Vol. 19, No. 8Oct. 21, 1999

Publications

Rene Coulet du Gard, foreign languages and literatures retired, "En Arabe dans le Texte," in France-Amerique, vol. 1420, Aug. 28, 1999.

Gabriele Bauer, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, with K. Freisem, G. Grove and A. Mathur, "Departmental TA Program Coordinators: Partners in Enhancing Campus-Wide Training of International Graduate TAs," in Journal of Graduate TA Development, vol. 6, pages 73-82.

Burton Abrams and Russell F. Settle, economics, with Margaret Z. Clarke, BE '97PhD, of Eastern College, "The Impact of Banking and Fiscal Policies on State-Level Income Growth," in Southern Economic Journal, vol. 66, no. 2, pages 271-293.

Susan M. McKenna, foreign languages and literatures, "Recalcitrant Endings in the Short Stories of Emilia Pardo Bazan," in Letras Peninsulares, pages 637-656, fall 1998.

Russell E. Murray Jr., music, a book review of David Crook's Orland di Lasso's Imitation Magnificats for Counter-Reformation Munich, in Music Analysis, vol. 18, pages 274-289, and "Delaware," in Chamber Music, vol. 16, pages 56-60.

James Butkiewicz, economics, "The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the Gold Standard and the Banking Panic of 1933," in Southern Economic Journal, vol. 66, no. 2, October 1999.

Anne Pfaelzer de Ortiz, economics and library, "German Redemptioners of the Lower Sort: Apolitical Soldiers in the American Revolution," in Journal of American Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, pages 267-306.

Rivers Singleton Jr., biological sciences, "Transgenic Mammals: Science and Ethics," in Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare: Preparing for the 21st Century, J.C. Gonder, E.D. Prentice and L.-M. Russow, editors, 1999.

Presentations

Janet Todd, finance, critique of Darren Henry's "The Influence of Institutional Investors on the Level of Bid Premiums Offered in Takeovers," at Financial Management Association International annual meeting, Oct. 6-9, Orlando.

Gary R. Webb, Disaster Research Center, "Social Impacts of the Izmit, Turkey, Earthquake of Aug. 17, 1999," at University of Delaware, Oct. 14.

Y.M. Lo, animal and food food sciences, "Value-Added Bioconversion: Xanthan Gum from Agricultural Byproducts," at International Conference on Oriental Foods, Oct. 11-14, Beijing; "Use of Multimedia in Bioprocess Engineering Education," at Tsing-Hua University, Oct. 14, Beijing; and presentations with the following students at Eastern Food Science Conference, Oct. 11-12, Hershey, Pa.: with D. Cao, "Characterization of Membrane Fouling during Ultrafiltration of Xanthan Gum Polymer Broth"; with A.L. Chippie, P.R. Jamieson and C.M. Gold, "FTIR as a Rapid Quality Control Tool for Measuring Fat and Moisture in Various Mayonnaise Products"; with L.H. Chu, "Production of Microbial Exopolysaccharide from Lactose by Bifidobacterium longum"; with C.H. Hsu, "Improved Oxygen Transfer during Viscous Xanthan Fermentation as Compared to Various Bioreactor Systems"; with K. Robbins, "Development of an Integrated Model for Controlled Release Kinetics"; and with I.V. Weiss and C.M. Golt, "Evaluation of Flavor Carrying Capacity of Tablets Containing Peppermint Oil Using Gas Chromatography."

Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Composite Materials, "Sandwich Structures," an invited plenary speech, at 14th annual technical conference of American Society for Composites; and "Structural Mechanics, Materials Science and Manufacturing Research for the Global Range Transport," at annual review of U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Sept. 30.

Awards

Holli Harvey, residence life, received the Ann Webster New Professional Award from the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers at its conference Oct. 21 in Ocean City, Md. She is in her third year as complex coordinator at the University.

Service

Farley Grubb, economics, served on the local area arrangements committee for the annual meeting of the Economics History Association, Oct. 7-10, Baltimore.

Anniversaries

30 years

Elizabeth D. Patterson, Cooperative Extension, Oct. 27, 1969

25 years

Delores A. Paisley, Facilities Management/operations and maintenance, Oct. 21, 1974

15 years

Susan L. Savini, University registrar, Oct. 22, 1984

10 years

Paula B. Ward, Information Technologies/Network and Systems Services, Oct. 23, 1989

5 years

Edith Lillian Havens, psychology, Oct. 25, 1994