Getting ready — Jim Doss (left) and David Young, both facilities technicians, dig a ditch to install an irrigation system for the Eagle Point practice fields before the Fall 2005 semester begins later this month.

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DIANA BRACKEN, university creative director in university relations, communications and marketing, recently won an APEX 2005 award of excellence in the cover design category for the publication How to Choose the Right College for You. APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence) is an annual competition for communications professionals.

KELLY DONAHUE-WALLACE, assistant professor of visual arts, wrote "Bajo los tormentos del tórculo: Printed Ecclesiastical Portraits in Eighteenth-Century New Spain," published in the June 2005 Colonial Latin American Review, vol. 14, no. 1.

LINDA HOLLOWAY, associate professor of rehabilitation, social work and addictions and director of the Region VI Community Rehabilitation Programs Continuing Education Program — funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration and located at UNT —received the Organization Award at the annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns, July 22 in San Antonio. The award recognizes Holloway and the Region VI Community Rehabilitation Programs Continuing Education Program for outstanding contributions and its impact on multicultural populations, programs, systems and issues.

NANCY LeMAY, university marketing director in university relations, communications and marketing, recently won two APEX 2005 awards of excellence, one in the category of education and training writing for the publication How to Choose the Right College for You, and another in the category of education and training brochures, manuals and reports for the undergraduate viewbook.

DAVID McENTIRE, associate professor of public administration and emergency administration and planning, wrote "Emergency Management Theory: Issues, Barriers and Recommendations for Improvement," published in the Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 3, no. 3; and "The Historical Development of the Sustainability Concept: Meanings, Trends and Implications for the Future," published in the International Journal of the Environment and Sustainable Development, vol. 4, no. 2.

Regional

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, explains the rights of city councils that refuse to honor agreements made by city employees in the July 16 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BOB BLAND, professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, comments on the practice of cities giving tax breaks to retailers in the July 25 Dallas Morning News. Also, he describes the benefit of retreats for city officials and corporate employees in the July 29 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, is quoted in an article about business-friendly tax legislation in the July 12 Dallas Morning News. Also, he describes the benefits that a new monthly federal index will offer North Texas manufacturers in the July 14 Dallas Morning News.

JEFF COCHRAN, technical director at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, speaks about acoustic sound improvements at Fair Park Music Hall in the July 18 Dallas Morning News.

GEORGE GETSCHOW, lecturer in journalism, offers reasons for teaching a creative nonfiction course in UNT alumnus LARRY McMURTRY's hometown of Archer City in the July 9 Dallas Morning News. Also, he explains the logic behind the Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism's development of a literary conference in the July 20 Dallas Morning News.

DAVID KEATHLY, lecturer in computer science and engineering and co-coordinator of RoboCamp 2005, talks about the benefits of a casual atmosphere in technology camps in the July 31 Dallas Morning News.

GARRY LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and founder of the Center for Play Therapy, SUE BRATTON, director of the Center for Play Therapy, and MARY MORRISON, assistant director of the Center for Play Therapy, explain the differences in therapy for children and therapy for adults in the July 31 Dallas Morning News.

DARHYL RAMSEY, professor of music, is noted as the founder of the New Horizons Band of Dallas in a July 13 Dallas Morning News story about senior musicians.

GUSTAVO ROMERO, associate professor of music, was featured on National Public Radio July 22 on KERA-FM 90.1. He talked about his first experiences with the piano and played selections from Enrique Granados and Federico Mompou.

GUS SELIGMANN, associate professor of history, compares rap music for today's youth to rock for the youth of the 1960s in the July 17 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

ROBERT TAYLOR, professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, explains the repercussions of a fatal high-profile 1999 raid by the North Richland Hills Police Department in the July 24 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, appeared as a guest on Glenn Mitchell's radio show on KERA-FM 90.1 at noon July 22. He discussed the current economic situation and outlook for the Dallas-Fort Worth region and the nation.

