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October 13, 1997

Recently/soon to be published

.....Larry Hensley, HPELS-authored "Alternative Assessment for Physical Education" in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

.....Christopher Edginton and Jane Mertesdorf, HPELS-co-authored "Park and Recreation Trends" in the Sept. Iowa Parks and Recreation. Edginton, Donald DeGraaf and Susan Edginton co-authored the second edition of Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives, Boston, Mass. Christopher Edginton, Carole Hanson and Susan Edginton co-authored the third edition of Leisure Programming: A Service-Centered and Benefits Approach, Boston, Mass. Christopher Edginton authored "Managing Leisure Services: A New Ecology of Leadership Toward the Year 2000" in the October issue of The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

.....Donna Thompson, Susan Hudson, and Mick Mack, HPELS-co-authored "Are We Safe Yet? A Twenty-Five-Year Look at Playground Safety" in the October Issue of The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

.....Taifa Yu, political science-authored "Taiwanese Democracy Under Threat: Impact and Limit of Chinese Military Coercion," published in the spring issue of Public Affairs.

.....Min Lee, mathematics-published "Mixed Cusp Forms and Parabolic Cohomology," in Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society.

.....Roy Unruh, physics-published "Comparing Misconceptions in Physics Between Chinese and American Students," in Science Education International.

.....Alan Czarnetzki, earth science-published "Regional Mountain Torque Estimates over the Rocky Mountains in Lee Cyclones," in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

.....Alan Orr, biology-published "Organogenesis of Fascicled Ear Mutant Inflorescence in Maize (Poaceae)," in American Journal of Botany.

.....Chris Ogbondah, communications-authored "Communication and Democratization in Africa: Constitutional Changes, Prospects and Persistent Problems For the Media," which will be published in the next issue of the Gazette.

.....Michael Fanelli, teaching-authored "Transcriptions for Double Bass Ensembles" and "Zen in the Art of Archery and the Art of String Performance," in American Suzuki Journal.

.....Fred Rees, music, and Michael Fanelli, teaching-published "ITVI as a Tool for Cultivation of Teacher Observations Skills," in American String Teacher.

.....Daniel McDonald, HPELS-co-authored "Ecotouurism: Wave of the Future," in Parks and Recreation.

.....Richard Utz, English-is co-editor for Medieval and Cultural Studies of "Prolepsis: The Tuebingen Review of English Studies." Utz also published "Inventing German(ic) Chaucer: The Interplay of Ideology and Philology in German Chaucer Studies before 1945," in Studies in Medievalism VIII.

.....Eric Henderson, anthropology-co-authored "The Navajo Gaming Referendum: Reservations about Casinos Lead to Popular Rejection of Legalized Gambling," in the fall issue of Human Organization.

.....Elana Joram & Anthony Gabriele, educational psychology & foundations-co-authored "Preservice Teachers' Prior Beliefs: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities," to be published in Teaching & Teacher Education.

.....Philip Mauceri, political science-published his coedited book, The Peruvian Labyrinth: Policy, Society, Economy (Penn State University Press, 1997).

.....Martha J. Reineke, philosophy and religion-authored the book Sacrificed Lives: Kristeva on Women and Violence, published by Indiana University Press.

.....Philip Suckling, geography-authored "Spatial Coherence of Solar Radiation for Regions in the Central and Eastern United States" in the first 1997 issue of Physical Geography.

Presentations/lectures/exhibitions

.....Chris Ogbondah, communications---conducted two four-day workshops on news reporting and presentation for the Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation and Rivers State Television stations in Nigeria.

.....Lynn Brant, earth science-was a presenter at the North American Diatom Symposium workshop Sept. 23-29 at Douglas Lake Biology Field Station, at the University of Michigan.

.....Lou Honary, industrial technology-was a presenter Sept. 9-10 at the Society of Automotive Engineers 1997 International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition workshop.

.....Jeffery Byrd, art-recently presented a two-day performance art piece, "How Wang Fo," at the Indianapolis Installation Festival. The piece of art was selected for an Award of Merit.

.....Susan Koch, HPELS-presented a paper, "Institutionalizing Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Essential Roles of Schools and Universities," Sept. 2-3 at the International Conference on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Sarajevo.

.....Mary Bozik, communication studies, and Bob Hardman, educational technology-presented "Enhancing Educational Opportunities in Iowa: The Iowa Communications Network," Oct. 31 at the annual EduCom Conference in Minneapolis.

.....Mary Bozik, communication studies-introduced Iowa English teachers to the NCA K-12 Standards on Speaking, Listening and Media Literacy Oct. 4 at the convention of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Conference,

.....Mary Bozik and Melissa Beall, communication studies-were part of a writing team meeting Sept. 25-28 in Washington D.C., writing competencies to accompany the National Communication Association's K-12 Standards for Speaking, Listening and Media Literacy.

.....Jim Becker , teaching-served as a Spanish interpreter on a medical group mission to Ecuador for two weeks in June. He worked with doctors to diagnose health problems and to prescribe medicines for residents in the city of Quevedo. Becker was also selected as one of 15 university instructors in the country to participate in a computer seminar at the University of Hawaii for two weeks in July, writing HTML pages for the World Wide Web using MicroSoft Front Page. Becker also produced a self-instructional program for French III high school students on Provence.

.....Robert Byrnes, music-performed carillon recitals Aug. 9-13 at the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Va.; at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J.; at St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh in Ft. Washington, Pa.; and at the Washington Memorial National Carillon in Valley Forge, Pa. On Aug. 17, Byrnes performed informally at the Duke University carillon in Durham, N.C.

.....Kathleen Kerr, HPELS-presented workshops on multi-cultural dance Sept. 6 at the Octagon Folk Ball in Mequon, Wisc. Kerr also presented master classes on dances of the Balkans, Hungary and Sweden, and a lecture on folklore dances of Hungary and Bulgaria Sept. 12-14 at the Central Iowa Traditional Dance and Music Festival in Ames.

.....Mary Selke, teaching/education-presented "Cohort Delivery of Graduate Programs: Implications for Graduate Faculty Advisors" Oct. 5-8 at the National Academic Advising Association national conference in Kansas City, Mo.

.....Linda Walsh, psychology-presented "Web Resources to Help Freshmen to Graduate Students" Aug. 18-23 at the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention in Chicago. She also was one of four presenters of "Live from Chicago: Active Learning Demonstrations for Introductory Psychology."

.....Michael White, industrial technology-was the keynote luncheon speaker Sept. 24 for the John Deere Waterloo Training Conference in Waverly. His topic was "Wizards and Warriors: Cooperating for the Kingdom." White was a 1/2 day workshop presenter Sept. 22 for John Deere Dubuque Works at Clark College. His topic was "How to Guide Employees Through Change." White presented two half-day workshops in the Supervisor/CIPP Maintenance Team Certificate Program for John Deere Waterloo Works, a program being delivered by the Management & Professional Development Center, College of Business Administration. White's workshop topics were: "Improving Productivity by Developing People" and "Managing Change." White also presented a refereed paper Oct. 7-10 at the National Association of Industrial Technology convention in Atlanta, Georgia. White's paper reported on his research into the essential skills and behaviors for supervisors and managers as they approach the 21st century.

.....Fred Rees, music-will present the paper, "What the Literature Says about Interactive Televised Instruction with Implications for Music Teaching and Learning" Nov. 13-16 at the national College Music Society/Association for Technology in Music Instruction conference in Cleveland.

.....Fred Rees and John Vallentine, music-will present the paper "Graduate Education on the Iowa Communications Network: A Collaborative Exercise in Interactive Televised Instruction," Oct. 28-31 at the EDUCOM '97 conference in Minneapolis.

.....Dean Kruckeberg, public relations-was a speaker at a round table discussion on "Public Relations Curriculum Development" Sept. 27 at the annual conference of the Iowa Communication Association in the Amana Colonies. Kruckeberg has had primary responsibilities organizing the Commission on Public Relations Education that will examine and make recommendations for public relations curricula in the United States.

Awards/honors/service

.....Rosa Maria de Findlay, spanish-received an Individual Award by The Friends of Iowa Civil Rights for recognition of her contributions. She will be honored at a banquet in Des Moines on Oct. 23.

.....UNI has been honored by the Government Finance Officers Association for the fifth consecutive year for the quality its comprehensive annual financial report. UNI was one of six universities in the nation to receive the award. UNI's recipients of the Financial Reporting Achievement award include Gary Shontz, controller and university secretary responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. Other individuals working toward the award were Bruce Rieks, assistant controller and chief accountant; Bryan Segerstrom, senior accountant; and Carla Maletta, staff accountant.

.....Vickie Robinson, PLS-has been selected to attend the Legacy 150 Institute/Character Counts! Coalition character development seminar Oct. 27-30 at Drake University in Des Moines. The mission of Legacy 150 is to recognize, enhance and sustain the positive qualities of Iowans in order to promote civility through character development, and foster greater understanding and cooperation in developing a positive environment to address the issues which will shape Iowa's future.