Faculty Activities
2004-2005
May 2005
Steve Bragaw
 Roundtable Participant, Author meets Critics: "The Most Activist Supreme Court in
History: The Road to Modern Judicial Conservatism" Annual Meeting of the Western
Political Science Association, Oakland, CA March 18, 2005.
 Panel Chair and Discussant, "Narratives of Decline and Fall in the Policy Arena" Annual
Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Oakland, CA March 18, 2005.
 Program Committee, Section Chair for Politics and History, Western Political Science
Association, 2005.
 Spoke at Alumnae/Admissions event, San Francisco, CA March 17, 2005.
 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" State Finals Judge, Richmond, VA
February 8, 2005.
 "Thomas Jefferson and the American Indian Nations: Native American Sovereignty and
the Marshall Court" Leon Silverman Annual Lecture Series of the Supreme Court
Historical Society, Washington, DC March 23, 2005.
Kay Brimijoin
Publications:
 Brimijoin, K. (accepted for publication). Differentiation and High Stakes Testing: An
Oxymoron? Theory into Practice (The Ohio State University Press).
 Brimijoin, K. & Kelley, C. The I’s of Experience: A High School Unit on the Poetry of
the Two World Wars. In Tomlinson, C. & Edison, C. (in press). Differentiation in
Practice: Grades 9-12. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
Presentations:
 Brimijoin, K. (2005, April 12). Differentiation: Reaching Every Mind We Teach. Keynote
Address to Virginia Governor's Schools Gifted Education Conference Exploring Current
Issues in Secondary Gifted and Talented Programming, Sweet Briar College, Sweet
Briar, VA.
 Brimijoin, K., Alouf, J., Brown, G., & Gould, H. (2005, April 4). Partnerships for
Improving Teaching and Learning: Linking Mentoring and Differentiation.
Differentiation Instruction: Making the Journey: Annual Conference of the Association
for Supervision & Curriculum Development, Orlando. FL.
Rob Granger
 Recent Review: Inorganic Materials Chemistry: Desk Reference 2nd ed._ by D.
Sangeeta & John R. LaGraff. Reviewed for publication in /CHOICE, Current Reviews
for Academic Libraries/ *2005.*
Lynn Laufenberg
 “Florence: The Legal Sources.” In Medieval Italy: A Documentary History. Ed. Frances
Andres, Katherine Jansen, and Joanna Drell (U Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming 2006).
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“Honor and Reputation in Medieval Europe.” In Women and Gender in Medieval Europe.
Ed. Margaret Schaus, Susan Mosher Stuard, and Thomas Izbicki. Routledge Press,
forthcoming 2007.
Elected to Executive Board, Virginia Social Science Association, Spring 2005-Spring
2006.
“Gender, Criminal Law, and Social Discipline in Commune and Contado: The Case of
Late Medieval Florence.” Paper presented at the Medieval Academy of America Annual
Meeting (Miami, FL; April 2, 2005).
“Women and Criminal Law in Renaissance Florence.” Paper presented at Virginia Social
Science Association Annual Meeting (University of Richmond; March 19, 2005).
“Criminal Prosecution in Early Renaissance Florence.” Paper presented at the MidAtlantic Renaissance/Reformation Society Annual Meeting (University of North
Carolina, Greenville NC; March 5, 2005).
Commentator: “Al primo soffio di vento (At the First Breath of Wind),” directed by
Franco Piavoli (Italy, 2002). 17th Annual Virginia Film Festival (Charlottesville VA;
October 30, 2004).
Invited Lecture: “Regulating the ‘Indecent and Superfluous Ornaments of Women’:
Sumptuary Law Enforcement in Late Medieval Florence.” University of Virginia
Medievalist Lecture Series (University of Virginia; October 21, 2004).
“Renaissance Italy and the Birth of Criminal Law.” Talk for Sweet Briar College Honors
Colloquium. October 6, 2004.
Participant, XII International Congress of Medieval Canon Law (Catholic University,
Washington, DC; August 1-7, 2004.
David Orvos:
 Judged the Central Virginia/Intel High School Science Fair at CVCC
 Reviewed the "Guiding Student Research" manual for the National Consortium for
Specialized Secondary Schools of Science and Technology
 Had a Roanoke Governor's School chemistry student conduct research in my laboratory
over break
 Had the manuscript "A Modified Box Trap Design for Sampling Emigrating Salmonid
Smolts in a Low Discharge Stream" accepted for publication to the North American
Journal of Fisheries Management
 During spring semester served as a reviewer for the journals Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry, Water Research, and Environmental Management
 Served as a grant reviewer for the U.S. Geological Survey
 Continued to serve as an editor for the journal Ethics in Science and Environmental
Politics
 Presented a poster about our beaver/Giardia research with Leah Reedy ('05) at the MidAtlantic Meeting of the Ecological
Barbara Perry
 Delivered a lecture on free expression during wartime at the National Archives in
Washington
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Organized, moderated, and delivered a presentation for a Virginia Festival of the Book
panel, "The East Wing: First Ladies' Influence in the White House," which was
broadcast on C-SPAN
Delivered lectures on Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier for the SBC
Friends of the Library and the forum series at Westminster-Canterbury in Charlottesville
Presented a lecture for the Supreme Court Historical Society at the U.S. Supreme Court
on Thomas Jefferson and freedom of religion
Received a nomination for the best book of nonfiction in 2005 from the Library of
Virginia
Eleanor Salotto
 Received book contract for Live Burials: Gothic Returns in Collins, Dickens, Zola, and
Hitchcock. To be published by Palgrave/Macmillan in January, 2006.
 Presenting a paper entitled "Frankenstein and Dismembered Identity: Mary Shelley's
Introduction to the 1831 Edition of Frankenstein" at the Monsters and Monstrous
Conference in Budapest, Hungary, May, 2005.
