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Nu Alpha Beta Chapter was installed in the Human Ecology Department at Delaware State University on April 5, 2011. The advisers are Drs. Carol C. Giesecke and Jungmi Oh. Best wishes to Nu Alpha Beta Chapter.

Congratulations to Leann Schaeffer and her colleagues, Anne Weiner and Brian Miller, of the University of Akron, recipients of the Kappa Omicron Nu Ruth E. Hawthorne Research Grant. This award is for the research program, "Should Future Dietetic Graduates Know How to Cook? Assessment of the Food Preparation and Culinary Skills of Dietetic Coordinated Program Students."

Kenona H. Southwell of Omicron Delta Chapter at Purdue University has been awarded this fellowship for a master's degree in family studies. Kappa Omicron looks forward to her scholarship and leadership. Congratulations, Kenona.

James K. Monk of Omicron Theta Chapter at Kansas State University has been awarded this fellowship for a master's degree in marriage and family therapy. Kappa Omicron Nu looks forward to his scholarship and leadership. Congratulations, James.

Sue McGregor of Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) was recently awarded the Kappa Omicron Nu Marjorie M. Brown Distinguished Professor Award. The objective of this award is to recognize and reward the use of critical social theory in scholarship and research. The individual must have achieved national or international prominence and a distinguished reputation within the human sciences through significant contributions to the research literature and/or through accomplished teaching.

Congratulations.

Kappa Omicron Nu is pleased to announce a call for video submissions on YouTube!

There are many success stories about KON chapter programming using the theme: The Seven Wonders of the Socially Responsible World, including TAKING IT TO THE STREETS on the critical issue of childhood obesity. Chapters will have the opportunity to tell their stories via YouTube.

Voting will commence April 15 and continue until April 20. Members can vote as many times as they wish for the best Video Story. See the Homepage at http://kon.org/.

Yudan C. Wang of Omicron Alpha Kappa Chapter at UNC-Greensboro has been awarded this fellowship for the study of attitudes and practices in handling everyday authority issues among parents and adolescents in Urban China. Kappa Omicron Nu looks forward to her scholarship and leadership. Congratulations, Yudan.

Annette A. Benillian of Omicron Beta Epsilon Chapter, CSU-Northridge, has been awarded the Kappa Omicron Phi/Hettie Margaret Anthony Doctoral Fellowship for her study of childhood obesity and health disparities. Annette is awarded this fellowship in recognition of her scholarship and potential for leadership. Congratulations.

It is a pleasure to announce the election of Dr. Cynthia Smith of Alabama A & M University to the position of Secretary of the Board of Directors. Cynthia is professor and chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and former adviser of the Kappa Gamma Rho Chapter.

Kappa Omicron Nu is pleased to announce a call for video submissions! Watch for the announcement of the contest to feature success stories about KON chapter programming using the theme: The Seven Wonders of the Socially Responsible World, including TAKING IT TO THE STREETS on the critical issue of childhood obesity.

Kappa Omicron Nu is pleased to announce the Centennial Celebration of Omicron Nu will be held at the Kappa Omicron Nu Leadership Institute and Undergraduate Research Conference at the Michigan State University Kellogg Center in East Lansing, August 9-12, 2012. Watch for news updates.

Omicron Beta Zeta Chapter of Virginia Tech was recently awarded Kappa Omicron Nu Chapter Awards for two projects: "Collaborating & Networking" and "Social Responsibility." The former project collaborated with the Upward Bound/Talent Search program by conducting workshops on applying for scholarships, resume writing and professionalism and on dating violence, depression/anxiety, and body image. The latter project collaborated with the graduate school on campus to conduct a workshop for undergraduate students on understanding and applying the graduate school application process. Omicron Beta Zeta Chapter is to be commended for active leadership on campus.

The Centennial Planning Committee is hard at work planning the activities to honor the legacy of Omicron Nu. The honor society was founded in 1912 at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University. Faculty members were familiar with other honor societies, so Dean Maude Gilchrist and faculty decided to recognize home economics scholarship. The purposes of promoting scholarship, research, and leadership were the motivating factors behind its expansion to other campuses across the country.

