The honor of entering a full production in the ACTF regional festival comes on the heels of UW-Green Bay's theatre program having five students selected for the Irene Ryan Scholarship acting competition. Noting that accomplishment in last week's LOG ONLine prompted one reader to ask, "Granny Clampett?" Yes. (The Beverly Hillbillies star was an accomplished actress who left much of her estate to the national scholarship program.) UW-Green Bay students Todd Dively and Sunam Ellis will perform at regionals both in "Aloha" and as part of the Irene Ryan competition.

The Reverend R. Grace Imathiu calls Green Bay home — she is senior pastor of First United Methodist Church — but, clearly, her perspective is international. Imathiu will deliver the Commencement address at UW-Green Bay this Saturday (Dec. 22). The ceremony begins at noon at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Described as "a true citizen of the world," she has traveled as student, preacher and educator and addressed audiences in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Togo, Ethiopia, Brazil, Jamaica and Great Britain. Born in Kenya, she attended school there and in the United States, Israel and England. She holds a master's in divinity from the Methodist Theological School in this country, and earned a Master's in Theology from Cambridge University, in England. Imathiu (pronounced im-MATTHEW) is near to competing her dissertation for the Ph.D. in New Testament studies at Vanderbilt University.

The newest recipients of two named UW-Green Bay professorships will be recognized when their names are announced at Commencement this Saturday. A professor of Natural and Applied Sciences will receive the Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professorship. (Previous recipients were Paul Sager, 1986, Joseph Moran, 1991, and Robert Wenger, 1997.) The Ben and Joyce Rosenberg Professorship, open to scholars from all academic fields, will go to a full professor whose work exemplifies the spirit and mission of UW-Green Bay. (Previous recipients were Timothy Meyer, 1986, Harvey Kaye, 1990, and Craig Lockard, 1996.)

Kevin Boatright, a longtime staff member in the UW System's University Relations Office and, for many, a familiar name from his recent role as a media spokesperson for the System, will leave for a similar position with the University of Kansas at Lawrence, nearer his hometown, in January. Boatright also served in governmental affairs and federal relations for the System.

And, no, it has nothing to do with "Prairie Home Companion." Actually, the award is a prestigious national honor made jointly by AASCU, CASE, NASULGC and AACC to recognize higher education state relations officers for their dedication to advancing the needs of colleges and universities. The UW System's own David W. Olien, senior vice president for administration, was recently named the 2001 recipient. "Through their relentless, and often times unacknowledged, work these winners have profoundly improved the lives of all members of their campus communities," said Vance T. Peterson, president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Olien joined the UW System administration in 1993 as vice president for university relations and moved to his current position in 1997. He has won praise for being one of the "most forward-thinking and enterprising executives in higher education."

Last week we listed several corrections to the printed UW-Green Bay phone directory. Here's another one: Loyal LOG ONLine readers and UW-Green Bay supporters Marge and Ed Weidner want people to know that their email listing on page 33 has at least one "dot" where there should be an "at" and that the correct form is: osggg@netnet.net

Senior forward Brian Giovinazzi of the UW-Green Bay Phoenix soccer team and Parma Heights, Ohio, has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association regional honors team. Giovinazzi, involved in one-third of Green Bay's goals over his four-year career, was named third team all-Great Lakes. He is the first Phoenix player since 1994 to be so honored.

Most of the Weidner Center's main floor was filled for Friday evening's "Holiday Traditions" choral concert. Walk-up sales alone approached 550. An appreciative audience enjoyed stellar performances by UW-Green Bay choral ensembles, solos by faculty vocalists, interlude music by a clarinet ensemble, and top-notch work by the visiting Bay Port High School chorus.

Laura Weller, an English teacher at Bay Port High School and an active community member in the UW-Green Bay chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, had a piece on accountability in education titled "Crisis of Philosophy" published in the Fall 2001 issue of National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal.

Up With Good Bodies (UWGB) is a Health Services-sponsored program whose purpose is to promote healthy lifestyle changes by utilizing a team/peer support system. The intentions are to provide a fun, enjoyable learning experience for all participants. The program is structured to allow teams or individuals to compete by earning points through exercise, weight loss/maintenance/or intentional weight gain. A total of 41 people participated — 24 students and 17 staff — during the 10-week program this fall. The individual winner was student April Fameree. Winning the team title was "Easy Money," with staff members Patrick Sorelle, Kay Endries, Sherry Lacenski and Tina Allceyer.

While the fall schedule of films sponsored by the Green Bay Film Society ends neatly with the UW-Green Bay semester this week, the spring 2002 series starts in advance of spring semester's opening on Jan. 22. The program at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Neville Public Museum is The Circle, a 2000 film from Iran.

West Beirut (Lebanon/France) is the film at 7 p.m. this Wednesday (Dec. 19) at the Neville Public Museum as part of the Green Bay Film Society series.

The Friends of Cofrin Library has the 2002 Book Lover's Page-A-Day calendar for sale. The calendar provides "365 days of Good Authors, Good Books, & Good Reading." Whether shopping for yourself or a gift idea, the calendar is described as a wonderful choice for anyone who likes to read. The calendar may be purchased from the Friends of Cofrin Library for $5. Call ext. 2539 to buy your copy or copies.

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