Stetson University In the News, Feb. 12-18, 2016

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Top Stories:

  • K.C. Ma, Ph.D., published an article titled “Why Investors Should Think Twice About Quarterly Earnings” that was posted on Yahoo! Finance, and Fortune Online on Feb. 14.
  • More coverage of Provost Beth Paul’s new appointment as President of Capital University, appeared in The Clay Center Dispatch, Feb. 11, Northwest Signal, WOHL-TV, Marrietta Times, KSL-TV, WNEM-TV, Springfield News-Sun, WHIZ-TV and 26 other news media outlets.
  • Stetson alumna Robin Diedrichs, teacher at Blue Lake Elementary, was named Volusia County Teacher of the Year, as reported in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Feb. 12.
  • Florida Today reported on Feb. 12 that Wendy Anderson, Ph.D., professor and chair of environmental science and studies, will be speaking at Art of Sustainability on Feb. 19.
  • Law Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Harvard Crimson for the Feb. 17 story, “Scalia’s Death Could Affect Affirmative Action Lawsuits.” On Feb. 10, The Harvard Crimson quoted Professor Lake in an article titled “MIT Administrators Propose Change to House Master Title.”
  • Law Professor and Veterans Advocacy Center director Stacey-Rae Simcox is quoted in the Feb. 12 WUSF NPR article, “Civil War-Era Law Complicates Veterans Disability Claims.”
  • Law Associate Dean Michael Allen spoke with Bay News 9 about the impact of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for a Feb. 13 news story.
  • Law Professor Louis Virelli spoke with WMNF News for the Feb. 15 story, “Law professor weighs in on SCOTUS vacancy after Scalia’s death.”
  • On Feb. 13, The Daytona Beach News Journal quoted Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob in an article titled “Wife of DeLand’s Marlon Brown seeks grand jury reform.”
  • Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Feb. 16 SCOTUSblog Tuesday round-up. Professor Torres-Spelliscy’s article, “As Candidates Vie For the ‘Anti-Establishment’ Label, Real Establishment Lives On,” is published in Moyers & co.

Other News:

  • Nandkishor Muley, adjunct professor of music, was to perform in Maitland on Feb. 12, as reported by Orlando Sentinel on Feb. 11.
  • The concert of Grammy Award-winner Joan Tower, was publicized in The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Feb. 12.
  • “Stetson to host water and climate change panel,” reported in West Volusia Beacon, Feb. 12.
  • Several national media outlets reported Feb. 16 that “Stetson Elder Law Center Co-director Receives Inaugural Award from National Elder Law Foundation.”
  • Several media outlets reported on Feb. 16, “Choosing expert witnesses: New online course developed by Stetson, University of Tennessee.”
  • On Feb. 13, The San Francisco Chronicle and other news sources reported that Dr. Cindi Love, ACPA leader and international human rights activist was named 2016 Stetson Law Facilitator Award recipient.
  • Accepted student in Palm Bay, daughter of a Habitat for Humanity worker, is coming to Stetson in the fall, as reported in Florida Today, Feb. 12.

Alumni in the News:

  • Stetson alumna Penny Sanders was recently named Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at Axiom Bank, as reported by Times Union Online, seattlePI.com, KAIT-TV, KOAM-TV, WOWK-TV and 26 other news outlets on Feb. 11.
  • On Feb. 15, The Herald Tribune reported that Law alumnus Forrest Bass has been chosen as a shareholder of the Farr Law Firm, in Charlotte County.
  • On Feb. 12, KPLCTV and other sources reported that Law alumnus David F. Anderson has been recognized among the top in his industry by the Expert Network.
  • Stetson alumnus Ahmad Yakzan is quoted in the Feb. 16 Capital Report on immigration.
  • On Feb. 11, Citybizlist reported that Law alumna Melody Lynch was promoted to a shareholder at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed.