Staff Activities

        We haven't printed any staff news in quite some time. This article should get you caught up with a year's worth of employee transitions, publications, awards, etc.

        Transitions

        The following are new employees since January 1, 1996

        • Douglas O. Cook, Job Distribution Assistant
        • James Ma, Programmer on UNT/HSC Fiscal Data Systems Team
        • Gayle Linke, Programmer Analyst on Fiscal Data Systems Team
        • Barbara Thurston, General Access Lab Monitor
        • Stephanie Johnson, General Access Lab Consultant
        • Mike Hatch, Computer Systems Manager in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Judith Evans, Production Services Manager for Mainframe Technical Services
        • Rebecca Padia, Data Entry Operator
        • Ginger Boone, Computer Support Specialist in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Kenneth Tillman, Programmer on Student Records Data Systems Team
        • Ryan Huettner, Microcomputer Consultant in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Joey Macaraeg, Microcomputer Consultant
        • Rachel Sanchez, Student Assistant
        • Charles Reese Baird, Microcomputer Consultant in Support Services
        • Duane Gustavus, Programmer Analyst in Academic Computing Services
        • Patricia Smith, Data Entry Operator
        • Michael Duffy, Job Distribution Asst.
        • Vicky Walker-Brooks, Programmer on UNT/HSC Payroll/Personnel Data Systems Team
        • Karl Ho, Programmer in Academic Computing Services
        • Kenneth Strmiska, Programmer on UNT/HSC Payroll/Personnel Data Systems Team
        • QuaVadis Cotton, General Access Lab Monitor
        • James Byford, Microcomputer Consultant in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Laurie Healy, General Access Lab Monitor
        • Johannes Walker, Computer Support Specialist in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Mark Wilcox, CWIS Coordinator in Academic Computing Services
        • Paul Landes, part-time programmer in Academic Computing Services
        • Patricia Janeski, Programmer on UNT Fiscal Data Systems Team
        • Phillip Graham, Job Distribution Asst.
        • Roy Brown, Data Communications Support
        • Katherine McGray, General Access Lab Monitor
        • Ty Young, Computer Support Specialist in Support Services
        • Jacob Holcomb, Microcomputer Consultant in Support Services
        • Richard Herrington, Computer Support Assistant Academic Computing Services

        The following people terminated their employment:

        • Rocky Bass, Production Control Scheduler
        • Mark Adamson, Computer Support Specialist in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Trish New, Data Entry Operator
        • Patrick South, Computer Systems Manager in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • John Andrew Mears, Programmer in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Greg Williams, Programmer in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Faisal Islam, Programmer in Administrative Computing
        • Mike Peeler, Microcomputer Consultant in Network and Microcomputer Support
        • Doug Bateman, CWIS Coordinator in Academic Computing Services
        • Margaret Ambuel, Programmer Analyst on the UNT/HSC Payroll/Personnel Data Systems Team

        Other transitions within the Computing Center include some reorganizations:

        • The UNIX Support Group in Academic Computing Services (Marc St.-Gil, Duane Gustavus, and Bahram Paiani) has been reorganized so that these personnel report to Dr. Philip Baczewski, Assistant Director of Academic Computing.
        • Network and Microcomputer Support (NMS) has reorganized into three teams: Application and Departmental Server Support, Campus-wide Network Computing Systems, and Data Communications. Further information about NMS can be found on their Web page (http://www-lan.unt.edu/Computing_Center/nms/nms.htm).

        Awards

        • Margaret Ambuehl and Rong Wang, Programmer Analysts on the UNT/HSC Payroll/Personnel Data Systems Team, and Sue Ellen Richey, Computing Center Administrative Services Officer, were honored by other staff members and received cash awards as a part of the 1996 Staff Contributions Awards given out at the Staff Convocation in September, 1996.
        • C.R. Chevli, Computer Systems Manager in Data Communications,was also honored at the Staff Convocation. He was recognized as an outstanding employee.
        • Eriq Oliver Neale, Academic Computing Services, was presented with an award for 5 years of service to UNT in September, 1996.
        • Honored for their service to UNT in August, 1996 were Steve Minnis, Manager of Mainframe Technical Services - 25 years; Mike Maner, Manager of Data Communications - 15 years; and Ginger Boone, Network and Microcomputer Support - 5 years.
        • Dan Strange, Programmer Analyst on the UNT Fiscal Data Systems Team, was recognized as a Soaring Eagle - someone who "goes the extra mile" - in the November, 1996 issue of the Human Resources Newsletter.

        Publications, Presentations

        • Karl Ho, Manager of Research and Statistical Support Services in Academic Computing Services, attended the "Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection" in Essex, England in August, 1996.
        • Karl also presented a paper, along with Valerie Martinez, Joan McLean and Sangeeta Sinha at the American Political Science Association 1996 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Ca. The paper was titled "The Rational Woman: Gender Differences in Career Decisions of Elected Officials."
        • Dr. Philip Baczewski presented "Modeling melodic perception: An examination of notational accuracy by populations of differing musical experience" with Dr. Rosemary N. Killam of the UNT College of Music at the International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, Montreal, Canada, August, 1996.
        • Baczewski and Eriq Neale, Student Computing Services Manager, both contributed to Internet 1997 Unleashed, a book put out by SAMS.NET in December, 1996. It is an update of their earlier book, Internet Unleashed. Baczewski wrote chapters on "Finding People," "Protecting Your Privacy" and "Educational Uses of the Internet." He was also a Technical Reviewer for the book. Neale wrote a chapter on "Extending Your Browser with Helper Applications and Plug-ins." Billy Barron, a former Computing Center employee, was a major contributor to the book as was his wife, Lay Wah Ooi, another former Computing Center employee. A sample look at the book is available from http://www.mcp.com/ sams/books/185-8/hhtoc.htm


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