Symposium on Ancient Greece | Presenters
Keynote Speaker In 2003 Ms. Efthymiadou served at the consulate general of Greece in Boston. Between 2004 and 2008 she went back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens and served as head of section at the Directorate for European Countries (2004-2005), head of the Economic Affairs Directorate, Hellenic Aid (2005-2006) and as the chief of staff of the secretary-general for International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation (2006-2008). In 2008 she was appointed deputy chief of mission at the Greek Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. She was appointed consul general of Greece in Chicago, covering the Midwest, in April 2011. Ms. Efthymiadou has a degree from the Faculty of Philosophy (Athens University), a D.E.A. (Sorbonne University, Paris IV) and an M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University). She speaks Greek, English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
Program presenters Robert M. Augustine is the dean of the Graduate School, Research and Sponsored Programs and the offices of International Students and Scholars at Eastern Illinois University and serves as chair-elect of the National Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C. Dr. Augustine holds tenure as a professor of communication disorders and sciences and is a former chair of the department. He is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist, with specialized expertise in language development and disorders. He is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and holds honors of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Service as the founding vice president for finance of the ASHA and as president of the ISHA are among Dr. Augustine’s many leadership contributions to his discipline. Bonnie Irwin is the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Irwin continues to research medieval Arabic tale traditions and American popular culture interpretations of the Arabian Nights. She is currently working on a volume of approaches to teaching the Arabian Nights. Her most recent publications have dealt with higher education honors issues and have appeared in the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Dr. Irwin earned an A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California at Berkeley. Todd Bruns, who earned an M.A. in library science and M.S. in technology, is the institutional repository librarian at Eastern Illinois University. Besides creating and managing Eastern’s new repository, The Keep (http://thekeep.eiu.edu), Bruns provides reference and instruction services to faculty and students, and oversees the Booth Library scanning/digitization center. He also serves as the new review editor for the journal Public Services Quarterly and has an article (with Dr. Rendond Bai) in publication with the journal Quality Progress. Kathryn “Kathy” Rhodes is a hospitality instructor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. Ms. Rhodes received an M.S. in dietetics at Eastern and has been recognized for her achievements by earning the Outstanding Senior Award during her undergraduate study at Eastern, and the Office of Academic and Professional Development Directors Award. Ms. Rhodes is actively involved in several collaborative research projects with other faculty members in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. Andrew Robinson has taught for the Department of Communication Studies at Eastern Illinois University since 2005. Dr. Robinson is an ordained minister with 20 years of experience serving as a senior pastor. He has served as vice president and secretary-treasurer for the Association of Campus Ministers at Eastern. Dr. Robinson’s two main research interests are online education and religious coping. He has a Ph.D. in education and two graduate certificates (online teaching and online instructional design) from Capella University, doctor of Bible knowledge from the United Christian International Bible Institute, an M.A. in speech communication and a B.A. from Eastern. David Boggs is associate professor and assistant chair of management in the Eastern Illinois University School of Business. He joined Eastern in 2006 and teaches courses that focus on business strategy and international business. His doctorate in international management is from the University of Texas at Dallas. He has lived and worked abroad in South America and the Caribbean, and has taught in Europe and Asia. Cheryl Noll serves as the chair of the School of Business at Eastern Illinois University. She teaches and researches in the areas of management communication and human resources. Dr. Noll earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Bill Wootton is a professor of accountancy in the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences. He received a doctor of business administration degree from Mississippi State University. His research interests are in auditor concentration and accounting history – especially the emergence and growth of the major accounting firms in the United States. Michael Cornebise is associate professor of geography and chair of the Geology/Geography Department at Eastern Illinois University. He completed a Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and specializes in cultural and population geography. His regional specialties include North America, Middle America and Europe. Dr. Cornebise is a Colorado native and away from work enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife, Roxanne, and children, Sam and Sofia. Craig M. Eckert is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and has been at Eastern Illinois University since 1986. While his Ph.D. training at the University of Missouri-Columbia was in the area of political sociology, Dr. Eckert’s primary interests are in the sociology of sport and the sociology of science. He recently conducted a study, with the aid of two sociology majors, about people’s perceptions of steroid use among athletes, both amateurs and professionals, and he has presented preliminary data from that study at sociology conferences. He is working with two colleagues and two Eastern students on a more refined examination of the data for publication in a sports journal. Dr. Angela Glaros is assistant professor of anthropology at Eastern Illinois University. She received a Ph.D. in anthropology with a graduate minor in gender and women’s studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. Her research concerned the vocal music traditions of the Greek island of Skyros. She also conducts ongoing ethnographic research on Greek Orthodox liturgical chanting, commonly known as “Byzantine” chant, and the politics of asserting continuity between Byzantine and modern identity both in Greece and in the Greek diaspora. She is a vocalist and also plays Middle Eastern percussion instruments. Gary Aylesworth earned a Ph.D. at Stony Brook University and has been a professor of philosophy at Eastern Illinois University since 1989. His research interests are focused mainly in modern and contemporary European philosophy, including German idealism, existentialism, phenomenology and postmodernism. He has published translations of