[InFocus] In Focus

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IN FOCUS

April 7, 2006

*IN FOCUS SURVEY*

University Communications* *is conducting a readership survey of /In 
Focus/. All members of the Southwestern community and those who receive 
this newsletter are invited to complete this short (13-question) survey 
before May 12. To take the survey, please go to 
www.southwestern.edu/its/surveys/in_focus.htm 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/its/surveys/in_focus.htm>

*TOP NEWS*
* *
*MERRIMAN MORTON NAMED CHAIR OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES*

Merriman Morton, a longtime leader in the Texas banking industry, has 
been named the new chair of Southwestern University's Board of Trustees.
Morton earned a degree in economics from Southwestern in 1963 and 
started his banking career at Whitney National Bank in New Orleans. In 
1967, he joined Texas Commerce Bank and served as president and/or chief 
executive officer for offices in Corpus Christi, El Paso and Houston. He 
concluded his career as chair and chief executive officer of Chase Bank 
of Texas-Austin in June 1998. After six years of retirement, Morton 
returned to banking and currently serves as chairman of the Austin 
region for Texas Capital Bank.

Morton has been a member of the Southwestern University Board of 
Trustees since 1987 and has served as co-vice chair of the board since 
1996. He is one of three co-chairs for /Thinking Ahead./ 

Morton replaces Houston businessman Jim Walzel, who has served as Board 
chair for the past six years.

Read the entire story at 
http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060406.html.

*FOUR LONGTIME SUPORTERS RECEIVE SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDAL*

Four longtime supporters of Southwestern University have received one of 
the University's highest honors - the Southwestern University Medal. The 
medals are given for contributions to the University, either through 
service or philanthropy. The medals were presented March 31 at a 
luncheon on campus. The luncheon was held in conjunction with the 
kickoff for Southwestern University's $125 million /Thinking Ahead/ 
fundraising campaign.

Houston businessman James V. Walzel received the award for his longtime 
service to Southwestern University's Board of Trustees. Walzel is 
stepping down as Board chair this fall after serving in that position 
for six years. During this time, he helped guide a presidential 
transition, initiated a new 10-year strategic plan and helped plan for 
the largest fundraising initiative in the University's history. He also 
had made several personal contributions to the University, and will 
continue to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Also receiving the medal were three Wichita Falls residents - Elizabeth 
Perkins Prothro and Robert and Ruby Priddy. The Priddys received the 
medal for their support of Southwestern's Paideia® Program, which 
challenges students to make connections between their learning in the 
classroom and issues facing the world. The program was launched in 2002 
with the help of an $8.5 million grant from the Priddy Charitable Trust.

Prothro is the daughter of two longtime Southwestern supporters, Lois 
Craddock Perkins and Jay J. Perkins. The Perkins-Prothro Foundation has 
donated $3.5 million for the construction of a new building at 
Southwestern that will be called the Charles and Elizabeth Prothro 
Center for Lifelong Learning. The new building will house the Paideia® 
Program, provide classroom space, and enable students to receive 
academic, career and technological support in one place.

Read the entire story at 
http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060403.html.

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

*NEW FOUND GLORY TO PERFORM AT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY APRIL 20; CONCERT 
PROCEEDS BENEFIT KATRINA VICTIMS*

New Found Glory, a Florida-based punk-pop band that is known for its 
enthusiastic live performances, will be the featured band at 
Southwestern University's first-ever large act concert April 20. The 
concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center.

Last year, Southwestern University students approved a fee increase to 
bring a large act concert to campus. After Hurricane Katrina hit last 
fall, students voted to make their first concert a fundraiser to benefit 
victims of the hurricane.

Tickets for the concert are $8 for students and $12 for the general 
public. They are available for online purchase at 
www.southwestern.edu/studentactivities 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/studentactivities>.

For more information on the concert, call 512-863-1862.
* *
*CELLO CONCERT APRIL 11*

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Music Department presents cellist 
Evangeline Benedetti in concert on Tuesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in 
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer in the Fine Arts Center.

Evangeline Benedetti has been a member of the New York Philharmonic 
since 1967, the first woman in the cello section and one of the first 
women appointed to a permanent position with the orchestra. She was 
appointed to the Philharmonic by Leonard Bernstein and has since 
appeared with the orchestra in more than 4,000 concerts in New York and 
around the globe.

This performance is free and open to the public. For more information 
about this event and other fine arts events call The Sarofim School of 
Fine Arts at 512-863-1379.

*FACULTY FORUM *
* *
Jason Hoogerhyde, assistant professor of music, will discuss the 
catalysts and processes behind two recent compositions,/ "/Hollow" for 
the clarinet and/ "/Blur:Squint" for the saxophone quartet, at the noon 
Faculty Forum on Monday, April 10, in the Lynda McCombs Room. Sodexho 
will provide a hot lunch for $4.25 per person and coffee and tea will be 
available for 50 cents. Faculty, staff and guests are welcome to attend.

