N E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E RThe Nation's Oldest Degree Granting Criminal Justice Program Summer 2001

College of Social ScienceMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Wall of Fame UnveiledOn Sunday, October 15, 2000 six

distinguished alumni were inducted intothe School of Criminal Justice Wall ofFame during ceremonies conducted atthe University Club of Michigan StateUniversity. This award honors distin-guished alumni of the School of Crimi-nal Justice. The school has been aleader in criminal justice studies and hasconsistently produced graduates whohave excelled in police, courts, corpo-rate security, and corrections depart-ments both nationally and globally. Theaward is designed to recognize alumniwho have made positive impacts in ad-vancing the cause of justice in their re-spective fields.

The year 2000 Wall of Fame hon-orees were:

Arthur F. Brandstatter retiredafter 45 years in education, law enforce-

ment and military service. Mr.Brandstatter retired from the ArmyReserves in 1974 with the rank of Briga-dier General. He is most noted amongalumni as the School’s first Directorwhen it was known as the School ofPolice Administration.

Penny C. Harrington is currentlythe Founding Director of the NationalCenter for Women and Policing. Shewas the first woman appointed Chiefof Police of a major United States po-lice department when she became Chiefin the Portland Oregon Police Depart-ment in 1985.

Brigadier General Emil P.Eschenburg began his 32-year militarycareer with the Artillery in the Michi-gan National Guard. He served in WorldWar II as a member of the 1st SpecialServices, “The Devil’s Brigade.” His

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seven years in combat earned him 115decorations, 77 of which were for valor.

Gordon W. Kettler, a 34-yearveteran of General Motors Corporation,is currently its General Director of Glo-bal Security. He served on the U.S.Department of State Overseas SecurityAdvisory Council. He has also receivedthe Director’s Community LeadershipAward given by the U.S. Departmentof Justice.

Bill Livingood is currently Ser-geant at Arms of the House of Repre-sentatives, with over 30 years of lawenforcement experience. He was firstappointed as Special Agent at the Se-cret Service’s Dallas Field Office, andhas held several supervisory positionsincluding Special Agent in Charge of thePresidential Protective Division.

Donald B. Weatherspoon, Ph.D.currently serves as As-sistant Superintendentfor the Michigan Depart-ment of Education asDirector of the Office ofSafe Schools, and as li-aison to the Departmentof Corrections. As aformer police officer,child welfare worker, re-search associate andproject coordinator atRutgers University-Eagleton Institute of Poli-tics, he has developed adiverse and proficientpublic service career.

Left to right::Donald B. Weatherspoon, Arthur F. Brandstatter, Acting Dean, Gary Manson, College of Social

Science, Emil P. Eschenburg, Gordon W. Kettler, Bill Livingood, Penny Harrington, Merry Morash

See page 12 for 2001nominations informa-tion.

2 School of Criminal Justice Summer 2001

Message From the DirectorMerry MorashDirector

Merry Morash

FacultyTimothy BynumDavid CarterJudith CollinsMaureen ConnerCharles CorleyChristina DeJongSteve DowHomer HawkinsVincent HoffmanFrank HorvathPeter ManningChristopher MaxwellSheila Royo MaxwellMahesh NallaDennis PayneCynthia Perez-McCluskeyMichael ReisigDavid RoushJay SiegelChristopher SmithDonald Weatherspoon

SpecialistsFrancoise BigelowJerome Boles IIDiane CaseyCarol Cramer-BrooksCandace CurtisPriscilla HolmesTim HombergRadford JonesAudrey Z. MartiniJohn McCluskeySheridan RhoadsDennis ShawKaren ShermanBarbara VitoratosJane P. White

StaffValarie BagwellBeverley BockesMelissa BurrierMarjorie ForslinMarneta GriffinHazel HardenKristine HasenfratzDanah HenriksenDawn HortonMargaret KowalkHao LuVernie NicholsJennae RazeboomMary Lee VanderMoereCandace Winslow

Ten years ago I assumed the posi-tion of Director of the School of Crimi-nal Justice. My plan had always beento continue in that position for two five-year terms, which amounts to ten years.Starting March 1, 2001, my six monthsabbatical begins. When I return, theSchool will have completed the searchprocess for a new Director.

When I am no longer Director, myplans include completing a large back-log of writing that has accumulated. Myresearch interests are in women andpolicing, domestic violence (especially inimmigrant populations and in Asia), andwomen offenders and the programs thatseek to help them. In each of these ar-eas I have major writing projects under-way, and also new ideas about extendingthe research agenda.

Faculty, specialists and support staffhave extended themselves in countlessways over the last ten years to keep upwith the many, many areas of growthwithin the School.

