…Roy R. Behrens, Art, published an article titled “Plumber
and Poet,” about the life of graphic designer Paul Rand in the September/October
issue of Print magazine (New York). He also published six book reviews in the
fall issue of Leonardo: Journal of the International Society of Arts, Sciences
and Technology (MIT Press). In addition, he was recently consulted by NATO about
his research of military camouflage, with the result that his annotated bibliography
on “Art and Camouflage” will be published as part of a forthcoming
NATO report on the history of camouflage.
…Brian Keeley, philosophy and religion, published “Fixing content
and function in neurobiological systems: the neuroethology of electroreception,”
Biology& Philosophy, 14, 395-430.
…Lauren Nelson, Comm. Disorders: Cochran, P., and Nelson, L. (1999).
“Technology applications in intervention for preschool-age children with
language disorders.” Seminars in Speech and Language, 20, 203-218.
…Chris W. Ogbondah, professor of journalism in communication studies,
has a chapter titled, “The Ogoni inferno and fire fighters: Has the Nigerian
government’s international public relations campaign extinguished the fire?”
in the international public relations case book, published by the Institute
for Public Relations (IPR).
…Yury Lerner, professor of Industrial Technology, has published
“Recent Trends and Developments in Permanent Mold Casting of Iron”
in Proceedings of International Foundry Congress, October 1999, pp. 351-360.
…The fourth edition of Dynamics of Effective Teaching has been issued by
Longman Publishing Co. Margret Ishler is a co-author of this methods
text along with William Wilen, Richard Kindsvatter and Janice Hutchison of Kent
State University.
…Linda A. Sharp (MPLS), “Can-certo – Math/Music Interdisciplinary
Project for Elementary (Grades 2-6) Students,” Iowa Music Educator (Sept.
99).
…George K. Zucker, Modern Languages, published “Establishing
a Bibliography for Sephardic Studies” in Shofar, 18.1 (fall 1999): 127-136.
…UNI Jazz Band One, directed by Robert Washut, has released a new
CD titled “Just Us,” featuring a composition by recent graduate Todd
Munnik and two arrangements by Washut.
…Yury Lerner, professor of Industrial Technology, has published
“Wear Resistance of Austempered Ductile Irons” in Foundry Management
& Technology, September 1999, pp. 74-80.
…Joslyn, Sue A. (1999, November). “Radiation Therapy and Patient
Age in the Survival from Early-Stage Breast Cancer.” International journal.
Radiation Oncology Biology, Physics. Vol. 44. Pg. 821-826.
…Thompson, D., Hudson, S. and Mack, M. (1999, October/November).
“Safety First: SAFE Playgrounds.” Healthy Child Care. Pg. 3.
…Katherine van Wormer and Mary Boes, Social Work Department,
published “Social Work, Corrections, and the Strengths Approach” in
Canadian Social Work 1(1), 1999.
…Dean Kruckeberg, professor of Public Relations, was interviewed
and quoted in pr magazine, the October issue of the monthly public relations
trade journal in Germany in a story about internship opportunities in the United
States for European students.
Presentations/lectures/exhibitions
…Mark Moulton, Art, installed a public sculpture in the new Communications
Building addition at Iowa State University in Ames on Oct. 29, 1999.
…Chris W. Ogbondah, professor of journalism in communication studies,
delivered a guest lecture at the invitation of Indiana University at South Bend
on Oct. 19. The lecture examined the effectiveness of folk media in disseminating
medical and health reports in non-urban Sub-Sahara Africa. Ogbondah also delivered
a public lecture at the invitation of Michigan State University, East Lansing,
on Oct. 21. The lecture critically analyzed democratic changes and constitutional
reforms in the context of freedom of the press in Africa.
…Joseph Smaldino, professor, Communicative Disorders, was an invited
speaker at the New Mexico Speech and Hearing Association annual meeting in Albuquerque.
His topic was “Classroom Acoustics.”
…Angeleita Floyd, professor of flute, appeared as a guest artist
at the first international flute festival held in Orebro, Sweden, Oct. 11-17.
She directed the Swedish Flute ensemble Flatuando in concert, presented master
classes, presented lectures on Geoffrey Gilbert, as well as directed the festival
intermediate and advanced flute choirs throughout the week.