 Was asked to write the introduction to the Barnes and Noble Classics Edition of Emile's
Zola's The Ladies' Paradise.
The Center for Civic Renewal
 Successfully supported the Virginia Civics Education Commission legislation before the
2005 General Assembly. Barbara Perry and Steve Bragaw were present for Governor
Mark Warner's signing of the bill. Barbara and Steve will serve on the Commission
 Sponsored the SBC public lecture by General William K. Suter, Clerk of the U.S.
Supreme Court, and awarded him the second Center for Civic Renewal Public Service
Medal
 Dedicated the Henry J. Abraham Law and Civics Library in Gray
 Co-sponsored the Abraham Distinguished Lecture by former Solicitor General Ted Olson
at the University of Virginia School of Law
 Received a $10,000 grant from the Tomlinson Fund
 Awarded the Irene Mitchell Moore Scholarship in civic engagement to Michelle Badger
 Awarded the Tomlinson Law-Related Internship to Mary Dance for service in the
Virginia Attorney General's Office.
April 2005
Christian Carr
 February 2005: Was invited speaker representing the arts at the annual "Women and
Work" conference held at Hollins University and organized by the Consortium of
Virginia Women's College and Universities
 March 2005: Attended the annual conference of the Virginia Association of Museums in
Portsmouth, VA; was invited panelist for the session "Big Ideas for Small Museums;"
spoke on the successful development and implementation of Girl Scouts programming at
the Sweet Briar Museum.
Eugene Gotwalt
 Eastern Economics Association Convention, New York City, March 4-6, 2005:
Paper Presentation: On-line Message Boards in a Microeconomics Principles Class
Session Chair: Topics in Teaching Economics: Using Technology
Session Chair: Micro Perspectives on Public Economies
Session Chair and Discussant: Empirical Studies of Industries
Discussant: Session on Empirical Industrial Organization
Mentor: Five students who presented their research at the conference.
 Virginia Association of Economists Convention, Richmond, VA March 10-11, 2005:
Discussant: Session on Selected Topics in Economics
Discussant: Session on Economics and Education
 Invited Lecture: “Austrian Economics and a Theory of the Trade Cycle,” University of
Mary Washington, March 29th, 2005.
Robert Granger
 Recently submitted two papers to the Journal of Undergraduate
1. Chemistry Research: Analysis of the Micronutrients Copper and Zinc in a
Commercial Orchard and Vineyard by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy: A
modern AAS laboratory exercise.e
Kathleen M. Wilson and Dr. Robert M. Granger, II*
Department of Chemistry, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
Funded by an NSF-CCLI grant: Award Number DUE-0126982 and a Sweet Briar
College Faculty Grant In Aid of Research.
2. A new cis-platin analog? The Synthesis, characterization, selective cytotoxicity
and DNA binding studies of Tetrachloro(1,10-phenanthroline-5,6dione)platinum(IV); X-Ray structure analysis of Dichloro(1,10-phenanthroline5,6-dione)platinum(II).
Robert M. Granger, II†; Robin Davies‡; Kimberly Anne Wilson; Erica Kennedy;
Brieanne Vogler, Yen Nguyen, Eric Mowles, Regan Blackwood, Ana Ciric, &
Peter S. White*.
Allen Huszti
 On Sunday, March 20, sang the lead role of the Bishop in the Mid-Atlantic premiere of
Stephen Paulus's opera, THE THREE HERMITS. The performance was at Court Street
United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, VA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Corresponding author to whom questions regarding synthesis, characterization, and DNA binding studies should
be addressed: Sweet Briar College Department of Chemistry, Sweet Briar, VA 24595; tel: 434-381-6403; fax: 434381-6488; email: rgranger@sbc.edu.
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Corresponding author to whom questions regarding cell culture studies should be addressed: Sweet Briar College
Department of Biology, Sweet Briar, VA 24595; tel: 434-381-6196; fax: 434-381-6488; email: davies@sbc.edu.
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Corresponding author to whom questions regarding X-ray structure should be addressed: Department of
Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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The Center for Civic Renewal staff is happy to report some of their activities during this
semester.
 Produced two thousand Winter 2005 newsletters. They were distributed to alumnae in
law-related occupations, in government related occupations, those who majored in
Government or International Affairs, and alumnae with a law degree, Sweet Briar
College faculty and staff, VALREC Advisory Board, and many Virginia law-related
education and social studies teachers. Copies have also been made available to
Admissions, Development, College Relations, and the Alumnae Office.
 Continual updating of the CCR and VALREC websites. A listing has been posted,
linking Virginia SOLS to law-related education at www.lrevirginia.org. This will serve
as a tool for Virginia educators.
 Contacted legislators and constituents during the successful progression of HB1769 for
the 2005 Virginia General Assembly session. This bill creates the Virginia Commission
on Civics Education and will include Professors Perry (ex-officio) as Executive Director
of VALREC and Bragaw as State Coordinator for Project Citizen.
 Contacted all Congressional Representatives from Virginia in support of continued
funding for the Civic Education Program (ESEA II, Part C-3).
 Mailed letters to 29 Project Citizen material recipients to initiate contact and plan events
highlighting projects completed by participants.
 Produced and mailed invitations for the seventh Abraham Lecture, co-sponsored with the
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. The speaker will be Ted
Olson, former U.S. Solicitor General, and the event will be held on Friday, April 8 at
5:00 p.m. at the University of Virginia Law School’s Caplin Auditorium.
 Invites the campus community to a public lecture by General William Suter, Clerk of the
U.S. Supreme Court, on “The Supreme Court Today” at 8:00 p.m., April 14, Boxwood
Room, Florence Elston Conference Center. General Suter will receive the second CCR
Public Service Medal.
