The One O'Clock Lab Band will perform with the Brecker Brothers on Feb.27 at 8 p.m. in Winspear Hall, in the Murchison Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20.

DIANE ALLEN, associate dean of the College of Education and associate professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Linking Preservice Literacy Teachers to the Profession Through Mentoring by Inservice Teachers" and co-presented with JEANNE COBB, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, "Linking College Students With At Risk Children Through Effective Training in an America Reads Program" and "50 Plus Years of Research From Reading Clinics" at the National Reading Conference, Nov. 28-Dec. 3 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

JOHN S. BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, spoke on the effect of technology on real estate at the North Texas Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members meeting, Nov. 16, Irving. For his presentation, the chapter presented a $1,500 scholarship to an M.B.A. student studying real estate at UNT.

BRUCE BOND, associate professor of English, has been published in E: The Emily Dickinson Award Anthology: A Commemorative Edition of the Best Poems of 1999, University West Press, 2000. The poem is titled "Circular Breathing."

PAUL S. BRATERMAN, Regents Professor of chemistry, has been awarded a subcontract of $85,000 per year for three years from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., for studies in materials with controlled structure. He spent the summer collaborating on research there.

OLIVER CHYAN, associate professor of chemistry, presented "Metal Nanoparticles Formation on Diamond Surface via a Solution Route" at the 198th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Oct. 22-26 in Phoenix. He also presented "Detection of Trace Impuritites in Ultrapure Chemicals Using a Silicon-based Sensor" at the 2000 International Chemistry Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Dec. 13-19 in Honolulu.

DORIS R. COY, assistant professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Implementing the American School Counselor Association Standards" at the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance conference, Nov. 2-13 in Valencia, Venezuela.

DENNIS ENGELS, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education, attended the Texas Counseling Association conference as presiding president, Nov. 6-11 in Houston.

REBECCA J. GLOVER, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Increasing Diversity Through Mentorship: A Look at the Developing Scholars Mentor Program at the University of North Texas" at the National Association for Multicultural Education conference, Nov. 15-18 in Orlando, Fla.

NOREEN L. GOGGIN, associate professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, and JAMES R. MORROW, professor and chair of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, were published in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, vol. 9. The article is titled "Physical Activity Behaviors of Older Adults."

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, published a review of Bounded People, Boundless Lands by Eric T. Freyfogle in the fall/winter 2000 Sustainable Communities Review.

JEFFRY KELBER, professor of chemistry, presented "STM-Induced High Field Breakdown in Alumina Thin Films" and chaired the "Low-K Dielectrics" and "Oxides" sessions at the national meeting of the American Vacuum Society, Oct. 2-6 in Boston. He also presented "Cx-Si Films" at a Semiconductor Research Corp.contract review, Oct. 15-18 in Troy, N.Y.; "STM-Induced Pitting at Oxide/Metal Interfaces" at the U.S. Department of Energy Corrosion Workshop, Oct. 26-27 in Phoenix; "Copper Wetting and Adhesion" at Sematech Corp., Oct. 31 in Austin; and "Environmental and Electronic Applications of Surface Chemistry" at a conference at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Nov. 8-10 in Saltillo, Mexico.

L. PERRY KOZIRIS, assistant professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 28, no. 5. The article he co-wrote is titled "Influence of Resistance Training Volume and Periodization on Physiological and Performance Adaptations in Collegiate Women Tennis Players."

GARRY LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy, has published Innovations in Play Therapy: Issues, Process and Special Populations, Brunner-Routledge, 2001.

JAMES D. LANEY, professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Evaluating Aging Education Content: Guidelines for Publishers of Elementary Social Studies Textbooks" at the National Council for the Social Studies conference, Nov. 15-18 in San Antonio.

TOMMIE LAWHON, professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Teacher Preparation: Enhancing the Friendship Development of Young Children" at the National Association of Early Childhood Educators conference and "Linking the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children: Encouraging Healthy Emotional Attachments and Social Associations" at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference, Nov. 7-10 in Atlanta.

JAMES L. MARSHALL, professor of chemistry, has been reappointed as managing editor of the Southwest Retort, an American Chemical Society periodical. This is his sixth year as managing editor.

