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<li><a href="#korte">Korte Company Donation Establishes
Seminar Fund At SIUE</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#hobson">Pianist Ian Hobson Continues
Recital Series At SIUE–Performing
Chopin</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#ACRL">SIUE Library Dean Is ACRL State
Academic Librarian Of The Year</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#tax">Small Business Development Center To
Offer Nov. 19 Tax Workshop</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#scholar">Deadline Nearing For
Scholarships For High-Achieving Students</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#app">Thurs., Nov. 21 'Arts & Issues'
Samite Concert POSTPONED - Appearance to be Rescheduled for 2003-2004 Season</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#bowles">Sen. Bowles To Receive SIUE
Service Award At Dec. 14 Commencement</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#auction">Friends of Art Plan Annual Art
Auction</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#writing">SIUE's Lovejoy Friends To
Sponsor Ninth Annual Writing Contest</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#tour">Friends Of Music To Offer Annual
Musical House Tour Dec. 8</a><br /></li>
<li><a href="#ROTC">SIUE Army ROTC Ranked 4th In
Nation</a><br /></li>
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<strong><br /><a name="korte" id="korte">November 1,
2002</a></strong>
<p><strong>Korte Company Donation Establishes Seminar Fund At
SIUE</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville School of Engineering recently received a $50,000
donation to establish the Vince Gnaedinger Seminar Fund. The
Korte Company has funded the seminars in recognition of the
many contributions Gnaedinger made to the company and the
concrete industry.</p>
<p>Gnaedinger, a long-time Korte employee, died last
year. He was known as an authority on concrete and
established many company practices and procedures for using the
material.</p>
<p>The Concrete Construction Resource Unit, located within the
School of Engineering, will administer the fund and
seminars. Designed for practicing concrete professionals,
the seminars will further the development of research and
practical techniques in concrete construction, bringing expert
presenters to campus.</p>
<p>The first seminar (Air Entrained Concrete) is scheduled for
Nov. 21. Charles K. Nami, chief engineer, Master Builders, and
Luke M. Snell, Concrete Construction Resource Center director,
will be the speakers.</p>
<p>The seminar is open to the public. The cost is $65 per
person. Four continuing education credits are available by
request. For more information, call 618-650-2496.<br /><br />
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<p><strong><a name="hobson" id="hobson">November 1,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Pianist Ian Hobson Continues Recital Series At
SIUE–Performing Chopin</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Renowned concert pianist Ian Hobson
will continue his series of recitals at Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville—performing the complete solo
piano works of Frédéric Chopin—at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 18, in SIUE's Katherine Dunham Hall theater.</p>
<p>The third of the nine-recital series is titled 1830-1833:
"Disappointment in Vienna—Arrival in Paris." The Chopin
series—which continues Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 22-23;
Wednesday-Thursday, March 19-20; and Tuesday-Wednesday, April
1-2—is being performed chronologically, following stages
in the Polish composer's life and career.</p>
<p>The Nov. 18 recital includes: Mazurkas, Op.6; Waltz in E
Minor; Nocturne in C-sharp Minor; Mazurkas, Op. 7; Nocturnes,
Op. 9; Nocturnes, Op. 15; Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18; Waltz
in A Minor, Op. 34; Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20; Mazurka in
B-flat Major; Rondo in E-flat Major, Op. 16; Nocturne in G
Minor, Op. 15, No. 3; Waltz in G-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1;
Mazurka in C Major; Variations in B-flat Major, on "Je vends
des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12; and
Bolero, Op. 19.</p>
<p>Musicologist Allan Ho, a professor of Music, said complete
works are rarely performed anywhere. "It's an honor for us to
have Ian Hobson perform the cycle here," Ho said. The title of
the nine-recital series is Frédéric Chopin:
Evolution of a Genius.</p>
<p>"Chopin remains one of the most popular composers of all
time," Ho said. "Many of his works are famous, yet others
seldom heard. The series will include more than 200
compositions, tracing Chopin's development as a composer. "It
will include all of his familiar works, as well as many new
discoveries for our listeners," Ho said. "It will be a
fascinating musical journey."</p>
<p>Called one of the greatest pianists of our time, Hobson's
programs consistently demonstrate a repertoire that spans
centuries and demands a command of styles and scholarly vision.
