Come fly with me — Johanna Corney, UNT physics engineering student, constructs a paper flying machine to compete in a paper airplane contest as part of Engineering Week activities at UNT's Research Park Feb. 23-27.

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PEGGY FOGLE, director of student wellness resource services; CHWEE LYE CHNG, Regents Professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation; and KWEETHAI NEILL, assistant professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, co-wrote "Predictors of College Students' Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine," published in the September/October 2003 American Journal of Health Education.

JAN HILLMAN, executive director of planning for student development, wrote "Fund-raising Activities and Training Within Student Affairs Divisions in Texas Colleges and Universities," published in the fall 2003 College Student Services Journal.

JOHN HIPPLE, counseling psychologist in the Counseling and Testing Center, presented "Depression Among Children" at the Texas Education Agency's Elementary School Counselors conference, Feb. 16 in Austin.

BONITA JACOBS, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education and vice president for student development, edited The Transfer Student in America: The Forgotten Student, American Association of College Registrars and Admission Officers, 2004.

MAURICE LEATHERBURY, executive director of information technology and academic computing, was recently named chair of the Information Technology Infrastructure team on a project by the Texas International Education Consortium to develop plans for a new private university in Saudi Arabia. He also was elected secretary of the Lonestar Education and Research Network, a consortium of Texas colleges and universities designing and implementing a fiber optics backbone to connect the major metropolitan areas of the state.

KATHY MOORE, student services coordinator for the vice president for student services, and JANET TREPKA, coordinator of new students and the mentoring program, were presented the 2003 Publication Award by the Southern Association of College Student Affairs for their new student orientation and Eagle Camp brochures.

NORMAN NIEVES, residence hall director, and BONITA JACOBS, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education and vice president for student development, co-wrote "Selecting Quality Staff: Techniques for Success," published in the fall 2003 College Student Services Journal.

RICKY W. STINCHCOMB, assistant garage supervisor, and RICHARD D. WESTBROOK, automotive mechanic, were recently certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence as Master Automobile Technicians. Their MAT certifications were awarded after they received certifications in eight areas of expertise, each requiring two years of experience and the successful completion of a comprehensive test.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, testified before the Legislative Budget Board on the national and state economic outlook and implications for state revenues, Feb. 9 in Austin.

National

TAMMY KINLEY, assistant professor of merchandising and hospitality management, reports on the emotional and economic concerns associated with "vanity sizing" of clothing in the Feb. 12 Journal Now.

State

CASSANDRA BERRY, associate vice president for equity and diversity, appeared on WFAA-TV Channel 8 Daybreak Feb 10. She spoke about UNT's 50th anniversary of desegregation gala that celebrated the student pioneers of integration.

HARRIET L. COHEN, assistant professor of rehabilitation, social work and addictions and director of social work;CASSANDRA BERRY, associate vice president for equity and diversity; and DANIEL EMENHEISER, equal opportunity officer, speak about UNT's seventh Equity and Diversity Conference in a Feb. 16 Dallas Voice article. Berry also discusses UNT's goals for diversity in the Feb. 28 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

PATRICIA CUKOR-AVILA, associate professor of English, appeared on the WB-Channel 33 news at 9 p.m. Feb. 9. She discussed slang as a way teen-agers create identities for themselves.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director for the University Center for Economic Development and Research, offers advice for Grapevine regarding its city aquarium project in the Feb. 19 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

MELINDA F. COWART, associate professor of teacher education and administration, observes that the nation's pool of public education teachers does not match racially that of the students they teach in the Feb. 17 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

MARY McDONNELL HARRIS, professor of teacher education and administration, talks about alternative teacher education certification in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the Feb. 18 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

M. JEAN KELLER, dean of the College of Education and professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, discusses the No Child Left Behind Act in the Feb. 16 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

RON MARCELLO, professor of history and director of UNT's oral history program, reflects on racial tension on the North Texas campus in 1956 in the Feb. 8 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

JAMES LEE McDONALD, associate professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law and executive associate dean of the College of Business Administration, discusses the benefits of a master's of business administration degree in the Feb. 27 Dallas Morning News.

STEVE MILLER, assistant vice president for human resources, notes the importance of checking a potential employee's references in the Feb. 12 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

GEORGE MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and the Velma Schmidt Chair, talks about the state of early childhood preschool programs in the Feb. 19 Dallas Morning News.

EILEEN CURRY RESNIK, Murphy Enterprise Center director and lecturer of management, commends the creators of the Cooking in College DVD, who were among the center's Shirley Murphy Business Plan winners, in the Feb. 23 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

DONALD STAPLES, professor of radio, television and film, appeared on KERA FM 90.1's The People's Agenda with Marla Crockett at 10 a.m. Feb. 27 to discuss the Academy Awards and the motion pictures of 2003.

FRANCES VAN TASSELL, associate professor of teacher education and administration, discusses the Association of Teacher Educators national conference and the No Child Left Behind Act and the quality of teacher education in America in the Feb. 15 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

MYRA WALKER, professor of design, recognizes the leather jacket as one of the most important men's clothing items of the 20th century for men in the Feb. 17 Dallas Morning News.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, says he is optimistic about job growth in the Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 issues of the Dallas Morning News and the Feb. 10 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He discusses his belief that a Democrat may win the November 2004 presidential election because of current economic conditions in another Feb. 8 Dallas Morning News article. He talks about two options to increase state sales taxes to overhauling public school financing in the Feb. 10 Dallas Morning News. He predicts benefits for Denton County based on commercial and residential growth in the Feb. 12 Denton Record-Chronicle, and in the Feb. 25 Dallas Morning News he suggests the possibility that unemployed information technology workers might be able to use their skills in the defense industry. He talks about his belief that there is a real need for the proposed, 4,000-mile Trans Texas Corridor highway project in an editorial published in the Feb. 9 Dallas Morning New, the Feb. 12 Houston Chronicle and the Feb. 15 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Local

KARON BROWN, program coordinator of the Velma E. Schmidt Programs for Early Childhood Education, emphasizes the need for exposure to books and vocabulary words for preschoolers in the Feb. 9 Denton Record-Chronicle.

