College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year for 2004:   Mike Walpole
Slide Show of Walpole-designed Buildings	Biography:   Michael L. Walpole graduated with a bachelor of architecture degree in 1979 and joined Wells & Parker Architects Inc. in Monroe. After receiving his architectural license in 1983 he became a junior partner in Wells, Parker & Walpole, Architects Inc. In 1988 he opened his own practice in Ruston. Since then he has worked on more than 200 architectural projects including Tech's rebuilt Hale hall, Grambling Hall, Squire Creek Clubhouse, Temple Baptist Church, Christ Community Church, American Bank and Ruston Building & Loan. Louisiana Contractors recognized Walpole's work with the Best Private Building Award for Temple Baptist Church in 1997 and the Award of Merit in the Private Building category for Squire Creek Country Club in 2002.  A slide show linked at the left gives images of many of Mr. Walpole's designs.
School of Art	Professor Emeritus Edwin Pinkston received an Artist Fellowship Award of $5,000 from the Louisiana Endowment for the Arts in recognition of his work in painting. Assistant Professor Marie Bukowski participated in a residency in Printmaking this summer in the Netherlands. Assistant Professor Mitch Kern was chosen for a summer residency program in Photography in Budapest, Hungary.
School of Artchitectue	Assistant Professor Alexis Wreden: awarded an artist residency at the studio-in-the woods; New Orleans, Louisiana. received a grant to execute the "mudflat boathouse" environmental art installation for black bayou lake national wildlife refuge. Assistant Professor William Willoughby: one of two louisiana tech faculty selected to represent the university at the WAC leadership academy. selected to serve as a participant in a panel discussionon internship and practice at the American Institute of Architects national convention in chicago, illinois. Architecture program: executed four design-construct projects associated with the required 5th year design studios: outdoor science classroom for ruston elementary outdoor science classroom/ampitheater for dubach meditation garden and play area for DART park pavilion for ruston parks and recreation Interior Design program: Barbara Colvin won the 4th annual ASID/Southern Accents national interior design contest. Valerie Fontenot and andrea knox won 2nd and 3rd place,respectively, at the Mississippi asid chapter's interior designstudent competition. Peterson Prize Competition: The Peterson Prize is an annually held national competition sponsored by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service, The Historic Resources Committee of the American Institute of Architects and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, recognizing the best architectural measured drawings produced by university students under faculty direction for the calendar year. During the fall quarter of 2003, eight students from the School of Architecture under the direction of Guy W. Carwile measured and documented the Plamoor Ballroom and the former Big Chain Store – Broadmoor both in Shreveport, LA.  Louisiana Tech's documentation of the Plamoor Ballroom received THIRD PLACE and the documentation of the former Big Chain Store received an HONORABLE MENTION out of a national field of competitors.   The student documentation team included: Jason Bethany, David Beverly, Laura Erdely, Chris Jackson, Travis Jore, Brent Knox, David Leblanc, and Zach Moss.
School of Literature and Language	Dr. Tamara Powell:  $3,000.00 university-funded grant to attend the three-week international faculty development seminar, offered by the Council on International Educational Exchange.  Dr. Robert Rudnicki:  Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute:  “Expeditions in Louisiana Literature: From Travel Narrative to Novel”, hosted by LA Tech University Summer 2003.  Dr. Rick Simmons:  “Women may be as comfortable on board, as in the best house in England’:  Enclosed Spaces as Regency Community in Jane Austen and Patrick O’Brian”, LA Tech University Summer 2004.
Department of History	Dr. David M. Anderson was appointed assistant professor of history, replacing Dr. John M. Bush, retired. Lambda-Rho Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc., received the national Best Chapter Award for 2003 in Division IV, colleges and universities with enrollments between 10,000 and 15,000 students.  Lambda-Rho Chapter has won or placed in Phi Alpha Theta’s national chapter competition every year since 1978. The Department of History sponsored “The Louisiana Purchase: A Bicentennial Symposium”, which took place on campus on October 10.  Featured speakers were Dr. Philip C. Cook, Louisiana Tech University; Dr. Light T. Cummins, III, Austin College; Dr. Kelly L. Obernuefemann, Tech; Dr. Steven G. Reinhardt, University of Texas at Arlington; and Dr. F. Todd Smith, University of North Texas. The American Foreign Policy center hosted its first visiting research fellow, Dr. Brian A. McKenzie, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H., who gave a public lecture on October 20, entitled “Why the French Don’t Play Baseball and Other Public Diplomacy Lessons from the Marshall Plan.” In connection with the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial, Lambda-Rho Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc., sponsored  “An Evening with Napoleon Bonaparte,” held on campus on November 3.  Speakers were Dr. Christopher A. Blackburn, University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Dr. Milton Finley, Louisiana State University—Shreveport. Dr. Stephen Webre’s article, “La guerra y la política en la audiencia de Guatemala, siglo XVII”, appeared in the Revista de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, a journal published by the National University of Nicaragua at Managua. Dr. David M. Anderson presented a paper, entitled “From Fraternalism to Paternalism: Management Ideology and the Transition from Specialty Shop Manufacturing to Mass Production in the Automotive Parts Industry,” at a conference on “The Ambiguities of Work: Knowledge, Power, and Culture,” sponsored by the Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Del., on November 7. Dr. Brian C. Etheridge received a Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities grant for $28,773, for a Teacher Institute for Advanced Study, entitled “Hollywood and the Cold War,” to be held during summer, 2004. The Department of History sponsored a Civil War film series on campus during January and February, 2004.  Organized by Dr. Kelly L. Obernuefemann, films exhibited during the series included The Red Badge of Courage, Shenandoah, and Glory.
