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Lewis to direct KU-Fort program
Adrian R. Lewis, chair of the Department of History at the University of North Texas, has been named permanent director of the new KU-Fort Leavenworth Program. Lewis, a distinguished military historian, will begin his duties next summer, succeeding interim director David Lambertson.The KU-Fort Leavenworth Program was announced in September and is overseen by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
Lewis joined the faculty at North Texas in 1995. He was previously chair of the Department of Military Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and earlier taught for four years at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
Lewis served in the U.S. Army from 1977 to 1994, retiring with the rank of major. He also served in the Army as a private and sergeant. His academic background includes a bachelor’s in political science from UC-Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He later received master’s and doctorate degrees in European and military history from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago, respectively.
Sophocleous earns national recognition
Marios Sophocleous
Geological Society of America fellows are chosen for their contributions to the advancement of the geosciences through publications, presentations, leadership in professional organizations, teaching and promotion of scientific advances to the public.
A hydrogeologist, Sophocleous specializes in groundwater sustainability issues. His expertise includes the interaction between surface water and groundwater, water management resources, modeling recharge in Kansas aquifers and the movement of groundwater and contaminants. He has been author, editor or contributor to more than 200 publications and is editor of the Journal of Hydrology.
Sophocleous has been at the Kansas Geological Survey since 1978 and is an adjunct professor of geology at KU.
Yehle selected for two national boards
Keith Yehle, director of Government Relations, has been elected to a pair of National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges advisory boards. He was named government relations officer on the Voluntary Systems of Accountability Board and a member of the NASULGC Council of Government Affairs.For the former, he will work with the board to oversee the implementation of voluntary systems of accountability at member institutions. The board also works to keep the federal government from mandating an accountability system on higher education.
As part of the Council for Government Affairs, he will serve a three-year term, helping devise legislative strategies for higher education.
Founded in 1887, the association supports excellence in teaching, research and public service. Former KU Provost David Shulenburger is vice president for academic affairs at the association.
Goodyear to serve on education council
Marilu Goodyear, associate professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, was recently elected to the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Executive Council.The election took place at the association’s annual conference in October. The organization promotes excellence in public service education.
KUMC adds three doctors, researchers
Nationally known physician- researchers in reproductive health of female cancer patients, male fertility and degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s have joined the faculty of the KU Medical Center. Sam Kim, Ajay Nangia and Russell Swerdlow will be part of the medical center’s clinical and research team, as well as part of the medical staff at the KU Hospital.Kim is one of approximately 10 researchers in the United States specializing in preserving cancer patients’ fertility prior to their chemotherapy or radiation treatments.
Kim is pioneering a fertility preservation method, which is still in very early stages, that freezes a patient’s ovary tissue prior to undergoing cancer treatment. After treatment, the tissue is transplanted back into the patient.
Nangia has joined the KU Medical Center as an associate professor of urology.
Most recently, Nangia was an assistant professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School’s urology department. He also has held positions at Yale University, Cleveland Clinic and the University of Pittsburgh.
Nangia, who has a joint position with obstetrics and gynecology, specializes in andrology, the study of sexual reproductive medicine. At KU Medical Center, he will perform microsurgeries, such as vasectomies and vasectomy reversals, and treat men’s health issues.
Russell Swerdlow is focusing on trying to understand the molecular basis of aging and neurological degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s, ALS and Parkinson’s.
His NIH-funded research focuses on mitochondria, a part of cells that have unique DNA and genes, as their function appears critical in the aging process. Swerdlow focuses on these parts of the cell because mitochondria don’t function correctly in people who have neurodegenerative disorders.
Browning wins achievement award
JoAnn Browning
Formal announcement of the award will be made at the institute’s annual convention in March in Los Angeles.
Ackerly to oversee visual ID system
Mary Ackerly
Ackerly will serve as art director and associate director at University Relations, supervising its graphic design and photography operations. She also will manage and promote the universitywide visual identity system, announced in 2005, that established a consistent logo, signature, colors and graphic design standards for use by all units.
A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute, Ackerly completed continuing education programs at Stanford, Yale and the University of Chicago. She was a senior designer for the Chicago mayor’s office and spent a decade as co-art director at Chicago’s Hill and Knowlton public relations firm before joining Edelman in 1992. At Edelman, she established its in-house design group and worked with entities such as Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, Kraft Foods, Motorola, American Heart Association, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb and Sears.
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