His recordings and recitals encompass a cross section of works
from miniature to mammoth.</p>
<p>A professor of Music at the University of Illinois, Hobson
maintains and active performance, conducting, and recording
schedule. In recent seasons, Hobson has performed at Wigmore
Hall, London, Alice Tully Hall, the "Mostly Mozart Festival" in
New York, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>Hobson also has performed the Chopin and Moscheles concertos
at the Bard Music Festival, and has presented recitals in the
United States, England, and Europe, featuring diverse works
such as Beethoven's complete sonatas, excerpts from Gershwin's
Song Book, Schumann's major piano works, Ravel's Gaspard de la
nuit, and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7, to name a few.</p>
<p>He also has been on the juries of international piano
competitions, such as the Van Cliburn, and is known worldwide
as a pianist, conductor, and teacher. Hobson has recorded more
than 35 compact discs of works, including piano concertos by
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Poulenc, and Saint-Saëns, as well as
Liszt transcriptions and the complete Beethoven sonatas, Brahms
variations, Chopin etudes, Hummel sonatas, and Rachmaninoff
preludes, etudes-tableaux, and transcriptions.</p>
<p>Tickets are $7; students and senior citizens, $6. For ticket
information, call the SIUE Department of Music, (618)
650-3900.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a></p>
<p><strong><br /><a name="ACRL" id="ACRL">November 1,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>SIUE Library Dean Is ACRL State Academic Librarian
Of The Year</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Jay Starratt of Glen Carbon, dean of
Library and Information Services and associate vice chancellor
of Information Technology at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, is the 2002 Illinois Academic Librarian of the
Year. The award was given at a recent conference of the
Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries
(ACRL).</p>
<p>The award has been given annually since 1985 to individuals
who have made outstanding contributions to academic and/or
research librarianship at the statewide level, and to library
development. </p>
<p>Starratt has demonstrated achievement in serving the
organized profession through the Illinois Libraries
Association, the Illinois ACRL, and related organizations; by
contributing to academic library development through research
or publications; and "through planning and implementing a
library program of exemplary quality."</p>
<p>He has been in leadership positions at the state level for
the IACRL and the ILA and nationally for the ALA, the ACRL, the
Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), and
the Library and Information Technology Association.</p>
<p>He also co-chaired the IACRL/Illinois Board of Higher
Education Liaison Committee. The committee pointed out Starratt
had significant insight and experience in fostering
communications between the IBHE and the academic library
community on many important projects including the Higher
Education Technology Task Force and the Provider Council of the
Illinois Virtual Campus.</p>
<p>The committee also said Starratt's special interest in
promoting library cooperation is evident in his "imposing
record of leadership of cooperative groups." His contributions
to Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO) date
back more that a decade—he has served as a member and
chair of the ILCSO Policy Council and as president of ILCSO,
and is still a member of ILCSO's board of directors.</p>
<p>Starratt recently chaired ILCSO's Systems Assessment Task
Force, which paved the way for ILCSO's new "Voyager" system, a
statewide database for libraries, and also has served on the
Illinois On Line Computer Library Center (OCLC) User Group and
as a delegate to the OCLC Users Council; he is now a member of
the OCLC Members Council Executive Committee.</p>
<p>He also is a member of the Illinois Cooperative Collection
Management Coordinating Committee and was one of the authors of
the Illinois Academic Library "White Paper" that challenged the
academic library community to take bold new steps toward
enhanced collaboration, an initiative that is coming to
fruition with the formation of the new Council of Academic
Libraries.</p>
<p>Starratt earned a bachelor's and a master of Library Science
from Emory University. Before joining SIUE, Starratt served as
director of Technical and Automation Services at SIU
Carbondale's Morris Library. Previous professional
positions include assistant director for Administrative