 Led a group of eight Sweet Briar students to the United States Supreme Court to hear
Professor Steve Bragaw’s lecture there and meet with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
 Invites the campus community to the dedication of the Henry J. Abraham Law and Civics
Library to be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2005. A reception will follow.
 Participate in monthly meetings with College Relations to provide information on
planned events and ascertain ways CCR can be helpful in promoting/participating in
other events including community outreach..
As planning for the 2005-2006 academic year begins, CCR welcomes ideas and suggestions
for programming that would be informative and beneficial to the community, keeping in
mind that CCR is a non-partisan entity whose mission is to foster the habits of effective
citizen engagement by promoting understanding of American civic society, especially
democratic procedures, the rule of law and civic obligations under our Constitution.
One suggestion that CCR is currently investigating is the possibility of hosting a debate
between the House of Delegate candidates for the district in which Sweet Briar resides. If
there are any faculty who have information on or associations with either Delegate Ben Cline
(R) or his opponent (to date, unannounced) please let us know.
March 2005
Rob Alexander
 Refereed Publication: Lindsey, P. A., Alexander, R. R., du Toit, J. T. & Mills, M. G. L.
‘The Potential Contribution of Ecotourism to African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Conservation in South Africa.’ Biological Conservation, 123(3), 2005.
Professional Presentations
 Doole, Graeme J. (presenting) and Robert R. Alexander. The Importance of User Cost in
the Optimal Management of Multiple-Cohort Fish Populations. Contributed paper
presented at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference,
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, February 2005.
 Doole, Graeme J. and Robert R. Alexander (presenting). Sustainable management of the
New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) fishery. Contributed paper presented at
the 2004 World Conference on Natural Resource Modelling, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia,
John Beck
 March 3 Invited Book Review for Journal of Natural Products Capsicum. The Genus
Capsicum. Edited by Amit Krishna De (Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta).
Taylor & Francis, London. 2003. xix + 275 pp. 7 x 10 in. $129.95. ISBN 0-415-29991-8.
 Performed a professional review of a paper submitted to the journal Tetrahedron for work
on ligustilide dimers.
Brian Cusato
Recent co-authored papers accepted for publication:
 Melissa Burns-Cusato, Brian Cusato, & Alan Daniel (in press). A new model for sexual
conditioning: The ring dove. Journal of Comparative Psychology.
 Michael Domjan, Brian Cusato, & Mark Krause (2004). Learning with arbitrary versus
ecological conditioned stimuli: Evidence from sexual conditioning . Psychonomic
Bulletin and Review, 11, 232-246.
Recent presentations with student co-authors:
 Leah Davis, & Brian Cusato (2004). Can Pavlovian Conditioning Overcome the Negative
Effects of Stress? Fertility Effects in Female Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica). Paper
presented at the Conference of the Southwestern Comparative Psychological Association.
San Antonio, TX.
 Mindy Wolfrom, Kelly Gibbons & Brian Cusato (2004). Contextual Conditioning of
Fertility in Male and Female Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica). Paper presented at the
Conference of the Southwestern Comparative Psychological Association. San Antonio,
TX. *** Awarded First Place in Student Research Competition ***
 Stephanie Gleason, Melissa Burns-Cusato, & Brian Cusato (2004). Conditioned Place
Preference in Ring Neck Dove. Poster presented at the Conference of the Southwestern
Comparative Psychological Association. San Antonio, TX.
Paper to-be presented with student co-authors:
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Ashley Jones, Dawn Martin, & Brian Cusato (2005). Sexual Conditioning of Male and
Female Japanese Quail Using an Auditory CS. Paper to-be presented at the Conference of
the Southwestern Comparative Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.
Recently Submitted Grants:
 National Institutes of Health (December 15, 2004): “The Facilitating Effects of Sexual
Conditioning on Fertility”
 National Science Foundation (January 12, 2005): “The Effects of Sexual Conditioning on
Reproductive Behavior and Fertility”
 National Institutes of Health (January 25, 2005): “Pavlovian Conditioning of Sexual
Behavior and Fertility”
Deborah Durham
 Served as an evaluator for the SSRC IDRF (International Dissertation Research
Fellowships) competition, again.
 Invited lecture: “What Herero Owe the Germans.” Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs,
International Relations and Human Rights, Grinnell College, 9 February 2005.
 Invited lecture: “The Bathed Public: Bathing and Liberalism in Botswana.” University of
Virginia Department of Anthropology, 11 February 2005.
Jonathan Green
 Moderated a Panel with Melinda O'Neal (Dartmouth), Ann Howard Jones (Boston
University), and Peter Bagley (University of Connecticut) entitled “Choral and
Instrumental Music: Is the Divide Really So Wide?” at the Conference of the Conductors
Guild, Boston
 Presented a symposium, “Songs for a New Found Land: Music in the United States,” at
the Vero Beach Museum of Art
 Presented a paper, co-authored by Thomas Erdmann (Elon University), “Aaron
Copland’s Emblems: An Analysis for Performance,” at the College Band Directors
National Association annual conference in New York
 Judged the South-Eastern Regional competition for Inter-Collegiate College a Cappella at
Virginia Tech
 Completed a setting of the "Venite" for SATB choir and a choral cycle of seven pieces
for women's choir and piano, "L'histoire d'amour."
Scott Hyman
 2005: Letter to Nature, in press, "A powerful, bursting transient radio source toward the
Galactic Center" Hyman, S.D., et al.
 2004: Publication in The Astronomical Journal, vol. 128, "High-Resolution, wide-field
imaging of the Galactic center region at 330 MHz" Nord, Lazio, Kassim, Hyman,
LaRosa, Brogan, and Duric.
 2003: Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Engineering Implementation
Grant, $419,000
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2003: Invited Talk, American Astronomical Society meeting, January 6-10, 2003,
Seattle, WA, “A Decade of Successful Research with Students at a Liberal Arts College”
Hyman, S.D., Denn, G.R., & Yochum, H.M.
