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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES DAY OF SERVICE
The Southeast Missouri State University Concert Band will present its final concert of the spring semester at noon April 25 in the University Center lobby on the Southeast campus.
The University Concert Band is comprised of students from across the University, both music majors and non-majors who enjoy performing standard concert band literature. They are directed by Barry Bernhardt, director of University Bands.
The concert is free and open to the public.
The program will include the following pieces: "The Golden Eagle Concert March," by Harold L. Walters; "Variations On A Korean Folk Song," by John Barnes Chance; "Apollo," by John Pennington; "Russian Sailors' Dance," by Reinhold Gliere; and "George Washington Bicentennial March," by John Philip Sousa.
BETA XI TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT SOUTHEAST
The Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority at Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate its 50th anniversary on the campus April 28 with an event at 5:30 p.m. in the Show Me Center.
The celebration will combine Founder's Day, the day in which the chapter and alumni gather for a luncheon to celebrate the founders of the organization, and the sorority's annual spring formal.
"Our members have a lot to be proud of as far as history and tradition on this campus," said Kelly Currington, a Sigma alumna. "For an organization to remain on campus for a half a century, really says something about it. We must be doing something right."
The women of Betz Xi are requesting small donations from their alumni and parents or friends of women in this chapter to help boost the success of the event.
For more information about the event, call Elizabeth Keefe at (573) 332-5325.
FAMILY BUSINESS SEMINAR ON ESTATE PLANNING: PART 2 PLANNED FOR MAY 1 AT SOUTHEAST
The second program of a two-part Family Business Seminar on Estate Planning will be held May 1 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Co-sponsored by the Harrison College of Business and the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Small Business Management, the seminar is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall.
Topics for the seminar include: (1) Tax saving strategies for the family business; (2) The optional new 401K rules and the new IRS rules that can save you $1,000 in taxes; (3) Do you have a trust?; (4) Will your trust work?; (5) How to avoid the 13 points of failure in living trust planning; (6) How business owners can reduce litigation expenses; and (7) Can your business survive without a strategic plan?
For additional information and registration, call the Department of Marketing at Southeast Missouri State University at (573) 651-2924 or (573) 651-2915. There is a $25 charge for the seminar and luncheon. Pre-registration is required.
GERBER TO SPEAK AT HOLOCAUST STUDIES SEMINAR THIS SUMMER
Dr. Mitchel Gerber, professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University, has been awarded a fellowship and has been invited to speak at the 2001 Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Seminar hosted this summer by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The focus of this year's conference, "Ethics After the Holocaust: Key Issues for Philosophy and Religion," involves Gerber as well as 15 other scholars in presenting works related to the ethical issue of the Holocaust. Gerber's work examines the moral and philosophical culpability of those involved in the Holocaust, whether it was the German killing teams or the "innocent bystander" and applies the culpability issue as a prescriptive prevention measure in terms of preventing world genocide today. The international seminar is planned for July 16-27 in Washington, D.C.
Gerber's primary area of research is on elements of the French Jewish "Resistants" and the role of the "resistants" in occupied France during World War II. Gerber's central research objective has been to examine and confirm the involvement of the underground movement through the use of scarce and invaluable archives at various universities throughout the world. Starting in 1998, Gerber examined scarce works at Harvard University following his invitation to the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities seminar hosted by the university.
Following his initial investigation, funded by a grant from Southeast's Grants and Research Funding Committee, Gerber has accessed the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies housed at Yale University, through which he verified historical accounts of a high number of women in the movement involved in all aspects of the underground resistance. Gerber is now in the process of writing a manuscript entitled "French Jewish "Resistants" During the Holocaust," which, according to Gerber, offers a multidisciplinary approach as well as a possible safeguard in our current political world of genocide practice.
"The oral videotaped testimonies of French Jewish "Resistants" give a more in-depth record of Holocaust activities than are made public," Gerber said. "While women's involvement was one part of my overall approach, the video testimonies served to provide insight into the conceptual and philosophical nature and political ideology of the French Jewish underground populace. Through this multidisciplinary approach to the Holocaust, we can study our own concepts, ideologies and philosophies regarding world genocide in the twentieth century, whether it be in Rwanda or anywhere in the world," Gerber said.
The announcement regarding Gerber's summer fellowship comes as Southeast Missouri State closes out the Holocaust/Ethnic Cleansing Memorial program held on campus this week. Gerber has spearheaded the yearly project at Southeast, hoping to expand the public's awareness of the Holocaust, its moral and philosophical implications, and as a practical forum for recognizing the horrors of a genocide policy.
