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PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, presented "Ecology, Art and the Saving of Peach Creek" at the Meadows Museum of Art at Southern Methodist University, Jan. 28 in Dallas.

An article by GERALD KNEZEK, professor of technology and cognition, and RHONDA CHRISTENSEN, technology research scientist, was published in Education and Information Technologies, the official journal of the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee on Education. The article is titled "Impact of New Information Technologies on Teachers and Students."

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, spoke about "The Role of Group Purchasing Organizations in the Medical Supply Chain" as the featured speaker at the bi-annual meeting of the Table Ronde Internationale de Medicometrie, Jan. 18 in Diablerets, Switzerland.

State

UNT President NORVAL POHL discussed the growing enrollment at universities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region and how UNT is dealing with its growing numbers in a segment featured Jan. 14 on CBS Channel 11.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of economics and associate director of the Center for Economic Development, discusses the outlook on employment growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for 2003 in the Jan. 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

JOHN MARK DEMPSEY, assistant professor of journalism, speaks about the legacy of the Light Crust Doughboys on western swing in the Jan. 12 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

THEODORE FARRIS, assistant professor of marketing and logistics; JARED HAZELTON, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law and dean of the College of Business Administration; and BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development, comment on a manufacturing survey by the Metroplex Purchasing Managers Index and the survey's economic implications in an article appearing in the Jan. 10 Dallas Business Journal.

DOUG HENRY, assistant professor of anthropology, discusses the work of the Immigrant Resource Council for Conflict Resolution and its future plans in the Jan. 20 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor at the Counseling and Testing Center, comments on the possible reasons behind the erratic behavior of musicians such as Axl Rose and Michael Jackson in the Jan. 9 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

DOTTY HORTON, assistant director of international studies, talks about new immigration tracking of foreign students and how the university is preparing to deal with the new rules in the Jan. 11 Denton Record-Chronicle and the Jan. 22 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

STAN INGMAN, professor of applied gerontology and sociology and director of the Center for Public Service, is featured in an editorial column about a conference on "Building Sustainable Communities in Mexico and Texas," organized by the center, in the Jan. 4 Dallas Morning News. Ingman discusses the same topic in the Jan. 18 Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Jan. 19 Dallas Morning News.

MAURICE LEATHERBURY, senior director of academic computing, and CAROL SIMPSON, assistant professor of library and information sciences, discuss piracy guards being implemented at UNT to lessen the transfer of copyrighted music and videos online in the Jan. 27 Dallas Morning News.

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development, comments on President Bush's economic proposal in the Jan. 8 Dallas Morning News. Weinstein comments in the Jan. 26 Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the job outlook for 2003 in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Weinstein also comments on the economic effects of the smoking ban for Dallas restaurants in the Jan. 23 Dallas Morning News.

Local

PHIL DIEBEL, vice president for finance and business affairs, discusses the effects of cutbacks to the university as a result of a $9.9 billion deficit in the state budget in the Jan. 15 Denton Record-Chronicle.

LORENZO GARCIA, associate professor of dance and theatre arts, comments on the challenges of finding and casting ethnically diverse actors for community theater plays in the Jan. 19 Denton Record-Chronicle.

PAMELIA HIGHT, head of the local area network/personal computer management department for UNT Libraries, and DEBORAH LELIAERT, UNT vice president for university relations and UNT System associate vice chancellor for communications and marketing, members of Denton's first Women Build, a project by Habitat for Humanity that helps empower women through building a house, are featured in a Jan. 27 Denton Record-Chronicle article on the project.

PARIS RUTHERFORD, professor of music and director of the UNT Jazz Singers, comments on former members in an article on local musicians appearing in the Jan. 12 Denton Record-Chronicle.

SANDRA SHELTON, director of purchasing and payment services and the coordinator of Historically Underutilized Businesses, discusses the goal to diversify contracting by the university to companies owned by minorities and women in the Jan. 6 Denton Record-Chronicle.

J.B. SPALDING, associate professor of business computer information systems, is featured in an article in which he discusses his return to work after treatment for leukemia in the Jan. 21 Denton Record-Chronicle.

30 years

• Larry G. Luce, Facilities
• Lawrence G. Schneider, Psychology

25 years

• Donna Hughes, Graduate School
• Donna E. Ledgerwood, Management
• Sander Martin, Psychology

20 years

• Janet Ellis, Behavior Analysis
• Robert W. Kilam, Biological Sciences
• Tamara L. Taylor, International Students

15 years

• Amanda Kay Barksdale, Center for Continuing Education
• Lisa Renee Blakeley, Political Science
• John L. Gale, Libraries
• Juliet M. Getty, Merchandising and Hospitality Management
• Joseph F. Kelsey, Facilities Administration
• Leah E. Knack, Enrollment Management
• Dennis William Mueller, Physics
• Jack Weldon Pennington, Printing Services