Martin Heidegger’s Basic Concepts and The Heidegger-Jaspers Correspondence, as well as articles on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Gadamer, Derrida and Lyotard, and has presented scholarly papers at conferences in North America, Europe and Asia. David Bell is a reference librarian at Booth Library. He earned an M.S. in library and information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.A. in English literature at Northern Illinois University. Peter Andrews grew up in Southern Ontario, where he received a B.Sc. in mathematics from the University of Toronto. He attended the University of Maryland, from which he graduated with a Ph.D. in mathematics (algebraic topology in particular) in 1975. He has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eastern since 1992. Along with topology, he has a continuing interest in geometry and computer science, especially algorithms for geometric computation. William Slough is a professor in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Eastern Illinois University, having joined the faculty in 1992. He earned B.A. and M.S. degrees from San Jose State University in the fields of mathematics and computer science, respectively. Subsequently, he earned a Ph.D. in computer science from Washington State University in the area of computational complexity. He continues to be intrigued by the many fascinating properties of modern algorithms, including questions of correctness, efficiency and implementation issues. David Finnigan is an undergraduate student at Eastern Illinois University pursuing a B.S. in industrial technology. He has been chosen to serve on the 2011 Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering reaccreditation committee for the School of Technology, and as the student member of the math/computer science department programming team. Finnigan has earned awards from the department for participation in various Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Midwest programming contests. His research interests include the classical styles of architecture and computer software engineering. Andrew Brachear graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and a minor in geographic information systems. He is pursuing a master’s degree in computer technology. Brachear is a full-time employee at Consolidated Communications. Gustavo Albear was born in Habana, Cuba, and has been teaching at Eastern Illinois University for eight years in the Department of Secondary Education and Foundations. He was an adviser to the Gateway program in 2004-05. Prior to that he taught at multiple levels of K-12 in Illinois and also held management and training positions with various Fortune 500 companies. He received a Ph.D. with honors in curriculum and instruction from Indiana State University; an M.A. with honors in educational administration from St. Xavier University; a B.A. in liberal arts from Western Illinois University; and an Ed.S. from Eastern. He is a certified lawyer’s assistant with a specialization in legal research and litigation, and is pursuing an M.S. in technology at Eastern. Ryan McDaniel is a member of the faculty at Eastern Illinois University in the Department of Communication Studies. A proud alum, he has earned four degrees from Eastern, including B.A. degrees in communication studies and philosophy, and M.A. degrees in communication studies and history. He also has an M.A. degree in theology from the Aquinas Institute of Theology, and he has studied religion as a postgraduate student at Princeton. Most recently, he has pursued doctoral studies in religion and rhetoric at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as Nashotah House Theological Seminary. McDaniel is an ordained cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church, and he serves as an RSO chaplain and faculty adviser for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Eastern. David Linton is an instructor of physics and astronomy at Eastern Illinois University. He has an M.S. from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He was the recipient of the 1988 Illinois Professor of the Year award, sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Betsy Pudliner is an assistant professor of hospitality management in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern. She earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Her research interests are in marketing and e-marketing, customer and provider relationship management, cultural and promotional power facilitated by technology in hospitality and tourism, and image/identity of destinations in a virtual world. Alan Baharlou has been involved in academic administration in private and public universities for more than 40 years, with 25 years at Eastern Illinois University as the chair of the Department of Geology/Geography. Dr. Baharlou received a B.S. in geology from the University of Tehran, Iran. He received an M.S. in geophysics from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the University of Tulsa. Dr. Baharlou directed the Phillips University Archeological Excavation Program in Israel and the Phillips University Program in Sweden, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. Janet Marquardt received a doctorate in medieval art history from UCLA in 1986 and holds the rank of distinguished professor at Eastern Illinois University. She is co-author of the thematic textbook Frames of Reference: Art, History, and the World (McGraw-Hill 2004). She studies the epistemological meanings of cultural heritage and the ideological function of patrimony, i.e, how we construct the past through the conservation, renovation, exhibition and narrative about historical monuments and objects. Marquardt was a visiting professor at the CESCM in Poitiers (2006) and a humanities fellow at Trinity College Dublin (2011). She is the director of EIU’s Paris Study Abroad Program (since 1996) and director of the new Center for the Humanities (2010). Lee E. Patterson is an assistant professor of history at Eastern Illinois University, where he offers courses on Greece, Rome and the Near East. He has a Ph.D. in classical studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is the author of Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece, published by the University of Texas Press in 2010. Adrian Lamkin formerly served on the religion faculties of Georgetown College (KY) and William Jewell College (MO) and as professor of church history at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned a B.A. degree in history from Georgetown College and a M.Div. and Ph.D. in church history from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. His teaching responsibilities have included American church history, Western Christianity, biblical studies and Greek. He serves as the interim pastor of the First Baptist Church of Charleston. Crystal Duncan Lane is an assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. She received a doctorate in human development from Virginia Tech in 2011, with a graduate certificate in women’s studies. She earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and psychology from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from East Carolina University. Duncan