Doctoral Mentor Award Winners Lauded by Students and Colleagues Alike

Old Dominion University's first Doctoral Mentor Awards were presented at the faculty awards night Tuesday, May 6, to John Ford, professor of marketing; Stacey Plichta, chair of the College of Community and Environmental Health; Ravindra Joshi, University Professor of electrical and computer engineering; and Lepsha Vuskovic, professor of physics. Each received a plaque and a $3,000 prize.

VA State Secretary of Technology to Speak at CLT Summer Institute on May 20

Aneesh P. Chopra, state secretary of technology, will deliver the keynote address for the Old Dominion University Center for Learning Technologies' 10th Summer Institute.

Center for Learning Technologies' Abdous and He to Receive Best Paper Award

M'hammed Abdous, director, and Wu He, instructional technology specialist, of the Old Dominion Center for Learning Technologies, have been selected to receive a Best Paper Award at the annual Distance Learning Administration conference.

ODU Grad Anne Donovan Hopes to Lead Olympic Basketball Team to Gold

Former ODU All-American and current USA women's basketball coach Anne Donovan was back on campus May 1 visiting with the athletic department staff during a break in her team's practice schedule as it prepares for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Pitts, Matthews to Speak at Commencement May 10

National media figures Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will speak to graduates at Old Dominion University's spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 10, at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.