Services at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Library and
assistant to the director and supervisor of Circulation at
Emory University Library.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<p><strong><a name="tax" id="tax">November 5,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Small Business Development Center To Offer Nov. 19
Tax Workshop</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Small Business Development Center is offering a
Small Business Tax Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for
individuals considering starting a small business or
small-business owners who have questions about tax
responsibilities.</p>
<p>Representatives from the IRS, The Illinois Department of
Revenue, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security
will present this informative all-day workshop to be conducted
at 200 University Park Drive in SIUE's University Park. Cost is
$25 per person, which includes lunch.</p>
<p>Program Director Jim Mager said the workshop will discuss
topics such as: monthly, quarterly, and year-end tax reporting;
what business records need to be maintained; responsibilities
regarding Federal Withholding tax, Self-Employment taxes, and
Federal Unemployment; reporting to the Illinois Department of
Employment Security; and who is eligible to collect state
unemployment, just to name a few.</p>
<p>Mager said the workshop was developed in cooperation with
the U.S. Small Business Association, the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs, and SIUE. "This is a service to
Illinois small businesses, part of what we offer here at the
SIUE Small Business Development Center," he said. "We serve
small businesses throughout the region, offering access to free
professional counseling in the areas of management, marketing,
finance, accounting, licensing information, eBusiness, loan
packaging, and business planning."</p>
<p>For more information about the Nov. 19 workshop, call Jane
Bagent (618) 650-2158, or by by e-mail: jbagent@siue.edu,
or by postal mail: School of Business, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
62026-1108.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<p><strong><a name="scholar" id="scholar">November 6,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Deadline Nearing For Scholarships For High-Achieving
Students</strong></p>
<p>(Synopsis: SIUE offers many scholarships for students who
have performed well academically, scored high on the ACT and
demonstrated leadership qualities. The deadline for
application for these scholarships, which are not based on
need, is near. Students must apply for admission by
December 1 to be considered.)</p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill) Offering a quality, affordable
education, SIUE attracts top academic students through its
ability to provide a high-quality learning environment and
several scholarship opportunities for high-achievers.</p>
<p>"We offer a range of scholarships and study opportunities
for academically strong students," said Boyd Bradshaw, SIUE's
acting assistant vice chancellor for enrollment
management. "Students with records of personal
achievement, leadership and service can apply for these
scholarships, which are not based on need."</p>
<p>Bradshaw said that once these high performers enroll at
SIUE, they will find academic programs that continually
challenge their academic and intellectual abilities.</p>
<p>"SIUE offers programs that will help high-achieving students
continually push their limits. These programs truly put
students in position to take charge of their education, and
create a curriculum that will prepare them to excel in the next
phase of their lives."</p>
<p>By submitting an admission application by December 1, new
freshmen and transfer students with excellent academic records
will be considered for several SIUE scholarship
opportunities. Those interested in the Chancellor's
Scholars Program should submit the separate Chancellor's
Scholars Program Application in addition to the admission
application.</p>
<p>Presidential Scholars (11 scholarships offered annually to
entering freshmen from Illinois): $5,000 annually for four
years. Selection is based on exceptional academic record and
evidence of academic leadership; preference for AP and honors
course credit in high school. Minimum of 29 on the ACT and 3.75
high school GPA.</p>
<p>Chancellor's Scholars (20 offered annually to entering
freshmen): In-state tuition and fees for eight
semesters. Selection based on academic record,
demonstrated leadership achievement and interview process.
