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Show MOORTY GAINS FULBRIGHT AWARD: SUU English professor S.S. Moorty hasbeen SOFTBALLERS FALL TO UMKC: SUU’s softball team lost four straight to Mid-Continent Conference leader selected to teach at an eastern European institution of higher education in Moldova during the 2002-2003 school year after being awarded his second Fulbright scholarship. UMKC Friday and Saturday at Thunderbird Field, dropping the Thunderbirds’ conference record to 4-8. SEE PAGE 2. SEE PAGE 3. OURNAL EVENTS CALENDARI PAGE 120 Students honored BY CYNTHIA KIRKHAM SENIOR STA! FF WRITER Rhiannon Bent, a senior Ccommunication major from Centerville, Utah, and Evan Wilcock, a senior communication major from Cedar City, won Female and Male Contributor of the Year, respectively. Bent is currently a senior staff writer for the Journal, a C and O Assembly delegate, president of the communication honor society Lambda Pi Eta and 2 member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She said that a student who wins this award should be visible and sincerely want to help students. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were honored Friday for their hard work and dedication to SUU in “The Best of Times,” this year’s Thunderbird Awards ceremony. “Tonight we’re here to honor everyday people doing extraordinary things,” Heather Latteier, student member of the Thunderbird Award committee, said. One everyday person honored for his extraordinary work during his 30 years at SUU was Sterling R. Church, vice president of student services. Outgoing SUUSA President Ryan Richey said that Church was honored for his tremendous effort to T-Bird Awards 7 — Y Jennifer Powell, winner of the Elaine C. Southwick Meredith award. Power 91 received the Organization of the Year Award. Alex May, a senior communication He said the radio station has tried to be more involved by promoting other SUU clubs, developing a better news cast and covering local sports. Improv Sports. He is the reigning Mr. SUU. Power 91 Richey T. Steadman, a theatre and M Performer of the Year: Wendy Milam dance performance major from Sandy, received the Personality of B Outstanding Student Involvement: 260 R Southwick Meredith Award and Brady Cox, a senior chemistry major B PR ER TR LR of her five years at SUU, just finished directing Media, and is currently on EE Ty Redd Faculty, staff and alumni were A R GRS honored for service and dedication to SUU, its students and the community. B Male Athlete of the Year: the Education Club Council. She said the award is a summation of the Art Challis, associate professor of Jerry Cowan years she has spent at SUU. communication, received the Gerald R. Sherratt Distinguished Service Award for his longtime service to B Female Athlete of the Year: Caroline Heaton “I think it just says, ‘Good job, keep working, there’s more to be done,™ Powell said. Cox, who is currently president of pre-medical club Alpha Epsilon Delta, volunteers at the Happy Factory and has served on a committee to establish a free health clinic in Cedar City. He said that a desire to serve is the most important reason he received the award. [ “I'knew the work that [R. Kenneth] Benson did, and he had | B Carmen Rose Hepworth Award: SUU. Challis has been the voice of the Thunderbirds and radio announcer for SUU sports for the past 30 years. B Gerald R. Sherratt Distinguished Service Award: Eta gl TS “It’s been an amazing run broadcasting SUU sports,” Challis B SUUSA President’s Award: said. “I can’t believe it’s been this Sterling R. Church ‘ long.” B Commitment to Excellence Award: Anthony Jewkes el and Jerry Cowan, a senior ‘went to Wendy Milam, a senior theatre arts major from Lehi, Utah. Carmen Alldredge Powell, who has been invoived with student government three out education major from Alton, Utah, Utah, received the Female and Male Athlete of the Year awards. The Performer of the Year Award Richard Steadman excellence and overall campus and community involvement.” the Year Award. Caroline Heaton, a senior physical communications major from Moab, B Personality of the Year, from Orangeville, Utah, received the R. Kenneth Benson Award. Both awards were for “acagemic PHOTOS BY: ERIN MADSON/JOURNAL “Thanks for allowing me to be myself,” Wilcock said through tears. Ferre is involved with Presidential Ambassadors, LDS Institute of B Organization of the Year: major, was awarded the Elaine C. Brady Cox, winner of the R. Kenneth Benson award. support. Religion council, SUU Live and Jennifer Powell, a senior theatre that desire, along with skill,” Cox said. more to others than themselves, and he thanked SUU students for their the Sterling R. Church Student Involvement Award. B Female Contributor of the Year: Rhiannion Bent received the SUUSA President’s Award. Students were honored for academic achievement, campus and community involvement, personality, athletics and performance. award should be someone who gives Rob Ferre, a junior communication major from Salt Lake City, received W Male Contributor of the Year: Evan Wilcock Student Involvement Award, and school,” Bent said. ‘Wilcock is currently the president of the PrIDE Club, Power 91 continuity director, a C and O Assembly delegate and chair