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Gwaltney |
Thomas Gwaltney,
an emeritus EMU professor of education, received a 2005
State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan
at the society's annual meeting Sept. 23-25. The award
was for Gwaltney's "outstanding contributions as an educator
at EMU."
Pamela Hill,
director for the Center for Organizational Risk Reduction
and the Great Lakes Regional OSHA Education Center, has
been elected to the National Advisory Board for the OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers. The OSHA Education
Centers are comprised of universities, community colleges
and organizations located throughout the U.S. and Puerto
Rico. There are a total of 19 OSHA Education Centers, training
more than 300,000 workers annually in health and safety.
EMU's OSHA Education Center partnered with the University
of Cincinnati, the University of Minnesota and the International
UAW to form the Great Lakes Regional OSHA Education Center
Consortium in 2002.
Michelle Lawrence,
a senior, and
freshmen Katie Zundel and Ashley
Upton were named to the
postseason All Mid-American Conference soccer squads, as
voted by the conference's head coaches. Lawrence was named
to the first team, while Zundel and Upton were both named
to the All-Freshman Team.
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HEAD BUMP: Michelle
Lawrence (upper
right),
a senior on
EMU's women's
soccer team, has
garnered
three post-
season honors. |
Lawrence, a forward, started all 20 games and led the
team in goals with 10 (also led the MAC) and had three
assists. Zundel, a defender, also started all 20 games.
She had one assist, 16 total shots and seven shots-on-goal.
She also helped the Eagles' defensive line tally three
shutouts on the season. Upton, a forward, tallied two goals,
21 shots and nine shots-on-goal.
Lawrence, along with teammates Trisha
Roberts, a senior,
and sophomore Sara Schiffbauer, were named
to the 2005 women's Soccer Academic All Mid-American Conference
team. Lawrence, a chemistry major, has a 3.72 GPA. Roberts,
an elementary education major, has a 3.86 GPA and Schiffbauer,
a sports medicine major, has a 4.0 GPA.
Lawrence also was named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
(College of Sports Information Directors of America) Academic
All-District IV women's soccer first team.
Two members of EMU's women's volleyball
team — sophomore Melissa Bartlett and
senior Becky Baltrae — were
named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
IV University Division Volleyball Team. Bartlett, a
biology major with a cumulative 3.97 GPA, was named
to the second team while Baltare, sporting a 3.66 GPA
in elementary education, received third-team honors.
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Douglass |
Richard Douglass,
an EMU professor of health administration, conducted a
research project for the Detroit Area on Aging on the status
of Medicaid-dependent nursing homes in Detroit. Douglass
reported his findings in a news article that appeared in
the Detroit Free Press Oct. 25.
Jean Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo
and Andrew Wellock, two members of EMU's
football team, were named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District IV University Division Football
Team. District IV is comprised of colleges and universities
in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
Gagnon-Gordillio, a senior defensive end, has a 3.48
GPA in human resources. Wellock, a junior placekicker,
has a 3.79 GPA in management.
The Eastern Michigan
University women's basketball team is
picked to win the Mid-American Conference's West Division
for the second consecutive year by the voting members
of the MAC News Media Association.
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| Knapp |
"There is anticipation and excitement on campus and, with
that, comes higher expectations," said Head Coach Suzy
Merchant. "We are ready to face the challenge."
The Eagles finished last year with an overall record of
23-8, 11-5 in the MAC. The Eagles made their second consecutive
postseason appearance, competing against the University
of Kentucky in the 2005 Postseason Sportsview.tv Women's
National Invitation Tournament.
Seniors Ryan Coleman and Nikki
Knapp garnered preseason
All-MAC honors. Last year, Coleman finished second in the
MAC in scoring (17.9 ppg), seventh in assists (3.68),
12th in rebounding (6.7), second in three-point field
goal percentage (.425), fourth in steals (2.58) and ninth
in free throw percentage (.804). Knapp also ranked among
league leaders. She was 12th in scoring (14.0), eighth
in rebounding (7.3) and third in field goal percentage
(.525).
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| Bowler |
John Bowler, a
senior forward on the EMU men's basketball team, has been
selected to the preseason All Mid-American
Conference's West Division. Bowler averaged 13.1 points
and 6.3 rebounds in conference play last year. He was an
EMU co-captain in 2004-05 and will retain that title again
this year. During his career, Bowler had played in 84 games,
starting 55 of them. He is tied for 32nd on the Eagles'
all-time scoring list (864 points), ranks 21st in rebounds
(500) and his 50 blocked shots rank 11th.
The EMU women's softball
team posted the sixth-highest team GPA —
3.461 — in Division 1 in collegiate softball during 2004-05
and was recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Oct. 12.
