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SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Saginaw Valley State University remains committed to excellence in academic and professional

programs that prepare highly qualified graduates. To this end, the office of Sponsored and Academic

Programs Support aims to increase faculty participation in sponsored programs and seeks to develop

their capacity in the area of grant proposal development while supporting them in the submission of

proposals. Assistance is offered by providing access to information about potential funding sources,

aiding in the preparation and development of budgets, editing proposals prior to submission to external

sponsors, publishing campus announcements and updates, hosting workshops for faculty and students,

and assisting in the preparation of required reports.

Sponsored Programs staff facilitates the external proposal development and submission process and

administers selected awards after they are received. The staff in this office works with principal

investigators/directors to monitor compliance procedures once grants are awarded. Careful

management of selected institutional grants is vital, as the acquisition of future external funding is

dependent on the University’s ability to prove they are good stewards of the funding that has been

granted.

This annual report marks the achievements of our faculty and staff who further their work by winning

grants and contracts from diverse sponsors. Saginaw Valley State University’s sponsored and academic

programs help build partnerships with institutions, agencies, and corporations—receiving nearly 3.7

million in external grants, contracts, and sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2010. We commend

the members of the University community for their accomplishments.

Janet Rentsch, Director

Sponsored and Academic Programs Support


REPORTS ON GRANTS, CONTRACTS

AND SPONSORED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

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6

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External Support FY 2005 - 2010

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*For FY '10, 4 proposals are still pending a decision

Proposals Submitted and Funded

Proposals Submitted Proposals Funded

84%

9%5% 2%

Sources of Funding FY 2010

Federal

State

Foundations/Corporations

Other Organizations

This annual report summarizes grants,

contracts, and sponsored research activity

at Saginaw Valley State University for the

2010 fiscal year. During this fiscal

period—July 1, 2009 through June 30,

2010—a total of $3,690,499 was awarded

for research and other sponsored projects.

The following table illustrates the total

sponsored support at Saginaw Valley

State University over the past six years.

In addition to support for research-related

activities, grants and contracts support

education, student services, and program

development projects. A total of 100

proposals were submitted to external

sponsors during fiscal year 2010; 40 of

those proposals (40%) have been funded,

with four proposals still pending a

decision.

External sponsors represent a cross

section of government agencies, business

and industry representatives, community

organizations, and educational

institutions. The following table

categorizes the grants SVSU received by

agency type.


UNIVERSITY GOALS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS

Academic Improvement - The University will continuously develop and improve academic programs which are effectively delivered and periodically assessed, thereby motivating and enabling students to participate professionally and intellectually in an increasingly diverse, global, and technological society.

Program Qualitative Distinctiveness - The University will develop nationally recognized programs and areas of excellence that promote quality throughout the University and enhance the value of an SVSU degree.

Enrollment Management – The University will continue to be an institution of choice and opportunity for students who seek and obtain a college degree.

Technology - The University will continue to develop, maintain, and enhance its technological resources to facilitate excellence and innovation in teaching and learning and to improve institutional efficiency and effectiveness. The University will provide leadership for the greater community on technology issues.

Campus Culture - The University will promote and continuously enhance a culture and environment that fosters and supports the personal and intellectual growth of its students, faculty, and staff.

Community Relations - The University will continue to improve and expand its contributions to the greater community’s quality of life and will forge stronger connections by becoming the premier cultural and intellectual center and resource for schools, businesses, and governments.

$386,552.00

$50,880.00

$281,979.00

$474,053.00

$381,200.00

$832,927.00

$1,057,176.00

$225,730.00

Funding By Unit FY 2010

Arts & Behavioral Sciences

Business & Management

Education

Math/Science Center

Health & Human Services

Science, Engineering & Technology

Institutional (includes Museum)

Center for Business & Economic Development


INTERNAL GRANTS FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT The internal grant opportunities described below are available to SVSU faculty to support their

professional growth and research. Fiscal year 2010 recipients of internal funds and release time are

listed in this report under the college in which they reside.

