Dedication — From left, Glen Haubold, utility services manager; Charlie Jackson, director of facilities and maintenance; Jesse Davis, president of the Student Government Association; Richard Rafes, senior vice president for administration; President Norval Pohl; and Greg Smith and Scott Creekmore, both of Jamail Construction, participated in a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Library Mall fountain April 8. The fountain was reactivated earlier this spring.

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DIANNE BERG, associate director of employee relations and training in human resources, discussed diversity in the workplace as a guest speaker at the North Texas Society for Human Resource Management, March 22 in Denton.

BOB BLAND, professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, presented "Forms of City Management" as a featured speaker at a Press Club of Dallas event to discuss the "strong mayor" referendum, April 4 in Dallas.

GAYLA BYERLY, humanities and social sciences librarian, presented "The Role of American Libraries in Freedom of the Press" at the Oxford Round Table at the University of Oxford Pembroke, March 22 in Oxford, England.

YVONNE CHANDLER, associate professor of library and information sciences, served as chair of the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Program Committee for its annual meeting at the University of Arkansas, March 31-April 2 in Little Rock, Ark.

TED FARRIS, associate professor of marketing and logistics, MIKE WITTMANN, assistant professor of marketing and logistics, and RON HASTY, professor of marketing and logistics, wrote "Aftermarket Support and the Supply Chain," published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, vol. 35, no. 1.

OSCAR GARCIA, founding dean of the College of Engineering and professor of computer science and engineering and, presented "Nanotechnology Challenges and Future" to the Irving Rotary Club, March 24 in Las Colinas.

HARRELL GILL-KING, director of UNT's Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, participated in a panel at the Experimental Biology 2005 symposium of the Association of American Anatomists, April 3 in San Diego. He discussed the myth of the omnipotent and well-dressed crime scene investigator, who in reality is often the least trained and lowest paid person on the job.

CINDY McTEE, Regents Professor of music, composed "Einstein's Dream," performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, March 31-April 2 in Dallas.

PAUL RUGGIERE, research scientist for the Survey Research Center, presented "The Impact of Work-Life Benefits on Employee Outcomes" at the Southwestern Social Science Association, March 26 in New Orleans.

CHAD TRULSON, assistant professor of criminal justice, testified before a California Select Subcommittee in February as an expert on segregation and violence in prisons. Research publications he co-wrote were cited in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this year in the case of Johnson v. California, concerning the practice of segregating inmates by race in prison.

GEORGE YANCEY, associate professor of sociology, presented "Working Together: Because Diversity Demands It" at the Ethnic Workers Summit, April 8 in Irving.

International

REID FERRING, professor of geography, reveals possible evidence of compassion in early humans in the April 2005 issue of National Geographic magazine. Articles featuring Ferring's discoveries also appeared in the April 7 Nature magazine; and the April 10 Dallas Morning News. Ferring also appeared on National Geographic Television on April 1, was interviewed by KRLD Radio on April 12 and by the BBC News World Edition online April 7.

National

WES BORDEN, professor and Welch Chair in chemistry, is one of the subjects of a Feb. 14 Chemical and Engineering News story profiling American Chemical Society national award recipients. Borden is an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award winner for 2005.

MARY M. HARRIS, professor of teacher education and administration and Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education, is noted in the March 30 Education Daily for her work at UNT incorporating parent involvement into the teacher education program.

Regional

TORY CAETI, associate professor of criminal justice, stresses the importance of leadership rather than the form of government in reducing crime in an April 3 Dallas Morning News article about the strong mayor referendum facing Dallas voters.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the consequences of lower taxes in Bedford for businesses and residents in the April 2 Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the April 7 Dallas Morning News.

OSCAR GARCIA, founding dean of the College of Engineering, and BRIAN GORMAN, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, talk about UNT's new electron microscopes in the March 23 Dallas Morning News and Denton Record-Chronicle. The microscopes were featured on evening broadcasts of KTVT Channel 11 and KXAS-TV Channel 5 March 22, morning and evening broadcasts of WFAA-TV Channel 8 March 22, and the evening broadcasts of KDFW Channel 4 March 24.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON is praised as a politician of "rare skill and subtlety" as a former Dallas County judge in a March 15 Dallas Morning News commentary and his former role is also mentioned in the March 13 issue of the newspaper. He speaks about UNT intentions to remain cost competitive in the March 24 Fort Worth-Star Telegram.

LEON KAPPELMAN, professor of information technology and decision sciences, is quoted in an April 11 Dallas Morning News article about some countries' use of U.S. technology to block access to web sites.