2002: Conference Proceedings, Astron. Nachr., Special Supplement "The central 300
parsecs of the Milky Way", “A Search for Radio Transients at 0.33 GHz in the
GC” Hyman, S.D, et al.
2002: Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Engineering Planning Grant,
$100,000
2001: “Low-Frequency Radio Transients in the Galactic Center” Hyman, S.D., Lazio,
T.J.W., Kassim, N.E., and Bartleson, A.L. The Astronomical Journal, 123, 1497, 2002.
Jeffress Memorial Trust: funding for Summer 2001-2003 for research on the Galactic
Center. $28,000. Principal Investigator.
Research Corporation: funding for Summers 2001-2003 for research on the Galactic
Center. $19,342. Principal Investigator.
Debbie Kasper
 “The Evolution (or Devolution) of Privacy,” paper published in academic journal,
Sociological Forum, March 2005.
 Will be presenting a paper, “Privacy as a Social Good,” at the Eastern Sociological
Society’s annual meeting, March 2005 in Washington D.C.
 Invited to moderate a paper session at ESS, March 2005 in Washington D.C.
Rebecca Massie Lane
 Will serve as a grant reviewer for the Museums for America program of Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 609, Washington,
DC 20506
Hank Yochum
 Paper accepted: “Implementing a Standards Based Science by Inquiry Curriculum for
Elementary School Teachers”, J. Granger and H. Yochum, accepted for publication, The
Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
 Grant awarded: ($10,000), Optical Spectroscopy of Point Defects in YVO4, December
2004 from Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust.
 Conference presentations: 2 Accepted abstracts for 2005 March Meeting of American
Physical Society:
Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy and Luminescence in Undoped
YVO4, H.M. Yochum, L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, V. Pankratov, M.C.S. Yochum, and
K.T. Stevens
Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of Undoped and Bismuth Doped CdWO4, J.A.
Kotonias (SBC physics major), H.M. Yochum
 Elected Physics and Astronomy Division Councilor for Council on Undergraduate
Research (CUR)
 Gave informal talk at Department of Physics, Wake Forest University: Becoming a
Professor at a Small College (October 2004)
February 2005
John Beck
 December 2004 -review of the submitted manuscript TL/CU 7388 entitled The
Application of Vinamidinium Salts to the Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Thiophenes. The
manuscript describes a short, high-yielding synthesis of seven disubstituted thiophenes (3
novel and 4 known) via double nucleophilic attack of methyl thioglycolate
Kay Brimijoin
Publications:
Tomlinson, C., Brighton, C., Hertberg, H., Callahan, C., Moon, T., Brimijoin, K., Conover,
L., & Reynolds, T. (2003). Differentiating instruction in response to student readiness,
interest, and learning profile in academically diverse classrooms: A review of literature.
Journal for the Education of the Gifted: 27(2/3), pp. 119-145.
Book Reviews:
Review of the manuscript Tomlinson, C. & McTighe, J. (2004) Understanding by Design
and Differentiated Instruction: Two Models for Student Success. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Presentations:
 Brimijoin, K. (2004, December 3). Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction. Willow
Creek Middle School, Rochester, MN.
 Brimijoin, K. (2004, November 29 & Dec. 2). Gifted Education: From Conceptions to
Curriculum. Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA.
 Gould, H.C.& Brimijoin, K. (2004, November 6). Strategies to Inspire Gifted Minds.
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
 Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H.C. (2004, November 6). Refining Curriculum for Gifted: Rural
and Suburban Responses. National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference,
Salt Lake City, UTGould, H.C. & Brimijoin, K. (2004, November 5). Keeping the Gifted
in Our Sights in Light of NCLB. Marketplace Session. National Association for Gifted
Children Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
 Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H.C. (2004, November 5). Exploding Myths: Novices Can
Differentiate for the Gifted. National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT
Holly Gould
Publications:
 Gould, H.C. (2005, Winter). Can Novice Teachers Differentiate Instruction? Yes, They
CAN! New Horizons for Learning Online Journal, 11(1).
Presentations:
 Gould, H.C.& Brimijoin, K. (2004, November 6). Strategies to Inspire Gifted Minds.
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
 Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H.C. (2004, November 6). Refining Curriculum for Gifted: Rural
and Suburban Responses. National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference,
Salt Lake City, UTGould, H.C. & Brimijoin, K. (2004, November 5). Keeping the Gifted
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in Our Sights in Light of NCLB. Marketplace Session. National Association for Gifted
Children Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H.C. (2004, November 5). Exploding Myths: Novices Can
Differentiate for the Gifted. National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT
Gould, H. C. (2004, July 29-30). Differentiation Instruction: Making the Journey. Twoday Institute with teachers in Henry County, VA
Gould, H. C. (2004, July 22). Assessing and Addressing Learning Profiles and Interests.
Summer Institute on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H. C. (2004, July 23). Writing a Differentiated Lesson Plan. Summer Institute on
Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H. C. (2004, July 22). Using RAFTS with Elementary Students. Summer Institute
on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H. C. (2004, July 16). Low-Prep Strategies for Differentiation. Summer Institute
on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H. C. (2004, July). Differentiating Instruction Using Technology. Summer
Institute on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H. (2004, July 15). Using Contracts to Differentiate Instruction.
Summer Institute on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H.C. & Brimijoin, K. (2004, July 16) Differentiating Instruction Using
Technology. Summer Institute on Academic Diversity, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA
Gould, H.C.; Brimijoin, K., & Cooper, D. (2004, May 25). Differentiating Instruction:
Reaching the Students We Teach: Part II. Mentor Teacher Training, Sweet Briar College,
Virginia.
Gould, H.C. (2004, April 8). Introduction to Differentiating Instruction, K-12. Wakefield
School, The Plains, Virginia.
