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January - December 2004

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BSE Freshmen Present at Strategy Board Competition
Business School News
December 15, 2004

Students from the Business, Society & the Economy program tackle corporate challenges at their annual strategy board competition.
Renee Sihvola, an alumna from College Park Scholars in Public Leadership, has been selected as the student speaker for Winter Commencement.
Two alumni from Business, Society & the Economy are awarded the Helen E. Clark Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship.
Advisory Council Member Praises Washington, DC
Baltimore Sun
November 28, 2004
Mahlon Straszheim, chair of the Department of Economics and former chair of the Scholars Faculty Council, comments on Washington's economic transformation since 1971 in the Baltimore Sun.
ES Program Director Featured by Fox News
Fox News
November 28, 2004
Bruce James, Director of Environmental Studies, was featured by Fox News focusing on the use of alternative fuels in a Takoma Park, MD cooperative.

SDU Director Emeritus Discusses Deep Impact Mission
Baltimore Sun
November 26, 2004

Lucy McFadden, Director Emeritus of Science Discovery & the Universe, contributed to a Baltimore Sun story featuring the Deep Impact Mission.
Brian Shaffer, Associate Director of Business, Society & the Economy, and David Solomon, co-Director of Arts, were recently recognized as Philip Merrill Master Teachers.
SDU Program Associate Hosts Lunar Eclipse Viewing
Washington Post
October 27, 2004
Elizabeth Warner, Program Associate with Science, Discovery & Universe, facilitates a viewing of the lunar eclipse.

ES Scholar "Aiming to Make a Difference"
Washington Post
October 22, 2004

Environmental Studies Scholar Grace Evans travels to Florida to recruit voters for John Kerry with the League of Conservation Voters.
Mahlon Straszheim, chair of the Department of Economics and former chair of the Scholars Faculty Council, is featured in the Washington Post about his work evaluating Montgomery County's economic situation after September 11th.
Under the new "President's Promise", the University is to expand programs including Scholars.
College Park Scholars joins the campus in celebrating the latest 'U.S. News and World Report' rankings.
Five UM initiates into the "Teach for America" program are former College Park Scholars.
Tom Holtz, Director of Earth, Life & Time, reflects on the findings surrounding the growth spurt the T-Rex enjoyed as a teen.
Roxanne Lefkoff, Director of Business, Society & the Economy, and Brian Shaffer, Associate Director of Business, Society & the Economy, participate in Freeman Institute.
Brian Bauer, a rising junior in College Park Scholars in Media, Self & Society, is interviewed regarding an internship he won in the music industry.
ELT Director interviewed on Finding
National Geographic News
June 30, 2004
Tom Holtz, Director of Earth, Life & Time, shares insights on dinosaur tooth found in spine of flying reptile.
Lee Strickland, a former CIA officer and former visiting associate with College Park Scholars, comments on the smart way to fix intelligence, given likely 9/11 panel recommendations.
ELT Director comments on T-Rex
New Scientist
June 19, 2004
Tom Holtz, Director of Earth, Life & Time, shares insights on the skull of the T-Rex.
Jordan Goodman, professor and chair of the Department of Physics and a member of the Scholars Faculty Council, received the 2004 Kirwan Award for Undergraduate Education.
Kevin Valsi, a rising junior in College Park Scholars in Life Sciences, is awarded a prestigious Homeland Security Scholarship.
Elizabeth Warner, Program Associate with Science, Discovery & the Universe, contributes to an article which shares information on the rare transit of Venus between Earth and the sun.
Tom Holtz, Director of Earth, Life & Time, comments on the discovery of an African dinosaur that indicates a land bridge existed between South America and Africa much later than thought.
Mahlon Straszheim, chair of the Department of Economics and former chair of the Scholars Faculty Council, offers his expertise to a story on state revenue and the economic outlook.

ELT Director comments on T-Rex found in Montana
National Geographic News
May 14, 2004

Tom Holtz, Director of Earth, Life & Time, offers his expertise to a 'National Geographic' story on the T-Rex.
Director Emeritus of SDU interviewed
Voice of America News
May 16, 2004
Lucy McFadden, Director Emeritus of Science, Discovery & the Universe, is interviewed about the "rare treat" coming to stargazers.
Lillie Ransom, Director Emeritus of American Cultures & former Interim Executive Director of Scholars, has accepted an associate professorship at Gallaudet University.
Dorith Grant-Wisdom, Director of International Studies; Roxanne Lefkoff, Director of Business, Society & the Economy; Brian Shaffer, Associate Director of Business, Society & the Economy; and John Merck, Associate Director of Earth, Life & Time, are each honored.
American Academy Listing of New Members
American Academy of
Arts & Sciences

Ira Berlin, the current chair of our Faculty Advisory Council and distinguished professor of history, was inducted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences alongside President Mote.
Advisory Council Chair Awarded
The Observer
April 25, 2004
Ira Berlin, the current chair of our Faculty Advisory Council and distinguished professor of history, received the 2004 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his work, Generations of Captivity, A History of African-American Slaves.
Advocates Director Honored for Research
Outlook Online
February 17, 2004
Ruth Fassinger, co-Director of Advocates for Children, is cited for excellence in research.
Jim Duncan, Director of Science, Technology & Society and Bruce James, Director of Environmental Studies, are named as two of the University of Maryland’s 2004-2005 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.