10 years

• Robin L. Bayer, Vice President for Academic Affairs Office
• Kimberly R. Betts, Dining Services
• Judith A. Black, Printing Services
• Yvonne J. Chandler, Library and Information Sciences
• Terry Lee Clower, Institute of Applied Economics
• Matthew Blair Copeland, Computing Center
• Mary Joan Roby, Student Accounting
• Christopher E. Strauss, Computing Center
• Laura Ikins Stern, Vice President for Academic Affairs Office
• Janetta Willeford, Admissions

5 years

• Robert F. Ahern, International Students
• Benjamin Ray Dodson, Housing
• Amy A. Gray, Psychology
• John D. Hoag, Facilities Administration
• Adela Torralba, Custodial Services
• Sharon D. Vann, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
• Shandra Renae Woods, Registrar

BOB NUNLEY, 76, professor of mathematics from 1964 until his retirement in 1989, died Jan. 8 in Denton.

He was born near Ballinger on Nov. 20, 1926, to John and Rena Nunley. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served on the U.S.S. Everett F. Larson for the duration of World War II.

After the war he met and married Billie Chambers. He completed his undegraduate education at Texas A&M University in 1949, earning a bachelor of science degree in business. He earned a master of education degree from Hardin-Simmons University in 1954 and a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1965. He was a member of several professional organizations, including the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the North Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Texas Association of College Instructors.

After his retirement, he was involved in Habitat for Humanity and was an active member of the First Baptist Church. He was an avid crossword puzzle master, loved to read and recycled whenever possible.

Survivors included his wife of 55 years; two daughters, Prissi Giles and Becki Larrinaga; grandchildren Jason Giles; and Amy Alley; and great-grandson Connor Alley. He is also survived by his siblings, Barney Nunley and Donna Greenhill of Medford, Ore., and Morris Nunley of Lubbock.

Services were held Jan. 11 with burial in Anson.

JACK A. DOBBS, 75, manager of the North Texas Golf Course from 1976 until his retirement in 1990, died Jan. 15 in Denton.

He was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Paducah to Clint and Irene Dobbs. He married Janice Mobley on Dec. 11, 1952, in Houston. He attended North Texas and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite. He owned Jack's Little Apple BBQ Restaurant.

Survivors include his wife of Denton; a daughter, Dr. Cindy Kay Kelly of Southlake; a son, Clint Leslie Dobbs of Denton; one brother, Gene Dobbs of McKinney; and five grandchildren. His sister, Ouida Bell, preceded him in death.

Services were held Jan. 18 with burial following at Roselawn Memorial Park.

JANET P. SHOLTY, 60, former instructor of writing and literature, died Dec. 25 at her Dallas home.

She was born Nov. 8, 1942, to Mary Rosalyn Bass Poindexter and William Sasser of Lubbock. She was a graduate of North Texas, earning her bachelor's degree in 1963 and her doctorate in 1997. She obtained a master's degree from Marquette University in 1970. She taught classes at North Texas as well as at several other local universities.

She served on the Board of Trustees for the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., for 1987-88. Her professional memberships included the South Easter Medieval Association, the Modern Language Association, the Medieval Institute and the Popular Culture Association. She published several short stories and contributed to the Encyclopedia of the Novel and the Chaucer Encyclopedia.

She was an active member of St. Francis Episcopal Church and worked widely through the Episcopal Diocese as a lecturer on spiritual, aesthetic and historical issues.

Survivors include her husband, Henry Edward Sholty of Dallas; daughters Heather Theresa Sholty Azarmehr of Austin and Catherine Elizabeth Anne Sholty Scott of Dallas; sons Mark Edward Sholty and Stephen Dennis Sholty, both of Allen; and four grandchildren.

Services were held Dec. 28. A scholarship fund benefiting UNT English graduate students has been established in her honor.

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Mean Green Basketball. UNT vs. Western Kentucky, Feb. 8. UNT vs. New Orleans, Feb. 20. UNT vs. South Alabama, Feb. 22. All games played at 7 p.m. in the Coliseum. Call (940) 565-2527 for tickets.

Global Film Series. The Hidden Fortress. 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, Room 184.

Jazz Band Series. Noon-1 p.m. Feb. 12, One O'Clock Lounge, Union.

Faculty Senate Meeting. 2 p.m. Feb. 12, Wooten Hall, Room 322.

The Vagina Monologues. 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14, Main Auditorium.

President Pohl's Let's Talk. 4 p.m. Feb. 18, Golden Eagle Suite.

U.S. Air Force Woodwind Quintet. 8 p.m. Feb. 19, Recital Hall.

Non-Traditional Student Appreciation Week. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 17-20. Various events to be held.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• UNT working to reduce fiscal year 2002-03 budget by $8 million
• Escalante named UNT System vice chancellor for administrative services
• Enrollment up 6.8 percent over last spring
• UNT mathematics professors find solution to 50-year-old math problem
• Book drive for Thailand community expanded to include books for adults
• 2002-03 Fact Book available online
• Enterprise Information System project implementation under way
• Staff Council chair gives top 10 reasons why UNT is a great place to work
• Black History Month under way at UNT

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