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November 13, 1995

Recently/soon to be published

.....Sandra Alper, Special Education - co-authored a textbook, Curriculum Content for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, recently published by Allyn and Bacon.

.....Mary Bozik, Communication Studies - co-authored "Communicating at a Distance: A Study of Interaction in a Distance Education Classroom," in the October issue of Communication Education.

.....Scott Cawelti, English Language and Literature - has published 800-900 word opinion pieces in the Waterloo Sunday Courier each week since the semester began.

.....William Clohesy, Philosophy and Religion - has published a review essay in the Latin American Anthropology Review on two books: Political Forces in Argentina (3rd Edition) edited by Peter G. Snow and Luigi Manzetti, and The New Argentine Democracy: The Search for a Successful Formula edited by Edward C. Epstein.

.....Roberta Davilla, Communication Studies - authored the chapter, "An intersubjective methodology for studying children and families," in the recently released book, Parents, Children and Communication, published by Lawrence Erlbaum.

.....Fred Hallberg, Philosophy and Religion - "Neo-Kantian Constraints on Legitimate Religious Belief" in American Journal of Theology and Philosophy.

.....Susan Hudson, HPELS - co-authored an article, "Leisure Today - The Many Faces of Play," in the October issue of the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

.....Hans R. Isakson, Finance - "An Empiracal Analysis of the Determinants fo the Value of Vacant Land," in The Journal of Real Estate Research.

.....Michael L. Klassen, Marketing, and Kathleen Porter, Finance & Marketing - co-authored an article, "Sales Tax: It's Potential Effect on the Repeat Mail Order Customer," in The Journal of Direct Marketing.

.....Dean Kruckeberg, Communication Studies - co-authored the newly published sixth edition of This Is PR: The Realities of Public Relations (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1996).

.....Gordon Mack, HPELS - "Using Creativity to Find Workplace Solutions," in the October issue of Work and Family journal.

.....Kevin C. O'Kane, Computer Science - co-authored "A C++ class library foundation for developing an electronic medical record" in Computers in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 4, 1995.

.....Donna Raschke, Special Education - co-authored an article, "Adaptations for teaching children with moderate and severe disabilities to play Candyland board game" in Teaching Exceptional Children.

.....Patricia Sitlington, Special Education - co-authored an article, "Young adults with behavioral disorders: A comparison with peers with mild disabilities," in the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. PRichard J. Utz, English - is the editor of Literary Nominalism and the Theory of Rereading Late Medieval Texts: A New Research Paradigm, Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1995.

.....Robert J. Ward, English - received honorable mention for his poem, "OH, POETRY," which was published in the Golden Anniversary Edition of Lyrical Iowa 1995.

Presentations/lectures/exhibitions

.....The following faculty from the Department of Communication Studies will present their papers at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Nov. 18-21, in San Antonio, Texas: Ronnie Bankston, "The Worldwide Web and You: SCA Member Use in Teaching and Research"; Melissa Beall, "Progress in K-12 Communication Assessment Programs at the State Level," "Infusing Cultural Diversity into the Basic Course: Unifying Research and Teaching," "Using Computer Technology to Enhance Student Learning," and "The Boyer Commission Report on the Evaluation of Teaching: An Assessment"; Mary Bozik, "Relationship Building on the Information Super Highway: E-Mail Buddies Across the States" and "Sharing the Iowa Success" [on successful advocacy for speech communication programs]; John M. Butler, "The Utility of Integrated Communications in a Public Relations Department"; April Chatham-Carpenter and Victoria DeFrancisco, "What's in a Label: Women Define Self-Esteem in Their Own Terms"; DeFrancisco, "It's a Joke?" for the program, Sex Games on College Campuses"; Patricia DeNooy, "Public Relations Cultural Representation: A University Admissions Perspective"; Jerry Domatob, "Press Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and Prospects"; Bill Henderson, "C-SPAN and Rhetorical Studies: Ross Perot"; Dean Kruckeberg, "Integrating Multicultural/International Experiences into the Public Relations Curriculum." Also, Harold Kaylor, English - "Editing the Medieval English Translations of Boethius."

.....Scott Cawelti - English Language and Literature - delivered a paper at the ICTELA convention in Des Moines: "Personal Essay and the Impersonal Screen" on using e-mail to teach "Personal Essay"; delivered two lectures at the Cedar Rapids Public Library for the Iowa Humanities Board on the novels The Joy Luck Club and Lakota Woman, and will deliver three more lectures on the same series: The Bluest Eye, Hunger of Memory, and Letters from the Country. In addition, he served on a panel on teaching writing and using the "interpretive structural modeling" methodology at the Association for Integrative Studies at Arizona State University in Phoenix; his talk focused on "How Writing Gets Taught in English Departments: Processes, Audiences, Purposes, and Contexts."

