Renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie performs with the UNT Wind Symphony and UNT faculty member Susan DuBois at 7:30 p.m. April 19 in Winspear Hall. Call 369-7802 for tickets.

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JAMES BAIRD, associate professor of English, presented "'Be the First One on Your Block': Radio Premium Thrills and Mail Order Dreams in the '40s and '50s" at the Far West Popular Culture/American Culture Association meeting, Feb. 3 in Las Vegas.

LLOYD CAMPBELL, Regents Professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Instructional Approaches of Superior Teachers" at the National Association of Secondary School Principals Association, March 9-11 in Phoenix.

JAMES H. COX, lecturer in English, presented "The Power of Sympathy: 19th-Century Women Writers Imagine Indigenous Absence" at the first annual International Conference of the Society for the Study of American Women Writers, Feb. 14-17 in San Antonio.

FRANK FEIGERT, Regents Professor of political science, and alumnus MICHAEL AULT published "It's the Variable, Dummy: The Evolution of Congressional Ideology, 1947-1996" in Eye of the Storm: The South and Congress in an Era of Change, Praeger, 2001.

KENNETH GODWIN, Regents Professor of political science, published "Rent-Seeking and Political Institutions" in Efficient Rent Seeking, Kluwer, 2001.

EDWARD GONZALEZ, science librarian, and graduate assistant LAURA STEINBACH were published in College and Research Libraries News, February 2001. Their annotated "webliography" is titled "Communication Sciences and Disorders: A List of Resources.

JANICE HOLDEN, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association. She also was elected to the board of directors of the International Association for Near-Death Studies.

LINDSAY KEFFER, associate director of the University Union, was re-elected to a seventh term as vice president for the North Texas Higher Education Authority.

M. JEAN KELLER, dean of the College of Education, gave the J.B. Nash lecture at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance annual meeting, March 30 in Cincinnati. She was elected as the 2001 J.B. Nash Scholar from the American Association for Leisure and Recreation.

LEE MARTIN, associate professor of English, read from his memoir, From Our House, and appeared on two panels, "Immersion: Putting Yourself on the Line" and "Memoir: Through the Looking Glass," at the Exploring the Creative in Nonfiction Conference, sponsored by the Texas Writers' League, March 2-4 in Austin.

GEORGE MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma Schmidt chair, was published in Public School Montessorian, winter 2000. The article is titled "A New Year's Wish List for Montessori Renewal." He received a grant for $2,500 from the Denton Benefit League to purchase books for the literacy program of the Velma Schmidt early childhood education program.

MILAN REBAN, associate professor of political science, presented "Post-Communist Transition," Richardson ISD secondary school social studies teachers, Feb. 27; "U.S. Elections," Plano senior high school government teachers, Feb. 19; "European Integration," AP comparative government classes, Feb. 21 and Feb. 23; and "Putin and Civil Society," Symposium on Civil Society in Russia, Baylor University, Feb. 2-3 in Waco.

PETER L. SHILLINGSBURG, professor of English, published William Makepeace Thackeray: A Literary Life, Palgrave, 2001.

CINDY STRIDE, associate director of housing, was named president-elect of the Southwest Association of College University Housing Officers at its regional conference, Feb. 25-28 in Fayetteville, Ark. She will start her term as president in February 2002.

RUSS STUKEL, director of student life for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, was elected secretary of the Southwest Association of College University Housing Officers at its regional conference, Feb. 25-28 in Fayetteville, Ark.

ALEXANDER C. TAN, assistant professor of political science, published "Taiwan: Sustained State Autonomy and a Step Back From Liberalization" in The Political Economy of International Financial Crisis, Rowman and Littlefield, 2000; "Left Turn in Europe? Reactions to Austerity and the EMU" in Political Research Quarterly, September 2000; and Membership, Organizations and Performance: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Party Size, Ashgate Publishing, 2000. He was an invited discussant at the Conference on the Comparative Study of Deputy "Hill Style" in Latin American Legislatures, Texas A&M University, Feb. 23-24 in College Station, and he presented "Taiwan: Financial Liberalization in a Garrison State" at Claremont Graduate University, Dec. 1-3 in Claremont, Calif., and "Taiwan: Financial Liberalization in a Weakening Autonomous State" at the International Studies Association meeting, Feb. 22 in Chicago.

WARREN WATSON, professor of management, presented "Learning Teams in the New Environment: Leadership, Synergy and Linkages in Face-to-Face and Virtual Contexts" at the American Association for Colleges and Schools of Business undergraduate curriculum conference, Feb. 11 in Dallas; directed a North Texas Society for Clinical Hypnosis workshop, "Future-focused Therapy and Hypnosis," at Green Oaks Hospital, March 2-4 in Dallas; and with JOSEPH DOSTER, professor of psychology, and ART GOVEN, professor of biological sciences, presented "Openness to Change: Some Implications for Wellness and Health" at the annual Society for Behavioral Medicine conference, March 24 in Seattle.