…John Grinstead, assistant professor with the department of modern
languages, gave a lecture at a Spanish grammar conference at Ohio State University
called “Describing, Theorizing and Teaching grammar: Spanish Towards the
21st Century.” He presented his lecture, “Language Pedagogy and Linguistic
Theory,” on Nov. 5.
…Yury Lerner, professor of Industrial Technology, recently presented
a paper, “Development of an Improved Direct Pour System for Aluminum Casting”
at the First International Conference on the “Gating, Filling and Feeding
of Aluminum Casting,” Oct. 10-13, 1999, Nashville, Tenn.
…Linda Walsh, psychology, presented “Extending the classroom
with course-related Web sites” as part of the symposium “Internet-Based
Strategies to Facilitate Student Involvement in Courses” at the American
Psychological Association meetings, Aug. 20-24 in Boston. Division 2 of APA
also sponsored her presentation of “Use of a pick and choose checklist
in large introductory psychology classes” at the meetings.
…Jim Sweigert, Teaching/Price Lab School, presented Less Commonly
Taught Languages in the Twenty-First Century and Task-Based Scenarios for the
Foreign Language Classroom at the recent Iowa Foreign Language Association annual
conference in Ames. He also chaired the first-ever meeting of a new state organization,
the Iowa Council of Teachers of Russian (ICTR). He will also present “How
to be ‘v kurse dela’: Using the Internet to Supplement Instruction
in the Russian Language Classroom” at the 1999 American Association of
Teachers of Slavic/East European Languages (AATSEEL) Annual Conference in Chicago,
Dec. 27-30, of which he was recently elected vice president.
…Jim Sweigert, Rosa-Maria de Findlay and Lowell Hoeft,
recently presented Lab School Connections to France, Russia and Chile at the
Midwest National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS) Conference. The three
Lab School instructors have been invited to repeat this presentation for the
national NALS conference, held next March 1-4, in Boca Raton, Fla.
…Dean Kruckeberg, professor of public relations, and John Paluszek,
president of Ketchum Public Affairs, New York, made several presentations at
the international conference of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA),
Oct. 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif. They are co-chairs of the 47-member national Commission
on Public Relations Education. Kruckeberg also taught a training session preparing
reviewers to certify U.S. education programs and appeared in the programs, “Meet
the Authors of the Major Public Relations Textbooks” and “The Mentor
Circle” and participated in the resume-critiquing session for students
and as facilitator for the luncheon exchange, “Building Global Media Relationships.”
…Jennie Wang, English, presented a paper titled “Reinterpreting
Kingston’s Feminist Agenda on the Borderline of Asia and Asia America”
at the American Studies Association Annual Convention in Montreal, Quebec, Oct.
30.
…Thomas J. Switzer, Dean of the College of Education, recently presented
a paper titled, “The Issue of Supply and Demand in Teaching: A University’s
Response” at the 15th annual National Evaluation Systems Conference in
Rosemont, Ill. on Oct. 26-27.
…William Clohesy, associate professor of philosophy, presented a
paper, “Fund Raisers and the Articulation of Public Goods,” at the
annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and
Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6.
…Penny O’Connor gave a keynote address titled “The Power
of Choice” and also presented a session on enhancing listening skills,
both at the Assoc. for College Unions International (ACUI) conference in Ames
on Nov. 5.
…Flavia Vernescu, associate professor of French, Modern Languages,
organized and chaired a special session “L amusique dans la litterature
francaise du 20e siecle,” and presented a paper titled “La musique
dans l’oeuvre do Julien Green,” at the Midwest Modern Language Association
Conference, Nov. 4-6 in Minneapolis.
…Bruce Rogers, professor of Educational Psychology and Foundations,
presented a paper titled “On the internal consistency of a scale of teacher
satisfaction” and was the discussant for a paper session titled “Setting
and evaluating various types of standards” and served on the Association
Council at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association
in Chicago, Oct. 13-16.
…Carolyn Richert Bair, assistant professor in the department of
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education, was a presenter
at the Association for the Study of Higher Learning (ASHE) annual conference
in San Antonio, Nov. 17-20. She presented “Meta-Synthesis: A New Research
Methodology” at the ASHE International Forum and “Doctoral Student
Attrition and Persistence: A Meta-Synthesis of Research Literature” with
Jennifer Grant Haworth of Loyola University, Chicago, at the ASHE annual conference.
