Robert Citino,
an EMU professor of history, recently did battle with Oliver
North — at least in the
realm of book sales for the Military Book Club.
Citino's latest book, "The German Way of War" (University
Press of Kansas 2005), is one of two selections of the
month for the club. The other is "War Stories III: The
Men Who Defeated Hitler," by North.
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PISTOLS AT DAWN: Robert Citino, an
EMU
professor of history, went up
against Oliver North
— literary
speaking — as both had books of the
month with the Military Book Club
during January. |
"The competition is fierce," said Citino. "There is no
area of historical scholarship that rivals World War II
in terms of number of books published. Clearly the
club thinks my book will have broad appeal to their readers,
and I couldn't be happier about it."
If placement in the monthly MBC magazine is any indication,
Citino may have an advantage. The description of his book
is listed on the first two pages, while North's is on the
following two pages. Of course, that could just be an alphabetical
order thing.
"The German Way of War" traces blitzkrieg back to its
roots and examines the military philosophy used by Frederick
the Great to crush foes twice the size of his forces. It
also offers a complete breakdown of Germany's war doctrine
in the first World War and gives an answer to what made
Germany so formidable in WWII.
In its write-up about Citino's book, MBC magazine said
that "'The German Way of War' provides the best answer
we've ever read," for the question of how the Blitzkrieg
style of warfare developed.
Citino has written seven books about WWII. Two of his
previous books, "Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution
of Operational Warfare," and "Quest for Decisive Victory:
From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940" have
been offered by the Military Book Club and the History
Book Club. However, "The German Way of War" marks the first
time Citino's work has been a featured selection.
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Yohn |
Linda Yohn,
music director and morning jazz host at 89.1, WEMU, Eastern
Michigan University's public radio station, co-hosted the
national broadcast of Jazz at Lincoln Center's tribute
to Detroit jazz Jan. 15 on 89.1. Part of its series of
tributes to "Great
American Jazz Cities," Jan.
10-15, Jazz At Lincoln Center honored the jazz legends
and musical lore of Detroit with the "Detroit: Motor
City Jazz Festival." Yohn
also produced a 15-minute "intermission" feature
on Detroit jazz, interviewing Detroit jazz leaders on the
musical history of Detroit jazz and its future.
Michael Williams,
professor of nursing, recently passed the new Certified
Nurse Educator (CNE) exam administered by the National
Leagues for Nursing. He took the inaugural administration
of the exam, and is one of the first individuals in the
world to be certified.
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Winborne |
Malverne Winborne,
who works with EMU's charter schools, has been elected
chairman of the Board of Directors of Southeastern Michigan
Blood Services Region for the Red Cross. Winborne has been
with the board for 12 years. Blood Services Region is responsible
for a $74.4 million budget and collects nearly 250,000
units of blood a year that are distributed to 50 hospitals
in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Margrit Zinggeler,
professor of foreign languages and bilingual studies, recently
received a $3,600 grant from DAAD (German American Exchange
Program). The grant will pay for room and board for a one-week
trip to Germany in May 2006 (right after winter
semester). Zinggeler
hopes to take up to 10 students with her.
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Holtzclaw |
Daniel Holtzclaw,
a freshman linebacker on EMU's football team, was recently
named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
Freshman All-American Team. For his play in 2005, Holtzclaw
also was named to the Freshman All-America Third Team by
both CollegeFootballNews.com and Football News.
Senior
defensive end Jean Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo and
junior place kicker Andrew
Wellock were selected
to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV
University Division Football Team. The two, in addition
to senior quarterback Matt Bohnet, earned
Academic All-MAC honors.
The EMU
football team placed four players on the 2005 All-Mid-American
Conference teams voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.
EMU junior placekicker Andrew
Wellock was named to the All-MAC first team
for the second consecutive year. EMU junior defensive end Kevin
Howe and senior strong safety Rontrell
Woodruff were selected as second-team All-MAC
players and junior linebacker Michael Richardson was
selected honorable mention.
The
Detroit Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America
(PRSA) honored EMU's Melissa
Motschall recently with the 2005 Robert Hefty
Distinguished Service Award.
Motschall, of Grosse Pointe Farms, was cited last November
for her outstanding work as an adviser, educator and trainer
in the public relations field. The award, named after the
late Robert Hefty, a long-time PRSA-Detroit board member
and senior public relations executive, recognizes outstanding
service to the chapter and excellence in public relations.
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Motschall |
Currently a professor of public relations at Eastern Michigan,
Motschall has taught EMU's undergraduate and graduate level
courses in public relations and professional writing since
1995. She also works closely with young professionals
and is the adviser to the Eleanor Wright Chapter of the
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at
EMU.
In addition to her work with students, Motschall assists
corporate, small business and non-profit organizations
with media communications and proposal development.
She has been a member of the PRSA Detroit Board of Directors
since 2001 and has been instrumental in the advancement
of such programs as Detroit's annual student development
conference, the Public Relations Student Association of
America (PRSSA) Detroit Protégé Program and
the Detroit Scholarship Committee.
Several
faculty from the College of Health and Human Services received
awards at the annual meeting of the Michigan Association
of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MAHPERD)
in Traverse City Nov. 17. Michael Paciorek,
professor of health promotion and human performance, received
the Honor Award for Distinguished Service, MAHPERD's highest
award. Alumni receiving awards were: Kirk
Pedersen (Elementary Teacher of the Year); Ranae
Woods (Edwards) (Middle School Teacher of the
Year); and Elizabeth Adams (Brown) (Adapted
Physical Education Teacher of the Year). EMU students Genny Hann and Lindsay
Stuart both won Outstanding Physical Education
Major of the Year.
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Liepa |
George Liepa,
professor of nutrition, had his article, "The Battle of
the Titans" published in
the November 2005 issue of INFORM. In the article, Liepa
makes the argument that dietary omega-3 fatty acids, those
found in fish oil, have a greater impact on mortality — relative
to coronary heart disease and cancer — than statin
drugs.
Joanne
Caniglia, professor
of mathematics, recently was featured in the Ann Arbor News
and recognized for her service to the Ypsilanti Public Schools.
Since 1995, she has secured more than 12 state and federal
grants, trained future and current teachers, and worked with
Ypsilanti students to improve their math skills. Caniglia
has run Estabrook's after-school math club for seven years.
Caniglia's EMU students take part in a math methods course
at Estabrook each January. The course works with grades 1-5
in a 90-minute math club. She was referred to as a "godsend
to the district."
Cory
Emal, professor of chemistry, recently
received a prestigious $30,000 Faculty Start-Up Award from
the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The award was
one of only 10 presented in the nation this year. The grant,
awarded Aug. 11, 2005, supports various initial costs for
his research, which involves the design and synthesis of
novel, small molecules that show activity against the parasitic
etiological agents of tropical diseases, initially focusing
on malaria.
