Physical education major Rebecca SCHERER was recognized by the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance with an "Emerging Leader" award and was also selected as a recipient of a Roger C. Wiley scholarship. Scherer was also one of CWU's representatives at a national student Leadership Development Conference in October in Washington, DC.

Terry MARTIN, professor, English, has poems in the current issues of, or forthcoming in, the literary journals Calyx, Parting Gifts, Four & Twenty: A Short Form Poetry Journal, Stringtown, and The Great American Poetry Show. Her work will also be appearing

in Poets of the American West, an anthology published by Many Voices Press. In March, she will be the featured poet in the Washington State University Tri-Cities Poetry Reading Series.

Geological Sciences professor Charlie RUBIN gave a lecture in Davos, Switzerland, at the International Snow Science Workshop, September 27-October 2. The focus of his presentation was the relations between an extreme rain-on-snow event and snow glide that resulted in a full-release avalanche in Snoqualmie Pass. The resulting data from this study could aide in better predicting future glide avalanches. Rubin co-authored the research with CWU alumnus John STIMBERIS, avalanche forecaster with the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Aviation faculty members Teresa SLOAN and Dale WILSON were invited to present at the Idaho Department of Transportation's Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic in Sandpoint, Idaho, October 16-17. Sloan gave presentations on "Aircraft Operating Limitations" and "Effective Teaching" while Wilson made presentations on "Aeronautical Decision-making and Risk Management" and "VFR Flight into IMC." Sloan also presented "Wings of Yesteryear: Flying the Curtiss Robin" at the Future of Flight Museum, September 26; and to the Washington Pilots Association in Everett,
October 9.

Government Relations director Ann ANDERSON placed first in the October 29 Non-Pro Novice Western Horsemanship class at the 2009 World Championship

Appaloosa Show held in Fort Worth, Texas, October 23-31.

Anderson and her horse, Dayzee Weedo (pictured above), also placed sixth and eighth in the class on other days of the competition.

Gary BARTLETT, professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies, had his paper, "Activity and Experience," accepted for presentation at the 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, held at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, on October 23-24. Bartlett also had "An Argument Against Spanking" accepted in the Public Affairs Quarterly.