SVSU Faculty Research and Professional Growth Awards

Each year the University Unit Committees recommend funding for faculty proposals requesting release

time for research and/or professional development with consultation between the president of the

Faculty Association and the vice president for Academic Affairs. The charge of the committees is to

encourage and promote scholarship, advanced studies, and research among SVSU faculty. Committee

responsibilities include the evaluation of applications and recommendation for the allocation of these

funds. In fiscal year 2010, the University Unit Committees supported faculty requests totaling $63,549

and 66.4 hours of release time.

Sabbatical Leave

Fifteen sabbaticals were granted by the Board of Control in fiscal year 2010. SVSU professors are eligible

to apply for sabbatical leave upon six consecutive years of service to the University.

SVSU Faculty Supplemental Funds

Each academic dean and vice president for Academic Affairs determines additional University support

for professional development conference participation. Fifty–nine faculty requests were supported with

$27,846 in fiscal year 2010 for presentations and conference participation.

SVSU Foundation Resource Grants

SVSU Foundation Resource Grants enhance scholarship, further the academic and cultural missions of

the University, and/or have significant impact on the University community for projects and programs

which directly benefit and involve SVSU students. The evaluation committee includes appointed

community members from the SVSU Foundation Board. For fiscal year 2010, thirteen grants were

awarded totaling $38,397.

SVSU Allen Foundation Student/Faculty Research Grant

SVSU Allen Foundation Research Grants support student/faculty research that addresses various health

and nutritional issues facing the region. For fiscal year 2010, four grants were awarded totaling $15,078.


College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Externally Sponsored Awards

Grants, Contracts, and Appropriations

M. PATRICIA CAVANAUGH English Writing Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers Michigan Department of Education……...…………………………………………………………………………………….$194,392 BARBARA COHEN Modern Foreign Languages Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), Host Institution U.S. Department of State………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$40,000 MARY HEDBERG Arts & Behavioral Sciences College Transitions Digital Portfolio Project (KCP 4S, Year 4 of 5) Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth ………………………………………............................$130,000 KENNETH JOLLY History By Our Own Strength: William Sherrill and the Politics of Black Self-Determination in Detroit Emory University………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$500 SARA BETH KEOUGH Geography Media Communication, Social Networks, and U.S. Environmental Policies: Influences on Migration Decisions of Newfoundlanders in Ft. McMurray, Alberta International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS): Canadian Embassy…………………………………………….$7,520 JEFFREY KOPERSKI Philosophy China/U.S. Visiting Professor Program (awarded grant plus expenses) John Templeton Foundation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………$3,000 DAVID SCHNEIDER Communication President of the Executive Committee, Year 2 of 2 Michigan Association for Higher Education ………………………………………………………………………………….$10,000 BRIAN THOMAS Sociology Green Cardinal Youth Mentorship Project Michigan Campus Compact………………………………………........................................................................$1,140 Total Amount Awarded FY 2010 $386,552



Internally Sponsored Awards

Dollars Allocated/

SVSU Faculty Research and Professional Growth Awards Release Time Allocated

SHAUN BANGERT Art Pentimenti: Animated Tales of Women

$8,400/ 3 hours

JAMES HITT Philosophy

Accommodating the Dead and Nearly Dead $159/

3 hours

J. BLAKE JOHNSON Art Gallery presentation, titled: Expletus

$1,185

BETH JORGENSEN English Reframing the Rhetoric of Environmentalism

$4,903

SARA BETH KEOUGH Geography Media Communication and Social Networks: Influence on Migration of Newfoundlanders

$5,750

HELEN RAICA-KLOTZ English Quick Start to Success: Developmental Writing (080) at SVSU

$4,650/ 3 hours

NAMEETA MATHUR History Elephants, Mangoes and Spies: Non-Aligned India and Communist Poland

3 hours

BRIAN THOMAS Sociology Food Deserts in Michigan

$1,610/ 4 hours

LEE TREPANIER Political Science

Memory and Politics in Russian Experience $1,820/ 3 hours

SCOTT YOUNGSTEDT Sociology

Hausa Communities $355/

3 hours




JULIE FOSS Modern Foreign Languages Moliere Than Thou – English Stage Show and Student Workshops Centered on the French Playwright’s Best Known Works