♦ We anticipate our Ph.D. programwill increase from 30 to 50 studentsenrolled annually.

♦ Our Masters program, both on cam-pus and through the Internet, has anexcellent reputation and is attract-ing an increasing number of out-standing students from around theworld.

♦ Undergraduates still view the Schoolof Criminal Justice as a premier pro-gram.

♦ Externally funded research andtraining are at an all time high.

Beginning January 2001 the Schoolbegan focusing on an aggressive devel-opment plan to update alumni across the

nation, as well as working internation-ally, to encourage participation in sev-eral exciting initiatives to maintain a highlevel of innovation in academic as wellas non-academic areas of the School.I’ll briefly mention three.

Nationally, the Brandstatter-Kettler Visiting Scholar Endowmentemphasizes the need for our Under-graduate, Masters, and Ph.D. studentsto be exposed to the knowledge and ex-perience among prominent practitionersin the field. The goal of this Endow-ment is to enrich the program throughthe involvement of visiting scholars andpractitioners.

Internationally, the Dae Chang En-dowment focus is for Undergraduate,Masters, and Ph.D. students to shareknowledge with Visiting Scholars fromall over the world. This process willprepare the graduates of tomorrow withthe experience and knowledge to con-front crime issues from a global perspec-tive.

Finally, the Identity Theft Univer-sity-Business Partnership works in col-laboration with business and industry toprevent the theft of employees’ identi-ties. The overall goal is the preventionand management of identity fraudthrough applied research and practicalapplication.

The School of Criminal Justice rec-ognizes the enterprise, energy, experi-ence, and expertise alumni bring to itsprogram. We also understand the im-portance of providing communication onthe school’s academic as well as non-academic future. While I am on sab-batical, Chris Smith will be the ActingDirector. Chris and I both welcomeyour comments and thoughts during thisexciting time.�

3School of Criminal JusticeSummer 2001

Dr. Edmund McGarrell of IndianaUniversity/Bloomington has acceptedMSU’s offer to become the next Direc-tor of the School of Criminal Justice. Dr.McGarrell will begin his duties at MSUin mid-August. He spent thirteen yearson the faculty at Indiana, including fouryears as Chairperson of the Departmentof Criminal Justice. He was also theDirector of the Crime Control PolicyCenter at the Hudson Institute in India-napolis. In addition, he previously taughtat Washington State Institute for Com-munity-Oriented Policing.

Dr. McGarrell received his Ph.D.from the State University of New York/Albany. He is the co-editor of books oncommunity policing and community cor-rections and the author of a book on ju-

Meet Dr. Edmund McGarrell

California area alumni will get anopportunity to meet the School’s newDirector on August 1, 2001. Co-spon-sored by the School and the CriminalJustice Alumni Association, alumni andfriends are invited to join Merry Morashand Ed McGarrell at the DisneylandHotel, 1150 W. Magic Way, Anaheim,California. The invitation includes freeaccess to Disneyland Resort, free park-ing and Disney Downtown.

The reception will go from 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Guests are then wel-come to take a leisurely walk to Down-town Disney and enjoy the uniquethemed dining, one of a kind retail shopsand live dancing and music.

An RSVP is requested. Pleasecontact Candy Curtis, Alumni Liaison,(517) 432-4784 or email her atCurtis7100@aol.com. She would liketo hear from you even if you can’t makeit this year.

California Receptionat Disney Downtown

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Michigan AlumniGolf and Dinner

Michigan area alumni andfriends will have an opportunity tomeet the School’s new Director ata reception and dinner followingthe annual golf outing September14, 2001. This year’s golf outing(see information elsewhere in thisnewsletter) and the dinner follow-ing will take place at theBrookshire Inn and Golf Club, 205W. Church, Williamston, Michigan.Cost per person for the dinner is$20. If you would like more infor-mation, please contact Mary LeeVanderMoere (517) 355-2322.

Agenda:

5:00 p.m. -Cash Bar and Reception

6:00 p.m. -Dinner ($20/person)

7:00 p.m. -♦♦♦♦♦ Tom Izzo,

Michigan State UniversityBasketball Coach, (confirmed,unless an out-of-town recruit-ment trip supersedes)

♦♦♦♦♦ Merry Morash,Immediate Past Director of the School

♦♦♦♦♦ Art Brandstatter,Professor Emeritus,1st Director of theSchool of Criminal Justice(health permitting)

♦♦♦♦♦ Edmund McGarrell,The School’s New Director

♦♦♦♦♦ Susan Trojanowicz,Special Guest

venile correctional reform. His schol-arly articles focus on a variety of addi-tional subjects, including publicperceptions of crime and punishment,criminal law, and bail.

