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FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
June 2005 - May 2006

Gisele Atterberry, Associate Professor of Art

• Taught in Canterbury, England, for the Fall 2005 Semester

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Zach Bloomfield, Professor of Speech and Theatre

• Directed and co-designed the set for the production of Bye, Bye Birdie, March 2-5, 2006.

• Attended the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference Planning Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 15-16, 2006.

• Panelist at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education National Conference, San Francisco, July 27-30, 2005.

Nicki Blowers, Technical Supervisor, Theatre Manager and Theatre Adjunct Faculty

• Director and producer for the production of Getting Out, November 10-13, 2005.
• Co-scenic designer, lighting designer, and technical director for the production of Crimes of the Heart, October 6-9, 2005.

Judy Boylan, Speech Instructor

• Judged the IHSA Sectional of Speech/Individual Events at Marian Catholic High School, February 4, 2006.

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Debbie Cygnar, Professor, Fashion Merchandising

• Attended the Annual Fashion Career 2005 with Fashion Merchandising students. Event included keynote speaker, career seminars, and student competition in fashion design and was sponsored by the Fashion Group International. It was held at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, November 11, 2005.

Al Golden, Assistant Professor of Speech and Director of Forensics

• Presenter at the National Communication Association held in Boston, MA, November 17-20, 2005.
• Presented a Brown Bag lecture entitled Gay and Lesbian History with Clay Kirkland and Jason Fichtel, October 13, 2005.

Clay Kirkland, Associate Professor of Speech and Theatre

• Attended The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz with theatre students, October 2005.
• Presented a Brown Bag lecture entitled Gay and Lesbian History with Al Golden and Jason Fichtel., on October 13, 2005.
• Directed and co-scenic designed the production of Crimes of the Heart, October 6-9, 2005.

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Thomas Liley, Professor of Music

• Was granted a sabbatical leave for the Spring 2007 semester at the 2006 February Board Meeting.
• Attended the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. He performed as a soloist and presented a lecture. In addition, he chaired a panel of judges for the preliminary round of the Classical Saxophone Competition, which heard 47 contestants. A member of NASA’s Executive Board, Liley also participated in various organizational meetings. Conference was held at the University of Iowa, February 15-19, 2006.
• Presented a recital at St. Raymond’s Cathedral on January 29, 2006.
• Served as chair of a panel of judges for the North American Saxophone Alliance Classical Saxophone Competition held at the University of Iowa, February 16, 2005.
• Attended the 59th Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic held in Chicago, December 14-16, 2005.
• Guest Artist at a saxophone workshop presented by the University of Minnesota, October 20-23, 2005.
• Awarded funding by the Faculty Development Committee to perform and make a presentation in Lljubljana, Slovenia, July 2006.
• Presented a faculty recital at Joliet Junior College with pianist Sue Malmberg on Sunday, October 16, 2005.
• Taught on the faculty of the Indianhead Arts Center in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, August 7-12, 2005.
• Presented a master class at the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, August 3, 2005.

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Sue Malmberg, Professor of Music and Music Coordinator

• Served as musical director for the production of Bye, Bye Birdie, March 2-5, 2006.
• Presented a recital at St. Raymond’s Cathedral on January 29, 2006.
• Attended the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), 81st Convention. Attended workshops on accreditation, jazz in the junior college curriculum, music technology, and roundtable discussions with junior college faculty on various music topics, November 18-22, 2005.
• Presented a faculty recital at Joliet Junior College with saxophonist Thomas Liley on Sunday, October 24, 2005.
• Presented a lecture entitled, The History of Broadway Musicals in the First Half of the Twentieth Century, as part of the Living Well Series at Wesley Acres, Des Moines, Iowa, June 14, 2005.

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Joe Milosevich, Professor of Art and Gallery Director

• Co-sponsored the Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition. Eleven schools participated and of the 61 entries selected for the exhibit, 9 of the 15 award pieces were from Joliet Junior College students. The exhibit was held at Joliet Junior College, February 6-24, 2006.

Charles Morgan, Assistant Professor of Music

• Clinician and guest conductor for the Valley View District 365U All-Star Jazz Band held at Bolingbrook High School, January 13, 2006.

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Barb Pergande, Professor of Interior Design and Interior Design Coordinator

• Supervised the Interior Design intern students who will be submitting a proposal for the redesigning of the Counseling Center, February 2006.
• Interior Design faculty and students hosted a program entitled, At Your Service. Topics included setting up a business, insurance, Internal Revenue Services, accounting, etc. The program was offered to the community at Joliet Junior College on November 16, 2005.
• Supervised the A.S.I.D./Oak Park-Infant Welfare Society Showcase Home by the Joliet Junior College Interior Design interns in cooperation with Carson Pirie Scott designer, Sal LaPorta. The home is located at 620 N. Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, IL, and was open for the public viewing from September 11 through October 2, 2005. Proceeds went to the Oak Park -Infant Welfare Society.

Steve Sherrell, Professor of Art

• Exhibit entitled Paintings of Nature/Nature of Paintings on display at the Gallery at Lane Allen Architects from October 14 through November 2005.
• Works featured in the exhibit Process / Concept - Concept / Process at the Laura A. Sprague Gallery, August 22 through September 16, 2005.
• Exhibit entitled, “Around the Coyote,” on display at the Site of Big Shoulders’ school gallery, Chicago, September 10-12, 2005.

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Philip Spencer, Associate Professor of Music

• Served as accompanist for Choral Reading Session presented by Illinois American Choral Directors Association for the Illinois Music Educators Association State Convention, Peoria, Il, January 27, 2006.
• Conducted the JJC Chamber Singers in holiday performances at Joliet Country Club, Essington Place, JJC City Center Campus, and Faculty/Staff Reception, in addition to the Madri-Gala performance, December 2005.
• Conducted JJC Chorale in a holiday performance at Marshall Field’s, Louis Joliet Mall, December 2005.
• Performed a hymn festival of his own compositions and improvisations at Grace United Methodist Church in Naperville, as the inaugural event in their Organ Dedication Concert Series on Sunday, October 23, 2005.
• Founding conductor of the new Lutheran Youth Choir of North America. This auditioned choir for youth in grades 9-12 will gather in the Chicago area from throughout the United States and Canada for one week of rehearsal each summer, then tour nationally in even-numbered years and internationally in odd-numbered years (Germany in 2007).
• Named Chancel Choir Director (Adult Choir) at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Naperville, Il, beginning September 1, 2005.
• Accompanied Amanda Halgrimson, soloist with Deutsche Opera, Berlin, in a recital at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL on July 23, 2005.
• Presented hymn festival of original composition and improvisation for organ to Summer Conference of Illinois Chapter, American Choral Directors Association at Illinois Wesleyan University on July 14, 2005.

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Jim White, Assistant Professor of Art

• Two pieces were exhibited in the “Viewpoint Ceramic: 2006" exhibit. One piece received Honorable Mention and both were sold. Exhibit was held at the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College, San Diego, CA, January 15-February 23, 2006.

• Participated in the following exhibitions:

  • Process/Concept-Concept/Process at the Laura A. Sprague Gallery, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL, August 22-September 16, 2005.
  • Carbondale Clay National II at the Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
  • 55th Annual Quad-State Juried Exhibition at the Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL.
  • Jersey Shore Clay National at the M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
  • Galex 39 Exhibition in Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL.
  • Ceramics 2005: Biennial Exhibition of North American Clay at the Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT.
  • Two by Two: small scale sculpture biennial at Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
  • Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay in Alexandre Hogue Gallery, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.

  03/06/06

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