Monday, March 31, 2014

Faculty and Staff News

From acting, writing books, being players agent, to being named editor our coworkers have been active! Plus a new baby!

Monica Barnard (General Counsel) gave birth to a healthy baby boy on March 28th at 12:48 pm! 
Robert Ransom Arthur Barnard weighed in at 
7 pounds 9 ounces and 21 inches long. 






Kyle Bullock (Alumni Relations) is currently acting in “Gethsemane” at the Ragtown Gospel Theater. Kyle portrays the role of Jesus as He spends His final days with His apostles. “Gethsemane” runs through April 12th. For more information visit http://www.ragtown.com/about-this-production.php

Abraham Mata (Communications/Fine Arts) successfully defended his dissertation and will graduate with his Ph.D. from Tech in May.

Shawn Hughes (Communications/Fine Arts) successfully completed all the course work and exams for this Ph.D. and is hard at work on his dissertation.

Dr. Gonzalo Ramirez (School of Education) was invited to serve as a member of the board of directors for the Lubbock Area United Way. He will serve a three-year term.

He was also invited to serve as on the board of directors for Western Little League in Lubbock. Dr. Ramirez serves as the player agent for the nine and ten year old division.

Shenai Alonge (Department of Humanities) has been asked to write a book of practical advice for single parents. The book is tentatively titled This Ain't No Day at the Spa: Realistic Advice for Surviving and Thriving as a Single Parent and is scheduled for publication by Jock and Lola Publishing in 2015. 

Shenai also read her creative work “Letting the Dead Bury the Dead” at the Conference of College Teachers of English (CCTE/TCEA) in February.

Micah Heatwole (Department of Humanities) has been recently named Associate Editor of the Iron Horse Literary Review.

Ronna Privett’s (Department of Humanities) paper “‘Let’s Go Girls!’: The Female Heroic Archetype and Hero’s Journey in Young Adult Literature” presented at the Conference of College Teachers of English, was awarded Honorable Mention and will be published in the 2014 CCTE Studies.

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