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Show New faculty members represent wide spectrum A wide range of educational and professional backgrounds are represented by new faculty members at SUSC. Twenty new instructors are teaching at SUSC this year, the majority filling positions vacated by departing faculty members or filling in for others who are on leaves of absence. These individuals certainly reflect a diversity of educational training institutions as well as a diversity of geographic origins, said SUSC President Gerald Sherratt. Six new instructors have joined the SUSC School of Arts and Letters: Cory Duckworth in political science, Linda Lutz in art, Richard Ropers in sociology, Rebecca White in theatre arts, and Julie Quick and Bruce Walker in music. Duckworth, an instructor of political science, will teach American national government, preparation for law school, problems of public policy, comparative governments and presidency at SUSC. The SUSC faculty member is originally from Magna. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, the Utah State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Lutz is an instructor of art, teaching drawing and composition, concepts of art, art history, painting and printmaking. She has previously taught basis and is at SUSC on a part-tim- e e now a faculty member. The Denver, Colo, native received BA and MA degrees in art from Utah State University. Her works have appeared in numerous exhibitions, and she has received a USU graduate school fellowship while working toward her masters degree. Quick is an associate professor of music who is originally from Duluth, Minn. She will be the SUSC orchestra director and music theory instructor. The chamber music specialist has recorded for CBC in Canada and has appeared as a violin soloist and with several string ensembles. Ropers is an assistant professor of sociology. His areas of specialization include social psychology, mental health, social problems and crime and delinquency. The New York City native taught at Regis College for several years before attending UCLA as a scholar. While at UCLA he worked full-tim- post-doctor- with the National Institute of Mental Health and as an academic and research field studies coordinator. Walker is spliting his time between the college and Cedar City High School, serving as director of bands at both institutions. He is the director of the SUSC ceremonial band, the Scarlet and Black, and will also direct activities of concert and jazz bands and will teach other woodwind classes at SUSC. Prior to joining the SUSC faculty, he in northern taught music, grades Nevada public schools. White is the technical director for the SUSC Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, her main responsibilities being in the areas of stagecraft, technical workshops, and scenic and lighting K-1- design. The theatrical designer attended American River College and received a 1984 UCI Drama Guild Award for Best Scenic Design and an ARC award for technical achievement. Previous experience includes work as a staff technician at California State University, Chico. Six new instructors have also joined the SUSC School of Business, Technology and Communication: Suzanne Larson and Sage Platt in forensics, Timothy Lewis and David Rees in accounting, Patricia Raystrup in communication, and David 'JC'ard in electronics. ' Larson, a Brigham City native, is director of the SUSC forensic program and is an assistant professor of communication. She comes to SUSC after directing forensic activities at Humboldt State University and at Central Washington University. Lewis is an assistant professor of accounting and a tax law specialist. He will teach business law, introduction to accounting, and an estates and gift tax seminar, a course in the SUSC masters of accountancy program. His previous experience includes work in public accounting and in private law practice. He has also served as associate editor of the Utah Bar Journal. Paystrup, a print journalism and public relations specialist, is a communication instructor responsible for courses in journalism, public relations, advertising, technical writing and photography. She has held various P.R. positions, has worked as the founding editor of a weekly newspaper and in a variety of writing and editing positions. Other experience includes teaching forensics and English in the public schools. Platt is joining the SUSC faculty on a e basis after working part-tim- e at the college for six years. As individual events coach for the forensic squad, she has led SUSC I.E. specialists to honors in overall national standings second in 1983, fifth in 1984 and third in 1985. In doing so, she has coached SUSC students to first place honors in dramatic interpretation and extemporaneous speaking at the I.E. Nationals. Rees, another addition to the accounting faculty, is a specialist in financial and governmental accounting. Among the classes he will teach is consolidation accounting, another masters of accountancy course. Originally from Wales, Utah, Rees is also certified in Texas as a CPA. Ward is an assistant professor of electronics, teaching courses in graphic arts, energy (basic electricity), and shop organization. The new SUSC faculty member is originally from Lake Arrowhead, Calif. His previous teaching experience includes positions with the Granite School District, at BYU, and most recently, at Western Illinois University, Macomb. There are five additions to the SUSC School of Education: Ben Dodson in football, Bill Evans in basketball, Terri Lauterbach in dance, and education course instructors Mark Marriott and Kevin Robinson. Dodson, a former Thunderbird football player, has been hired as an assistant to Don Conrad, the head football coach at SUSC. Dodson worked with quarterbacks and running backs and served as offensive coordinator last season at SUSC. Evans is an assistant to Thunderbird Basketball Coach Bob Schermerhorn. He was an assistant to Schermerhorn season, and he was during the 1983-8an assistant coach at Idaho State University last year. Lauterbach, an instructor of dance at SUSC, is also the advisor to the Thpnderettes., She is a, moder dance, it: full-tim- 4 jazz and conditioning expert. Originally from Walla Walla, Wash., Lauterbach has previous experience as an English teacher and drill team adcisor in Sandpoint, Idaho; as a dance and physical education instructor at the University of Idaho; as head of the dance department and drill team advisor at North Bend High School, Ore.; and as the owner of Pacific Pulse, an aerobic studio in Seattle, Wash. The modern dancer has also performed at the Seattle Dance Center. Marriott, is teaching a number of education classes, from generic courses to senior thesis, and he will also supervise student teachers and assist with the cooperative masters program in education. He will draw upon several years teaching experience with the Weber County School District and at Utah State University and Utah Technical College, Salt Lake. Robinson, a Parowan native, is an assistant professor of education. In addition to the supervision of student teachers, he is teaching foundations of education, classroom management and teaching language arts in the elementary schools. Three remaining faculty members have joined the SUSC School of Science, Michael Donovan in biology and physiology, Peter Smith in computer science, and Gary Snowder in agricultural sciences. Donovan specializes in endocrinology, the mechanisms of hormone action. He will teach cell and molecular biology courses at SUSC along with courses in physiology. Smith is an associate professor of computer science. His areas of specialization include programming languages, robotics and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining the SUSC faculty, he taught computer science courses at Utah State University and at Missouri Valley College where he served as the computer science director. Snowder is an assistant professor of agricultural sciences, an instructor in courses dealing with beef, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, meats and livestock judging. He specializes in sheep production and animal genetics and comes to SUSC from a position as a research scientist at the Texas Sheep Experiment Station at San Angelo. |