RGSP Newsletter
Office of Research, Grants
and Sponsored Programs
Vol. 7, December 2009
SACS-COC Annual Meeting
Dr. Clayton Hess, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Planning and Accreditation (pictured left), recently attended
the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges (SACS COC). Dr.
Hess presented three roundtable discussions at the meeting,
which was held December 5-8, in Atlanta, GA.
His first roundtable discussion, was titled “Effective Strategic
Planning for Quality Improvement, and Mission Attainment.”
It explored how one institution integrated strategy planning,
assessment, budgeting and accreditation processes to ensure
continuing improvement and expansion of programs and
services. The second discussion, titled “Preparing for a Successful On-site Committee
Visit,” explored strategies used by one institution to prepare faculty and staff for on-site
visits. The same strategies and basic processes were used to prepare faculty and staff
for a Substantive Change Committee visit (for approval to offer more advanced-level
programs) and a separate Reaffirmation Committee visit. Both were successful and
resulted in no recommendations from either on-site committee. Dr. Hess’ last roundtable discussion, “Moving to Higher Ground: Program Initiation and Accreditation,” was a
discussion of each step involved in securing SACS COC approval of a new academic
program, or program at a more advanced degree level.
LMU’s Compliance Certification and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), were used as
examples in the resource room during the meeting. The documents served as examples
for other institutions undergoing the reaffirmation process.
For more information about SACS COC, please visit http://www.sacscoc.org/about.asp.
Tennessee Valley Corridor Access Summit
Dr. Alan Biel, Dean for Research and STEM Initiatives
(pictured right), along with Dr. Mary Beth Babos, Dr. Dennis
Kiick, and Dr. Roy Wilcox, attended the TN Valley Corridor
Access Summit held November 21-22, in Murfreesboro, TN.
The event was designed to explore important new partnerships and collaborative efforts, particularly as it relates to
Automotive, Workforce Development and Energy Innovation.
Dr. Biel presented an exhibit which highlighted a few of
LMU’s top research programs: the Cumberland Mountain
Research Center (CMRC), Powell River Aquatic Research
Station (PRARS), and the recent research done by Dr. Ron
Caldwell and Dr. Adam Rollins in Belize, which was funded jointly by LMU and the Belize
Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE).
For more information about the TN Valley Corridor, INC, please visit www.tennvalleycorridor.org.
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Scholarship Presentation
The School of Business held a scholarship presentation on November 17th, in the Business and
Education building. Below is a list of presenters
and their respective presentations.
Dr. Suhanya Aravamudhan, Assistant Professor
of Management/BUSN — “An Empirical Study
on the Critical Factors for Balanced Scorecard
Implementation in the Indian Context.”
Dr. Jack McCann, Dean and Assistant Professor
of the School of Business, co-authored with Dr.
Roger Holt — “Servant and Sustainable Leadership: An Analysis in the Manufacturing Environment,” which was also presented at the Spring 2009 Society for the
Advancement of Management International Conference in Las Vegas, NV, and
published in the conference proceedings.
Dr. Dave Hinkes, Assistant Professor of Business and Dr. Ron Dickinson, Associate
Professor of Business — “Rubric Evaluation.”
Dr. Don McCarren, Assistant Professor of Business — “The Value of a Real Life Case
Study in the Business Classroom.”
Dr. Eugene Offoha, Assistant Professor of Accounting — “The Impact of Accounting
Scandals on the Credibility of the Accounting Profession.”
Dr. Jerrold Packler, Associate Professor of Business — “The Role of Personal Finance
in a General Education.”
Learners to Leaders
Smithfield Learners to Leaders Program through the Cumberland Gap Provision
Company, will recruit five incoming freshmen for the fall 2010 semester from the three
high schools in Bell County; Pineville, Middlesboro and Bell County, to attend Lincoln
Memorial University. Support from the Smithfield Foundation will provide each of these
newly recruited students with a laptop computer and a $5,000 scholarship. These students will also be mentored through the Leadership Program here at LMU to ensure
their academic success.
