Dr. Annette Golonka and Dr. Bettie Obi Johnson
Along with
past USCL students Jonathan Freeman and Daniel Hinson, presented
a poster at the South Carolina branch of the American Society
of Microbiology held at the Medical University of south Carolina
in Charleston on April 20th entitled “Production
of Volatile Organic Compounds by Two Metschnikowia Yeasts Isolated
From Silene Caroliniana Nectar”. (April 2013)
Dr. Bettie Obi Johnson and Dr. Annette Golonka
Had a Magellan Scholar student,
Austin Blackwell, present a poster at Discovery Day held at
USC Columbia on April 26th entitled “The Sweet Scent
of Carolina Jessamine: Evaluating the Floral Scent Profile
of Gelsemium sempervirens”. Austin Blackwell won
first place in his poster session. (April 2013)
Dr. Bettie Obi Johnson
Is the recipient
of the 2012-2013 John J. Duffy Excellence in Teaching award,
the University of South Carolina Regional Campuses’ highest
teaching award. (April 2013)
Prof. Karen Worthy
Is the
recipient of the 2012-2013 Charles
and Grace Sloan Fellowship. The Charles and Grace Sloan
CCLA Fellowship is awarded to a
Doctoral Student in Higher Education Administration in the
Community College Leadership Alliance (CCLA) Program in the University
of South Carolina College of Education. (April
2013)
Dr. Annette Golonka
Published a paper in the April 2013 issue of the journal The
American Midland Naturalist with co-author Rytas Vilgalys.
The article [169(2): 235-258] is entitled “Nectar
Inhabiting Yeasts in Virginian Populations of Silene latifolia
(Caryophyllaceae) and Coflowering Species.” (April
2013)
Prof. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Has been invited to guest lecture to
students at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School
of Library and Information Science. Her USM lecture covered how
academic librarians use social media – Facebook, in particular – to
expand professional networks, engage with students, and promote
libraries on campus and in surrounding communities. (March 2013)
Prof. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Has been invited to guest lecture
to students enrolled at the Graduate School of Library and Information
Science (GSLIS)at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Her lecture will cover her forays into the information seeking
behaviors of students who use academic libraries during their
study abroad. GSLIS at UIUC is currently ranked as the #1 graduate
Library and Information Science program in the United States
(http://www.lis.illinois.edu/articles/2013/03/gslis-ranked-number-one-among-lis-schools). (March 2013)
Prof. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Was interviewed by Academia.edu
about her use of the scholarly social network’s analytical
tools as she prepares for promotion and tenure: blog.academia.edu/post/42382231000/the-path-to-promotion. (March
2013)
Prof. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Has had two proposals accepted
to the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Conference:
"Guiding the Wave: Academic Librarians’ Practical
Role in Digital Humanities" and "In the Sticks: Access and Barriers
to Continuing Education in Small & Rural Libraries" (with
Prof. Deborah Tritt, USC Aiken). ACRL is the central professional
association for academic librarians, and over 500 proposals were
submitted for this year’s conference. (March
2013)
Prof. Campbell Brasington
Received
the Distinguished Master’s
in Genetic Counseling Alumni Award from the USC School of Medicine. In
addition to teaching part-time at USC Lancaster,
Prof. Brasington is a Senior Genetic Counselor at Levine Children’s
Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, in Charlotte, NC. (March
2013)
Dr. Nicholas Guittar
Has
been awarded a Social Sciences internal grant from the USC Office
of the Provost for his research project entitled: “What it
Means to Be Black and Gay: A Sociological analysis of coming out
among African Americans and Caribbean Americans.” (March
2013)
Dr. Fernanda Burke
Has
been awarded a RISE grant from the University of South Carolina
Office of Research. Her
topic is "Improving the Pharmacokinetics of Naturally Occurring
Peptides: A Parallel Teaching Approach." (March
2013)
Dr. Kate Holland
Has
been awarded a RISE grant from the University of South Carolina
Office of Research. Her topic is "A Functional
Cerebral Systems Approach to Trait Hostility: Examining a Double
Dissociation between Left and Right Frontal Lobe Activation in
the Completion of Verbal and Design Fluency Tasks." (March
2013)
Dr. Lisa Hammond
Published
three poems, “The Goddess Loads the
Dishwasher,” “The Goddess Eats an Apple,” “The
Goddess Reads a Legend,” Wicked Alice (26 February 2013):
np. (March 2013)
Prof. Fran Gardner
Received
a $1000 Grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission to attend
a Master Class workshop taught by artist, instructor, independent
curator and author Steven Aimone at the Atlantic Center for the
Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. (February 2013)
Dr. Walt Collins
Received a grant of $1800 from the French
American Cultural Exchange, the Tournées Festival programs,
to support the showing of five current French films on the campus
of USC Lancaster. The French Film Series will take place in April
2013 and will be open to the campus and community. (February
2013)
Dr. Annette Golonka and Dr. Bettie Obi-Johnson
Have been
awarded funding through the competitive Magellan Scholar Program
for their proposal with student Austin Blackwell entitled “SPME
Evaluation of the Scent Profile of Gelsemium sempervirens". Project
will begin in Spring 2013. (February 2013)
Dr. Courtney Catledge
Has been selected as a Palmetto
Gold winner for 2013. The Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition
program honors 100 nurses each year who have demonstrated excellence
in the practice of nursing and commitment to the profession.
(February 2013)
Prof. Fran Gardner
Had
two new pieces of art accepted into a national juried show titled “PaperWork In, On and Of Paper VI.” The
exhibit is in St. Charles, Missouri at the Foundry Art Centre.
It will hang from Feb 8 – March 22. (January 2013)
Dr. Nicholas Guittar
Published the following article: Guittar, Nicholas
A. 2013. “’The Queer Apologetic: Explaining the
use of bisexuality as a transitional identity” Journal
of Bisexuality 13(3). (January 2013)
Dr. Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar
Published the following chapter: Carter,
Shannon and Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar. 2012. “Laboring
through Pain: Body, Mind, and Emotion Work among Midwifery Clients” Pp.
79-94 in Lean V. Berhardt (ed) Advances in
Medicine and Biology, Volume 45. New York: Nova Science Publishers,
Inc. (January 2013)
Dr. Nicholas Guittar
Published the following article: Rayburn,
Rachel and Nicholas A. Guittar. 2013. “’This is Where
you are Supposed to be’: How homeless individuals cope
with stigma” Sociological
Spectrum 33(2): 1-16. (January 2013)
Prof. Fran Gardner
Had her artwork included in a newly released
book, Textiles
: the Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser (London
: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2012.) (January 2013)
