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FRANK FEIGERT, Regents Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, was named a Minnie Stevens Piper professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation, which honors Texas college and university faculty for superior teaching.

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, gave a talk, "Philosophical Psychology and the Teaching of Philosophy," at the Central Division of the Society for Philosophy of Creativity and served as chair of the annual board meeting of the Foundation for Philosophy of Creativity, April 25 in Chicago.

A chapter by MIRIAM HENOCH, associate professor of speech andhearing sciences; JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor at the Counseling and Testing Center; GEORGE KONDRASKE, research associate at the Texas Center for Music and Medicine; BERNARD RUBIN, chief of rheumatology and professor of medicine at the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth and medical director of the Texas Center for Music and Medicine; andKRIS CHESKY, research assistant professor and director of research and education at the Texas Center for Music and Medicine, was published in the NewHandbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning, OxfordPress, 2001. The chapter is titled "Musicians' Health."

GARRY L. LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy, was the featured speaker at the Hawaii Association for Play Therapy state conference, Feb. 22 in Honolulu. His topic was "Making Contact With Children in Play Therapy." His book Parents as Therapeutic Partners: Listening to Your Child's Play was published in Korean by Hakmun Publishers in February. Two of his articles were published in the International Journal of Play Therapy, vols. 9 and 10. The articles are titled "Filial Therapy With Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation" and "Intensive Group Play Therapy With Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence." He presented "Touching What is Untouchable in a Person's Life" at the Texas Counseling Association state conference, Nov. 8, in Dallas.

PATRICK PLUSCHT, associate director of the Center for Distributed Learning, received the "Outstanding Commitment to TxDLA by an Individual" award at the Texas Distance Learning Association conference, April 3 in Fort Worth. The award was in recognition of his contributions to the association over the past five years, which included serving as a board member and member of the Executive Partnership Council, implementing an online evaluation system for the annual conferences and serving as program chair for this year's conference.

A prose poem sequence by DARYL SCROGGINS, lecturer in English, was published in Quarter After Eight, vol. 8, spring 2002. The work is titled "The Scold's Romance: A Story in Prose Poems."

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, was a featured speaker on the topic of "Libraries and Community Economic Development" at the Centennial Conference of the Texas Library Association, April 24 in Dallas.

State

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, is quoted in an article about a change in leadership at Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood Development Corp. in the April 25 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Baen is also featured in a May 5 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on whether neighborhoods, especially gated communities, are isolating residents so much that they are identifying with subdivisions instead of their hometowns.

PHIL DIEBEL, UNT System vice chancellor for finance and UNT vice president for finance and business affairs, discusses how the oil-based economy helped to keep tuition costs down in Texas in the May 2 Dallas Morning News. Texas tuition costs are currently among the nation's fastest rising.

UNT President NORVAL POHL and BILL GRUBBS, professor and chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, discuss the establishment of a College of Engineering at North Texas in the May 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Regional

DIANE GRAVES OLIVER, assistant professor of psychology, was interviewed on Dallas' WBAP-AM May 2 about identity theft.

Local

LYNN SEATON, assistant professor of music, is featured in an April 25 Denton Record-Chronicle article about his band, the Lynn Seaton Trio.

AMANDA ALLSHOUSE, undergraduate assistant in the College of Music; PATRICIA BANFIELD, assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; LISA NAGAOKA, assistant professor of geography; KELLEY REESE, associate director of news and information in University Communications and Marketing; JENA STAPP, graduate research assistant in the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions; HILLARY TALATZKO, program project specialist in the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions; and JAMIE YOUNG, student assistant in the Computing Center, are among members of the UNT community who participated in the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, April 26-28 in Dallas. Almost 2,500 people participated in the event, walking a total of 60 miles and raising more than $2.5 million for breast cancer research, prevention and education.

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

Alternative Transportation Day. 8-11 a.m. May 22, Denton Center for the Visual Arts.

New Faculty/Staff Orientation. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 28, Marquis Hall, Room 116.

Tina Slinker Basketball Camp. May 31-June 2, June 20-23 and June 27-30. Call 565-3667 for information.

Summer I Classes Begin. June 3.

J.B. and Susan Harlin Photography Exhibit. Reception 3-5 p.m. June 3, Union Gallery. Exhibit through June 20.

Faculty/Staff Picnic. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 5, Willis Library Mall.

Johnny Jones Basketball Camp. June 7-9, June 13-16 and June 17-20. Call 565-3654 for information.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• Faculty, staff pay raises head agenda at UNT System Board of Regents meeting today
• UNT parking fees going up for 2002-03 academic year
• UNT establishes doctoral degree in audiology
• UNT counselor education program top in Texas
• Monthly HR orientations available for Spanish-speaking UNT employees
• Staff Council adopts spot for beautification program
• Symposium aids Texas' higher education future
• On the trail: UNT police department adds K-9 unit to patrol force
• UNT, Paul Quinn College establish Science and Math Teacher Academy

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