The program will be initiated and staffed through Dr. Jack McCann, Dean of the School
of Business, and professors Dr. Jerrold Packler and Mr. Rick Bryant, CPA.
Recruitment efforts will begin in January 2010. Additional planning for mentoring and
curriculum development, including guest lectures and site visits for these students, will
begin at that time also. Enrollment for the five students at LMU will be for the 20102011 academic year.
For more information about the Learners to Leaders Program, please visit
http://www.learnerstoleaders.com.
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Vol. 7, December 2009
Powell River Aquatic Research Station Receives Grant
Don Oakley and Patty Bottari of the Well
Being Foundation, a new non-profit
organization with land holdings next to
the Powell River Aquatic Research Station
(PRARS), have announced a $10,000 commitment to the Cumberland Mountain
Research Center (CMRC). The foundation
will sponsor Habitat Mapping along key
stretches of the Powell River. It is hoped
that monies can be leveraged from federal or state partners with this grant. This
opportunity will also provide much needed
seed money, and critical information for
further studies along the Powell River.
For more information about the Well Being
Foundation, please visit
http://wellbeingfoundation.us/home.html.
Article and Photos provided by
Dr. Ron Caldwell
LMU Professors Meet With TWRA and Tennessee Tech
Drs. Caldwell, Copeland, Vanderpool, and Hoellman met recently with representatives
of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Biology Department of
Tennessee Tech. TWRA and Tennessee Tech are responsible for a Habitat Conservation
Plan for the North Cumberland Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The meeting was held at the Powell River Aquatic Research Station. One topic of discussion was
animal species of concern within the WMA. The forests tracts protected within this
WMA in Campbell, Scott, and Anderson counties are some of the finest examples of
their type found on the northern Cumberland Plateau.
Also discussed with Dr. Caldwell, were research needs within the WMA, and the need
for an overall forest health monitoring plan for the entire WMA.
Recent Grant Submission continued
Congratulations to those who recently put in the extra time and hard work it takes to
submit a grant application:
Dr. Adam Rollins
—Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), “Effects of Fly Ash Contamination on
Soil Microbial Ecology Using Cellular Slime Molds as Bioindicators” (Full Proposal).
—American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grants, “Two Decades of
Vegetation Dynamic Across Disjunct Red Spruce Populations of the Central Appalachians.”
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Recent Grant Submissions continued
Dr. Mary Anne Modrcin submitted two grants to Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) through a two-stage application process. The first phase
was submitted in November, and the second phase for each grant was submitted
in December.
—Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) for Rural Appalachia
—Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) for Rural Appalachia
Recent Grant Awards
The following is a grant award that has been processed by the ORGSP. If your grant
award is not listed, please let us know.
$2,000 to Dr. Aggy Vanderpool, Dr. Adam Rollins, Dr. Okeniyi Oke, and Ms.
Shannon Heard— ACA 2009 Project Kaleidoscope Mini-Grant Project Proposal,
“Transforming a First-Year General Biology Course Into an Honors Course at Lincoln
Memorial University Using Strategies for Student Engagement.”
Recent Scholarly Activity
Dr. Alan Biel
Presented a talk, “Recruiting and Advising of the Pre-Med Student,” to the TACRAO (TN
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) Conference in Knoxville, TN
on November 19th.
Dr. Sherilyn Emberton
Selected to participate in the Council on Independent Colleges (CIC) Academic Leadership for the 21st Century Institute.
Presented a plenary workshop at the recent CIC Chief Academic Officers meeting in
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dr. Eugene deSilva
Contracted to write two books for Linus Publications. The titles are: “College Physics Calculus and Non Calculus Based for Undergraduates” and “Atomic, Plasma, and Radiation Physics for Graduates.”
Appointed as a permanent member of the Tennessee Academy of Science’s Executive
Committee.
Dr. John Copeland and Dr. Ron Caldwell
Copeland, J. E., Mears, G. L., & Caldwell, R. S. (2009). Salamanders as fishing bait in the
Blue Ridge Physiographic Province of East Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee
Academy of Science. 84(3):52-54.
