Thursday, April 23, 1998 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Doctor helps erase disaster scars By Emily C. Forsyth By Emily C. Forsyth eforsyth@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Long after the physical effects of disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes or bombings, have disappeared, mental scars remain. Eric Vernberg, associate director for the University's clinical child psychology program, discusses aspects of child psychology with Keri Brown, Summersville, W.Va., graduate student. Vernberg works in an office at Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Photo by Eileen Bakri/KANSAN focus Eric Vernberg, associate director for the University's clinical child psychology program, serves on a national committee that tries to improve the response to such traumas, particularly by helping children. "It's not just the acute phase of disasters that's difficult for people." Vernberg said. "It's the sort of long-mess that people have to deal with and all the hassles of rebuilding." Vernberg is one of six people who serve on the Disaster Resolution Implementation Steering Committee for the American Psychological Association. Michael Roberts, director of the University's clinical child psychology program, said Vernberg brought prestige and activity to the University. "Dr. Vernberg is one of the national experts on psychological effects on children and families from natural and human-made disasters," Roberts said. "His material is widely respected and utilized." Vernberg has served on the disaster committee for two years and has helped to improve the response to traumas such as shootings, tornadoes, floods, earthquake, residential fires, school bus accidents, airplane crashes and bombings. vernberg saw firsthand the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, when he was working at the University of Miami. He helped children who were affected by the disaster and misplaced from their homes. "You had 150,000 to 175,000 people whose homes were destroyed, so there were 90,000 kids who had been chased out of their homes." VernBERd said. "They were upset by how much the familiar aspects of the environment had been changed," Vernberg said. He said that many of the children suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and were disturbed by such things as losing their pets, their possessions or their favorite trees. Vernberg has developed several post-disaster counseling manuals that help children better understand and deal with their feelings after a traumatic event. The manuals include exercises that help children identify their fears by writing or drawing pictures. One of Vernberg's counseling manuals was distributed after the Oklahoma City bombing and another was translated into Japanese and used following the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan. In addition to his work nationally, Vernberg teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at the University. "He's really the epitome of what a good professor at a University should be," Roberts said. Faculty, staff earn honors for dedication By Emily C. Forsyth By Emily C. Forsyam etarsyh@kansan.com Kansan staff writer In 1953, a flannel-lined denim jacket sold for $6.98. Phoen Allens basketball team upset top-ranked Kansas State University at Hoch Auditorium and Chancellor Franklin Murphy announced plans for a new music and drama building. It also was the year that Robert Umholtz began working at the University. Unholtz, an associate professor of engineering, was honored for 45 years of service yesterday, along with 662 other faculty and staff members at the 24th annual Employee Recognition Ceremony. More than 650 people attended the ceremony, and a reception at the Kansas Union Ballroom. Employees who have worked from five to 45 years at the University were given awards and recognition from Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Provost David Shulenburger. The employees of the year also were announced. "It's a beautiful day," Hemenway said. "It's an appropriate day to be honoring beautiful people." Hemenway said that those who contributed long periods of service to the University shared the responsibility of making a better world. "Working at a University is one of the most noble enterprises in this society," Hemenway said. "You, as a person who works at a University, have an opportunity to see what a glorious thing human beings are." Shulenburger agreed that the dedication of employees was vital to the success of the University. "The University doesn't say 'thank you' enough." Shulenburger said. "The minimum they deserve is a public acknowledgement and thank you. If we didn't have a good, solid core of people who stay here a long time, we just couldn't do the work we do." Shari Hagen, graphic designer for the department of biological sciences, was honored for 35 years of work at the University. She said the ceremony was an important way to show appreciation for employees. "Lots of us aren't recognized in our daily jobs," Hagen said. "It's a big plus for us to be honored." All employees who were honored received a service pin, and those who had worked 20 years or more received a gift. Carol Anderson, office specialist in the history of art department, was named the employee of the year in the classified employee category, and Barbara Armbrister, director of corporate operations at the Center for Research Inc., was named employee of the year in the unclassified, non-teaching category. Anderson said, "The people in my department are wonderful and very appreciative all the time. It's nice to be recognized." 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