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Vanessa Curry, lecturer in journalism and adviser to The Patriot newspaper, will receive the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas’ James Madison Award on Sept. 5 in Austin. The James Madison Award is designed to honor individuals who have demonstrated respect for the First Amendment and open government. “By passing on the importance of having access to government to her students, Vanessa is training a new generation about public information,’’ said Katherine Garner, the foundation’s executive director. “Her work on an audit of government agencies in East Texas is a great example of her passion for the subject.’’ AmericanRhetoric.com, a Web site developed by Dr. Michael E. Eidenmuller, assistant professor of communication, was the subject of an article published July 11 in The Hollywood Reporter magazine and republished by Reuters and ET Online. Among other features, AmericanRhetoric.com is a repository of text and audio of the country’s most historically significant political speeches. The most recent addition to the site -- the part that got Hollywood's attention -- is a Movie Speeches page, which lists 29 movies that contain AmericanRhetoric subscribers’ favorite cinema speeches. Included are Braveheart's "Freedom" speech delivered by Mel Gibson, George C. Scott's opening address to the 3rd Army in the movie “Patton,’’ and the infamous "Greed is good" speech delivered by Michael Douglas in the movie “Wall Street.’’ Eidenmuller says he expects to add two new movie speeches each month. The Hollywood Reporter was not alone, however, in recognizing the site. Later in July, AmericanRhetoric.com site garnered Yahoo’s “Pick of Week’’ and a USA Today Hot Site! award. The site has also received academic recognition. In late July, the site was featured in the “Chronicle of Higher Education – Information Technology.’’ And in early August, AmericanRhetoric.com received the prestigious Internet Scout Selection award (University of Wisconsin at Madison) for Online Scholarship in Research and Education. Eidenmuller was also featured in an article in the Houston Chronicle on Aug. 12 and was interviewed by USA Today for a feature to be published in October. The awards and published features may be viewed online at: /www.americanrhetoric.com/articles&awards.htm Dr. Gayle Varnell, associate professor and assistant dean for advanced practice, was selected as a Fellow in the 2003 Summer Institute of Evidence-Base Practice. The program was sponsored by the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Nursing and The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing. As a Fellow, Varnell took a postdoctoral course in Evidence-Based Practice and will be involved in follow-up activities throughout the year. Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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