Dropping names …

Buszek Sakraida Skiba

Yuk Lee, professor of planning and design at the University of Colorado Denver and associate dean of Academic Affairs-Denver, presented a paper, “Impact of Hypermarkets on Commercial Land Value in Selected Thai Cities and Planning Implications,” at the Third Asian Association of Urban and Regional Studies Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 9-12. He presented with co-author alumnus Kollawat Sakhakara (Ph.D. 2011) of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Bangkok. … An essay by Maria Elena Buszek, University of Colorado Denver College of Arts and Media, is included in the catalog for the traveling art exhibition “In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in the United States and Mexico.” The catalog, titled “Eros and Thanatos: Surrealism’s Legacy in Contemporary Feminist Art,” is published by Prestel. In addition, a review of Buszek’s book “Extra/Ordinary: Craft and Contemporary Art” has been published in the scholarly e-journal “Liminalities.” … Teresa Sakraida, Ph.D., R.N., an assistant professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing, has received the 2011 Bronze Award from the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics. Also in the College of Nursing, Assistant Professor Eileen Thomas, Ph.D., R.N., has been selected to receive a pilot grant for Improving Translational Research Through Community –Academic Partnerships for her application titled “Integrative Care Services for Asian Pacific Islanders in Colorado Communities.” The award was given by the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) and the Community Engagement PACT Council. … Professor Diane Skiba, Ph.D., FAAN, has received a Certificate of Recognition from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for leadership, dedication and commitment to furthering the goals of the HITECH Act through expanding and enhancing the Health Information Technology professional programs that ensure public health, rural and underserved areas have Health IT-trained professionals. Skiba, in turn, recognized Donna DuLong for her efforts in recruitment and grants management for the program and said that without her help, CU would not be receiving the recognition.