March 9, 2001

Faculty/Staff Footnotes

S. L. Alexander, assistant professor of communications, published "A Reality Check on Court/Media Relations," a study of how far apart the judiciary and the press remain in areas such as access to records, juror anonymity, and "gag" orders. The article was published in Judicature, a refereed, widely reprinted legal publication. Lawyers, judges, and the USIA request Alexander's work. Alexander also authored the cover story, "U.S. v. Edwin Edwards 2000: Trial of the Century," in the latest Louisiana Bar Journal. "E-Mail Privacy in the Workplace" by Dan Dilzell (graduate student in communications) has been selected for presentation at the regional colloquium of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Columbia, South Carolina, March 8-10. The research paper was written as a project for the course Regulation of Broadcast, Cable & Cyberspace, under the direction of Alexander last semester. Dilzell is the most recent of nearly two dozen graduate students working with Alexander whose work has been selected for presentation/publication by national organizations. The Communications Graduate Program began in 1989 under director David Myers.

Guillerm Barturen was hired as a police officer in University Police.

Samdra Brady joined the Department of Biological Sciences as an administrative assistant.

Barbara Brainard, adjunct professor in Department of Visual Arts, was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts' 2001 Artist Fellowship Program. Tony Dagradi, associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies, also received the grant.

Stephen Duffy, professor of religious studies, is the author of "The Stranger Within Our Gates," the opening chapter in The Myriad Christ: Plurality and the Quest for Unity in Contemporary Christology, published by Leuven University Press in Belgium. His essay "Faith Among Faiths: Christian Theology and the Non-Christian Religions" appeared in Ecumenical Trends.

Karen Hidalgo was hired as executive secretary in Student Affairs.

Craig S. Hood, professor and chair of biological sciences, presented a paper with undergraduate biology major Maha Askar titled "Sexual dimorphism in cranial size and shape: Miopithecus talapoin (Primates, Cercopithecidae)" at the annual meeting of the Society of Comparative and Integrative Biology.

Interim School of Law Dean James M. Klebba participated as "Author in Residence" at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools. Klebba gave demonstrations and explanations of his computer exercise in civil procedure "Jurisdiction Over the Person" at the January meeting in San Francisco.

Lynn Vogel Koplitz, associate professor of chemistry, and two of her chemistry majors advisees Kevin D. Bay and Neil M. DiGiovanni presented a paper titled, "Developing a Fluorometric Method to Determine Monochloramine Levels in Treated Waters," at the Southeast-Southwest Combined Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans in December. Arts and Sciences Dean Frank E. Scully also was a co-author.

Bernard Lee, S.M., professor of theology in the Loyola Institute for Ministry, gave a presentation in November at the regional meeting of the College Theology Society on the Lilly-funded research that he directed on "The Catholic Experience of Small Christian Communities." Also, in November, Lee presented a paper on "The Theological Uses of Empirical Data" with a panel response from two participants in the research on small Christian communities at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Nashville. He also reviewed a book on Learning in Groups in the October 2000 issue of the Journal Teaching Theology and Religion.

Maria Magolske's professional titled was changed from coordinator of stewardship and donor relations to assistant director of stewardship and donor relations. This change is in keeping with Magolske's increased responsibilities in the donor relations' area of the Division of Institutional Advancement.

M. Isabel Medina, associate professor of law, had a book review, "From 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' to A Well-Founded Fear: The Congressional Battle to Save Political Asylum in America" published in volume 46 of the Loyola Law Review. Medina was successful in convincing the American Association of Law Schools Section on Immigration Law to host its May 2002 conference on the Loyola campus.

Keith Mueller joined the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid as its associate director. A 1999 graduate of Loyola, Mueller is responsible for overseeing all computer operations in the office and helping utilize technology to better serve the Loyola community.

Merrick Nicholas was hired as a police officer in University Police.

Doyle Patrick joined Physical Plant as an engineer.

Tiffany Player joined the Office International Student Affairs as an administrative assistant.

D. Hamilton Simons-Jones was hired by the Twomey Center as an ICAP advisor.

Arthur Stern has been promoted from assistant director to associate director of publications and marketing communications in the Division of Institutional Advancement. This title change reflects Stern's outstanding contributions as Loyola New Orleans Magazine editor and for additional publications and advertising duties.

Anika Westerfield joined the School of Law as a receptionist in law admissions.