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Front l-r: Guada Cabedo-Timmons, Holly Stovall, Patti Jones, Barbara Ribbens, Dana Vizdal, Beate Wilson, Bea Wehrly; Back l-r: Davison Bideshi, Steve Kaesdorf, Kevin Bacon, Marko Kranjc, Maria Montalvo, Candace Winters-March, Jeannie Woods, John Carlson, Kevin Timlin, Jack McKinnon, Jack Thomas, Terry Rodenberg, Leonie Meijer, Emily Gorlewski, David Behymer

December 3, 2009

Founding Induction Ceremony For Phi Beta Delta during WIU

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University's section of a Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society inducted a licence members during Western's International Education Week in November.

The purpose of a Eta Epsilon section is to recognize as good as encourage higher professional, intellectual, academic as good as personal achievement in a field of general education, said Barbara Ribbens, join forces with highbrow in government as good as a chapter's first president.

The society's motto, "Scientia Mutua Mundi," that means "World's Shared Knowledge," is inscribed during a base of a respect society's crest.

Western Illinois President Al Goldfarb as good as Vice President for Academics as good as Provost Jack Thomas were named titular members. Continuing members are Terry Rodenberg, executive of Western's Center for International Studies; Emily Gorlewski, partner director, Center for International Studies; as good as Davison Bideshi, partner highbrow of sociology.

The twenty-two initial inductees embody 13 faculty, three staff, three late faculty as good as three area high school teachers. They include:

Kevin Bacon, join forces with h! ighbrow of agriculture, has been concerned in general tutorial activities in Russia, China as good as Pakistan. He now serves as a chair for a Council upon International Education during WIU, that focuses upon approval of courses that will prove a new tellurian issues order for graduation.

David Behymer (Bee Hi Mer) of Rushville (IL) is a late visible humanities clergyman from West Prairie High School. He has tutorial practice in during slightest 12 countries. In addition, he serves as a coach for new migrants to his village as good as as an general neighbor with students from WIU.

Guada Cabedo-Timmons (Gwa Dah Kah Bay Do), join forces with highbrow of unfamiliar languages as good as literatures, has complicated as good as taught in Spain as good as France. She is a owner as good as confidant of a WIU Spanish Club; moderator of a "Tertulias" (Ter Tu Li Yaz), sponsored by Casa Latina as good as a dialect of unfamiliar languages as good as literature; as good as she is a executive of a WISE-Spain program.

John Carlson, highbrow of agriculture, has a unique respect of carrying trafficked to Russia some 40 times as a consultant, presenter as good as investigate abroad personality generally for rural students. He additionally led investigate abroad groups to China, Costa Rica as good as Australia, as good as has been to some-more than 20 countries.

Rodney Fink is dean emeritus of a former College of Applied Sciences during Western. He has endless use with USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) in newly independent states of a former USSR, in Latin America, Central America, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Thailand, Israel, Egypt as good as various African countries. In addition, he has led numerous investigate tours, as good as has endless companion knowledge in Haiti.

Patti Jones late from Western as partner executive of a University Advising as good as Academic Support Center. She has led investigate abroad groups to Mexico, England, France as good ! as Switz erland. She co-directed a Fulbright organisation investigate abroad to South Korea; co-directed dual Department of State Grants upon campus; serves as a national chair of a Leadership Development Committee of NAFSA: Association of International Educators; as good as is concerned in a International Neighbors Program.

Steve Kaesdorf (Kayz Dorf), a techer in WESL, is a longtime physical preparation physical education instructor for Westerns English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. He has both general training as good as language guidance knowledge in Austria, as good as 27 years of work in a U.S. with students from a accumulation of countries. Kaesdorf coordinates a review partners program for both fulltime WESL students as good as those in attendance short-term summer programs.

Marko Kranjc (Krahn Ch), highbrow as good as partner chair of mathematics, has lived, complicated as good as published in Slovenia. In addition, he has advised most general connoisseur students from different countries. His fluency in Serbian, French as good as English has supposing opportunities for him to interpret in court as good as as needed during McDonough District Hospital.

