College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• March 7, 2006

  LAS hands out international service awards

  
  
• The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognized international activities by its faculty, staff and students during its annual international dinner on Monday, March 6.
  
  Three individuals were specifically honored for their international work including Kathy Leonard, professor of foreign languages and literatures; Dana Schumacher, academic advisor in the Department of Political Science; and Elizabeth Rock, a senior political science and international studies major.
  
  The evening also included a keynote address by Richard Mansbach, professor of political science, on "Thoughts on a Globalizing World." Warren Dolphin, University Professor of genetics, development and cell biology, spoke on the College's study abroad efforts.
  
  LAS faculty members who have participated in the Fulbright Scholar Program and individuals who have received the ISU International Service Award were also recognized.
  
  The awards bestowed at the event included:
  
  Kathy Leonard, professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, received the LAS Distinguished International Service Award. Leonard was honored for her work with the College's Latin American Studies Program, study abroad involvement and international research efforts. Leonard directs the Latin American Studies Program and has coordinated several study abroad trips to Bolivia and Peru. Her research interests include Latin American women's narrative, second language acquisition and translation studies. She has published numerous translations of Latin American women's narrative and a number of books dealing with the work of women authors. She is currently working on a book project, Women of Silver and Tin: The Forgotten Miners of Bolivia.
  
  Dana Schumacher is the program coordinator of the international studies major and minor in the College and received the LAS International Staff Service Award. She serves as the academic advisor to students with a primary major in political science and a secondary major in international studies. Among her many responsibilities, Schumacher evaluates and approves application of transfer and study abroad courses to the international studies major and minor. She also coordinates an electronic newsletter sent to international studies students.
  
  Elizabeth Rock, a senior political science and international studies major, has received the LAS Student International Excellence Award. A minor also in Spanish, Rock has studied abroad in Spain and Belize while at Iowa State. She was also enrolled in the first Arabic course offered on campus, has participated in the Model United Nations student group and served as an intern for the Iowa Council for International Understanding. She plans to attend graduate school to study international relations.
  

Kathy Leonard

Elizabeth Rock

Dana Schumacher

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