Notables

Jerrold Hirsch, professor emeritus of history, published “(Western) Music and Country: Popular Musics, Popular Fronts, and the Federal Music Project,” in the Journal of Folklore Research Reviews.

Stacey Kaden, assistant professor of accounting, Alan Davis, associate professor of accounting, and Linda Zhang, a 2015 Master of Accountancy graduate, had their paper entitled “Problems with Tax Provisions Related to Education - Kiddie Tax, Taxable Scholarships, Alternative Minimum Tax, and Form 1098-T Reporting,” accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of The CPA Journal.

Lucy Lee, professor of Spanish and chair of the Classical and Modern Languages Department, has been re-elected president of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, for the 2016-19 triennium beginning July 2016. During her second consecutive term as Sigma Delta Pi’s 24th president, Lee will continue to chair the National Executive Council and Executive Committee and work with the executive director in overseeing all national operations. Currently and since 1989, Lee also serves as the adviser of Truman’s national award-winning chapter of Sigma Delta Pi.