Grants Received:
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2004 (November): “Expanded Partnerships for Improving Teaching and Learning: A
Continuous Clinical Faculty Preparation and Induction Model” (Joint project – Sweet
Briar College, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, and Amherst,
Appomattox, Campbell, Nelson, and Rockbridge County Schools). Agency: Virginia
Department of Education. Accepted and Funded for approximately $60,000.
Conferences Attended:
 New Teacher Center at Santa Cruz, Mentor Teacher Training Part II, Sweet Briar
College, October 28-November 1, 2004
 VACTE. Sweet Briar College, October 7-8, 2004
 New Teacher Center at Santa Cruz, Mentor Teacher Training, Part I, Sweet Briar
College, June 16-18, 2004
 ATE-VA Conference, Sweet Briar College, April 1-2, 2004
 Teachers of Promise Conference, James Madison University, March 19-20, 2004
Robert Granger
 Had this review: Modern practice of gas chromatography, ed. by Robert L. Grob and
Eugene F. Barry. 4th ed. Wiley, 2004. 1,045p index afp ISBN 0471229830 in January
2005 issue of CHOICE
Ronald Horwege
 Organizer and Presider at UVA 2004 Spring Workshop for German Teachers
(April, 2004)
 Presider over Spring Business Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of AATG
 Organizer of Forensics contest at Virginia Organization of German Students
Annual Convention (March, 2004)
 Seminar in Austria: "Böhmen am Meer" (July, 2004)
 TPRS Workshop at Sweet Briar College (2nd annual Workshop sponsored by the
AATG-August, 2004): Organizer and Administrator
 AATG-Goethe Institut Annual Immersion Weekend at Sweet Briar College
(September 2004): Organizer and Administrator
 FLAVA Meeting in Richmond (November, 2004): Organizer of German program
 Presider over Fall Business Meeting of the Virginia AATG
 AATG delegate at Fall Business Meeting of the Foreign Language Association of
Virginia
 Participant in Panel Discussion on ways to market German "Thinking Outside the
Sandbox"
 AATG-ACTFL Meeting in Chicago: Participant in annual meeting of the Chapter
Presidents Council and Participant (1st Vice President of the Society) in the
Annual business meeting of Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society)
 UVA 2005 Spring Workshop for German Teachers (February, 2005) Organizers
and Presider
Ella Magruder
 Taught an intermediate modern dance class at the Mid-Atlantic American College Dance
Festival at George Mason University in March 2004.
 She taught a weeklong workshop for gifted and talented students for the Augusta County
Public Schools in June 2004. Augusta's multidisciplinary arts program (dance, music,
drama, visual art, and creative writing) focused on the history of the Shenandoah Valley.
Mark Magruder
 Performed his solo, "Janos", in the faculty concert at George Mason University for the
Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festival in March 2004. He also taught an
advanced modern technique class at this conference. Eight Sweet Briar students also
attended this conference and performed their works for adjudication.
 In November 2004 Mark performed with Contemporary Dance Fort Worth in Texas. He
danced two solos choreographed by Beverly Blossom: "Last Bow" and "Besame Mucho";
and one solo that he choreographed called "Hussar".
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In December 2004 Mark performed in Nick Ross' faculty recital in the Sweet Briar
Chapel. Mark danced "Hussar" to Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" played by Nick Ross.
Mark danced "Last Bow" accompanied by Jana and Nick Ross.
Barbara Perry
 Spoke at the Miller Center for Public Affairs in Charlottesville on "Mrs. Kennedy and the
New Frontier"
 Organized and participated on a panel, "Justice Harry A. Blackmun: New Insights from a
Supreme Court Justice's Papers," at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science
Association in New Orleans
 Testified before the General Laws Committee of the Virginia General Assembly on
House Bill 1769, a proposal to create the Committee on Civics Education
 Was the guest on a Wisconsin Public Radio call-in program discussing the president's
2005 State of the Union message.
December 2004
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Steve Bragaw
"From the Cherokee Cases to Employment Division v. Smith: The Rise to Supremacy of
the Court of the Conqueror." Paper delivered to the Annual Meeting of the Western
Political Science Association, Portland Oregon, March 11, 2004
"The Supreme Court and Legal Change." Panel discussant, Annual Meeting of the
Western Political Science Association, Portland Oregon, March 11, 2004
"Comparative Aboriginal Constitutionalism: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the
United States." Paper and panel on comparative constitutional law issues in Australia,
Canada, and the U.S. accepted for the Annual Meeting of the International Political
Science Association, Honolulu Hawaii (March 2005---Issued an invitation in June which
had to be subsequently declined).
"John Marshall and the Origins of Judicial Review." Presentation made at the Center for
Civic Education We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program Conference,
Washington D.C., June 20, 2004.
"What if Plessy and Lochner were never overturned? Understanding the continuing
legacy of Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock to American Indian Law." Paper presented to the
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois,
September 2, 2004.
"Institutional constraints on judicial behavior." Panel discussant, Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 3, 2004
Named to the 2005 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting Conference
Committee as Section Chair for the Politics and History division.
"Thomas Jefferson and the Supreme Court." Developed with Barbara Perry lecture series
proposal accepted by the Supreme Court Historical Society as the Spring 2005 Series.
Application Evaluator, Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship (June 2004)
Judge, VFIC Ethics Bowl, "Ethics in Wartime" Judge (February 16, 2004)
Judge, We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution High School program State
Finals (February 10, 2004)
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Prepared report: "The 2004 Central Virginia Community Needs Assessment Report: A
Collaborative Project between the United Way of Central Virginia and the Sweet Briar
College Center for Civic Renewal" (Spring, 2004)
United States Supreme Court Fellowship, Finalist (January, 21-23, 2004)
Attended the bi-annual meeting of the Public Education Division of the American Bar
Association, Philadelphia, PA (January 15-18, 2004)
Attended the Center for Civic Education We the People Program Conference,
Washington, D.C. (June 18-22, 2004)
Attended the Youth For Justice Consortium Annual State Law-Related Education
Conference, Arlington, VA, (September 9-11, 2004)
Attended the Center for Civic Education Project Citizen Program Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri (October 8-12, 2004)
Attended the Congressional Conference on Civic Education as co-chair of the Virginia
Delegation, Washington, D.C. (December 4-7, 2004)
Met with the Portland Oregon SBC Alumnae Association chapter, (March 12, 2004).