$2,657

JOHN KACZINSKI Center for Public Policy and Service Student Attendance of the North American Model United Nations Conference in Toronto, Canada

$2,500

JULIE KEIL Political Science Student Attendance of Moot Court Competition in Ohio

$1,375

DAVID LITTELL Art Gallery To Bring California Muralist Judy Baca to SVSU for an Artist Residency and Exhibition of Her Work in the University Art Gallery

$2,700

MATTHEW MARGRES/ JENNIFER ZIRKLE

Psychology/ SVSU Student Travel and Presentation Expenses for Students at Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago

$1,719

JANET RUBIN Theatre Student Research and Performance Project

$2,000

BRIAN THOMAS Sociology Study Abroad Trip to China (Environment & Globalization Emphasis)

$5,000

Sabbaticals Granted for Research JESSE DONAHUE Political Science

Snakebite: Americans and Their Struggle with Snakes

Winter 2011

ERIC GARDNER English Black Literature in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco

Fall/Winter

2010-2011

LARRY HATCHER Psychology Book on Reading Advanced Statistics in Journal Articles

Fall 2010

KENNETH JOLLY History African American Self-Determination and the Fight Against “Legalized Lynching” in Late 1930s

Winter 2011



Sabbaticals Granted for Research (continued)

JEFFREY KOPERSKI Philosophy Religion, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science

Fall/ Winter 2010-2011

EVELYN RAVURI Geography

Determinants of Migration to Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, 1990-2001

Winter 2011

FREDERICK SUNDERMAN Geography An Environmental Historical Geography of Michigan’s Au Sable River Basin, and Grant Writing to Secure GIS Program Enhancements at SVSU

Fall 2010

SVSU Faculty Supplemental Funds for Conference Presentations

ELSON BOLES Sociology Chair - Sociology section of conference

$187

GEOFFREY CARTER English The Sounds of Windows: Softening Our Aural Wares

$337

The Mask of Zotero 2.0: All About BiblioBouts, the Citation Game

$200

BASIL CLARK English The Dwarf and Male Desire in Chretein de Troyes

$250

FENOBIA DALLAS English Coordinating Professional & Technical Writing Internships – Praxis. Techne. Metis. Nommo.

$300

ERIC GARDNER English “Household Words:” Transnationalism and the Nineteenth-Century Black Press

$500

Christian Recorders and Other (Sometimes Rebellious) Early Black Women Writers

$500

ERIC GARDNER Rhetorics of Discovery, Nineteenth-Century African American Literature and the Archive

$293

Early African American Print Culture and the American West

$207

GLADYS HERNANDEZ Modern Foreign Languages Los Beneficios del Proberbio enel Curso de Espanol de Negocios

$500



SVSU Faculty Supplemental Funds for Conference Presentations (continued)

JULIE KEIL Political Science A Comparative Analysis of Policies Regarding Amputees in Sierra Leone and India

$389

SARA BETH KEOUGH Geography Keeping It Local: The Influence of Newfoundlanders on the Ft. McMurray Radio Market

$500

JUDITH KERMAN English Three sessions supported at same conference: Chair - FTV-Elements of the Fantastic in Film and Media Explorations of the Holocast

Moderator - Poetry Words and Worlds I

Presenter - Author Reading IX session: Fragile Soundscapes

$300

JEFFREY KOPERSKI Philosophy Mini-course assignment for seminar in science and religion

$500

MATTHEW MARGRES Psychology Teaching Behavior Modification as Both a Class Itself and a Part of Other Classes

$500

JENNIFER MCCULLOUGH Communication Two presentations supported at same conference: “Now You’re Speaking My Language:” Teaching Students to Translate Scholarly Research into Lay Vernacular

Are Gender Differences in Responses to Supportive Communication a Matter of Ability, Motivation, or Both? Reading Patterns of Situational Responses Through the Lens of a Dual-Process Theory