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Tenure AwardsAt its June 22, 2001 meeting the

MSU Board of Trustees approved theaward of tenure to two Criminal Jus-tice faculty members.

Judith M. Collins was awarded ten-ure and promoted to Associate Profes-sor. Judy’s research interests concerncauses and correlation of antisocial andcriminal behavior and the statisticalproperties of tests used to researchthese issues.

Sheila Royo Maxwell was also pro-moted to Associate Professor with heraward of tenure. Sheila’s current ar-eas of interest are sanctioning processesand attitudes towards sanctions, com-munity corrections, youth antisocial be-haviors and delinquency, andcross-cultural criminology.

For more information on School fac-ulty and their area of research interest,visit our web page at http://w w w . c j . m s u . e d u / ~ p e o p l e /facpage.html.�

Dae H. ChangEndowmentEstablished

Dae H. Chang,Ph.D., Founder,Editor for 23 yearsand now EditorEmeritus of theI n t e r n a t i o n a lJournal of Com-parative and Ap-plied CriminalJustice has pro-vided the School

of Criminal Justice an opportunity to con-tinue the tradition of the Journal. UponDr. Chang’s retirement from WichitaState University, the Journal’s owner-ship, operation and publication was trans-ferred to Michigan State UniversitySchool of Criminal Justice.

The Dae H. Chang Endowment hasbeen established by the School to rec-ognize the work of Dr. Chang and toprovide resources for defraying a por-tion of expenses involved in inviting na-tionally and internationally recognizedscholars, experts, researchers, and otherindividuals involved in the criminal jus-tice arena, to the campus of the School.

Thanks to the generosity ofGordon Kettler (’64) and his wifeFran, who also happen to be proudparents of Michigan State Universityalums Molly (’89), Mike (’90), Kelly(’93), and Susan (currently attendingMSU), the Arthur F. and MaryBrandstatter and Gordon and FranKettler Visiting Scholars Endowmenthas been established within theSchool of Criminal Justice. TheKettlers’ purpose in establishing theEndowment is to significantly en-

Brandstatter - Kettler: Visiting Scholar Programhance the level of practitioner involve-ment at the School of Criminal Justice.

Although the fund is available to al-ums and non-alums, Fran and Gordonenvision that the Endowment will allowthe return of Criminal Justice’s most dis-tinguished alumni to the School to sharethe depth and breadth of their profes-sional experience with students and fac-ulty through activities such as teachingclasses, providing lectures, and visitingformally and informally with studentsand faculty.�

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The School of Criminal Justice ispleased to announce the Max W. andJanet P. Houck Forensic Science En-dowment. With proceeds from his book,Mute Witnesses: Trace EvidenceAnalysis, Max (’84 and ’88) and hiswife Janet have generously establishedthis endowment to reflect his gratitudefor the education received at MichiganState University. Two professors,Norman Sauer and Jay Siegel, in par-ticular offered financial and emotionalsupport to Mr. Houck.

The endowment will provide fundsfor graduate level thesis or dissertationresearch in the field of trace evidence,for either the forensic science or fo-rensic anthropology programs at MSU.

The significance of trace evidenceand how it can link victims to suspects,is deftly illustrated in his book. In textthat is easily understood by both thetechnical expert and the lay person, Mr.Houck uses a collection of unusual casestudies to bring this point out. Many ofthe cases discussed are the result ofhis many years of employment with theFBI Trace Evidence Unit laboratory.

A second book is scheduled for re-lease in 2002.

EndowmentEstablished Jay A. Siegel, Professor in the

School of Criminal Justice and Coordi-nator of the Forensic Science Special-ization in the Master of ScienceProgram at the School, is the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Foren-sic Science. Dr. Siegel has recentlybeen advised by the encyclopedia pub-lisher, Academic Press, MarketingDepartment, that the publication hasreceived “Honorable Mention” for theprestigious Dartmouth Medal. Thismedal is presented by the AmericanLibrary Association for “the creationof a reference work of outstandingquality and significance.” There arejust 2-3 medals given each year and thisis the first time the Academic Press/Harcourt has received one.

Dartmouth Medal

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Career Fair 2002The School of Criminal Justice will

host its 2002 Annual Career Fair, Feb-ruary 12, 2002, at the Kellogg Center.Plan now to attend as an exhibitor and/or participate in mock interviews withstudents. For more information contactTim Homberg, (517)432-3197.�

CJ Alumni Newsletter 1

SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Summer 2001

President's Message . . David WestrateI wish to thank the members of the

CJ Alumni Board of Directors for sup-porting me as President for the nextyear. I am succeeding Bob Engel, Pros-ecuting Attorney in Emmet County,Michigan. I want to thank him for hisservice as a Board Member and Presi-dent. Bob's leadership and field experi-ence were reflected in his managementof Board affairs and teamwork withother members and CJ staff. His ef-forts are appreciated.

