Recently/soon to be published
.....Pita Abese, political
science, and Chris Ogbondah, communication
studies—have had their article, “Environmental Justice:
Beyond Ethnic Mobilization,” published in the current issue
of The International Journal of African Studies.
.....Penny Beed, curriculum and
instruction—recently published “Readers’ Workshop
Supports Struggling Readers in Becoming Literate” in Title
1 Education: Voices From the Field.
.....Karlene Kischer-Browne, PLS—published
“The Multifaceted Role of the Interpreter/Aide in the Public
School Setting” in the April issue of the national
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf “Views.” She
is a candidate for national certification by the RID.
.....Richard Utz, English—is editor of Medievalism
in the Modern World: Essays in Honour of Leslie Workman, and
author of “‘Cleansing’ the Discipline: Ernst
Robert Curtius and His Medievalist Turn,” and “Speaking
of Medievalism: An Interview with Leslie J. Workman,” in
that essay collection.
.....Yury Lerner, industrial
technology—co-authored “Countergravity Casting of
Thin-Wall Aluminum A-356” and “Non-Destructive
Evaluation of Structure and Properties of Ductile Irons” in
the February issue of AFS Transactions.
.....Jennie Wang, English—published an
introduction and two chapters of Chinese translation of Raymond
Federman’s novel Smiles on Washington Square: A Love
Story of Sorts in the December issue of Foreign
Literatures and Arts, Shanghai, China. The book is being
published this month by Shanghai Translation Publishing House,
Shanghai, China.
.....Taifa Yu, political science—authored
“Relations Between Taiwan and China After the Missile
Crisis: Toward Reconciliation?” in the spring issue of Pacific
Affairs.
.....Donna Thompson, Susan Hudson and Mick Mack, HPELS—co-authored
“Matching Children and Play Equipment: A Developmental
Approach” in the March/April issue of Early Childhood
News: The Journal of Professional Development.
.....Sue Joslyn, HPELS—authored
“Geographic Differences in Treatment of Early Stage Breast
Cancer” in the Jan./Feb. issue of The Breast Journal.
Presentations/lectures/exhibitions
.....Mary Bozik,
communication studies—presented the keynote address March 26
at the Northeast Iowa Language Arts Conference at Upper Iowa
University. Her presentation, “National Standards for
Teaching Listening: Is Anybody Listening?” shared the K-12
Listening Standards published by the National Communication
Association and explored ways in which teachers can use them to
develop students’ listening skills.
.....Jeffery Byrd, art—has a solo
exhibition of videos and objects used in performances at the
Waterloo Museum of Art. Byrd also presented a performance at the
Museum. The exhibition was documented by a catalog.
.....Christopher Denison, Jim Langel and Andy Martin, WRS—will
be making presentations this month at the NIRSA Annual Conference
in Milwaukee, Wisc. Denison is presenting “Natatorium Design
and Construction Challenges”; Langel is presenting
“Ethical Dilemmas and the Choices We Make”; and Martin
is presenting “From Seed to Sapling: Starting Your
Collegiate Outdoor Recreation Program.” Martin also
presented “Introduction to High Altitude Mountaineering:
Hiking the Mexico Volcanoes” at the National Intramural and
Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Winter Outdoor Recreation
Symposium in Colorado.
.....Anthony Gabriele and Elana Joram, educational
psychology & foundations, and Paul Trafton, Diane
Thiessen, Edward Rathmell, and Larry Leutzinger, mathematics—will
present “Traveling the Path of Mathematics Reform: Changes
in Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy and Representations of Their
Students’ Thinking” April 19-23 at the American
Educational Research Association annual conference in Montreal.
.....Randal Hayes, ITS-Voice
Services—presented “The Telecom Act of 1996: New Rules
to Follow” in two sessions March 15 and 17 at the
International Definity User Group annual conference in San Diego,
Calif.