Led the "The Rivalry that Shaped America" Alumnae College trip to Paris, France (May
19-27, 2004).
Media---was a guest on WLNI Talk Radio "The Morning Line"(Lynchburg) radio
thirteen times in 2004 discussing the election and American politics (segments running
between 20-90 minutes)
Media---was a guest on WNRN Radio "Sunday Conversation (Charlottesville, Lynchburg
& Staunton) WNRN three times in 2004 discussing the election and American politics (1
hour segments)
Media---was interviewed on-camera by TV-13 ABC (Lynchburg) three times during
spring and summer discussing state and national politics.
Pamela DeWeese
 Pamela DeWeese was an invited guest speaker at the XII Annual International
Symposium on Contemporary Hispanic Literature, November 24-26, where she gave a
lecture on "La novela digresiva y la relaciónautor-lector."
 Article publication: "La ironía: el arte de la interpretación," La ironía en la narrativa
hispánica contemporánea: Actas, X Simposio International, Fundación Luis Goytisolo
(2003): 33-42.
Deborah Durham
 "Disappearing Youth: Youth as a Social Shifter in Botswana." American Ethnologist 31,
4 (2004): 589-605.
 Book review of Creating Germans Abroad: Cultural Policies and National Identity in
Namibia, by Daniel Joseph Walther, in Africa Today 51, 1 (2004):138-140.
 Book review of Gillian Hart, Disabling Globalization: Places of Power in Post-Apartheid
South Africa, in American Anthropologist 106, 4 (2004): 763-764.
Marge Freeman
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At the 2004 annual conference of the CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc.), she presented a
paper entitled: Technical Services Workflow Re-examined. She also gave the key-note
address to the first-time attendees.
At the conference she was awarded the association's "Star Award" for contributions to the
group and for participation in the development of the software products. As part of the
award the group has arranged that a real star be named: "Marge Freeman of LION". The
star is between Orion and Lepus. CODI is the North American users' group of the world's
largest library software vendor.
Allen Huszti
Sang as baritone soloist in the Brahms', "A German Requiem," in Roanoke, Virginia on
November 5.
Conducted the Canticum Novum Choir and sang as baritone soloist in the Christmas
concert of Cantate, the Children’s Choir of Central Virginia on December 5, at First
Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, VA.
Barbara Perry
Delivered lectures on her new Kennedy book at an SBC campaign event in Charlotte, to
the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization in Charlottesville, and at the SBC Book
Shop.
She also attended a meeting in Chicago of the American Bar Association's Public
Education Division Advisory Commission, which named her to a subcommittee on the
Division's strategic plan.
Professor Perry published "Original Intent or Evolving Constitution? Two Competing
Views on Interpretation" in the Fall 2004 issue of Insights on Law & Society. The
University of Virginia's A & S Alumni Magazine profiled Perry's Kennedy book in its
most recent edition.
November 2004
John Beck
Recent reviews completed for the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research:
 Phytochemical studies on Psoralea corylifolia seeds; Isolation and evaluation of the free
radical scavenging and antimicrobial properties of Bakuchiol.
 Analysis of a peptide mimetic using molecular informatics.
 October 28, 2004, gave a talk as an invited lecturer at a joint VMI/WLU seminar entitled:
Extraction of Bioactive Components from Medicinal Herbs of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Eric Casey
 "Binding Speeches: Giving Voice to Deadly Thoughts in Greek Epitaphs," article
published in a new book of essays titled Free Speech in Classical Antiquity, edited by
Ineke Sluiter and Ralph M. Rosen (Brill, 2004), pages 63-90.
 Panel Organizer for 3 year Colloquium on "Roman Virtues and Vices" (2004-2006), held
at the annual meeting of the American Philological Association
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Invited seminar participant on Ancient Greek Divination, to occur at upcoming annual
meeting of the American Philological Association
Jonathan Green
 Recently composed Ars Vitae for orchestra and Color Songs, on texts of Molly Brown.
Each was premiered on-campus earlier this semester.
 Edited The Journal of the Conductors Guild, volume 25/3-4.
 Conducted the Blue Ridge Chamber Orchestra Concert as part of Founders' Day
Weekend, 24 September.
 Presented pre-dinner lectures for campaign events in Norfolk, 30 September, and
Charlotte, 4 November.
 Attended the fall board meeting of the Conductors Guild in Chicago, 11-12 September.
 Attended the Advisory Board meeting of JYF in New York, 9 October.
 Chaired "The CAO Budget Workshop" at the National Institute for Independent College
and University Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers in San Francisco,
30 October--2 November.
Joe Malloy
 Organized the 4th Annual Fiddle & Banjo Contests at the State Fair of Virginia in
Richmond, September 25th & 26th. The State Fair of Virginia is a not-for-profit
organization whose proceeds go to scholarships for Virginia school children.
Angelo Metzidakis
 Presented a paper entitled "Rébellion et révolution dans le Paris des 'Misérables' de
Victor Hugo" at the 30th Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium that
was held at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 28-30, 2004.
David Orvos
 Accepted on behalf of the College, a 'Tribute of Appreciation' from the US
Environmental Protection Agency. Together with our partners, the County and Town of
Amherst, Lynchburg College, and the R.E. Lee Soil and Water District, Sweet Briar was
honored for its efforts in assessing and preserving sources of drinking water. The awards
were presented by Congressman Bob Goodlatte and EPA officials from Philadelphia.
