Jim Cherrington, native of Glasgow, Mo., recently received the first annual Young Alumnus Award from Truman State University. The award was presented during the All-Alumni Mixer during Homecoming weekend.
Cherrington graduated from Truman in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. While at Truman, he was active in the marching band, Business Administration Club and Phi Beta Lambda. Upon graduation from Truman, Cherrington moved to Columbia, Mo., where he began work with Williams-Keepers, Certified Public Accountants. In 1987, he was appointed the personal coordinator of the Cancer Research Center in Columbia. He is currently business manager for the Research Center.
The Young Alumnus Award was created by the National Alumni Association of Truman State University as a way to honor outstanding recent graduates. Criteria include maintaining a close relationship with the University, supporting the University through student recruitment, public relations or contributions, making a worthwhile contribution to society through education, sports or business and having received recognition by peers or superiors for exemplary service.
Cherrington has been active in and serves as an officer for the Mid-Missouri Alumni Chapter of Truman State University, is an avid Truman basketball supporter and is a member of the Truman Athletic Booster Club. In his nomination, Cherrington was described as a fine representative of Truman, one who has kept a close relationship with several faculty and staff members, and someone who continues to be a great public relations tool for his alma mater.
Cherrington, a member of Rotary, the Lutheran Family and Children's Services, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Chamber of Commerce, is co-chair of the 1998 Business Expo. He and his wife, Mindy, and their three daughters reside in Columbia.
"The Depiction of the American Indian in American Society" is one of three events to be held in November to celebrate Native American Month. Jerry Bread from the University of Oklahoma will present "The Depiction..." at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17 in Ryle Hall main lounge.
"Searching for a Native American Identity," a documentary film, will be featured at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19 at the Multicultural Affairs Center. A discussion led by the Native American Club will follow the film.
On Nov. 20, a ceremonial dance will be performed by the representatives from the American Indian Center of Mid-America. The dance will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in Ryle Hall main lounge.
The Theatre Department is proud to announce the production of Our Town as a part of its season for the 1997-1998 academic year. Don't miss its five show run from Nov. 18 until Nov. 22. All performances will begin at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre of Baldwin Hall. Admission is free for all performances. Reserve tickets are available.
Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, premiered in 1938, and was described by the the New York Post as "beautiful and remarkable-one of the sagest, warmest, and deeply human scripts to have come out of our theatre...A spiritual experience." And almost 60 years later, after countless high school, college, community theatre, and professional productions, Our Town remains a profoundly moving theatrical experience. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Wilder celebrates the rituals of everyday life, embraces both the pleasure and the pain that accompanies our all-too- brief journey of life to inevitable death, and ultimately affirms the joy of the human spirit which is alive in all of us. This play is arguably one of the most cherished plays in American history and is appropriate for all ages.
For more information regarding performances, or to reserve tickets, please contact the Little Theatre box office at 785.4515, Monday through Friday, between the 1 and 4 p.m.
Twenty-one students from Truman State University participated in the 1997 American Model United Nations International Conference (AMUNI) in Chicago, Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
Truman students represented Argentina and Bulgaria in three simulated United Nations General Assembly Committees, the Economic and Social Council, the Historical Security Council of 1967, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, and the General Assembly itself. Students were to formulate draft resolutions for consideration by the United Nations conference, caucus with their country's political allies, and arrive at an acceptable compromise on a policy issue area.
Interacting with students from a variety of national, regional, and international schools (including Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Missouri-Columbia), Truman students demonstrated an advanced understanding of their topic areas, use of the Conference parliamentary rules and procedures, and overall role-playing skills.
Argentina, represented by Jeffrey Moore and Ryan Kennedy, was recognized as a "Best Delegation" for its work in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. Participation at AMUNI was made possible through POL 554: Independent Studies-Model United Nations, sponsored by Stuart Vorkink, professor of political science, and Kevin L. Bauer, student instructor and senior political science and sociology/anthropology major. The students representing Argentina were: Tracie Adams, Adriana Pequeno, Chris Thacker, Monica Detrixhe, Sarah Bird, Kimberly Hammond, Chris Ross, Sarah Davis, Andrew Martin, Luke McFarland, Josh Steuterman, Jeffrey Moore and Ryan Kennedy. The students representing Bulgaria were: Elliot Bischoff, Lara Blake, Andrea LeVoy, Melida Sanderson, Adam Vaught, Stephanie Fortney, Shaun Overton and Trent Bond. Kristi Barton served as a special administrative assistant to the preparation of the Bulgarian delegation prior to the Conference.