LEE MARTIN, associate professor of English, was published in Chicago Reader, December 2000. The short story is titled "The Boy in the Garden."

GEORGE S. MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma E. Schmidt chair, presented "Looking with New Eyes: Exploring the Contemporary Role of Montessori in Educating Young Children" and "I am ready for school! Creating Programs That Help All Children Enter School Ready to Learn" at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference, Nov. 7-10, Atlanta.

SOLVEIG OLSEN, professor of foreign languages and literatures, was published in The Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, vol. 33, no. 2. The article is titled "First- and Second-Year Textbooks: Which Ones We Use and How."

PETER SHILLINGSBURG, professor of English, presented "The Aesthetic Object in Anglo-American Editing" at the Perspectives of Scholarly Editing conference, Dec. 7-8 in The Hague, Netherlands.

DARYL SCROGGINS, lecturer in English, was published in ¡TEX! Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1. His story is titled "Wilderness Retreat."

RUTHANNE D. THOMAS, associate professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, organized and hosted the Rocky Mountain Chemistry Chairs Conference, Oct. 5-7 in Denton.

TANDRA TYLER-WOOD, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "An Effective Mathematics and Science Curriculum Option for Secondary Gifted Education," at the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research conference, Nov. 16-19 in Pointe Vedra, Fla.

MICHELLE WALKER, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "What We Know About the Use of ESL and Montessori Teaching Techniques in Training: Implication for Marketing" at the Association for Career and Technical Education conference, Dec. 6-10 in San Diego.

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, presented "Assessing the Need for Indigent Health Care in a Rapidly Changing Suburban Community: A Case Study of Irving, Texas" at the Table Ronde Internationale de Medicometrie, Jan. 13 in Diablerets, Switzerland. His topic was based on a recent study prepared for the city of Irving in collaboration with SUSAN EVE, professor of applied gerontology, and graduate student BETH FAWCETT.

DICK WHITE, associate professor of management, has been selected to serve on the editorial review board of the Journal of Operations Management.

CAROL WICKSTROM, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Learning from the Past — Teaching to the Present" and "Pre-service Teachers' Portfolio Conferences: Conversations That Self-assess or Conversations That Identify Course Contents" at the National Reading Conference, Nov. 28-Dec.3 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

ANGELA WILSON, assistant professor of chemistry, presented "Ab Initio Methodology: Extensions to Chemical Systems of Intermediate and Large Size" at the 2000 International Chemistry Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, December 12-21 in Honolulu.

RON WILHELM, associate professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Workshop on Teaching about Latin America" at the National Council for Social Studies conference, Nov. 16-18 in San Antonio. He presented "Strategies to Prepare Future Teachers for Culturally Responsive Teaching" at the National Association for Multicultural Education conference, Nov. 16-18 in Orlando.

Send your personal announcements and accomplishments to InHouse@UNT.

The HAMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is providing the UNT School of Visual Arts with $100,000 per year over the next five years to enhance a planned expansion and increase educational programming within the expanded facility.

For the fifth year, the FOLLETT HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP, which operates the UNT Bookstore, has provided $10,000 for the business services scholarship fund, which endows scholarships for 12 UNT students annually.

OSCAR GOODMAN , 88, of Era died Nov. 23 at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was a custodian at UNT from 1969 to 1977.

He was born in Bennington, Okla., and married Mary Alice Morris in 1924. She died in 1998.

Goodman was a member of the First Baptist Church of Era.

Survivors include five daughters, Margaret Blackwell of Denton, Betty Hendrex of El Reno, Okla., Jane Snow of Valley View, Helen Nash of Rhome and Phyllis Lemmons of Drumright, Okla.; 20 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services were Nov. 27 at the First Baptist Church of Era. Burial was in the Era Cemetery.

DOYLE LEONARD HUGHES, 74, of Hot Springs Village died Dec. 6 at a hospital near his home. He was employed at UNT as the director of environmental services from 1974 to 1984.

