Center News & Upcoming Events
PERSONNEL UPDATE:
The
Barbara and Norman
Tanner Center will
be experiencing several
changes in the coming
months. Thank you
to George Cheney for
all his hard work
and dedication to
the Center the last
several years. He
has been offered and
has accepted a position
as an endowed chair
in Communication Studies
at the University
of Texas at Austin,
and will be leaving
by the fall of 2010.
Fortunately, George
will continue his
work with the Tanner
Center until sometime
during the summer
of 2010.
Kim Korinek was welcomed
in as the new associate
director. Kim is a
professor of sociology
working closely with
George and the staff.
Welcome Kim!
Victoria Medina's
husband Rich has taken
a research position
at Oak Ridge Laboratories
in Tennessee, where
they have recently
moved. We are happy
that Victoria will
continue working with
the Center remotely
(by telecommuting).
Tanner Center Director Receives 2008 Gandhi Peace Award
George Cheney was honored at the annual Gandhi Birthday Celebration on September 28, 2008. The Gandhi Peace Award is presented annually by the Gandhi Alliance for Peace, a local activist group preserving the memory and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
Read the Press Release