Dr. Dave Hinkes
Presented “Leadership: A Quest for Excellence,” at the Annual Students in free Enterprise (SIFE) regional team training conference in Charlotte, NC.
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Recent Scholarly Activity continued
Dr. Sean Greene
Presented a lecture titled “The Performance of Solo and Orchestral Literature” at
Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in September.
Was a guest artist and performed a recital at Mississippi State University in Starkville,
Mississippi in November.
Performed concerts with the Knoxville Brassworx Company, Southern Stars Symphonic
Brass Band and the Knoxville Symphony Brass Quintet in November.
Performed as soloist with the Knoxville Chamber Orchestra and with the Appalachian
Ballet in their production of the Nutcracker in December.
Was a guest conductor for the Oakridge Wind Ensemble in October.
Dr. Ann Callahan
Invited to be a guest peer reviewer for Christianity and Social Work with manuscript
review completed and returned to the editor.
Invited to be a peer reviewer for Gannett Education with manuscript review completed
and returned to the editor.
Gave presentations on the profession of social work for 4 classes at Walter’s State
Community College, Pellissippi State Community College, and Roane State Community
College.
Ms. Carol Campbell
Researched and wrote “The Hardships of War,” a play observing Christmas celebrated
by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the winter of 1863. The play was
performed at the ALLM on December 4th. This play was funded by the TN Arts
Commission Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant.
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ORGSP Newsletter
Vol. 7, December 2009
Foundation Corner
By Martha Scheidler, Director of Foundations
Rush, rush, rush! Doesn’t that seem like the way we feel the entire month of
December? Grant writing often feels like that. For those of you who have helped me
prepare grants, I’m sure you wonder why I push to get the proposal in way ahead of
deadline. First, I think program officers at foundations appreciate getting a proposal
early, so they can look it over and review it before the huge onslaught of proposals
hit their in-box. I believe this early-bird approach makes LMU look much more
professional. And second, I just hate feeling rushed!
I have great expectations for the coming year. I know this will be a wonderful and
productive year for all of you, and for LMU.
Congratulations to the following people for their work on grant proposals:
Dr. Sydney Beckman: Appalachian Community Fund
Dr. Jack McCann: The Smithfield Foundation and The Lynde and Harry Bradley
Foundation
Dr. Cindy Skaruppa, Robert Sabbatini and Donna Treece-Paul: The East TN
Foundation and the PeyBack Foundation
Dr. Curt Klinghoffer: The MacJannett Foundation
Ms. Cindy Hankins-Koppel and Ms. Christine Ramos: Target Foundation
Dr. Randy Evans and Dr. Mary Hatfield: Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation
Mr. Martin Beller: Robert and Monica Cole Foundation
Mr. Jeff James: GE Healthcare
Happy Holidays from University Advancement!
You can reach Martha at
(423) 869 6398, or
martha.scheidler@lmunet.edu
Upcoming Funding Opportunities and Deadlines
Details and deadlines for each opportunity can be found by clicking on the corresponding links. This list can also be found on the ORGSP website under funding sources, as
well as a variety of public, private, and institutional funding source databases.
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/funding-sources.shtml
Fine Arts
Educational
Humanities
International
Sciences
Health Related
Social Sciences
Unrestricted / Other
Federal Registrar
Minorities / Women
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A Note From the LMU Institutional Review Board
Please remember that all research proposals and projects involving human subjects,
must have IRB approval prior to the presentation of any information gathered during
the course of the research.
Under federal policy, the IRB cannot grant retroactive IRB approval.
For more information regarding the LMU IRB, please visit
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/IRB.shtml.
ORGSP Contact Information
pauline.lipscomb@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6214
carolyn.gulley@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6291
stephanie.maiden@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6834
If your grant award, application, presentation,
or publication has not been mentioned in this
edition, please forward your information to us
using the contact information listed.
The ORGSP is located in Duke Hall, Suite 304
As a reminder, all applications for external funding must first begin by contacting the
ORGSP.
The ORGSP staff would like to thank everyone for
their submissions to the newsletter!
Happy Holidays!