May 2, 2003 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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Dollars for scholars — Several staff members turned out for the North Texas Exes scholarship fund-raiser lunch April 25, including (from left) Deena Carney, administrative assistant in biological sciences; Annie Weaver, research administrator in research services; and Angela Delk, accountant in grant accounting, who took advantage of the warm day to enjoy lunch in the sunshine.

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JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor in Counseling and Testing Services, facilitated two workshops on suicide assessment and intervention at the Texas Education Agency's Middle School Counseling Conference, April 14 in Austin.

GEORGE S. MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma Schmidt Chair, presented "Education Reform in Early Childhood Education: What Does the Future Hold?" at the Southern Early Childhood Association conference, March 14 in Little Rock, Ark.

SAM SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, presented "Knowing What's Yours: Reclaiming Your School's Cable Channel" at the Broadcast Education Association's 48th annual convention, April 5 in Las Vegas. Sauls was also selected as the 2005 convention program chair.

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 "Has NAFTA Fulfilled Its Promise? An Assessment After 10 Years" at the Canada-United States Business Conference at Indiana University, April 11-12 in Bloomington, Ind.

State

WARREN BURGGREN, professor of biological sciences and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and DANIEL EMENHEISER, equal opportunity officer, comment on a campus lecture by the mother of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard in the April 21 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

ROY BUSBY, Regents Professor of journalism, and TOM SOVIK, associate professor of music, discuss the impact of the war in Iraq on advertising and music in the April 8 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

KRIS CHESKY, research assistant professor and director of the Texas Center for Music and Medicine, discusses in the April 21 Fort Worth Star-Telegram a study the center conducted that links playing style and health risks among trumpeters. The study found that trumpeters who use less force can hit the same notes with less risk of injury to their mouths.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, and BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the center, are featured in an article on the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir project in Red River County in the March 14 Paris News.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON talks about a Senate bill for tuition deregulation in the April 16 Austin American-Statesman and the April 17 Dallas Morning News. In an April 2 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article, Jackson comments on a bill that would allow public universities to run online charter schools.

KRISHNA KAVI, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Sciences, discusses the current job market for computer science graduates in the April 13 Dallas Morning News.

JAMES MEERNIK, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, and RICHARD RAFES, senior vice president for administration, comment in the April 8 Dallas Morning News on academic freedom and the responsibility of professors in response to the suspension of a North Central Texas College government teacher who offered her students extra credit to attend a peace rally.

RICHARD SINCLAIR, dean of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, discusses in an April 15 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article the possible impact that a plan to charge tuition to academy students may have on enrollment.

STEPHEN TATE, associate professor of computer sciences, discusses computer hackers and terrorism in the April 13 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the strong housing market in Tarrant County in the April 17 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He comments on the impact on the local economy of American Airlines' economic concerns in the April 20 Dallas Morning News. He wrote an article about the role of the manufacturing sector in economic recovery and the importance of extending an "expensing allowance" to permit companies to write off equipment purchases more quickly in the April 20 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Weinstein comments on the lack of an economic rebound as a result of the military conflict with Iraq in the April 21 Dallas Morning News.

OLIVIA MASIH WHITE, lecturer in biological sciences, and DAVID MASON, professor of political science, comment on academic freedom during wartime in the April 14 Dallas Morning News.

Local

MARY DURIO, curator of the Rare Book and Texana Collections, discusses the Preservation Roadshow, a seminar hosted by the Friends of the UNT Libraries, in the April 10 Denton Record-Chronicle.

JEAN KELLER, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation and dean of the College of Education, is featured in an article in the April 20 Denton Record-Chronicle on special-needs trusts, which allow people to set up financial trust funds for family members.

LINDA LAVENDER, lecturer in counseling, development and higher education, discusses a recent baby shower sponsored by her UNT early childhood service learning class to benefit orphaned Romanian children in the April 13 Denton Record-Chronicle. She and 15 members of the class will travel to Romania May 11 to deliver the supplies and work in the orphanages.

TIMOTHY WILSON, professor and chair of the Department of Dance and Theatre Arts, comments on North Texas' production of the Laramie Project in the April 10 Denton Record-Chronicle.

35 years

Martha P. Phillips, Dining Services

25 years

Jack W. Thompson, Facilities

15 years

Brent Marco Jones, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Susan Farrar Martin, Libraries
Mark E. Packer, University Union
Howard A. Shaw II, Computing Center

10 years

Diane Sheryl Davis, Libraries
Mignon L. Wendover, College of Music

5 years

Kenneth G. Evans, Athletics
Cynthia M. Oliver, Purchasing and Payment Services
Marilyn J. Purnell, Student Accounting and University Cashiering Services
Sue A. Richardson, Purchasing and Payment Services
James A. Strawn, College of Arts and Sciences
Terri E. Yip, Dance and Theatre Arts

RON SHANKLIN, 55, a former football player who coached at North Texas from 1982 to 1991, died April 17 at his home in DeSoto.

Shanklin played for the Mean Green from 1967 to 1969 and holds school records for most receiving touchdowns in a game (three), season (13) and career (31). He ranks second in school history in reception yards with 2,465 and third in receptions with 144.

Shanklin, who played six seasons in the National Football League, was the second player ever drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll — the first was Terry Bradshaw. Shanklin led the Steelers in receptions each of his first three seasons (1971-73), earned a Pro Bowl berth in 1973 and was a member of the Super Bowl IX championship team in the 1974 season.

Shanklin is survived by his wife, Linda; two daughters, Ronda and Veronica; his mother and stepfather, Rose Marie and Mervyn Davis of Fairfield, Calif.; eight brothers; and three sisters.

Services were April 22 at Good Street Baptist Church in Dallas.

RICHARD SWERDLIN, 73, retired associate professor of teacher education and administration, who taught at North Texas from 1970 to 1997, died April 17 at his home in Denton.

He was born in New York City and graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. From 1953 to 1958 he served in the Air Force, studying electronics and navigation and doing a tour of duty in North Korea.

Swerdlin earned his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati. He taught elementary school in Ohio and was a faculty member at Southern Illinois University and the University of Louisville before joining the elementary education faculty at North Texas.

He was a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of University Professors, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa and the Texas State Teachers Association.

He was interested in languages, gardening and writing and was an advocate for children's education, civil rights and animal rights. He was a supporter of the Denton Public Library, the Humane Society, the Lions Club and the Esperanto League.

Survivors include his wife, Genny; two daughters, Sheila Swerdlin of Denton and Marnie Crawford of Coppell; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service was held April 21 on the grounds of the Denton Civic Center.