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May 27, 1997

Recently/soon to be published

.....James G. Hanson and James G. McCullagh, social work-co-authored the article, "Satisfaction with the Social Work Profession: A Ten-Year Analysis of Undergraduate Students' Perceptions" in Psychological Reports, 1997.

.....William G. "Gary" Wolfe, marketing-served as editor for the 19th Intercollegiate Conference Faculty Track Proceedings, April 17-19, New Orleans, published by the American Marketing Association.

.....Dean Kruckeberg, public relations-had his article, "Testing Your E.Q. (Ethical Quotient)," published in the spring issue of Public Relations Strategist.

.....Sandra Alper, special education-recently co-authored a data-based paper, "Meal Planning for Youth with Mental Retardation in Natural Settings," that was accepted for publication in Remedial and Special Education. Dr. Alper also co-authored "A Response to a Review of Curricular Research in Severe Disabilities from 1976-1995 in Five Selected Journals," accepted for publication in the Journal of Special Education.

.....Christopher Kliewer, special education-authored the book, The Struggle of Possibility: Downs Syndrome, Disability and the Community of School, to be published by Teachers' College Press.

.....Min Lee, mathematics-had the article "On Generalized Theta-Series Liftings," published in the 1997 issue of the Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society.

.....Donita Gray-Krueger, ATEEC-had the article "Establishing Core Curriculum for Four-year Environmental Majors," published in the spring issue of the ATEEC News.

.....Bonnie Litwiller and David Duncan, mathematics-co-authored the article "Forming and Adjusting Conjectures: Perimeter and Pattern Blocks," in the March issue of Mathematics in School. They also co-authored the article "Plotting Pythagorean Patterns: Connecting Geometry and Algebra," in the April issue of the Arizona Teacher of Mathematics Journal.

.....Katherine van Wormer and Mary Boes, social work-co-authored "Humor in the Emergency Room: A Social Work Perspective," in Health and Social Work 22.

.....Susan Hudson, Donna Thompson and Mick Mack, HPELS-co-authored the article, "America's Playgrounds: Make Them Safe!" in the April issue of Parks & Recreation.

.....Christopher Edginton, HPELS-co-authored the article "Toward a Win/Win Theory of Leisure Programming," in the January issue of Hong Kong Recreation Review. Edginton also co-authored "Building a Global Community: Camp Adventure," in the winter issue of PERS Review Hong Kong. He co-authored "The Historical Legacy of National Service in America, and authored "Children, Choice and Community Building" in the spring issue of Humanics: The Journal of Leadership for Youth and Human Service.

.....Beth Kivel, HPELS-authored a book review of Divergent Realities: The Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers and Adolescents in the Journal of Leisure Research.

.....Walter de Oliviera, HPELS and Carmen Montecinos, educational psychology and

foundations-co-authored the article "Education in the Open Environment" for the spring issue of Humanics: The Journal of Leadership for Youth and Human Services.

.....Michael Sanger, chemistry-co-authored "Common Student Misconceptions in Electrochemistry: Galvanic, Electrolytic, and Concentration Cells," in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

.....Jeffery Byrd, art-recently published a lengthy review of "How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies," a performance by Goat Island presented at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. The Review appeared in the spring issue of P-Form, a journal of performance art. Byrd was also visiting artist in early May at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Presentations/lectures/ exhibitions

.....Patricia Sitlington, social work-co-produced papers with graduate students on career/vocational programs for youth with disabilities in April at the Council for Exceptional Children International Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

.....Amy Rohrberg Wilson, theatre-participated in a panel presentation titled "Marketing Yourself Through Your Portfolio" March 20 at United States Institute of Theatre Technology National Conference in Pittsburgh.

.....Chris "Sissie" Hadjiharalambous, political science-presented "Mental Economies and Voter Rationality Revisited: Does the Congressional Electorate Know Anything?" and "Negative Voting in Congressional Elections: Does Representation Really Matter?" at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting April 10-12 in Chicago.

.....Christopher Martin, communication studies-presented the paper, "A Babe in Boyland: The Curious Success of ESPN's 'Fabulous Sports Babe,'" at the annual conference of the Popular Culture Association March 26-29 in San Antonio.

.....Kent Sandstrom, sociology-recently presented "Learning From and With Generation X-ers: The Merits of an Interactionist Pedagogy," and "Struggling for a Sense of Self-Value and Continuity in the Face of Mortal Illness: The Case of Men with AIDS," at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society.

.....Rheta DeVries, Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education-presented the keynote address at the Constructivist Education Institute April 16 in Storm Lake. Linda Fitzgerald, Regents' Center and curriculum and instruction, presented a workshop on inclusion. Betty Zan, Regents' Center, presented a workshop on conflict resolution. Rheta DeVries and Christie Sales, Regents' Center, presented a workshop on group games. Carolyn Hildebrandt, Regents' Center and psychology, presented workshops on "Constructivist Approaches to Early Music Education," and "Math Games for Early Primary Grade Children."

