Vol. 20, No. 14 |
April 19, 2001 |
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Named honorees demonstrate Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Communication; Distinguished Journalist
Begleiter has nearly 30 years of broadcast journalism experience and served as world affairs correspondent for CNN for the 18 years before coming to UD. During his career at CNN, he hosted Global View, an international public affairs program seen worldwide and co-anchored International Hour, aired daily during prime time in Europe, Russia, Africa and the Middle East. He is a graduate of Brown University and holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. May Morris Director of Libraries
Brynteson has served as president of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services and chaired major American Library Association policy committees dealing with publishing, federal legislation and intellectual freedom. She has been active in various capacities in the Association of Research Libraries and among Delaware libraries. She holds a bachelor's and graduate library degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
His research involves examining the expression and function of cell surface components that participate in and regulate cellular interactions in developing embryos and tumor cell modes. Carson has published more than 100 journal articles, serves on the editorial boards of Biology of Reproduction, Frontiers in Bioscience and Endocrinology and has been active in organizations in his field. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he received his doctorate from Temple University. Martin A. Pomerantz Chair
He has conducted extensive research in Antarctica, is the author of the book Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics and is editor of Astroparticle Physics. His current research grants, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Energy, focus on particle theory and cosmology, South Pole air shower experiments, antiprotons and solar modulation and the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays. He received his bachelor's degree from Wabash College, his master's degree from the University of Bristol in England and his doctorate from Brown University. Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Art History
He has published numerous books, and is completing a collection of essays with Michael Steinitz on the architectural landscapes of the Eastern United States at the end of the 18th century, as well as a book on architecture and material life in the early American city. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, Herman received his doctorate in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. Trustees Distinguished Professor of Music and University organist
He has performed in recital on many of the significant organs and carillons of North America, Great Britain and Germany. An active member of the American Guild of Organists, he is the author of The Life and Work of Jan Bender, and his choral and organ works are included in the catalogs of five American publishers. A graduate of Wittenberg University, Herman received his master's degree from the University of Michigan and his doctorate in musical arts from the University of Kansas. He also studied the performance of early English choral and organ literature in England. Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Currently, he is involved in a Head Start project, researching social risk, developments in the emotions system and social competence and behavior problems in children from ages 5 to 7. His goal is to develop a scientific basis for early intervention programs to prevent behavioral disorders and promote the development of social and emotional competence. Izard is the author of three books and numerous articles in journals. He received UD's Francis Alison Award in 1989. A graduate of Mississippi College, Izard received a bachelor of divinity degree from Yale University and later returned there to study psychology prior to attending Syracuse University where he earned his doctorate. Mary A.S. Lighthipe Chair in Marine Studies
Kirwan, who joined UD last year, has diverse experience in marine research, teaching and administration. His book, Mother Nature's Two Laws: Ringmasters for Circus Earth, introduces nonscientists to thermodynamics and explains how this science is applied in issues of societal concern. Kirwan has written more than 65 peer-reviewed publications, is a former editor of both the Journal of Geophysical Research and Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, and coedited the book Rapid Environmental Assessment published in 1998. Kirwan received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his doctorate from Texas A&M University. Sewell C. Biggs Chair of American Art History
Leja has received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Clark Art Institute, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Getty Grant Program and the Center for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts. A graduate of Swarthmore College, Leja received his master's degree in history from Tufts University and master's and doctoral degrees in art history from Harvard University. Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies
Luther conducts a variety of marine chemistry research–from analyzing seawater for minute quantities of metals essential to life, called trace elements, to exploring the relationship between electrical current and chemical reactions. He has published more than 150 journal articles, reports and book chapters, and is frequently invited to speak at universities in the United States and abroad. He also is the associate editor of the journals Marine Chemistry, Aquatic Geochemistry and Geochemical Transactions and serves on several national scientific committees. Luther received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from La Salle College and his doctorate in physical-inorganic chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Unidel Professor of Mathematics
