Winter
1999Winter
1999by William G. Ludwin
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A major accomplishment of the fall semester was the final approval of a legal studies major in the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs and a criminal justice concentration in the Master of Public Affairs.
The fall semester has been a little lonely here; professors Jane Grant and Tom Guthrie are on sabbatical and Professor Jim Owen is leading a team of students in the Washington Leadership Program for a semester in Washington, D.C. Tammy Davich, the office manager, however, finds their absence gives her time to improve office procedures and keep closer track of those of us who are left. Although one-third of our complement of faculty are gone, we still staff the committees that need representation and the work of the faculty continues.
A major accomplishment of the fall semester was the final approval of a legal studies major in the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs and a criminal justice concentration in the Master of Public Affairs. Both are welcome and needed enhancements to these degree programs. Undergraduate students who are interested in law-related careers or further education will find that the legal studies major will fulfill their needs. Many in-service practitioners in law enforcement, court administration, and corrections will appreciate the opportunity to do graduate work in criminal justice to further their careers. Both programs were stimulated by student and alumni interest and we welcome your views about new programs and ways to improve the programs we deliver.
Students will be happy to learn that beginning in spring 2000, Brian Fife and David May will assume new duties. Fife will become the graduate program director and advisor to students in the legal studies major in the B.S.P.A. May will become the criminal justice program director and will oversee the internship program.
At the end of this newsletter you will find a solicitation form. I hope you will take a moment to think about supporting our programs and students. While I hope you will give generously, I am particularly interested in participation. If I can cite a high participation rate among our alumni, I am in a much better position to request support from major donors. A small contribution from you will mean much more than the amount you give. And don't forget that half the donation can be taken as a credit on your state income-tax bill (up to $200 per couple) and is still a deduction on your federal income tax. Times are good; send a check and keep in touch.
Nancy Louraine (M.P.A. '89) firmly believes the M.P.A. she received from IPFW provided the edge she needed to land the position of assistant director at Turnstone Center for Disabled Children and Adults in 1990. Four years ago, she was promoted to executive director, the position she now holds.
Following completion of a Bachelor of Science in supervision in 1985 from IPFW, Louraine decided to continue on and pursue a graduate degree. At that time, she had several years of public service as a director at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center. The M.P.A., with a concentration in health systems administration, appeared to be a good match to her work experience. The next four years were challenging as she continued to work full time and raise two children, a newborn and toddler, while pursuing a graduate degree.
A year after graduation, the position as assistant director opened at Turnstone. "I was one of 75 applicants," Louraine recalls, "and was told the M.P.A. stood out on my resume and got me the interview."
Turnstone is a local social service organization that provides therapeutic, educational, and recreational services to people with disabilities. As executive director, Louraine oversees a budget of $2.4 million and staff of 65 who serve more than 1,600 people a year. The academic experiences she received in statistical analysis, research paper writing, and management practices have helped prepare her for the planning, problem solving, and fundraising responsibilities she now has. She learned many other skills from her interaction with fellow students and from personal attention from excellent SPEA faculty.
Louraine and her husband, Carl, stay busy with the demands of raising their two children, Stephanie (15) and Daniel (12).
Teacher. Dentist. Coroner. Each of these titles - as unrelated as they may seem - have been part of Dr. Phillip O'Shaughnessy's evolving professional history.
O'Shaughnessy's teaching career began in 1962, when he joined Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Soon he was asked to transfer to the new Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus, and became assistant director of dental auxiliary programs in 1964.
O'Shaughnessy later taught courses in IPFW's Division of Public and Environmental Affairs, and particularly enjoyed teaching criminalistics, an evening class. Many of the students worked full time, and he admired their dedication - they made teaching a pleasure. Meanwhile, he maintained a part-time periodontics dental practice. Although he loved teaching at IPFW, he and his wife had six children, and his practice was a great deal more remunerative. He began a third career in 1978, joining the Allen County Coroner's Office. At first, he helped identify burned or decomposed bodies. As he became more familiar with the office, he expanded his duties by moving up through the ranks to chief deputy, and was elected coroner in 1984. He is presently in his third term as coroner. Over the years he learned to balance three different jobs, and loved it. "I feel very fortunate to have had three wonderful and challenging careers," O'Shaughnessy said. In recent years he has begun winding down his many responsibilities. He sold the dental practice five years ago and retired from teaching at IPFW in December 1998. O'Shaughnessy fondly remembers his years at IPFW: "I was a member of the original IPFW faculty for 38 years, and consider my SPEA teaching one of the high points of my career."
