Yes, They’re That Good


Six Eastern Michigan University professors earned Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards for their excellence in the classroom. The quotes are directly from student nomination forms:


Chr istopher r obbins assistant professor of teacher education Research I Award


“A gifted thinker.”


Understanding Hoarding W


EMU gerontology students learn how to help clients who hoard


hile some problems associated with aging, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are well known, others might not be as recognizable—


until they turn up on reality television. TLC’s hit show “Hoarding” depicts victims of this addiction and shows their families struggling with more than the typical spring-cleaning. Eastern Michigan lecturer Ryan Cowmeadow is also doing his


part to raise awareness. Over one weekend in January, he trained 23 EMU students in how to work with clients who hoard. The class, Gerontology 590: Hoarding Behavior and the Older Adult, was created in collaboration with the Hoarding Task Force of Washtenaw County. The program combined informational packets, a PowerPoint


presentation, resources from accredited experts, and lots of group work and pictures into a multidisciplinary team approach to what Cowmeadow labels “best practices in working with persons who experience hoarding behavior.” With the two-day course, Cowmeadow was hoping to educate


graduate and undergraduate students and the larger community and to “reduce stigma” about hoarding.


—Leah Shutes


Statuesque A


fter nearly 30 years on campus, the statue


known as “Diana, the Goddess of the Hunt” has been more well-traveled than any other hunk of bronze in town. Diana, a nude female


form, has been the target


of much mayhem. She has been clothed in hats, T-shirts, sweaters, scarves and signs. She first appeared on the west side of Ford Hall in 1983, and was first “kidnapped” in 1985. She remained missing for more than a year, when a ransom note was delivered to the Eastern Echo demanding that men’s basketball coach Jim Boyce be fired, or the statue would be turned into “200 bronze ashtrays.” Reattached to her pedestal, she was


kidnapped again in the fall of 1994. She was found a few weeks later, badly damaged from having been ripped from her perch, and inexplicably covered with red paint. Refurbished once again, Diana returned in 1998, where she remained until a renovation of Ford Hall required that she be put in storage last year. Plans are for Diana to find a permanent home to the east of Ford Hall in the coming year.


—Rhonda DeLong


Amy Fl AnAgAn Joh nson assistant professor of chemistry Teaching I Award


“Patient, detailed and enthusiastic.”


st ephen bl Air assistant professor of math Teaching I Award


“Passionate and motivated.”


DAniel bri Ckner professor of accounting and finance Teaching II Award


“Eastern is lucky to have him.”


r uth Ann Armi tAge professor of chemistry Research II Award


“Positive and hopeful.”


l ee st ille professor of communication Creative Activity Award


“A brilliant mind.”


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