.....Ronald Johnson, music—spent spring
break in Hungary as guest of the Hungarian Military Music School
in Budapest. This is the third successive year he has been
invited to work with the students there, primarily in chamber
music ensembles. He also worked with the percussion students,
introducing them to American music and teaching methods.
.....Yury Lerner, industrial
technology—recently presented the report
“Vacuum-Assisted Investment Casting of Al-Ni Bronze”
March 16-22 at 103rd Casting Congress in St. Louis.
....Annette Lynch, design, family and consumer
sciences/women’s studies—presented “Transforming
Gender through Critical Research” in November at the
International Textile and Apparel Association annual meeting in
Dallas.
.....Fred Behroozi, Paul Shand and Ali Badakhshan, physics—made
presentations in March at the American Physical Society
Centennial Meeting in Atlanta. Behroozi co-presented
“Non-Contact Measurement of the Viscosity of Water as a
Function of Temperature”; Shand co-presented “Effect of
Anisotropy on the Spin Glass Transition in Diluted Magnetic
Semiconductors”; Badakhshan presented “Characterization
of Polycrystalline Semiconductor Alloys” and
“Observation of Direct Optical Transitions in Conductive
Polymers by Electroreflectance Spectroscopy.”
.....Lawrence Escalada, physics—presented
“How the Use of Technology in the Science Classroom Can
Spark the Universal Success for All Students” in March at
the National Science Teachers Association meeting in Boston.
Escalada also presented “An Investigation on the
Applicability of Activity-Based Modern Physics Instruction in a
Few Secondary Classrooms” in March at the National
Association for Research in Science Teaching meeting in Boston.
.....Tom Riedmiller, CIEP—conducted a
series of workshops on online job hunting for international
education professionals. The workshop, “The Internet Job
Search for ESL! (The Internet Job Search for the Rest of
Us!)” was presented in October at the MidTESOL conference in
St. Louis and in March at the International TESOL convention in
New York City.
.....Victoria Robinson, teaching—presented
“American Perceptions and Images of North Africa” March
12-14 at the Fifth Annual Tunisian Society of Anglo-Saxon
Relations’ International Conference in Tunis, Tunisia. The
conference was hosted by the Universities of Tunis and Sfax.
.....Linda Walsh, psychology—presented
“The Online Syllabus: Advantages for Under-Prepared,
Average, or Advanced Students” Feb. 26 at the Midwest
Institute on the Teaching of Psychology in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
.....Charline Barnes, curriculum and
instruction—presented “Strategies for the Language Arts
Classroom: A Hands-On Approach” with six undergraduate
students at the annual Iowa Reading Conference April 8-10 in Des
Moines.
.....Kamyar Enshayen, physics—presented the
seminar, “A Tale of Two Chickens” Feb. 16 at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agriculture. Enshayan
presented “Reclaiming our Food from Corporate Giants”
at a March 6 conference in Kansas City, and he presented the
keynote address and workshop on the UNI Local Food Project at the
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s annual
conference March 13 in Willmington, Ohio.
.....Chris Ogbondah and Paul Siddens,
communication studies—presented their co-authored research
paper “Defining Traditional Forms of Communication in
Nigerian Culture Within the Context of Nonverbal
Communication” in April at the joint conference of the
Central and Southern States Communications Associations in St.
Louis. Siddens also chaired the panel, as well as a panel on a
States Advisory Committee Showcase Panel. Siddens also presented
the research paper “2010 and Beyond: Virtual Reality and the
Communications Classroom”; and chaired the “Reflections
on Teaching and Training: Moving Forward with Four Perspectives
on Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Workshop/Training
Perspectives.”
Awards/honors/service
.....Liz Yagla, public relations—received
the Jessica Hey Award at the Waterloo YWCA’s annual meeting
March 9. The award is given annually by the YWCA to recognize a
volunteer for outstanding service to the YWCA, women and the
community.
