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Faculty and Staff Achievements

May 2011

Attended

Barbara Schmidt, manager of KIPCOR’s Community Mediation Center, attended the Heartland Mediators’ Association (HMA) conference on April 7. She served on HMA’s board of directors for five year including four years as treasurer.

Exhibited

David Kreider, museum technician at Kauffman Museum, traveled to Evanston, Ill. April 18-20 to pack and transport more than 30 works of art by American Impressionist Albert Krehbiel for an upcoming exhibit at the Carriage Factory Gallery, Newton. The exhibit, “Krehbiel Showcase,” will be on display May 1 through July 31. Krehbiel was son of Bethel founder J.J. Krehbiel who operated a carriage factory at the current gallery location.

Facilitated

Kirsten Zerger, KIPCOR director of education and training, and Gary Flory, KIPCOR director, designed and facilitated a day-long visioning retreat for the Salina Mennonite Church on April 16.

Performed

Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, was the pianist for Scott Oakes, bassoonist, at his faculty artist recital at Wichita State University on April 26.

Presented

Gary Histand, professor of chemistry, along with his students Trent Baalman, Trey Ronnenbaum and Carrie Schulz, presented chemical demonstrations to all 8th grade science classes at Chisholm Middle School on April 13. Histand and Schulz hosted and worked with the Newton High School Chemistry II class on April 26. The students analyzed using NMR spectroscopy materials they made at the high school. In addition, they looked at ion concentration in popular sodas, finding that of the sodas tested, Pepsi had the highest phosphate ion concentration.

Ami Regier, professor of literary studies, presented “Functions of Multiperspective Narrative in Writing Haitian American Diasporic Community in Edwidge Danticat’s 2004 The Dew Breaker” at a research conference of MELUS (Multiethnic Literature of the United States) in Boca Raton, Fla., on April 8.

Published

John Thiesen, co-director of libraries, had a book review of Lexikon der Mennoniten in Paraguay published in the April 2011 Mennonite Quarterly Review.

Served

William Eash, professor of music, and Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, served as guest conductor and pianist for the Mennonite Schools Council Music Festival held in Salem Oregon on April 7-10. They rehearsed with the mass choir of 180 high school students each day leading up to the final performance on April 10.