Wrestling taught Scott Puzia ’77 how to overcome adversity. Now, he draws on that same inner resourcefulness in overcoming the obstacles he faces as an entrepreneur. He may well have hit on the next big idea with his newest product. Continue Reading
Category Archives: September 2008
Alumni Grove Open House
Nearly 100 alumni and their families gathered on campus for an afternoon barbeque this past June during the Second Annual Alumni Grove Open House. The event was held as a thank-you to those alumni who have helped pave the way to success by purchasing a brick for the Alumni Grove. Continue Reading
MUSE 2008: Public Art in Trenton, NJ
Sarah Cunningham, director of The College Art Gallery, and Michelle Nugent ’09 collaborated on a public art project. Continue Reading
MUSE 2008: The Ecology of Exotic Crayfish in New Jersey
Keith Pecor, assistant professor of biology,and Sarah Wolfson ’10 studied the distribution and ecology of several species of native and exotic crayfish in New Jersey. Continue Reading
MUSE 2008: Solid-State Chemistry
Benny Chan, asssistant professor of chemistry, collaborated with chemistry students Sergio Pulido ’09 and Sarah Wehrhan ’11 on a solid-state chemistry project involving chalcogenide materials, funded by National Starch and MUSE. Continue Reading
Five Staff Members Share Helen Shaw ’36 Staff Excellence Award
Established by the Helen Shaw Endowment in January 2003 in honor of Helen D. Shaw ’36, the award recognizes the essential role TCNJ staff members play in the College’s educational process and institutional activities. This year marks the fifth installment of the award, with each of the four recipients taking home a plaque and a monetary award. Continue Reading
MUSE 2008: Forensic Chemistry
John Allison, professor and director of forensic chemistry, collaborated with Shawn Donnelly ’09, Josette Marrero ’09, and Kevin Fowler ’09 on a questioned-document analysis project. The project was suggested by the US Secret Service, which is searching for new methods to analyze inks from the printers. Continue Reading
MUSE 2008: Kilimanjaro’s Glaciers
Matthew Bender, assistant professor of history, Tamra Wroblesky ’10, and Beatrice Kwok ’10 collaborated on a study of the local populations’ perspective on the melting Kilimanjaro’s Glaciers. Continue Reading
Accounting Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Grant to Study in Dublin
Sunita Ahlawat, associate professor of accounting, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to lecture and conduct research at University College Dublin in Ireland during the fall semester of 2008. Continue Reading
Psychology Department Receives Dahne Award for Faculty Excellence
In 2004, TCNJ Foundation received a bequest from Mildred M. Dahne ’32, which earmarked $217,000 endowed to annually recognize faculty excellence. Starting in spring 2005, an annual award of $8,000 has been given for department or program excellence. The Department of Psychology was named the academic year 2007-08 winner of the award. Continue Reading