Ak i Sunday, September 30, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Misericordia University re- cently honored three faculty members for excellence in scholarship, teaching and ser- vice to the campus and commu- nity. Angela Asirvatham, Ph.D., as- sociate professor of biology, was presented the Judge Max and Tillie Rosenn Excellence in Teaching Award. This award recognizes outstanding contri- butions to student learning and development. The award is giv- en annually to an outstanding faculty member elected by a vote of the students. Dr. Asirvatham joined the Mi- sericordia faculty in 2003 as an assistant professor. She holds a doctorate in physiology from the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State Universi- ty and a Master of Science de- gree in reproductive physiology from the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wyom- ing. She also holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, the equiv- alent to a Doctorate of Veter- inary Medicine, from the Tamil- nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India. Ellen McLaughlin, Ed.D, O.T.R./L., associate professor of occupational therapy (OT), was awarded the Pauly and Sidney Friedman Excellence in Service Award. The honor is given to a member of the faculty who has been selected by the Faculty Asirvatham Awards Committee in recogni- tion of their service for the uni- versity and greater community. It takes into consideration the depth, impact, degree and long- evity of the service activities. Dr. McLaughlin’s late father, David M. Payne, professor emeritus of the English Depart- ment, received the award in 2004. Dr. McLaughlin has been a member of the Misericordia fac- ulty since 1990 and served as the OT Department chair from 2004-2006. From 2006-2008, she also served as interim dean of the College of Health Sciences. She is currently the director of the doctorate of occupational therapy program and was most McLaughlin recently named chair of the Ac- creditation Council for Occupa- tional Therapy Education (ACOTE), for a term that will run through 2015. A resident of Dallas Town- ship, Dr. McLaughlin earned her bachelor’s and master’s de- grees in occupational therapy from Misericordia University and her doctorate in learning, cognition and development from Rutgers University. She al- so holds a certificate in inter- disciplinary infant studies. The Louis and Barbara Alesi Excellence in Scholarship Award was presented to Glen Tellis, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Program. The annual SCHOOL BRIEFS Wilkes plans bone marrow registration ___ Wilkes University will hold a @: marrow donor regis- tion from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the Henry Student Center in conjunction with its Homecoming Weekend. The event is sponsored by DKMS Americas, a national bone marrow donor center. There is no fee to register. ‘Move will be shown at Misericorida The Misericordia University Class of 2013 will present a screening of the documentary, aViove,” a new film that up- ites the human rights efforts f the group, Invisible Chil- dren, to capture and bring to justice Ugandan militia leader Joseph Kony at noon on Friday, Oct. 5 in Lemmond Theater. The event will include a talk by a woman who grew up liv- ing in fear in Uganda and sur- vived the ordeal the war crimes. For more information, call 674-6400. MU PA program hosts 5K run/walk To celebrate National Physi- cian Assistant (PA) Day, the PA Studies Program at Miser- icordia University is hosting a 5K run/walk at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. in the Anderson Sports and Health Center near the North Gate of the upper cam- pus. The cost is $10 for students with a school or college /uni- versity ID and $15 for non- students. Proceeds will benefit the newly-formed PA Student Society of Misericordia Uni- versity. A free t-shirt will be given to runners who pre- register. For additional information, : or to pre-register, contact ' Becky Jackson at bjackson.mi- - sericordia@hotmail.com. Lecture about politics set at Sem The Louis Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary “will present a lecture titled “The Politics of Numbers” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue, ingston. A panel of Sem faculty will explore presidential elections from a variety of disciplines. from the audience at the con- clusion of their presentations. The lecture is free and open to the public. All-class reunion set An all-class reunion for the Shickshinny/Garrison Memo- rial High School will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Sweet Valley Fire Hall. Anyone interested in attend- ing is asked to call 542-4788, 477-5239 or 477-3131. Friedman exhibit opens on Oct. 13 The Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia Uni- versity will open with an exhib- it entitled “George Mummert and Michael Tymon — Form and Process: Sculpture in Stone, Bronze and Steel” and “Elizabeth Fulton: Giclee Land- scape Prints,” on Oct. 13. A free opening reception will ® ogee ® @ «Mc. Pinnacle Rehabilitation Associates Kevin M. Barno, MPT ¢ K. Bridget Barno, PT Sharon Marranca, MPT ¢ Hal Glatz, MPT e Maria Hall, PTA 520 Third Avenue * Kingston Knee Replacement? Bnhabilisstion Associates, °C Kevin M. Barno MPT be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the art gallery. The exhibits run through Dec. 9. Zumbathon benefits Ross Elementary PTO A Zumbathon will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Ross Elementary School, 5148 Main Road, Sweet Valley. All proceeds will benefit the Ross Elementary PTO. 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(200 yards north of Dallas Elementary School) a @lisericordia honors three faculty members Tellis award recognizes and promotes the academic accomplishments of faculty members in terms of their scholarship and/or artistic achievements. The Faculty Awards Committee makes the selection. Dr. Tellis is a board-recog- nized fluency specialist who completed his doctorate at The Pennsylvania State University. The Dallas resident is past president of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Asso- ciation and is an editorial con- sultant and reviewer for the Journal of Speech-Language and Hearing Research, Journal of Communication Disorders, the Journal of Fluency Disorders, and the Journal of Multilingual Communication Disorders. He has served as an advisory board member of the Children’s Hos- pital of Pittsburgh, Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylva- nia, and the National Stuttering Association’s Insurance Advoca- cy Board, and was fluency topic chair of American Speech Hear- ing Association’s 2010 Conven- tion. He and a group of fellow SLP faculty, students and alumni will present recent collaborative research at the upcoming World Congress on Fluency Disorders in Tours, France from July 2-5. Shown here during the ‘Officer Phil’ program at Dallas Ele- mentary School are, from left, Dallas Township Police Sgt. Douglas Higgins, with Cosmo and Principal Tom Traver. ‘Officer Phil’ pays a visit to Dallas Elem. The “Officer Phil” program was presented at Dallas Ele- mentary School on Sept. 21. The child safety program uti- lizes puppets, music and magic to entice interaction with chil- dren to deliver safety instruc- tion. The program, cooperatively sponsored by the Dallas Town- ship and Borough Police De- partments, operates in 21 states. In Dallas, the visits are completely paid for by dona- tions from local businesses that provide a safety booklet made especially for Dallas youth in their age group. Dallas Township Police Ser- geant Douglas Higgins repre- sented local law enforcement at Friday’s program. “Judging by their laughter the children obviously enjoyed the program, but I do feel that they also got the message,” Hig- gins said. The program is presented in both Dallas and Wycallis Ele- mentary Schools. Dallas Boro roads to be paved Sections of the following Dallas Borough roads will be repaved during the week of Oct. 1, weather permitting: White Birch Lane, a portion of the Dallas Borough section; and Mill Street, a portion of the roadway between Wood- lawn Avenue and State Route 415. 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