 Is conducting a review of a promotion package for a professor from Ball State University
in Indiana.
 Addressed the SBC Board on perceived issues regarding our lakes. ES students will be
investigating the ecological health of the lakes as well as the presence of E. coli in water
and Giardia from multiple sources. Preliminary data indicate a healthy southeastern lake.
 Together with the campus community, welcomed E.O. Wilson to SBC. My thanks to all
who made this event an unqualified success!
October 2004
Debbie Durham
 Edited book accepted for publication: Generation and Globalization: Family, Youth and
Age in the New World Economy, ed. Jennifer Cole and Deborah Durham (Indiana
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University Press, 2006). The book includes a substantial introduction by Cole and
Durham titled “Global Ages: Age and Regeneration in a Time of Globalization,” and a
chapter by Durham titled “Making Youth Citizens: Empowerment Programs and Youth
Agency in Botswana.”
Book review of Culture and the Senses: Bodily Ways of Knowing in an African
Community, by Kathryn Linn Geurts (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002).
International Journal of African Historical Studies 37, 2 (2004):380-382.
Invited lecture, “Youth in Africa”, Lynchburg College, October 4, 2004.
Bill Kershner
 Took five Sweet Briar students to London in May, where they saw 13 plays toured
theatres, museums, art galleries and historical sites.
 Directed The Taming of the Shrew at the Renaissance Theatre in July.
Sarah Lischer
 “Collateral Damage: Humanitarian Assistance as a Cause of Conflict.” In Michael E.
Brown, et. al. (eds.). New Global Dangers: Changing Dimensions of International
Security. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004), 390-420.
 “Typologies of Conflict-Induced Displacement.” Paper presented at a workshop
sponsored by the Committee on Population, The National Academy of Sciences,
Washington, DC, Sept 22-23, 2004.
 “New Models of Intervention: The Convergence of Military and Humanitarian
Strategies.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science
Association. Chicago, IL, Sept. 2-4, 2004.
Barbara Perry
 Presented a lecture at the University of Louisville School of Law on "The Personalities
and Ideologies of the Current Supreme Court Justices" and a talk at the University of
Louisville McConnell Center for Political Leadership on "The History and Future of
Supreme Court Appointments"
 Delivered a lecture on her new book, Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New
Frontier, at the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in
Charlottesville
 Published a chapter, "Lawyer-Presidents and Their Supreme Court Appointments" in a
new book, America's Lawyer-Presidents: From Law Office to Oval Office, published by
the American Bar Association and Northwestern University Press
 Attended, with Steve Bragaw, the annual national meeting of the directors of state lawrelated education centers
 Was named to the ABA's Standing Committee on Public Education Advisory
Commission.
September 2004
Missy Ackerman
 Chaired the National All-American Committee, which is responsible for the selection of
the All-American teams.
 Worked and directed a number of lacrosse camps
 Purchased the Merestead Sport Camp's company. They are the oldest sports camp for
girls in the US. Watch for Sweet Briar to host one of their cross-country sites.
Cameron Adams
 Got her feet wet at the Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Program
Orientation in Indianapolis.
James Alouf
 Brimijoin, K., Alouf, J., & Chandler, K. (2002). Into the mixing bowl: Combining
novices, mentors, and differentiation has been chosen for inclusion in an Anthology on
Mentoring to be published by the Beginning Teacher Center at Simmons College,
Newton, MA.
Institutes and Conferences
 Received a Faculty Grant to attend the Summer Institute on Academic Diversity at the
University of Virginia, July 19-23, 2004 with Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. The Institute
was designed for educators who want to advance their understanding of differentiated
curriculum and instruction.
 Attended the Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference in Cambridge,
August 7-11, 2004. He was a member of the Planning Committee for this conference. He
also chair Legislative & Governmental Relations and serve as a member of a task force
on Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Kay Brimijoin
Publications:
 Brimijoin, K., Alouf, J., & Chandler, K. (2002). Into the mixing bowl: Combining
novices, mentors, and differentiation has been chosen for inclusion in an Anthology on
Mentoring to be published by the Beginning Teacher Center at Simmons College,
Newton, MA.
Presentations:
 Brimijoin, K. (2004, August). Differentiation Instruction: Making the Journey: Two-day
Institute with teachers in Henry County, VA
 Brimijoin, K. & Gould, H. (2004, July). Two Sessions at the Summer Institute on
Academic Diversity, University of Virginia: Using Contracts to Differentiate Instruction
& Differentiating Instruction Using Technology
 Brimijoin, K. & Kelley, C. (2004, July). One Session at the Summer Institute on
Academic Diversity, University of Virginia: Differentiated Alternative Assessment
 Brimijoin, K. (2004, July). Differentiation: Reaching the Minds We Teach: Workshop
with K-12 Teachers from Rockbridge County Public Schools and Faculty from
Washington & Lee's Department of Education.
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Brimijoin, K. & Narvaez, L. (2004, July). One Session at the Summer Institute on
Academic Diversity, University of Virginia: Schoolwide Differentiation: Data to Support
Student Success and Teacher Growth.
Brimijoin, K. (2004, June). Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction: Making the
Journey: Three-day Institute with Clarke County Schools, Athens, GA.
Brimijoin, K. (2004, June). Differentiation: Reaching the Minds We Teach: Three-day
Institute with Middle School Teachers, Charleston, WVA.
Jon Conyers
 At the May 2004 IHSA National Horse Show, was presented with the Pioneer Award,
only the fourth time this has been awarded in the association's 37 year history. The
Pioneer Award is the most prestigious award given by the IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse
Show Association) and it is only awarded in recognition of accomplishments and
contributions to intercollegiate riding that far surpass the norm. Jon has served as the
manager for more IHSA Nationals horse shows than any other person in the association's
history and the quality with which he has performed that job so many times was the
reason for this special recognition.
