Staff Activities

Transitions

The following are new employees:

• Michael Puente has joined Mainframe Technical Services as Mainframe Operations Manager.

• Samantha Moss has joined Academic Computing Services as a new part-time Clerical Assistant.

• Steven Huang has joined Academic Computing Services as a part-time General Access Lab Monitor.

• Patrick Tolentin has joined Academic Computing Services as a part-time General Access Lab Monitor.

• KC Koechley has joined Academic Computing Services as a part-time General Access Lab Consultant.

• Travis Woodruff has joined Academic Computing Services as a part-time General Access Lab Consultant.

The following people are no longer working in the Computing Center:

• Youngtae Ryu worked part time for the Computing Center for four years, working in the Research and Statistical Support Office since November 1996. Upon graduation with his Ph.D. in Technology and Cognition last December, he was offered a job to profess at the Pusan University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. We wish Youngtae well and thank him for his years of excellent service to the Computing Center and University community.

• Johnny Mayall, part-time lead lab Consultant, has left the ISB110 General Access Lab for a full-time corporate position in computer support.

• Michael Noblitt, part-time General Access Lab Monitor.

• Sabine Winter, part-time General Access Lab Monitor.

• Quavadis Cotten, part-time General Access Lab Consultant.

Awards

• Robert Jones, Programmer/Analyst on the Student Records Data Systems Team, was presented with an award for 10 years of service in December, 1998.

• Kenn Moffitt, Web Developer in the Central Web Support area of Academic Computing Services, was presented with an award for 5 years of service in December, 1998

• Nancy Fisher, Voice Response Applications Team Leader, was presented with an award for 10 years of service in April, 1998.

Publications, Presentations

• Dr. Karl Ho, Research and Statistical Support Services Manager, attended the 39th Annual ISA Convention held between MARCH 17-21, 1998. He presented the paper titled "The Realization of Women's International Human Rights: Are Religion and Economic Development the Answer?" with Dr. Steven Poe of the Political Science department and Didi Wendel of University of Iowa at the WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW panel.

Elections and Appointments

• Dr. Philip Baczewski, Associate Director of Academic Computing, was elected to the executive committee of the Texas Society for Music Theory, and also was reappointed to serve on the Networking and Electronic Communications committee of the Society for Music Theory.