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REGINALD L. BOND, executive director of student health and wellness services, was elected president of the Southwestern College Health Association for 2003. He will plan and host the association's fall 2003 conference at UNT.

An article by VICKI GOODWIN, associate professor of management, was published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, vol. 74. The article is a book review of Judith Komaki's Leadership From an Operant Perspective.

An article by PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, was published in Process Studies, no. 6, December 2001. The article is a review of A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McKlintock by Evelyn Fox Keller.

An article by CLIFF HARDY, professor of teacher education and administration, was published in the Journal of Instructional Psychology, December 2001. The article is titled "Latin-Vocabulary Acquisition: An Experiment Using the Information-Processing Techniques of Chunking and Imagery."

DAVID W. HILL, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, presented "The Past, the Present and the Future of Exercise Physiology — Implications for Health and Wellness in the New Millennium," "Controversies and New Perspectives in the Measurement of Anaerobic Capacity" and "Critical Power — New Information About What It Is and How It Can Be Used" at the 24th International Symposium on Sport Sciences, Oct. 11-13 in São Paulo, Brazil. An article by Hill and undergraduate student EMILY STEVENS was published in the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 26. The article is titled "The VO₂ Response at the Onset of Severe Intensity Exercise."

M. JEAN KELLER, dean of the College of Education, discusses Metropolitan Life Foundation funding UNT won for a national demonstration project in the Oct. 22 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Briefs.

An article by CHING-CHUNG KUO, associate professor of management, and SHAILESH KULKARNI, assistant professor of business computer information systems, was published in the Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society.The article is titled "On the Stochastic Bottleneck Assignment Problem." Kuo also had an article published in the Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute. The article is titled "An Automated System for Motor Carrier Selection to Minimize Prepaid Transportation Costs."

KATHRYN McCAULEY, student legal advisor, presented "Student Legal Services and Records Retention" at the Southwest Region University Student Legal Services Association conference, Jan. 2-5 in San Francisco.

DIANN ROZELL, lecturer in teacher education and administration, presented "Positive Responses to Unintended Outcomes of Certification Testing" at the Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators conference, Oct. 12-14 in Corpus Christi.

BETTY TOMBOULIAN, publications computer specialist in the Office of University Communications and Marketing, was recently named a quarterfinalist in the international Savannah On-Stage American Traditional Singers Competition. She competes March 3 at the Savannah On-Stage International Arts Festival in Savannah, Ga., for the top prize of $10,000.

State

BOB BLAND, professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, discusses the positive and negative impact of debt incurred by cities in the Dec. 23 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

EUGENE HARGROVE, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, talks about his interest in the literature of J.R.R. Tolkien in the Dec. 20 Fort Worth Weekly.

CATHY HARTMAN, government documents librarian, comments on the work being done by the UNT library as a federal depository for government documents, preserving print and electronic records, in the Dec. 29 Fort Worth Weekly.

BERT HAYSLIP, Regents Professor of psychology, comments on people's need for comfort after the Sept. 11 attacks in the Dec. 27 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In an article appearing in the Jan. 4 issue, Hayslip comments on the impact of the will to live and the ability of people with long-term illnesses or the elderly to live through the holidays.

ALICIA ReCRUZ, associate professor of anthropology, discusses the goals of the new Immigrant Resource Council for Conflict Resolution at UNT in the Dec. 18 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

EMILE SAHLIYEH, associate professor of political science, speaks about students' increased interest in Middle Eastern cultures as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks in the Dec. 13 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the slowdown in population growth within Texas in the Dec. 19 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In the Dec. 30 issue, he comments on the possibility of further layoffs in companies, and in the Jan. 7 issue, he discusses the dramatic slowdown in job growth as a result of the recession and the terrorist attacks.

JERRY YERIC, associate professor of political science, talks about Scott Armey's chances of winning his father Dick Armey's U.S. congressional seat in the Dec. 14 Fort Worth Star-Telegramand comments on the impact of Jane Nelson's decision not to run for that seat in the Dec. 18 issue. In the Dec. 21 Dallas Morning News, Yeric discusses the impact of redistricting on the state Senate elections.

Local

LES BROTHERS, professor of music, discusses the history of Christmas carols in the Dec. 20 Denton Record-Chronicle.

JAMES "JIM" RIDDLESPERGER, 88, of Denton, Professor Emeritus of political science and three-term city councilman, died Jan. 12 at his home. He taught at North Texas from 1950 until his retirement in 1978.

Riddlesperger was born Feb. 7, 1913, in Malakoff. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from North Texas in 1937 and worked as a high school teacher and principal in East Texas before being drafted to fight in World War II. After serving four years in the Army Air Corps, he completed a master's degree and doctoral course work at the University of Texas. He joined the faculty weeks before being drafted for the Korean War and attained the rank of major before returning to Denton. Among other honors he received during his teaching career were the 'Fessor Graham Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award. He founded the International Students Association and served as its sponsor until his retirement.

He was a member of various organizations, including the Texas Association of College Teachers, the American Political Science Association and the Southwestern Social Science Association. He was a 32nd-degree Mason and an active member of the First United Methodist Church.

After his retirement, he served for six years on the Denton City Council and as mayor pro term during his last term. He also served on the board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments and in 1986 was elected to the first Texas Silver-Haired Legislature.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Jertson Riddlesperger of Denton; four children, Carol Kirchoff of Denton, Terry Boyd of University Park, James Riddlesperger Jr. of Fort Worth and Lee Ann Ellington of Evansville, Ind.; and 11 grandchildren.

Services were held Jan. 15 at the First United Methodist Church.

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

18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. 7 p.m. Jan. 28, University Union Lyceum.

Spring 2002 Ally Training. 5-9 p.m. Jan. 30, University Union, Golden Eagle Suite A.

Janice Davis Photography. Reception, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 4, Union Gallery. Exhibit Feb. 4-18.

Lecture by Gary Machlis. "Land Matters: The Struggle Over Wilderness and Parks in Contemporary America." 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 7, EESAT, Room 130.

Lecture by Gary Machlis. "The 7 Percent Solution: Integrating the Social and Biological Sciences in Environmental Management." 3-4 p.m. Feb. 8, EESAT, Room 130.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• UNT names Morton to system's governmental affairs office
• UNT style manual is now available online
• Texas Apartment Association chooses UNT to launch new management program
• UNT faculty member to live Olympic dream
• Survey applauds UNT's copyright ownership policy
• Wanted: Your ideas for celebrations honoring UNT athletic accomplishments
• UNT to present film series with multicultural relations focus
• Pohl speaks about the status of 2002-03 raises
• Registration is going on now for the 2002 Equity and Diversity Conference