He has contributed research papers in a large number of refereed publications, and is a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He serves on the SIAM Education Committee and is on on the editorial board of the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. Monk earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics at Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex College and his master's degree in mathematics and doctorate in numerical analysis from Rutgers University. H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Humanities
She is the author of Romances of the Republic: Women, the Family and Violence in the Literature of the Early American Republic and editor of The Culture of Sentiment: Race, Gender and Sentimentality in 19th-Century America. A forthcoming book, American Gender: Iconography and the Civil War, is slated for publication next year, and she is working on another book, Race, Gender and the Nation in the 19th-Century American Novel. Samuels serves on the editorial boards of several literary publications. She received her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Dana J. Johnson Professor of Business
Instrumental in creating the college's minor in management information systems, Saniga has carried out research in data analysis, process improvement, process optimization, applied statistics and mathematical modeling. He has published extensively in such areas as business, statistics, engineering and medicine, serves as associate editor of Economic Quality Control and has been a consultant for a number of corporations. A member of the UD faculty since 1977, Saniga earned his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and his MBA and doctoral degrees in management science, all from Pennsylvania State University. Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
He has conducted research in the areas of mental health treatment, juvenile delinquency, corrections, organized crime and female criminality. Currently, he works in the area of drug treatment program evaluation. Scarpitti has authored or coauthored a number of books and articles, including Social Problems; Poisoning for Profit; Group Interaction as Therapy; Women Crime and Justice; and Drugs and the Youth Culture, and he is a recipient of UD's Francis Alison Award and a fellow in the American Society of Criminology. Scarpitti received his bachelor's degree from Cleveland Sate University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University. Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Theatre
Walker's teaching focuses on movement, mime and acting, he has toured nationally as a solo mime and was a regular performer (MimeWalker) on Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood. Walker is the focus of a chapter on movement in Burnet Hobgood's book Master Teachers of Theatre: Observations on Teaching Theatre by Nine American Masters. He also was the subject of a feature article in American Theatre magazine. In 1998, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education designated Walker the Outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education. |
Ralph J. Begleiter has served since July 1999 as UD's first Distinguished Journalist in Residence. Based in the Department of Communication, Begleiter has joint faculty appointment in the departments of Political Science and International Relations and English.
Susan Brynteson has been director of libraries since 1980. During this period, the library became a member of the exclusive, by-invitation-only Association of Research Libraries, moved into the expanded Morris Library building and annex and added its 2 millionth volume. She has been a proponent of electronic access to information, which began with DELCAT and now includes more than 170 electronic databases, thousands of electronic journals and library-created Internet subject guides.
Daniel D. Carson has chaired the Department of Biological Sciences, since he joined the UD faculty in 1998.
Thomas K. Gaisser came to Delaware in 1970, when he joined the Bartol Research Foundation.
Bernard L. Herman, director of the Center for American Material Culture Studies, specializes in American material culture, focusing on American vernacular architecture, folk and ethnic arts and historic preservation. A member of the UD faculty since 1977, he is cofounder of the Vernacular Architect Forum and a senior research fellow in UD's Center for Historic Architecture and Design, as well as a faculty member in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the history department and Winterthur Program in Early American Culture.
David Herman has served as chairperson of the Department of Music since 1987.
Carroll Izard, formerly a Unidel Professor, carries out research on the role of emotions in human development.
A. D. Kirwan Jr. is program director of physical ocean science and engineering in the College of Marine Studies.
Michael Leja joined the UD faculty in the fall of 2000 and is the author of a book, Reframing Abstract Expressionism, which won the Charles Edredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art, and currently is completing Suspicious Eyes: Art, Modernity and Deception in New York, 1880 to 1920. 
George Luther III has been a member of the UD faculty since 1986.
Peter B. Monk joined the UD faculty since 1988. He conducts research in numerical methods for partial differential equations, particularly finite elements methods in acoustics and electromagnetism. He also works with inverse scattering problems, particularly time-harmonic inverse acoustic and electromagnetic scattering at resonance frequencies.
Shirley Samuels joined the UD faculty in 2000.
Erwin M. Saniga also heads operations management in the College of Business and Economics.
Frank Scarpitti has been a member of UD's faculty since 1967.
Jewel H. Walker came to Delaware in 1989 as a member of the Professional Theater Training Program.