Jennifer Crispen
 Taught two very enthusiastic and popular sections of The Art and Science of Sword
fighting for Sweet Briar's Kids In College.
 Recently, another exclamation point was put on a very rewarding career as she was
named to the Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Deborah Durham
 Co-organized an Advanced Seminar, sponsored by the School of American Research in
Santa Fe, on "Global Comings of Age: Childhood, Youth and Social Re-Generation in a
Time of Global Flows" from April 18-22, 2004. Gave a paper at the seminar titled
"Apathy and Agency." Read more at:
www.sarweb.org/seminars/pastseminars/participants/participants04- 04global.htm
 Published a book review of Cloth, Dress and Art Patronage in Africa, by Judith Perani
and Norma H.Wolff (Berg, 1999). Cambridge Anthropology 24, 1 (2004):69-71.
 Submitted an edited book (co-edited with Jennifer Cole), titled "Global Ages: Age and
Social Regeneration in the Time of Globalization" to a press. She is co-editor, co-author
of the substantial introduction, and author of one of the chapters. [This is not the same
project as the SAR Advanced Seminar, which is also progressing toward book form.]
 Again served as a screener for the International Dissertation Research Fellowships for
SSRC.
Shelby French
 In August of 2004, volume one of the "American System of Forward Riding" educational
DVD series was release by the Affiliated National Riding Commission. Volume Two is
due to be release in late September. Each volume contains two hour long DVD's and an
accompanying workbook. This entire project was filmed at Sweet Briar and Shelby
French served as the writer, director, co-host and executive producer for the project,
along with co-authoring the workbooks. The series is now on sale nationwide.
Jason Gallaher
 Hosted the first ever Sweet Briar College Swim Camp, a great success and way to bring
future Sweet Briar students into our wonderful school.
Rob Granger
 Completed the following review: Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis 2nd
ed. CRC Press. By Thomas J. Bruno and Paris D. N. Svoronos. 2003. ISBN 0-84931573-5 Reviewed for publication in CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Beth Huus
 Spent seven weeks at Ohio University taking 17 credit hours towards her Masters degree
in Coaching education; sport science and recreation.
Allen Huszti
 Participated as a singer and as accompanist for a male choir which sang at the Daegu,
South Korea, International Choir Festival (June 16 - 22).
 Was official accompanist for the Alexander Technique Workshops at Sweet Briar
College (July 6 - 18).
 Was substitute organist and choir director at the First Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg
(July 4 -August 9).
 Was concert accompanist for the Suzuki Institute at Sweet Briar College (July 26 - 30).
 Attended the 7th International Congress of Alexander Technique Teachers in Oxford,
England (August 16 - 21).
 Played a noonday recital at Court Street United Methodist Church in Lynchburg on
September 1.
Alix Ingber
 Published an article "The Recursive Quijote" in A Celebration of Brooklyn Hispanism,
Hispanic Literature from Don Quijote to Today by Malva Filer, Dominick Finello and
William Sherzer.
Marie Therese Killiam
 Had a two week pedagogical workshop in Paris and gave a paper on
Barthes', Baudrillard's, and Serres' Eiffel Tower at the International
Humanities Conference in Prato, Italy in July.
Rebecca Massie Lane
 Received a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts in support of the exhibition,
Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. $4500.
Joe Malloy
 Served as a member of the Tour Directory Advisory Panel for the Virginia Commission
for the Arts in May. The Advisory Panel awarded $300,000 in funds for Virginia
performing artist out of $900,000 in requests.
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Hosted the Fourth Annual VIVA-Interlibrary Loan Forum at the Florence Elston Inn and
Conference Center in July.
David Orvos
 Completed the initial phase of the SBC Nature Center on the lake - it's open! It is
directed at the Sweet Briar and the Amherst communities. The center contains various
exhibits that will rotate. We are open for any ideas, especially with regard to art,
archeological exhibits, etc. Feel free to distribute handout materials from the center.
 Participated in biosolids meetings in Amherst and Campbell counties. Briefed the
Amherst County Board of Supervisors on the issue in July.
 Reviewed manuscripts for the journals Reproductive Toxicology and Journal of
Environmental Quality. Continue to serve as editor for Ethics in Science and
Environmental Politics.
 Continued environmental investigation on the Buffalo River watershed over the summer
with three students.
Barbara Perry
 Published Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier, as part of the
University Press of Kansas's Modern First Ladies Series;
 Spoke to Sweet Briar alumnae in Virginia Beach on the Kennedy book
 Lectured to seven teacher institutes on the Supreme Court and constitutional
law at Georgetown University, James Madison University, Washington College in
Maryland, and the University of Wisconsin;
 Was interviewed about the Supreme Court and its decisions by the Voice of
America, the London Observer, the American Legal Magazine, and the News and
Advance.
Dr. Perry would like to note that Sweet Briar College Center for Civic
Renewal and Law-Related Education Center were hired by the Administrative
Office of U.S. Courts to develop a curriculum for and conduct four teacher
institutes on the federal courts in 2004-2005 in Virginia and Maryland.
Raina Robeva
 Published (with Loren Pitt, Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia) the
paper Robeva, R.S., & Pitt, L.D. On the Equality of Sharp and Germ Sigma-fields for
Gaussian Processes and Fields. Pliska Studia Mathematica, Vol. 16 (2004) 183-205.
Paul Shaw
 He spent his summer on the staff of a pro soccer team in Toronto, working his own
camps and attaining an A License from US Soccer Federation (the highest coaching
distinction offered by the USSF).
Shelly Taylor
 Worked a number of camps and attended the NATA Convention.
Mimi Wroten
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In February of 2004, Mimi Wroten received her promotion to Senior Judge for the
United States Equestrian Federation.