Minimum of 27 on the ACT and upper 10 percent rank in high
school class.</p>
<p>Johnetta Haley Scholars Academy: Up to $2,520, four-year
renewable award. New freshmen and transfer minority
undergraduates planning on careers in nursing, engineering,
sciences or teacher education. Freshmen must have a
minimum of 22 on the ACT and upper 20 percent high school
rank. Transfers must have 3.0 GPA for transfer credit
accepted by SIUE.</p>
<p>Provost's Scholarship: Partial to full in-state tuition for
one year. Freshmen must have at least a 26 ACT and rank in the
upper 10 percent of their high school class. Transfers must
have a 3.8 transfer credit GPA for transfer credits accepted by
SIUE.</p>
<p>Campus Residence Honors Scholarship: One-year award, ranging
from $1,000 to $1,500 for housing. Freshmen recipients
typically have a 28 ACT and an upper seven percent rank;
transfer students have a 3.9 GPA for transfer credits accepted
by SIUE.</p>
<p>SIUE offers several programs that complement the
scholarships. The Dean's Scholars Honors Program is offered to
Presidential and Chancellor Scholarship recipients, and new
freshmen with high academic honors. Any SIUE student with
at least a 3.5 GPA also is eligible. Dean's Scholars can help
design a curriculum to explore their intellectual
interests. Classes are small, and students can choose an
academic area for in-depth study, or can study a variety of
courses outside their major.</p>
<p>The Undergraduate Research Academy offers students the
opportunity for research and faculty mentoring that most
colleges and universities typically reserve for graduate
students. Any junior or senior may compete for a URA study
opportunity.</p>
<p>The Student Leadership Development Program helps prepare
students to be leaders through participation in service
opportunities in the community, across the nation, and
abroad.</p>
<p>Focused Interest Communities (FIC) pull together a wide
range of student groups, including groups for high achievers.
The FICs are structured around the SIUE residence halls, which
are the newest in the state. Residents of the halls live in
proximity with other residents who have common interests.</p>
<p>"Obviously, it's not enough just to draw top-quality
students to SIUE," Bradshaw said. "We have to keep them
academically stimulated once they get here. Our faculty
members are dedicated to our students' success. Typically, our
classes are small, so it is easier to get to know faculty
members. Good students, a challenging curriculum and a strong
faculty combine to make SIUE an ideal environment for academic
success."<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<p><strong><a name="app" id="app">November 14,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Thurs., Nov. 21 'Arts & Issues' Samite Concert
POSTPONED</strong></p>
<p><strong>Appearance to be Rescheduled for 2003-2004
Season</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) — Owing to a family illness,
Ugandan musician and composer Samite has postponed his
appearance on the 2002-2003 Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Arts & Issues series. The Thurs., Nov.
21, concert has been cancelled, and organizers are working to
reschedule Samite's performance as part of the 2003-2004
series.</p>
<p>"While we are greatly disappointed by this turn of events,
the situation was unavoidable," said John P. Peecher, assistant
director of development for SIUE's College of Arts and Sciences
and coordinator of the Arts & Issues series. "We
apologize for the inconvenience this may cause our audience,
and we send our best regards and wishes to Samite."</p>
<p>Series subscribers are being contacted by letter regarding
the cancellation and how their tickets will be handled. All
other ticketholders are being offered four options:</p>
<p>• Donate their tickets to Arts & Issues and receive
a letter for income tax purposes;<br />• Return their
tickets for replacement for the to-be-announced concert
date;<br />• Exchange their tickets for an upcoming
2002-2003 Arts & Issues series event<br />• Return
their tickets for a refund.</p>
<p>For information, ticketholders are requested to contact
Peecher at jpeeche@siue.edu, or by telephone at
618/650-2626.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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<p><strong><a name="bowles" id="bowles">November 14,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Sen. Bowles To Receive SIUE Service Award At Dec. 14
Commencement</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Illinois State Sen. Evelyn Bowles will
receive a Distinguished Service Award at the Dec. 14
commencement of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.</p>
<p>The SIUE award is given at commencement exercises to honor
those who have demonstrated outstanding service to the
university, the region, and the state. Sen. Bowles has served
the people of Madison County and the region as a dedicated
public official for more than 45 years.</p>
<p>Fall commencement is scheduled at 10 a.m., with ceremonies
for the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Schools of
Engineering and Nursing; and at 1 p.m., with ceremonies for the
Schools of Business and Education. The commencement speaker
will be Emerita Professor Marilynn Livingston, who served the
university for more than 30 years until her retirement earlier
this fall.</p>
<p>A native of Worden, Bowles began her career as a public
school teacher in Livingston and Edwardsville, entering
government service in 1951 as Chief Deputy Madison County
Clerk. In 1974 she was elected County Clerk, serving five
consecutive terms. In May 1994 she was appointed to represent