KAREN WEILLER, associate professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, has been elected to serve as chair-elect of the Sport Sociology Academy of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

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IRMA JONES, director of NT Challenge, was crowned Ms. Mature Denton on March 3 at the Campus Theatre during the fifth annual pageant. The event was sponsored by Denton Parks and Recreation, the Denton Senior Center and the Denton Civic Ballet. Jones represented Denton in the Ms. Senior Texas Pageant March 23-24 at the Radisson Hotel in Dallas.

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, comments on minority population growth and its impact on neighborhood diversity in the March 14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, discusses the growth of the Hispanic population and its impact on the Texas economy in the March 16 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

PRISCILLA CONNORS, assistant professor of merchandising and hospitality management, is quoted in a story about the end of school districts' exclusive contracts with Coca-Cola in the March 15 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Plans to offer Mexican-American studies as a minor are discussed by RICHARD GOLDEN, professor and chair of history, and RAMONA PEREZ, assistant professor of anthropology, in the March 26 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

WARREN HENRY, assistant professor of music and director of the early childhood music program, discusses the program's impact on young children in the March 11 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BONITA JACOBS, vice president for student development, comments on alcohol awareness activities being conducted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in the March 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

MITCH LAND, associate professor of journalism, comments on the importance of the work done by PIUS NJAWE, a visiting lecturer at UNT and former political prisoner from Cameroon, in the March 1 Dallas Morning News.

PERRY McNEILL, professor of engineering technology, discusses the continuing demand for engineers in the March 2-8 Dallas Business Journal.

GEORGE MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma Schmidt chair, discussed the UNT Teacher Shortage Initiative, a collaborative effort between UNT and the Dallas Independent School District, when he was featured on the Feb. 15 Rick Vanderslice Show on KERA 90.1. He discusses new theories and methods of early childhood education in the Jan. 4 Denton Record-Chronicle.

DON STAPLES, professor of radio, television and film, gave his predictions for the winners of the 2001 Academy Awards March 23 on KERA-FM 90.1.

KATHY RAWLINGS TAYLOR, director of the Talent Search program, is featured in a story about the success of the program in the March 5 Dallas Morning News.

30 years

• Don Swatloski, Computing Center

20 years

• Glenda Kyser, Libraries
• Clarice Luce, Libraries
• Parker Terrill, Garage

10 years

• Jo Ann Bridges, Career Opportunities Center
• Donna Carter, Human Resources
• Irma Yolanda Diaz-Duarte, Custodial Services
• Tiffany Fears, Housing
• Chad Maloney, Center for Media Production
• Randall Nunn, Admissions

5 years

• Melissa Blanton, TRIO Center for Student Development
• Charles Deussen, Printing Services
• James Flowers, Libraries
• Nancy LeMay, Public Affairs and Information Services
• Paul Leverington, Career Opportunities Center
• Susan Paz, Libraries
• Donna Shell, Human Resources
• Patricia Smith, Computing Center
  

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

Molly Ivins: Lecture. 8 p.m. April 8, Lyceum. Call 565-3805 for tickets.

Lab Band Madness. 7 p.m. April 10, Winspear Hall. Call 369-7802 for tickets.

Visiting Writer Series: Bin Ramke. 7:30 p.m. April 13, Golden Eagle Suite.

Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners. 8 p.m. April 18, Winspear Hall. Call 369-7802 for tickets.

Voertman Annual Student Competition. Opening reception and awards ceremony, noon April 18 , Art Gallery Foyer. Exhibit through May 4, UNT Art Gallery.

Opera: The Crucible. 8 p.m. April 19, 21, 27 and 3 p.m. April 29, Lyric Theater. Call 369-7802 for tickets. Composer Robert Ward presents a pre-performance lecture April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Lyric Theater.

Earth Day 2001: An Environmental Odyssey. All day April 20, EESAT Building.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• Athletic director hired
• Campaign North Texas making a difference
• Payroll deductions available for capital campaign contributions
• Inauguration date nearing
• UNT, Addison form partnership to create first North Texas Jazz Festival
• Honors, Alumni, University Day April 27
• UNT to celebrate Earth Day
• Denton groups support engineering programs
• Search on for new head basketball coach
• UNT gives the gift of life
• Graduate Student Council offering four scholarships
• TAMS student places ninth in Intel Science Talent Search
• Staff awards presented at sack lunch
• Acclaimed poet to visit UNT April 13
• Inhouse@UNT awarded for publication improvements
• Ideas sought from UNT to rename Avenue D/E
• Faculty Senate April meeting set

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