In addition to these two research papers, she was a roundtable presenter of
“Developing Leaders: Exploring the Impact of Doctoral Study on Students
in Four Professional Fields” with Jennifer Grant Haworth, Kim Gibson-Harmon
and Mel Sandfort of Loyola University, Chicago.
…Linda Grimm, adjunct faculty member for the department of Theatre,
presented her paper “American Gentlemen’s Dress at the Turn-of-the-Century:
Etiquette and Form” at the Costume Society of America’s Region III/IV
Symposium in Winnipeg on Oct. 21-23. The paper received the Outstanding Master’s
Research Paper Award from the UNI Graduate College earlier this year.
…Dale Cyphert presented “Learning to Yo!: Rhythm and Synchronicity
in the Development of a Public Sphere” for the American Communication Association.
…Gerri Perreault, director of Leadership Studies and associate professor
in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling and Postsecondary Education,
presented two papers at the annual conference of the International Leadership
Association. One was “Rethinking Leadership: Feminist Care Ethics and Leadership
as Friendship.” The other was “The Golden Rule as a Limited Standard
for Leaders and Managers.” She also chaired a panel on women and leadership.
The following UNI faculty took part in several presentations at the 85th Annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Nov. 4-7, in Chicago.
…Melissa L. Beall, Communication Studies
Coloring Outside the Lines: Taking Risks in the Basic Course
The Internet and Pedagogy
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
Teaching Communication Courses with the World Wide Web: Cognitive Technology
What Role Ought Forensics Play in the Twenty-First Century Communication Studies
Department
Considering the Colors and Lines in Basic Course Textbooks
Using a Case Study Instructional Method: Applying Scholarship in the Classroom
Setting
…Mary E. Bozik, Communication Studies
Passages of Teaching
Ironing Out the Wrinkles: Issues in Incorporating Distance Education in the
Communication Classroom
…Brierly A. Bronson, Political Science
Campaign Styles, Messages, and Audiences
…Phyllis Carlin, Communication Studies
Staging the Farm at the American Folklife Festival: A Jointly Told Tale
Collaborative Breakthroughs in Personal Narrative Research
…April Chatham-Carpenter, Communication Studies
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
…Joyce Chen, Communications Studies
NCA Late Deadline Poster Session
“Strangers” from Different Shores: A Transnational Comparison of Asians
and Asian Pacific Americans
…Shing-Ling Chen, Communication Studies
Staging the Farm at the American Folklife Festival: A Jointly Told Tale
Short Course #12. Research Protocols for Usenet Applications
Shades of Gray: Ethical Dilemmas and On-Line Research
…Susan Cusmano, Communication Studies
Now That We Have Technology in the Classroom, What Do We Do With It
…Dale Cyphert, Management
Coloring Outside the Lines: Genre, Context, Validity and Implicit Cognitive
Processes in Communication
…Roberta A. Davilla, Communication Studies
Preconference: The State of Family Communication Education: Building for the
Future
Communication, Race and Family: Old Problems and New Directions
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
Extending Our Creative Boundaries: Integrating Service-Learning in Communication
Courses—A Discussion Circles Approach
…Victoria DeFrancisco, Communication Studies
The Many Colors of Communication: Teaching Communication in the Chinese Classroom
…Jon G. Hall, Communication Studies
Short Course #12. Research Protocols for Usenet Applications
Shades of Gray: Ethical Dilemmas and On-Line Research
What Role Ought Forensics Play in the Twenty-First Century Communication Studies
Department
Campaign Styles, Messages and Audiences
…Tricia Hansen-Horn, Communication Studies
Competitive Papers in Public Relations
Coloring Outside the Lines: Genre, Context, Validity and Implicit Cognitive
Processes in Communication
…Dean A. Kruckeberg, Communication Studies
Assessment in Public Relations Education
From Vision to Behavior to Contention in a Public Relations Paradigm Shift:
Coloring Outside the Lines as the Millennium Turns
Community Building: From Public Opinion to Relationship-Building to Community-Building
in Public Relations
Position Paper: RQ1: How Can People of Opposing and Absolutist Ideologies, Values
and Beliefs Live Together in Harmony and With Mutual Respect in a Global Society?