Legal Studies
SPEA-IPFW is pleased to announce it has recently received approval for a new major in legal studies in the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs (B.S.P.A.). In addition to our other B.S.P.A. majors (criminal justice, health services administration, and public management), legal studies offers IPFW students a broad liberal arts curriculum to enhance written, analytical, and verbal skills. Completion of the B.S.P.A. with a legal studies major will assist students in their preparation for law school, graduate school in many disciplines, research, government service, and a myriad of other activities.
The legal studies major will require 30 credit hours (10 courses). Students can select four courses as electives (two must be SPEA courses). These courses are offered in many disciplines, including business, communication, English, history, journalism, organizational leadership and supervision, philosophy, political science, and psychology.
If you have questions about the legal studies major, please contact Brian L. Fife, associate professor, Division of Public and Environmental Affairs, by telephone at 481-6961 or email at fifeb@ipfw.edu.
MPA Criminal Justice Concentration
The criminal justice concentration in the Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) has received system-wide approval. SPEA-IPFW will begin offering graduate classes in criminal justice in January 2000 for a criminal justice concentration in the M.P.A. The criminal justice concentration will provide a much-needed opportunity for graduate education and subsequent career enhancement for law enforcement administrators, practitioners, and anyone else interested in increasing their knowledge about criminal justice theory, administration, and policy.
The first course offered in spring 2000, Evolution of Criminological Thought and Policy (J501), will be on Mondays, 6-8:45 p.m., and taught by David May. This will be the first in a series of required courses offered in the concentration, which is structured so a full-time student can receive the M.P.A. with a criminal justice concentration in two years.
If you are interested in the course, you must apply for admission to the graduate program at IPFW. Any questions about the content and structure of the course, or the graduate criminal justice concentration can be directed to the graduate program director, Bill Ludwin, at 219-481-6345 or ludwin@ipfw.edu, or to David C. May, assistant professor, at 219-481-6531 or mayd@ipfw.edu.
Chartered at IPFW in fall 1998, the Alpha Omega Psi chapter of the national criminal justice fraternity, Lambda Alpha Epsilon (locally known as the criminal justice club), continues to be a very active organization. Led by Karen Brown, president; Ann Rivir, vice-president; Brian Doubet, secretary; and Josh Stultz, treasurer, the club sponsored a golf outing at River Bend golf course to help allay the cost of travel to the regional meetings of Lambda Alpha Epsilon in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 6-8, 1999. A number of students attended the conference, where they were given the opportunity to interact with students from other chapters and compete in written and oral competitions about criminal justice topics.
During the 1999-00 academic year, Alpha Omega Psi will bring a number of guest speakers from the criminal justice community in northeastern Indiana to lecture on topics of interest to students majoring in criminal justice. These speakers tentatively include Ron Buskirk and Dan Hannaford, Fort Wayne Police Department; Dr. Phillip O'Shaughnessy, Allen County Coroner; and Paul Whitesell, Fort Wayne Police Academy.
Alpha Omega Psi will hold its second annual banquet in spring 2000, where members will be presented with certificates and inducted into the chapter. The criminal justice club provides a wonderful opportunity for students in criminal justice to interact with other criminal justice majors and learn timely information about criminal justice throughout Indiana. Interested students may contact David May at 481-6531 or mayd@ipfw.edu.
SPEA Fort Wayne Community Advisory Board sponsors an annual Community Achievement Award to honor an outstanding public servant in northeastern Indiana who exemplifies the SPEA ideals of public service, integrity, and professionalism in government, healthcare, and the not-for-profit sector. Candidates for this award need not have any connection to IPFW or SPEA. SPEA-IPFW alumni nominate candidates and vote by ballot for the award winner. The winner will be honored at the annual SPEA alumni/ graduation reception in the spring.
