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JEFF ALLEN, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "Conference Travel for the Association for Career and Technical Education" at the Association for Career and Technical Education conference, Dec. 11-15 in Orlando, Fla.

NANCY W. BERRY, associate professor of visual arts, presented "Mining Meaningful Fellowships" and "There's a Fellow at the Art Museum" at the annual conference of the National Art Education Association, March 31-April 5 in Los Angeles. She was also co-speaker at the museum division luncheon.

BRUCE BOND, associate professor of English, had the following works published: "Oval" in The Paris Review, spring 2000; "The Throats of Narcissus" in The Colorado Review, spring 2000; "The O at the End of the World" in Controlled Burn, 2000; and "1979" in Witness, 2000. He participated in two panel discussions, "Realigning Boundaries: University Writing Communities in the New Century" and "The Creative Writing Ph.D.: The Other Terminal Degree," at the Associated Writing Programs conference, March 31-April 1 in Kansas City. He was a keynote speaker for "Writing by Degrees: National Graduate Creative Writing Conference" at State University of New York-Binghamton, April 14 in Binghamton, N.Y., and presented "Literary Publishing" at the conference.

ALEX CHRESTOPOULOS, assistant professor of dance and theatre arts, is associate director and local coordinator for the Musical Theatre Institute for High School Students, June 4-24 at UNT and is directing the River City Players, June 15-Aug. 15 in Tahlequah, Okla., with assistance from students TRISHA HOLTON and AMBERLEE ANDERSON.

MARGARET CRAIG, associate professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Literacy Portfolios in the Elementary Classroom: How Teachers Actually Use Them" at the College Reading Association conference, Nov. 4-6 in Hilton Head, S.C.

LARRY DANIEL, professor of technology and cognition, presented "Teachers' Attitudes and the Development of School Policies Regarding Violence" and "Revisioning Rival Hypotheses for the 21st Century" at the American Educational Research Association conference, April 24-28 in New Orleans.

JOHN PAUL EDDY, professor of counseling, development and higher education, was one of the professional grants evaluators for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators in May. He helped write a grant that funded Project Discovery, which launched a stuffed animal into space on the U.S. space shuttle to the International Space Station, May 19 from Cape Kennedy, Fla., for a middle school lesson. His book International Higher Education Systems was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in May. His book Current Issues in Higher Education is featured in a display at the Austin Peavey State University Library. The Middleville Historical Society of Howard Lake, Minn., and the Wright County Historical Society of Buffalo, Minn., are exhibiting his published books. He presented "Successful World Leaders Better With Age: From 68 to 98 Years of Age" at the Merrill Gardens Retirement Home, May 23 in Denton.

JEAN GREENLAW, Regents Professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Practical Use of Poetry in the Home, Class and Library" at the International Reading Conference, April 29-May 2 in Indianapolis.

TERRY HOLCOMB, associate professor of technology and cognition, presented "PT3 and Project Lift: Web Development for Teachers" at the International Conference on Technology and Education, April 14-27 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

JANE HUFFMAN, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "How Leadership is Shared and Visions Emerge in the Creation of Learning Communities," "Teacher Leadership: What Do We Know? What Are We Doing? What's Next?" "Professional Learning Communities: Leadership, Purposeful Decision-Making and Job-Embedded Staff Development" and "Creating Communities of Learners: The Interaction of Shared Leadership, Collaboration and Vision" at the American Educational Research Association conference, April 24-28 in New Orleans.

TOMMIE LAWHON, professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Fathers and Father Absence Will Impact Children and Families in the Third Millennium" at the annual Texas Council on Family Relations conference, April 6-7 in Fort Worth.

KAREN LIOY, instructor, and DONNA KIEHNHOFF-OBENDA, curriculum coordinator, for the Intensive English Language Institute, presented "Net Talk: Group Discussions That Work" at the Texas Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages V conference, April 15 at Tarrant County College South in Fort Worth.

DAVID McENTIRE, lecturer of public administration, was published in the Australian Journal of Emergency Management, autumn 2000. His article is titled "Sustainability or Invulnerable Development? Proposals for the Current Shift in Paradigms."

RANDALL SCHUMACKER, professor of technology and cognition, presented "Design of a Web-Based Tool for Learning About the Validity of Empirical Studies" at the American Educational Research Association, April 23-28 in New Orleans.

BRENDA SIMS, associate professor of English, presented "Imagining Technical Communication in a Global Community" at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, April 13-18 in Minneapolis, Minn. She served as executive secretary of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and as a member of the National Council of Teachers of English committee on technical and scientific communication.

