{"id":2828,"date":"2009-03-02T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2009\/03\/02\/about-our-people-33\/"},"modified":"2009-03-02T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:06:15","slug":"about-our-people-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2009\/03\/02\/about-our-people-33\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tom Head<\/strong> (School of Management\/International Studies) spoke Feb. 19 at the Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Shipping Club of Portland on the topic of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Role of the World Trade Organization in the Global Economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The club is designed to promote a better understanding among its members and the public about the maritime shipping and warehousing industry.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Tom, <strong>Debra Worden<\/strong> (Economics) and <strong>John Gorlorwulu<\/strong> (Economics) heard Nobel Laureate Economist Paul Krugman lecture on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Global Economy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at the World Affairs Council in Portland on Jan. 29. Tom had the opportunity to visit with Krugman before the event and to introduce his George Fox colleagues to him afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don Powers<\/strong> (Biology), along with research collaborator Bret Tobalske, were featured in an<em> Oregon Field Guide<\/em> segment that aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting on Feb. 26 and March 1. The episode discussed hummingbird flight bio-mechanics and energetics. 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The LAFSC Awards are designed to recognize students from CCCU colleges who \u00e2\u20ac\u0153integrate a robust spirituality with excellent cinematic storytelling.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jared Ocker<\/strong> (IT) and <strong>Dee Small<\/strong> (Seminary) were selected as the February employees of the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Head (School of Management\/International Studies) spoke Feb. 19 at the Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Shipping Club of Portland on the topic of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Role of the World Trade Organization in the Global Economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The club is designed to promote a better understanding among its members and the public about the maritime shipping and warehousing industry. 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