Providence, RI--Providence College's Committee on Aid to Faculty Research (CAFR) has awarded over $54,000 in grant monies to nine faculty members. The purpose of the competitive awards program is to enhance the academic quality of the College by supporting faculty in scholarly pursuits. Since the program's inception more than 25 years ago, the College has awarded in excess of $1 million to faculty members.

The CAFR grant recipients, project titles, and grant amounts are as follows:

• Dr. Elisabeth Arévalo, associate professor of biology, "Behavioral Observations on the Hierarchical Structure of the Paper Wasp Polistes erythrocephalus at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica," $7,053.
• Louis A. Beaubien, instructor of management, "The Practice of Business Offshoring: Past Construction and Future Implications," $8,950.
• Dr. Alice H. R. H. Beckwith, professor of art history, "Neo-Impressionism and the Good Life, Eragny Press, 1894-1914 Research and Photography," $5,491.
• Dr. Mary L. Bellhouse, professor of political science, "Commerce, Production, and the Rise of Middle-Class in the Visual Culture of Eighteenth-Century France," $7,824.
• Dr. Joseph P. Cammarano, assistant professor of political science, "Presidential Leadership and Head Start, 1962-2005," $8,668.
• Dr. Patrick J. Ewanchuk, assistant professor of biology, "Understanding the Interactive Effects of Increased Nitrogen and Sea-Level Rise on Salt Marsh Plant Diversity," $7,860.
• Dr. Laura S. Boynton Hauerwas, associate professor of education, "Analysis of a Response to Intervention Approach in Four Rhode Island Schools," $2,200.
• Dr. Michelle D. Jones, assistant professor of management, "Encouraging Hot Groups in Thrive," $3,067.
• Dr. Martin D. Saltzman, professor of natural science, "Technology Transfer and Innovation in the Development of the American Petroleum Industry: The Contributions of Samuel Downer and James Young," $3,000.

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