.....Don Erusha, HPELS - gave a presentation on zone blocking techniques at the Iowa Football Coaches Association Summer Clinic in Cedar Rapids.

.....Don DeGraaf, HPELS, and Jeff Ashby, Educational Administration and Counseling - co-presented a paper, "Reconsidering group development in challenge education: A paradigmatic shift," at the Bradford Woods Symposium on the American Outdoors, Bloomington, Ind. DeGraaf also made two presentations, "Motivating recreation and park staff" and "Pathfinder analysis of motivation knowledge structures: A preliminary investigation," at the National Recreation and Park Association Congress in San Antonio, Texas.

.....Roger Hanson, Physics - presented a colloquium talk, "How Low Can the Violin Go?" at the Fermilab, Batavia, Ill.

.....Debra Jordan, HPELS - recently presented and co-coordinated at the Research Roundtable of the National Recreation and Park Association in San Antonio, Texas. She also is presenting the paper, "The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Research," at the Iowa Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance state conference in Newton.

.....Susan Koch, Health Education - delivered a presentation, "After O.J.: Gender, Race and Class in the U.S.," in conjunction with the American University in Bulgaria Distinguished Lecture Series. She was assisted by Stacy Van Gorp, graduate assistant, Women's Studies. Koch, assisted by Van Gorp, presented a paper at Sofia University in Sofia, Bulgaria. The paper was titled, "Developing the Thesis in Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict Resolution: Ideas and Issues for Faculty/Student Discussion."

.....Joane McKay, Student Field Experience - was the keynoter at the All Hands Conference at the Navy Recruiting District Chicago. Her topic was "Drawing Outside of the Lines or Getting Out of the Box." She has also been accepted as a co-presenter with Linda Quinn, Teaching, at the Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation meeting, Dec. 1, on the topic, "Action Research as a Requirement for Pre-Service Teachers: Collaborative Inquiry in a School-University Partnership."

.....Allan R. Shickman, Art - presented a paper, "The Fool and Death in Shakespeare," at the Medieval Association of the Midwest in Marquette, Mich.

.....Matthew Sugarman, Art - currently/recently exhibited at: Northern Arizona Art Museum, Flagstaff; The Quincy Art Center, Ill.; Cup of Joe, Cedar Falls.

.....Ann Vernon, Educational Administration and Counseling - presented a workshop, "What Growing Up Is All About," at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn. She also presented a paper about helping students make the transition to graduate school at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in Cleveland, Ohio.

.....Richard J. Utz, English - presented a paper, "Criticism and the Nation: The 'Nationalpsychologische Methode' in German Anglistics, 1924-1955," at the Senate of the French Republic for the "Colloque International: L'Europe des politesses et le caractere des nations," Paris, France.

.....Jennie Wang, English - presented a paper, "Romantic Love as Interrogative Power in Faulkner's Go Down, Moses," at the second annual American conference on Romanticism held at Marguette University in Milwaukee.

.....Michele Yehieli, HPELS - presented a paper, "The Impact of Resettlement on Traditional Breastfeeding Practices among Refugee Populations" at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in San Diego.

Awards/honors/service

.....Melissa Beall, Communication Studies - has had a scholarship created in her name by the Nebraska Speech Communication and Theatre Association for Nebraska speech communication and theatre teachers who wish to pursue graduate education. The award was announced at the group's annual convention in North Platte, Neb. In the announcement, the executive board cited Beall's commitment to students and teachers, especially those who wish to further their education through graduate degrees.

.....Roberta Davilla, Communication Studies - was elected to the Iowa Communication Association Executive Board at the recent annual conference held in Bettendorf.

.....Sue Grosboll, UNI Museum - named Midwest Representative of the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries (ACUMG).

.....Dean Kruckeberg, Communication Studies - has been elected to a two-year term as a director and the membership chair of the Public Relations Interest Group of the International Communication Association. In addition, Kruckeberg recently served as an external reviewer for the public relations major at Southwest Missouri State University.

.....Mark Welty, Modern Languages - received a Certificate of Appreciation as an Outstanding Supporter of Arts and Culture from Resources Plus, The Cedar Valley Cultural Council, during a recent awards presentation program. He was nominated by the Cedar Falls Municipal Band for service as a 30-year member, building trustee and for volunteer work, which included computerization of the band's library holdings.