{"id":33991,"date":"2014-12-05T11:28:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T18:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=33991"},"modified":"2014-12-05T11:28:20","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T18:28:20","slug":"spotlight-dec-5-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-dec-5-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Dec. 5, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to these faculty, staff and students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/p>\n<p>E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/news-tip\/#.VFF1qktlA8M\"><strong>online submission form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sam-winkler-e1417801337534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33994\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sam-winkler-e1417801301340-148x150.jpg\" alt=\"sam winkler\" width=\"143\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>Sam Minkler<\/strong>, associate professor of photography, presented his work at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indigefam.org\">Indigenous Fine Art Market<\/a> Holiday Showcase in Albuquerque. The invitational art show consisted of six curated gallery spaces and 50 participating artists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dorothy Dunn<\/strong>, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, has received the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aanp.org\/index.php\">American Association of Nurse Practitioners<\/a> State Award for Excellence in Arizona. The award is given annually to a nurse practitioner in each state who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice. Dunn will be recognized during the 2014 AANP National Conference in June.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Griffin<\/strong>, director of Military and Veterans Affairs, will be a guest on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azpbs.org\/arizonahorizon\/\">Arizona Horizon<\/a> news show on Dec. 9. Griffin will speak about veterans in higher education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33995\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/smallazk12_15th_anniversary-038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33995\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/smallazk12_15th_anniversary-038-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona K12 Center's executive director Kathy Wiebke celebrates the center's anniversary with Dan Kain, vice provost for academic personnel, and Ramona Mellot, dean of the College of Education and Graduate College.\" width=\"241\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/12\/smallazk12_15th_anniversary-038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/12\/smallazk12_15th_anniversary-038.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arizona K12 Center&#8217;s executive director Kathy Wiebke, left, celebrates the center&#8217;s anniversary with Dan Kain, vice provost for academic personnel, and Ramona Mellot, dean of the College of Education and Graduate College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Arizona K12 Center<\/strong> celebrated its 15th anniversary Monday, Nov. 17, with an event featuring the premiere of the center\u2019s new promotional video, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azk12.org\/podcast\/simply-best\">\u201cSimply the Best.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Dan Kain<\/strong>, vice provost for academic personnel, commended the center\u2019s work during opening remarks. <strong>Kathy Wiebke<\/strong>, the center\u2019s executive director concluded the program by thanking attendees for their constant support and involvement. <strong>Ramona Mellott<\/strong>, dean of the College of Education and Graduate College, also attended. The Arizona K12 Center, created in 1999, offers 67 professional learning opportunities yearly, which take place throughout Arizona and provide services to over 4,000 teachers per year.<\/li>\n<li>NAU <strong>Housing and Residence Life<\/strong> sent a delegation of 11 to the Association of Intermountain Housing Officers annual conference in Logan, Utah.\u00a0<strong>Cindy Anderson<\/strong>, director of NAU Residence Life, was honored with the association&#8217;s\u00a0Sage Award, given in recognition of ser<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33993 \" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-NAU-AIMHO-Delagation1-e1417801771916-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"2014 NAU AIMHO Delagation[1]\" width=\"285\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/12\/2014-NAU-AIMHO-Delagation1-e1417801771916-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/12\/2014-NAU-AIMHO-Delagation1-e1417801771916-1024x467.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/12\/2014-NAU-AIMHO-Delagation1-e1417801771916.jpg 1986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>vice to the regional association and profession. <strong>John Wachal<\/strong> and <strong>Jasimine Evans<\/strong> had their program \u201cProfessional\u00a0Development:\u00a0The Unexpected Journey\u201d selected as the Best of AIMHO Program and <strong>Melissa Hettman<\/strong>\u00a0won the People\u2019s Choice Award for her poster on the second year experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-dec-5-2014\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and students Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our\u00a0online submission form. Sam Minkler, associate professor of photography, presented his work at the Indigenous Fine Art Market Holiday Showcase in Albuquerque. 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