College News
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR PROFESSOR
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) has recognized Mechanical Engineering Professor Aniruddha Mitra for five years of outstanding service. Mitra has been serving as a member of NCEES’s national level committee for examination development in mechanical engineering, developing questions for the Professional Engineer (PE) licensing exam, as well as creating a unified reference manual for and working toward computerization of the exam.
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT CHAIR NAMED
Gerald Ledlow, Ph.D., has been appointed the first chair for the Health Policy and Management Department. He is a board certified health care administrator with more than 27 years of practical and academic experience in leadership, management and clinical positions. In academia, Ledlow has worked with students for 16 years in DHA, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.H.A., M.B.A. and Allied Health programs, and has taught more than 24 different graduate courses.
College of Business Administration
COLLEGE HOSTS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 21st Annual College of Business Administration Golf Tournament was held May 23 at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. The tournament registered 37 foursomes, making it the College’s largest tournament to date. Players traveled from cities in Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina to participate in the event.
College of Education
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLING DIRECTOR NAMED
Brenda Marina, professor in the Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development, will lead the Center for International Schooling (CIS) beginning this fall. Dean Thomas Koballa Jr., Ph.D., said the Center’s mission is to promote the exploration of global education and awareness of global education issues from P-12 to higher education. “Dr. Marina brings a rich professional background to the position through teaching and leadership roles in international organizations,” added Koballa. Marina said the Center will work toward developing collaborations between Georgia Southern University and other local, national and international entities to facilitate joint projects in global education, and support and engage research highlighting global and international issues.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
VISUAL HISTORY SUMMER INSTITUTE
The Department of History held its first Visual History Summer Institute in May with Professor Michael Van Wagenen at the helm. The intensive 12-day, hands-on seminar was aimed at teaching historians basic filmmaking and media production techniques and attracted seven scholars, some from as far away as Canada. Communication Arts Professor Jason Knowles assisted with the instruction. Van Wagenen says the Institute is under consideration for a large grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and he hopes to make the program “a permanent fixture at Georgia Southern.”
College of Health and Human Sciences
NURSING PROFESSOR APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD
Governor Nathan Deal appointed School of Nursing Professor Dellarie Shilling to the Georgia Board of Nursing. The Board approves nursing education programs that prepare nurses for entry into professional practice. Shilling is the only nurse practitioner currently on the board, which was reorganized this year to include both Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensing and regulation.
College of Science and Mathematics
COSM SOAR LEADER WINS AWARD
Biology major Neal Hollis is the latest recipient of the SOAR (Southern’s Orientation, Advisement and Registration) Excellence Award. He helped the College of Science and Mathematics throughout the summer and assisted with the Pre-Professional Breakout session. The COSM Advisement Center said Hollis “rocked the house” by contributing “the student’s point of view.” And at every presentation, Hollis answered a multitude of questions from both students and parents.