Mar 1, 2011 鈥 By Shannon Littlejohn 鈥 In Academe news, Shirley Beggs was honored locally, Ed Flentje shared political expertise, Glyn Rimmington trotted the globe in behalf of global learning, and Riki Wells published a children's book. The recent deaths of Glen Dey, Wallace M. Dunn, Gary G. Thompson and John Bart Sevart also are noted.