We were advised at the BoardMeeting on October 13, 2000 thatMerry Morash will be stepping downas Director of the School of CriminalJustice early next year. She advised theBoard that she would continue with herscholastic work on the staff and hopesto write some books. She has servedas Director for many years and we allowe her a debt of gratitude for her com-mitment and leadership to the studentsand programs of the school. The schoolis actively involved in a number of won-derful initiatives, which keep it at theforefront of Criminal Justice Programsin the United States. The National Cen-ter for Community Policing has had usat the cutting edge in law enforcementfor many years.

Director Morash has set additionalpriorities for the Criminal Justice Pro-gram in the critical area of forensic sci-ences, international outreach, legalmatters, and security with an emphasisin computer security and technology.The school will continue to pursue aleadership role in these vital areas

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ahead. We now have an on-line Mas-ters Degree Program to complementour traditional undergraduate and doc-toral programs. Once again MSU hasbeen a leader in providing opportunitiesfor continued education off campus. Weall can be proud of the progress of theCriminal Justice Program at MSU.

During my year as President, Ihope to improve communicationthroughout the Alumni Association. Ibelieve that there are greater benefitsto be achieved between and amongMSU CJ alumni and between the schooland the alumni. Toward that end, re-newed efforts will be made to publishthe Alumni Newsletter in a more timelyfashion. We will be seeking input to thenewsletter from our membership andother initiatives will be taken to improvecommunications with you.

There are two items that I wouldlike to call to your attention and I referyou to other articles in this newsletterfor details. The first group of MSU CJalumni have been selected and inductedinto the new Wall of Fame at the school.These six special people have achievedgreatness in our profession. I congratu-late each of them on behalf of the Boardand alumni members.

Secondly, a new initiative has beentaken to establish a Visiting ScholarEndowment in the name of ArtBrandstatter and Gordon Kettler. Theconcept of this endowment is to fundprominent practitioners in criminal jus-tice to teach for extended periods atMSU. We expect that this endowment

will bring another positive dimension tothe school on behalf of the students.

I look forward to your support thisyear, and I would appreciate any ideasyou may have to strengthen our com-mon goals.

ALUMNI NEWSLETTERALUMNI NEWSLETTER

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALUMNIASSOCIATION

Board of Directors

David Westrate ('64) PresidentMary Beth Bartlett ('90) Vice President

David Beaty ('76)Julie Beebe ('77)Gregory Bria ('89)Lori Gidley ('80)Gordon Kettler ('64)Kent Maurer ('75)Michael Oltersdorf ('73)Eugene Pawlik ('66)James Peacock ('90)Gary Raff (MS'79)Charles Rinkevich ('62)Frank Schehr('76)Dale Schuitema ('70)

Association Secretary

MaryLee VanderMoere

Alumni Liaisons

Audrey Z. MartiniCandy Curtis

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I never really thought much of myfamily’s legacy at Michigan State Uni-versity until several years ago when Irealized that my grandfather, Don B.Jewell, started at M.A.C. in 1897 andgraduated in 1901. My father, Paul N.Jewell, and my uncle, Robert Jewell,graduated from Michigan State Collegein 1933. My aunt, Gretchen Jewellgraduated in 1934, my brother, Paul N.,Jr., graduated in 1963, and my sister-in-law, Sharon Jewell, graduated in 1964.My cousin, Mickey Jewell, graduatedin 1964, I graduated in 1978 (B.S.) and1987 (M.S.), and my wife, Ilene, gradu-ated in 1996. One hundred years of

Family Legacy at MSUby Richard Jewell, Alumni

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Grossman Addresses AlumniOfficer Safety. Lt. Grossman educatedthe participants on the benefits of po-lice officers in our schools and the ef-fect the media can have on our nation’schildren. He stressed the importance

of schools havingprepared critical inci-dent plans and edu-cating students toreport knowledge ofa possible violent act.Lt. Grossman alsostated that educationand problem solvinginvolving the entire

community would help prevent futureacts of school violence. He spoke of arecent incident where a tragedy wasaverted by other students reporting toofficials that one of their classmates wasgoing to bomb the school. The informa-tion turned out to be correct and withfurther investigation, he was going toplant the bomb in his car in the parkinglot. Lt. Grossman said this incidentclearly shows the positives of studentsreporting and the need for a compre-hensive critical incident plan that meetscommunities current needs to insure asafe school.

