Queer leadership: a phenomenological study of the experiences of out gay and lesbian higher education presidents

2013 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.The purpose of this dissertation was to better understand the experiences of "out" gay and lesbian higher education presidents. Of the more than 4,500 institutions of higher education in the United States, only 30 presidents have identified themselves as gay or lesbian. As institutions of higher education face large scale retirements at the presidential level in the coming years, it will be increasingly important for search committees and boards to consider hiring qualified gay and lesbian candidates for the presidency. Using the lens of Queer Theory, this study identified and described gay and lesbian presidencies through the direct experiences of current gay and lesbian presidents. Using qualitative research methods, the study was conducting using semi-structured interviews with three gay male presidents and three lesbian female presidents. Study participants included those from public and private institutions, and represented both large and small, and urban and suburban campuses. In accordance with an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, four stages of data analysis were undertaken to analyze the text for patterns, trends, and themes that emerged and developed from the participants' responses. The analysis used personal and in-depth detail derived from individual interviews to describe the experiences of 'out' gay and lesbian higher education presidents. The findings of the present research study provided new insights about the experiences of "out" gay and lesbian higher education presidents. Analysis of the data presented three themes, "identity", the "LGBTQ presidency", and "future LGBTQ presidents and leaders". The three themes were backed by twelve sub-themes, all of which answered the primary research question, "What are the experiences of openly gay and lesbian presidents in institutions of higher education?" The interview data yielded new information for search committees, boards, human resources professionals, and LGBTQ persons to consider when hiring for or pursuing a presidency

Alien Registration- Bullard, Frank A. (Baldwin, Cumberland County)

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Effect of Cooling Rates on Mineralization in Portland Cement Clinker

Title from PDF of title page, viewed on August 12, 2015Thesis advisor: James B. MurowchickVitaIncludes bibliographic references (pages 77-79)Thesis (M.S.)--Department of Geosciences. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2015The rate at which cement clinker is cooled as it exits the kiln has long been known to be an important factor in cement quality. Cooling rate is one of the variables that has a significant impact on the minerals produced during the cement making process. The goal of the industry has been to produce cement clinker containing minerals that are highly reactive with water. Highly reactive clinker minerals will equate to improved mortar strength and faster set times than clinker with minerals that have a lower level of reactivity. This study analyzed five cooling rates of Portland cement clinker produced in a laboratory. Characteristics of clinker minerals were then analyzed with an emphasis on silicate minerals, alite and belite. The fastest cooled sample was determined to be the best quality sample in terms of hydraulic reactivity. Alites and belites in this sample exhibited good crystal form. The belite minerals from this sample had higher levels of foreign ions which yielded more highly reactive belite polymorphs. This sample had less periclase than other samples and small, more amorphous aluminate and ferrite crystals. With progressively slower cooling rates, less hydraulically reactive silicate minerals with increasingly poor crystal form were observed. Periclase content increased in slower cooled samples and aluminate and ferrite crystals were progressively larger.Introduction -- Previous work -- Methods -- Results -- conclusion -- Appendix A. XRF data -- Appendix B. Ono method dat

Solid wood products industries - How important are they in Mississippi?

What are the solid wood products industries and how important are they in Mississippi? First, consider the list of solid wood industries that are present in Mississippi- it includes sawmills, plywood mills, reconstituted product mills, wood preserving plants, and firms manufacturing hardwood dimension stock and flooring, millwork, wood containers, wood pallets and skids, and prefabricated wood buildings

The U.S. household furniture industry: Adapting to changing times.

The U.S. wood household furniture industry has adapted to change in many ways in recent years. The industry has grown steadily since the 1982 recession, and has been shifting to the U.S . South and Southeast. Although California has also become prominent in furniture production, many recent factors indicate geographic shifts away from the state, particularly in wood furniture production. The household furniture industry has also adapted and continues to adapt to factors which have increased the globalization of trade in all products. Foreign competition has resulted in mergers and consolidation in the U.S. household furniture industry, and has also forced production to become more oriented toward non ready-to-assemble and upholstered furniture

Economic impact of the forest products industries in Mississippi

The forest products industry in Mississippi has four main sectors: • Timber harvesting, • Pulp and paper industries, • Solid wood products industries, and • Wood furniture manufacturing. Each of these sectors is important to the state\u27s economy, but how important are they? To address this question, in this article we present estimates of the number of employees, wages and salaries, total output value, and value added for each industry sector and for the total of all four sectors in Mississippi in 1993- the last year for which all the data are available

Pulp and paper industries - multibillion dollar contributors to Mississippi’s economy

Pulp and paper industries are multi-billion dollar contributors to Mississippi\u27s economy each year. Pulp and paper manufacturers employ over 9,000 people in the state, and these jobs pay nearly $44,000 per year on average. They\u27re among the highest paying jobs of any industry in Mississippi. According to the latest Survey of Manufacturers by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, pulp and paper industries accounted for 4% of manufacturing employment in Mississippi in 1994, but 6% of manufacturing payroll

Logging - one of Mississippi’s most important industries

Logging is extremely important to Mississippi\u27s economy for two reasons. First, the industry is essential in providing wood-based raw materials necessary for many thousands of jobs throughout the state. The industry is the ·:first link in a manufacturing chain that reaches through the state and touches the pulp and paper industry, the sawmill industry. the furniture industry, the building/construction industry. and many others. The industry is also important because of the economic contributions it makes through its own employment and income created. In 1993, the industry contributed an estimated $1.-1-5 billion to Mississippi\u27s economy. and over 11 thousand jobs were directly and indirectly related to logging activities