Accomplishments 

Faculty and Staff accomplishments listed in alphabetical order:

Oksana Alfredson, Interior Design Instructor

2008-2009

• Attended Instructor Productivity training to become familiar with the program Revit, which might replace Architectural Desktop, held at Moraine Valley Community College, July 2008.
• Attended six lectures (Guiding Principles for Creating Green Interiors, Renovation of an Existing LEED Platinum Building, Ecology of Design, Case Study Walton-Bolton Residence, LEED for Dummies, and Two Point Perspective) at the Center for Green Technology and earned a certificate in Interior Design, Spring through the Summer 2008.
  

2007-2008

• Attended the Teaching Professor Conference in Kissimmee, FL, May 2008.
• Attended the Green Design Seminar for Interior Designers, Chicago, IL, March 2008.
• Attended the Luxe Home Open House in Chicago, October 2007.
• Attended the Interior Designers Education Conference (IDEC) in Chicago, October 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Co-sponsored the JJC Interior Design Student Exhibition held in the Laura A. Sprague Gallery. Examples of student design projects from various courses were shown. Exhibit ran from January 22 through February 16, 2006.
• Attended Instructor Productivity Training for 3D-Viz Computer Program at Moraine Valley Community, July 24-26, 2006.

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Gisele Atterberry, Associate Professor of Art

2008-2009

• With financial support from the Office of Student Activities and in conjunction with Susan Prokopeak of the LRC, organized public lectures presented by watercolor artist Donald K. Lake of Champaign, IL, on September 29.
• Presented a Brown Bag on the faculty exchange program on September 25.
  

2007-2008

• Co-sponsored with Meaghan Callan ceramicist and printmaker Kurt Webb in offering illustrated discussions of his recent work. Presentations held on April 15, 2008.
• Attended the Slavery, and Abolition Conference at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, November 2007.
• Co-organized with Meaghan Callan a field trip for faculty and art students to the Milwaukee Art Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread in Racine, WI, October 2007.
• Participated in the ICISP in the 2007-2008 Faculty/Administrator Exchange with Dr. Nele Hacklander of the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland in Basel.
• Attended the Experiential Knowledge Conference at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, June 2007.
• Led a tour of the Robert Allerton house and ground for participants in the Digital Humanities 2007 Conference at the University of Illinois, June 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Presented a lecture entitled, The English Country House, The Midwest, and Allerton at the Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, on September 26, 2006.
• Served as a reviewer for the fifth edition of Art Past Art Present by Wilkins, Schultz and Linduff.
• Spoke with first and second grade students at the Malden Grade School, Malden, IL, about her recent teaching and travels to Canterbury, England, May 15, 2006.

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Zach Bloomfield, Professor of Speech and Theatre

2008-2009

• Served as director, co-set designer, and sound coordinator for the November 13-16 JJC production of Biloxi Blues.
• Served as a staging consultant for the Plainfield Historical Society Cemetery Walk, September 2008.
• Completed a First Folio class with master acting teachers Susan Hart and Jeffrey Carlson in Chicago, July- August 2008.

2007-2008

• Directed How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, February 27-29 and March 1-2, 2008.
• Designed the scenery for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, February 27-29 and March 1-2, 2008.
• Completed an Advanced First Folio Class at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, October 2007.
• Completed two first folio classes at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and completed an improvisation class for actors at Second City, June and July 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Co-director for the Spoon River Anthology, November 18, 2006.
• Received the 2006 Illinois Theatre Association University/College Award, October 8, 2006.
• Attended the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference. In addition to attending the conference, was a conference planner, presenter, and coordinator for a workshop. The conference was held in Chicago, August 3-6, 2006.

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

2008-2009

• Lighting Designer for The Nerd, October 3-5.