PERFORMANCE BY CLARK TERRY TO HEADLINE JAZZ FESTIVAL
The University Jazz Program and the Men of the Iota Psi Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Men's Professional Music Fraternity at Southeast Missouri State University will hold the Third Annual Phi Mu Alpha/Clark Terry Jazz Festival April 28 on the Southeast campus.
The festival will feature more than 16 junior and senior high school jazz bands/combos in competition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Academic Auditorium. The morning and afternoon sessions will conclude with a performance by the Southeast Studio Jazz Ensemble and guests at 5 p.m. in Academic Auditorium. This mini-concert will be presented prior to an awards ceremony. A concert, featuring the Southeast Jazz Lab Band, also will be presented during the noon hour.
The headliner of this year's Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival will be Clark Terry with the Studio Jazz Ensemble during the evening concert. This concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Academic Auditorium. Terry recently performed at Southeast with the Southeast Studio Jazz Ensemble at December commencement exercises, during which he received an honorary doctoral degree. Terry again performed Jan. 7 with the Studio Jazz Ensemble at a Pre-Inaugural Celebration for then Gov.-Elect Bob Holden in Jefferson City, Mo.
Terry also recently performed on the VH-I show "Divas Live with Aretha Franklin" and on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno in a performance with the Steve Tyrell Big Band, with whom he had just done a recording session.
All-day admission (from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to the Jazz Festival is $5. General admission is $10, $15 and $20 for reserved seating.
A "Pre-JazzFest 2001" concert will be presented April 27 at Jeremiah's in Cape Girardeau beginning at 8 p.m. featuring the Southeast Studio Jazz Ensemble with special guest jazz artists Mike Metheny, jazz fluegelhorn artist and editor of JAM Magazine from Kansas City, Mo.; and Dr. Wayne Goins, jazz guitar artist and director of jazz studies from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. Cover charge for this concert will be $5 at the door. This concert is supported in part by the Southeast Missouri State University Jazz Program, Zimmer Radio Group and Jeremiah's.
For more information on either jazz event, call the Southeast Department of Music at (573) 651-2141.
MATH FAIR TO BENEFIT ST. JUDE'S
In an effort to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mathematics, in conjunction with the Southeast Missouri Student Educators of Mathematics Organization will participate in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), "Mathematics at the Fair, The Seventh Annual World's Largest Math Event" on April 27, from 10 a.m. to noon outside of Johnson Hall on the Southeast campus.
Carnival games, open to college students and daycare children will include a bean bag toss, a ring toss, a duck pond, a cakewalk, a bottle throw and estimation games. The carnival will conclude with a pie throwing contest in which pies will be thrown at the top two Southeast instructors who earned the most money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The event is in celebration of April being denoted as Mathematics Education Month. The NCTM World's Largest Math Event helps to promote the use of mathematics in everyday life. All proceeds from the event benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
NEARLY 600 AREA STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN MATH FIELD DAY
Nearly 600 students from 29 area junior and senior high schools will compete in the Annual Math Field Day April 24 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The event, in its 24h year at Southeast, is sponsored by Southeast's Department of Mathematics and the Southeast Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The day's events begin at 9 a.m. and conclude with an awards ceremony at 2 p.m.
Students will have the opportunity to compete in both individual and team events and a problem-solving event called "Mathletics."
Mathletics is a fast-paced event in which teams of four students work simultaneously on problems for periods of 15 seconds to two minutes. The students compete to see who can score the most points for correct answers.
Other individual and team events will challenge students in the areas of algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, word problems, history of mathematics, sets and logic, exponential and log functions, matrices and determinants, computational mathematics, elementary data analysis, probability, mental arithmetic, analytical geometry, number bases, number theory, hand calculators and calculus.
Schools registered to participate are: Cape Central Junior and Senior high schools, Dexter, Doniphan, Farmington, Fredericktown, New Madrid County Central, North St. Francois, Notre Dame, Sikeston Junior and Senior high schools, Advance, Arcadia Valley, Bunker, Campbell, Caruthersville, Century, Clarkton, East Carter County, Leopold, Malden, Marquand-Zion, North Pemiscot, Oak Ridge, Puxico, Saxony, South Iron, South Pemiscot and Steelville.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY TO PRESENT ARTHUR H. MATTINGLY AWARD AT ANNUAL SPRING BANQUET
Stephen Rogers and Michelle Saxman-Rogers of Pierre, S.D., are the recipients of the Arthur H. Mattingly Award in Historic Preservation for 2001, which will be presented at the Historic Preservation Annual Spring Banquet.
The Mattingly Award is presented annually to a graduate of the Historic Preservation Program at Southeast Missouri State University, who has been working successfully in a professional position for at least five years and exemplifies the ideals of the program. This is the first award to be presented jointly. The banquet will be held at the Drury Lodge at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. Cost per ticket is $15.