PRISCILLA CONNORS, assistant professor of merchandising and hospitality management, and PHILIP M. TURNER, associate vice president for academic affairs for distance education, note the success of a new web site for the university's online students in the Feb. 11 Denton Record-Chronicle.

CHARLES R. FOSTER, lecturer of merchandising and hospitality management and director of the Club at Gateway Center, explains the function of the student-operated on-campus eatery in the Feb. 26 Denton Record-Chronicle.

TIMOTHY JACKSON, associate professor of music, talks about the world premiere of the opera Dorian Gray in the Feb. 15 Denton Record-Chronicle.

PHILIP PAOLINO, associate professor of political science, warns of the potential dangers of "cybersquatting" — the practice of setting up web domains using the names of political candidates or celebrities, then attempting to sell that domain to the person for whom it is named — in the Feb. 20 Denton Record-Chronicle.

UNT President NORVAL POHL; CHARLES BITTLE, lecturer of engineering technology; MILTON ‘PAT' HOWELL, associate vice president for UNT facilities; and OSCAR N. GARCIA, professor of computer science and engineering and dean of the College of Engineering, talk about UNT's Research Park in a Feb. 12 Denton Record-Chronicle article

RICHARD S. RAFES, senior vice president for administration, talks about the locations of two properties sought for purchase by UNT in the Feb. 14 Denton Record-Chronicle.

RICHARD J. SINCLAIR, associate professor of biological sciences and dean of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, explains TAMS program's purpose in the Feb. 26 Denton Record-Chronicle.

PHILIP M. TURNER, associate vice president for academic affairs for distance education, talks about the growth of online enrollment at UNT in a Feb. 1 Denton Business and Community News article.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON; RICHARD ESCALENTE, vice chancellor for administrative services; and RICK VILLARREAL, director of athletics, speak about the athletic complex and funding in the Feb. 28 Denton Record-Chronicle.

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WILLIAM PETERS LATHAM, 87, Professor Emeritus of music who worked at North Texas from 1965 to 1984, died Feb. 24 in Denton.

A trumpet player who began writing music in high school, he received a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Cincinnati in 1935 and lectured at North Texas from 1938 to 1939 before earning bachelor's and master's degrees in composition and theory from the College of Music of Cincinnati. He later earned his doctorate in composition from the Eastman School of Music.

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, receiving the Purple Heart and also performing with the 10th Cavalry band. He taught at the State College of Iowa for 19 years before returning to North Texas as professor of music and coordinator of composition. In 1969 he was appointed director of graduate studies and in 1978 was named a distinguished professor of music.

His compositions have been performed by groups around the world, and 62 of his 118 works have been published. He was a member of several organizations, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, from which he received awards annually for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Joan Latham of Denton; his son, William P. Latham Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughters, Leslie Latham and Carol Latham, both of Denton; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

A memorial service was held Feb. 27 at St. David's Episcopal Church in Denton.

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

Spring Break. March 15-21. University closed.

Women's Softball. UNT vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. March 20; UNT vs. UT-Arlington, 7 p.m. March 23; UNT/Wells Fargo Classic, March 26-28; UNT vs. Stephen F. Austin, 5 p.m. April 2. Denia Park, Denton. Call (940) 565-2527 for more information.

Global Film Series. Happiness of the Katakuris, 7 p.m. March 23; Tales From the Gimli Hospital, 7 p.m. March 30. RTVFP Building, Room 184.

Visiting Artist Lecture. Sculptor Ken Little, 1:15 p.m. March 24, Art Building, Room 219.

Mean Green Tennis. UNT vs. Abilene Christian, 2:30 p.m. March 24, Denton. Call (940) 565-2527 for more information.

University Satellite Seminar Series. "The History of Gay and Lesbian Images on Television," 7:30 p.m. March 25. Media Library, Chilton Hall, Room 111C. Call (940) 565-2486 for more information.

Women of Color Conference. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 26, Silver Eagle Suite. Call (940) 565-3021 for registration information.

Brown Bag Friday Films. A World Without Fathers or Husbands, noon March 26; Larry v. Lockney, noon April 2. Media Library, Chilton Hall, Room 111.

African Cultural Festival. 8 p.m. March 27, Winspear Hall. Call (940) 369-7802 for ticket information.

International Week. March 29-April 2. Call (940) 565-2209 for information about events.

Lecture. Gottfried Wagner, great-grandson of German composer Richard Wagner. "From Wagner to Hitler: Opera as Ideology in German Culture and Politics," 4 p.m. March 29, Wooten Hall, Room 222.

COBA Distinguished Lecture Series. John Bledsoe, CEO of John Bledsoe Associates. 2-4 p.m. April 2, ESSC, Room 255.

Other featured articles in this issue

• UNT plans second annual beautification day
• Cleanup continues at Clark Hall following small fire
• Spring brings Texas severe weather season
• Regents approve honorary degree, authorize new athletic center completion
• Staff awards presented at sack lunch
• April brings University, Alumni Appreciation, Honors days
• UNT student is a Truman Scholarship finalist
• Faculty Senate hears provost's academic plan for future of UNT
• Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing earns three national awards
• TAMS students are semifinalists in national science competition

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