*NOTABLES*

*Eileen Cleere*, associate professor of English, was recently awarded 
a C.P. Snow Fellowship from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research 
Center at UT-Austin. The fellowship is designated for scholars working 
on the interdisciplinary connections between literature and science. 
It was given to Cleere to encourage her work on sanitary reform and 
its impact on Victorian aesthetic philosophy.
* *
*Melissa A. Johnson*, associate professor of anthropology and 
environmental studies, presented "Conservation in a Creolized World: 
Ambiguities and Ambivalences of 'Protecting Nature' in Belize" at the 
XXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association 
March 15-18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
* *
*Maria Kruger*, internship coordinator, was selected as the Southwest 
Association of Colleges and Employers scholarship recipient. The (SWACE) 
offers a scholarship to one eligible college member each year to attend 
the prestigious National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 
Management Leadership Institute.  She will be the third Southwestern 
Career Services staff member to receive the SWACE scholarship in the 
past six years. 

*Mary Grace Neville*, assistant professor of business, serves as a 
faculty adviser to the Business as an Agent of World Benefit project 
housed at Case Western Reserve University. This month, Neville was 
invited to launch a "teacher's corner" segment of the B.A.W.B. monthly 
newsletter. The essay combines her perspectives on business as an 
integral and embedded form of social organization. She draws on stories 
from her recent visit to Poland which was funded through the Samuel 
Taylor Foundation.  Read the newsletter at 
http://worldbenefit.case.edu/newsletter/?idNewsletter=133&idHeading=65&idNews=528 
<http://worldbenefit.case.edu/newsletter/?idNewsletter=133&idHeading=65&idNews=528> 

*Eric Selbin*, professor of political science, served as a discussant 
for a panel titled "Human Rights as Motivation and Justification in 
Intervention and Peace-Building" at the recent International Studies 
Association meeting. At the same meeting, Selbin chaired the annual 
meeting of Rowman & Littlefield's "New Millennium Books in International 
Studies" series he co-edits with Professor Deborah Gerner of Kansas. The 
most recent book in the series is Thomas Weiss and Peter Hoffman's 
"Sword & Salve: Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian Crises."

*SU IN THE NEWS*

The /Austin American-Statesman/ and /The Williamson County Sun/ ran 
articles on the /Thinking Ahead/ campaign kickoff. Read the Statesman 
article at 
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/31southwestern.html 

KUT radio aired a story about the /Thinking Ahead/ campaign kickoff.

The /Austin American-Statesman/ ran an op-ed piece by Lorna Hermosura 
about the Upward Bound students who traveled to Washington, D.C. Read 
the entire article at 
http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/03/31upward_edit.html 

The /San Antonio Express-News/ ran an article featuring Red McCombs 
involvement in the Thinking Ahead campaign. Read the entire article at 
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA040106.02B.roundup5.7edf22af.html. 

President Schrum was quoted in an article in the /Chronicle of 
Philanthropy/. Read the article at 
http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v18/i12/12002901.htm.

The /Austin Business Journal/ ran an article on Merriman Morton's 
appointment to chair Southwestern University's Board of Trustees. Read 
the entire article at  
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/04/03/daily30.html?surround=etf. 

Mary Visser, professor of art, was included in an article in the /Cal 
State San Bernardino News/ about three-dimensional art. Read the entire 
article at http://www.news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=3071. 

*CALENDAR*

April

7-9                   /Man of No Importance/, Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones 
Theater
7                      Public viewing night, 8-11 p.m., Fountainwood 
Observatory
8                      Men's lacrosse vs. University of Texas at 
Arlington, 1 p.m.
8                      Baseball vs. Millsaps College, 2 p.m.
9                      Baseball vs. Millsaps College, 1 p.m.
11                    Baseball vs. Hardin-Simmons University, 7 p.m.
11                    Guest artist, Evangeline Benedetti, cello, 7 p.m., 
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer
14                    Baseball vs. Trinity University, 2 p.m.
14                    Easter holiday
15                    Baseball vs. Trinity University, 2 p.m.
18                    Tenure and promotion reception
20                    Guest artist, Weston Hurt, baritone, 7 p.m., First 
United Methodist Church
20                    New Found Glory concert, 7 p.m., Robertson Center
21                    Career Connections barbecue, noon-2 p.m., Howry 
Center
23                    Southwestern University Chorale, 7 p.m., Lois 
Perkins Chapel
25                    Southwestern University Jazz Band, 7 p.m., 
Bishop's Lounge
26                    Guest artist, Enso String Quartet, 7 p.m., First 
United Methodist Church
27-May 9         Student art exhibit, Fine Arts Gallery
28-30               Dance Repertory Concert, Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones 
Theater
30                    Southwestern University Wind Ensemble, 4 p.m., 
Georgetown High School     Performing Arts Center
30                    Southwestern University Orchestra, 7 p.m., 
Georgetown High School Performing Arts Center

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