the 56th Illinois Senate District after the death of Sen. Sam
Vadalabene. Later that year she was elected to the senate and
re-elected in 1998 to a four-year term. Last year, Bowles
announced her intention not to run when her term expires in
January.</p>
<p>Sen. Bowles' legislative leadership has been significant,
including her introduction of new penalties for individuals
convicted of illegally possessing chemicals to manufacture
methamphetamine and the increase in penalties for those who
desecrate grave markers in cemeteries.</p>
<p>In 1997, she helped pass the first state statute in the
nation regulating the preprocessing of certain single-use
surgical devices. The FDA subsequently incorporated several of
the same guidelines. Bowles also has sponsored several
important health-related bills that were passed by the General
Assembly. </p>
<p>Bowles has been honored by many organizations for
outstanding public service. Her accomplishments have been
recognized by the National Organization for Women, the Girl
Scouts, the Illinois Federation of Business and Professional
Women, Rotary Clubs International, and the Sons of the American
Revolution.</p>
<p>As an Illinois state legislator, Bowles has been an
exemplary representative of her constituents and a staunch
supporter of SIUE. For example, she helped appropriate state
funding for the electronic entrance signs to the university,
which have improved the gateways to SIUE.</p>
<p>In addition, she was instrumental in encouraging SBC
Ameritech to donate $25,000 as a kick-off for the initial
fund-raising campaign of the Friends of the Sou'wester, a
support organization for the literary magazine published by the
SIUE Department of English Language and Literature. The senator
also regularly participates in seminars and educational
activities for SIUE.</p>
<p>Professor Livingston, who joined the SIUE Department of
Mathematics and Statistics in 1969, became a faculty member of
the newly formed Department of Computer Science in 1986. She
served as chair of that department from 1999 until her
retirement.</p>
<p>She earned a doctorate in Mathematics at the University of
Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and served on the
Mathematics faculty at the University of Alberta and at Oregon
State University before coming to SIUE.<br /><br /> <a
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<p><strong><a name="auction" id="auction">November 19,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Friends of Art Plan Annual Art Auction</strong></p>
<p>The 25th Annual Art Auction, sponsored by the SIU
Edwardsville Friends of Art, is set for Thursday, Nov. 21, at
Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville.</p>
<p>All artwork is original and may be previewed between 6 and 7
p.m. when the auction begins.</p>
<p>Each year the Friends of Art assembles an impressive array
of donated artwork from faculty, visiting artists, students,
and alumni of the SIUE Department of Art and Design for
auction, all in the name of enhancing the university's
undergraduate and graduate art programs.</p>
<p>Shown here are members of the organization sorting through
art pieces that may or may not show up on the auction block.
From left are: Sharon Henderson, Donna Sikes, Andi Smith, and
Brad Penturf.</p>
<p>For more information, call the department, (618) 650-3071,
or, from St. Louis toll-free, (888) 328-5168, Ext.
3071.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<p><strong><a name="writing" id="writing">November 25,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>SIUE's Lovejoy Friends To Sponsor Ninth Annual
Writing Contest</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Friends of Lovejoy Library of
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is sponsoring the
Ninth Annual High School Writers' Contest for juniors and
seniors enrolled in Southwestern Illinois high schools.</p>
<p>Information packets are being sent to English departments of
high schools in 11 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Green,
Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair, and
Washington.</p>
<p>Categories are: fiction, up to 3,000 words, such as short
stories, character sketches, or one-act dramas; nonfiction, up
to 2,000 words; poetry, up to 40 lines, any style, rhymed or
unrhymed. First prize in each category is $500; second prize is
$300; and third prize is $100. A contestant may win on only one
category.</p>
<p>Co-sponsors of the competition include The Target Stores,
Edwardsville. Friends of Lovejoy Library is a support
organization for the SIUE library.</p>
<p>Entries must be the original work of the contestant,
postmarked no later than Feb. 14. Classroom assignments are
eligible. Faculty members of the SIUE Department of English
Language and Literature will serve as contest judges. Winners
will be notified before April 1, and prizes will be awarded
April 23 at a university banquet. All contestants will receive
certificates of recognition.</p>
<p>For contest rules and entry forms, students should contact
their English teachers or principals, or call the Friends of
Lovejoy Library, (618) 650-2730.<br /><br /> <a
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<p><strong><a name="tour" id="tour">November 25,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Friends Of Music To Offer Annual Musical House Tour
Dec. 8</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Friends of Music, of Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville, will offer the 15th Annual
Holiday Musicales house tour from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.
