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A Texas Wesleyan University - Office of Communications Publication |
August 20, 2008 |
Second Annual Back to School Bash |
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Opening Activities for Fall 2008
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Farewell Party for Tabitha Duncan
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The Second Annual Back to School Bash for School of Education alumni, faculty and DFW area teachers will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion. There will be local school supply vendors, giveaways, refreshments and more! RSVP to DeAwna Wood at 
Click President's Picnic Tuesday, Aug. 26
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In Memoriam
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Alpha Lambda Delta Receives Gold Award |
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President's Council, Wesleyan Music Kicks Off with Operatic Spoof
Mallette and Critcher will present The Lamaze School of Singing Presents: How to Birth a Song – An Operatic Buffet. Mallette has been charming audiences across the United States and abroad with her one-woman recital spoof, which unabashedly pokes fun at opera’s “sacred cows.” After years of serious study and numerous roles on the musical theatre and operatic stage, Mallette has combined her love for traditional singing with her love for having a good time into a career art form. Mallette and Critcher received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the oldest and largest arts festival on the globe. Keith Critcher is a highly sought after accompanist throughout Dallas/Fort Worth. He currently is vocal coach/accompanist at Texas Wesleyan, minister of music and worship at East Dallas Christian Church, piano instructor Texas Christian University Prep School and director of the Harris Chorale at Harris Methodist Hospital. A reception will follow in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion. The concert is free and open to the public. Call 817-534-4978 with any questions. |
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Academic Convocation: Sept. 9
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Professor, Area Emergency Management Experts Aid Cedar Rapids in Flood Recovery Erakovich coordinated with Juan Ortiz, Emergency Management Director for the city of Fort Worth, to bring together emergency management directors and specialists from the cities of Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth and the North Central Texas Council of Governments in July and August 2008. The group met for several brainstorming sessions to identify short and long-term recovery strategies from natural disasters to assist the city management of Cedar Rapids. The city had received a Presidential Disaster Declaration due to the flooding that caused millions of dollars in damages and displaced several communities. During the meetings, they discussed recovery topics, developed strategies, directed the development of a report, and made recommendations on the subject matter. The result of this meeting is a report titled "Developing a Community Recovery Strategy." It contains numerous proven and innovative ideas on recovery strategies. "All of these professional emergency management participants, including our friends in Cedar Rapids, symbolize what is right about government," said Erakovich. "They bring a fresh face to the profession of public service and embrace the need to make a difference in the quality of people’s lives many miles from their community." |
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Klaasen and Prater Named Exemplary Teachers
Each year, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church invites Texas Wesleyan and other Methodist schools to select a fellow faculty member to receive the Exemplary Teacher Award. Allen Henderson, senior vice president and provost of Texas Wesleyan, is proud to announce the recipients: Katherine Prater, associate professor of chemistry and director of advising, for 2008-2009; and Thomas Klaasen, professor of economics and finance, for 2007-2008. Texas Wesleyan President Harold Jeffcoat will present certificates to Prater and Klaasen at the Academic Convocation on Tuesday, Sept. 9. |
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Metcalf Elected President of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
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Forum on Presidential Campaign Issues The Texas Wesleyan Democrats and Republicans will be discussing the presumptive presidential nominees of each party - Sen. John McCain, Republican, and Sen. Barack Obama, Democrat - and their stand on the issues. It's not too late to register to vote in Texas for the November election - click here to get started. |
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Alumni, Texas Wesleyan Students in Jesus Christ Superstar |
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It's time to celebrate the beginning of a new school year at the annual President's Picnic! Stop by the Sid W. Richardson Center gymnasium on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for free barbecue, entertainment, raffle prizes and more. The Student Organization Fair begins at 4 p.m.; the food and entertainment will start at 4:30 p.m. The picnic is open to all faculty, staff, students and alumni. Families are welcome to join in the fun, too!
Marilyn Pugh’s spouse, Karen J. Wood, passed away June 9 after a long battle with cancer. Pugh is an associate professor of psychology at Texas Wesleyan. Wood was a breast cancer survivor for 25 years before multiple metastases claimed her life. She is survived by her sister Judy Heikes of Hot Springs, AR, three grown children and six grandchildren. Wood was a teacher for 37 years, covering all levels from headmaster of an elementary school in Barbados to director of the GED program in a men's prison in Kansas.
The Texas Wesleyan chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, the academic honor society for first year students, has been awarded a Gold Award by the National Council of the ALD Honor Society. The chapter, which is advised by Linda Carroll, associate professor of English, increased its membership by 50 percent during the 2007-2008 school year.
The Texas Wesleyan Music Department will begin its concert season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, with a gala music department benefit concert featuring Colleen Mallette, a world-famous soprano, and Keith Critcher, accompanist, in Martin Hall. The event will also mark the President's Council Kick-Off (click 
When Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was inundated with major flooding this summer, assistant city manager Sandi Fowler reached out for all the help she could get. That included calling her former professor, Rod Erakovich, assistant professor of public administration and management at Texas Wesleyan. Fowler had studied with Erakovich while pursuing her Master in Management. She asked him for advice and lessons learned in recovery planning from natural disasters.
Linda Metcalf, associate professor of graduate counseling, has been elected president of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). She will serve two years as president-elect, two years as president, and one year as past-president-elect. She was nominated and voted into office through a national election process of all members of the AAMFT. 
Gamma Sigma Sigma will host a forum on presidential campaign issues from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Brown-Lupton Campus Center (SUB). LTC Rodney Joye, Army ROTC professor of military science, will open the forum with a prayer in memory of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and to honor our troops who have died and those who continue to serve in Afghanistan, Iraq, around the world, and here at home.
Fort Worth Theatre presented Jesus Christ Superstar this summer, and Texas Wesleyan alumni and current students were involved in the production. Emily Cherry, BFA '04, directed the Andrew Lloyd Webber show, which starred Scott Hardgrove, who attended Texas Wesleyan, as Jesus; and Michael Kreitzinger, theatre major, as an Apostle. A'nie Kirchner, also a Wesleyan theatre major, was the stage manager for the production, which ran July 12-15 at the Scott Theatre.
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