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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."