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Todd Lee, a longtime mathematics faculty member renowned for his infectious enthusiasm both inside and outside the classroom, is the 2010 recipient of the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Eric Ashley Hairston, associate professor of English and law and humanities, authored a chapter in the recently-published book, New Essays on Phillis Wheatley, edited by John C. Shields, distinguished professor of English at Illinois State University, and Dr. Eric Lamore.

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees has elected spring 2011 graduate Greg Mader to a two-year term as youth trustee on the board. Mader is a Durham, N.C., native who received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics.

Associate Professor of Communications Amanda Sturgill completed the Newsplex Summer Seminar training Teaching and Research in Convergent Media in early June.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law has received full accreditation by the American Bar Association. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s application June 10, at its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From SPLC.org (6/15/11): The North Carolina Court of Appeals decided Wednesday not to delay the court-ordered release of athletic records by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From Mountain Xpress (6/14/11): While the all-important $19.7 billion state budget labored its way through the General Assembly en route to Gov. Bev Perdue's historic June 12 veto (the first time a North Carolina governor has ever rejected a budget), legislators also pushed a number of other bills along the Statehouse corridors toward the June 9 crossover deadline (after which most bills can't be considered for the rest of the two-year session). Some lost their earlier patina; others made light of the serious business at hand.