.....Ann Vernon, educational leadership,
counseling and postsecondary education—has been appointed to
the Albert Ellis Board of Trustees. Albert Ellis is the founder
of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and is world-renowned as a
therapist and lecturer. She also presented her new Passport
program at the ACA national counseling conference in San Diego in
March.
.....Christopher Denison, WRS—has been
appointed chair of the National Intramural and Recreational
Sports Association Aquatics Committee.
.....Jim Langel, Wellness and Recreation
Services—has been appointed state director of the National
Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA).
.....Staff in the UNI Office of Public Relations received awards
recently at the Northeast Iowa Chapter of Women in Communications
Epic Awards. Paul Kaufmann and Barbara Erickson
received an Award of Excellence in the Audiovisual/Informational
Video division for the “SAFE Playgrounds” video
produced for the National Program for Playground Safety. Audrey
Schroeder and Janeen Stewart received an Award of
Excellence in the Newsletter/External Not-for-Profit division for
the “Outlook-Welcome Edition.” Schroeder, Jeff
Martin and Don Honnold received two Merit Awards in the
Public Relations/Poster division, for the “UNI Baseball
Poster” and the “UNI Track Poster.” Gwenne
Culpepper and Schroeder received a Merit Award in the
PR/Specialty division for the “UNI Jazz Band CD Cover and
Insert”; and DeWayne Purdy received a Merit
Award in the Radio/Hard News division for “Reaction to
President Clinton’s Trip to China,” an interview with
UNI Associate Professor of History Charles Holcombe
produced for the Radio News Network.
.....Ron Bengston, Mary Akers, Randall Neal, Deanne Ubben
and Rose Kading, Print Services—received several
awards recently at the 14th Annual Gallery of Superb Printing,
sponsored by the Waterloo Cedar Falls Club of Printing House
Craftsmen. In the One Color Poster category, Print Services
received a Gold and a Best of Show for the “Angela Brown
Poster,” produced for the School of Music; and a Silver for
the “Get Your Feet Wet” poster for UNI Admissions. A
Silver was awarded in the Stationery/Business Cards category for
“The Butch Bender Art Scholarship Fund” produced for
the Art Department; and a Silver in the Brochures/Folders (2
Color) category for “Environmental Issues Instruction”
produced for the Center For Energy and Environmental Education.
.....Sharlene Morgan, Bev Schomaker, Erin Wignall and Sue
Smith, PLS—were recently honored at the
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Club of Printing House Craftsmen14th
Annual Gallery of Superb Printing with a gold award for the
design and printing of the Iowa Science Teacher’s Fall
Conference program and a silver award for the 1998 Northern
University High School Commencement program. Lynn
Dykstra, Morgan, Schomaker and Smith also received a
Gold award for the design of the PLS Visitor’s Packet.
.....Paul Siddens, communication
studies—was elected vice-chair of the States Advisory
Committee of the Central States Communication Association in
April at the joint conference of the Central and Southern States
Communications Associations in St. Louis.
.....Staff in the UNI Office of Public Relations received awards
recently at the 1999 CASE District Six conference in Kansas City.
Audrey Schroeder and Janeen Stewart received a
Bronze in the Newsletter/tabloid category for the
“Outlook-Welcome Edition”; Schroeder, Jeff
Martin and Don Honnold received two Silver Awards in the
Poster category, for the “UNI Baseball Poster” and the
“UNI Track Poster;” Gwenne Culpepper and
Schroeder received a Merit Award in the Specialty
category for the “UNI Jazz Band CD Cover and Insert”; Stewart
and Susan Chilcott received an award in the
Institutional Relations category for “Community Visitation
Days Program”; Schroeder, Stewart, Susan Cornell and
Elizabeth Conrad LaVelle received a Bronze in the Series
or Multiple Piece category for “College Brochures”; and
LaVelle and Sara Lensing received a Bronze award in the
Student Recruitment category for “High School Visit
Piece.”