Bowl bound — The Mean Green earned their third straight trip to the New Orleans Bowl and their third consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship Nov. 15 by beating Arkansas State 58-14. The New Orleans Bowl will be played Dec. 16 and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. For more information about the game or to order tickets online, go to www.unt.edu/mgathletics/bowlgame.

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DORIS RHEA COY, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, was the keynote speaker at the Maryland School Counselor Association conference at Loyola University, Oct. 16-17 in Baltimore. She was also a pre-conference presenter on the topic of self injurious behavior in schools.

National

BERT HAYSLIP, Regents Professor of psychology, notes the physical hardships of elderly grandparents who babysit their grandchildren in the Oct. 31 Wall Street Journal.

State

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, offers his opinion on the benefits of the Bush Turnpike for Garland in the Oct. 24 Dallas Morning News.

WARREN HENRY, associate professor of music, offers his recommendations for early childhood music lessons in the Nov. 4 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

JAN HOLDEN, professor of counseling, development and higher education, talks about the afterlife in the Nov. 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON discusses the efforts of the Communities Foundation of Texas in planning the UNT-Dallas campus in the Oct. 31 Dallas Morning News and Denton Record-Chronicle. In a 6 p.m. Fox-Channel 4 broadcast on Oct. 30, Jackson recognized the Texas lawmakers whose support allowed funding for UNT-Dallas' first classroom building and thanked the city of Dallas for providing land. The story aired again at 5:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Oct. 31.

HOWARD C. JOHNSON, provost and vice president for academic affairs, comments on the hiring of part-time faculty in an article about the effects of financial stress on Texas colleges and universities in the Oct. 31 Dallas Morning News and Denton Record-Chronicle.

DAVID J. MOLINA, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for International Economic Studies and Research, notes NAFTA's benefits for the state of Texas in the Nov. 9 Dallas Morning News.

CAROL SIMPSON, assistant professor of library and information sciences, discusses efforts to provide books and set up libraries for children in Jamaica and Thailand in the Oct. 31 Dallas Morning News and Denton Record-Chronicle.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on Dallas County job losses in the Nov. 5 Dallas Morning News.

Local

FRED HAMILTON, professor of music, comments on the on-campus appearance by guitarist Eric Johnson in the Nov. 2 and Nov. 6 issues of the Denton Record-Chronicle.

FRANK M. HEIDLBERGER, associate professor of music, comments on a conference celebrating French composer Hector Berlioz in the Nov. 9 Denton Record-Chronicle.

A summary of a study of vanity sizing conducted by TAMMY KINLEY, assistant professor of merchandising and hospitality management, appears in the Nov. 1 Denton Connection Magazine.

DARHYL RAMSEY, professor of music, praises the state championship of Argyle's high school marching band in the Nov. 11 Denton Record-Chronicle.

TERRY GILBERT JORDAN, 65, professor and chair of the Department of Geography from 1969 to1982, died Oct. 16 in Austin. A sixth-generation Texan, he earned his bachelor of arts degree at Southern Methodist University, his master of arts degree at the University of Texas and his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin.

He taught at Arizona State University before joining North Texas and later served as the Walter Prescott Webb Professor of History and Ideas in the geography department at the University of Texas. A cultural geographer, he had completed field research in 65 countries on topics such as livestock ranching, burial customs and forest colonization. He was named among the top 10 research geographers in the United States for the period of 1945-1977 by the Association of American Geographers, for which he later served as president.

He was an award-winning author and a member of many organizations, including the Texas State Historical Association, the Pioneer America Society and the Texas Folklore Society.

He is survived by his wife, Bella; his children, Tina Jordan of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Sonya Jordan of Portland, Ore., and Eric Jordan of Austin; his sister, Janis Shefelman; and three grandchildren.

PHILIP H. MATZINGER, 60, mechanical shop supervisor from 1976 to 2000, died Oct. 30 in Denton. He was a descendant of John B. Denton, for whom the city and county are named, and a graduate of Denton High School and the Dallas Air Conditioning School. He was in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, serving nine months in Vietnam. After retiring from UNT, he worked for Entech Sales of Garland as an air conditioner technician.

He is survived by his wife, Youvonne Matzinger of Denton; two daughters, Catherine Hampton of Aubrey and Victoria Murray of Denton; his parents, Hardy and Frances Matzinger of Denton; two sisters, Judy Odom of Denton and Mary Jane Bush of Farmers Branch; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were Nov. 2 at Towne North Baptist Church. A graveside service was held at Paradise Cemetery in Paradise.

JOHN STRADER TAYLOR, 88, assistant transportation foreman in moving and hauling from 1971 to 1981, died Oct. 22 in Denton. He was born in Argyle and attended Argyle and Justin schools. A retired farmer and rancher, he was a deacon at Gateway United Baptist Church, former president of the Ponder School Board and former member of the Denton County Appraisal and Equalization Board.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia "Juffy" Taylor of Denton; his daughter, Georgia Sue Dolgenger of Denton; two sons, James Taylor of Abernathy and Strader Taylor of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Oneta Salmon of Denton and Mary Strickland of Stephenville; 14 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Services were Oct. 25 at Gateway United Baptist Church. Burial was at Prairie Mound Cemetery in Argyle.

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

Women's Basketball. UNT vs. Sam Houston State University. 7 p.m. Nov. 25, Coliseum. Call (940) 565-2527 for tickets.

One O'Clock Lab Band. 8 p.m. Nov. 25, Winspear Hall. Call (940) 369-7802 for tickets.

Thanksgiving Holidays. Nov. 27-28. University closed.

Annual Faculty Exhibition. Dec. 3-Jan. 17, UNT Art Gallery.

Men's Basketball. UNT vs. Hardin-Simmons, 7 p.m. Dec. 6; UNT vs. Baylor, 7 p.m. Dec. 9. Coliseum. Call (940) 565-2527 for tickets.

UNT Service Recognition Awards and Reception. 2-4 p.m. Dec. 9, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite.

Faculty Senate Meeting. 2 p.m. Dec. 10, Wooten Hall, Room 322.

A Christmas Carol. 8 p.m. Dec. 12-13, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14, University Theatre. Call (940) 565-2428 for tickets.

Fall 2003 Commencement. General convocation, noon Dec. 13, Coliseum. School and college ceremonies, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., Coliseum. Reception for graduates and guests, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Gateway Center.

Other featured articles in this issue

• Rep. Burgess announces $3.1 million for Center for Advanced Research and Technology
• Latest UNT IDs serve as debit and ATM cards
• E-trans offers many benefits
• Holiday giving continues on campus
• Winter weather brings possibility for closures
• UNT creates Center for Psychosocial Health
• Council focuses on daycare
• Women's Studies Program sponsors new book club
• UNT Moot Court teams take first, second place at statewide tournament
• TAMS students honored in science competition

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