UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 6, Page 14 October 10, 1991 Faculty and staff Books Margaret L. Andersen, sociology, with Patricia Hill Collins, Race, Class and Gender: An Anthology, Wadsworth Publishing, 1991. Publications Walter A. Connell, entomology and applied ecology emeritus, "Sap Beetles (Nitidulidae-Coleoptera)" in Insect and Mite Pests in Food, An Illustrated Key, vol. 1, part 8, pages 151-174, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Handbook 655, February 1991. Richard C. Hoffman, business administration, with John F. Preble, "Franchising: Selecting a Strategy for Rapid Growth," in Long Range Planning, vol. 24, no. 4, pages 74-85, August 1991; and with R. J. Solomon of College of William and Mary, "Evaluating the Teaching of Business Administration: A Comparison of Two Methods," in Journal of Education for Business, vol. 66, pages 360-365, July/August 1991. MaryAnne Atkinson and Clinton E. White Jr., accounting, "A Comparison of Alternative Models of User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Preliminary Study," in Proceedings of the First International Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, pages 127-129, June 1991. Raj Varma, finance, with Chinmoy Ghosh of University of Connecticut and J. Randall Woolridge of Pennsylvania State University, "An Analysis of Exchangeable Debt," in Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 28, pages 251-263. Presentations D.W. Tallamy, entomology and applied ecology, "The Cost-Benefit Ratio of Maternal Care and Its Effects on Abandonment in Gargaphia Lace Bugs," at Entomological Society of America meeting, Sept. 22-25, Richmond. William W. Boyer, Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration, "Rothchild Francis and Freedom of the Press in the Unted States Virgin Islands," at University of the Virgin Islands, Oct. 1, St. Thomas. David L. Norton, philosophy, "Education for Self-Knowledge and Worthy Living," at Princeton Theological Seminary, Sept. 27. I.W. Hall, mechanical engineering, "Precipitation Phenomena and the Yield Strength of SiC Whisker Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Composites," at ninth International Conference on the Strength of Metals and Alloys, July 14-19, Haifa, Israel; and "Deformation and Fracture of an Al2O3/Al Metal Matrix Composite, at 12th International Riso Symposium, Sept. 2-6, Riso, Denmark. Farley Grubb, economics, "Educational Choice in the Era Before Free Public Schooling: Evidence from Immigrant Children in Pennsylvania, 1771-1820," at annual Economic History Association meetings, Sept. 26-29, Boulder. MaryAnne Atkinson and Clinton E. White Jr., accounting, "A Test of Hypermedia Software in Accounting Education," at American Accounting Association annual meeting, Aug. 12-14, Nashville. Miscellaneous Jeanne S. Rymer, textiles, design and consumer economics, named for fifth year to Barron's Who's Who in Interior Design, International Edition. David L. Norton, philosophy, appointed to board of advisers, The Hyde School, Bath, Maine. James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, selected to Delphi Panel of Experts, national organization of researchers studying challenges related to business education and information systems. Susan Sweeney, Professional Theatre Training Program, served as performer and speech coach at Utah Shakespearean Festival during the summer, playing Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman and Mrs. Tarleton in Misalliance. Joann Browning, Professional Theatre Training Program, served as theatre/dance grant review panelist for the Delaware State Arts Council. Julio Alejandro daCunha, professor emeritus, arts and humanities, exhibited his recent works of art at the Colombian Consulate, Washington, D.C., from Sept 9-27. Grants John S. Boyer, E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine Biochemistry, $100,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, for "Reversing Drought-Induced Losses in Grain Yield." Thomas B. Brill, chemistry and biochemistry, $50,000 from Thiokol Corp., for "Synthesis, Characterization and Thermolysis of Energetic Metal Complexes." Joan Burnside, with Larry A. Cogburn, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, $202,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, for "Regulation of Growth Hormone Receptor Gene Expression in Broiler Chickens." Katherine Conway-Turner, individual and family studies, an additional $22,063 from W. K. Kellogg Foundation, for "Kellogg National Fellowship Program," bringing total funds awarded to $42,561. James C. Curtis, Winterthur Program, $1,500 from Delaware Humanities Forum, for "A Symposium to Reconsider Let Us Now Praise Famous Men on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of its Publication." Edward E. Eyler, physics and astronomy, an additional $30,000 from National Institute of Standards and Technology, for "Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy with Single-Frequency Lasers," bringing total funds awarded to $90,000. Linda L. Fayerweather, Small Business Development Center, $238,411 from U.S. Small Business Administration, $45,000 from Delaware Development Office and $2,500 from Wilmington Economic Development Corp., for "Delaware Small Business Development Center Phase X." Conrado M. Gempesaw, food and resource economics, $2,500 from Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, for "Water Quality and Waste Management in Aquaculture Production." Steven J. Grant, psychology, an additional $15,000 from ICI Americas Inc., bringing total funds awarded to $25,000, and $10,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership Program, for "Synaptic Pharmacology of Cortical-Striatal Projections, In Vitro." Catherine K. Halbrendt, food and resource economics, $7,100 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, for "Computable General Equilibrium Model for China." Clifford B. Keil, entomology and applied ecology, an additional $61,712 from Ecogen Inc., for "An Entomopathogenic Fungus for Insect Control in Mushrooms," bringing total funds awarded to $114,712. Vic Klemas, marine studies, an additional $42,557 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for "Development of a Protocol for Mapping Coastal Habitat for the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program: Remote Sensing of Wetland Condition Indicators and Functional Health," bringing total funds awarded to $67,554. Patricia T. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, $39,998 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, for "Delaware Community Clusters Against Substance Abuse." Wallace G. Pill, plant and soil sciences, $28,800 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, for "Kenaf as a Bulking Agent in Growth Media for the Greenhouse/Nursery Industry." Stuart Pittel, with Jonathan Engel, Bartol Research Institute, $68,000 from National Science Foundation, for "Nuclear Theory and Application to Particle Physics, Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics." Douglas P. Ridge, chemistry and biochemistry, $20,000 from Sun Refining and Marketing Co. and $25,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership Program, for "Oxidation and Reduction Reactions of Iron Porphyrins." Fadil Santosa, mathematical sciences, an additional $20,000 from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, for "Inverse Problems in Nondestructive Evaluations," bringing total funds awarded to $28,272. Qaisar Shafi, Bartol Research Institute, $7,712 from North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for "Applications of Superstring and Grand Unified Theories." Douglas W. Tallamy, with Fathi T. Halaweish, entomology and applied ecology, $15,000 from Du Pont Co. and $23,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership Program, for "Tissue Culture Production of Cucurbitacins." Herbert J. Waite, marine studies, $149,997 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for "The Byssal Adhesive of Zebra Mussels, Dreissena Polymorpha."