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News briefs: Allen gets Fulbright grants; Sherron selected for seminar; Lyons to Gateway Foundation


Western Kentucky University graduate Laura Allen of Northern Kentucky is one of three students who have earned Fulbright grants.

A healthcare administration graduate, Allen is the daughter of Dan and Rosie Allen and a graduate of the Mahurin Honors College. Her Fulbright grant will fund a year of environmental gerontological research with faculty at Windesheim University in Zwolle, Netherlands.

Laura Allen

Under the mentorship of Dr. Dana Bradley, Allen conducted research in the U.S. and the Netherlands for her Honors thesis on intergenerational living. In addition, she held a summer internship in which she rotated through several departments of Kensington Park Senior Living in Maryland. At Windesheim, she will learn about Dutch innovation in long-term and dementia care, exploring the balance between residents’ physical environment and their safety.

TMC’s Sherron selected for interfaith seminar

Thomas More College’s Catherine Sherron, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the College’s Philosophy Department, has been selected to participate in a faculty seminar on the teaching of interfaith understanding.

The competitive seminar is offered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), with support from the Henry Luce Foundation.

Cate Sherron

Twenty-five faculty members will participate in the five-day Teaching Interfaith Understanding seminar in June at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

“Strengthening the teaching of interfaith understanding at colleges and universities is a high priority at a time when college enrollment—and American society—is becoming more diverse. Strengthening participation in American life with greater understanding of the distinctive contributions of different faiths is a key to America’s future success as a democracy,” said CIC President Richard Ekman.

“Dr. Sherron, a global citizen and charismatic professor, wants to bring the topic of Interfaith Understanding to greater prominence on the Thomas More College campus, and she feels this seminar will help us develop strategies to facilitate that understanding,” said Dr. Kathleen Jagger, Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Thomas More College.

Laura Lyons elected to Gateway Foundation board

Laura Lyons, president and owner of ATech Training, has been elected to the Gateway Community & Technical College Foundation Board of Directors.
 
Lyons leads ATech Training, a manufacturer in the automotive technology training market. She has over 30 years of manufacturing experience with a majority in management positions.  Prior to ATech, Laura worked for R.A. Jones, a packaging machinery manufacturer, and served in the U.S. Army. 
 
Lyons is a member of the Automotive Training Manager’s Council, North American Council of Automotive Teachers, California Automotive Teachers, Automotive Service Association and Downtown Cincinnati, Inc.
 
She serves on the Automotive Training Managers Council (ATMC), North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Education Foundation, Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development, and Gateway Raise The Floor boards. She has served on Northern Kentucky University MBA Advisory Committee and volunteered on youth diversion projects in Kenton County.
 
Lyons holds an Associate of Science degree from the University of Cincinnati, a Bachelor of Science degree from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northern Kentucky University.


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