UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 5, Page 8 October 3, 1991 Faculty and staff Books Gail Johnson, urban affairs and public policy, Recruiting, Retaining and Motivating the Federal Workforce, Quorum Books, Westport, Conn., 1991. Publications Nancy Signorielli, communication, "Adolescents and Ambivalence Toward Marriage," in Youth and Society, vol. 23, no. 1, pages 121-149. Marvin S. Gilman, urban affairs and public policy, "Why We're Singing the Housing Blues," in Nation's Building News, and "Affordable Housing," an editorial in Delaware State Chamber of Commerce News, March 22, 1991. Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry, with Wolfgang C. F. Muehlbauer, "Systematic Errors in Free Energy Perturbation Calculations Due to Finite Sample Size: Sample-Size Hysteresis," in Journal of Physical Chemistry, vol. 95, pages 6670-6675, 1991. Jeffrey A. Raffel, urban affairs and public policy, with graduate student Lance R. Groff, "Retirement Behavior Among Delaware Teachers: A Statistical Analysis," submitted to Delaware Development Office and State Superintendent's Committee on Teacher Recruitment. Charles Pavitt, communication, "An Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Based Models for Describing Communicative Choice," in Communication Theory, vol. 1, no. 3, pages 204-224, August 1991. Raheemah Jabbar-Bey, urban affairs and public policy, "Wilmington Area Community-Based Development Project, First Year Report," May 1991. Joan Burnside and Larry A. Cogburn, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, "Molecular Cloning of the Chicken Growth Hormone Receptor Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid: Mutation of the Gene in Sex-linked Dwarf Chickens," in Endocrinology, vol. 128, page 3183. H. Perry Chapman, art history, "Jan Steen's Household Revisited," in Simiolus, Netherlands Quarterly for The History of Art, vol. 20, no. 2/3, pages 183-196, 1990-91. Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, with Gongmin Fu of Drexel University and Christina E. Cowan of Battelle, "Adsorption of Cadmium and Copper by Manganese Oxide," in Soil Science, vol. 152, no. 2, pages 72-81, August 1991. Russell R. Dynes, sociology, "Social Science Research on Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: Relevance for Policy and Practice," in Proceeding of the International Symposium on Building Technology and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation, pages 67-86, Kunming, Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research; "Meeting of the Research Committee on Disaster, World Congress of Sociology, Madrid," in Disasters, vol. 15, no. 1, pages 73-76, March 1991; with Fredrick Bates and E.L. Quarantelli, "The Importance of the Social Sciences to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction," in Disasters, vol. 15, no. 3, pages 288-289, September 1991; and, a review of Clinical Sociological Perspectives on Illness and Loss: The Linkage of Theory and Practice, in Clinical Sociology Review, vol. 9, pages 178-180, 1991. Douglas W. Tallamy, entomology and applied ecology, with Christopher J. DeHeer, "Affinity of Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Larvae to Cucurbitacins," in Environmental Entomology, vol. 20, no. 4, pages 1173-1175, 1991. Presentations Mark Roosa, library, "Preservation and Reformatting Issues for Collections of Sound Recordings," at 1991 Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, Sept. 26, Philadelphia. John Burmeister, chemistry and biochemistry, "Good Teachers versus Good Teaching," at Colorado Section, American Chemical Society meeting, Sept. 20, Grand Junction, Colo. Robert Warren, urban affairs and public policy, "Privatization, Citizenship and Local Governance: The Boundaries of the Polity in Late Capitalism," at Urban Affairs Association annual meeting, April 18-20, Vancouver, British Columbia. At the same meeting, several members of the college took part on panels: Warren participated in a panel on "Urban Affairs Education"; Barry Morstain chaired a panel on "Economic Participation by Minorities and Women"; and Danilo Yanich participated in the "Youth and Criminal Justice" panel. Warren also was invited participant in a workshop on Research Utilization for Policy Analysis in Earthquake and Other Hazard Mitigation, June 23-25, National Center for Earthquake Engineering, Rensselaerville, N.Y. Thomas Ernst, linguistics, "Chinese A-not-A Questions and the ECP" and "The Phrase Structure of English Negation," at Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, July, Santa Cruz. Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology, "Changing Social Character in Asia" and convener of session on "Modernization and National Development," at World Congress of Institute of Sociology, Aug. 5-9, Kobe, Japan. Edward C. Ratledge, urban affairs and public policy, conducted expert systems workshop at New Technologies in Criminal Justice conference, Aug. 13-14, Denver. Kathryn L. Kotula, food science, "Irradiation as a Food Preservation Method," at Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. meeting, Sept. 11, Salisbury, Md. M. Jean Stokes, urban affairs and public policy, "MBTI Psychological Types and Gender Norms-A Source of Conflict in Organizations," at Organizational Development Institute, May 19-20, Williams Bay, Wisc. Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry, "Heat Capacities and Densities of Aqueous Solutions at High Temperatures and Pressures," at second international symposium on Chemistry in High Temperature Aqueous Solutions, Aug. 19-22, Provo, Utah. Steven W. Peuquet, urban affairs and public policy, "Housing in the 1990s: A Nonprofit Agenda," June 6, and "Findings of 'Insight Delaware'" April 11, Wilmington. H. Perry Chapman, art history, "A New State, A New Art: The Rise of Dutch Painting in Historical Perspective," at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Aug. 1, Washington, D.C. Eric D. Jacobson, urban affairs and public policy, "Delaware's New Tourism Policy and Five-Year Plan for Tourism Development and Marketing," at tourism conference, May 7, Dover. Russell R. Dynes, sociology, "Research on Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: Policy/Practice," at Earthquake Mitigation Workshop, July 23-24, Alexandria, Va.; "Current Research at the Disaster Research Center," at International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Disasters, Aug. 26, Cincinnatti; and "Disaster Reduction: The Importance of Adequate Assumptions About Social Organization," at seminar on training materials for disaster reduction, Sept. 4, UNESCO-Delft University of Technology, Cairo, Egypt. Miscellaneous Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology, reappointed to oversight committee on professional certification, American Sociological Association. James B. O'Neill, economics, named to advisory board, National Federation of Independent Business Foundations. William Markell, Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor of Accounting, appointed to academic and career development executive committee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Stanley I. Sandler, H.B. du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering, appointed area editor in thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering Education, a member of editorial advisory board of Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, to the advisory board in chemical engineering for John Wiley & Sons and to visiting committee for chemical engineering department of Carnegie-Mellon University. A second edition of his textbook, Chemical and Engineering Education, has been translated into Korean and was selected as book-of-the-month by McGraw-Hill's Chemical Engineering Book Club. James E. Swasey, Longwood program, served on panel of judges to select the 1991 National Grounds Maintenance Awards presented by the Professional Grounds Management Society. J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, selected to attend a research leadership course designed for state agricultural experiment station scientists, Sept. 28-Oct. 4, in Indianapolis. Grants Timothy K. Barnekov and Steven W. Peuquet, urban affairs and public policy $14.635 from the Boys Club and $5,000 from the University President's Office for the first of three components to study the community impacts of a new Boys Club facility planned for the Brookmont Farms area of New Castle County. Jeffrey A. Raffel, urban affairs and public policy, $16,636 from Delaware Division of the Arts to conduct a survey of public attitudes toward arts education, and $8,520 from New Castle County departments of Housing and Community Development and of Planning, for a study on first-time homebuyers. Myrna Bair, urban affairs and public policy, $5,000 from Speer Trust, $500 from Continental American Life Insurance, $1,000 from Delaware Trust, $500 from Beneficial Corp., $5,000 from Du Pont Co., $2,000 from ICI Americas and $1,000 from Delmarva Power, for scholarships for Women's Leadership seminar participants. Jerome R. Lewis, urban affairs and public policy, $5,150 from the Institute of Governmental Service at the University of Maryland, to produce two informational pamphlets on the federal budget and the Maryland economy. David L. Ames, urban affairs and public policy, $6,265 from the National Park Service to document buildings for America's Industrial Heritage project. Edward C. Ratledge, urban affairs and public policy, $15,306 from Delaware Division of Vital Statistics, for data processing birth, death, marriage and divorce records for the fourth quarter of 1990; $2,625 from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, for data entry of wildlife records; $17,000 from Aloyisus, Butler & Clark, to conduct a survey on issues concerning bus service; $5,000 from New Castle County to cover the cost of computer work for redistricting; $600 from Delaware Department of Public Instruction, to provide a random list of mailing labels; and $6,698 from Delaware Office of Health Education, for the second quarter for survey and data processing. Phyllis M. Raab, urban affairs and public policy, $3,238 from Delaware Humanities Forum, for assistance with questionnaire design, data processing of 400 interviews and an analysis of data; and $5,400 from New Castle County Police Department, for a telephone survey of 500 county residents and processing of data. Betty L. McCummings, urban affairs and public policy, $48,000 from U.S. Dept. of Education for three Patricia Roberts Harris Public Service Education