2007-2008

• Designed lights for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, February 28-29, March 1-2, 2008.
• Technical director for How to succeed in business Without Really Trying, February 28-29, March 1-2, 2008.
• Lighting Designer for Frozen, April 17-20, 2008.
• Technical director for Frozen, April 17-20, 2008.
• 2007-08 Co-Advisor for JC Players/Delta Psi Omega.
• Directed The Runner Stumbles, November 2007.
• Technical director, co-scenic designer, and lighting designer for Fortinbras, October 4-7, 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Co-director for the Spoon River Anthology, November 18
• Directed seven performances of Treasure Island which served as the kick-off for the public libraries summer reading programs. Performances were held June 12-16, 2006.

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Meaghan Callan, Assistant Professor, Art History

2007-2008

• Co-sponsored with Meaghan Callan ceramicist and printmaker Kurt Webb in offering illustrated discussions of his recent work. Presentations held on April 15, 2008.
• Co-organized with Gisele Atterberry a field trip for faculty and art students to the Milwaukee Art Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread in Racine, WI., October 2007.

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Laura Cashmer, Assistant Professor, Speech

2007-2008

• Attended the Teaching Professor Conference in Kissimmee, FL, May 2008.
  Earned a Master of Online Teaching certificate from the University of Illinois.
  Attended the National Communication Association Annual Convention in Chicago, November 2007.

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Debbie Cygnar, Professor, Fashion Merchandising

2007-2008

• Supervised Fashion Merchandising students who submitted two gown entries for the Fashion Group International Career Day. Submissions are made by all colleges and universities which have Fashion Design. Elena Catoiu’s gown was accepted into the finals. The competition was held in November 2007.
• Was featured on the WJOL Morning Show and spoke about the Joliet Junior College Fashion Merchandising program, May 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Attended the Fashion Design at the Holiday Day in Mart Plaza Apparel/Merchandise Mart, November 10. The day included a keynote speaker, concurrent sessions with professionals within the field of fashion, a Designer Fashion Show, and a Student Competition with four and two-year colleges and universities.
• Was invited to participated in the merchandising and activities to prepare the Victoria Secret Store at the Ridge Mall in Chicago for its holiday and grand opening on October 17.
• Reviewed textbooks for Prentice Hall during 2005-2006.

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Al Golden, Speech Faculty

2008-2009

• Completed authoring the Test Bank to accompany Real Communication by O’Hair and Wiemann, an introductory textbook in Speech Communication. Bedford/St. Martin’s will publish the book in early 2009.

Clay Kirkland, Associate Professor, Speech Communications & Theatre

2007-2008 

• Directed Fortinbras, October 4-7, 2007.

Thomas Liley, Professor of Music

2008-2009

• Taught and presented two recitals at the Shell Lake Arts Center in Wisconsin, August 2008.
• Presented a master class at the Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan, July 17, 2008.
• Completed editing the publication of Larry Teal: There Will Never Be Another You.
  

2007-2008

• Presented a recital and a lecture at the University of South Carolina, April 16-19, 2008.
• Presented with a guest artist string quartet a faculty recital of music for saxophone and strings as part of the Musica Viva Series, March 9, 2008.
• Presented a recital and gave a lecture at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. These were part of the United States Navy Band’s 31st International Saxophone Symposium held on January 18 and 19, 2008.
• Served as a judge for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, held at Lewis University, December 2007.
• Was at the Sichuan Central Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China for two weeks, where he performed a recital, presented three master classes, taught twenty students, and met with the Sichuan Saxophonists Association, November 2007.
• Presented a lecture and performed at an international saxophone master class at the University of Minnesota on October 26 and 27, 2007.
• Presented a faculty recital at Joliet Junior College, October 21, 2007.
• Wrote an article about the history of the World Saxophone Congress at the request of the Saxophone Association of Thailand, October 2007.
• Wrote a foreword for a new edition of the Rapsodie for orchestra and saxophone and orchestra by Claude Debussy, to be published by MMB Music of St. Louis.
• Received a grant from the JJC Faculty Development Committee to fund a performance and lecture at the University of South Carolina in April 2008.
• Presented a recital and taught at a five-day workshop at the Shell Lake Arts Center in northern Wisconsin, August 2007.
• Wrote pedagogical article on the subject of vibrato was published by Clarinet and Saxophone of Great Britain, July 2007.
• Appeared as soloist with the Wheaton Symphony Orchestra, June 2007.
• Presented a recital for the Naperville Music Teachers Association annual luncheon, May 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Received a Guest Faculty Residency at Kansas State University where he met with faculty, presented a master class, and worked with individual students, January 22 and 23.
• Presented a lecture and a recital at the U.S. Navy Band 30th International Saxophone Symposium. The event was held at the George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, January 5 and 6.
• Granted renewed status as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Woodwinds by the Music Teachers National Association.
• Judged the Concerto Competition for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, October 28.
• Presented a Faculty Recital at Joliet Junior College, October 22.
• Guest Artist at the Sixth Annual International Saxophone Master Classes held at the University of Minnesota, October 12-14.
• Presented a master class and recital at Illinois State University, September 22.
• Is writing a series of pedagogical articles for the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain to be published in their magazines. The first article will appear in the 2006 December issue.
• Was invited by the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China, to present master classes and a series of performances in 2007
• Was a member of the faculty at the Shell Lake Arts Center in northern Wisconsin, presenting master classes, a lecture, and a solo recital, Shell Lake Wisconsin, August 6-11, 2006.
• Lectured and performed as soloist at the Fourteenth World Saxophone Congress, attended by 80 saxophonist from around the world, Ljubjana, Slovenia, July 5-9, 2006.

