April 20, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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JAMES BAIRD, associate professor of English, presented "Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues: The Blues Comes to the Pacific Northwest" at the Delta Blues Conference, Arkansas State University, March 30 in Jonesboro, Ark.

ROBERT C. BERG, professor of counseling, development and higher education, served as a chair of the awards committee at the Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, Nov. 8-11 in Houston.

DIANA BERNSHAUSEN, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Advocating Resiliency Through Wellness, Both Professional and Personal" at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Feb. 16-21 in New Orleans.

BRUCE BOND, associate professor of English, published The Throats of Narcissus, University of Arkansas Press, 2001. He was published in the Colorado Review, vol. 28, no. 1. The poem is titled "Dementia Praecox."

KEVIN CLAY, lecturer in English, published a story titled "Cowboys" in the Southern Humanities Review, 2001.

KELLY DONAHUE-WALLACE, assistant professor of visual arts, presented, "Locating the Print in Spanish Colonial Art Historiography" at the College Art Association annual meeting, March 1 in Chicago; and "Print Publishing in 18th-Century Mexico City" at the Southwest Council on Latin American Studies conference, March 22 in Santa Fe.

JOHN PAUL EDDY, Professor Emeritus of counseling, development and higher education, received a national award, a certificate of appreciation, from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. He was cited for his co-founding of the International Association of Educators for World Peace, the American Holistic Counselors Association and the National Institute of Sports.

TIFFANY FEARS, training and development coordinator in housing, presented "The Shape of Personality" at the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers conference, Feb. 27 in Fayetteville, Ark.

TRACEY GAU, lecturer in English, presented "The Marketing of Shakespeare" at the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Conference, March 8-10 in Albuquerque, N.M.

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, was published in Annales d'histoire et de philosophie du vivant, vol. 3. The article is titled "Seeing in the Dark: Motor Space and the Status of Visual Imagery."

ROBIN K. HENSON, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "Measurement Error of Scores on the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale Across Studies," "Personality Types as a Predictor of Teaching Efficacy and Classroom Control Orientation in Beginning Teachers," "Relationships Between Preservice Teachers' Self-efficacy, Task Analysis and Classroom Management Beliefs," "A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Preservice Teachers' Responses to the Attitudes and Beliefs on Classroom Control Inventory" and "A Meta-analytic Review of Exploratory Factor Analysis Reporting Practices in Published Research" at the Southwest Educational Research Association conference, Feb. 2-3 in New Orleans.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor and associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, gave two presentations on preparing high school students for adjustment issues faced during their first year in college at the Texas Education Agency's High School Counselor Conference, March 12-13 in Austin; was a panel member on mental issues facing professional musicians at the South by Southwest National Music Conference, March 17 in Austin; and presented a workshop, "Suicide Assessment and Intervention," for the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals, March 23 in Fort Worth. His article "Outreach to Teaching Assistants and Fellows" was published in Visions, February 2001.

KARL HO, adjunct in political science, and alumnus JOHN KING presented "Democratic Violence in Perspective: Internalization and Externality of Democracy in Latin America, 1948-1982" at the International Studies Association meeting, Feb. 24 in Chicago.

JANICE HOLDEN, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, was published in the Handbook of Counseling, Sage Publications, 2001. The chapter is titled "Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling." She presented "Working With Spiritual Experiences in Counseling" at the American Counseling Association conference, March 17-20 in San Antonio.

CAROLYN KNEFELY, program coordinator in the College of Business Administration, was chosen to participate in the 19th program of Leadership Texas.

GAIL LIPPINCOTT, assistant professor of English, received a $5,000 Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship from the UNT Faculty Research Committee. The title of her project is "Making Science Palatable: Persuasion Strategies at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair."

COREY MARKS, assistant professor of English, published "The Butcher's Son," "Scale Model of Childhood" and "Lost Child" in Gulf Coast, winter 2000. He was invited to read his poems at the Brazos Bookstore in Houston in February.

KATHY MOORE, housing coordinator for academic and student success; hall directors KAREN McCOLLOM and GENE PARK; and building manager AMIE WHITE presented "Making the Connection: Bridging the Generation Gap Between Students and Staff" at the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers conference, Feb. 27 in Fayetteville, Ark.

GEORGE MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma E. Schmidt chair, presented "Ready to Learn, Ready for Life" and "Early Childhood Education: Directions for the Future" at the South Florida Association for the Education of Young Children conference, March 31 in Miami; "Getting Published: What To Do and How To Do It," "Implementing Home Learning Kits With Families of Young Children: Implications for Public Health" and "Development and Neuroscience Research Based Success for Life" at the Southern Early Childhood Association conference, March 28-31 in Little Rock, Ark.; and "Trends in Early Childhood Education" to the Denton Civitan Club, Feb. 12 in Denton.

