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Kim Van Alkemade, professor of English and director of composition, won the Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction from the literary journal Cutback for her essay “Severance Pay.” “Resting Place” was a finalist for the 2008 Arts & Letters/Susan Atefat Prize in Nonfiction.
“Exemplary, long-term dedication to the discipline of geography,” sums up the career of Jack Benhart, professor emeritus of geography, who received the Ruby and E. Willard Miller Lifetime Achievement Award and the Glencoe Distinguished University Education Service Award by the Pennsylvania Geographical Society at its fall meeting in October. Jack is the chair of the Franklin County Planning Commission.
A National Geographic photography contest named Gregory Paulson, professor of biology, the winner of its ‘space’ category. The category refers to how photographers used space in their entries. Greg challenged the majority view of sweeping landscapes by choosing the smallest space he could think of — a section of a dragonfly wing as viewed through a scanning electron microscope, an area of about one-eighth of a square inch (pictured right). A travel photo of Yosemite National Park won the grand prize. Greg was one of seven category winners. His photo appears in the December 2008 National Geographic magazine.
In memoriam
- Tony Cross, staff associate, October 9, 2008.
- William Warren, staff associate, November 5, 2008.