Jeffrey C. Adams, an instructor and clinical supervisor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Speech-Language and Hearing Association to serve as treasurer for the organization.

John Barlow, addiction studies program coordinator at UCA and adjunct faculty member for Mid-South Community College, was presented the 2009 Covington Award. The Covington Award is the highest award given by the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board to those who have made significant contributions to the field of alcohol and drug addiction treatment.

RaeLynn Callaway, part-time faculty member in the Department of Family and Consumer Science Dept, completed her master’s of science degree in August 2009 and passed the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Exam in October 2009. She is the owner of CYInteriors in Conway.

Lyndsey Ingram, an undergraduate athletic training major, received funding from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for the research project called “Reliability and Validity of Measuring Scapular Upward Rotation Using an Electrical Inclinometer.” Dr. Steve Tucker, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, is the faculty mentor for the SURF grant.

Dr. Bill Bandy, professor of physical therapy, is the recipient of the Turner A. Blackburn Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Physical Therapy Association. He will be recognized at the annual combined section meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in San Diego in February 2010. This award honors a sports physical therapy section member who have contributed to the specialty of sports therapy through leadership, influence, and achievements. Dr. Brandy is the eighth recipient of this award.

Dr. Steve Tucker, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, served on the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) review panel. In November, the panel reviewed proposals in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math from students and faculty sponsors from colleges and universities across the state.

Dr. John Lowe, chair of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, was granted status as an ASHA Fellow at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in New Orleans in November. He is the 8th Arkansan to receive this honor.

Dr. Gary McCullough, associate professor of speech-language pathology, conducted an invited three-hour short course on Dysphagia, and papers were presented by: Drs. Dee Lance and Mary Jo Colley-Hidecker who each presented four papers, and Drs. Brent Gregg and Tina-Taran Michael, each presenting two papers at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Dr. Mary Garnica, assistant professor of nursing, published “Coordinated Primary Care” in the Clinical Scholars Review, Vol 2, #2, 2009. Karen Sevier, clinical instructor of nursing, was appointed by the National Council of Boards of Nursing to the item writing panel writes test items for the national examination for licensure in nursing.

Nursing faculty and students participated in the Faulkner County Flu Immunization Campaign at the McGhee Center in Conway in October. Karen Sevier, clinical instructor, coordinated UCA