Lane has been a certified family life educator with the National Council on Family Relations since 2001. Christina Yousaf is an instructor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. She earned an M.S. in psychology from the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan and M.A. in urban studies from the University of Akron. She is a member of professional organizations and has been a certified family life educator since June 2008. She teaches a variety of classes and her primary research study is on the cultural differences with reference to dating, marriage, women and grief, and teenage addiction. Bailey K. Young, a graduate of Williams College, received a Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied Merovingian archaeology at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. He held visiting appointments at the Universities of Paris XII and Lille III, Loyola University of Chicago and Assumption College (Worcester, MA) before joining the Eastern Illinois University history department in 1994. Since 1974 he has excavated medieval sites in France and Belgium; in 1998, he helped to launch the Summer Archaeology Program in Belgium. In 2012 Dr. Young received the Distinguished Faculty Award. Thomas Hawkins is an associate professor in the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois University. He is the coordinator of career and organizational studies. He earned an Ed.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hawkins was the recipient of the Eastern Illinois University Technology Day award for Excellence in Use of Technology for online program development and delivery on behalf of the Organizational and Professional Development program. Oyindamola Idowu is a graduate student at Eastern Illinois University, pursuing a master of science in computer technology. She has a bachelor’s degree of technology in computer engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. She is a graduate assistant for the School of Technology and an international student ambassador at Eastern. Idowu is a Cisco-certified network professional with interests in biometrics and network security. Michelle “Mikki” Meadows is an associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Meadows has an M.S. in family and consumer sciences and a doctorate in early childhood education. She is the 2011 recipient of the Illinois Council of Family Relations Faculty Mentor Award and serves as the organization’s president. J. Corey Francis is the assistant director of bands at Eastern Illinois University. His responsibilities include directing the Panther Marching Band, the Panther Basketball Band, and teaching courses in instrumental arranging. Francis is completing a doctor of musical arts degree from The University of Southern Mississippi. He also has a master of music degree in wind band conducting from Georgia State University and a bachelor of music education from Murray State University (KY). Francis holds membership in the National Band Association, The Collegiate Band Directors National Association, the College Music Society, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Kappa Kapp Psi and Phi Mu Alpha.Sinfonia. Steven Daniels is chair of the Physics Department at Eastern Illinois University. His academic interests include optics and lasers. He earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.S. and Ph.D from the University of Maryland. In addition, he is an alumni of Eastern with his MBA degree. Scott Ronspies is an assistant professor in kinesiology and sports studies at Eastern Illinois University. He earned a B.A.E. at Wayne State College, an M.S. in sport pedagogy from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a Ph.D. in sport and exercise science from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Ronspies’ research interests include physical activity/fitness assessment and promotion for youth, youth obesity and body composition.
Exhibit Curator Biographies Ann Brownson is the education librarian and coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library. She earned a B.A. in general science and religious studies from Grinnell College, an M.A. in student development in postsecondary education and an M.A. in library science from the University of Iowa. Her research interests include the use of children’s literature to teach subject area content. Her recently published book chapter is titled “The Role of Children’s Literature in the Curriculum Materials Center” in Curriculum Materials Collections and Centers: Legacies from the Past, Visions of the Future (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2012). Todd Bruns, with an M.A. in library science and M.S. in technology, is the institutional repository librarian at Eastern Illinois University. Besides creating and managing Eastern’s new repository, The Keep (http://thekeep.eiu.edu), Bruns provides reference and instructional services to faculty and students, and oversees the Booth Library scanning/digitization center. He also serves as the new review editor for the journal Public Services Quarterly and has an article (with Dr. Rendong Bai) in publication with the journal Quality Progress. Kirstin Duffin is a reference librarian at Booth Library and subject specialist for biological sciences and chemistry. She holds an M.A. in library studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is working on an M.S. in biological sciences at Eastern Illinois University. Robert Hillman is a professor at Booth Library, serving as university archivist and as a reference librarian. He has a B.A. degree from Principia College, an M.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and an M.L.I.S. degree from Brigham Young University. As an undergraduate he studied ancient art, architecture, literature and philosophy, and has traveled to the Middle East — but not to Greece. Sarah Johnson, professor and reference librarian at Booth Library, has been at Eastern Illinois University since 2002. She oversees many aspects of electronic resources and serves as the subject bibliographer for economics, mathematics and computer science. She earned a B.A. in French from Drew University, an M.A. in linguistics from Ohio State University and an M.I.L.S. from the University of Michigan. Her most recent book is Historical Fiction II: A Guide to the Genre (Libraries Unlimited, 2009). Pamela Ortega is a professor and reference librarian at Booth Library, and serves as subject bibliographer for communication disorders and sciences, foreign languages, Latin American studies and women’s studies. She has an M.S. in audiology and an M.L.S., both from Florida State University. Marlene Slough is a professor and acquisitions librarian at Booth Library. She serves as subject bibliographer for the areas of art, and family and consumer sciences. She received an M.L.I.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.A. in English literature from Eastern Illinois University. Bradley P. Tolppanen is a professor of library services at Booth Library, and serves as a subject librarian for history, Africana studies and military science. He holds an M.A. in history from the University of New Brunswick and received an M.L.I.S. from the University of Alberta. |
