September 5, 2003

Faculty/Staff Footnotes

Allee Anderson in the Office of Publications and Marketing Communications has been promoted to art director/graphic designer. Her new title reflects duties she has assumed in directing a consistent visual image for all university publications, advertisements, and the web page as part of the university's integrated marketing communications plan.

Barbara Brainard, assistant professor of visual arts, exhibited monotypes in June at the Cole Pratt Gallery.

Casey Buck joined the University Library as a music library assistant.

Charisse Celino was hired as an administrative assistant in the Department of Visual Arts. Celino received a bachelor of fine arts from Loyola with a focus on sculpture and photography.

Melissa Coto, a native of Honduras, joined the Office of Admissions as an admissions counselor. She graduated cum laude this past May from Loyola with a double major in marketing and management. Prior to graduation she worked for two years as a student assistant in the international recruitment area.

Mitch Crusto, associate professor of Law, presented a paper on "Toxic Mold and Insurer's Bad Faith" at the American Bar Association's Litigation Section Meeting in Houston.

Sophie M. Dye has joined the Division of Institutional Advancement as a research analyst. Dye graduated from Loyola this year with degrees in both literature and history.

James Egan was promoted to the position of director of corporate and foundation relations in the Division of Institutional Advancement. Egan, who served as assistant director of alumni and parent relations since 2001, began his new job in July.

Frank J. Flanagan, III, was hired as a mechanic in Physical Plant.

Bob Garda, assistant professor of law, published an article in the April edition of the Young Lawyer titled "If You've Received This Document in Error. . ." regarding a lawyer's ethical obligations when receiving inadvertently disclosed documents. He also was nominated and accepted to serve on the Publications Committee of the Education Law Association.

Nicholas Gerome joined the Office of Admissions as an admissions counselor. He graduated from Loyola with a bachelor of arts in economics.

Professor of religious studies Robert Gnuse's article "The Inspiration of Scripture," was published in the New Interpreter's Study Bible (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003). Gnuse also presented a talk titled "The Book of Job" at the Faith Presbyterian Church and House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Harvey, Louisiana and "The Book of Galatians" at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marrero Louisiana.

Casey M. Guidry joined the Whelan Child Care Center as a teacher.

Gwendolyn Hammond joined the School of Law as an administrative assistant and receptionist. She was employed by the Orleans Parish School System for 10 years.

Bobby Marzine Harges, professor of law, moderated a panel discussion titled "The War of the Roses: Handling Family Law Matters Effectively and Effectively Around the State." The seminar, Divorce from Ozzie and Harriett to Ozzy Osborne, was sponsored by the Louisiana State Bar Association. Harges received the Dean Louis Westerfield, Jr., Award for outstanding contributions to the Black Law Student Association at its spring banquet.

Burwell Jordan joined the College of Business Administration as an assessment coordinator. Jordan earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a master of quality management, from Loyola. He previously was quality manager at WSL Division, NCR Corporation in Peachtree, Georgia and director of quality at City Wholesale Company in Birmingham, Alabama.

Anthony Ladd, associate professor of sociology, published a book review of Al Gedick's Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations in the current journal issue of Contemporary Sociology.

Kathryn Venturatos Lorio, Leon Sarpy Professor of Law, delivered a speech, "The Changing Concept of Family and Its Effects on Louisiana Succession Law," at a two-day conference titled "Louisiana Bicentenary: A Fusion of Legal Cultures (1803-2003)" at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

John Lovett, assistant professor of law, was voted Favorite Professor by first year students. Monica H. Wallace, L'** was voted Favorite Professor by the upperclass students.

Elizabeth Marcello joined the Office of Admissions as an admission counselor. A 2003 Loyola graduate, Marcello majored in English and minored in communications. While a student, she served as an intern in the admission office where she supervised the telecounseling center.

Business Manager of Law Journals in the School of Law Patricia Masson and her two daughters, Holly, A'06, and Aubrey, a St. Mary's Dominican student, sung the National Anthem at the start of the June 27 game where the Zephyrs Nutria took on the Albuquerque Isotopes at Zephyr Field.