The Alumni Association along withthe School of Criminal Justice spon-sored a reception and speaker forumon June 5, 2001 at the Kellogg Confer-ence Center in East Lansing. MaryBeth Bartlett, Vice President of theAlumni Association, introduced Lt. Col.Dave Grossman who has served as anexpert witness and consultant in bothFederal and State Courts, including theUnited States vs McVeigh case. He isa psychology professor at West Pointand one of the world’s foremost ex-perts in the field of School Violence and

Jewells at Michigan State University.Hopefully my daughter will attend andmake it four generations of Jewells atMSU!

Each of my family members wenton to make a difference in manypeople’s lives. My grandfather was theagricultural agent in Benzie County formany years. My uncle and aunt taughtschool in Bay City for 25 years beforeretiring to Homes Beach, Florida. Myfather served in WWII and was a coun-selor and friend to many recovering al-coholics. My brother became asuccessful business owner in Milwau-kee, Wisconcin. My sister-in-law is a

highly regarded physical therapist in Mil-waukee. My cousin, Mickey, was ahighly decorated Navy pilot and officer.Sadly, my grandfather, uncle, father, andcousin have all passed on. Yet their in-fluence can still be felt among us all.

My ties to this University runstrong and deep! It is my family!Green and White are in my blood for-ever!

When I step onto the campus, I amat home. I am at peace. The buildingshere carry the memories of my family’steachers, history, loyalty, and commit-ment, which bond me indelibly to MSU.It is more than a collection of brick andmortar. It is a living, breathing, soulfulentity, which carries my family’s historyand its future.

Professor David Carter was re-cently honored with the “OutstandingAlumnus Award” for the College ofCriminal Justice at Sam Houston StateUniversity. The award was given “inrecognition of (his) outstanding contri-butions to criminal justice and the pro-fession (and) exemplary representationof the College of Criminal Justice. Theaward was presented at a ceremony atHuntsville, Texas on April 28, 2001.

Dr. CarterHonored

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CJ Alumni Newsletter 3Summer 2001

Each year five members of theCriminal Justice Alumni Board of Di-rectors are elected/re-elected to theBoard. This past fall, three members ofthe Board had fulfilled their two-termlimit and retired after serving the Schooland its Alumni for the past six years.The three retiring members were EvaMedrano-Gonzales, Louise Aldersonand Bob Engel. Bob had served as theBoard’s chair for the past year. Jim Pea-cock and Greg Bria were re-elected foranother three-year term.

Board Thanks Outgoing Members

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....And Welcomes New Members

Under the provisions of the Schoolof Criminal Justice Alumni AssociationArticles of Association, five Directorvacancies will occur this November.Only two of the five current board mem-bers are eligible for re-election at theOctober 12, 2001 Board meeting.

Any alumni interested in runningfor the CJ Alumni Board should send aresume and brief introduction to:

Mary Lee VanderMoerePhone: (517) 355-2322Fax: (517) 432-1787Email: vander11@msu.edu

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At its October 13, 2000 Boardmeeting, the Criminal Justice AlumniBoard of Directors elected three newmembers to the Board. Those threewere:

Kent Maurer (’75) is Deputy Chiefof Police in Jackson, Michigan, makinghim second in command to that 90 per-son department. He came up throughthe ranks at Jackson, having started hiscareer there in 1974.

Gary Raff (’73,’79) is currentlyRecruitment Manager for the MichiganDepartment of Corrections. Prior to

joining the Department of Cor-rections, Mr. Raff worked in theLansing School District in vari-ous positions, including footballcoach, teacher and assistant prin-cipal.

Charles Rinkevich (‘62) isVice President for criminal jus-tice programs for Science Appli-cations International Corporation(SAIC). Prior to joining SAIC,Mr. Rinkevich was the Directorof the Federal Law Enforcement Train-ing Center (FLETC). Prior to that he

Board Vacancies

spent eleven years with the U.S. Jus-tice Department in various positions.

Upcoming EventsAugust 1, 2001California Alumni ReceptionDisneyland Hotel

September 14, 2001Robert C. TrojanowiczGolf Outing

October 12, 2001CJ Alumni Board of DirectorsMeeting

October 13, 2001Homecoming

October 14, 20012001 Wall of FameInduction Ceremonies

Alum AppointedDirector

As of July 24, 2000, Yoon-Ho Lee(’85,’87) is the Director of the KoreanNational Academy of Corrections. TheKorean National Academy is an orga-nization under the Korean Ministry ofJustice. There are about 15,000 cor-rectional workers throughout Korea.The Academy teaches and trains over2,000 officers annually – both in-serviceand recruit training. Yoon-Ho will re-tain the Directorship for three years, aswell as his professorship. During thattime he hopes to add a research anddevelopment function, making thatAcademy similar to the U.S. NationalInstitute of Corrections.

