S. Allen Street #402, State College, Pa. 16801.
Deadline for submission of applications is Feb. 15, 1998.
The Penn State Mont Alto associate degree program in occupational therapy was recently recommended for full reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). The program received its original accreditation in 1993. The reaccreditation process included an expansive written report analyzing the mission, philosophy and curriculum design of the program, followed by a four-day on-site review by ACOTE representatives. The Penn State program completed the review with no deficiencies.
This degree also is offered at four other Penn State campuses: Penn State Berks, Penn State Shenango, Penn State DuBois and Penn State Worthington Scranton. Director of the Penn State Occupational Therapy Program, Janet DeLany, is a member of the Mont Alto campus faculty. Currently 60 students are enrolled in the Mont Alto campus occupational therapy assistants' program.