On February 21, 1990 Kappa Omicron Nu was established by the consolidation of Kappa Omicron Phi and Omicron Nu. Following a successful three-year collaboration as an Administrative Merger, Kappa Omicron Nu was structured to realize the synergistic benefits of two strong organizations. Headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan, Kappa Omicron Nu is located close to the Michigan State University campus. Kappa Omicron Nu serves human sciences academic units on about 100 campuses.

The Centennial Committee is chaired by Linda Nelson (MSU), and committee members include Jenny Bond (MSU), Barbara Fraizier (WMU), Joy Jacobs (MSU), Janis Voege (CMU), and Dorothy Mitstifer, KON Executive Director.

It is a pleasure to announce that Loren Marks, faculty member at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, is the recipient of the Kappa Omicron Nu National Alumni Research Grant. His research, "Families and Faith: A Qualitative Study of a Diverse U.S. Sample of Religious Families," will examine long-term marriages as well as the influence of religion. Congratulations, Loren.

Congratulations to Jill Jayne (Omicron Tau, Penn State). Jump with Jill programming has reached an audience of 100,000 kids. Her combination of nutrition and exercise and music is a great answer to childhood obesity. Check out Jill at http://www.kon.org/chapter_files/eligibility.html.

The Spring 2010 publication of the chapter newsletter,The OBE, featured their yearly Research Night with undergraduate students Aron Tiongco and Kabrina Fiekert, graduate student Lisa Calanni, and professor Joyce Marie Brusasco.

Also highlighted were interviews with two alumni, Joanne Bloomfield and Claudia Langton Forbes. Both alumni members shared their career accomplishments. Amanda Mason and Diana Tanus recounted their 2009 Kappa Omicron Nu Conclave experience.

The newsletter is a beautifully designed publication and a credit to Omicron Beta Epsilon Chapter of CSU-Northridge. See www.csun.edu/~matthews.

Kappa Omicron Nu is pleased to announce the installation of Nu Alpha Alpha Chapter at the University of Texas at Tyler on April 30, 2010. Thirty-seven members of the Department of Health and Kinesiology were initiated by Executive Director Dorothy I. Mitstifer. Dr. Scott Marzilli, an Omicron Pi member at Florida State University, is department chair and adviser. Officers are Natalie Wade - President, James Gardner - Vice President, and Sara Speer - Secretary. Congratulations.

Kappa Omicron Nu is happy to announce that Nu Phi Chapter was installed at the University of New Haven (CT) on Friday, April 23, 2010. Georgia Chavent is director of the nutrition and dietetics program, and Holly Betts is the chapter adviser. Congratulations.

Dorothy I. Mitstifer visited the campus to install the chapter and to speak at the Induction Ceremony of the Honor Society for Experiential Education. Her address, Connecting Honor Societies to a Broader Social Meaning, focused on empowerment and the responsibilities of honor societies----and honor society members.

The Undergraduate Journal for the Human Sciences is pleased to announce the publication of a special edition, "Selected Topics in Athletic Training." Our congratulations to the following members of Nu Omicron Chapter at California University of Pennsylvania: Courtney Footskulak, Greg Harrison, Deidra McFate, Erica D. Carlyn Stuart, and Leslie Willis. Dr. Rebecca Hess was the writing adviser, and Dr. Joni Roh is the chapter adviser. Click on URC on the homepage, www.kon.org.

Again, congratulations.

The Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences is pleased to announce the publication, "Art: The Artist, The Land, The Community." Four South Dakota State University students contributed manuscripts to this class project in the Honors Art Appreciation course taught by Dr. Leda Cempellin.

The theme grew out of the 2010 Upper Midwest Honors Conference: "Mitakuye Oyasin," roughly translated in the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota language as "we are all related." Artists studied were Maya Lin, Andy Goldworthy, Jim Deneven, and Wanda Gag.