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• K.C. Ma, Ph.D., professor of finance, was quoted in the article “Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) Should Imitate Apple Inc.’s Naming Strategy.” Ma’s assessment was of Tesla Motors’ need to rebrand to fit its energy-focused revamp posted by, Yahoo! News, Yahoo Finance and several other outlets Sept. 1.
• Law Professor Peter Lake, professor of law, is quoted in the Sept. 2 The Christian Science Monitor article, “Brock Turner released: California considers mandatory sentence for rape.”
• Law Professor Ellen Podgor was quoted in the Sept. 6 The Baltimore Sun article, “Judge dismisses insurance fraud case against Fallstone resident, pharmacy owner.” The story also ran in My informs, Carroll County Times Online, and Pharmacy Choice.
• Math major Danielle Carson the youngest enrolled Stetson student at 14 years old. Just starting undergrad courses, Carson has sights on Massachusetts Institute of Technology for her Ph.D. was reported by Orlando Sentinel, WSVN, and several other outlets Sept. 4.

More News

• Rajni Shankar-Brown, Ph.D., and Veronica Hernandez will be recognized for their community engagement and dedication to service during the annual Florida Campus Compact Awards Gala on Nov. 17 posted by Capital Soup, Sept. 4.
• Louis Virelli’s, professor of law, abstract of his law review article “Transparency and Policy Making at the Supreme Court” was published on Legal Theory Blog.
• Michael Allen, professor of law and associate dean for Academic Affairs, was quoted in the Tampa News article about the discussion to release genetically modified mosquitos.
• Melina Hall, PhD. will be featured in the Leon S. Peter’s Ethics Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in North Gym 118 with a screening of the film Walking in Oak Creek. Hall will discuss effects of biotechnological enhancements and consider its effects on disabled people and other concepts from her upcoming book “The Bioethics of Enhancement: Transhumanism, Disability, and Biopolitics” posted by Fresno State Journal, Sept. 7.
• Wachusett Garden Club awarded $500 scholarship to Danielle Joli who plans to attend Stetson University, majoring in environmental science and marine biology, posted by The Landmark, Sept. 1.
• Stetson’s Hand Art Center was featured in Orlando Sentinel’s “Art Events in Central Florida” posted Sept. 4.
• William Jackson joined Stetson University as director of the Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program, posted by the Orlando Business Journal, Sept. 7.
• Law LL.M. student Gulayat Hajiyeva will host a children’s art exhibit at the Gulfport campus Mar. 24-Apr. 17. The exhibit will showcase a child’s perception of war. News ran in the Alaturka Online.

Alumni News

• James O. Welsch was appointed as music director and general manager of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras and assistant conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra by its board of trustees, according to El Paso Times, Sep. 2.
• Law alumnus Bob Murphy, named President of Sacred Heart/ Providence Medical Group, story ran in the Pensacola News Journal.
• Law alumnus Lee Speronis, will be the speaker for Husson University at the Eaton Peabody and Husson University Smart Business Seminar Series. News ran in prweb and was picked up by several local news stations.