$290

MICHAEL MOSHER Art San Francisco 1978-83: Socialist School and Rats for Profit

$300

HELEN RAICA-KLOTZ English What We Write, What We Say, What We Know, or the Language of Peer Review

$258

DAVID SCHNEIDER Communication Comparing Turkle’s Multiple Decentered Self with Goffman’s Dramaturgical Self in Fan Fiction Writers

$292




GARY THOMPSON English Performing Pynchon

$500

Participation as Conference Delegate $500

DIANA TREBING Communication Change Starts in the Classroom: Intercultural Communication Textbooks Under the Microscope

$300

LEE TREPANIER Political Science Presentation - Michigan, Poland, and the “Cold War” plus participation in co-editing conference papers

$500

Two presentations supported at same conference: Presentation - Brutality, Vulgarity, and Evil in Chekhov’s Three Sisters Discussant - Creating and Teaching American Politics Courses in a Globalized Context and Curriculum

$500

SCOTT YOUNGSTEDT Sociology Urban Youth Culture of Niamey: Global Connections and Disconnections

$500

The Allen Foundation Student/Faculty Research Grants

BRIAN THOMAS Sociology The SVSU Dirt Bag Earthen Greenhouse: Better health through year-long fresh vegetables

$2,776

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 College of Business and Management

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT


Grants, Contracts, and Appropriations GARY CLARK Management and Marketing Eight client-financed projects to give marketing students real-world experience High Performance, Michigan Aqua-Tech, Kochville DDA, Woodruff Contracting, Alayna's Angels.................................................................................................................................$13,380 JOSEPH OFORI-DANKWA Management and Marketing Firm Performance in Emerging Sub-Saharan Africa: Concepts, Analysis and Practice Saginaw Community Foundation – Ruth & Ted Braun Fellowship………………………………………………….$37,500 Total Amount FY 2010 $50,880


Dollars Allocated/


ANTHONY BOWRIN Accounting Corporate Reporting on the Internet in Caribbean Countries

4 hours

YU LIU Management and Marketing Alliance Partner Selection

4 hours

DANILO SIRIAS Management and Marketing Applying Advanced Manufacturing Management to Improve Emergency Department Patient Flow

$2,100/ 4 hours

Sabbaticals Granted for Research

SURENDER REDDY Management and Marketing Offshoring: Implications for the Service Sector

Fall 2010

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 College of Business and Management

SVSU Faculty Supplement Funds for Conference Presentations

GARY CLARK Management and Marketing Client Financed Real-World Projects: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis

$250

YU LIU Management and Marketing Value Gains in Alliances: The Role of Related Experience and Information Technology

$500

HONG PARK Economics Firms’ Knowledge Creation, Protection, and Institutions

$500

DANILO SIRIAS Management and Marketing Teaching Math as Easy as ABC

$500


DANILO SIRIAS/ SUZANNE SAVOY

Management and Marketing/ Nursing Analysis of Patient Factors that Contribute to Emergency Department Length of Stay

$4,860

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 College of Education

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION



POONAM KUMAR Educational Technology and Development

SVSU Special Education Preservice Reform and Induction Cooperative Agreement (Year 3 of 5) U.S. Department of Education: Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services……………………$97,149

DEBORAH SMITH Teacher Education-Middle/Secondary Education

Urban Literacy Cadre (ULC) Michigan Department of Education…………………………………………………………………………………………….$184,830

SVSU Regional Mathematics and Science Center

TAMARA BARRIENTOS

Algebraic Thinking Across Grades 3-8

Michigan Department of Education…………………………………………………………………………………………….$197,295 HS-MASS IV State of Michigan, Wayne RESA……………………………………………………………………………………………………$23,063 DAVID McCLOY Middle and High School Partnership for Earth Science Michigan Department of Education…………………………………………………………………………………………….$195,831 2009-2010 Mathematics and Science Center Michigan Department of Education: Mathematics and Science Centers Program………………………..$57,864 Total Amount Awarded FY 2010 $756,032



Sabbaticals Granted for Research DEBRA LIVELY Teacher Education - Elementary/Special Education

