August 3, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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CHWEE LYE CHNG, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, was recently inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Health Behavior. He was chosen for his research in HIV/AIDS prevention, sexuality education, culture and health, and chemical dependency. Question mark in the sky

An article by MICHAEL McGUIRE, associate professor of public administration, titled "Big Questions in Public Network Management Research" was published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 11, no. 3.

LAURA VALERIUS, associate professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, represented the recreation and leisure studies program at a Graduate Recruitment Showcase, coordinated the program's exhibit booth welcoming alumni and friends and attended meetings as an associate editor of Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education at the Texas Recreation and Park Society annual conference, Feb. 20-24 in Montgomery.

LEON BREEDEN, Professor Emeritus of music, is profiled in the June 2001 Down Beat magazine. Breeden has been chosen as a Down Beat Jazz Educator Hall of Fame inductee.

MIRIAM HENOCH, associate professor of speech and hearing sciences, discusses hearing loss in the workplace and ways to prevent it in the July 6 Fort Worth Business Press.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor and associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, discusses band dynamics in an article posted July 5 on www.starpolish.com.

JEAN KELLER, dean of the College of Education, and TANDRA TYLER-WOOD, associate professor of technology and cognition, talk about Bringing Up Girls in Science, a new program started by UNT to encourage elementary-school girls to pursue science and math careers, in the July 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, writes about Houston's old economy compared to Dallas' new economy in a column in the July 2 Dallas Morning News.

BRENDA WELLS, associate professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, speaks about changes in company coverage of benefits in the July 6 Fort Worth Business Press. In a separate article in the same issue, Wells discusses the impact of layoffs on businesses.

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GARY WELDON ANDERSON, 64, of Denton died July 12 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He retired in 1999 as an associate professor of teacher education and administration. He joined UNT in 1973.

Anderson, born in Towner, Colo., received his bachelor's degree in music and his master's degree in music and education from Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. He earned his doctorate in administration and political science at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

He was active in Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, the National Education Association, the National Association of Teacher Educators, the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Better Breathers at Denton Community Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Anderson of Denton; his mother, Muriel Anderson Hagins of Denton; two daughters, Gwen McCormick of Denton and Melanie Whittle of Decatur; one brother, Darrel Anderson of Towner, Colo.; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service was held July 16 at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Donald Jones

DONALD MITCHELL JONES, 78, of Denton, Professor Emeritus of accounting, died June 30 at Denton Community Hospital. He was an associate professor of accounting from 1961 until his retirement in 1989. He also served as director of the Petroleum Accounting Center from 1979 to 1981.

Jones was born in Graham and served as a combat infantryman in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He graduated from North Texas with a bachelor of business administration in accounting in 1948 and a master of business administration in 1949.

He taught at San Angelo State College and worked in the field of oil and gas accounting before joining the accounting faculty at North Texas. He pursued doctoral studies at Louisiana State University. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Dallas chapter of the Petroleum Accountants Society, among other professional organizations.

He was an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Denton and was active in many community activities, including United Way and Meals on Wheels.

Survivors include his wife, Lila Ruth Jones of Denton; a daughter LyAnn Peterson of Copenhagen, Denmark; three sons, Donald Jones of Grapevine, Wallace Jones of Lewisville and Robert Jones of Denton; a brother, Wallace E. Jones of Lampasas; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church on July 3.

See a full listing of events at www.unt.edu/events

Summer Opera: Mozart's Cosi fan tutte. 8 p.m. Aug. 3, 5, 7, 9, Lyric Theater. Call 369-7802 for tickets. Student with an answer

Summer Commencement. General convocation 12:30 p.m. Aug. 11, UNT Coliseum. Individual ceremonies at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Fun Day. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 19, UNT residence halls.