Ready to wear — Models wearing the creations of Micole Bernal, senior fashion design student, were part of the annual ArtWear fashion show May 6 in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite.

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MAUREEN CLOUSE, associate director of housing, gave a two-part presentation at the symposium of the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission, April 21-22 in Austin. She spoke on combating underage drinking on Texas college campuses through judicial sanction, parental notification and investigation.

LISA DICKE, assistant professor of public administration, co-wrote the chapter "Ensuring Accountability in Human Services: The Dilemma of Measuring Moral and Ethical Performance" in the second edition of Ethics and Public Administration, published by M.E. Sharpe, 2005.

MARJORIE HAYES, associate professor of dance and theatre, performed in Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child, at Kitchen Dog Theatre, March 25-April 30 in Dallas. Also with the production were UNT alumni SCOTT MILLIGAN, actor, and JONATHAN TAYLOR, stage manager.

JANIE HUFFMAN, associate professor of teacher education and administration, received the award for Outstanding Staff Development Publication for 2004-05 at the annual Texas Staff Development Council conference, Feb. 11 in Houston. The award is presented to a member of the council who has contributed to the field of professional publication.

SHANE KOCH, assistant professor of rehabilitation, social work and addictions, was named Counselor Educator of the Year by the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counseling.

SAM SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, was program chair of the Broadcast Education Association's 50th annual convention and the third annual Festival of Media Arts, April 20-23 in Las Vegas.

Regional

BOB BLAND, professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration, compares strong-mayor and council-manager city governments in the May 1 Dallas Morning News.

TRACY EVERBACH, assistant professor of journalism, notes her concerns with Air America and liberal talk radio in an April 20 Fort Worth Weekly commentary.

MARIAN O'ROURKE KAPLAN, associate professor of visual arts, explains a project in which students designed clothing  inspired by dead celebrities for a fashion show in the May 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

RICHARD SINCLAIR, associate professor of biological sciences and dean of TAMS, reports in the April 24 Fort Worth Star-Telegram that this year, for the first time, half of the academy's students are female. The article discusses ways educators are trying to increase interest in math and science among girls.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, estimates the impact of the natural gas industry on the North Texas economy in the May 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In the May 2 issue, he talks about job recovery figures.

Local

CHWEE-LYE CHNG, Regents Professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, talks about sexual exhibitionism in an article about recent indecent exposure incidents in the May 7 Denton Record-Chronicle.

JONEEL HARRIS, associate vice president for enrollment management, discusses the benefits of increased campus housing and lower student-adviser ratios in a May 1 Denton Record-Chronicle article about efforts to improve graduation rates.

LISA HENRY, assistant professor of anthropology, stresses the importance of making end-of-life care decisions in the April 27 Denton Record-Chronicle.

MARK LAMBERT, KNTU program/operations director, and AARON BRODIE, news manager and chief engineer for KNTU and radio/audio engineer for radio, television and film, talk about the station's all-request show in the April 24 Denton Record-Chronicle.

LYLE NORDSTROM, professor of music, explains the link between Vivaldi and Bach in an April 28 Denton Record-Chronicle article about a performance of the composers' works by the UNT Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers.

MARY MIDDLETON BOSWELL, 85, who taught home economics at North Texas from 1957 to 1968, died April 21 in Dallas.

She earned her bachelor's degree in 1941 and her master's degree in 1958 from North Texas. After leaving Denton, she began an 18-year career at Texas Tech University. Also, she taught school in several Texas towns, including Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Richardson and Dallas. She was the chair of the Area V Council of Homemaking Teachers in 1952 and a member of several other home economics teacher organizations, winning numerous awards for teaching and service.

She is survived by two brothers, Robert H. Middleton of Dallas and S.C. Middleton of Waxahachie; a sister, Katherine Glass of Dallas; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held at North Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas on April 25. Burial was in Waxahachie.

WILLIAM "VERNON" EADY, 90, Professor Emeritus of education who taught at North Texas from 1951 to 1979, died March 5 in Murrieta, Calif.

While serving in the armed forces during World War II, he traveled extensively in China, Korea and Japan. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State Teachers College and attended the George Peabody College for Teachers and the University of California at Los Angeles. Known for his expertise in special education, he came to North Texas from Nashville, where he had worked with the Nashville public school system. He also taught in public schools at Ranger and in Los Angeles.

After moving to California in 1985, he helped establish the Vernon Eady Psychoeducational Clinic at the University of California at Riverdale, which serves children with learning, behavior or emotional difficulties. Its research includes long-term studies of children diagnosed with autism and their families. Eady is survived by several cousins.

Burial was in Frederick Memorial Cemetery in Frederick, Okla.

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

Footlights Dance Performance. 4 and 7 p.m. May 21, UNT Auditorium. Call (940) 565-2020 for ticket information.

Family Fun Science Saturday. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 28, EESAT Building. Call (940) 369-7956 for ticket information.

Memorial Day. May 30. No classes. University open.

Nathan Hall Photography Exhibit. May 31-June 16, Union Gallery. Reception, 3-5 p.m. June 3.

Summer Classes Begin. June 6. Visit www.unt.edu/catsched for more information.

Faculty and Staff  Picnic. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 8, Library Mall. Picnic will move to Union Portico in the event of rain. $3.75 per person or free with invitation. Call (940) 565-2026 for information.

Faculty Senate Meeting. 2 p.m. June 8, Wooten Hall, Room 322. Call (940) 565-2053 for information.

Other featured articles in this issue

• Regents approve Center for Technology Development and Transfer
• Regents act on three tenure appeals
• Tips to reduce your summer gasoline bill
• North Texas Exes invite faculty, staff to attend the MoUNTain Music Institute
• Fall 2005 final exam schedule established
• UNT hosting high school graduations in May, June
• Staff Council elects officers for 2005-06
• Several staff awards presented at President's Staff Sack Lunch
• UNT administrators address faculty questions during town hall meeting
• Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference to be held this summer

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