Article(s) and Online Course Development for the SK1H1 Parent Infant Program

Winter 2011

ERVIN SPARAPANI Teacher Education - Middle/Secondary Education Visiting Professor at Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Winter 2011


SUSAN HILLMAN Teacher Education - Elementary/Special Education Crossing Boundaries: Enhancing Understanding of Culturally Different Education Contests in India, Peru, and China

$500

Sharing Experiences with Case-based Materials and Expanding Horizons: Renewing Yourself and Others through International Experiences in Mathematics Education

$500

POONAM KUMAR Educational Technology and Development Applying Management Principles for Managing Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning

$500

DEBRA LIVELY

Teacher Education - Elementary/Special Education “Reflection-in-Action Has Become My Very Best Friend:” Reflective Thinking in Early Childhood Student Teachers’ Writings

$500

Enhancing Language and Literacy Through Inclusive Playgroups for Infants and Toddlers

$500

DEBORAH SMITH

Teacher Education - Middle/Secondary Education Online Teaching: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

$500

CARRIE SORENSEN

Teacher Education - Elementary/Special Education Session Chair - 372 Carter Woodson Award Books: Ready Resources for Teaching Social Justice

$500

DEE STOREY

Teacher Education - Elementary/Special Education Chair - Publications Committee

$500


SVSU Faculty Supplemental Funds for Conference Presentations (continued) ANNE TAPP

Education Technology and Development “Reflection-in-Action Has Become My Very Best Friend”: Reflective Thinking in Early Childhood Student Teachers’ Writings

$500

Three presentations supported at same conference: Developing Future Educational Technology Faculty: Creating an Effective Model What Do We Teach the Teachers about Technology Using Assignments in a VB.Net Class to Create Simulations for Use by Teachers

$500

Enhancing Language and Literacy Through Inclusive Playgroups for Infants and Toddlers

$500

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 College of Health and Human Services

CRYSTAL M. LANGE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



JANALOU BLECKE Nursing

SVSU Scholarships for Disadvantaged Nursing Students – ARRA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services……………………………………………………………………………$12,323

SVSU Scholarships for Disadvantaged Nursing Students U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …..………………………………………………………………………$28,104

KAREN BROWN-FACKLER Nursing

Nurse Professional Fund Scholarships: MSN in Education Michigan Department of Community Health…………………………………………………………….....................$12,000

Nurse Professional Fund Scholarships: RN to BSN Michigan Department of Community Health………………………………………………………………………………..$4,000

Nurse Professional Fund Scholarships: BSN Program Michigan Department of Community Health……………………………………………………………………………....$4,000

MARGARET FLATT Nursing

Nursing Workforce Diversity Program (Year 1 of 3) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…………………………………..........................................$282,129

Graduate Nursing Program Traineeships HHS: Health Resources & Services Administration…………………………………………………………………..….$38,644

MARK GIESLER Social Worker Early-on Services for Foster Care Infants & Toddlers Michigan Department of Education………………………………………………(support for research travel expenses)

Total Amount Awarded FY 2010 $381,200



SVSU Foundation Resource Grants ELLEN HERLACHE Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Study Abroad Trip to Ireland $5,000

JOSEPH INUNGU

Health and Human Services College of Health and Human Services Study Abroad Trip to Nairobi, Kenya

$5,000

ELIZABETH ROE & MARCIA SHANNON

Nursing Healthcare Study Abroad Trip to India

$5,000

STEPHEN YANCA

Social Work Joint Project Between SVSU Students and Boys and Girls Club to Produce A Play, Video, and Publication Based on Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

$1,541


JENNIFER BRIDGES Kinesiology Movement Literacy and Fitness

$500

KAREN BROWN-FACKLER

Nursing Student Incivility in the Classroom

$300

VANESSA BROOKS HERD

Social Work Stress Strategies: Sailing to Serenity

$500

Spirituality: Strength in Social Work Practice

$370

SALLY DECKER

Nursing Use of Student Papers to Explore Chronic Pain as a Syndrome (with Elizabeth Roe)