MARK MORTENSEN, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "Modeling and Implementing Effective Technology Practices," "The Use of Two-way Audio Video at the University of North Texas as a Tool for Practicum Supervision" and "Effective Use of Technology in a Distance Education Program for Educational Diagnosticians" at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education conference, March 5-7 in Orlando.

FRED POLE, vice president for administrative affairs and special assistant to the chancellor, received the Otis L. Fowler Award from the Denton Area Chamber of Commerce. The award is given to a person who excels in and makes important contributions to his or her profession and the community.

KATHRYN RAIGN, associate professor of English, presented "Gender In the Classroom: Do Students Respond More Favorably to Male Instructors" at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 14-16 in Denver.

DUANE ROBERTS, assistant director of housing, and hall directors SANDI CLEVELAND and KRISTINA MEIXNER presented "Camp KnomoorLazeeDaze: Should You Send Your Hall Directors?" at the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers conference, Feb. 26 in Fayetteville, Ark.

SAM SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, was published in the Guide to United States Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. His entry is titled "College Radio."

BRENDA SIMS, professor of English, presented "Inside and Out: Creating Partnership With Business and the Academy" at the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing national conference, March 13 in Denver. Marla Royne Stafford

MARLA ROYNE STAFFORD, associate professor of marketing, was named Outstanding Reviewer for 2000 for the Journal of Advertising. The award was presented at the American Academy of Advertising annual conference, March 29-April 1, Salt Lake City.

JOHN C. STANSELL, professor and chair of teacher education and administration, presented "Entrepreneurial Teacher Education as Critical Action Research" at the Association of Teacher Educators conference, Feb. 18-20 in New Orleans.

CINDY STRIDE, associate director of housing, received the Bob Cooke Distinguished Service Award from the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers. Stride and TIFFANY FEARS, training and development coordinator, presented "Conflict Resolution for Residence Life" at the association's conference, Feb. 26 in Fayetteville, Ark.

ELISABETH WARREN, director of housing, ended a three-year term as president of the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers. She presented "The Wizardry of Relating" at the association's conference, Feb. 26 in Fayetteville, Ark.

HENRY GIBBONS, associate professor of music, LENORA McCROSKEY, professor of music, and visiting composer J. MARK SCEARCE are featured in a March 29 Denton Record-Chronicle article about a performance of the Denton Bach Society and the Arlington Choral Society.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor and associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, is quoted in the March 22 Dallas Observer about mental health issues facing musicians. He made the comments as a panelist at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin.

A new teacher certification program being offered by UNT and the Denton school district for professionals seeking a career in education is discussed by GEORGE MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma Schmidt chair, in the Feb. 17 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The predictions of DON STAPLES, professor of radio, television and film, for this year's Oscar winners are unveiled in the March 22 Denton Record-Chronicle.

The lack of male teachers at the elementary school level and its impact on male students is discussed by FRANCES VAN TASSELL, associate professor of teacher education and administration, in the April 8 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, was interviewed April 5 on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" regarding the possible relocation of Boeing Corp. from Seattle to Dallas-Fort Worth.

JERRY YERIC, associate professor of political science, discusses the lack of contested races in area city council and school board elections, and the possibility for last-minute filings, in the March 19 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

CHARLES M. CLARKE, 86, Professor Emeritus of education, died April 4 in Shawnee, Okla. He was a professor at UNT from 1955 until retiring in 1980.

Clarke was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Arkadelphia, Ark. He received his bachelor's degree from Henderson State Teachers College, a master's degree from Louisiana State University and his doctorate from the University of North Carolina.

He came to North Texas as a professor of education and director of teacher education in 1955. He also directed the North Texas Lab School and the university's student teaching program. He taught full-time in the secondary education division from 1975 until his retirement.

He was an active member of several state and national organizations, including the Association of Teacher Educators, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Phi Delta Kappa. He was a co-founder and past president of the Texas Association of Teacher Educators and received its Ben Coody Award in 1977 for outstanding contributions to the field of teacher education.

In addition, to his professional memberships, he was a member of the board of the Dallas-area American Lung Association and a member and past president of the Denton Kiwanas Club. He and his late wife, Margaret, were contributing members of the Denton Community Theater, the Denton Light Opera Company, the Denton Civic Ballet and the Denton Community Band, in which he played an antique tuba.

He is survived by three daughters, Ann Craig Mills of Baton Rouge, La., Carol Sue Marshall of Colleyville and Margaret "Molly" Gilbert Leatherwood of Shawnee, Okla.; one brother, William S. Clarke of Laurel, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Owen E. Allred of Rodgers, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were April 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Denton.