Dr. Julia Reguero de Atiles (Senior Academic Professional, Child and Family Development) received the 2001 Donald O. Schneider Award for Mentoring in the College of Education. Dr. Atiles is joint-appointed in FACS and COE and is coordinator of the Pre-K-Grade 2 program.

Carolyn Ainslie (Senior Public Service Associate, Morgan County) was awarded the FACS Outreach Award for County Agents; Mick Ragsdale (Data Collection Coordinator, Housing and Demographic Research Center) received the FACS Outreach Award for Staff; and Dr. Gladys Shelton (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) received the FACS Outreach Award for Faculty.

J. Richard Parker II (Adjunct Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been elected senior vice president of the Public Housing Authority Directors Association. PHADA serves as a liaison between its members and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Parker is Executive Director of the Athens Housing Authority.

Dr. Patricia Bell-Scott (Professor, Child and Family Development) has been named a Fellow by the National Council of Family Relations. Dr. Scott, who also holds an appointment in Women’s Studies, was a founding editor of SAGE, the only scholarly journal exclusively focused on African-American women, and she is the author of three highly praised books on African-American women.

Dr. Carolyn Berdanier (Professor Emeritus, Foods and Nutrition) has publisher her latest book: Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Health and Disease. Dr. Berdanier edited the book with Naima Moustaid-Moussa. It is published by CRC Press, Boca Raton. Another book, the CRC Handbook of Nutrition and Food is scheduled to be published in October or November.

Dr. Bill Flatt (D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Foods and Nutrition) gave the inaugural Clara Dishman Memorial Science Lecture at Bethel College, Tenn. The lectureship was established to bring leaders in the natural sciences to Bethel to present their ideas. Dr. Flatt attended Bethel College in 1948-49. His wife, June, is a 1954 graduate of Bethel.

Ms. Sharon Gibson (FACS Educator) was a leader in developing a conference for South Georgia on “Public Health Impacts of Prolonged Drought in Rural Georgia,” which was held in May at Albany State University. Speakers included Dr. Don Bower (Associate Professor, Child and Family Development and Extension Human Development).

Dr. Diane Hodson (Academic Professional, Child and Family Development) received the 2001 FACS Outstanding Advisor Award and also was selected campuswide as the first Outstanding Academic Advisor/Mentor Award recipient representing classified staff and non-tenure track faculty.

Dr. Hui-Chin Hsu (Assistant Professor, Child and Family Development) has received a two-year grant for $143,456 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for the study of the “Role of Maternal Emotion in Mother-Infant Interaction.”

Dr. Lee Johnson (Assistant Professor, Child and Family Development) has accepted a position focusing on the Marriage and Family Therapy program. Dr. Johnson came to FACS from Friends University in Kansas City. His Ph.D. is from Kansas State University.

Dr. Mary Ann Johnson (Professor, Foods and Nutrition) and Dr. Al DeChicchis, associate professor of communication sciences in the College of Education, have been awarded $200,000 for two years from the US Department of Agriculture for their research project on vitamin D deficiency and auditory function of genetically disordered mice. The research will provide new insight into the possible interrelationships of nutrition, genetics and age on auditory function.

Dr. Naz Kaya (Assistant Professor, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) has accepted a position focusing on the interiors and furnishings major. Dr. Kaya, who is originally from Turkey, completed her Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University.

Dr. Julia Marlowe (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) was chosen HACE 2001 Advisor of the Year.

Dr. Rebecca Mullis (Department Head, Foods and Nutrition) has been appointed to the Office of Women’s Health Leadership at the Georgia Department of Community Health.

Dr. Velma McBride Murry (Associate Professor, Child and Family Development) and Dr. Anita Payne Smith (Senior Public Service Associate, Child and Family Development) were sworn in to the State Children’s Trust Fund Commission in July. The commission advises Gov. Roy Barnes on changes in state programs, statutes, policies, and standards that affect children.

Dr. Sharon Y. Nickols (Dean, College of Family and Consumer Sciences) has been named President-elect of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences beginning July 2001. She will become AAFCS President in July 2002. In addition, Dean Nickols and Dr. Carol Anderson of Cornell University were selected to give the 2001 Commemorative Lecture at the AAFCS annual meeting on the topic, “The Essence of Our Profession: Head, Heart and Soul.”

Dr. Lily Paguio (Associate Professor, Child and Family Development) retired in June 2001 after 32 years on the faculty.

Dr. Sharon Price (Professor Emerita, Child and Family Development) is editor of two recently published books. “Families Across Time,” a volume of 17 original essays, explores the life course approach to family life—including sibling, parent-child and spousal relationships. In addition to Dr. Price, the book is edited by Megan Murphy, FACS doctoral candidate in marriage and family therapy, and Patrick McKenry of Ohio State University. Dr. Price and Dr. McKenry’s second book is the second edition of “Families and Change.”

Dr. Bill Quinn (Professor, Child and Family Development) is collaborating with faculty in the College of Education on a project to curb youth violence, funded by the Centers for Disease Control. The project features alternative intervention strategies in area schools and is a multi-state effort. Funding of $900,000 for the third and fourth years of the project has been awarded.

Michael Rupured (Public Service Associate, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been designated as a member of the national leadership team for Family Economics at CSREES/USDA. Michael will manage the national electronic newsletter and coordinate the working group on linkages between family economics and social work, among other duties.

The article, “Promoting Your Department via a Website,” written by Dr. Anne Sweaney (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics), Janet Valente (Education Program Specialist, Housing and Consumer Economics), and Kelly Manley (MS Student, Housing and Consumer Economics), was published in the November 2000 issue of “What’s New,” the magazine for Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Guidance Educators.

Linda Toney (Administrative Secretary, Housing and Consumer Economics) is the 2001 recipient of the Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Performance Award. Linda has worked in the College since 1993. In naming Linda the award winner, Staff Council Chair Vici Decker said, “Linda’s heartfelt and invaluable support of all staff, faculty and students make her a natural for this award, and her numerous and varied services to the community reflect a very generous and loving nature.”

Janet Valente (Educational Program Specialist, Housing and Consumer Economics) was selected as an AAFCS Leader for 2001. This recognition is for those who have given extensive service to the profession and have shown outstanding performance.

Dr. Charlotte Wallinga (Associate Professor, Child and Family Development) received the 2001 FACS Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Wallinga also has been chosen as one of eight UGA faculty to participate in the 2001-2002 Senior Teaching Fellows Program.

Marilyn Wright (Education Program Specialist, Foods and Nutrition) has been recognized as “Young Dietitian of the Year” by the Georgia Dietetic Association.