For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Nov. 23, 2004
Endowed lectureships make projects a reality
for faculty members at Cameron University
Faculty members have been presented grants from 17 endowed lectureships at Cameron University,
enabling them to conduct research and other special projects during the 2004-2005 academic year.
Recipients of the funds were selected through a proposal evaluation process. In all, awards from the
endowments to 20 faculty members totaled $56,500.
“Through the generosity of the donors, faculty members are provided the opportunity to pursue academic
interests and students are introduced to the essence of investigation,” said Dr. Gary Buckley, Vice
President for Academic Affairs at Cameron. “These awards are used to provide time, equipment and other
resources to carry out projects that could otherwise remain only a thought. In some cases, the lectureship
award provides the starting point for projects that will grow beyond the initial award, turning into larger term
pursuits that achieve support through other avenues.”
Endowed lectureships are established through donations from Cameron’s supporters to aid in the pursuit of
academic excellence. The initial donation is matched dollar-for-dollar by the McCasland Foundation of
Duncan to increase the base account. This amount is then matched dollar-for-dollar by the Oklahoma State
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Regents for Higher Education, enabling the original donation to increase fourfold. Earnings from the
account are used for purposes specified by the donor or selected by the university within donor guidelines.
Recipients of this year’s grants will have an opportunity to share the results of their work with donors at a
banquet next fall.
The following is a breakdown of the 18 projects funded through the endowed lectureship program:
The Home Savings Bank Endowed Lectureship in Organizational Leadership awarded $3,000 to Drs.
Suzanne Clinton and Sylvia Burgess to support Students in Free Enterprise.
The Jack and Joyce Amyx Endowed Lectureship in Business Education awarded $1,500 to Dr. Jason Duan
to support his active research agenda by attending two conferences this summer.
The Edward’s Men’s Wear Endowed Lectureship in Retail Marketing, provided by Edward and Lenore
Hamra, awarded Dr. Terrence Paridon a $1,500 stipend for mentoring students in market research and for
working with the Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies.
The Ajay and Shireen Bhargava Endowed Lectureship in India Studies awarded $1,000 for Dr. T.K.
Bhattacharya to continue development of an “India Night” to raise cultural awareness of India among
Cameron students and members of the Lawton-Fort Sill community.
The Helen C. Schutz Endowed Lectureship in English awarded $3,000 to Dr. Margery Kingsley for research
on her book, Making History: Historiography and the Production of Cultural Inheritance, 1640-1745.
Tony Allison was awarded $3,000 from the R.H. Drewry Endowed Lectureship in Telecommunications in to
purchase of broadcast equipment for the communications lab, which will be used in the process of video
production. Allison was also awarded $2,500 from the John C. Paynter Lectureship in Communications,
which will aid students in travel to research conferences during the 2004-2005 academic year.
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The James O. “Diz” and June Pursley Barnett Endowed Lectureship in History awarded three grants,
totaling $3,000, to Dr. Lance Janda ($780), Dr. Sarah Janda ($428), Dr. David Miller ($1,292) and Dr.
Thomas Davis ($500) for staff and student travel.
The Katherine D. Lacy Endowed Lectureship in History awarded $2,500 to Dr. Tom Davis for participation
in a seminar in Northern Ireland.
The SBC Endowed Lectureship in Information Technology awarded $4,000 to Tom Russell and Mary
Penick to conduct a systems engineering study to determine if online purchasing could benefit Oklahoma
Higher Education institutions.
The Buck and Irene Clements Lectureship in Agriculture awarded $5,000 to Dr. Gale Hagee and Mukul
Sonwalker to foster undergraduate research in precision agriculture.
The Mary Kate Wellman Drew Endowment Lectureship in Medical Technology awarded the CU School of
Science and Technology $10,000 for equipment supporting its medical technology program.
Dr. Ann Nalley was awarded three grants. The Kerr Foundation Endowment Lectureship in Physical
Sciences and the Dr. Robert H. Drewry Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry, $1,500 each, will provide
research to one undergraduate student for one semester. The Dr. Bobby Gene Vowell Endowment
Lectureship in Physical and Biological Sciences awarded Nalley $1,500 to bring Dr. Linda McGowan, chair
of the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, to
campus for a lecture and discussion.
The PSO of Oklahoma Endowment Lectureship in Instructional Technology and Multimedia Design
awarded Don Aguilar $7,000 to aid the CU-Duncan multimedia mini-laboratory.
The Harvard L. and Judith D. Tomlinson of Duncan Endowment Lectureship in Physical Sciences awarded
$5,000 to Dr. Danny McGuire to provide research support for two undergraduate students for one year.
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