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Lori M. Dispenza, a U.S. Army Veteran and scholarship recipient at SUNY Fredonia, has been selected to speak May 28 at the 15th annual Memorial Day observance at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial in Arlington, Va. Dispenza, who served for 12 years in the Army, is now a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in criminal justice.

Birger Vanwesenbeeck, assistant professor of English, has published the article, "Loss in the Mail: Pynchon, Psychoanalysis, and the Postal Work of Mourning," in the scholarly journal, the Postmodern Culture  (published by Johns Hopkins University Press). Postmodern Culture has become a leading electronic journal of interdisciplinary thought on contemporary cultures.

In addition to the top award for her research poster, Marissa Carmello also received a $1,500 scholarship. Dr. Bridget Russell is her undergraduate research mentor. The title of her her research poster was: “Differences in Perceptual Measures of Nasality and Measured Nasalance in Native and Non-Native Western New Yorkers.”

Dr. Junaid Zubairi recently presented his innovative flight tracker system, under provisional patent with the SUNY Technology Transfer Office, at Techstorm New York, the first national event of its kind. The event featured technology presentations and a fast-paced matchmaking session, similar to a kind of speed-dating, for entrepreneurs and university representatives.

"Steadfast," a film by Phil Hastings, Visual Arts and New Media assistant professor, has been accepted for a three-month showing at the 18th Biennale of Sydney, Australia, which is known for showcasing the freshest and most provocative contemporary art around the world. Hastings will also give an artist talk.

Dr. Virginia Schaefer Horvath has been appointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees as the 13th president of SUNY Fredonia.  She will begin serving as president on July 1, becoming the first female president in the Fredonia campus’ 186-year history. Dr. Horvath is currently the Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Fredonia, a position she has held since joining the campus in 2005.

SUNY Fredonia has announced the appointment of Kevin Kearns as the Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the 2012-2013 academic year, effective July 1. The appointment comes following a campus-wide nomination process, followed by interviews with several individuals. The college will engage in a national search for this position during the coming academic year, with the goal of appointing the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs to begin July 1, 2013.

This fall SUNY Fredonia will welcome Dr. Jean Kilbourne, an author, speaker and filmmaker who is internationally recognized for her work on the image of women in advertising and her critique of alcohol and tobacco advertising and its impact on today’s youth.