Let them eat cake — Rama Pfaffly, University Union scheduling manager; Vicki Whitmer, assistant director of the Union; and Bonita Jacobs, vice president for student development, cut a giant cake during Union Day March 9, the anniversary of the creation of UNT's student union.

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D. JACK DAVIS, professor and former dean of the School of Visual Arts and director of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, received the National Art Educator of the Year Award at the 45th annual conference of the National Art Education Association, March 6 in Boston.

GLEN HAUBOLD, manager of utilities maintenance, serves on the membership committee of the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators and as a member attended the association's technology conference, Feb. 27-March 1 in San Antonio.

D. SHANE KOCH, assistant professor of rehabilitation, social work and addictions, was appointed editor of the Journal of Teaching in the Addictions in January. As editor, he will also serve on the board of directors of the International Coalition of Addiction Science Educators.

GARRY L. LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education, was named Director Emeritus by the board of directors of the Association for Play Therapy at its annual international conference, Oct. 5-9 in Denver.

RICHARD McCORMICK, supervisor of Research Park facilities, completed "Supervisor's Toolkit" training at the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators technology conference, Feb. 24-28 in San Antonio. The weeklong training for facilities supervisors covers leadership, communication, motivation and customer service, among other topics.

SAM SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, presented "Developing an Administrator's Guide to Electronic Media on Campus: Starting, Expanding and Improving a College Radio, Television, Cable or Webcasting Station" at the Texas Association of Broadcast Educators conference, Feb. 25 in San Antonio.

SCOTIE SELMAN, safety compliance and training officer in facilities, co-taught the "Supervisor's Toolkit" at the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators technology conference, Feb. 24-28 in San Antonio.

National

ARLENE WEIBLE, head of government documents, offers her thoughts about a U.S. Government Printing Office proposal designed to limit distribution of printed documents to Federal Depository Libraries, including UNT, in the Feb. 26 National Journal.

Regional

BOB BLAND, professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, talks about Bedford's city budget in the March 3 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

PHIL DIEBEL, vice president for finance and business affairs, explains plans to change UNT's television service provider for the residence halls in the March 2 Denton Record-Chronicle.

ERIC FRITSCH, associate professor of criminal justice, is quoted in a story about UNT research on racial profiling in traffic stops in the March 6 Dallas Morning News. Fritsch and ROBERT TAYLOR, professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, discuss police department racial profiling in the same edition of the newspaper, and Fritsch provides more information about the issue in a March 12 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article.

SAMANTHA HASTINGS, associate professor and interim dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences, and GARY WERCHAN, project coordinator in library and information sciences, comment on job possibilities for librarians with advanced technology skills in the March 6 Dallas Morning News.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON appeared in a FOX-4 News story March 3 and 4, discussing an agreement between LULAC and UNT regarding political demonstrations on a diverse campus. Jackson and President NORVAL POHL describe the UNT task force created to examine the university's outreach to Hispanics in the March 4 Denton Record-Chronicle.

MORRIS MARTIN, head music librarian, and SUSANNAH CLEVELAND, music reference librarian, comment on UNT's Bert Hile Collection, made up primarily of disco records, in the March 13 Dallas Morning News.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the relationship between D/FW Airport's corporate community and American Airlines in the Feb. 27 Dallas Morning News. His related study on the economic impact of Delta's decision to close its D/FW hub is noted in a Feb. 27 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article.

JON YOUNG, professor and chair of the Department of Technology and Cognition, talks about the multitasking abilities of children in the March 10 Dallas Morning News.

Local

JAMES KENDRA, assistant professor of public administration, explains post-tsunami problems in Indian Ocean fishing communities in the March 14 Denton Record-Chronicle.

RICHARD RAFES, senior vice president for administration, comments on the new fountain and other planned renovations to the Library Mall area in the March 7 Denton Record-Chronicle.

NANCY WESTPHAL BERRY, 69, Professor Emeritus of visual arts who worked at UNT from 1991 to 2002, died Feb. 26.

Berry earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1957 and two master's degrees from Southern Methodist University in 1976 and 1982. At UNT, she was instrumental in developing the museum education certification program and received funding from the Getty Trust to establish a Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations. She also worked closely with the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and was faculty coordinator for the Marcus Fellows program in art education. In 2004 a scholarship was established at UNT in her name.

Before coming to Denton she was director of public programs at the Dallas Museum of Art, national director of the museum education division of the National Art Education Association and interim director of the Meadows Museum at SMU. She also taught art at Midland's Trinity School and at SMU and was a consultant for several years.

She won numerous awards, including being named an NAEA distinguished fellow in 2000.

A service was held March 4 in Dallas. Memorials may be made to the UNT-Nancy Berry Scholarship in Art Education, UNT Office of Development, P.O. Box 311250, Denton, Texas 76203-1250.

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

Second Annual University Door Days. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today.

University Day. 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. today, Library Mall. Cookout, games and live music. Lunch, $3.

UNT Beautification Day. 8:30 a.m.-noon April 2. Volunteers are to meet at the parking lot west of Terrill Hall (Lot 9). (In case of rain volunteers will meet April 9.) Call (940) 565-3600 for information.

Photographs by Pablo Neruda. Reception and poetry reading, 4:30-5 p.m. April 5, Rare Book Room, fourth floor of Willis Library. Exhibit runs through May 15, third floor of Willis Library.

NT Toastmasters Meeting. Noon April 6, April 13, Marquis Hall, Room 118. Call (940) 565-2072 for information. Open to the public.

Honors Day. 3 p.m. April 8, Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Opera: Albert Herring. 8 p.m. April 8, 3 p.m. April 10, 8 p.m. April 15, 3 p.m. April 17, Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center. Call (940) 369-7802 for ticket information.

Kari Stewart Painting Exhibit. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. April 11, Union Gallery. Exhibit runs through April 28.

A Cappella Choir. 8 p.m. April 12, Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center. Call (940) 369-7802 for ticket information.

Let's Talk With Dr. Pohl. 4-5:30 p.m. April 13, University Union Golden Eagle Suite.

Other featured articles in this issue

• Inspirational speaker "Rudy" Ruettiger to visit UNT
• Regents raise board-designated tuition $6 per semester credit hour
• Tenure granted in one appealed case
• Defense bill funding of $3.1 million buys UNT two electron microscopes
• International Week at UNT starts April 4
• Project aims to preserve web information for posterity
• UNT to host annual Texas Higher Education Law Conference April 11-12
• April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Staff Council hears update on campus master plan, proposed child care center
• Work continues on UNT's Academic Plan
• Senate approves tenure appeals process resolution

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