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CJ Alumni Newsletter4 Summer 2001

Washington, D.C. offers many ca-reer opportunities in the fields of gov-ernment and criminal justice, and quitea few distinguished graduates of theMichigan State University School ofCriminal Justice live and work here.Recently, some of these Washington,D.C. area alumni decided that therewould be a great deal of interest in hold-ing a local meeting to communicate andnetwork with other Criminal Justicealumni and professionals.

David Westrate, as the 2001 Presi-dent of the Criminal Justice AlumniAssociation of Michigan State Univer-sity, worked with alumni Bill Livingoodand Alan Boehm to plan and coordinatethis D.C. area Alumni Event. It washeld on February 28th, at our nation’scapitol.

The event began with a receptionat the Capitol Building, during whichmany D.C. area alumni had an oppor-tunity to catch up with old friends andbecome acquainted with new ones.

Following the reception MerryMorash, Director of the School of Crimi-nal Justice, gave an update about somefuture developments in the school. Oneof these efforts is to increase studentnumbers within the forensics programby increasing the number of faculty.Other future aims include offering stu-

School of Criminal Justice Holds 1st Washington D.C.Alumni Event

dents the opportunity to learnfrom a practitioner’s perspective,and preparing Criminal Justicestudents to compete in a globalsociety by increasing interna-tional studies. Dr. Morash alsorelayed the fact that she has en-joyed working in the position ofDirector of the school, and wasstepping down from this positioneffective March 1, 2001, with anew Director candidate searchalready underway.

Following Merry’s update,Bill Livingood, Sergeant of Armsof the House of Representa-tives, provided an informationaland exciting tour of the Capitol.The tour of the House of Repre-sentatives floor was one highlightof note. Otheritems of interestto the tourgroup includedthe first flag tofly on the Moonand the key tothe car thatPresident JohnF. Kennedywas riding inwhen he wasassassinated.

In all, it was amemorable night anda great learning ex-perience. This wasthe first time such ameeting was held inWashington D.C.,and all were pleasedwith its success. �

With the interest shown in continuingthese meetings, it has been proposedthat they be held twice a year and mayinclude a variety of guest speakers fromthe field of criminal justice. By helpingalumni to come together and network,this presents a valuable opportunity forthose involved to add to friends, knowl-edge and contacts.

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Dr. ConnerHonored

Maureen Conner, Executive Direc-tor, Judicial Education, Reference Infor-mation and Technical Transfer(JERITT) Project and Assistant Profes-sor is the recipient of the Ernest C.Friesen Award of Excellence. Theaward is presented by the Justice Man-agement Institute (JMI) and is made an-nually to one who has demonstrated"vision, leadership and sustained com-mitment to the achievement of excel-lence in the administration of justice".The award will be presented to Dr.Conner later this summer.

Social ScienceDean Appointed

The College of Social Science hasa new Dean. Dr. Marietta Baba , whois currently a Professor and Chairper-son of the Department of Anthropol-ogy at Wayne State University willassume leadership of our College onAugust 16, 2001.

Dr. Baba has met with various fac-ulty and outreach staff, and clearly in-dicated by her words and visibleenthusiasm that she was very impressedwith the nature and range of activitiesin the School. She was also impressedwith the “cutting edge” activities in allareas of MSU’s missions. Her enthu-siasm provided a fine tribute and vali-dation for the hard work and leadershipin recent years by all members of theSchool faculty and staff. It is also atribute to our alumni and the generousassistance, advice and financial supportthey provide.

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Alumni UpdateThe School of Criminal Justice is

currently updating their alumni databaseso we can contiually keep you informedof the school's activities and upcomingalumni events.

If you have changed address, em-ployment or been married since 1994,please complete and return the form be-low, or e-mail to curtis7100@aol.com.

School of Criminal Justice Alumni Information

Name: Residence/Address:

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AmericanCriminal JusticeAssociation

A major activity for the Associa-tion is the annual Career Fair that ACJAsponsors in conjunction with Alpha PhiSigma and the School of Criminal Jus-tice Internship program.

This year's Career Fair was heldTuesday, February 13th at the KelloggCenter on MSU's campus. Approxi-mately 70 local, state and federal agen-cies and organizations from acrossMichigan and the nation were repre-sented at this year's fair. In addition,mock interviews were held with practi-tioners interviewing students wantingpractice and the experience of an inter-view.�

After many years of invaluableservice as our most revered instructorof policing courses for undergraduateand graduate students, Dennis Paynehas retired. In the words of Acting Di-rector, Christopher Smith, “Althoughwe expect to conduct a search in theFall of 2001 to find a new faculty mem-ber who specializes in policing, no oneexpects that anyone could “replace”Dennis Payne. He managed to com-bine the knowledge gained from his longyears of experience in the MichiganState Police with a unique dedicationto high quality teaching in order to pro-duce an unsurpassed educational ex-perience for our students interested inlaw enforcement.”

