Purdue Notebook
June 23, 2006
Appointments and promotions
— Andy King, director of orchestras at Carmel High School, will lead the Purdue Symphony Orchestra and Collegiate Band during the 2006-07 school year. His appointment as a visiting professor will become effective July 1.
Campus activities
— The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security has released a series of training modules for K-12 school employees titled "Keeping Information Safe: Practices for K-12 Schools." Through case studies and exercises, the free, multimedia lessons teach educators their responsibilities in keeping student information safe, as well as about the pertinent threats to privacy. The modules can be downloaded from the CERIAS Web site.
Faculty and staff honors
— The sound score for the 2005 production of "His Occupation," which was composed by Richard Thomas, professor of visual and performing arts, and Ron Shoemaker, a senior from Lafayette, Ind., was selected for exhibit in the United States National Exhibition at the 2007 Prague Quadrennial. The United States Institute for Theater Technology selects American pieces to exhibit in the June 2007 event. It is held every four years in Prague, and more than 50 countries are represented.— Bert Rockman, professor and head of the Department of Political Science, delivered a keynote speech, "Open Politics and Disharmony," at the Governance for Harmony: Linking Vision conference at City University of Hong Kong.
— Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition, was given the "Excellence in Research Award" from Sigma Xi, a global science and engineering scholarly society that brings together scientists from across disciplines to exchange ideas. Weaver is the first woman at Purdue to receive the award. She is a nationally recognized expert on calcium metabolism and bone health. She also is director of Purdue's Botanicals Research Center, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Student honors
— Peter Shiplett, a master's degree candidate in the College of Liberal Arts from Cincinnati, Ohio, was given the Robert E. Cohen Award for Sound Achievement by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. It is awarded to a young designer or technician who has demonstrated excellence or outstanding potential in the area of sound in the performing arts while pursuing a graduate degree. Since the award was established in 1996, four Purdue students have won.
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