$500

MARK GIESLER

Social Work Recruiting Male Social Work Students

$450

ELIZABETH ROE

Nursing Bias in the Choice of Reference Material by Nursing Students

$500



SUZANNE SAVOY

Nursing Depressive Symptoms Reduce Quality of Life in Healthy Women

$500

MARCIA SHANNON

Nursing Building Blocks to a Multidisciplinary Behavioral Health Disaster Plan

$500

STEPHEN YANCA

Social Work Increasing Diversity Competence in Social Work Students through Group Research Projects

$500


SUANNE SAVOY/ DANILO SIRIAS

Nursing/ Management and Marketing Analysis of Patient Factors that Contribute to Emergency Department Length of Stay

$4,860

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 College of Science, Engineering and Technology

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY



HASAN AL-HALEES Mathematical Sciences MEEMIC Foundation: Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition MEEMIC Insurance Company…………………….….....................................................................................$1,000 BROOKS BYAM Mechanical Engineering Eight Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects Nexteer Automotive, Dow Chemical, Duro Last Roofing, Ingersoll CM Systems, Plastatech Engineering, Mid-Michigan Surgical Specialists ……………………………………………….............$32,700 DEB HUNTLEY Science, Engineering & Technology SVSU's Strengthening Institutions Project FY 2009 – 2013 (Year 2 of 5) U.S. Department of Education…………………………………………………………………………………………………….$354,828 GARRY JOHNS Mathematical Sciences SVSU Operating Funds for Managing MSGC grants Michigan Space Grant Consortium………………………………………………………………………………………………….$1,820 DAVID KARPOVICH Chemistry Developing glycerin in oil emulsions for heating fuel supplements (additional funding) Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee ……………………………………………………………………………………...$3,200 DAVID KARPOVICH, JASON PAGANO, CHRISTOPHER SCHILLING, TAMI SIVY, RONALD WILLIAMS MRI-R2: Acquisition of Equipment National Science Foundation……………………………………………………………………………………………………….$308,954 GARY LANGE Biology Science for First Generation in College Program Michigan Space Grant Consortium - Pre-College Education Program …………………………………….……...$4,700 TAI-CHI LEE/ Computer Science and Information Systems/ JEFFEREY CONNER SVSU Student Field Programmable Gate Arrays Michigan Space Grant Consortium – Undergrad. & Grad. Fellowship Program……………………………….$2,500 ENAYAT MAHAJERIN Mechanical Engineering Computational Methods with MATLAB Programming Saginaw Community Foundation - Ruth & Ted Braun Fellowship…………………………………………………..$37,500


Externally Sponsored Awards (continued) MORTEZA MARZJARANI/ Computer Science/ CHRISTINA DUGAN SVSU Student Planet Jupiter Michigan Space Grant Consortium – Undergrad. & Grad. Fellowship Program…………………………….…$2,500 STEVEN SEPANSKI/ Mathematical Sciences/ DAVID BELL SVSU Student Differential Equations Michigan Space Grant Consortium – Undergrad. & Grad. Fellowship Program………………………….……$2,500 ROBERT TUTTLE Mechanical Engineering Solidification Based Grain Refinement in Steels, Volume 1: Technical Proposal (Year 2 of 2) Office of Naval Research………………………………………………………………………..........................................$75,725 MATTHEW VANNETTE Physics Growth and Characterization of Single Crystal Intermetallic Compounds Michigan Space Grant Consortium - Research Seed Grant………………………………………………………………$5,000 Total Amount Awarded FY 2010 $832,927



AMY HLAVACEK Student attendance of the Alpha Chi 2010 Super-Regional Convention in Arkansas

$3,187

Dollars Allocated/


PLAMMOOTTIL CHERIAN Biology Environmental Pollutants Dioxin and PCP - Carcinogenic Effects on Human and Animal Health

$5,000

ANTHONY CRACHIOLA Mathematical Science Irreproducible Additive Groups on Affine Domains

4 hours

MING-TIE HUANG Physics Polarization Dependence

$2,917/ 2.4 hours


SVSU Faculty Research and Professional Growth Awards (continued)