Do you know of someone who meets these criteria whom you are willing to nominate for the 2000 SPEA Community Achievement Award? If so, write a one-page letter explaining how the nominee's career is outstanding in reflecting the standards and ideals taught by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and mail that letter to:School of Public and Environmental Affairs,
Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne, Neff Hall, Room 260,
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499All nomination letters must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2000. Your thoughtful consideration of a nominee for this award is greatly appreciated.
At the annual meetings of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 8, 1998, SPEA students Karma N. Ford and Patricia L. Eltzroth won first and second place honors, respectively, in the undergraduate student paper competition. Competing with undergraduate students from throughout the Midwest, Ford's paper was "Predictors of Cheating on Antabuse: Results from a Survey of Adults at an Alcohol Treatment Center," and Eltzroth's paper was "The Testing of Nonsocial Reinforcement vs. Social Learning Theory in an Attempt to Predict Less Serious Behavior Among Juveniles." Ford has since graduated with an associate degree in criminal justice and works with the Allen County Prosecutor's Office. Eltzroth recently received an Associate of Science in criminal justice and will graduate in December with a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
This year's SPEA-IPFW graduation/alumni reception was on Friday, April 23, 1999, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Pine Valley Country Club. The reception honored the class of 1998-99, and featured the following award presentations:
Teaching Excellence Award Full-time Faculty: David C. May
Associate Faculty: Daniel H. Hampton
Distinguished Alumni Award
Bruce W. Hamilton, M.P.A. '85,
Vice President for Human Resources for the Lutheran Health Network(with Bill Ludwin)
Community Achievement Award: The Rev. Patty Crisp,
Executive Director, Women and Children's Division, Fort Wayne Rescue Mission
- Outstanding Student Award
- Undergraduate: Gary E. Baker
- Graduate: Andrew A. Dobson
Several graduate and undergraduate students were inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honorary society for schools of public affairs and administration. The 1999 Pi Alpha Alpha inductees are undergraduate students Sherri S. Bassett, Amy C. Durr, Sherry A. Hartzler, George R. Newton, Sandra R. Schuler, and Kathleen A. Sundholm; and graduate students Andrew A. Dobson and Jeanne I. Roon.
1999 Undergraduate Pi Alpha Alpha inductees: (L-R) Sandy Schuler, Sherri Bassett, Sherry Hartzler, and Amy Durr
1999 Graduate Pi Alpha Alpha inductees:
(L-R) Jeanne Roon and Andrew Dobson
The 1999 Alpha Phi Sigma inductees were also honored at the graduation/alumni reception. Students inducted into this nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences are undergraduates Michelle L. Bibbo, Kevin F. Cavanaugh, Leslie A. Chalfant, Tonda S. Dohse, Susan L. Greer, Nathan L. McElroy, Cody J. Metz, Ann F. Rivir, and Clayton D. Taylor. 1999 Alpha Phi Sigma inductees:
(L-R) Cody Metz, Clayton Taylor, and Tonda Dohse
The Master of Public Affairs was found to be in conformity with the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) standards and has been reaccredited for seven years. SPEA-IPFW faculty and staff compiled the self-study report which was sent to the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), a division of NASPAA, in September 1998. COPRA then appointed a site visit team to visit our division. The team came to IPFW on Feb. 18-19, 1999 to meet with the director, faculty, administration, and the SPEA-IPFW Community Advisory Board, and to view campus facilities. Bill Ludwin, director and assistant dean, received notification in June of the division's reaccreditation.
In March 1999, I was given an opportunity that will probably influence the rest of my life. I was chosen to be a volunteer wilderness intern in the Mather District of Yosemite National Park (California) during the summer. I was so excited that I practically jumped in my car for the long drive after the spring semester ended at IPFW. By spending three months immersed in life at Yosemite, I gained valuable practical experience and joined the National Park Service's efforts to preserve our country's natural beauty.
In May and June, when completing several training sessions, I did numerous ride-alongs with several park rangers. The purpose of these ride-alongs was to give me a chance to see law enforcement from the differing perspectives of many rangers and to familiarize me with areas of the park where I would work. I observed routine traffic stops, assisted with the report and investigation of a car accident, took a map-oriented hike in a snow storm with my supervisor, did nighttime foot patrols of campgrounds, answered questions, and learned many things about Yosemite's history and geography.