Susan Trojanowicz retired after 14years of experience as the School’sprimary Academic Advisor for under-graduates and master’s degree stu-dents. She earned her Bachelor ofScience degree in Social Science Re-search from MSU in 1986 while rais-ing a family and attending classespart-time. She began working for theSchool as a research specialist in 1987and became an academic advisor in thefall of that year. She earned a Masterof Science degree in Criminal Justicein 1992, completing her thesis on thetheory of community policing. She hasalso co-authored articles on communitypolicing with her husband, the late Rob-ert C. Trojanowicz.�

Two Retirefrom School

The School, through Professor JaySiegel has been working on a cross col-lege effort to expand the School’s Fo-rensic Science Program to attractstudents in biological forensic sciences(e.g., DNA), forensic chemistry, foren-sic anthropology, and other areas of fo-rensics (entomology, geology, etc.). Theproposed program would build on the

Forensic Sciences Program Seeking to Expandlarge and diverse set of faculty at Michi-gan State University who are alreadyinvolved in forensics. It is envisionedthat the program would include aspeaker series and externally fundedresearch, particularly in the area of fo-rensic biology.

Michigan State University has longbeen recognized as a premier institution

for research and education in forensicscience. The School of Criminal Jus-tice administers the oldest continuouslyfunctioning eduational degree programin forensic science in the United States,which is one of the largest in the world.The expanded Interdisciplinary Programwould keep the School’s program on thecutting edge.

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John K. Hudzik, Deanof International Studies and Pro-grams and Professor of CriminalJustice, was elected Vice Presidentand President-Elect of the Asso-ciation of International EducationAdministrators (AIEA) for 2001-03.

Dr. Hudzik currently serves asa member of the AIEA executivecommittee and chairperson of thestanding committee on public policy,as well as interorganizational liai-son to the Alliance for InternationalEducational and Cultural Exchange.

Patent Assists Evidence Collection(MSU News Bulletin, May 17, 2001)

Jay Siegel, Professor of ForensicScience and Chemistry at the School ofCriminal Justice, and Alvin Smucker, aBiophysicist and also a Professor atMSU have partnered to invent the TraceEvidence Concentrator. The Concen-trator helps police by meticulously sepa-rating evidence – hairs, fibers, paintchips – from soil or materials vacuumedfrom a crime scene.

The system has a high-tech name– hydropneumatic elutriation. It includesa high kinetic energy vortex, air displace-ment and waterborne low energy sepa-ration, but looks remarkably similar tothe new vacuum cleaners on the mar-

ket. Materials that police collect aredumped into a stainless steel container.Hundreds of tiny, specifically angled jetsof water are shot into the tube, creatinga whirlpool.

The system, according to Siegel, isbased on the idea that material that hasless density than the surrounding soilparticles will float apart from the dirt.Different filters further separate theremaining evidence, which comes outclean and ready for analysis in minutesrather than hours or days.

Siegel and Smucker hold the patentfor the Trace Evidence Concentrator,which is licensed to and marked by PeakIndustries of Dearborn.

Serial Murder Workshop OfferedThe School of Criminal Justice, in

partnership with the Michigan Associa-tion of Polygraph Examiners, havescheduled a one day workshop “SerialMurder Investigations.” The workshopwill be conducted in the East Lansingarea, October 18, 2001. The registra-tion fee is $150 per person.

Workshop presenter, Robert D.Keppel, Ph.D., has personally investi-gated, reviewed, or consulted on more

than 2000 murder cases. He has lec-tured extensively and testified in trialsas an expert on the method of opera-tion of serial killers, and the “signatureaspects” of murder. He has alsoauthored several articles and four bookson homicide investigation.

For more information visit our website at http//www.cj.msu.edu. Regis-tration information can be obtained bycalling 800-892-9051 or e-mailingdanah.henriksen@ssc.msu.edu.�

Alpha Phi SigmaAlpha Phi Sigma elected new of-

ficers for the period January 1, 2001through Dec 31, 2001. They are:Cheryl Reid, PresidentDan Walker, Vice PresidentAdam Chapman, TreasurerZackary Keen, Secretary

The School's only Honor Societyhas four meetings a year with manda-tory attendance by members. Membersare required to perform one communityservice activity per semester. The So-ciety currently has 30 members, all ofwhom must have a GPA of 3.5 in CJcoursework. Membership generallyconsists of juniors and seniors. TheSoceity has two primary goals: to pro-vide members with opportunities to findout about careers once they've gradu-ated, and community service.�

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After a two-year planning and de-velopment process, the University gavefinal approval to changes in the School’sPh.D. program in February 2001. Sinceits inception, the doctoral program hadactually been an “InterdisciplinaryPh.D. in Social Science with a Con-centration in Criminal Justice” underthe administrative control of the Col-lege of Social Science. Beginning inFall 2001, the program will be a “Ph.D.