Erin McCarthy joined City College as a recruiter/institutional liaison in the Department of Nursing. McCarthy has a bachelor of arts degree in cultural resource management from Southeastern Louisiana University.

Edward J. McCaughan, associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, organized and chaired a panel on "Art and Social Change in Mexico," at the March international meeting of the Latin American Studies Association in Dallas. Sociology alumnus Jeffrey Guhin, A'03 presented a paper coauthored with McCaughan titled "Art and the 1968 Student Movement." McCaughan also presented a paper, "Navigating the Labyrinth of Silence: Feminist Artists in Mexico," to a joint meeting of the International Sociological Association's Sociology of Art Research Committee and the Sociology of the Arts Network of the European Sociological Association in April in Paris.

Kelly Milliken is the new production coordinator of the off-campus Learning Program. She has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Loyola.

The Prime Minister of Australia conferred the Centenary Medal on Gabriël Moens, visiting professor in the School of Law. The citation reads "For long and dedicated service to education and to students of the University of Queensland."

Marlene Murray joined the Department of Sociology as an administrative assistant. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Northeastern University in Boston. She comes to Loyola with over a decade of experience in the Office of Student Activities at Temple University. Murray recently completed a professional tour guide program.

Mark Rasic joined the Office of Admissions as the new western regional representative. Rasic graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Southern California and a master's in rhetoric from Cal State Los Angeles. He taught high school English for 10 years before spending the last two as a regional rep for Catholic University.

Gerry Rault, professor of law, was named to the national Board of Advisors for the Chinese Legal Studies Association of North America. He also conducted a two-hour Continuing Legal Education seminar, "Update on the Louisiana Evidence Code," and he attended a weekend training session in St. Francisville for the Louisiana Bar Association's Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Rault hosted a Newman freshman class visit to the law school and discussion of the criminal justice system, and more recently served as host, through the Council for International Visitors, for the Senior Reporter for LeMonde. He served as judge and coach for the National "Evidence" Moot Court Team.

Kristina Rose was hired in the University Library as a public services assistant/facilities manager.

Bill Quigley, Janet Mary Riley Distinguished Professor of Law, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Program of Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization in the United States. Based in New York, Human Rights Watch has offices in Brussels, London, Moscow, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington. Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. The organization then publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. Quigley is one of three professors on the board.

Jeremy Toohey has joined the Division of Institutional Advancement as a data assistant in the Office of Advancement Records. Toohey graduated in May from Loyola with a degree in accounting. He was one of the "Top 10" students awarded by the Center for Student Leadership Development recognizing those students who excel as both leaders and learners.

James Viator, Adams and Reese Distinguished Professor of Civil Law, served as a commentator at the Chapman Law School Symposium on the Privileges and Immunities Clauses of the Constitution. At this symposium, he critiqued papers by Dr. David Upham of the government department at the University of Texas and Professor Erwin Chemerinsky of USC Law School. In April, Viator chaired a panel at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association in Lafayette. The panel was devoted to studies of the Free People of Color in 19^th-century Louisiana.

Lucy Warburton joined the Division of Institutional Advancement as an administrative assistant in the Office of the Annual Fund. Warburton earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Tulane University and an access certificate in design from The London Institute in London, England. Before joining Loyola's staff, she was a transportation planner/engineer in Boston.

Reid Wick, A'95, was promoted to marketing communications manager for the College of Music. Former the publicity coordinator in the college, Wick's new title reflects his involvement in developing an integrated marketing communications plan for the college.

Ray Willhoft joined the Division of Institutional Advancement and the Office of Admissions as the admissions publications coordinator last December. Willhoft graduated magna cum laude from Loyola in December 2000 and while a student served as an intern in the offices of publications and public affairs. Prior to joining Loyola's full time staff, he was an editor in the Office of Independent Study at Louisiana State University.

Amber P. Williams was hired as a research analyst in the Division of Institutional Advancement. A 1997 graduate of Newcomb College, Williams was most recently director of foundation and support at Ochsner Clinic.

Associate Professor of Law Jeanne Woods' article, "Rights as Slogans: A Theory of Human Rights Based on African Humanism," has been published in 17 National Black Law Journal (2003 Columbia Edition).