Congratulations to 21 faculty members who have been approved for promotion and/or tenure for 2005–2006.

Promotion to professor (already tenured)

Srinivas Aluru, ECpE; Carolina Cruz-Neira, IMSE; Jay Harmon, ABE; Steven Hoff, ABE; Edward Jaselskis, CCEE; Atul Kelkar, ME; Ratnesh Kumar, ECpE; Alan Russell, MSE; and Charles Schwab, ABE

Promotion to associate professor with tenure

Ashraf Bastawros, AerE; Francine Battaglia, ME; Chris Chong-Nuen Chu, ECpE; Nicola Elia, ECpE; Manimaran Govindarasu, ECpE; Shauna Hallmark, CCEE; Ralph Napolitano, MSE; Shana Shiang-Fong Smith, ABE; Sivalingam Sritharan, CCEE; and Brian Steward, ABE

Tenure without promotion (as professor)

Thomas Maze, CCEE; and Adrian Sannier, IMSE

Dean Mark Kushner and President Gregory Geoffroy will be guests on WOI-AM’s (640) “Talk of Iowa” on Tuesday, June 28. The call-in show airs from 9 to 10 a.m.

Congratulations to Sue Ziegenbusch, recipient of a 2005 spring ISU CYtation award. Ziegenbusch, a program assistant in ABE, received the P&S Council award in recognition of her commitment to excellence, outstanding work, and her willingness to go beyond the call of duty to serve the department and university.

Around 950 members of the 2005 freshman class are visiting campus for orientation during June. The day and a half each student spends on campus is crammed full of activities, but this year may be just a bit easier than in the past. “Our students are taking the math placement tests online before they come,” says Mary Goodwin, program coordinator, engineering undergraduate programs. “We’re trying out a new system using WebCT. It frees up some time and hopefully will make their experience more pleasant.”

In addition to the dedicated faculty and staff who meet with students and their parents, an enthusiastic team of Cyclone Aides helps guide the newcomers through the maze of what they need to know and do to be successful at Iowa State. The 2005–2006 Cyclone Aides from engineering are Alexa Billings, Mike Fritz, Jill Lansing, Megan Morrissey, and Koda Sanborn.

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