Clovis People in the News

Lannie Moon, center, is this years Anita Daughtrey Award recipient. She is seen with, from left, Council Members Nathan Magsig, Harry Armstrong, Mayor Bob Whalen and Christie O'Leary with the Clovis police.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Honor student

Nichole Corliss, of Clovis, was one of six Fresno Pacific University students who presented papers at the Region VII Alpha Chi Conference March 7-8 in Portland, Ore. Corliss presented "Neuropilin--1 and Regulatory T-cells" solo and "The Effects of Metals on Clay Soil" with Christel TeeSy.

The FPU chapter also received its second consecutive Star Chapter Award. The Alpha Chi is a national honor society for the top 10 percent of a college or university's juniors and seniors.

Spelling bee winner

Josie Farley, a seventh-grader at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Clovis, placed first in the Fresno County Spell-Off in the Junior High division April 10. Farley competed against 31 other competitors from around Fresno County in the written spelling bee and had no misspellings. She will advance to the State Junior High Spelling Championship May 10 in San Rafael.

Farley has competed in the Non-Public Schools Spelling Bee for four years. She is an honor roll student at OLPH, has been a member of the OLPH Junior High Academic Decathlon for the past two years, takes clarinet lessons, has been an altar server at OLPH church for the past five years, and enjoys painting and photography.

COMMUNITY

Exceptional volunteer

Lannie Moon, a former City of Clovis staff member, received the Anita Daughtrey Award at the 27th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner April 9 at the Veteran's Memorial Building. The award is presented each year to a community volunteer who has overcome obstacles, strived to set an example and has never let a disability stop them from becoming a community leader. Moon suffered a stroke during her retirement, underwent months of therapy to recover from the effects of the stroke and is actively volunteering for the city in the Records Division of the Clovis Police Department while she recovers.

The dinner also honored all 370 volunteers who donate their free time for the betterment of the community. Mayor Bob Whalen, council members and key city staff representing city departments were in attendance.

EDUCATION

Honors

California State University, Fresno's provost and vice president of Academic Affairs recently awarded several faculty members for their accomplishments at the university.

Clovis residents are:

Dr. Matthew Jendian, associate professor of sociology, Faculty Service Award. Jendian has served on more than 25 university committees or projects since joining the faculty in 1998. He also has participated in and provided leadership for 20 or more community events since 2002. He was a founding member of Faith in Community, a partnership of 20 congregations and nonprofit organizations and helped launch the Fresno Housing Alliance to make housing safe, accessible and affordable. Jendian also created the campus' American Humanics National Certificate Program, which has garnered numerous awards and national recognition.

Dr. Thomas Attard, assistant professor of civil and geomatics engineering, Promising New Faculty Award. Attard has published three referred publications in prestigious journals, seven conference papers and various invited papers at conferences. As a thesis adviser, he also helps graduate students to publish their graduate work. He was voted 2007 Professor of the Year by the Fresno Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineering.

Dr. Thomas Holyoke, assistant professor of political science, Promising New Faculty Award. Holyoke is a member of the Smittcamp Family Honors College faculty and belongs to Fresno's Leading Young Professionals organization. He has authored or co-authored six journal articles and book chapters, presented research papers at national and regional conferences and has five more manuscripts under review at academic journals..

Other award recipients include:

Dr. Julie Olson-Buchanan, 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award; Dr. Mary "Cricket" Barakzai, Technology in Education Award; Dr. Saeed Attar, Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award; Angelica Carpenter, Distinguished Achievement in Research, Scholarship or Creative Activities Award; and Promising New Faculty award winners David Anthony Durham, Betsy Hays and Steven Rocca.