Professor Lewis Brownstein (Political Science), who is retiring after 44 years teaching at New Paltz, has been awarded Emeritus status by the College. Lewis was honored at a farewell celebration on May 4 at the College Terrace. Members of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), the Office of Institutional Research & Planning, and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art have been awarded a grant in the amount of $20,000 from The New York Community Trust to measure the economic impact of the arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Professor Eve Waltermaurer (Sociology) has received a $19,546 grant...
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Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Michael Vargas (History, Latin American & Caribbean Studies) has been awarded the 2012 La Corónica International Book Award for his monograph “Taming a Brood of Vipers: Conflict and Change in Fourteenth-Century Dominican Convents.” The prize will be announced at the International Congress of Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., May 9-12. It carries for the author an honorarium and an invitation to attend the Congress in the following year to preside over a special session dedicated to advancing the research themes of the awarded work.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
The Hudson Valley Psychological Association has awarded New Paltz a Psychologically Healthy Community Award in recognition of our contributions to the psychological health of our communities. Professor James Halpern (Psychology), who is the director of the Institute of Disaster Mental Health (IDMH), was notified of the award and invited to accept on behalf of the College at an event that will be held at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum on June 8.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Suzanne Grady (Communication & Marketing) received a Gold Accolades Award for Institutional Media Relations from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for a series of articles and events in commemoration of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The series included coverage of New Paltz’s Institute of Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) in the New York Times, an NBC documentary featuring Caitlin Langone ’12, and a flag planting ceremony on campus. Grady was presented with the award in Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 4 at the CASE District II conference.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Vicki Tromanhauser (English) has won the Andrew J. Kappel Prize in Literary Criticism for her article “Mrs. Dalloway’s Animals and the Humanist Laboratory” forthcoming in Twentieth-Century Literature. Professor Eve Waltermaurer (Sociology) has received a $12,104 grant from Family of Woodstock for her project titled, “Evaluation of Ulster County’s Juvenile Justice Alternative to Juvenile Detention.” Waltermaurer has also received a $7,755 grant from Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE) for her project titled, “Council on Addiction Prevention and Education Youth Risk Survey.” Professor Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro (Geography) has received a $7,214 grant from SUNY/RF Sustainability Fund for his...
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Laura J. Dull (Secondary Education) has been awarded 2013 Spring Fellowship for study in Korea. This fellowship, provided by the Korea Society, involves a 10-day history and cultural tour of Korea.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Tom Meyer (Secondary Education) has received a $1,000 grant from Ulster County Community Foundation for his project titled, “HVWP Young Writers’ Program.” Professor Emeritus Gerald Sorin has won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award (NJBA) for Biography for his book “Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane” (Indiana University Press, 2012). An award ceremony will be held at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan on March 14 at 8 p.m. Sorin will discuss his book at two events on campus: in the Honors Center on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m., and at the Elting Memorial...
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor kt Tobin-Flusser, assistant director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), has received a $219,434 grant from New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University for her project titled, “Planning & Implementing Green Infrastructure to Improve Watershed Resiliency in the Saw Mill Brook Watershed and Village of New Paltz.” Professor Stacie Nunes (Physics) has received a $90,000 grant from Orange County Community College (OCCC) for her project titled, “Subcontract from SUNY Orange (OCCC) : Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge.” Professor Praowpan Tansitpong (Business) has successfully completed a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management...
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Tom Meyer has received a $2,500 grant from the Irving Harris Foundation for his project titled, “Irving Harris Foundation Challenge Grant.” The grant will provide support for the Hudson Valley Writing Project.