Rogers and Saxman-Rogers each graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with the bachelor of science in historic preservation degree in May 1995. They are a married couple, and both are employed by the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (SPSHPO) in Pierre. In December, Stephen Rogers became the historic preservation coordinator for the SDSHPO. Michelle Saxman-Rogers is a historic preservation specialist/architectural historian. Both have written many successful
National Register nominations. Michelle Saxman-Rogers has published an article in CRM (Cultural Resource Management), a magazine published by the National Park Service.
For more information, contact Dr. Bonnie Stepenoff, associate professor of history for Southeast, at (573) 641-2831.
REGENTS TO MEET VIA TELECONFERENCE APRIL 23
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will meet via teleconference at 4:30 p.m. April 23.
The meeting will be held in Academic Hall Room 205.
The only item on the agenda will be a motion to go into a closed session for appropriate considerations. No announcement is expected at the close of the meeting.
'DOING IT YOUR WAY: HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR LIVING AND DYING' TOPIC OF SERIES OF FORUMS
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Philosophy and Religion, Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center will offer a series of forums titled "Doing it Your Way: Health Care Decisions for Living and Dying."
The first in the series is planned for 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 26 in the Osage Community Center. Panelists will be Dr. Linda Heitman, Southeast assistant professor of nursing; the Rev. William Matzat, director of pastoral care at Southeast Missouri Hospital; and Dr. Walter Schroeder Jr., M.D.
This 90-minute forum will explore many of the medical, emotional, spiritual and ethical issues faced by individuals and their families as they face the end of life. Topics will range from terminal illness to palliative care and will be explored from a variety of medical, moral and religious perspectives. The forum is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Dr. William McKinney, chair of the Southeast Department of Philosophy and Religion, at (573) 651-2818 or email wjmckinney@semovm.semo.edu.
SOUTHEAST SALUTES OUTSTANDING ST. LOUIS ALUMNI AT AWARDS LUNCHEON
The Southeast Missouri State University St. Louis Alumni Council saluted eight outstanding Southeast alumni from the St. Louis area April 19 at a "Southeast Salutes" Awards Luncheon at the Frontenac Hilton Hotel.
The alumni were honored for their outstanding work, their commitment to making a difference and their service as role models for the community and the University through their professional and volunteer efforts.
Recipients of the 2001 Southeast Salutes Award are Mike Dambach (1974), partner with Baird Kurtz & Dobson; Kent Ehrhardt, (1982), chief meteorologist with KMOV-TV4; Ed Goodman (1969), KEZK Radio anchor; Jerry Potthoff (1962), president and chief executive officer of Engineered Support Systems; Marjorie Schramm (1957), former mayor of Kirkwood; Walt Smallwood (1969), coach and teacher with Hixon Jr. High School; Charles Southern, Jr., (1966), executive vice president of AON Corp.; and Dr. E. James Travis (1963), superintendent of the Ferguson Florissant School District.
Southeast Alumni Services and Consultant Lubricants sponsored the luncheon.
About the recipients:
C. Michael Dambach
Michael Dambach received a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in accounting in 1974 from Southeast Missouri State University. As an undergraduate, Dambach was a member of the Southeast Indian baseball team. He currently serves as partner at Baird, Kurtz and Dobson in St. Louis. Dambach is a member of the President's Council of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation and serves on the Foundation Board of Directors. He and his wife, the former Kimberly Hapgood, are the parents of two children, Stephanie and Gregory.
Kent Ehrhardt
In 1983, Kent Ehrhardt received a bachelor of science degree in mass communication from Southeast. After a 13-year career in Palm Beach, Fla., Ehrhardt returned to his hometown of St. Louis to serve as chief meteorologist for KMOV-TV News 4. His credits include American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association Seals of Approval, board member of the National Weather Association, 1997 National Hurricane Conference Media Award, 1996 Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference Media Award, and 1995 National Weather Association Member of the Year. Ehrhardt and his wife, Janice, reside in Chesterfield with their three children, Alec, April, and Austin.
Ed Goodman
A 1969 graduate of Southeast, Ed Goodman received a bachelor of science degree in speech and theatre. Goodman is the morning show host at KEZK in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife Kathleen.
Goodman has been affiliated with St. Louis radio since 1972. He also supports KETC-TV, St. Louis' Public Television station. Ed has three sons, two daughters, and four grandchildren.
Jerry Potthoff
Jerry Potthoff is a 1962 graduate of Southeast with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
Jerry is president and chief operating officer of Engineered Support Systems, Inc., which engineers and manufactures military support and electronics equipment for various branches of the U.S. military and commercial customers.