KASSIANI KOSTIDOU Electrical and Computer Engineering Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Evaluation

$1,940/ 3 hours

TODORKA NEDEVA Mathematical Science Formal Series in Q-Binomial Polynomials

4 hours

JASON PAGANO Chemistry Physical Characterization of Tubular Structures from Reverse Silica Gardens

$3,000/ 3 hours

TAMI SIVY Chemistry Exploration of Prenyl Diphosphate as Cytotoxic Molecules

$5,000/ 4 hours

ROSALYN SWEETING Biology Cytogenic Studies to Determine Tumorigenicity of Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cells

$6,760/ 4 hours

MATTHEW VANNETTE Physics Disentangling the Resistive and Magnetic Components in Rf-Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements

$8,000/ 4 hours

WILLIAM VAUTAW Mathematical Sciences The Torelli Group

4 hours

Sabbaticals Granted for Research

IL-HYUNG CHO Computer Science and Information Systems Developing Web Based Research Environments for Rosaceae Geonomics

Fall/Winter 2010-2011

ANDREW CHUBB Chemistry Solution and Surface Interactions in a New Quat-Silane Antimicrobial Agent

Fall/Winter 2010-2011

GAIL KANTAK Biology Population Genetics of Mid-Michigan Waterfowl

Winter 2011

JOHNATHAN LEONARD Electrical and Computer Engineering Digital Image Analysis: A Research Project and an Elective Course Revision

Winter 2011

SALLY SHEPARDSON Biology Manuscript - Light and Electron Microscopy of the Typical and Atypical Pathways of Spermatogenesis in the Freshwater Mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Winter 2011



RUSSELL CLARK Electrical and Computer Engineering Reforming Electrical Energy Systems Curriculum: Alternative Energy Focus

$443

CURTIS GROSSE Mathematical Sciences Attended conference to remain current in the field and strengthen advisory role as the Actuarial program coordinator

$431

OLIVER HEUBO-KWEGNA Mathematical Sciences Kronecker Function Rings and Generalizations

$112

AMY HLAVACEK Mathematical Sciences Student attendance of the Alpha Chi 2010 Super-Regional Convention in Arkansas

$3,187

DAVID KARPOVICH Chemistry Glycerin/Fuel Oil Emulsions for Use in Heating Applications

$500

GARY LANGE Biology The Study of Endocrine Disruption as a Method for Guiding Undergraduate Student Research

$400

TAI-CHI LEE Computer Science and Information Systems An Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem with Custom Computing Maching

$500

JASON PAGANO Chemistry Oscillations & Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems

$500

TAMI SIVY Chemistry Isoprene Synthase as a Possible Relief Mechanism for Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Related Cytotoxicity

$500


EDWARD MEISEL Chemistry Evaluation of Organic Soil Amendments for Effects on Garden Vegetable Crop Yield

$4,042

TAMI SIVY Chemistry Measurement of Urine Lantionine Ketimine, a Metabolite Which Could Be Implicated as a Molecular Cause of Down Syndrome Phenotypes

$3,400

SVSU Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 Institutional

INSTITUTIONAL


Grants, Contracts and Appropriations

DIANE BOEHM University Writing Program The Saginaw Bay Writing Project – FY 2010 National Writing Project………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$46,000 STEPHEN HOCQUARD Campus Facilities Saginaw Bay Watershed Native Planting Preserve at Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative………………………………………………………….........................................$40,000 ELAINE HUNYADI University Writing Program National Writing Project Mini-Grant National Writing Project………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$5,000 JAMES MULADORE Administration and Business Affairs ARRA State Fiscal Stabilization Fund 2010 (Scholarships) Michigan Department of Education……………………………………….……………………………………………………$807,600

MARCIA THOMAS Multicultural Services GEAR UP/College Day Project (Federal Grant + State Appropriated Funds) Michigan Dept. of Education: Dept. of Labor & Economic Growth/ U.S. Department of Education………………………………………………………………………………$44,792 MAMIE THORNS Diversity Programs King Chávez Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program 2009-2010 Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth………………………………………………………………….…$35,746 King Chávez Parks Visiting Professors Program 2009-2010 Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth………………………………………………………………….…$11,213


Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum MELISSA FORD Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Artists and Architects Collaborations Exhibition Michigan Humanities Council………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$15,000 ANDREA ONDISH Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Mural Outreach Program Saginaw Community Foundation…………………………………………………………………………………………………….$2,000 MARILYN WHEATON Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Conservation Assessment of Drawings National Endowment for the Humanities………………………………………………………………………………………..$6,000 Museums for America Institute of Museum and Library Services…………………………………………………………………………………….$33,325 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs....................................................................................$5,500 2010 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Fund…………………………………………………………………………………………………….$5,000

Center for Business and Economic Development JO BROWNLIE Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Lost Boys of Sudan Guest Speakers Michigan Humanities Council…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….$500 HARRY LEAVER Center for Business and Economic Development Emerging Technologies Fund Dow Corning Corporation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$35,100 MidMichigan Innovation Center - Regional Business Incubator Network Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration……………………………………………..…$7,630 MONICA REYES Center for Business and Economic Development Step-Up Workshops FY 2010 ThumbWorks!.....................................................................................................................................$23,750 ROBERT SCHOOKS Center for Manufacturing Improvement MMTC Administration FY 2010 Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center………………………………………………………………………………$158,750 Total Amount Awarded FY 2010 $1,282,908



SVSU Foundation Resource Grants ANDREA ONDISH

Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Museum Visual Arts Classes for Girl Scouts Taught by SVSU Students

$718

SVSU Grants, Contracts & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010

Student Research and Creativity Institute Awardees

STUDENT RESEARCH AND

CREATIVITY INSTITUTE AWARDEES

Student Faculty Mentor College Amount LARRY FERREIRA, RYAN BENDER, PAUL GRACZYK, ADAM DESMET To develop a bicycle capable of powering small electronic devices.

Russell Clark

Science, Engineering and Technology

$1,752

MAEGAN BYER To discover why home recording became a pioneering medium in bridging distances among creators and consumers before virtual connections were available

Robert Drew

Arts and Behavioral Sciences

$1,314

TIMOTHY PIONK Validity and overlap between subgroups of procrastination in college students as well as comparing several components of personality and self efficacy to methods of procrastination.

Ranjana Dutta


$1,000

KOREY FORCE To investigate primary historical documents in order to examine the role that Mexican women played in the Tlatelolco, Mexico, student massacre of 1968 and its aftermath.

Gladys Hernandez


$2,249

BETHANY BENSON To investigate the cultural differences between the French Canadians and English Canadians in Quebec City, focusing on the larger question of how minority language groups can best be integrated into a multicultural society.

Sara Beth Keough


$7,000

TYLER S. BEYETT To examine the effects of a known endocrine disrupting chemical on sperm competition in rats.

Gary Lange


$9,614

JORDAN VINCENT Research trip to the E3 Expo in Los Angeles in order to administer questionnaires to assess the impact the keynote presentations by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, and Microsoft have on consumers' planned behavior.

Melissa Lewis


$1,276

SVSU Grants, Contracts & Sponsored Research, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010

Student Research and Creativity Institute Awardees

Student Research and Creativity Institute Awardees (continued)

LUCINDA WENZLICK To examine how muscle activity and strength are modifies by serotonin within crayfish.

Arthur Martin Science, Engineering and Technology

$4,619

JADE FULTON, JILLIAN PETERSON To evaluate changes in physical activity, fitness, cardiovascular disease risk, and injury in firefighters participating in a wellness program.

Joshua Ode

Health and Human Services

$3,500

KRISTINA STILSON To determine if possible antifeedant compounds in Jerusalem Artichoke foliage, stem, and tubers can serve as a deterrent for Colorado Potato Beetles.

Tami Sivy


$2,500

LISA LUCE, JULIE LUCE To purchase adequate digital camcorders, microphones, and tripods for five newscasters so we can continue to film stories for posting to the Green News Network, and improve upon the work that we have already begun.

William Williamson


$1,500

Total Amount Awarded FY 2010

$36,324

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