.....The following members of the Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education presented workshops at the annual "See How They Grow" conference sponsored by the Black Hawk Chapter of the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children, April 19, at the University of Northern Iowa: Carolyn Hildebrandt presented "Creativity and Music in Young Children." Rebecca Edmiaston presented "Evaluating Young Children's Writing Samples." Betty Zan presented "Beyond the Easel: Creative Problem Solving in Art Activities." Rheta DeVries presented "Play-Oriented Curriculum: Educational or Recreational." Christie Sales presented "Exploring Mathematical Concepts Using Pattern Block and Tangrams" and "Constructivist Science Activities." Tina Hoffman presented "Classroom Management."

.....Judith Finkelstein, curriculum & instruction and Regents' Center-presented workshops at the Early Reading Conference April 18 at the University of Northern Iowa. Rebecca Edmiaston presented "A Framework for Evaluating Young Children's Writing Samples."

.....Taifa Yu, political science-presented a paper, "Taiwanese Democracy Under Threat: Impact and Limits of China's Military Coercion," in October at the International Studies Association Midwestern Regional Conference. The paper is accepted for publication in the forthcoming spring issue of Pacific Affair.

.....Linda Paar, chemistry, and Mohammad Iqbal, earth science-were presenters at the Iowa Academy of Science annual meeting April 25-26 in Dubuque.

.....C.A. Axtell and J.A. Bumpus, chemistry-were co-presenters at the American Society of Microbiology general meeting May 4-8 in Miami Beach, Florida.

.....Ahmed Elsawy, industrial technology-was a presenter at the National NCUF Conference April 24-27 in Austin, Texas.

.....Ed Rathmell, Diane Theissen and Jack Wilkinson, mathematics-were presenters April 17-19 in Minneapolis for the NCTM meeting.

.....Susan Koch, HPELS-provided the inaugural Anna E. McGovern Lecture at St. Stephen's Student Center on April 7. The title of the lecture was "Risking Resolution: Reflections on a Spiritual Geography." Koch also was the keynote speaker for the South Dakota State University Women's Day Conference held March 27 at Dakota State University in South Dakota.

.....Thomas Tritle, music-performed a set for Baroque arias for horn and voice, accompanied by Robin Guy of UNI's School of Music and Jeffrey Snider from Wartburg College at the opening concert of the Midwest Horn Workshop April 11-13 at the University of Iowa. Tritle also directed the UNI Horn Choir on the finale of the concert, which included dances from the Vienna Waldhorn Society, performed by the UNI International Dance Theatre, under the direction of Kathleen Kerr, HPELS. Tritle also served as horn choir reading session conductor and competition adjudicator for the workshop. In addition, Tritle served as visiting horn instructor April 17-18 at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, where he gave private lessons, presented a recital and gave a lecture on the "Practical Application of Just Intonation."

......William Clohesy, philosophy-presented the paper "Re-engaging Hannah Arendt: Locating Public Virtue in the Modern World," before the Society for Greek Philosophy at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting April 12 in Chicago. He also presented the workshop "Changing the Paradigm Through Theatre: A Search for Solutions," April 16-19 at the Pedagogy of the Oppressed Conference, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

.....Thomas Switzer, Glenn Hansen, Joane McKay and Carmen Montecinos, college of education-met with the Ministry of Education on a recent visit to Chile to discuss reform in teacher education in Chile.

.....Dean Kruckeberg, public relations-was a guest speaker May 2 at Wartburg College's May Term Public Relations Seminar. He discussed the book he co-authored, Public Relations and Community: A Reconstructed Theory. He was also a panelist in the program "Issues in Undergraduate Public Relations Education: Creating the Capstone Course," and was a discussant in the program "Environmental Activism and Public Relations," at the Central States Communication Association convention April 9-13 in St. Louis.

.....Jill Uhlenberg and Lynda Loy, Child Development Center-presented "Making Student Staff a Part of the Classroom Community" at the National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers Conference April 16-19 in Washington, D.C.

Awards/honors/service

.....Several Office of Public Relations staff members were award winners in the statewide Excellent Performance in Communications (EPIC) competition, sponsored by the Northeast Iowa Chapter of Women in Communications. Excellence awards included: Vicki Grimes, "EducatioNet" series and Jeff Martin, "Adolescents" photo series. Merit awards included: Paul Kaufmann and Barbara Erickson, video news releases "HO, HO, HO Financial Woe" and "New Uses for Soybean Oil," and for public service announcements "Experience Counts" and "Wannabe"; Donovan Honnold, the "UNI Prospectus," "Student Life" brochure and "Orava Project" magazine article; Gerald Anglum and Janeen Stewart, "120th Birthday Table Tents;" and Barbara Erickson, for the "1996 Retirement Recognition Presentation."

.....Members of the Office of Public Relations also won several awards at the 16th annual Marketing, Advertising and Communications Professionals of Northeast Iowa (MAC) awards. Paul Kaufmann and Barbara Erickson won a Merit award in the category of Self-Promotion: Broadcast, for the UNI Office of Public Relations video; Donavan Honnold, Merri Moser Knudtson and Jeff Martin won a Best of Category in Print Materials: Consumer Brochures and Booklets, Four-Color or Less, for the UNI Sculpture Brochure; and Elizabeth La Velle and Donavan Honnold won a Merit in the category Miscellaneous: Print, for a piece produced for the UNI Foundation. The UNI Sculpture Brochure also won Best of Show.

