Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies

 

Gerald Bober, professor of hospitality and tourism management and director of the Manfred Steinfeld Hospitality and Tourism Management program, presented "Private Club Best Practices," "Improving Private Club Member Participation" and "Club Revenue Generation Activities" to the Greater Club Managers Association of Chicago. Publication of these presentations by the Club Managers Association is expected during 2006. Posted 6/5/2006

Michael Bryson, associate professor of humanities, was the organizer of and chaired a roundtable on "Perspectives on Urban Ecology: Literature, Science and the Nature of Cities" at the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Posted 6/5/2006

Jane Curtis, assistant professor in the English Language Program and coordinator of curriculum and special programs, received a Faculty Outstanding Service award from the University in April. Posted: 6/9/2006

Vince Cyboran, assistant professor of training and development, published "The Influence of Reflection on Employee Psychological Empowerment: Report of an Exploratory Field Study" in Performance Improvement Quarterly. Posted: 6/5/2006

Vickie Gukenberger, director of nursing programs, presented “The Circle of Life: Unwinding the Path to Selective Program Admissions” (Presentation at the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers, Orlando, FL 2008) and “Building the Healthcare Workforce: Partnering for Success” (Presentation at the National Council for Workforce Education Conference, Savannah, GA, 2007).  Posted 4/28/08

William Host, assistant professor of hospitality and tourism management, and Brooke Portmann, assistant professor in humanities and academic director of Partners in Education, published Early Chicago Hotels in 2006. Posted: 6/9/2006

D. Bradford Hunt, assistant professor of social sciences, published "Understanding Chicago's High-Rise Public Housing Disaster" in Chicago Architecture; Histories, Revisions, Alternatives. Posted: 6/5/2006

Carrie Lausen, director of the Paralegal Studies Program, made a presentation as part of a panel session entitled "Adjuncts: Recruiting, Training and Effective Use and Retention" at the annual conference of the American Association for Paralegal Education in Tampa, Fla., in October. Posted: 2/9/2006

Suzanne McLaughlin, assistant professor of linguistics, received a Faculty Outstanding Service award from the University in April. Posted: 6/9/2006

Debra Orr, assistant professor of organizational leadership, presented "The aesthetic qualities of leadership" at the Southwest Academy of Management in Oklahoma City, Okla., in March. Posted: 6/5/2006

Gary Wolfe, professor of humanities and director of the Bacholor of General Studies program, published Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996. He also won the British Science Fiction Association's best nonfiction award for the book. Posted: 6/5/2006