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9/9/2009 Stephen E. Vance (Ph.D. expected December 2009) has joined the Supreme Court Fellows Program from the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission. As a staff attorney he has assisted with the oversight and implementation of a new sentencing guidelines system in both the legal and policy analysis of sentencing and post-conviction issues, in addition to having several papers sentencing on guidelines and reform published. Congratulations Stephen! 9/3/2009 Lee Ann Slocum (MA, 2004; and Ph.D. 2007) won the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of Missouri St. Louis. This Award recognizes and honors early career faculty for outstanding and innovative teaching. An award plaque and honorarium of $500 is presented at the Chancellors State of the University Address in the Fall Semester. Recipients are first- or second-year tenure track faculty. Slocum is a faculty member in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 3/23/2009 Dr. Daniel Lee, who received his B.A. in 1991 and his Ph.D. in 2001 in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, will be receiving federal funding for the launch of a Correctional Education Clearinghouse and Educational Program at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he is an associate professor. He will be co-directing the program. The goal of the project is to reduce recidivism, increase employability of inmates upon release, and strengthen the capabilities of the teachers. Congratulations to Dr. Lee!! 3/18/2009 CCJS would like to congratulate Lt. Paul Starks, Director of Media Services Division of the Montgomery County Police Department, for his nomination in the fifth annual America’s Most Wanted “All-Star” Contest. Starks received his Bachelor of Arts from CCJS in 1980 and has been working with the MCPD since 1985. He has helped take the MCPD above and beyond the call of duty by connecting them and the local community with the creation of his “Most Wanted” webpage and his help in the development of the “Be On The Lookout” television program. You can vote for its choice in the “All-Star” contest once a day, every day. Voting to elect the grand prize winner will run April 16 - May 4. To vote visit amw.com/allstar/2009/. Please join us in supporting and congratulating our fellow Terp! 2/18/2009 Alumni save the date, join us Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 6pm for our Annual Spring Fling,more details will be forthcoming. 2/18/2009 Interested in re-connecting with local alumni? Forward contact information to event@crim.umd.edu.