NEIL SLATER, professor of music, and the One O'Clock Lab Band appeared with The Why Guy on WFAA-TV Channel 8's early morning news program March 30 in Denton. The band played music for commercial breaks from 5:55 a.m. to 6:55 a.m. by remote broadcast.

A 2004 study conducted by BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, and TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the center, is mentioned in a March 24 Dallas Observer story about Dallas' proposed solutions for homelessness.

HARRY WILLIAMS, associate professor of geography, was interviewed on WFAA-TV Channel 8 News at 10 p.m. March 28 about tsunamis. He said that no known scientific method exists to predict which earthquakes will trigger tsunamis and that underwater earthquakes are not the sole cause of the killer waves.

Local

AARON BRODIE, news manager and chief engineer for 88.1 KNTU and audio engineer for the Department of Radio Television and Film, talks about a planned weekly radio show for local musicians in the March 27 Denton Record-Chronicle.

PAULA HOMER, professor of music, describes the musical "Benjamin Britten's broad comic opera Albert Herringg" performed at UNT in an April 7 Denton Record-Chronicle article that also references STEPHEN DUBBERLY, associate professor of music.

SARA-JAYNE PARSONS, assistant in the School of Visual Arts, explains how Voertman's annual student art competition benefits UNT art students in the March 24 Denton Record-Chronicle.

EILEEN CURRY RESNIK, director of the Murphy Enterprise Center, talks about the center's Teacher Excellence Training Program in the March 27 Denton Record-Chronicle. The program is designed to help Dallas teachers incorporate small business development ideas into classes for career and technology students.

KATHLEEN SWIGGER, professor of computer science and engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering, comments on the trend of fewer women entering the computer science field in the April 3 Dallas Morning News.

LEOPOLDO ESQUIVEL, 64, custodian since 1992, died April 4 in Fort Worth. He was born Feb. 6, 1941, in Coahuila, Mexico to Felix and Juanita Nino Esquivel. Survivors include his wife, Rosalia Cardiel of Denton; two daughters, Elsa Lopez of San Antonio and Eida Almanza of Denton; three sons, Claudio Esquivel and Jose Leopoldo Esquivel, both of San Antonio, and Carlos Esquivel of Mexico; seven sisters; four brothers; and 12 grandchildren. A funeral service was held April 8 in Mexico.

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

Brown Bag Friday Films. Blue Vinyl, noon today; Maggie Growls, noon April 29; Media Library, Chilton Hall, Room 111.

Exposed. A fashion model show. 8 p.m. today, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite. Call (214) 223-0007 for ticket information.

Earth Day 5k Walk and Run. 7-11 a.m. April 23, Greenbelt at Highway 380. Call (940) 369-8936 for ticket information.

Misleading Trails Exhibit. Lecture by artist Xiaoze Xie, 5 p.m. April 25, Art Building, Room 223; reception, 6-8 p.m., UNT Art Gallery foyer. The exhibition, which features paintings, photographs and sculpture by artists from China and the United States, runs through July 7.

Retirement Reception. For retiring UNT faculty and staff. 2-3 p.m. April 26, University Union, Diamond Eagle Suite.

NT Toastmasters Meetings. Noon April 27 and May 4, Marquis Hall, Room 118. Call (940) 565-2072. Open to the public.

Faculty Town Hall Meeting With Administrators. 3 p.m. April 27, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite A.

Softball. UNT vs. Baylor, 6 p.m. April 27; UNT vs. New Mexico State, 1 and 3 p.m. April 30 and noon and 2 p.m. May 1; Softball Complex. Call (940) 565-2527 for information.

Track. Mean Green Twilight meet. All day April 28, Fouts Field. Call (940) 565-2527 for information.

Earth Day Celebration. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 29-May 1, Civic Center Park. Hands-on activities and information from the Elm Fork Education Center. Call (940) 369-8936 for information.

Staff Council Meeting. 2 p.m. May 2, University Union, Room 418.

Garland Fielder Painting Exhibit. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. May 2, Union Gallery. Exhibit runs through May 19.

President's Staff Sack Lunch. Noon May 5, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite.

Other featured articles in this issue

• Refined UNT brand to be unveiled April 27 at public campaign launch
• Former UNT regent and donor dies at 92
• Regents pick construction managers for Denton, Dallas buildings
• UNT, Nuconsteel sign research agreement
• Work is under way to secure funds for 2005-06 faculty salary market adjustments
• Check UNT's policy before accepting a second job
• Six faculty recognized during UNT's annual Honors Day celebration
• Law school proposal moves forward
• Staff council reps elected
• English faculty member becomes first to fill ombudsman position

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