“Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables and Facts About Twins,” the latest book from Nancy Segal, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Twin Studies Center, was released in February. Segal’s previous books include “Born Together — Reared Apart,” “Someone Else’s Twin,” “Entwined Lives” and “Indivisible by Two.”
Other recent faculty works:
–Sudarshan Kurwadkar, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, wrote the cover article for the March issue of the Journal of Environmental Sciences, “Uptake and Translocation of Sulfamethazine by Alfalfa Grown Under Hydroponic Conditions.”
–Claudia G. Pineda, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies, wrote “Let the Right One in: Ethnic Boundaries in a Colombian Immigrant Youth Program,” included in the January issue of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
Catering chef honored as humanitarian
Dean Weitz, executive chef for OC Choice Catering, has received the Madeline Evans Humanitarian Award from Special Olympics Orange County for his 10 years volunteering with the organization. OC Choice Catering is a division of CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Service Corp.
Seven faculty earn emeritus status
CSUF President Mildred García recently conferred emeritus status on the following faculty members:
–Andy Bazar, mechanical engineering, 27 years
–Maryanne Garon, nursing, 17 years
–Mohinder Grewal, electrical engineering, 43 years
–Ellen Kottler, secondary education, 16 years
–Irene Lange, marketing, 50 years
–Rebecca Otton, nursing, 10 years
–James Santucci, comparative religion, 42 years
Director of program for released convicts honored
For his vision and perseverance in expanding Cal State Fullerton’s program that helps formerly incarcerated individuals attend college, Brady Heiner has received the university’s Leadership Award. Heiner, CSF assistant professor of philosophy and director of Project Rebound, helped grow the program to six other California State University campuses by securing $1 million in grants, Heather Battaly, professor of philosophy, wrote in her nomination.
“Project Rebound simply would not exist at the systemwide level or at CSUF without him,” Battaly wrote.
Eight students are enrolled in CSUF’s three-year pilot program, and one is set to graduate in May. Five students are enrolled for the fall, Heiner said. Project Rebound offers special admission, tuition support, textbook stipends, meal vouchers, academic advising and mentoring to formerly incarcerated men and women.
“I hope the award is a signal of the institution’s support and that there is a long-term sustainable place for the program at Cal State Fullerton,” Heiner said.
The recent University Awards Program also recognized:
–Henoc Preciado, coordinator of the Titan Dreamers Resource Center, and Denice Vélez, coordinator of the Chicana and Chicano Resource Center, with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for creating the Immigration Legal Clinic, where immigration attorneys provide private consultations without charge to students and their families.
–Joshua Bagshaw and Matthew Pagano of Facilities Management; Robin Crew, Nathan Jeffers and Eraj Shadaram of Information Technology; Selen Faire, Beth Goerges, Inez Gonzales and Jason Shepard of the Communications Department; Kristen Jasko of Parking and Transportation; Katie McGill of University Advancement/Communications; and Nelson Nagai of Contracts and Procurement, with the Teamwork and Collaboration Award for putting together a partnership with Univision to establish a local news bureau on campus that offers students hands-on experience.
“I am honored to lead such a tight-knit family of educators and proud that the Titans being recognized today are representative of all of our collaborative work and achievements,” President Mildred García noted during the University Awards Program.