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FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6faculty and staffHonorsBrandon Applegate, associate professorof criminal justice, was appointed to theeditorial board of the Justice Quarterly.He began three terms of service on theeditorial board in early 2010. (See photoon page 6.)Carol Bast,associate professorof legal studies,was awarded the2009 Excellencein ProfessionalService Awardby the College ofHealth and PublicAffairs. The award is given to honor facultymembers who demonstrate a record ofexcellence in service to the University ofCentral Florida and professional service.Bast also completed her first publicationas editor-in-chief of the Journal of LegalStudies in Business.Judge David GrayRoss, executivein-residence,wasinvited to be a partof the meeting atthe DependencyCourt ImprovementSummit of theFlorida Council ofJuvenile and FamilyCourt Judges at the Portofino Hotel atUniversal Orlando in August 2009. Rosswas also invited to give the ceremonyaddress at the UCF Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety ceremony honoring NationalAward winners, new inductees and newchapter officers. During the ceremonyhe was also inducted as a new facultymember for the society.Lee Ross,associate professorof criminaljustice, receivedthe OutstandingFaculty Award atthe 13th AnnualTribute to BlackMen: Pharaohsof the New Millennium. The award waspresented at a reception hosted by TheBlack Female Development Circle, Inc.In addition, Ross was appointed tothe inaugural editorial board for a newjournal entitled Race and Justice: AnInternational Journal. This journal will bepublished by SAGE Publications.Mark Lanier,associate professorof criminal justice,was appointed tothe editorial boardfor the journal ActaCriminologica. Thisis the journal of theCriminological andVictimological Society of Southern Africa.Irene Pons,instructor of legalstudies, wasinvited to becomea member ofAmerican Innsof Court. Thisprestigious groupwas founded topromote the highest level of practiceand professionalism among its membersand the legal system. Pons was asked tobecome an associate member based onher devotion, expertise and potential inthe area of family law.* Bast, L. Ross, Lanier, Potter, Wolf, andPlaisted portraits by Thomas Alan SmilieRoberto HughPotter, professor ofcriminal justice anddirector of research,was appointed tothe editorial boardsof the AmericanJournal of CriminalJustice and thenewly established journal, CorrectionalHealth Today.Ross Wolf,assistant professorof criminal justice,was awarded a2009 COHPAResearch FacultyFellowship.2009-2010 is theinaugural yearof a one-year program to promote theprofessional development of facultyresearchers. Ross and nine other facultyresearchers will complete a trainingprogram, receive mentoring and submita grant proposal to a federal fundingagency by the end of the academic year.His research topic is “The DeterrentEffect of Less-Lethal Weapons to GainCompliance.”New HiresBeth Plaistedjoined thedepartment inAugust 2009as the legalstudies programadviser. She hasbeen working inacademic advisingat UCF for the pasteight years, and comes to the departmentfrom the COHPA Graduate Office whereshe was the coordinator of advisingservices. Beth has a bachelor’s degree inpolitical science and a master’s degree inleadership studies from UCF.12 ...
studentsStudent OrganizationsAlpha Psi SigmaAlpha Psi Sigma, the National CriminalJustice Honor Society, recognizesacademic excellence demonstrated byundergraduate and graduate students. Inspring 2009, APS members participatedin UCF Relay for Life events and focusedon recruitment activities. At regularmeetings, the members discussed topicssuch as research, graduate school andcareers in the criminal justice field. Theculminating event for the year featureda guest speaker and pizza party forthe members. Detective Hussey, of theOrange County Sheriff’s Office, gavea great presentation at this Decembermeeting. The APS leadership, inspired bythis successful event, is currently planningmore guest speakers for the spring term.Lambda Alpha EpsilonLambda Alpha Epsilon at UCF is asubordinate chapter of the AmericanCriminal Justice Association, a nationalco-ed professional fraternity dedicatedto those employed in and pursuing acareer in the criminal justice field. Theorganization’s goal is to close the gapbetween students and criminal justiceprofessionals. The organization providesstudents access to professionals fromacross the spectrum of the criminal justicefield through weekly guest speakers andhands-on demonstrations. Membersalso benefit from access to informationabout internships, job openings andscholarships.The UCF chapter started the 09–10academic year strong with a recruitingdrive that resulted in the largest inductionclass to date. The large fall membershipclass now accounts for the bulk of themembership. Membership is now over 100strong.In September, 21 members traveled to theregional competition at Eastern KentuckyUniversity. UCF Lambda Alpha Epsilonmembers brought home 20 awards fromall categories of competition (academictesting, mock crime scene investigation,firearms and physical agility). Membersalso participated in over 350 hoursof community service and donated60 boxes full of school supplies, toys,hygiene products and more to OperationChristmas Child. In November, thechapter hosted the 8th annual Amy KuritarLohrmann charity auction in the HPA Iatrium. The activity included a dinner andsilent auction of donated baskets. Themain event was a live auction with over50 large-ticket items. UCF Police ChiefRichard Beary also spoke briefly to raiseawareness about domestic violence. Theevent raised close to $5,000, which goesto support the Amy Kuritar LohrmannMemorial Endowed Scholarship inmemory of the UCF graduate and formerLAE member. The chapter is currentlyplanning the annual Criminal JusticeCareer Fair and national conference, thefirst to be hosted by the UCF chapter.Left: Trial team membersat the East Coast RegionalMock Trial Tournament inFebruary 2009. Right: TrialTeam members Juan Garcia-Pardo, Jordan Ostroff (2008-2009 Trial Team President),and Erica Emas (far right) atthe East Coast Regional MockTrial Tournament. CircuitCourt Judge Kevin Emas(second from right) served as a judge at thetournament.Left: The 8th annual Amy KuritarLohrmann charity auction. Middle:Fall 2009 Lambda Alpha Epsilonclass. Right: LAE President KatyNolander with Mr. and Mrs. Kuritar atthe charity auction for the scholarshipnamed in their daughter’s honor.Trial TeamThe Mock Trial Team at UCF has beenone of the most competitive andsuccessful organizations on campus inrecent years. 2009 was no exception,and the team is poised to surpass theoutstanding accomplishments of yearspast.In spring 2009, the UCF trial team hostedthe American Mock Trial Association EastCoast Regional Mock Trial Tournamentat the Seminole County Justice Center.Twenty-two teams from throughout Floridaand Georgia competed. One of UCF’steams finished second, and a secondteam finished third at this tournament. Thethird team finished fourth at the SoutheastRegionalTournamenthosted by the(cont. onp.14)13 ...
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