Hughes was born near Desdemona. He served as a Navy gunner on a merchant ship during World War II and later earned a degree from Ranger Junior College. After his retirement from North Texas, he had a second career at the Denton State School.

Hughes composed and performed country music for many years. He also performed in the comic role of Spud Tater, and he and his wife, Frances, entertained children with their trained potbellied pigs.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Sam J. Hughes of North Richland Hills and Raymond L. "Larry" Hughes of Fort Worth; two sisters, Ann Rainey of Gorman and Maxcine Rowch of Midland; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Services were Dec. 9 in the Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Howard Cemetery near Desdemona.

IRBY C. NICHOLS JR., 74, Professor Emeritus of history, died Jan. 9 at Doctors Hospital in Dallas. He joined the faculty in 1955 and taught European history until retiring in 1990.

He was born in Baton Rouge, La., and served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He received his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University, a master's from the University of North Carolina and his doctorate from the University of Michigan.

Nichols specialized in post-Napoleonic diplomacy and was also interested in modern Europe, European military history and church history. He wrote the first book-length study of the Congress of Verona — The European Pentarchy and the Congress of Verona, 1822 — and co-wrote a 1962 self-study for the university. He also served as an associate editor for the Social Science Quarterly.

He had been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Historical Association, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, the Society for French Historical Studies and the Southwestern Social Science Association.

Survivors include one daughter, Nina Nichols of Dallas; one son, the Rev. Irby C. Nichols III of Saint Benedict, Ore.; two sisters, Pauline Nichols Pepinsky of Worthington Ohio, and Nina Nichols Pugh of Baton Rouge; and one grandson.

Services were Jan. 12 at Roselawn Cemetery in Denton.

RITA JEAN PILKEY, 91, Professor Emeritus of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, died Dec. 5 at the Vintage Health Care Center in Denton. She served on the faculty from 1946 until her retirement in 1974.

She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. Following her graduation from Bryan High School in Dallas in 1926, she entered North Texas where she earned her bachelor of science degree in 1929. She then taught physical education at North Dallas High School and Long Junior High.

During World War II, Pilkey volunteered to serve abroad in the American Red Cross as a recreation worker and established clubs for U.S. Army artillery and Air Force troops in China. After the war she earned her master's degree at Columbia University.

Classes she taught at North Texas included recreation theory, camp leadership, tumbling and square dancing. The Rita Pilkey Scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding recreation and leisure studies majors.

For many years she directed several summer camps. She was an active member for more than 50 years at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, where she served as a ruling elder. She also was an active member of the Shakespeare Club and volunteered at the Denton Senior Center.

Survivors include an older sister, Dorothy Cole, and several nieces and nephews. Pilkey donated her body to Southwestern Medical School. Memorial services were Dec. 9 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.

GARRY "BEVO" LANE WARNACK, 44, a recycler in the recycling services area of the Physical Plant, died Jan. 18 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was employed at UNT from 1998 until his death.

Warnack was born in Dallas. He was a member of the Baptist church, a professional bass guitarist and a certified nurse's aid. He graduated from Lake Dallas High School, where he played in the stage band and lettered in football.

Survivors include his parents, Bob and LaDonna Blanton Warnack of Argyle; his brother, Larry W. Warnack of Lake Dallas; his sister, Darla Warnack Cushman of Corinth; two nieces; one nephew; and three great-nephews.

Services were Jan. 22 at the Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home in Denton. Burial was in Prairie Mound Cemetery in Argyle.

TORY CAETI , assistant professor of criminal justice, appeared in the national media several times in January to comment on the seven Texas prison escapees. He appeared on ABC Television's Good Morning America on Jan. 3 and on ABC's World News Tonight on Jan. 9. In addition, he was quoted in nationwide stories in USA Today and on the Associated Press and Reuters wires. Locally, he was quoted in a Jan. 7 article in the Dallas Morning News.

JHINUK CHOWDHURY, associate professor and chair of the Department of Marketing, is featured in the Jan. 11 Ellis Chronicle in a story on the new certificate in e-commerce offered at the UNT System Center at Dallas.

WARREN HENRY, assistant professor of music and director of the early childhood music program, discusses music education for children in the Jan. 14 Denton Record-Chronicle.

