11/14/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tom Schellhardt, vice president for administration and finance, (319) 273-2382
Rick Hartzell, director of athletics, (319) 273-2470
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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UNI extends contract for athletic director
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa has extended the employment contract of Rick Hartzell, director of athletics, for four years.
Hartzell, a UNI alumnus who played baseball and football for UNI during the '70s, came to UNI in 1999 after 11 years as athletic director at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and English, and a master's in educational administration, both from UNI. Hartzell is pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Iowa.
"Rick Hartzell is responsible for much of the intercollegiate athletic revitalization that is taking place here," said Tom Schellhardt, UNI vice president for administration and finance, who noted that Hartzell also has played an instrumental role in fundraising for the proposed $18 million McLeodUSA Center.
Under Hartzell's leadership, the university has hired three new head coaches, all university alumni: Greg McDermott, men's basketball; Mark Farley, football; and Bobbi Petersen, volleyball. Hartzell also hired Rick Heller, head baseball coach; Brad Penrith, head wrestling coach; Linda Whitehead, head women's soccer coach; Christy Hebert, head softball coach; Stacey Simmer, head women's swim coach; and John Bermel, head golf coach.
"Sports Illustrated" ranked UNI 69th for student athletic success this year, and two years ago UNI was ranked 25th in the nation in the prestigious Sears Cup competition for most successful intercollegiate athletic program.
"Rick's admiration for and dedication to this university is evident," Schellhardt said. "He continues to meet the challenges of intercollegiate athletics in the 21st century with fervor and vision. We can think of no more fitting recognition of Rick and his accomplishments than to extend his contract at his alma mater."
"I can't express how important this place has been to me," Hartzell said. "And I'm grateful for the support -- from students, the community and the university family -- that has allowed us to build a strong athletics program with national recognition and respect."
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11/14/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marilyn Mercado, dean, Library Services, (319) 273-2737
Melissa Barber, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI's Rod Library special collections Web site receives kudos
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library is in a league of its own, according to the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC). In a recent newsletter, MAC featured top archival Web sites from colleges and universities around the Midwest. Rod Library's archive site was listed as "stealing the show" when it comes to great examples of content.
"UNI places itself in a category of its own and shows us just how much the Web can do to educate interested people about its campus, its people, its culture and its history," said article author Joshua Ranger.
The archive page was created by Gerald Peterson, special collections librarian and university archivist at Rod Library, with the help of library assistants Susan Basye and Gail Briddle. It can be found at www.library.uni.edu/speccoll.
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11/14/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jim O'Loughlin, visiting assistant professor, Department of English Language and Literature,
(319) 273-2002
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Poet Ray Young Bear to present address at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --The University of Northern Iowa will host a presentation by poet Ray Young Bear, "Native American Literature and Traditional Tribal Values," from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, in Schindler Education Center Room 246.
Young Bear, who resides on the Meskwaki Tribal Settlement, is the author of several poetry collections, including "The Rock Island Hiking Club."
Sponsors for the event are the College of Humanities and Fine Arts; the Humanities Major; and the departments of history, modern languages, and English language and literature.
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11/14/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Stephen Fortgang, associate professor of education and Kappa Delta Pi adviser, (319) 273-2049
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi initiates new members; awards new member scholarships
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education initiated 50 new members during the fall 2002 semester.
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New members awarded $1,550 Psi Chapter KDP Scholarships were Anne Hoffman of Eldridge, a senior music education major; Brianna Longwill, formerly of Council Bluffs, currently of Placerville, Calif., a senior elementary/middle school education major; and Tiffany Scheuring of Defiance, a junior elementary education major.
Receiving the $1,000 Stephen J. Fortgang Kappa Delta Pi Chapter Service Scholarship was Krystal Heetland of Ackley, a senior elementary education major.
The $1,550 Karen Ewoldt Kruse Kappa Delta Pi Education Scholarship went to Lori Bonnstetter of West Bend, a senior U.S. history/theater production major.
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