.....Chris Ritrievi, athletics-was named MAC Communicator of the Year by the Marketing, Advertising and Communications Professionals of Northeast Iowa (MAC) at its annual awards banquet in April.

.....Lynn Dykstra, Sharlene Morgan, Bev Schomaker and Sue Smith, Price Lab School communications center-recently received an EPIC award from the Northeast Iowa Chapter of Women in Communications for Overall Achievement in Photography for their photograph titled "First Steps in Cyberspace." They also received two awards at the 12th Annual Gallery of Superb Printing, sponsored by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Club of Printing House Craftsmen; a gold award for the Northern University High School Commencement Program, and a silver award for the Principal's Guidebook.

.....Kenny C. Adams, ROTC-was recently selected to attend the U.S. Army Sergeant Major's Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, in July. After graduating, Adams will serve as one of the military's most highly ranked non-commissioned officers.

.....Kay M. Treiber, Price Lab School-was selected as the recipient of the Excellence in Science Teaching Award in Elementary Science for 1997, April 25, at Clarke College in Dubuque. This award is considered one of the highest professional honors to receive in Iowa.

.....Guru Subramanyam, industrial technology-has been awarded a faculty fellowship for the summer at the NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

.....Kamyar Enshayan, physical plant, and Rick Stinchfield, CEEE-were awarded $16,400 from the Leopold Center for the grant they co-authored, "Community and Economic Regeneration Through Strengthening the Local Food Economy."

.....William G. "Gary" Wolfe, marketing-accompanied seven UNI student members to their 1997 Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) National Convention April 1-6 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as their faculty advisor. While there he served on the PSE National Educational Scholarship Committee (NES) to select recipients of seven NES scholarships, participated as the mentor for a collegiate competitor in the PSE Pro-Am Sell-a-Thon; served as a judge for several PSE National Award competitions and was among five finalists for the 1996/97 Top PSE Faculty Advisor Award.Wolfe was also named "Outstanding Student Advisor" for the second year.

.....Deborah Gallagher, special education-was elected as program chair of the American Education Research Association (AERA) Qualitative Research Special Interest Group during the April AERA annual conference in Chicago.

.....Donna Raschke, special education-received a National Exemplary Program Award for preservice/inservice training from the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES). The award was presented during the ACRES conference in San Antonio, Texas, in March.

.....Tim Lindquist and Margaret Tanner, accounting-have had their work on "Cooperative Learning and the Study of International Accounting Standards: An Experimental Investigation," and "Using Monopoly and Teams-Games-Tournaments in Accounting Education: A Cooperative Learning Case Analysis," accepted for presentation in the program of the Western American Accounting Association and in the form of the National American Accounting Association in Dallas, Texas.

.....Jeremy Beck, music-had his composition "HoUsE miX" (1996) read by the American Composers Orchestra in New York City. His composition "Impressions" (1996) for unaccompanied 'cello was performed in an Iowa Composers Forum Concert in Cedar Rapids. Beck will hold a residency at the Millay Colony for the Arts (NY) in May.

..... Lynn Dykstra, Bev Schomaker, Sharlene Morgan and Sue Smith, Price Lab School-were recognized April 24 for their "Pride Facts" at the Endeavor Recognition Project Awards Program. The Endeavor Recognition Project is sponsored by the Leadership Studies Program of UNI under the direction of Gerri Perreault and YWCA of Black Hawk County. Judy Vowell was recognized for organizing the PLS Greeter Program. Donald G. Williams, university health center-received the Endeavor Recognition Award for Outstanding Service.

.....William Stigliani, CEEE-recently had the Iowa Comparative Risk Assessment Study, which he coordinates, named a 1997 ecos Magazine Editor's Choice Award. It is one of five projects nationwide to be recognized by ecos.

.....Hans Isakson and Allen Rappaport, finance-have been designated as "Master Teachers" in a study of the characteristics of master teachers in finance being conducted by the University of Illinois and Enhanced Performance Systems, Greensboro, N.C.

.....Barbara Ripp Safford, curriculum and instruction-recently received the Intellectual Freedom Award sponsored by the Iowa Educational Media Association (IEMA) and Social Issues Resources Services, Inc. (SIRS). The Intellectual Freedom Award is given to an individual who promotes intellectual freedom in his/her sphere of influence and beyond, and who has met or resisted attempts at censorship.

.....The NU High School team won its fourth straight state title in the 1997 State of Iowa Olympiada of Spoken Russian conducted recently on the Marshalltown Community College campus. It is sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian, Washington, D.C. The team is coached by Jim Sweigert, Russian instructor at NUHS. Sweigert also accompanied 14 NUHS juniors and seniors on an ACTR-sponsored trip to NU's partner school in Tyumen, Russia.