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Ashland student joins honor society
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Emily Koch of Ashland has been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Koch is among about 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. The top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible.
More than 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi since its inception, including former President Jimmy Carter, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Newsletter Signup
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Longtime SIU professional to serve as interim director of admissions
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by Kim Rendfeld
CARBONDALE, Ill. Amanda Sutton, a longtime professional at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will serve as interim director of admissions.
Sutton, most recently associate director of operations for undergraduate admissions, will lead SIU’s efforts to grow enrollment by recruiting high school seniors, transfer students and others seeking an associate or bachelor’s degree. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech communication from SIU and has worked in the Undergraduate Admissions department since 2003, holding positions in both recruitment and operations.
“We are very pleased to have Amanda serving in this role as she has a long history with SIU and a tremendous amount of experience in admissions,” said Meera Komarraju, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Amanda s background and experience in her various roles within A
Dr. Ted W. Grace failed to report Strauss actions in the 1990s and
made a false statement related to the practice of medicine,” a report issued in March shows. Strauss, who died by suicide in 2005 in California, has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of former students while he worked for Ohio State between 1978 and 1998.
On Wednesday, Grace volunteered to surrender his license to the State Medical Board of Ohio and board members accepted it as part of a settlement agreement, Jerica Stewart, a board spokeswoman said via email. The agreement, which wasn t yet available Wednesday, means Grace will forgo an administrative hearing that was originally scheduled for April 20 through April 23, Stewart said.
by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. As with many aspiring athletes, Theo Hassim’s interest in footwear and sneakers began in grade school by following what top athletes were wearing. That initial interest sparked a passion, ultimately guiding Hassim, a senior industrial design major from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, to the 2021 Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award presented by the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design.
“I’m very shocked and excited. I can’t stop shaking,” said Hassim, who will graduate next month. “I’m super happy to be able to have people appreciate all the work I have put in during my time at SIU and the work before that.”