JON YOUNG, professor and chair of the department of technology and cognition, presented "Factors Impacting Student Utilization of Streaming Media in Distance Learning" at the International Conference on Technology and Education, April 14-27 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

 

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MONIKA J. ANTONELLI, reference librarian, is the voice of two characters on the cartoon show Dragonball Z the superhero Chiao-Tzu and the blue shape-shifting cat Puar.



Several UNT staff and faculty members helped to celebrate the Greater Denton Arts Council's 30th birthday, according to the May 23 Denton Record-Chronicle. They include JEFF BRADETICH, associate professor of music; LEON BREEDEN, Professor Emeritus of music; LINDSAY KEFFER, associate director of the University Union; JEAN MAINOUS, retired lecturer in music; BOB ROGERS, Professor Emeritus of music; BETTY TOMBOULIAN, Public Affairs and Information Services; and her husband LEE TOMBOULIAN, who coordinates dance accompaniment part time for the Department of Dance and Theatre Arts.

WARREN W. BURGGREN, professor of biological sciences and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, MARJORIE HAYES, assistant professor of dance and theatre arts, and DAVID KESTERSON, professor of English and vice president for academic affairs, are featured in a May 28 Denton Record-Chronicle story about the recent trip of a group of UNT dance and theatre arts students to the Czech Republic. The students performed at the annual Encounter Festival in Brno.

A recent dance tribute to JAMES CLOUSER, professor of dance and theatre arts, given in honor of his retirement is reviewed in the May 28 Dallas Morning News.

LEON KAPPELMAN, associate professor of business computer information systems, discusses lax computer security against viruses in the May 20 Dallas Morning News.

A review of a current Dallas Museum of Art installation by ANNETTE LAWRENCE, assistant professor of visual arts, is featured in the May 27 Dallas Morning News.

The loss of public school librarians to Internet industries is discussed by PHILIP TURNER, dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences and associate vice president for academic affairs for distance education, in the June 12 U.S. News and World Report.

JOHN WINDSOR, associate professor and chair of business computer information systems, discusses computer hacking in the June issue of Kiplinger's personal finance magazine.



Compiled by Donna Carter in Human Resources.

20 years

  • Lynn McCreary, Registrar's Office
  • Nancy K. Reis, Libraries

15 years

  • Sue Gilbert Rowan, Biological Sciences
  • Deniece A. Taylor, Arts and Sciences Office of Student Services
  • Sandra C. Thurman, Research Services

10 years

  • Ursula-Christa Alexander, Custodial Services
  • Gloria B. Bahamon, Equity and Diversity
  • Juanita F. Davis, Teacher Education and Administration
  • J. Silvestre Montalvo, Mechanical Services

5 years

  • Wil Clark, System Center at Dallas
  • Shirley L. Eastman, College of Education
  • Dorothy J. Flores, Computing Center
  • Todd Russell Hall, Biological Sciences
  • David Leslie Palmer, Libraries

DAVID HALE MALONE, Professor Emeritus of sociology, 69, died May 31 at his home in Denton.

Malone was employed at the university for 37 years until his retirement in 1998. The David H. Malone Prize Paper Award, an annual competition for Texas Woman's University and UNT graduate students, was instituted by sociology graduate alumni in 1995.

Malone was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Los Angeles, Calif. He married Jane Griggs on June 1, 1957, in Yardley, Pa. Malone served as a technical specialist in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1954 to 1957.

He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and political science in 1952, a master's degree in sociology and anthropology in 1958, and a doctorate in sociology and anthropology in 1962, all from Tulane University.

He was a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of University Professors, American Sociological Association, American Society for the Study of Social Problems, Southwestern Social Science Association, and Texas United Faculty. He was the author of several professional journal articles and papers.

Malone is survived by his wife, Jane Malone of Denton; three sons, Walter H. Malone of Little Rock, Ark., Matthew D. Malone of Wichita Falls and Raiford K. Malone of Denton; and four grandchildren.

 

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

Building Community Through Welcoming Diversity Workshop, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 23, University Union, Room 418.

Summer Musical Theatre workshop, final performance, 2 p.m. June 24, Lyric Theater.

Independence Day, July 4. University closed. Fireworks show, 7:30 p.m., Fouts Field.

Catherine Spikes and Marisa Sarabia Exhibit, photography and photo collage, reception 3-5 p.m. July 5, exhibit July 5-21, Union Gallery.


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