CAROL WILKINSON, manager of Design Works, talks about the Union Gallery's exhibit of paintings by blind artist and UNT student JOHN BRAMBLITT in the July 12 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Local

RICHARD ESCALANTE, vice chancellor of administrative services, talks about the prospect of making I-35E an eight-lane highway and its effect on the Murchison Performing Arts Center and Fouts Field in the July 28 and July 29 editions of the Dallas Morning News and the July 29 Denton Record-Chronicle. Escalante comments on the I-35E expansion issue in a July 28 Denton Record-Chronicle article about a recent town forum with Texas Department of Transportation.

M. JEAN GREENLAW, Regents Professor of teacher education and administration, describes the financial difficulties of Denton libraries in the July 13 Denton Record-Chronicle.

SARA-JAYNE PARSONS, assistant to the director of galleries, and MICHAEL DROUGHT, professor of visual arts and interim dean of the School of Visual Arts, provide details about UNT's new art gallery in the Fort Worth cultural district in the July 31 Denton Record-Chronicle.

RICHARD RAFES, senior vice president for administration, explains the logic behind changing the name of three campus streets near the University Union to "Union Circle" in the July 27 Denton Record-Chronicle.

ED SOPH, associate professor of music, and TOM LaPOINT, professor of biological sciences and director of the Institute of Applied Sciences, comment on the possible health hazards of the Eureka Park playground in the Aug. 2 Denton Record-Chronicle.

DAVID STRUTTON, professor and chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics, talks about the value of work experience for students of the new "hands-on" New Product Development Scholar Program in the June 1 Denton Business and Community News.

ELIZABETH WITH, assistant vice president for student development, comments on the benefits of UNT's parent orientations for parents, their children and the university in the July 17 Denton Record-Chronicle.

DAMRON STATON DENNIS, 86, librarian from 1970 to 1984, died June 9 in Colorado Springs, Colo. She lived most of her life in Denton, serving as a librarian for Southwestern Medical School, Texas Woman's University and UNT. After retirement, she was active in the Senior Center in Denton.  

She is survived by her brother, William Staton of Lindale; her sister, Elizabeth Staton Mitchell of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held June 25 at White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point.

IRA LON MORGAN, 78, executive director of the North Texas Research Institute from 1987 to 1997, died June 30 in Austin. He joined the U.S. Naval Air Corps at age 17 and served during World War II. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas Christian University and his doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. He was professor of physics and director of the Center of Nuclear Studies at UT-Austin from 1966 to 1976, helping construct UT's first high-voltage accelerator.

At North Texas he was an adjunct professor, in addition to helping found NTRI. He also established several businesses, including Advanced Molecular Imaging Systems, a company based in Denton, that manufactures radioisotopes for medical uses.

Morgan was a lifetime member of the UNT President's Council and a member of the College of Music Dean's Camerata and the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. He received the university's Green Glory Award in 2000.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Morgan of Austin; two daughters, Marilon and Carol Ann Morgan; his son, David Stanton Morgan; his brother, Wallace Morgan of Fort Worth; several grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

His funeral was held July 3 at Highland Park Baptist Church in Austin.

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

Sunday Fun Day. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 21. UNT community members help students move into residence halls for the fall. Call (940) 565-2897 for information.

Faculty Convocation. 3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 22, University Union Lyceum. Call (940) 565-4367 for information.

New Student Convocation. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 26, Coliseum. Call (940) 369-8397 for information.

Kerr Beach Step Show. 6:06-9 p.m. Aug. 27, next to Kerr Hall. Call (210) 387-1337 for more information.

Fall 2005 Classes Begin. Aug. 29.

Women's Soccer. UNT vs. Texas State. 7 p.m. Aug. 31, Mean Green Soccer Complex. Call (940) 565-2527 for information.

Labor Day. Sept. 5. No classes. University is open.                

Other featured articles in this issue

• New InHouse@UNT format to launch in September
• Administrators to propose 2 percent merit raise pools for UNT faculty and staff
• Regents to discuss campus plans for Denton and Dallas at August meeting
• UNT to use multimillion-dollar bequest to fund unique research of behavior analysis
• UNT opens Honors College for Fall 2005
• Exhibit about UNT's branding process opens this month
• UNT summer commencement is Saturday
• About the commencement speaker
• UNT's First Flight Week, Howdy Week traditions continue this month
• Win a trip to Baton Rouge on UNT's Regal Eagle bus

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