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Joe Milosevich, Professor, Art; Art Gallery Director

2008-2009

• Works on display in a group invitational exhibition entitled Confraternity, at 33 Collective Gallery in Chicago, August 15 - September 5, 2008.  

Charles Morgan, Assistant Professor of Music

2008-2009

• Announced that Trombone student, William Cooper, through his audition, was awarded the top seat in the honors orchestra at the Illinois Music Educators Association Festival held in Peoria, IL., January 30-February 3, 2008.

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Barb Pergande, Professor of Interior Design and Interior Design Coordinator

2008-2009

• The Joliet Junior College Interior Design Program was awarded National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) supported status, June 2008. Accredited status is now being sought through NKBA for the Interior Design Program. The NKBA accrediting team will visit Joliet Junior College in spring 2009.
• Completed five courses toward a certificate in Green Technology (Ecology of Design, Warren Bolton Case Study, The Balanced Kitchen-Green Design Guidelines, LEED for Dummies, and LED Lighting). Courses were taken at the Center for Green Technology in Chicago, Summer 2008.
  

2007-2008

• Gave a presentation on the Joliet Junior College Interior Design program and the Illinois State Licensing for Interior Designers at the Joliet Junior College High School Counselors Breakfast, March 7, 2008.
• Updated the articulation between Joliet Junior College Interior Design program and the Illinois Institute of Art (IIA). Our school has had this IIA articulation for seven years and enables our interior design students to transfer all their interior design courses to IIA and begin their junior year in pursuit of a BA degree in Interior Design. IIA is a Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research accredited program.
• Attended the annual A.S.I.D. Design Summit at the Merchandise Mart to view the JJC Interior Student projects that were on display, February 28, 2008.
• Coordinated with Sal LaPorta, Interior Designer for Carson Pirie Scott, on the design of two rooms for the Cheney Mansion showcase home in Oak Park, IL. They were assisted by interior design students. The event was held from September 9-30, 2007.

2006-2007

• Co-sponsored the JJC Interior Design Student Exhibition held in the Laura A. Sprague Gallery. Examples of student design projects from various courses were shown. Exhibit ran from January 22 through February 16.
• Supervised Interior Design students in designing a model home for the 2006 Cavalcade of Homes in Plainfield, July 21 - August 13, 2006.

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Tammy Perkins, Instructor

2008-2009

• Director of The Nerd, October 3-5.

