R. Bowen Loftin, director of simulation programs, was featured in a recent AP story about his appointment to the position. It ran in the Oct. 9 Washington Times. He was also quoted in an Oct. 9 Washington Post news brief about his appointment.
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John Toomey, associate professor of music, was quoted in a recent Jazz Times story, "Teaching Jazz from a Distance."
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Debra Major, associate professor of psychology, was quoted in a Sept. 12 Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger story about a study she did on women's relationships with their bosses. The story originally ran in the Chicago Tribune.
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Stephen Medvic, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in an Oct. 6 Washington Post story about the U.S. Senate race between George Allen and Charles Robb.
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Roger Johnson, associate professor of educational curriculum and instruction, was quoted in an Aug. 30
Pioneer News (Shepherdsville, Ky.) story about Kentucky as the first state to require student eye exams.
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Michael Pearson, professor of English, wrote a review of Josephine Humphreys' "Nowhere Else on Earth" for the Sept. 17 Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The following were quoted or featured recently in The Virginian-Pilot:
James V. Koch, president, was quoted in an Oct. 15 story about the "State of the Region" report published by the Regional Studies Institute and in an Oct. 19 story about the report's findings on the issue of mass transit. He was also quoted in an Oct. 11 story about four-year degrees and cited in an Oct. 23 Guy Friddell column about Old Dominion's new history book.
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Dwight Allen, eminent scholar of educational curriculum and instruction, was featured in an Oct. 9 story about the e-book he wrote with Bill Cosby, "American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge." He was also quoted in an Oct. 11 Journal and Guide story.
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Dana Burnett, vice president for student services, was quoted in an Oct. 30 story about James Toscano, the new student representative on the Board of Visitors.
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Charles Wilson, associate professor of English, was quoted in an Oct. 4 story about author Ernest Gaines, who was on campus for the Literary Festival.
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Mel Williams, eminent scholar of exercise science, physical education and recreation, was featured in an Oct. 19 story about his marathon running.
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Ken Gideon, president of the Faculty/Staff Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Allies, was quoted in a Sept. 29 story about a vigil on campus in memory of Danny
Lee Overstreet, who was killed in a Roanoke gay bar.
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Erlene Hendrix and Konrad Winters, associate professors of theatre arts, were cited in an Oct. 19 Norfolk Compass story about the University Theatre's production of "Antigone." Hendrix was also quoted in an Oct. 10 Port Folio Weekly story.
The following were quoted or featured recently in local, state and regional publications:
William Swart, dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, was the subject of the Sept. 11 Dolan's Virginia Business Observer cover story, "Simulator Stimulator."
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R. Bowen Loftin, director of simulation programs, was featured in Oct. 9-15 Inside Business and Oct. 5 Daily Press stories about his appointment.
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Stephen Johnson, director of study abroad programs, was quoted in an Oct. 8 Richmond Times-Dispatch story about international program offerings at Virginia colleges and universities.
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Derya Jacobs, associate professor of engineering management, was cited in an Oct. 16 Inside Business brief about her appointment as president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Management.
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Donna Whitmore, coordinator of field services at the Peninsula Center, was quoted in a recent Wheel story about the Military Career Transition Program.
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Deborah Meltsner, senior lecturer of communication, was quoted in an Oct. 2 Inside Business story about public speaking.
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Gil Yochum and Vinod Agarwal, professors of economics, were cited in a Sept. 11 Dolan's Virginia Business Observer story about Virginia Beach tourism.
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William Drewry, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 19 Manassas
Daily Journal story about alternative septic systems.
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Michele Spires, interim director of the Northern Virginia Center, was quoted in a Sept. 14 Eastern Loudoun Times story about the center.
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Grant Jenkins, lecturer of English, wrote a letter to the editor about the value of cultivating art that ran in the Oct. 24 Port Folio Weekly.
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Scott King, faculty adviser for the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Straight Alliance at Old Dominion, was quoted in an Oct. 3 Port Folio Weekly story about the paucity of local news coverage of the murder of Danny
Lee Overstreet, who was shot in a Roanoke gay bar.
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Luxien Lombardo, professor of sociology and criminal justice, was quoted in an Oct. 18 new Journal and Guide story about a conference on American prisons that Old Dominion co-hosted recently.
The following were cited or interviewed recently by the electronic media:
Dwight Allen, eminent scholar of educational curriculum and instruction, was interviewed Oct. 16 on NBC's "Today" show and cited recently in an NPR Online story about the e-book he wrote with Bill Cosby, "American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge."
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Mark Butler IV, professor of biological sciences, appeared on the Discovery Channel's "Science Live" program Sept. 27 to discuss environmental restoration efforts in the Everglades.
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Steve Yetiv, associate professor of political science, was interviewed by Voice of America Oct. 11 about the causes of and solutions to the Mideast crisis. He appeared several times recently on WVEC-TV to comment on Mideast terrorism and violence.
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Lawrence Weinstein, associate professor of physics, was interviewed recently by KSL radio in Salt Lake City about the "Superstition Celebration."
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Alan Flanders, adjunct faculty member in history, was interviewed recently by WTKR-TV about damage control on the USS Cole.
