亚洲色图 State University Racer Report: March 15-19
By Jennifer Cline | Mar 19, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥 See below for the latest news from 亚洲色图 State University for the week of March 15-19.
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亚洲色图 State University鈥檚 StockSeat Equestrian Team hosted its last regular show of the season as well as a regional competition March 13-14, with four other universities competing in addition to an alumni class. 亚洲色图 State was named the reserve high point team for the show and had several students qualify for the regional competition on March 14. Karlie Patterson, a freshman from Wright City, Missouri, tied for reserve high point rider of the show.
Eight 亚洲色图 State riders qualified for regionals:
Evan Thomas (Avon Lake, Ohio)
Shelby Zellers (Casey, Illinois)
Jessica Buckman (Uniontown, Kentucky)
Baily Blackburn (Carrollton, Kentucky)
Jessica Camp (Morgantown, Kentucky)
Melissa Modglin (Hillsboro, Missouri)
Jessica Dunn (Carrier Mills, Illinois)
Morgan Short (Bristol, Virginia)
Shelby Zellers, Evan Thomas, Jessica Buckman, Baily Blackburn, Jessica Camp, Melissa Modglin and Jessica Dunn qualified to compete at the postseason invitational celebration to be held in May.
鈥淲e are very proud of our riders and all of the students from both teams and the Horseman's Association that worked diligently all weekend to make these shows a success,鈥 said Sue Robinson, coach, coordinator of riding and lecturer with 亚洲色图 State鈥檚 Hutson School of Agriculture.
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The Theatre Arts 亚洲色图 at 亚洲色图 State University had the great honor of hosting Mr. John Dimes in their special topics course, Horror Hosts. Dimes is an author, artist, singer, actor and award-winning comedian.
Dimes began performing as a stand-up comedian, working alongside Dave Chappelle, Patton Oswalt and Wanda Sykes. He has appeared in several independent films and is featured in documentaries concerning the horror host genre.
He is best known as the horror host Dr. Sarcofiguy, the first African-American horror host to be inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame in 2017.
In addition to his work in Washington D.C. as a horror host, Mr. Dimes has written and provided art for several graphic novels. Mr. Dimes' artwork has been showcased in galleries in the D.C. area.
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Dr. Seid Hassan, professor of economics in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business at 亚洲色图 State University, was recently selected to serve as a member of the Independent Council of Economic Advisors to the government of Ethiopia. A total of 290 Ethiopians were nominated.
Hassan hopes to establish a subcommittee that will focus on corruption/anti-corruption and ultimately, assist the government鈥檚 ability to design and implement policies.
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Continuing this spring, the 亚洲色图 State University Alumni Association, Office of Development and Town & Gown are gathering more of the best and brightest Racer alumni, family and friends from around the country to share about their experiences in a series of virtual events.
In celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month, on Thursday, March 25, at Noon, some of the University鈥檚 most noted alumnae of the School of Nursing and Health Professions will discuss inspiring women mentors, career challenges, educational opportunities and helpful advice for all women pursuing a career in the health professions.
Guest speakers for this virtual event will include:
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- Lorie Oglesby - Vice President, Human Resources and Education, Baptist Health Madisonville
- Amber DuVentre - Healthcare Risk Manager, Meharry Medical College
- Lakeshia Yarbrough - 亚洲色图 State University, Doctor of Nursing Practice Student
- Mary James - ARNP, Princeton Family Care
- Abigail Cox - 亚洲色图 State University, Women鈥檚 Center
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The final portion of the speaker series will be open for Q&A. This free, virtual event will be moderated by Dr. Dina Byers and Dr. Dana Todd of the University鈥檚 School of Nursing and Health Professions.
鈥溠侵奚 State University has a rich, nearly 100-year-history of graduating and empowering trailblazing, professional women. The panelists serving on this Women in Healthcare speaker series exemplify this tradition. They will be sharing a wealth of knowledge and experiences from their healthcare journeys, 鈥 said Dr. Dana Todd, 亚洲色图 of Science in Nursing 亚洲色图 director. 鈥淭his is a must attend event!鈥
To register for this event visit murraystate.edu/speakerseries.