of the Utah Aids Foundation’s southwest region. He said the person who wins this club president, accepted the award. B Elaine C. Southwick Meredith Award: BTl redesign of student services and the spearheading of the Eccles Living and Learning Center project. Because of his great efforts, the student involvement award ‘was renamed the Sterling R. Church “I hope this means I was able to leave something behind at this major from West Jordan, Utah, and B R. Kenneth Benson Award: Brady Cox improve student services over the years, including the construction of the Sharwan Smith Center, the by SUU LBl R ol T oY Tony Jewkes, assistant athletics director/external affairs, received the Commitment to Excellence Award. Jewkes received the award for his hard work with public, the (continued on page 2) ! Ault: student input key in provost selection BY RHIANNON BENT SENIOR STAFF WRITER The search for SUU’s new provost is under 'way, and student input will be requested at a series of presentations this month. Carl R. Templin was appointed acting provost this year after the resignation of Ray Reutzel last spring. SUU President Steven D. Bennion created a 15-member search committee in November to find a permanent replacement. John Ault, professor of psychology and chair of the provost search committee, said the provost is the top academic position at SUU. “[The provost] really controls the curriculum... and is the ultimate decisionmaker on campus,” Ault said. applications. The field was narrowed to 29 after all the applications were examined, then again to 10 who received phone interviews. Candidates were asked questions that were related to the criteria set by the committee. Some of the questions were: M “As you know, a person in the position of provost often faces making difficult decisions that have ethical, moral and financial consequences. Would you describe how you handled situations in the past that involved The committee, composed of faculty, staff ~ conflicting and students, developed ground rules in December regarding the criteria for selecting candidates. Criteria chosen by the committee included personal character, vision of the university, interpersonal skills, program development skills, administrative skills, scholarship, work ethic and ability, student interests, teaching ability and diversity. “These are the yardsticks we’re going to measure [candidates] against,” Ault said. Once the job was posted in various journals and Web sites and candidates applied, the committee received 44 values?” B “Given the location of SUU, we have srmggled some.WhaE with the diversity issue. What do you see as the benefits and problems of actively promoting diversity?” Other questions dealt with salaries, scholarship among faculty and prioritization. Early this month, the committee reduced the list from 10 to five by secret ballot before discussing the candidates, and invited each for an interview on campus. Because two candidates are currently employed at SUU, they automatically receive in-person 10 a.m. in the Starlight Room. He was the provost at Southern Virginia University interviews. Each finalist will be interviewed before coming to SUU. by the committee, Deans’ Council, Bennion Templin also applied for the position, but a date for his presentation has not been set. Ault said several candidates’ names have not been released because most of them are currently in key leadership positions at other and the President’s Council. Each will also receive a campus presentation, tours of the campus and community and luncheons and dinners. Ault said all candidates currently serve or previously served as deans or provosts and have vast publication records. The first presentation by Mary Cullinan universities and don’t want to jeopardize their credibility. Presentations by those who requested that their names not be made public will not be open to the campus. Presentations are typical when top positions are available. Ault said there will be forms provided for student feedback. “Getting a provost with student interests at will be today by ~ heart is the top priority,” he said. at 10 2.m. in the Starlight Room After the presentations, the committee will send Bennion a list of three to five candidates it believes are outstanding and he of the Sharwan Smith Center. will take the name of his choice to the Board of Trustees. dean of the College of Arts, is selected before May 4 because the position will begin July 1. He said the committee has Cullinan is the Ault said the committee hopes the provost Letters and Sciences at the University of California-Stanislaus. There will be another presentation by David Stephens Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Cedar Breaks Room of the Sharwan Smith Center. Stephens is the dean of the College of Business at Utah State University. best for his or her department or area. “They have asked, ‘What is the character of the person to best serve SUU?’ without John Peterson, professor of math at SUU, ‘will deliver his presentation Wednesday at search committee, go to www.suu.edu/ been “absolutely wonderful” at looking at the best interests of SUU, not the person regard to discipline,” Ault said. For more information about the provost ad/senate/provost_search.html. |