A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on prayer before government meetings, and single-gender classrooms topped the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include NPR.org, Yahoo! Sports, Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, Bay News 9, Orlando Sentinel and Hispanic Business. Top stories for May 16-22, 2014, include:

• Louis Virelli, professor of law, appeared on the May 15 Bay News 9 discussing the Supreme Court ruling regarding prayer before government meetings.
• Kathy Piechura-Couture, professor of education, is quoted in a May 15 article on NPR.org on single-gender classrooms. Additional coverage: WLRN.
• The May 21 Tampa Tribune quotes T. Wayne Bailey, Ph.D., professor of political science, in the story, “Suit asks court to stop politicians’ use of blind trusts.”
• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the article, “Lip Service for NY FairElex,” for the Brennan Center for Justice. She also is quoted in the May 20 American Constitution Society post, “LegalEyes” May 20.

Other Stories in the News

• Law Professor Jason Bent spoke with Bay News 9 for a story about e-Cigarettes in the workplace that ran hourly on May 19.
• Kristina Hernandez has been named head coachof both the indoor and sand volleyball programs beginning with the 2014 sand season, according to Volleyball Magazine, May 15. Hernandez worked previously with Hofstra and Loyola.
• Stetson is mentioned as an important asset from which to build comprehensive job skills in training for economic recovery in the Daytona Beach News Journal, May 19.
• Stetson sophomore, Ana Porth, wraps the trees surrounding the fountain in blue fabric for her “ode to the fountain” to give the students something “fun to look at” approaching finals week. This was her final art project in Introduction to Studio Art, according to Hometown News, May 16.
• TMCnet revealed May 20 that Daniel Niclas, former assistant professor of biochemistry at Stetson, was promoted to the vice president of Products and Services for ITRenew a company focused on enterprise IT asset disposition services and data sanitization software. Additional coverage: HispanicBusiness.
• In NASCAR coverage on May 19, Yahoo! Sports reports that Stetson student Miguel Ortiz Burgos will be an intern for NASCAR Diversity Internship Program this year. The program creates opportunities for students to take on substantive projects in the industry to prepare them for long-term success.
• In terms of total compensation, Stetson professors earn more than other professors in Volusia County, according to the May 21 Daytona Beach News-Journal. A recent report from the American Association of University Professors shows that Bethune-Cookman University had the lowest-paid professors among Florida institutions that participated in the survey.
• Stetson’s planned $3.25 million project to expand Sage Hall was included in the record Florida budget that was put on Rick Scott’s desk, according to the Daytona Beach News Journal on May 20.
• Dan Gunderson, professor of art, will be participating in Innoskate, a major public festival that will celebrate invention and creativity in skate culture, according to the May 20 Sunny Central Florida. He will transform the Museum with his site-specific installations that will provide visitors an opportunity to experience art environments.
• Stetson is included in a May 21 Orlando Sentinel article on favorite bars. In DeLand, the author mentions Café DaVinci, The Abbey and the soon-to-open Persimmon Hollow Brewing.
• The news that Stetson Law is seeking attorneys to volunteer civil legal services to military members and veterans as part of its Veterans Pro Bono Initiative Team ran nationally across the May 15 PRWeb in multiple outlets including Digital Journal.
• The Miami Herald’s May 21 Cook’s Corner column features a reader question about a cinnamon roll that used to be sold at the Hat Rack in the 1960s. A reader is looking for the recipe.
• Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote several blogs for the Law Professor Blogs Networkincluding the May 14 blog, “What IS a Livable Community?” the May 15 “Elder Law Inn of Court,” May 16 “Schiavo Retrospective,” May 19 “A Billion Shades of Grey,” and May 20 “15^th Annual Age Boom Academy.”
• Website Benzinga.com included coverage of Stetson’s Board of Trustees meeting on its site May 22. Additional coverage: KMAX-TV, Biz Wire Express.
• News of Professor Emeritus William Eleazer receiving Stetson’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching Advocacy on May 21 ran in the May 15-21 Gulfport Gabber.
• Stetson is briefly mentioned in a May 21 article on BaptistPressNews.com regarding the life of Adrian Rogers who was first elected to president of the Southern Baptist Convention 35 years ago. Additional coverage: Townhall.

Alumni in the News

• Jacob deGrom is featured in a May 21 NJ.com article regarding his journey to major league pitcher. Pete Dunn, baseball head coach, also was interviewed for the article.
• In theSt. Augustine Record on May 16, Michael Dell is said to have steered a group of gifted volunteer singers into one of Jacksonville’s most accomplished and prestigious choral ensembles inspiring hope and peace.
• Michael Marcone has been promoted to executive vice president at United Drywall Group, according to Briefing Wire, May 17.
• Linda G. Jones, Ph.D., won first place for her poem “The Bloody Pond Shiloh April 6-7, 1862” in the Clay County Poetry Contest,according to Living Above the Frost Line, May 17.
• Alvin Detorres will be at Georgetown University for his residency in otolaryngology, according to Orlando Medical News.
• On May 14, The Miami Herald reports that Law alumnus Richard Harrison is representing Sarasota Real Estate lawyer and Law alumna Anne Weintraub in a lawsuit against the Herald Tribune for libel. This story ran in more than 30 media outlets via the newswire.
• Lyda Astrove, law alumna, has won the Sentinel Award, according to the May 20 Sentinel. The Sentinel Award, sponsored by the Montgomery Sentinel newspaper, is given to an individual or group for a significant contribution to good government at the local level. Astrove supports the education of Special Needs children.
• The May 15 Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce reports that Law alumna and director of student life Tammy Briant has graduated from the Leadership Tampa program. She was honored with other graduates at a commencement dinner on May 14.