Messenger - Vol. 3, No. 1, Page 17 Fall 1993 Klinzing appointed dean, human resources Dene G. Klinzing, a member of the University of Delaware faculty since 1970, has been named dean of the University's College of Human Resources. She replaces Alexander Doberenz, dean of the college since 1976, who has returned to teaching. The College of Human Resources, the University's third largest college, has an enrollment of 1,076 this academic year, with 47 full- and 26 part-time faculty. Included in the college are the departments of Individual and Family Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics and Textiles, Design and Consumer Economics, as well as a program in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. Klinzing joined the Department of Individual and Family Studies as an assistant professor in 1970, becoming an associate professor in 1974 and full professor in 1991. She received an excellence-in-teaching award in 1990 and an excellence-in-advising award in 1989. A graduate of Clarion University, she earned her doctorate in child development and family relations at Pennsylvania State University. In the state, Klinzing is founding member of K.I.D.D.S (Supporting Kids Involved in Death, Divorce or Separation) and served on the board of the Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children from 1984-85 and as president from 1982-83. At the national level, she is a member of the Child Life Education Committee. The author of two books, she is now working on a third, entitled Learning About Children: Theory, Research and Application.