Department of Journalism	The department was selected to play a key role in the Southeast Journalism Conference for 2004-2005. It will host SEJC's 2005 convention on Tech's campus. Associate professor of journalism Sallie Hollis was elected president of the organization, and Nick Todaro and Judith McDaniel were elected student vice presidents. SEJC comprises journalism programs at colleges and universities in a seven-state region. 2004 graduate Nicole Broussard was named College Journalist of the Year by the Southeast Journalism Conference. Tech placed fourth in overall rankings in journalistic competition sponsored by SEJC. The Tech Talk won second place for Best All-Around Weekly in the four-state Region 12 Mark of Excellence contest sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Along with Grambling State University's Mass Communications department, Tech's Journalism Department provided a training site and faculty for Black College Wire's program aimed at enhancing the skills of summer interns from predominantly black colleges who reported for black newspapers in the summer of 2004.
School of Performing Arts	Dr. Alan Goldspiel 1) received the Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship in Music, 2) performed solo concerts in Struga and Skopje, Macedonia, 3) performed with the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, 4) presented a paper at the Struga Autumn Musica in Struga, Macedonia, and 5) completed a new CD with his performance partner, Richard Provost. Dr. Joe Alexander's compositions were performed at regional music conferences in Hattiesburg, MS, Alexandria, LA, Birmingham, AL, and other venues. Greg Hennigan, 2004 graduate in music, has been accepted into the MFA Sound Design Program at Yale University and has already begun his academic studies. Catherine Brehaut Coffee, 2004 graduate in theatre (M.A. degree) was recognized as first runner-up in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VI Festival, Fayetteville, AR. Dr. Steele Moegle (Piano), Dr. Alan Goldspiel (Guitar), Dr. Joe Alexander (Tuba), Dr. John Heard (Oboe), Dr. Gary Westbrook (Percussion), Dr. Rick Rowell (Trumpet), Mr. Lawrence Gibbs (Clarinet), Ms. Sheri Robken (Horn), and Mr. Don Webster (Violin) performed the world premiere of a new composition by Dimitrije Buzarovski, composer from Macedonia. Michael Rasbury 1) received awards through the Shreveport Regional Arts Council: Highway Haiku (2) and the Arts Roster, 2) received the 2002-2003 Louisiana Division of the Arts Theatre Fellowship, and 3) presented a paper at the Struga Autumn Musica in Struga, Macedonia Gary Westbrook received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and published an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Laura Thompson received her D.M.A. from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Kenneth Robbins 1) published two books (THE CITY OF CHURCHES, NewSouth Books and CHRISTMAS STORIES FROM LOUISIANA, University Press of Mississippi); 2) presented a paper at the Struga Autumn Musica in Struga, Macedonia; 3) presented several lectures in Yonago, Japan; 4) participated in the "Silk Road of China" study tour; and 5) represented Tech at the Louisiana Festival of the Book (Baton Rouge), the Southern Festival of the Book (Nashville, TN), and the Sandhills Writers Conference (Augusta, GA). Mr. Mark Guinn was promoted to full professor and directed the annual production of BLUE JACKET in Xenia, OH.
Department of Professional Aviation	The Department of Professional Aviation has been reaccredited for the next 5 years by the Council on Aviation Accreditation.  That makes the Tech Aviation program one of only 18 such accredited programs in the nation.
Department of Social Sciences	Dr. Gary Stokley, Associate Professor of Sociology, was awarded the F. Jay Taylor Tech Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, presented at the Louisiana Tech spring graduation ceremony May 22, 2004. Dr. Stokley has received a three-year renewal of what was originally a three year grant for consultation and evaluation services to the Louisiana Department of Corrections from the U.S. Department of Education.  The $40,000 professional services contract is to evaluate an education and training program for youth offenders called "Workplace and Community Transition for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Program." Mr. Richard Emerson, Instructor of Sociology was appointed by Louisiana Tech for service on the State of Louisiana Children's Cabinet Research Council, a research body attached to the governor's office.
Department of Speech	The Louisiana Board of Regents awarded full approval to the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) program and authorized implementation of the degree starting in the Fall Quarter, 2004. The Louisiana Tech Debate team was named the 2003-04 International Public Debate Association National Champions. Dr. Kerri Phllips was elected President of the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology for 2003-04 and President of the Louisiana-Language-Hearing Association for 2004-05. Dr. Angela Sherman received the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Joseph F. Gonzales Outstanding Student Award from Nova Southeastern University in May, 2004. Dr. Edward Goshorn, Dr. Sheryl Shoemaker, and Mrs. Jennifer Goshorn were awarded a Board of Regents Enhancement Grant for $30,000 to develop diagostic and treatment strategies for children and adults with central auditory processing disorders. In recognition of her exemplary career in a university setting, the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association awarded the 2004 Jeanette Laguaite Award for Outstanding Service to Speech-Language Pathology in a Setting of Higher Education to Dr. J. Clarice Dans, Professor and Head, Department of Speech.