Cashman loses battle with cancer
Crimson White – Dec. 7
James F. Cashman, age 66, the John R. Miller Professor of Management at the University of Alabama, lost his battle with gastric cancer on Friday, Dec. 2… Cashman was an accomplished scholar and taught in the management and marketing program in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University. After completing his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at the University of Illinois, Cashman joined the UA faculty in 1975. In addition to working with the University of Alabama, Cashman was also a visiting professor at the University of Northumbria, England and worked with the Business School of Durham University in England. Cashman was most noted for his cutting edge research in the area of Leader-Membership Exchange Theory.
70 years since Pearl Harbor attack: Local veterans recall day
Montgomery Advertiser – Dec. 7
It was an act that galvanized the country, said John F. Beeler, a professor who teaches naval history at the University of Alabama. At the time, the country was deeply divided about entering the war, and their attention was focused on Europe, not the Pacific. By not first declaring war, the Japanese Empire sealed their fate by firing the first shots, he said. “After the treachery of the Pearl Harbor attack, there was no way the United States was going to sue for peace with Japan,” Beeler said. “The American public demanded retribution, they demanded unconditional surrender. It took about a year after Pearl Harbor, but once the United States began exerting the full potential of its industrial might, there was no way that the Japanese would win the war.”
UA’s SLIS gives away books to school libraries
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 6
The University of Alabama is giving away thousands of dollars in free books to school libraries in the Black Belt region. Children in six schools will soon be able to crack open brand new books. It’s part of the “Book Bonanza for the Black Belt Program.” It’s sponsored by the UA School of Library and Information Studies, a total of over $7,000 in books.
Student groups sponsor drives for less fortunate
Crimson White – Dec. 7
At the University of Alabama, many student organizations are involved with community service, and more specifically helping local children. Organizations like the NAACP and Gamma Phi Beta sorority have helped give back to those less fortunate right before the holidays. Toys for TTown is a partnership between the SGA, Hilton Garden Inn and University Programs and gives back to children and families who lost their homes and belongings in the April 27 tornado.
Panhellenic Association selects new leaders
Crimson White – Dec. 7
Last week, the University of Alabama Panhellenic Association announced the new group of student leaders selected to serve on its Executive Council for 2012. Olivia Hunnicutt, a junior majoring in Spanish, was chosen to serve as the group’s president. Hunnicutt previously worked as the organization’s vice president of administration and believes that she has the experience to lead the council.
Business Honors Program promotes sustainability for finals
Crimson White – Dec. 7
Students can celebrate the end of another semester of classes and the upcoming holidays by recycling all of their old notebooks, papers and binder-ready books in bins placed around campus. The recycling bins are a project sponsored by the Business Honors Program Sustainability Committee in partnership with Ancillary Services. This is the second year the bins have been used.
Students, professors win at art show
Crimson White – Dec. 7
The West Alabama Juried Art Show is currently exhibiting this year’s selection of diverse artwork from local artists and UA faculty, students and alumni. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa, the annual art show allows artists to submit up to three pieces of their work to be judged. This year, Ruth O’Connor judged and juried the art pieces to be presented in the show and selected the competition winners. . . . Kelly Parvin, a graduate student majoring in studio art with a focus in printmaking, will be displaying three of her prints in the exhibit. Parvin said she recently moved to Tuscaloosa and was excited to be eligible to submit her work to the competition. . . . In addition to Parvin, UA Associate Professor of Art Sarah Marshall won the Purchase Award for her lithograph titled “Lagniappe!” Marshall teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in printmaking and has had her work shown in national and international exhibitions.