The Juice (Faculty/Staff) - July 17

Dr. Karen Black, the Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor of Organ, performed two solo organ recitals recently: one at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay, Wis., on June 17, and another at the North Central Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists on June 21. 

KatieJo Kuhens, sports information director, spoke at the College Sports Information Directors of America national convention as part of Division III Day on June 12 in Orlando, Fla. Kuhens also was named to the CoSIDA national board of directors as an at-large representative from the college division.

Dr. Zak K. Montgomery, associate professor of Spanish, and Serena B. (Ugoretz) O’Neil ’14 published their article, “Writing our own América: Latino/a Middle School Students Imagine their American Dreams through Photovoice,” in the peer-reviewed journal Reflections: Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning (vol. 17, issue 1, spring 2017). 

Dr. Michaeleen Golay, assistant professor of biology, has had two manuscripts accepted for publication. The paper “Validating the use of coefficients of conservatism to assess forest herbaceous layer quality” was co-authored with researchers from Iowa State University and will be published in the Natural Areas Journal. The note “Effects of invasive shrubs on the herbaceous community in a mixed forest” was co-authored with Rose Neumeyer Phillips as the result of a senior research project. It will be published in Ecological Restoration in September 2017.

Dr. Bill Withers, professor of journalism and communication, presented The ABCs of XYZ, a program on generational differences in the workplace, at a quarterly business consortium meeting May 23 in Columbus, Ohio. He then led two workshops on Servant Leadership for the corporate ventures branch of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe on June 5-6 in Hinckley, Minn. On June 8, he was one of three keynote speakers for this year’s Association of Business and Industry conference in Dubuque. Withers also presented Relationships in Healthcare at the annual eMD Conference in Dallas on June 19, where he was invited to conduct additional research at the corporate offices of Southwest Airlines at their Dallas-Love Field headquarters.

Dr. Kunihiko Terasawa, assistant professor of world religion, presented his paper titled “Seno’o Giro’s Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra, and the Interreligious Social Movements in Prewar Japan,” as well as responded to other scholars' papers, at the International Lotus Sutra Seminar Conference on June 28-30, Tokyo, Japan. Also, Dr. Terasawa hosted the FIfth Annual Tokyo Outfly on July 1 at Ivy Hall, Tokyo, Japan. The 13 alumni and current students who attended shared photos and videos of their time at Wartburg.

Aaron ’01 and Crystal Heins ’03 Buzza are leaving Waterloo for Macon, Ga. Aaron has accepted a job at VISIT Macon, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.

Alex Olson ’07 was named principal of Fairview Elementary in Spencer, Iowa, as reported by the Spencer Daily News.

Krystal Graves ’16 has found a following for her food truck, which serves up Filipino American cuisine in the Cedar Valley, as reported by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Jim Gosnell, director of the Knightliters Jazz Band, was named grand marshal of the Sturgis Falls Parade, as reported by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Marty Thomae ’80, the Benton Community cross country coach, was a finalist for national coach of the year honors, as reported by the Cedar Rapids Gazette. 

Suzanne Behnke ’97 was named news editor at the Des Moines Business Record.

Maria Cortes ’20 talked about the immigration issue in southern Florida and her hope to help others like her, who are pursuing a college education through the DACA program, with Gulfshore Life.