New Assessment Strategies and Tools
He also presented the recommendations of the Commission on Public Relations
Education to members of the NCA Public Relations Division.
…Karen S. Mitchell, Communication Studies
Beyond Role Playing: Interactive Performance as a Corporate Training Tool
…Jayne M. Morgan, Communication Studies
Top Three Competitive Papers in Organizational Communication
…Catherine H. Palczewski, Communication Studies
Coloring Outside the Lines of Social Movement Studies: A Panel in Honor Of Leland
Griffin
Counterpublics and the State: A Roundtable Discussion
Setting the Agenda: Executive Leadership and Three Tough Issues
…Gayle M. Pohl, Communication Studies
Coloring Outside the Lines: Fundraising Issues as Seen by Academics And Practitioners
…Archana D. Shankar, Communication Studies
NCA Late Deadline Poster Session
Using Multimedia Technologies to Communicate Social Support to Breast Cancer
Patients
…Marilyn M. Shaw, Communication Studies
Now That We Have Technology in the Classroom, What Do We Do With It?
…Paul J. Siddens, Communication Studies
Communication and Risk: Pedagogical Implications for Communication Educators
…Laura A. Terlip, Communication Studies
Competitive Papers in Public Relations
Beyond Role Playing: Interactive Performance as a Corporate Training Tool
…Sondra Webb Craft, Communication Studies
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
…Leah E. White, Communication Studies
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
What Role Ought Forensics Play in the 21st Century
Communication Studies Department
Coloring Outside the Lines in the Communication Classroom: Experiential Considerations
and Consternations
…Bruce F. Wickelgren, Communication Studies
Administering the Basic Course: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Instructors
Shades of Gray: De-Mystifying the Rating Scale in Forensics
… Judy Dolan, Noehren Hall secretary, and Jackie Greiger,
Manager, Custodial Services, were recognized for outstanding contributions to
the university and the region at the Association of College and Housing Officers
conference in Sioux Falls, S.D., Nov. 3-5. David Schmid, Noehren Hall coordinator
was also recognized as the outstanding new professional in the region.
…Iradge Ahrabi-Fard was awarded the Inagural AVCA Excellence in
Education Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for his ongoing
educational contributions to the volleyball community over a number of years.
…Nancy P. Hamilton was honored as a first generation “Trailblazer”
by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for her contributions in
establishing a girls interscholastic sports program.
…Susann G. Doody was recognized for her significant contributions
to the advancement of women in higher education at the Way Up XVII conference
in November.
Iowa’s Geological Past: Three Billion Years of Earth History by Wayne I.
Anderson, published during the past year by the University of Iowa Press, was
designated a Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1999.
…Kay Buktaz and Dave Kohrs were honored Friday, Nov. 19,
by the Iowa High School Athletic Association for their many years of outstanding
service to the Iowa State High School Football Championships.
…Nancy Clark, personal fitness coordinator, Wellness and Recreation
Services, was recently notified that she passed exams given by the National
Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA). She is now is a Certified Personal
Trainer (CPT) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through
the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
…Leonard Upham, PLS band director and music department chair, was
recognized by the Iowa High School Music Association (I.H.S.M.A.) at the Iowa
All-State Music Festival Concert on Saturday, Nov. 20, in Ames. Now in his 37th
year of teaching Iowa high school musicians, Dr. Upham was given the 35-year
Teacher Tenure Award.
…The Center for Economic Education at UNI and Lois Ann McElroy
Lindell, coordinator, Iowa Stock Market Game, received the “1999 L.
Massey Clarkson, Jr. Stock Market Game of the Year Award for Outstanding Progress
as a New SMG Coordinator” at the 1999 National Stock Market Game Symposium
in Scottsdale, Ariz.
…Sue Rueschhoff was named to a SHRM task force of HRCI-certified
professionals to revise the HR body of knowledge used for the HRCI examinations.
…The American Communication Association elected Dale Cyphert to
its Board of Directors, naming her the financial officer for the organization.
…Lyle Bowlin has been named the part-time Assistant Director of
the JPEC, effective September 1999. Lyle also is an instructor in the Department
of Finance.
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