Ten staff members received Staff Contribution Awards at the annual Staff Convocation Sept. 21. Recipients from left, front row, are Becky Starr, Admissions; Mary "Sam" Dane, Physical Plant; Roberta Key, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science; Phyllis Eccleston, Applied Gerontology; back row, Bernest J. "BJ" Lott, Internal Audit; Connie Erwin, Registrar's Office; Jorge Hernandez, Physical Plant; and Gary Salmon, University Union. Dale Hamilton, International Programs, and Kristin McMeen, Human Resources, also received awards.

JUDITH A. ADKISON, associate dean of the College of Education and associate professor of teacher education and administration, will serve as president of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration for 2000-2001.

BARBARA ALTMAN, lecturer in management, was published in Research in Stakeholder Theory, 1997-1998. The article is titled "Defining 'Community as Stakeholder' and 'Community Stakeholder Management': A Theory Elaboration Study."

DIANA BERNSHAUSEN, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, and FRANCES VAN TASSELL, associate professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Teacher Educator Resiliency: Positive Effects of Professional Development School Involvement" at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Aug. 3-10 in Ottawa, Canada.

KEVIN J. CALLAHAN, associate professor of technology and cognition, presented "Using Self-Management Strategies to Increase the On-Task Behavior of Students With Autism in a General Education Classroom" at the fourth annual European Meeting for Experimental Analysis of Behavior, July 7-14 in Amiens, France.

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies participated in planning sessions for the Big Thicket Davis Hill State Park Sept. 12. He also gave a talk titled "Be a Philosopher: Aldo Leopold and the Facts of Life" at the Dallas Sierra Club, Sept. 13 in Dallas.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor and associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, with KRIS CHESKY, research assistant professor at the Texas Center for Music and Medicine, were published in the TCA Journal, 2000, vol. 28, no. 2. The article was titled "Alcohol Use Patterns and Perceptions of Substance Abuse Among University Music Majors: A Preliminary Investigation."

MICHAEL McGUIRE, assistant professor of public administration, has co-written a chapter in El Nuevo Federalismo en America del Norte (The New Federalism of North America), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2000. The chapter is titled "Federalismo en Estados Unidos: Administracion Desde la Base" ("U.S. Federalism: Managing From the Bottom").

DENIS PAZ, professor of history, presented "Odd Friendship? Gladstone and Martin Farquhar Tupper" at the Gladstone Studies Colloquium, July 7-9 at St. Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, Wales.

RICHARD G. SMITH, associate professor of behavior analysis, received the Research Award for Outstanding Research Contributions in the Mental Retardation Field from the Texas Association on Mental Retardation, Aug. 4 in Galveston.

DONALD E. STAPLES, professor of radio, television and film, presented "Production Problems on The Man Who Would Be King," at the annual meeting of the University Film and Video Association, Aug. 19 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Staples is a former president and life member of the international organization.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, and TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the center, presented "Making the Grade: A Critical Review of State and City Ranking Surveys" at the 40th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Sept. 1 in Barcelona, Spain.

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CRISTINA REYNA , admissions counselor, was a finalist in the National Hispanic Designers model search. In September, she attended the Hispanic Designers national gala in Washington, D.C.

TONY BAKER, assistant professor of music who joined the faculty this fall, is profiled in the Sept. 11 Denton Record-Chronicle.

JOHN HIPPLE, senior staff counselor and associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, and KRIS CHESKY, research assistant professor at the Texas Center for Music and Medicine, are featured in a Sept. 20 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about the treatment of disorders common in performing artists. Hipple is also interviewed in the May-July Dallas-Fort Worth Musician regarding his research.

Chancellor ALFRED F. HURLEY and BONITA JACOBS, vice president for student development, comment on recruitment efforts by the university and the increase in enrollment as a result of those efforts in the Sept. 14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

A new pedestrian safety program started at UNT is discussed by KURT NEUFANG, assistant director for parking and transportation in the UNT Police Department, in the Sept. 7 Denton Record-Chronicle.

DARHYL RAMSEY, professor of music and director of Start Up the Band, comments on the success of the after-school band program for fifth-graders in Denton's Owsley Addition in the Sept. 13 Denton Record-Chronicle.

The impact of increased oil prices on the Texas economy is discussed by BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, in the Sept. 21 Dallas Morning News.

30 years

• Lindsay Keffer, University Union

25 years

• Richard Enos, Criminal Justice
• Thomas Johnson, College of Music
  
• Sandy Shelton, Purchasing and Payment Services

20 years

• Frazee Arledge, College of Music
• Cengiz Capan, College of Business Administration Computing Center

15 years

• Sandra Crozier, Libraries
• Rebecca Eastwood, Libraries
• David Golden, Physics
• Barbara Green, Libraries
• Cecil Wayne Miller, Coliseum
• Andrea Szaboky, Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions
• Irene Tribble, Purchasing and Payment Services

10 years

• Brenda Ettredge, Child Development Laboratory
• Margaret Hall, Physics
• Jannet Murrill, University Union
• Karen Preston, School of Community Service
• Glenda Riley, Mail Service
• Sharon Simmons, Biological Sciences

5 years

• Alvaro Alfonzo Barillas, Dining Services
• Kathy Belcher, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Work Teams
• Felton Henry Bell, Custodial Services
• Hank Dickenson, Athletics
• Susan Epperson Bryant, Computing Center
• Gary Fox, Public Affairs and Information Services
• Scott Grazer, University Union
• Olga Grieco, International Students
• William Anthony Henzler, Grounds Services
• Dewayne Hughes, Grounds Services
• Brent Jones, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
• Craig Marshall, Jazz Studies
• Bahram Paiani, Computing Center
• Esther Rodriguez-Phelps, Student Development
• Rae White, Hospital and Health Services

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

James Hough and Clay Stinnett Exhibit, mixed media, Oct. 9-27, Union Gallery.

Ceramics U.S.A. 2000 Exhibit, contemporary clay work, Oct. 14-Nov. 17, UNT Art Gallery.

Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, 8 p.m. Oct. 19-20, 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 21, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Lyric Theater. For reservations, call 565-2428.

Early Registration, Spring 2001, Oct. 23-Nov. 15.

Let's Talk, students' open discussion with UNT President Norval Pohl, 4-5 p.m. Oct. 24, Silver Eagle Suite.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• Regents appoint Norval Pohl as UNT's 13th president
• UNT's enrollment increases
• Governor appoints Robert A. Nickell to UNT Board of Regents
• Building spirit on campus
• UNT Program helps local students
• Houston student wins Stanley Scholarship from TAMS
• Academic Kickoff promotes higher education

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