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March 27, 1995

Recently/soon to be published

.....Jeff Ashby, educational administration & counseling - "Impact of contextual variables on adolescent substance use," in Journal of Drug Education.

.....Roy R. Behrens, art - an essay on "Zigzag Thinking" in the current issue of the American Institute of Graphic Arts' Journal of Graphic Design.

.....Pete Brown, sociology & anthropology - "The Tzotzil and Tzeltal of Pantelhó" in Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Volume 8. Middle American and the Caribbean, by Macmillan Press.

.....Barbara Caron, design, family & consumer sciences - book, Tessellations and Variations: Creating One-Patch and Two-Patch Quilts, published by AQS.

.....William W. Clohesy, philosophy & religion - an essay, "A Constitution for a Race of Devils," published in Hoke Robinson, ed., Proceedings of the Eighth International Kant Congress. He also presented the essay at the Congress which was hosted by the University of Memphis.

.....Kenneth Green, HPELS - "The Two Absolutes of the Full Golf Swing" in Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director.

.....Dean Kruckeberg, communication studies - a chapter, "International Journalism Ethics," in the third edition of John C. Merrill's book, Global Journalism: Survey of International Communication.

.....Suzanne McDevitt, social work - opinion article, "Contracting Out America," published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

.....Joane W. McKay, teaching - co-authored a chapter, "Communicating personal constructs about diverse cultures: a cross case analysis of international student teaching," in the Association of Teacher Education Yearbook IV: Field Experiences published by the University of Rhode Island.

.....Kathlyn Oakland, Linda Fernandez and Roger Kueter, teaching - co-authored book chapter, "Articulating Field Experience Programs" in The Field Experience - Creating Successful Programs for New Teachers by Corwin Press.

.....Mary Selke and Roger Kueter, teaching - co-authored book chapter, "Creating State-of-the-Art Field Experience Programs: The Professional Development School," in The Field Experience - Creating Successful Programs for New Teachers by Corwin Press.

.....Richard J. Utz, English - is editor of Literary Nominalism and the Theory of Rereading Late Medieval Texts: A New Research Paradigm, an essay collection accepted for publication by The Edwin Mellen Press.

.....Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, political science - co-edited the book, Environmental Policies in the Third World: A Comparative Analysis.

.....Katherine van Wormer, social work - "Those Who Seek Execution: Capitol Punishment as a Form of Suicide" in USA Today.

Presentations/lectures/exhibitions

.....The following geography faculty presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers held in Chicago: Roy Chung, "Space-time Visualization of the Global Demographic Transformation"; Dennis Dahms, "Glacial Record of the Middle Popoagie Valley, SE Wind River Range, Wyoming"; James F. Fryman, "Patterns and Change in College Student Migration and Enrollment 1963-1993"; David May, "Timing of Paleofloods of Incoming Solar Radiation in the Southern Piedmont." Also, Murray Austin participated in sessions discussing the new National Standards for Geography Education. Thomas Fogarty participated in two panel discussions dealing with international concerns of overcoming discrimination, and the university development linkage programs involving Iowa and Nigeria.

.....The following teaching faculty and staff members from Price Lab School presented at the National Association of Laboratory Schools meeting in Washington, D.C.: Maribelle Betterton, "The Role of Graphic Organizers in Empowering Students to Bridge Curricular Connections"; Lynn Dykstra and Gail Froyen, "Ethical Issues in Information Technology: Resources to Guides You"; Linda Fernandez, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"; Dennis Kettner, "Parallels in Mathematics Education: The University and Laboratory School Connection"; Terri McDonald, "Fiber Optics: A Means for Creating Curriculum Integration"; Lynn Nielsen and Kay Treiber, "Teaching Historical Thinking to Elementary Students"; Kathy Oakland and Linda Fernandez, "Bridges of Black Hawk County - Assessment of Laboratory School-Based Field Experiences"; Victoria Robinson, "Moral Sentiments: Theory to Practice"; Rick Vanderwall and Peggy O'Brien, "Teaching Shakespeare."

.....Steve Bigler and Deborah Zlotsky, art - currently exhibiting paintings in a two person show at Gallery 181 at Iowa State University.

.....Jim Bodensteiner, Continuing Education Credit Programs - was one of the presenters of "Varieties of Distance Education" at the Iowa Distance Learning Association Conference in Des Moines.

.....William Callahan, COE, and Sharon Smaldino, curriculum & instruction - with others from the University of Michigan and Austin Peay, presented a major symposium moderated by Thomas Switzer, COE, title "Using Technology to Reform and Restructure" at American Association of Colleges for Teachers Educators in Washington, D.C.

.....Richard Colburn, art - photographs included in an invitational exhibition entitled "Food" at the New Works Gallery of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

.....Jerry K. Domatob and John M. Butler, communication studies - presented "Education 2000: Challenges and Policies for Sub-Saharan Africa" at the Tenth Symposium on Education in Africa: Relevance and Democratic Reform, held at Ohio University in Athens. Domatob also was guest speaker for "African Night," an event sponsored by the African Students Association at the University of Detroit Mercy. His topic was "Africans-African Americans; Conflict or Cooperation."