Fellowships. Rebecca J. Siders, urban affairs and public policy, $35,750 from Vanasse, Hangen & Brustlin to update, evaluate and identify sites eligible for National Register nominations. Bernard L. Herman, urban affairs and public policy, and graduate student Gabrielle Lanier, $22,785 additional funds from Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, for data recovery and technical assistance on the Delaware Threatened Buildings Survey, and $52,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a study of architectural pattern and process in the United States landscape, 1795-1801. New assignments Marilyn A. Bauman has been named associate director, Delaware Institute for Arts in Education. Eunice E. Goldsmith has been named research associate, sociology. Guy R. Herrick has been appointed extension associate, Cooperative Extension. Thomas R. Howard has been named physician, Student Health Services. Lisa Miller has been named extension agent, Cooperative Extension. Robert T. Allen has been appointed chairperson, entomology and applied ecology. Joseph L. Fitzpatrick has been appointed director of Delaware RE: Learning, education. Natalie F. Lamoreau has been named senior secretary, education. Sheila E. Gehrlein has been named senior secretary, museum studies. Linda F. Holmes has been named service specialist, Office of the President. William P. Kustas has been appointed visiting scholar, marine studies. Richard D. Martel has been named chairperson, Air Force ROTC. James E. Troeschel has been named assistant professor, Air Force ROTC. Edith V. Corron, Dottie Lynn Huff, Violet R. Pennington, Deborah J. Smith and John F. Stinson have been hired as custodians A, plant operations custodial services. Lois F. Black, Julie Brewer, L. Rebecca Johnson and E. Elizabeth Weston have been promoted to senior assistant librarians. Michele C. Campbell has been promoted to administrator of intellectual property, research office. Demaris Hollembeak has been promoted to associate librarian. Angela Mizenko has been promoted to director, Billing and Collection. B. R. Tschirschnitz has been promoted to staff assistant, Center for Teaching Effectiveness. Lynece Andrews has been promoted to service specialist, Network Services. Laura A. Brown has been promoted to executive secretary, Housing and Residence Life. Lloyd W. Burke has been promoted to senior maintenance mechanic, Agricultural Rresearch and Education Center. Lorraine M. Conrad has been promoted to administrative assistant, arts and science. Patricia K. Musa has been promoted to technical secretary, physics and astronomy. Eileen R. Prybolsky has been promoted to administrative assistant, art history. Ellen M. Lilley has been promoted to senior secretary, textiles, design and consumer economics. Thomas R. Crampton has been promoted to caretaker/gardener, plant operations, grounds division. Benny P. Iglesias has been promoted to driver, campus delivery. Charles R. Woodrum has been promoted to stock controller, Central Stores. Samuel P. Jackson has been promoted to senior painter, student housing. Sheila M. Chandler, Ida A. Downes, Crystal Hair, Debbie L. Hendrickson, Frances L. Langley and Stacia M. Wilson have been promoted to custodian A, student housing. Joyce E. Murphy has been promoted to custodian A, plant operations, custodial services. Linda K. Abrantes has transferred to technical secretary, physics and astronomy. Charles W. Fort has transferred to service specialist, public safety. Regina Lewis has transferred to records analyst, plant operations, budget and cost control. Julia R. Lloyd has transferred to office coordinator, geology. Mary S. Honaker and Donald L. Osborne have transferred to custodian A, plant operations, custodial services. Nancy Jo Huff has transferred to custodian A, student housing. Susan M. Sharkey has been reclassified manager, Dining Services. Otto L. Kneidinger has been reclassified assistant coach II, Intercollegiate Athletics Program. Alicia A. Jefferson has been reclassified staff assistant, Conferences and Centers, Goodstay. Terri Lynn Lineback has been promoted/reclassified senior secretary, occupational health and safety. Shirley G. Wesley has been promoted/reclassified administrative assistant, art conservation. J. Sharon Hoffecker has been promoted/reclassified supervisor, chemistry and biochemistry. George J. Rutynowski and Donald W. Snider have been promoted/reclassified managers, chemistry and biochemistry. Robert F. Sabol has been promoted/reclassified assistant coach I, Intercollegiate Athletics Program. Robbie L. Dougherty has been promoted/reclassified records specialist, chemistry and biochemistry. Wayne C. R. Jarrell and Joseph E. Napolski have been promoted/ reclassified service coordinators, Intercollegiate Athletics Program. Sandra Margerison has been promoted/reclassified service coordinator, Graphic Communications Center. Shirley S. McFadden and Marie H. Severns have been promoted/reclassified records specialists, Graphic Communications Center. Patricia A. Woodlin has been promoted/reclassified staff assistant, business and economics. Nancy F. McMillan has been promoted/reclassified executive secretary, government and public relations. Norma E. Shackleton has been promoted/reclassified records technician, personnel records.