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BRANDON BAYS, Eagle Student Service Center service coordinator, testified April 17 before the State House Committee on Public Education regarding Harryette Erhardt's Safe Schools Bill, designed to prevent discrimination in any public school based on the national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation of a student or his or her parent. He is the co-chair of the Dallas Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

KELLY DONAHUE-WALLACE, assistant professor of visual arts, was a panelist and speaker for the Symposium for the Museum Interpretation of the Spanish Conquest and Colonial Period, April 26-29 in Waco.

THERESA FLOWERS, lecturer in English, presented a paper on the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Gilman's work The Yellow Wallpaper, at the Denton Public Library, March 14, Denton.

L. PERRY KOZIRIS, assistant professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, co-wrote "The Effects of 10 Days of Spaceflight on the Shuttle Endeavour on Predominantly Fast-Twitch Muscle in the Rat," which was published in Histochemistry and Cell Biology, vol. 114, October. He also wrote "Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse" and "Reducing Alcohol Abuse in Active Patients," which were published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, vol. 28, no. 12, December.

JAMES D. LANEY, professor of teacher education and administration and JOHN C. STANSELL, professor and chair of teacher education and administration, presented "Linking the Arts With Teacher Education Curriculum: Positive Outcomes and Improved Student Learning" at the Association of Teacher Educators conference, Feb. 17-21 in New Orleans.

NANCY McCRAY, assistant director of University Planning and special assistant to the associate vice president for planning, received an award for 16 years of service to UNT's Student Support Services/Discovery program at a recognition ceremony April 10. She presented "Let Your Light Shine" and "TASSSP's Role in 'Closing the Gaps"" at the Texas Association of Student Special Services Programs annual conference, Feb. 5 in Abilene.

DARHYL RAMSEY, professor of music, wrote "Goals and Objectives for the Beginning Band," which was published in Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band, GIA Publications, 2000.

The UNIVERSITY PROGRAM COUNCIL and the FINE ARTS SERIES had winning publications in the Association of College Unions International annual graphics competition. The UPC fall events calendar and the 2000-01 Fine Arts Series brochure, both designed by alumna DINAH MONTGOMERY, won second-place awards in the competition.

SHIRLEY WHITE, associate director of the Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management, was named regional director-elect of Region 7 (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana) of the Association of Collegiate Conference Events Directors — International at its annual conference, March 18-21 in Atlanta. She will start her term as director in March 2002.

The March 29 Denton Record-Chronicle profiles several women from UNT making a positive impact on their community. The women featured are DIANE ALLEN, associate professor of teacher education and administration and associate dean of the College of Education; CASSANDRA BERRY BURRELL, associate vice president for equity and diversity; JOAN CLAY, associate professor of merchandising and hospitality management; CHRISTY CRUTSINGER, associate professor of merchandising and hospitality management; VICKI GOODWIN, associate professor of management; CINDY McTEE, Regents Professor of music; MARIAN O'ROURKE-KAPLAN, associate professor of visual arts and director of the design division; JOHNNY SUE REYNOLDS, associate professor and interim associate dean of merchandising and hospitality management; GAIL ROLA, lecturer in rehabilitation, social work and addictions and assistant dean of the School of Community Service; JEAN SCHAAKE, lecturer in chemistry and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; CAROL SIMPSON, assistant professor of library and information sciences; and MARY THIBODEAUX, professor of management and associate dean of the College of Business Administration .

RON HASTY, professor of marketing and director of the Center for Logistics and Education Research, discusses problems with the postal service in terms of its inability make a profit in the April 5 edition of Newsday.com.

ARMINTA JACOBSON, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Parent Education, is featured in an April 20 Dallas Morning News column on parent education.

L. PERRY KOZIRIS, assistant professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, is quoted in an article about steroid use in teen-age athletes in the Jan. 19 issue of WebMD Health (my.webmd.com/content/article/1676.52372).

KENNETH LAVENDER of the Rare Book and Texana Collections, and RICHARD HIMMELL, university archivist, are featured in an April 5 Denton Record-Chronicle article about a new exhibit of maps in the Rare Book Room.

ROBERT WALLACE, professor of materials science and director of the Lab for Electronic Materials and Devices and BRUCE GNADE, professor and chair of materials science, discuss the new high-tech laboratory created by donations from Texas Instruments in the April 16 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, discusses the possibility of Boeing choosing to relocate its headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth in the April 14 Dallas Morning News.

30 years

• Fermin Trevino Jr., Police and Traffic

25 years

• Karol Anderson, College of Education
• Chuck Fuller, Business Services
  
  20 years
  
• Roy Moore, Structural Service
  

15 years

• Janet Ellis, Behavior Analysis
• Beverly Kenney, Business Computer Information Systems

10 years

• Rick Bashaw, Housing
• Rafael Garcia, Custodial Services
• Tracey Lane Huschke, Research Services
• Desiree Robison, College of Business Administration
• Tammy Sprabary, Telecommunications

5 years

• Barbara Allen, Payroll
• Juanita Benavides, Custodial Services
• America Jacinto, Custodial Services
• Maria Lerma, Custodial Services
  

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

Spring Final Exams. May 5-11.

Annual Faculty Exhibition. Opening reception, noon May 11, UNT Art Gallery Foyer. Exhibit through June 28.

President's Sack Lunch. Noon-1 p.m., May 9, Silver Eagle Suite.

Spring Commencement. General convocation, 12:30 p.m. May 12, UNT Coliseum. Ceremonies for schools and colleges, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.

May Mini-mester. May 14-30.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• UNT inaugurates 13th president
• Texas Legislature approves bill creating UNT-Dallas
• Community leaders discuss education, workforce issues
• Spring graduation is May 12
• Faculty Senate approves grading change
• UNT to help improve Internet2
• Faculty, staff recognized at Honors Day celebration
• UNT researcher to conduct time-of-day testing on schizophrenia patients
• Staff Council discusses smoking, beautification issues
• Rancher offers a new field of dreams for stargazers

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