As an added bonus, the day will end with a holiday concert by
the university choirs in SIUE's Katherine Dunham Hall
theater.</p>
<p>Participants will visit two Edwardsville area homes,
decorated for the holidays, where they will hear jazz,
classical, and vocal music performed by SIUE music students and
faculty. In addition, holiday refreshments will be served.</p>
<p>The 3:30 p.m. concert in Dunham Hall will feature the SIUE
Community Choral Society performing Vivaldi's Gloria,
accompanied by a string quartet, and the SIUE Concert Choir
performing Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas, based on
French Christmas carols.</p>
<p>Tickets for the event are $10, which includes the house tour
and the concert. Tickets for the concert alone are $3;
students, $2. For more information or to obtain tickets, call
the SIUE Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774. Tickets also are
available at TheBANK of Edwardsville or from Friends
members.</p>
<p>Friends of Music is a support organization for the SIUE
Department of Music, sponsoring events throughout the year to
benefit the department and music scholarships. The organization
hosts an annual jazz gala in October and "An Evening in Vienna"
during spring. Along with the Holiday Musicales, these events
make it possible for the Friends of Music to provide thousands
of dollars in scholarships to music students at
SIUE.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to top</a><br /></p>
<p><strong><a name="ROTC" id="ROTC">November 26,
2002</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>SIUE Army ROTC Ranked 4th In Nation</strong></p>
<p>(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) —The Army Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (ROTC) at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, has been ranked fourth out of 270 ROTC programs
nationally for the 2001-2002 academic year. In making the
announcement, Lieutenant Colonel Joel Hillison, professor of
military science for the ROTC at SIUE, attributed the
achievement to the high quality faculty, staff, and students
involved in the program.</p>
<p>"Our success results directly from the strong teamwork
between the Army ROTC program and the University," said
Hillison. "Enthusiastic support from the academic departments,
especially the Schools of Business and Nursing, has led to an
increase in the number of scholars, athletes, and leaders
entering the program. Students who do try the ROTC program
find it to be both personally rewarding and challenging."</p>
<p>SIUE's program ranking was based on the number of officer
commissions, the number of nurse commissions, and the quality
ranking of SIUE cadets against all other cadets nationwide.</p>
<p>"On behalf of the University, I've expressed my
congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Hillison, the military
science faculty and the cadets," said Gary Giamartino, dean of
the SIUE School of Business. "This is quite an accomplishment
and an honor for our program and for SIUE."</p>
<p>The selection of the SIUE Army ROTC program is noteworthy as
this is the second year that SIUE has been ranked among the top
ten schools in the nation. Up until 2000, the SIUE Army
ROTC program was an extension of the program at Washington
University. Currently, the SIUE Army ROTC program includes
students from the University as well as McKendree College,
Lewis and Clark Community College, and Southwestern Illinois
College.</p>
<p>The Army ROTC program has scholarships that provide
financial assistance for the education and training of highly
qualified and motivated young men and women. Those students who
complete the program will be commissioned as officers in the
active Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard after
graduation from college. Information about SIUE's Army
ROTC program and its ranking is available by calling
618/650-2500 or visiting the program's Website at
www.siue.edu/ROTC.<br /><br /> <a href="#top">Back to
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