1. FIGHTING CONCUSSIONS
WITH FOAM
1.6 MILLION: the number of sports-related concussions
that occur in the United States each year, with football
having the highest concussion rate, according to estimates
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1/1000TH THE WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR: the
size of nanoparticles inside a new smart foam developed
by graduate student Aaron “Jake” Merrell (BS ’13). Inserted
in a football helmet, the foam generates an electric signal
that is sent wirelessly to a tablet computer on the sidelines
each time a player’s head compresses the nanoparticles.
1 VOLT: the amount of electricity the compressed
nanoparticles generate from an especially strong impact.
Coaches can use the data to determine how hard players
were hit and whether or not they need additional
evaluation.
BIBLE BEE COMPETITOR
10–12 HOURS: the time Tia N. Thomas (’16) studied
the Bible each day from June until mid-November, taking
a semester off from school to prepare for and compete
in the 2013 National Bible Bee. Thomas won first place in
the 15–18 age division at the local level and advanced to
nationals, where she placed 19th out of 120 competitors.
20 PASSAGES IN 10 MINUTES: what competitors
recite for the oral portion of the contest. At the national
level, a passage can range from 1 to 26 verses. The written
portion of the bee consists of a 200-question test of both
memorization and comprehension of Bible passages.
1,026 VERSES: the number of verses participants
memorized for the national competition, including 260
verses from 1 John and Ephesians, the bee’s designated
Bible books of the year.
In Sum
adolphson, donald l. (’81), public management
black, susan easton (BA ’66), Church history and doctrine
bevan, f. julie (BM ’73), music
black, catherine h., dance
boerio-goates, juliana, chemistry and biochemistry
butler, h. julene (BA ’70, MLS ’71), university libraries
bybee, howard c. (BA ’68, MLS ’87, MA ’89), university libraries
call, michael j. (BA ’71, MA ’76), humanities, classics, and comparative
literature
choi, dong s. (MA ’84, PhD ’90), Church history and doctrine
crawford, robert g. (BA ’67), managerial economics
daynes, byron w. (BS ’63, MS ’65), political science
debenham, h. patrick (BS ’73), dance
duckwitz, norbert h. o. (BA ’69, MA ’72), humanities, classics, and
comparative literature
ellinger, patricia redmond (BS ’70), nursing
embley, david w., computer science
galbraith, richard c. (BS ’71), family life
gray, howard r. (BS ’69, MS ’70), recreation management
grover, mark l. (BA ’71, MLS ’73), university libraries
hansen, gary w. (BS ’67, MS ’68), information systems
holman, thomas b. (MEd ’76, PhD ’81), family life
hurlbut, jesse d. (BA ’80), French
isakson, richard l., counseling and career center
kramer, gary l. (BS ’70, MA ’71), education
kupitz, gabriele i. (BA ’91, MLS ’93), university libraries
lund, randall j. (MA ’73), German
mandleco, barbara hartwig (PhD ’91), nursing
mayo, alan l., geology
olson, mel jay (MS ’73, EdD ’80), exercise sciences
olson, terrance d. (BS ’67, MS ’69), family life
osguthorpe, russell t. (BS ’71, MS ’73, PhD ’75), instructional psychology
perkins, jerome m. (BA ’71, MEd ’77, PhD ’89), Church history and doctrine
radebaugh, lee h. (BS ’68), accountancy
randall, boyd c., accountancy
richards, mary stovall (BA ’73), history
robins, debra c. (BS ’75, MA ’83), Asian and Near Eastern studies
rushton, patricia (MN ’77, PhD ’89), nursing
sommerfeldt, vern d. (MA ’80, PhD ’88), ancient scripture
stokes, harold t. (BS ’71), physics
thorp, malcolm r. (BS ’64, MA ’67), history
walker, steven c. (BA ’65, MA ’66), English
woodworth, warner p. (BS ’67, MS ’69), organizational leadership
and strategy
worsham, anne golden (BS ’85, MA ’03), communications
2012–13 Faculty Retirees
BYU bids farewell to the following faculty members who
retired from the university as of September 2013.
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