The Division of Fine Arts will present Lawrence Stomberg, cellist, in a faculty recital at 8 p.m., Nov. 17 in Baldwin Auditorium. Stomberg, assistant professor of cello and bass, will be assisted by Nancy Hueber, pianist, and Julianna Moore, flutist.
Stomberg studied cello with Shirley Trepel at Rice University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree. As a student of Timothy Eddy, Stomberg received his master's degree and Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has performed both solo and chamber recitals at numerous music festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center, Sarasota Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Festival, and the Banff Centre for the Arts, and has studied chamber music with Gilbert Kalish, Julius Levine, and Leon Fleisher. Stomberg performs frequently throughout the midwest, with recent concerto and chamber music appearances in Quincy, Ill., Columbia, Mo., and St. Louis. He has also performed orchestrally under conductors Sergiu Commissiona, Seiji Ozawa and Bernard Haitink.
As a committed performer of contemporary music, Stomberg has been involved with many chamber music and world premiere concerts at New York's Miller Theater and Merkin and Pfortzheimer Halls. As a teacher, he coaches chamber music at the Texas Music Festival, and was an instrumental member of Long Island, New York's Values in the Arts and Humanities program, an outreach service providing music performance and education to children in the classroom.
The Nov. 17 program will consist of four works: Bla BartĒk's Roumanian Folk Dances, the fourth Unaccompanied Cello Suite of J.S. Bach, the Jet Whistle by Heitor Villa- Lobos, and Franz Schubert's Sonata in A minor.
Ryle South college will sponsor a Christmas Market craft show from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. 22 in the main lounge of Ryle Hall.
All proceeds from crafter registration will go to Victim Support Services, which is a shelter and center for battered and abused women and children.
The market is a chance for students and area residents to buy arts and crafts from crafters from the northeast area and from campus organizations.
For more information, please call 785.4094.
The Center for International Education Abroad is offering study in Indonesia from June to August of 1998. The program includes: intensive two-month study of Bahasa Indonesia for beginning and intermediate students; lectures in Indonesian history, economics, arts and culture; field trips to historic sites and villages; and international travel, visas, and health insurance.
Those with senior or above status are eligible. For more information, please contact the Center at 785.4076, Kirk Building 120.
Truman Army ROTC represented the University well at recent Ranger Challenge competitions. Ranger Challenge is the varsity sport of Army ROTC. Teams compete against other universities from Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.
The Ranger Challenge competition consists of events that measure proficiency in various military skills, including the Army Physical Fitness Test, weapons assembly, a hand grenade assault course, one rope bridge construction and a 10-kilometer road march.
Team members, coached by Master Sgt. Paul Pherigo, prepared for the competitions over an intensive seven- week period. The team placed second out of 10 teams at the Missouri State Competition held at Lincoln University and third out of 10 at the Illinois State Competition. The team also placed first of 7 teams at the Truman State University Invitational.
Ray Barrow, professor of sociology, was elected president- elect of the Missouri Sociological Association, starting in 1999. Barrow is president-elect and will organize the meeting the year after next.
Keith Doubt, associate professor of sociology, was elected to the Board of the Missouri Sociological Association.
Franklin Street Singers has been selected to participate in the National Collegiate Showcase invitational. The group will participate in performances, workshops, recording sessions and professional showcases throughout the four- day event in March in Nashville, Tenn.
Justin Hettick, senior chemistry major, presented a paper titled "Microwave Sample Decomposition in the Undergraduate Analytical Curriculum" at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Tulsa, Okla. The work was, in part, a result of his summer 1997 research efforts. Co-authors on the paper were alumnus David Sallee and David McCurdy, associate professor of chemistry.
Nathan McNeil, junior biology major, was awarded a research grant from the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation. The grant will help fund his research on the analysis of mutations that suppress segregation distorter. His research mentor is Janna McLean, assistant professor of biology.
Chad Price, senior sociology/anthropology and chemistry double major, won first prize in the Ruth S. Voorhess Memorial Student Paper Competition for his paper "An Analysis of Emile Durkheim's 'The Elementary Forms of Religious Life'." Molly McCaskill, senior sociology/ anthropology major, placed third in the competition with her paper, titled "A Feminist Perspective on the Barbie Doll."
