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2000-01 Archives
Departmental
Archives
April
30 to May 6, 2001
Poster competition
The second annual College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
poster competition produced finalists ranging from Othello
costume designs to learning Russian by computer.
Other Features
Mei Hong
Russian Mathematics Team
VEISHEA
April
23-29, 2001
Invigorating
Although a NSF grant is based in the Department of
Statistics, it will provide interdisciplinary research opportunities
across campus.
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Gloria Culver
Research in Germany Exhibit
April
16-22, 2001
Honors and awards
Faculty, staff and students in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences have been recognized this spring for their achievements
in teaching, research, scholarship and international activity.
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Distinguished & University Professors
LAS Awards
University Awards
Barron Award Recipients
April
9-15, 2001
Learning the language
Anthropology and American Indian Studies' Jill Maria
Wagner is working to revitalize a Native American language in Idaho.
Other Features
Astronomers & Supernova
Paul Spry
Peter Rabideau
April
2-8, 2001
Golden anniversary
It's been 50 years since Lois Tiffany first joined
the faculty at Iowa State University.
Other Features
Paul Coates
Baker Center
March
26 to April 1, 2001
Research on display
The Parks Library is the site of a month-long poster
exhibition touting research opportunities in Germany.
Other Features
Tom Greenbowe
Yuhong Yang
Wallapak Tavanpong
March
19-25, 2001
Plant sciences
Stephen Howell is the new director of the Plant Sciences
Institute.
Other Features
Neal Iverson
Paul Canfield
Ron Simons
March
5-18, 2001
New media
Political science's Steffen Schmidt is team teaching
a course on the implications of Election 2000.
Other Features
Cliff Bergman
Andrejs Plakans
February
26 to March 2, 2001
Science pros
Three College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty
members presented at the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Other Features
Craig Anderson
Industrial Relations Center
February
19-25, 2001
New direction
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has taken
a new approach to soliciting research funding.
Other Features
M. Evelina Galang
Di Cook
Bill Simpkins
February
12-18, 2001
Master talks
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences master teachers
will hold workshops throughout the spring semester.
Other Features
Jane Cox & Patrick Gouran
Klaus Schmidt-Rohr
Hsain Ilahiane
February
5-11, 2001
On the ice
Botany's Jim Colbert annually leads honors students
on a winter expedition with an overnight stay at Peterson Pits near
Ames.
Other Features
Dan Armstrong
Technical Communication Major
Summer in Panama
January
29 to February 4, 2001
In the groove
The marching band season may be over, but the music
doesn't stop for members of the drumline.
Other Features
Deb Marquart
2000 Election Class
Jim Trenberth
Brombaugh Organ
January
22-28, 2001
Fine arts
The Department of Music and ISU Theatre have announced
their spring seasons.
Other Features
Donna Niday
Joe Hraba and Fred Lorenz
Ed Yeung
January
15- 21, 2001
Undergraduate research
Two LAS academic programs place focus on undergraduate
research late in the fall semester.
Other Features
Lulu Rodriguez
Kristen Johansen
Nancy Coinman
Madrigal Dinner
January
8-14, 2001
Core of the University
Dean Peter Rabideau made a presentation to the President's
Council on the achievements and priorities of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
Other Features
Carver Laboratory for Ultrahigh Resolution Biological
Microscopy
Dan Russell
LAS Graduation Convocation
Marching Band at Bowl Game
December
4-31, 2000
End of the line
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will hold
its graduation convocation Saturday, December 16.
Other Features
Mark Gordon
Don Sakaguchi
November
27 to December 3, 2000
New directors
Two Cross-Disciplinary Studies programs have new directors.
Other Features
Sidner Larsen
Jerry Garcia
Hector Avalos
Trig on the Web
M.H. Dunlop
November
13-26, 2000
Building a brand name
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication faculty
and students are reaping the benefits of being a named program.
Other Features
Barry Larkin
Fern Kupfer
Dave Flory
November
6-12, 2000
Semester in Florence
A two-week summer program has blossomed into a semester-long
study abroad experience.
Other Features
Coeli Monnig
Jane Peterson
Brad Bushman
October
30 to November 5, 2000
Science Night
LAS science majors became the teachers at the recent
Science Night at Edwards Elementary School.
Other Features
Steve Coon
Lynn Clark
Ames Piano Quartet
October
23-29, 2000
On site
A excavation site near Boone was the destination this
month for 50 anthropology students.
Other Features
John Eighmey
Catt Center DebateWatch
Wolfgang Kliemann
October
16-22, 2000
Honors and awards
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Alumni
Association will honor outstanding alumni, faculty and staff during
Homecoming.
Other Features
Celebration of Heroines
C6 Virtual Reality Tornado
Steffen Schmidt
October
9-15, 2000
We've got something to say
The works of student playwrights will be featured in
new ISU Theatre production.
Other Features
Robert Baum
Campaign Course
J.D. Beatty
October
2-8, 2000
Celebrating women
ABC News senior correspondent Carole Simpson will be
featured at several events sponsored by the Catt Center for Women and
Politics.
Other Features
Jim McCormick
Jane Jacobson
Nancy Coinman
September
25 to October 1, 2000
Cleaning up the Skunk
Every fall students in the Skunk River Navy take to
their canoes in an effort to clean up the Ames river.
Other Features
Drew Shaman
Military Science minor
Linda Pisano
September
18-24 , 2000
Green thumbs
Steve Mahoney oversees one of the Midwest's largest
plant collections atop Bessey Hall.
Other Features
Patricia Thiel
Fall Convocation
Frank Krennrich
September
11-17, 2000
Tech masters
Six professors have perfected the use of technology
in the classroom and have been named LAS Master Teachers for 2000-01.
Other Features
Lynn Sandeman
Whole Earth Telescope & Steve Kawaler
Jacob Petrich
September
4-10, 2000
Helping hand
The Department of Computer Science has established
a mentoring program for its freshman majors.
Other Features
Clark Miller
Physics Fellowship
Michelle Mattson
Simon Estes
August
28 to September 3, 2000
Art and science
Students in the Biological/Premedical Illustration
program kept busy this summer with a trip to Minnesota's Boundary Waters
and completing a mural at McFarland Park.
Other Features
Duane Isely
Physics REU Summer Program
Gary Comstock
Jane Cox
August
21-27, 2000
The sound of music
A full semester of musical and theatrical productions
has been scheduled by the Department of Music.
Other Features
Steve Rodermel
Faculty Retirements
Igor Beresnev
