[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter for February 8, 2008

Fri Feb 8 06:27:50 PST 2008

The UI Friday Letter for February 8, 2008 -

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University of Idaho
Office of the President
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
Phone: 208-885-6365
Fax: 208-885-6558

The Friday Letter
A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends
February 8, 2008

Dear Friends,

I'm always very happy to share news of the accomplishments of our 
students, faculty and alumni. In the last month, much recognition has been 
earned by just one department: the Department of English and its 
nationally acclaimed Creative Writing Program. This program epitomizes our 
legacy of leading.  Recognitions include:

* Creative Writing faculty member Joy Passanante just learned that her 
essay "Visitations," published in the current issue of Shenandoah 
magazine, won Shenandoah's annual Thomas H. Carter Prize for the best 
essay written in 2007. 

* Brandon R. Schrand is coordinator of Creative Writing and his 
memoir, "The Enders Hotel," is the winner of the 2007 River Teeth Prize 
for Literary Nonfiction. In addition, it has been awarded the Barnes & 
Noble Discover Great New Writers distinction, and will be the featured 
selection in Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide this summer. 

* The poem, "Hammer," by alumnus Lucas Howell '07, has been accepted for 
publication in the Atlantic Monthly. The magazine has long been recognized 
as one of the single most important and influential magazines addressing 
American culture, politics and literature.

* Other recently published alumni are Justin Jainchill '07, Lindsay 
Wilson '06, Andrea Mason '03, Jennifer Hirt '04 and Joe Wilkins '06, whose 
poem "North Carolina by Greyhound: First Christmas after the Funeral," has 
been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

* Students whose work recently has been published in a wide range of 
literary journals, reviews and anthologies include Andrew Millar, Laura 
Powers, Jerry Mathes, Anesa Miller, Steven Coughlin, Brittney Carman, 
Kimberly Verhines and Virginia Shank. 

* Professor Daniel Orozco, an award-winning fiction writer and National 
Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, was interviewed for "NEA 
Spotlight." The interview can be found

online at www.nea.gov/features/storiesCMS/story.php?id=2007_12_05.
* Professor Mary Clearman Blew's novel, "Jackalope Dreams," and Professor 
Ron McFarland's book, "The Rockies in First Person: A Critical Study of 
Recent American Memoirs from the Region," have recently been published. In 
addition, Professor Kim Barnes will have her novel, "A Country Called 
Home" published this fall.

This is an impressive array of creative work.  I know that you share my 
pride in these faculty, students, and alumni. Their efforts reflect how 
creative talent can flourish and be contagious within a vibrant university 
program that is having national impact.

Tim White	
President

Here's the latest news from the University of Idaho:

A number of campus and community activities and events will celebrate 
Black History Month during February. The National Society of Black 
Engineers will present guest speaker Philip Emeagwali, Gordon Bell Award 
winner, at 6 p.m. on February 19 at the University Inn-Best Western. He 
will present "Obstacles Faced by Developing Minority Engineers - Career 
and Education."Admission is $12 and $10 for students. Also that day, 
President Tim White will meet with the campus community at noon in the 
Teaching Learning Center, Room 229, to discuss diversity on campus. The 
Black Student Union sponsors an appearance by Bapthol Joseph, president 
and CEO of Changing Directions 4 Youth and Families at 6:30 p.m. on 
February 27 at the Hartung Theatre. Author, educator and poet Frank X. 
Walker will speak at 7 p.m. on February 28 in the Janssen Engineering 
Building, Room 104. He will read from his works and discuss trends in 
African-American literature. For more information on the events, contact 
Leathia Botello, Office of Multicultural Affairs coordinator, at (208) 885-
7716 or leathiab at uidaho.edu.

Art and architecture student artwork is on display in Idaho Congressional 
delegation offices in Washington, D.C. The works can be viewed in the 
offices of Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo and Representatives Bill 
Sali and Mike Simpson. The displays include 13 traditional works of art - 
paintings, prints and small sculptures - and four digital picture frames 
containing about 100 electronic images. 

Gerry Anne Becker '76 and her daughter, Emily '05, from Idaho Falls, 
recently established the William J. Becker, Andrew J. Becker and Benjamin 
J. Becker Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship memorializes and honors 
Gerry Anne's husband, William, and sons, Andrew and Benjamin, who were 
tragically killed in a plane accident on August 12, 2005. The endowment 
will provide scholarships to deserving undergraduate students at the 
University of Idaho. "The University of Idaho played a major role in the 
lives of my entire family and I wanted to honor my husband and sons by 
creating this scholarship," says Gerry Anne. If you would like to learn 
more about giving to the Becker Scholarship or the College of Agricultural 
and Life Sciences, contact Mary Hasenoehrl at (208) 885-6681 or 
mhaseno at uidaho.edu.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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