.....Peggy Ishler, curriculum & instruction, Melissa Heston, educational psychology & foundations, Mary Selke, student field experiences, graduate student Mary Ann Schroeder, and Janesville teacher Karen Henriksen - presented "Designing the Master's Program Around the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards" at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education's national conference in Washington, D.C. Ishler and Selke, along with Beverly Riess (student field experience), also presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Meeting held in Detroit. Their presentation addressed: Induction Bridges and Collaboration with Mentoring in Student Teaching and Beyond Into the First Year.

.....Susan E. Hill, philosophy & religion - a paper, "From Feuerbach to Farebrother: The Literary and Moral Significance of Translation for George Eliot," at the University of Notre Dame as part of a conference on 18th and 19th Century British Women Writers.

.....Joane McKay, teaching, student field experiences - " What is the Role of Higher Education in School Reform" at the business meeting of Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities at American Association of Colleges and Teacher EDucation in Washington, D.C.

.....Lynn Nielsen, teaching, student field experiences - "Committee on Women's Issues: Overview of Current Gender Research" at American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Washington, D.C.

.....Horacio Nuguid, music - conducted a piano master class and gave a solo recital at St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn. His program consisted of Sonata in D Major, K 311 by Mozart,Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 83 by Prokofiev, and Sonata in B Minor by Liszt.

.....Susan Rochette-Crawley, English - a paper, "Reading Langston Hughes' 'A Good Job Gone' in its Esquire Context," at the Twentieth Century Literature Conference in Louisville, Ky.

.....Mary Selke, teaching - presented "Service-Learning Pedagogy and Teaching Education: Funding Opportunities and Program Challenges" at American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Washington, D.C.

.....Linda Walsh, psychology - presented "An Electronic Bulletin Board for a Biopsychology Class" at the midwestern Institute on the Teaching of Psychology in Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Awards/honors/service

.....The College of Education - invited to exhibit a booth of "Best Practices" at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Convention in Washington, D.C. Kathy Oakland was designer, coordinator of College's exhibition.

.....Sam Barr, financial aid - selected by National Computer Systems to participate in an Advisory Council for Direct Lending Quality Control Procedures. He provided recommendations to NCS at a council meeting in Alexandria, Va.

.....Nancy Boleyn and Kathie Walters, financial aid - selected to receive a scholarship to attend the Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Conference. Boleyn was selected to attend the Fall 1994 Conference and Walters the Spring 1995 Conference. Selection for the scholarship is based on one's contributions to the financial aid profession.

.....Barbara Caron, design, family & consumer sciences - appointed a Winterthur Research Fellow, Summer 1995. She will conduct research on American 19th century furnishings at the H.F. DuPont Winterthur Museum and Library in Wilmington, Del.

.....Jay Edelnant, theatre - awarded a Sasakawa Fellowship by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to support his participation in a faculty Institute on "Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum" to be held at San Diego State University, June 7-8.

.....Kamyar Enshayan, physics - appointed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to serve on the Organic Advisory Committee.

.....Linda Fernandez, teaching - elected to, and began term as a member of the national board of directors of the National Association of Laboratory Schools. She was welcomed to the board at the association's national conference in Washington, D.C.

.....Joane W. McKay, teaching - served as an invited panelist on the topic "The Role of Higher Education in School Reform" at the 1995 Winter Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Meeting in Washington, D.C. Thomas Switzer, College of Education, moderated the panel.

.....The Old Gold Yearbook has been inducted into Walsworth Publishing Company's Gallery of Excellence. The Gallery is a collection of quality yearbooks selected by sales representatives and other qualified personnel which are used as examples at state and national conventions, and represents less than 10 percent of Walsworth's published yearbooks. Karen M. Mills is UNI's yearbook coordinator.

.....Jennifer Oliver, psychology - named Featured Alumnus by the Board of Trustees at Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Ill.

.....Paul J. Siddens III, communication studies - invited to become a member of a national advisory panel for a project to create two long distance learning courses in Public Speaking and in Fundamentals of Communication. The project is a joint venture between Brown and Benchmark Publishers and Great Plains national, a media production organization associated with the University of Nebraska.

.....Thomas J. Switzer, College of Education - assumed the presidency of the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities at a meeting held in Washington, D.C. TECSCU is an organization of 155 universities nation-wide with programs for the preparation of teachers. He will serve as president of TECSCU for the next year.

.....The UNI Foundation received an Award of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's Mid-America District Recognition Program in the Educational Fund-raising Division for "Your Favorite Oldies," a pre-call piece for the 1993-94 UNI Foundation's National Phone-a-thon Campaign.

.....Deborah Zlotsky, art - received support from the Iowa Arts Council and UNI Graduate College to attend a residency program with artist David Salle at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. in January. Her work is also included in a three-person exhibition at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, where she will give a lecture this month. Zlotsky also has work included in: the 25th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.; the International Juried Show 95 at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, N.J.; Group Exhibition at Muse Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.; and Wells National Juried Exhibition at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. Zlotsky's "Regrets Only" won the Director's Choice Purchase Award and is now a part of the permanent collection at Nebraska Wesleyan.