Stephanie Lynch is a techer in International Non-Credit Programs as good as an physical preparation physical education instructor for WESL. She participated in a Semester during Sea, that supposing her informative contact with a number of nationalities

Jack McKinnon of LaHarpe (IL) is a late science clergyman who participated in a Fulbright organisation investigate abroad to Korea in 2005. He has presented a number of programs during a local as good as informal turn about a experience. McKinnon has additionally been concerned in transport investigate to Scotland as good as Ireland, as good as most recently to Turkey. He additionally serves as an general neighbor as good as a review mentor.

Leonie Meijer (Lee Oh Knee My Yer) is an confidant for Study Abroad as good as Exchange Programs during W! estern. Her activities embody interpretation work in Dutch as good as English, supporting both general as good as U.S. students by work as a review coach as good as a confidant of Westerns ambassadors of Study Abroad. She has since presentations as good as participates in NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Maria Montalvo (Mon Tahl Vo) teaches science during Macomb Jr. High School. She is a Fulbright scholar, carrying participated in a Fulbright organisation investigate abroad to Korea in 2005. She has collaborated with teachers in Korea as good as Brazil to provide weather investigate opportunities for her students. In addition, Montalvo tutors students from Macedonia, a Republic of a Congo as good as South Korea.

Barbara Ribbens, join forces with highbrow of management, has taught in Mexico, a Netherlands, Bolivia, Russia as good as Taiwan; as good as she has led dual investigate abroad groups to Canada. She brings tellurian issues to young women in Macomb by involving general students with her Girl Scout troop.

Phyllis Self, dean of University Libraries during Western, has served as a World Health Organization expert for formulating a medical living room in a Sudan. She has trafficked extensively in Europe, Africa as good as tools of a Middle East as good as Asia. Self additionally has served as an general neighbor during both a University of Illinois during Urbana-Champaign as good as during WIU.

Holly Stovall, a women's studies instructor, has worked as good as complicated in Paraguay, Spain, Nicaragua as good as Argentina. Much of her tellurian knowledge has been working with as good as for women, generally during her dual years as a tellurian intern in Buenos Aires.

Kevin Timlin, partner executive of Western's Center for International Studies, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in a Kyrgyz (Kir Gheez) Republic. He was a Fulbright academician in Korea, as good as he has co-directed dual Department of State grants. Timlin is now posterio! r a doct orate in analogous general growth as good as preparation from a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Dana Vizdal is an office await specialist for Study Abroad in a Center for International Studies. She has complicated as good as worked in Spain as good as Mexico. Vizdal participates in a International Neighbors Program, as good as portion as a review mentor.

Bea Wehrly (WERE LEE) is a renowned highbrow emeritus of advisor preparation as good as college student crew during Western. She instituted a WIU connoisseur course, "Counseling in a Multi-Cultural Society," after participating in general activities in Canada, Germany, a UK, a Philippines as good as Norway. Wehrly additionally organized as good as destined six general summer investigate groups to Europe, a South Pacific as good as Asia.

Jess White, partner highbrow of anthropology, has complicated as good as researched in Germany, England, France, India as good as China. She has additionally participated in training as good as guidance tours in Palestine as good as Israel.

Beate (Bee Ah Tah) Wilson, sociology instructor, has lived as good as complicated in Germany as good as Poland. She additionally has been to Denmark, France, England as good as Austria; as good as she has brought these practice to Westerns Anthropology as good as Sociology Club (WASC), as good as to a internationalizing process of a campus.

Candace Winters-March, highbrow of dance in a dialect of drama as good as dance as good as co-director of a University Dance Theatre, has taught as good as complicated in a Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France as good as Greece. She additionally has hosted a Danish exchange student as good as serves as an general neighbor.

Jeannie Woods, highbrow of theatre, has been a Fulbright Scholar in a National Institute of Arts in Taipei as good as Taiwan, as good as a Fulbright presenter in Morocco. She has taught for a Semester during Sea program as good as led tours to England, Sp! ain, Por tugal, Tunisia as good as a USSR.

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