Corvallis man receives trustee scholarship

Dan Miller, a junior majoring in government and politics at University of Puget Sound, has received a renewable Trustee Scholarship. He is a 2007 graduate of Corvallis High School, and the son of Paul and Nancy Miller. He recently received a Sterling Saving Bank Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. He has been on the Dean's List three out of his four semesters at Puget Sound. In addition, he received the Resident Advisor of the Year Award for 2008-2009.

OSU honors liberal arts faculty, staff

Oregon State University's College of Liberal Arts honored top faculty and staff last month during its annual CLA Day. Award recipients were nominated by their supervisors, colleagues and students. Dean Larry Rodgers presented certificates to the honorees for their achievements at the event, which was held at Withycombe Hall Theatre. The winners were:

Melissa Cheyney, assistant professor of anthropology, was presented the Thomas R. Meehan Excellence in Teaching Award for her role in opening OSU's Reproductive Health Lab, her popularity with students, and her work at developing new innovative classes. This honor is made possible by Thomas and Margaret Meehan.

Tracy Daugherty, professor of English, was presented the Robert J. Frank Research, Scholarship and Creativity Award, which helps raise the visibility of college scholars and creative artists, honors productive researchers, and challenges others to engage in such endeavors. Daugherty's accomplishments include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has received national acclaim for his recent biography of writer Donald Barthelme, "Hiding Man."

Joan Gross, professor of anthropology, was presented the C. Warren Hovland Service Award for her promotion of international education, her community service and her dedication to serving as a language volunteer. The C. Warren Hovland Service Award honors C. Warren Hovland, College faculty member from 1949 to 1986, for his many contributions to the growth and vitality of the College of Liberal Arts.

Tara Williams, assistant professor of English, was presented with the Bill Wilkins Faculty Development Award for her work in revitalizing the medieval studies courses, her extensive research publications and her success at writing grants to further her research. The Bill Wilkins Faculty Development Award is made possible by Wilkins, the dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts.

Shirley Dodsworth, assistant to the chair in the Department of Psychology, received the Carolyn Maresh Professional Staff Award for her work in reorganizing and restructuring her office to make it more efficient and better serve students and faculty. The award honors Carolyn Maresh, longtime assistant to the dean of CLA for business affairs.

Corvallis students named chess all-stars

Fifteen students from Corvallis have been named chess all-stars by the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation.

The all-star list is published three times a year, and contains the names of the best scholastic chess players in Oregon, based on how well they competed at tournaments throughout the year. The players with the highest rating by grade level are invited to participate in the All-Stars Invitational.

The following students from Corvallis are included: Kevin Dai (Grade 1), Carson Denison (Grade 7), Paul Denison (Grade 2), Ian Dickson (Grade 8), Joe Kim (Grade 8), John Omes (Grade 4), Neal Omes (Grade 2), Calvin Parnon (Grade 9), Lance Roy (Grade 5), Cole Schneidecker (Grade 3), Crystal Still (Grade 3), Leonardo Sun (Grade 2), Maxwell Sun (Grade 4), Ricky Thierheimer (Grade 9), Trevor Wehner (Grade 3) and Yang Yan (Grade 6).

OSU staffer publishes paperback finance text

An Oregon State University professor has written what publishers say is the first paperback textbook in the field of finance. Raymond Brooks' new book, "Financial Management: Core Concepts," is a practical guide to introductory finance with new tools to optimize student learning.

The textbook offers a tools-based approach that presents the key concepts of finance early on in the text, followed by an application of those concepts to various finance problems. By introducing finance concepts with personal and business-related examples, this text helps students understand how finance tools can help them in any career or business situation.

The text also covers concepts in a real-world context like rates of return, bond valuation, stock valuation, capital budgeting and other financial areas.

Published by Pearson Higher Education, "Financial Management" comes with a homework and tutorial system. This interactive feature provides instant feedback to students, helping them refine their finance skills and personalize their learning.

Brooks is a professor of finance in OSU's College of Business. He has taught a variety of finance courses at Oregon State, including introduction to financial management, investments, advanced corporate finance, financial institutions, and risk management. Brooks has written a variety of articles in topics from dividends to trading. He has won best papers awards at financial conferences.