STEPHEN KATSINAS, Don Buchholz community college education chair and director of the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education, addresses Texas higher education myths in a Jan. 22 opinion column that appeared on the editorial page of the Dallas Morning News.

The selling of bogus degrees on the Internet is discussed by BARRY LUMSDEN, professor of counseling, development and higher education, in the Dec. 26 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The cooperation of Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton in the performance of the Handel oratorio Israel in Egypt at UNT is discussed by LENORA McCROSKEY, professor of music, in the Jan. 16 Dallas Morning News.

The Washington Post published comments by CHARLDEAN NEWELL, Regents Professor of public administration, in a Jan. 21 article titled "New Brand of Oversight: Bush's Regulatory Record in Texas Offers Clues to the Approach He'll Bring to Washington."

BRENT PHELPS, associate professor of visual arts, is featured in a Jan. 2 Associated Press article on his project to document the route of Lewis and Clark. The story ran in the Bismarck (North Dakota) Tribune, San Antonio Express-News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Anniversaries of 15 years or more are listed in the print version of InHouse@UNT, and photos, if available, are included for those celebrating 30 years or more. See a full listing at www.unt.edu/inhouse/bulletinboard.htm.

15 years

• Michael Berry, Facilities Services
• Jim Coffey, Police and Traffic

10 years

• Dedra Ashman, Visual Arts
• Beverly Davis, Restricted Parking
• Pam Gentry, Technology and Cognition
• Archie Hicks Jr., Grounds Services
• Sue Hull, Purchasing and Stores
• Pamela Johnston, Libraries
• Ann Jordan, Anthropology
• Judith Kulp, Intensive English Language Institute
• Luciano Lopez, Custodial Services
• Barbara MacDonald, Financial Aid
• Ricky Olivarez, Police and Traffic
• Ernestine Pedder, Merchandising and Hospitality Management
• Janice Reeder, English
• Ronald Dwayne Salsman, Grounds Services
• Billie Taylor, Housing
• Larry Vick, Telecommunications
• Teresa Williamson, Development

5 years

• Bobby Bartlett, Driver Education
• Charla Friday, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Work Teams
• Carolyn Goodman, College of Business Administration
• Maria Yolanda Hernandez, Custodial Services
• Sam Ivie, Libraries
• Martin Jaeckel, Center for Public Service
• Joel Juliot, Financial Aid
• Joann Luksich, Computing Center
• Melissa Rogers, Financial Aid
• Konni Stubblefield, Business Administration
• Lek Thanavibulpol, Computing Center
• Patrice Doris Tobias, Dining Services
• Roy Zumwalt, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

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

Nicole Woodford Mixed Media Exhibit. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 5, Union Gallery. Exhibit runs through Feb. 21.

Hearing for Board Designated Tuition. 10-11 a.m. Feb. 7, University Union, Room 417.

Executive-in-Residence Lecture. Sue Davidson, president of Gordon's Jewelers (Zale Corp.), is the featured speaker. 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Feb. 7, Silver Eagle Suite.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 8 p.m. Feb. 8-10, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Lyric Theater. Matinee 2 p.m. Feb. 10-11. Call 565-2428 for reservations.

Hospitality Career Expo — World of Opportunities. 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Silver Eagle Suite.

Service Recognition Awards and Reception. 2-4 p.m. Feb. 13, Silver Eagle Suite.

Chamber Orchestra. 8 p.m. Feb. 14, Winspear Hall. Call 369-7802 for tickets.

Faculty Senate Meeting. 2 p.m. Feb. 14, Wooten Hall, Room 322.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• UNT sets fourth annual Equity and Diversity Conference
• UNT kicks off Black History Month celebration
• Second Spring Vision 2015 Forum scheduled March 1
• New program to help fill teacher shortage
• Conference concerts feature world premieres
• Merchandising school wins international award
• Efficiency saves time and money when mailing
• Five TAMS students named semifinalists in national Intel science competition
• UNT faculty member receives NEA Creative Writing Fellowship
• Parent education conference planned
• Answerline

Submission guidelines for the bulletin board feature

homepage