School Changes Ph.D. Programin Criminal Justice” under the adminis-trative control of the School of CriminalJustice.

In the revised program, doctoralstudents will be required to take twonewly created topical courses: CJ 904-Criminal Justice Organizations and Pro-cesses; CJ 905-Law and Society.Under the old program, doctoral studentstook statistics courses in other depart-ments. Now we will offer our own two-

course sequence of doctoral-level sta-tistics in addition to new special topicscourses for doctoral students. The pro-gram will retain its interdisciplinary char-acter, but students will choose only oneoutside cognate area instead of two.

We believe these changes willstrengthen our doctoral program as wecontinue to produce graduates noted fortheir professional success and importantcontributions to the field.�

Please join us this fall for an en-joyable day of renewing acquaintanceswith fellow alumni and meeting newfriends at the Annual Michigan Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police/MSU-Trojanowicz Golf Outing. This eventhas long been one of the favorite socialfunctions for the School. This year wehave added an optional evening recep-tion and dinner.

Michigan Association of Chiefs ofPolice/MSU-Trojanowicz GolfOuting

This year’s outing will take placeat the Williamston, Michigan,

Brookshire Inn Golf Course. Asin the past, the outing will be afour-person scramble with a10:00 a.m. shotgun start.

The $60.00 per person reg-istration includes:♦ 18 holes of golf♦ Golf Cart♦ Lunch♦ Fun and Games

Proceeds benefit two schol-arship funds: the Susan and Rob-ert Trojanowicz Juvenile JusticeScholarship and the MichiganAssociation of Chiefs of PoliceYouth Scholarship.

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Wall of Fame Nominations Sought

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The School of Criminal JusticeAlumni Board of Directors is seekingnominations for the year 2001 Wall ofFame honorees. Candidates must begraduates of the School of Criminal Jus-tice/School of Police Administration.They may be living or deceased. Cri-teria includes:♦ Distinctive accomplishments in any

criminal justice field, such as lawenforcement, courts, corrections,juvenile justice or security.

♦ Enduring contributions to the crimi-nal justice profession and commu-nity, reflected in a career ofdedicated service or accomplish-ment.

♦ Service given or personal commit-ments made that have significantlyadvanced criminal justice nationallyand internationally.

To nominate a candidate, submit awritten, 3 page maximum, narrative in-dicating the major contributions and/oraccomplishments in any criminal justicerelated field or otherwise, which in yourview qualifies the proposed candidatefor admission to the Wall of Fame. Thenarrative should include the completename (including name(s) under whichattended Michigan State University), anddate(s) of graduation, includingdegree(s). A current address and phonenumber should also be included.

Nominations should be mailed to:Candy CurtisWall of Fame Committee Chair560 Baker HallMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824-1118

It was another exciting academicyear for the 2000–2001 School of Crimi-nal Justice Internship Program. Ap-proximately 150 students participated ina multitude of internships throughout thecountry with various local, state andfederal agencies. Undergraduate andGraduate students alike, were affordedopportunities to gain valuable hands-onskills and experiences, make solid fu-ture employment connections with em-ployers, and were able to develop highlevels of confidence and self-esteem socommon amongst our graduates. In anincreasingly competitive job market,these experiences are going to becomemore and more important to our student’soverall employment marketability.

For the second consecutive year,the School of Criminal Justice had a stu-dent selected for one of only a handfulof slots in the FBI’s Honors InternshipProgram in Glynco, GA. A graduatestudent was also chosen to serve as anintern at the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Council in Glynco, GA, and sixundergraduate students completed theintensive Officer’s Candidate Schoolprogram with the U.S. Marine Corps inQuanitco, VA. In addition to these highprofile internships, students participatedwith numerous private and public sec-tor agencies in all areas of the Criminal

Justice field. The Internship Office re-ceived countless positive comments re-garding the efforts, abilities, demeanorand work ethics of its interns, for whichthe students and the program are to becommended.

The 2002 School of Criminal Jus-tice Career Fair is scheduled for:

Tuesday, February 12, 20026:00pm until 9:00pmBig Ten Rooms B & CKellogg Center Hotel, MSU

This past year, approximately 70agencies and over 500 students attendedthe Career Fair. We expect similar num-bers for the 2002 event.�

Internship Program Excelsby Tim Homberg, Internship Coordinator