Daphne Sayler, senior music major, was awarded honorable mention in the Junior-Senior Collegiate Piano Honors auditions held at the Missouri Music Teachers Association State Convention held in Warrensburg. Andrew Hicks, sophomore music major, was awarded honorable mention in the freshman-sophomore category. Both are piano students of David McKamie, associate professor of music.
Glenn Wehner, professor of agriculture, reviewed the textbook Beef Cattle Production: An Integrated Approach for Waveland Press. His comments are used in promotional materials.
Truman Today will not be published Nov. 24. The Nov. 17 issue will run calendar items through Dec. 1. Deadline for the Nov. 17 issue is Nov. 12.
National Security Education Program Undergraduate Scholarships for study abroad can be applied to study in countries outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Scholarship awards will vary based on financial need and will cover one academic term or year. Contact the Center for International Education Abroad for more information. Deadline for applications is Jan. 10, 1998.
A limited supply of 1997 Homecoming T-shirts and sweatshirts is available in the Alumni Office, McClain Hall 100. Sweat-shirts cost $16; T-shirts, $7.
GLAMOUR magazine is sponsoring the 1998 Top Ten College Women Competition to recognize the excellence of female college juniors from across the country. Applications and more information may be picked up in the Student Affairs Office, Kirk Building 112, and the Public Relations Office, McClain Hall 202. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 1998.
The Women's Resource Center is sponsoring the third annual "Women of Distinction" awards. The awards ceremony will be at 7 p.m., Nov. 19, in the SUB Georgian Room.
A blood drive, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 11-13 in the SUB Activities Room.
Truman French students will present Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molire at 8 p.m., Nov. 19 and 20 in the SUB Down Under. It will be presented in French; English translation will be in the program.
The Audubon Society, Chariton Valley Chapter, will have a Bird of Prey Show from the World Prey Sanctuary at 7 p.m., Nov. 12, in the Ryle Hall main lounge. Admission is free. Live birds with free-flight demonstrations will be featured, as well as the natural history, habits and conservation of birds of prey.
Windfall staff are accepting submissions for the magazine. The deadline is Nov. 18; place submissions in the Windfall CAOC mailbox.
A volunteer is needed in the areas of reading, writing and math for a 33-year-old man with mild mental retardation. For more information or to volunteer, contact Christa Carhart, case manager, Kirksville Regional Center, 785- 2500.
Blue Key and the CAOC are sponsoring a College Bowl from 6:30 to 11 p.m. on Nov. 11 and 12 in the Student Union. Price is $25 per team, which consists of four people and one alternate.
The Division of Language and Literature will sponsor "King of the Beats: Neal Cassady and his influence on the writing of Jack Kerouac," at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13, in the SUB Down Under. Speaker Joe Snuffy will make a senior seminar presentation.
Cardinal Key will hold an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 19 in Ophelia Parrish 300. Female students who will have completed 60 credit hours at the end of the spring '98 semester and who have a 3.25 cumulative GPA are eligible.
Multicultural Affairs will present an evening of progressive, political, and passionate poetry and readings at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13 in the Multicultural Affairs Center. Through vibe-n-verse, students, faculty and staff are invited to share poetic lyrics, original as well as favorite works. Percussions will be provided by Demond Bills.
Sherod Santos, professor of English at the University of Missouri and the Poet-in-Residence at the Poets' House, Islandmagee, Northern Ireland, will present a poetry reading at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13 in SUB Alumni Room. Santos is the author of four volumes of poetry and a screenplay.
"The Concept of Minority: Race and Sexual Orientation in American Politics and Political Theory" will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17 in the SUB Conference Room by Ladelle McWhorter, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Richmond and former Truman faculty.
"The Physics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance," will be presented by Ken Hahn, associate professor of physics, as part of the Physics Colloquium, at 4:35 p.m., Nov. 12 in Science Hall 011.
Val Larsen, assistant professor of business administration, and Neil Gilchrist, associate professor of business administration, will discuss "The Legal Environment of Demarketing Antibiotics" at 4 p.m., Nov. 14, in Ryle Hall 233.
Truman will host a Financial Aid Night Teleconference to explain student financial resources at 7 p.m., Nov. 10, in the SUB Activities Room.