Vol. 26 No. 33 - May 31, 2022

Truman has released its academic honor rolls for the spring 2022 semester.

The President’s List, for students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, can be accessed at truman.edu/honors/spring-2022-presidents-list. The Vice President for Academic Affairs’ List, featuring students with a grade point average between 3.50-3.99, can be found at truman.edu/honors/spring-2022-vice-president-for-academic-affairs-list.

To qualify for either list, a student must be an undergraduate and complete at least 12 hours of credit during the semester.

Lists are organized by state and home town. Home towns are based upon the permanent address given to the University by the student. Students who have requested a directory hold on their information are not included on the lists. Any questions regarding student eligibility for inclusion on the lists can be directed to the Academic Affairs Office at 660.785.4105.

 
Brandon Herscovitch has been selected as the director of the Greenwood Interprofessional Autism Center.
 
Herscovitch brings to Truman extensive leadership experience in the autism and applied behavior analysis fields as clinician, academic, business person, researcher and advocate. Prior to accepting this position, Herscovitch owned and operated a multi-location applied behavior analysis (ABA) agency and taught graduate level courses in advanced ABA and organizational behavior management (OBM).
 
In addition to his role as director, Herscovitch will also serve as a clinical assistant professor of applied behavior analysis.
 
With an estimated open date of fall 2023, the Greenwood Interprofessional Autism Center is ramping up to serve the community. Herscovitch has already started building relationships at Truman and in the surrounding communities to work toward providing services that will best meet the needs of northeast Missouri.

For more information on the Greenwood Center, visit greenwood.truman.edu.

 
The award is selected by the music faculty at Truman to recognize a student of high-level academic and musical accomplishment who embodies the qualities of leadership and citizenship. The recipient is one who has grown individually and who has contributed earnestly to the success of the Department of Music.

This fall, Shroyer will begin his fourth year pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance where he studies with Jesse Krebs, professor of music. He performs in Wind Symphony I, University Orchestra, Clarinet Choir, Uncommon Practice, the piano studio and is an active member of the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity. He recently won the Truman Wind Symphony Concerto Competition and had the opportunity to perform Michele Mangani’s Concerto as a soloist with the ensemble. Shroyer also received second place in the 2021 Missouri Music Teachers Association Collegiate Woodwinds Competition and was selected as a finalist in the 2021 Mostly Mozart Concerto Competition. Upon graduation, he plans to pursue a master’s degree in clarinet performance.

The Presser Foundation recognizes 200 awardees in music departments and schools across the United States each year. As a Presser Scholar, Shroyer will also receive approximately $4,000 through the Truman State University Foundation to use as he sees fit.

Students interested in health care can consider a career in athletic training, which encompasses injury evaluation, rehabilitation and treatment, as well as program administration. Athletic trainers work closely with medical professionals to provide overall care and treatment to a variety of physically active individuals.

Application deadline is June 1. Those interested in applying should contact Brandy Schneider at bschneider@truman.edu.

The next issue of the Truman Today will be available June 13.

Betty L. McLane-Iles, professor of French, had her historical novel on the Spanish Civil War and French Resistance featured in the April 18 issue of Publishers’ WEEKLY journal. Recently McLane-Iles’ had another piece of work republished in its second edition by Page Turner Press, California. It is featured as a main publication in this leading trade journal.