DR. KRISTI BOCKORNY, instructor of management, has completed her Ph.D. studies. Bockorny earned her doctorate in human capital management from Bellevue University in Bellevue, Neb. The title of her dissertation is “Psychological Capital, Courage, and Entrepreneurial Success.” Bockorny earned her master’s degree in management from Bellevue University, and her bachelor’s degrees in finance and education from NSU. DR. ERIN H. FOUBERG, professor of geography and director of the NSU Honors Program, won the Journal of Geography in Higher Education’s Biennial Award for Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Fouberg won for her article on threshold concepts in world regional geography, titled, “The World is No Longer Flat to Me: Student Perceptions of Threshold Concepts in World Regional Geography.” DR. GRANT MANHART is receiving the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s highest honor. Manhart, professor of music, trumpet/jazz at NSU, will receive the 2015-16 Distinguished Service Award for activities association officials. Manhart has officiated All-State Orchestra and All-State Jazz Band for about 20 years. SHARON KIENOW has received a Regional Leadership Award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. This award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the financial aid profession at the regional and state levels over a sustained period of time. Criteria include that the individuals selected must exhibit high integrity and character, and show creative leadership. DR. ALYSSA ANDERSON, assistant professor of biology, and her fellow researchers have published a video featuring step-by-step techniques for monitoring aquatic systems. The video and its corresponding manuscript were published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments. The project is titled “Use of Chironomidae (Diptera) SurfaceFloating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies.” PETER KILIAN has been selected as the Badlands National Park 2015 Fall Artist in Residence. Kilian, NSU professor of art and chairman of the Department of Art and Theater, is on sabbatical this fall to fulfill this residency. The residency provides artists time to focus on their surroundings and their medium while interpreting the unique themes of the park. DR. LYSBETH BENKERTRASMUSSEN, English professor, had five poems published in the fall 2015 volume of Pasque Petals. The poems are titled “Taking Care of Business,” “What My Mother Taught Me,” “Ruby Slippers,” “Potential Energy” and “Actively Useless.” Pasque Petals is the official literary magazine of the South Dakota State Poetry Society. The volume was published in October. DR. ANDREW RUSSELL published an article discussing plant disease resistance in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions. The article, entitled “Pseudomonas syringae Effector AvrPphB Suppresses AvrB-Induced Activation of RPM1 but Not AvrRpm1-Induced Activation,” was published in June 2015. The paper highlights work that Russell, assistant professor of biology, did in collaboration with colleagues at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he earned his Ph.D. BECKY PRIBYL, assistant director of financial aid, received the Oscar R. Hendrix Award from the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. This award is presented to an individual who has made a significant “first contribution” to the association. Pribyl took on a leadership role within RMASFAA by serving this past year as chairwoman of the Finance and Audit Committee. NORTHERN TODAY 4 FALL 2015 NORTHERN NEWS FA C U LT Y AND S TA F F N EWS
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