Steve Sherrell, Professor of Art

2007-2008

• Is a member of the Collective 33, a co-operative gallery in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago. The Collective was slated to move from its present location to a new one when the Zhou Brothers, an internationally famous artist family, invited them back to their Art Center (Zhou B. Art Center) and built a new space in the center. They opened a member show with 15 new members on April 21. Among the new members are faculty from at least 5 Colleges and 2 high schools, many of which are alumni from JJC.
• An exhibition of paintings for the Imagine Foundation were on display at their site in Jacksonville, IL, February 2008.
• Works were on display at the Old Town Art Center through the Mythopian Group. The exhibit was entitled, Works On Paper, September 9 through October 4, 2007.
  

2006-2007

• Works entitled, Pure, were on display in the Laura A. Sprague Art, Joliet Junior College, from August 21-September 15, 2006.

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Philip Spencer, Associate Professor of Music

2008-2009

• Took 22 students from the JJC Chamber Singers and JJC Chorale to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Two-Year College Choral Festival held in Washington, D.C., 2008.
• Took his Lutheran Youth Choir of North America, an auditioned choir of 22 high school students from across the United States, on an 11-day concert tour of Germany, singing in seven different cities, including in the largest church in Berlin. Composed a new Evening Prayer for Peace liturgy for use on the tour, July 19-29, 2008.
• Designed, conducted, and played organ for a Hymn Festival of his own hymns and hymn arrangements for the Illinois Chapter, American Choral Directors Association Summer Convention, July 9, 2008.
  

2007-2008

• Took twenty students from JJC choirs on a five-day performance tour to Washington, D.C. to sing the Faure "Requiem" with other choirs from across the country at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Memorial Day Weekend, May 2008.
• In 2007 was commissioned to compose a choral work, Psalm of Wonder, to honor the Choral Director of Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn. The piece was the Finale, sung by all four choirs, of the Spring Concert on March 17, 2008. Mr. Spencer was introduced and asked to speak about the work.
• Attended the 2008 Southwestern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, Kansas City, Missouri, February 2008.
• Presented an organ recital for the Bach Vesper Series at the Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, IL, October 2007.
• As founding conductor of the Lutheran Youth Choir of North America, toured to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia with 21 students, July 2007.
• Awarded first prize, Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies 2007 International Choral Composition, Competition, California State University, held in Los Angeles, July 2007.

2006-2007

• Accompanist for the Fall Convention of the Illinois Chapter, American Choral Directors Association, Wheaton, IL, on October 20.
• Was the guest conductor for the Fifth Annual Men’s Summer Sing, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Naperville, August 26-27, 2006.
• Performed as jazz pianist and accompanist for a benefit concert for the Hospice of Joliet, at Bicentennial Park, August 20, 2006.
• Served as accompanist and coordinator for Illinois Chapter, American Choral Directors Association summer seminar, Bloomington, IL, July 12-14, 2006
• Formed a new auditioned national choir. (Lutheran Youth Choir of North America.) He took the choir on a 6-day tour to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada, Summer 2006.

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Vivian Van Donk, Assistant Professor of Speech

2006-2007

• Attended the Teaching Professor Conference, Nashville, TN, 2006.

Jim White, Assistant Professor of Art

2007-2008

• Works were on display at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery located at Moraine Valley Community College, August 15 through September 24, 2007.
• Presented a two-person exhibit entitled Reclaiming the Artful Object: A Collaborative Investigation into the Craft of Art and the Art of Craft. The exhibit was held at Joliet Junior College, October 3-26 2007.
• Works were display:
  • Feats of Clay XX Exhibition, Lincoln Arts, Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA, from April 28 through May 27, 2007.
  • Jersey Shore Clay Nationals, Mt. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ, from May 26 through June 2007.
  • Reclaiming the Spiritual Object, Two Person Exhibition featuring Joe B. Milosevich and James R. White at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery at Moraine Valley College, August 15-September 24, 2007.

2006-2007

• Works on display in the Big Muddy, The Clarke College Juried Ceramic Exhibition of the Mississippi River Valley, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA, from February 8 through March 8.
• Works exhibited in:
  • Clay ?, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, June 9 - July 29, 2006.
  • Crafts National 40, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, PA, June 6 - July 21, 2006.
  • Jersey Shore Clay National, Mt. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 27 - June 26, 2006.

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