October 18, 2002 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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Great bowls of fire — Eagle Fire Chili Cookoff Judge Chuck Fuller, assistant vice president for Business Services, carefully savors a bite of the hot stuff before ranking the entry's aroma, flavor, consistency and color. The annual cookoff was Oct. 5 at UNT.

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The work of HARLAN BUTT, Regents Professor of visual arts, is on exhibit at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, Sept. 22 to Dec. 1 in Memphis, Tenn. Each year the museum presents a one-person retrospective of work by an American metal artist considered a master in the field.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, and BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the center, presented "The Impact of DART Rail on Taxable Property Valuations and Transit Oriented Development" at the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association conference, Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Brisbane, Australia.

GLORIA CONTRERAS, professor of teacher education and administration, was presented with the Living Latina Legend Award for 2002 by Hispanic 50, an organization of professional Hispanic women in Dallas. She will use the award, which includes $2,500 to be donated to the charity of her choice, to fund scholarships in bilingual education at UNT.

PETER A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, gave a talk, "Creativity and Environmentalism: Philosophy in the Real World," at the Frontiers of Creativity conference, Sept. 28 in Carbondale, Ill.

GARRY LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy, has published the second edition of his book, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship, Brunner-Routledge, 2002. Landreth gave a featured speech on "Healing Hurting Children Through Play Therapy" at the American Association of Christian Counselors regional conference, Sept. 21 in Chicago.

THOMAS W. LaPOINT, professor of biological sciences and director of the Institute of Applied Sciences, was appointed a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres for a three-year term from 2003 to 2006.

An article by GEORGE S. MORRISON, professor of counseling, development and higher education and Velma Schmidt chair, was published in the Public School Montessorian, vol. 14, summer 2002. The article is titled "Are Montessorians Ready for ECE Changes?"

State

GLORIA BAHAMON, director of multicultural affairs, discusses her work coordinating the Latinos and the Political Futures of Texas conference held at UNT Oct. 4 in the Sept. 26 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A follow-up article in the Sept. 30 Fort Worth Star-Telegram also featured Bahamon.

PRISCILLA CONNORS, assistant professor of merchandising and hospitality management, comments on nutrition in an article describing Frito-Lay's plans to reduce the amount of hydrogenated oil in its products in the Sept. 25 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

RICHARD GOLDEN, professor of history, discusses in the Sept. 28 Dallas Morning News plans for UNT's Jewish studies program, including the goal of having student exchanges with Western Galilee College by 2004.

Regional

GARRY LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy, was interviewed on WFAA Channel 8 news Sept. 10 about children's reactions to television replays of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Landreth is also featured in the August 2002 Journal of Counseling and Development for his contributions to play therapy and the development of his child-parent-relationship training model.

Local

JOHN PAUL EDDY, Professor Emeritus of counseling, development and higher education, is featured in an Oct. 4 Denton Record-Chronicle article discussing a series of lectures about John Wesley and his impact on the world at First United Methodist Church in Denton.

TIMOTHY JACKSON, associate professor of music and director of the Center for Schenkerian Studies, talks about a symphony by Paul Kletzki to be premiered by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and his work in preserving the music of Heinrich Schenker and his associates, who included Kletzki, in an Oct. 3 Denton Record-Chronicle article.

KURT NEUFANG, UNT transportation manager, and RICHARD RAFES, vice chancellor and general counsel and interim vice chancellor for administration for the UNT System and interim vice president for administration for UNT, discuss plans to deal with the parking situation at UNT in the Oct. 3 Denton Record-Chronicle. In another article in the Oct. 3 issue, Neufang discusses how the shuttle bus system will help to alleviate parking problems.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the closing of an Andrew Corp. plant located in Denton in the Sept. 26 Denton Record-Chronicle.

BRENDA WELLS, associate professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law and director of the UNT Financial Services Center, discusses in the Sept. 26 Denton Record-Chronicle a new educational web site, www.insuretexas.org, created by Wells and two students, that provides basic homeowner insurance information.

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

President's Staff Sack Lunch. Noon-1 p.m. Oct. 22, Silver Eagle Suite.

Afro-Cuban/Brazilian Percussion Ensemble. 8 p.m. Oct. 23, Concert Hall, Music Building.

Seventh Annual Academic Kick-Off for High School Juniors, Seniors and Community College Students. 10:30 a.m. Oct. 24, Silver Eagle Suite.

Gospel Extravaganza. 7:14 p.m. Oct. 24, Main Auditorium. Sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma. For tickets, call (940) 369-8756.