By mid-June, I was expected to communicate on a park radio every day after learning correct radio protocol for Yosemite. I hiked daily into Yosemite's back country to report on trail conditions and visitor problems; check wilderness permits, water levels at creek crossings, and amounts of snow pack; and pick up trash. I also hiked into the back country for three- and four-day overnight patrols when my duties included checking wilderness permits, destroying illegal fire rings, stopping the illegal destruction of live trees for firewood, and educating visitors about the rules and laws of protected wilderness areas. I was then expected to write a report for every hike and include a map marking my location and activities.
I was given several odd jobs, such as shuttling patrol vehicles for maintenance and painting a ranger station. This internship was a great learning experience and I really enjoyed my summer at Yosemite. All of the rangers that I came in contact with were very friendly and willing to share their knowledge with an intern. I would like to encourage anyone with an interest in the criminal justice system and law enforcement to explore the National Park Service as a potential career.
The following SPEA students were recognized at the 1999 Honors Convocation on Oct. 3, 1999, for attaining semester honors, Dean's List status, or both, for one or both semesters of the 1998-99 academic year. Semester honors students have earned at least 6 credits that are included in the graduation GPA and achieved at least a 3.5 semester and 2.0 graduation GPA. The Dean's List requires that a student have at least 12 credits included in the graduation index, have at least 6 credits included in the semester GPA, and achieve at least a 3.5 graduation and 3.0 semester GPA. We extend our hearty congratulations to these students:
| Melissa Marie Ashbaugh | Grace C. Bailey | Heather Leigh Banks | Brooke Anne Barton | Adam Eugene Barton |
| Sherri S. Shadder Bassett | William Daniel Basting | Michelle Lara Bibbo | Treven Ryan Brown | Cheryl Kelly-Brown |
| Bobbi Jo Burkhart | Christopher B. Buuck | Janette Shappell Chowdhury | Darren P. Coburn | Maggie Ranalle Cole |
| Shelly Marie Compton | Rebecca S. Foulks Cooper | Rochelle Dawson | Janet Lea Deininger | Susan F. Desjardins |
| Angela L. Houtz Dial | Clifton W. Dickerson | Tonda S. Briggs Dohse | Brian James Doubet | John David Drummer |
| Amy Catherine Durr | Moreen Young Ealing | Mark Edward Easterday | Patricia Lynne Eltzroth | Teresa Lyn Evangelidis |
| John E. Di Filippo | Ryan L. Ford | Stephanie N. Fries | Michelle Lynn Fuhrman | Miranda Patrice Goodman |
| Melinda Kay Grover | Holly Jene Gutmann | Heather V. Hall | Lori Diane Hamm | Holly Ann Hartley |
| Sherry Ann Hartzler | Jennifer L. Hostetler | Allicia Jodelle Hudson | James Robert Hyden | Leo Devilla Kratz III |
| A. Brooks Kelley | Mary Ann Kenders | Jenny M. Kidd | Christina Elaine Lash | Angela Marie Lochbihler |
| Nathan Lee McElroy | Megan Jane McLeister | Cody J. Metz | Jonathan J. Mitchell | Ryan Matthew Mounsey |
| Jeremy Thomas Musser | Jeremy David Ormiston | Peggy A. Osenbaugh | Allison A. Perillo | Jeremy Lee Reidy |
| Trina Ann Riecke | Ann Francis Rivir | Anthony Martin Rose | Benjamin John Roussel | Kyle Thomas Roussey |
| Melisa Mae Sanchez | Kimberly Dawn Schaefer | Stevan Ryan Schulien | Diana L. Scott | Steven Anthony Sharp |
| Deon Allen Shoaf | Brandy Nicole Shuherk | Sarah E. Spangler | Yvonne Mae Spillers | Benjamin Andrew Springer |
| Meredith Sue Starks | Lisa Nicole Steinke | Amy B. Stouder | Clayton Dean Taylor | Paula C. Brewer Teegardin |
| Benjamin T. Thornsberry | Leslie Lanier-Torres | Darcy Dianne Ummel | Cynthia Dawn Voss | Michelle R. Wade |
| Duane F. Waterman | Molly Kathryn Weldon | Jody Jonathan Woenker |
Tamara G. Davich, Editor
Division of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