He is active in various community affairs in the St. Louis area, including Junior Achievement, member and consultant to Citizens Finance Committee for the City of Kirkwood, and Executive Committee Member of the St. Louis Area Council Boy Scouts of America-North Star District.
Potthoff is married to Judith (McCarver) Potthoff and has two children, Susan and Joseph.
Marjorie B. Schramm
Marjorie Schramm received a bachelor of science degree in education with majors in history and social science from Southeast in 1957, where she became a member of Southeast's Delta Delta Delta sorority, formerly Clio Literary Society. She is currently serving as commissioner for the Missouri State Highway and Transportation Committee.
Beginning her career as a teacher in Kirkwood, Schramm moved to city government through a position with the Kirkwood City Council in 1980. In 1992, she became the mayor of Kirkwood, and served in that position for eight years. She also is active with the St. Louis Council Girl Scouts as a member of the President's Advisory Council and volunteers for Forest Releaf of Missouri. Marjorie resides in Kirkwood with her husband, William. They have two children, Carolyn and Eric.
Walter E. Smallwood
An industrial arts teacher at Hixon Jr. High School, Walter Smallwood lives in Kirkwood with his wife, Cynthia. He received a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in physical education and a minor in industrial arts from Southeast in 1969. He participated in football and track as an undergraduate. Smallwood is a past member of the Alumni Association's National Alumni Council. He and his wife are the parents of one daughter, Amber.
Charles B. Southern, Jr.
Charles Southern is a 1966 graduate of Southeast with a bachelor of science degree in marketing. While at Southeast, Southern was active in the Sigma Chi fraternity. He later received a law degree from the University of Tulane. Southern currently serves as the executive vice president of the Aon Risk Services Corp. He also is a member of the President's Council of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation and was a founding member of the Copper Dome Society. Charles is married to the former Jana A. (Atteberry) and is the father of four children.
E. James Travis
Dr. James Travis graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree in education. Travis serves the St. Louis educational community as the superintendent of schools for the Florissant-Ferguson School District. He is an alumnus of Southeast's Sigma Chi fraternity. He resides in Ferguson with his wife, Martha. They are the parents of two children, Matthew and Lindsay.
FACULTY MEMBER RECEIVES ROBERT O. WEISS AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Larry Underberg, director of forensics and assistant professor of speech communication and theatre at Southeast Missouri State University, has received the Robert O. Weiss Award for Scholarly Achievement from the National Educational Debate Association (NEDA).
The award recognizes individuals who have significantly advanced the cause of responsible public advocacy.
Underberg serves as the Debate Team coach at Southeast, where he has taught for the past three years. At Southeast, he teaches "Public Speaking," "Argumentation," "Non-Verbal Communication," "Political Communication" and "Advanced Public Address."
"I am so pleased with the award," Underberg said. "It's nice to have that kind of recognition from people I respect a great deal. Any time your peers decide your work has substantial merit, you are pleased."
Underberg received the award April 5 at a conference of the Central States Communication Association in Cincinnati, Ohio. The award is named for Robert O. Weiss, a retired professor from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. Weiss was the first recipient of the award, which, at its inception, recognized a lifetime of achievement in forensic scholarship. The award later was renamed in Weiss' honor.
"Outside the discipline, Larry's commitment to responsible public dialogue is seen in his consulting/advising work with legislators, political and civic organizations and political candidates," said Jeff Gregory, president of the National Educational Debate Association (NEDA).
NEDA believes that debate should be a practical educational experience and that performance by participants should reflect the stylistic and analytical skills that would be rewarded in typical public forums.
Underberg recently served as a political commentator when the Missouri Governor's Debate was broadcast on KRCU 90.9 FM, Southeast's National Public Radio station.
"Larry has truly led by example this past year," Gregory added. "In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he has maintained a high level of visibility within the field of communication - which reflects highly of NEDA.
Underberg is the editor of the NEDA Journal and recently made three presentations at the NEDA Convention. Underberg's presentations focused on influence of competition on community, the teaching of argumentation and public debate on the merits of the tenure system.
Underberg is actively involved in planning the Tahoe Conference on Academic Debate. He is NEDA's representative at all planning meeings, is a member of the conference planning committee and has assembled a panel involving leaders from several debate organizations who will discuss inter-organizational cooperation and rivalry. He also has a proposal under consideration involving the Tahoe participants in an assessment of the Debate Conference to be presented at the annual NCA Conference.
"I am pleased to congratulate Dr. Underberg on this signal honor and to recognize his outstanding achievement in scholarly recognition," said Dr. Martin Jones, dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
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