UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 10, Page 4
November 5, 1992
Up and coming

Photography alumni exhibit Nov. 11-24
     Six University of Delaware alumni, all of whom received master of
fine arts degrees in photography, will be featured in an exhibition
scheduled Nov. 11-24 at the University's Janvier Gallery, 56 West
Delaware Ave.
     An opening reception for the artists will be held from 6-8 p.m.,
Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the gallery. The reception and exhibition are
free and open to the public.
     Featured in the exhibition will be Howard Brunner of Bala Cynwyd;
Robert Crites of Collingswood, N.J.; Connie Imboden of Baltimore;
Brian Peterson of Havertown, Pa.; Sarah Van Keuren of Lansdowne, Pa.;
and Christine Welch of Lancaster, Pa.
     Brunner, Delaware '84, was the primary photographer for a new
book entitled Public Art in Philadelphia, and he has been featured in
numerous group and solo exhibitions.
     Crites, Delaware '84, chairs the School of Photography at the Art
Institute of Philadelphia. He has been featured in several group and
solo exhibitions. His work is included in the collections of the
Lehigh University Art Museum, the James A. Michener Art Museum and
numerous private collections.
     Imboden, Delaware '88, has been featured in more than 40 group
and solo exhibitions. Her work is included in the collections of more
than 10 museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the National Museum of American Art
in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
     Peterson, Delaware '85, is an adjunct associate professor of art
at the University and curator of prints and photographs at the James
A. Michener Art Museum. He also has served as photography critic for
The Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Afterimage and The
Photo Review. .
     Van Keuren, Delaware '88, is an adjunct associate professor in
the printmaking department at the University of the Arts. Her work has
been featured in several solo exhibitions, most recently Iisalmen
Kamera summer festival in Finland, and in numerous group exhibitions.
     Welch, Delaware '82, has been represented in several individual
and group shows throughout Pennsylvania and in New York,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware and West Germany.
     For Janvier Gallery hours, call 831-1196.

Former comptroller to speak Nov. 12
     James E. Smith, president of Walker Associates and former U.S.
comptroller of the currency, will deliver the third annual Hutchinson
Lecture at the University on Thursday, Nov. 12.
     His lecture, "The Condition of the Banking System," will begin at
7:30 p.m. in 115 Purnell Hall. The talk is free and open to the
public.
     As U.S. comptroller of the currency from 1973 to 1976, Smith
headed the agency charged with chartering and regulating the nation's
national banking system.
     From 1969 to 1973, he headed the Treasury Department's Office of
Congressional Relations, completing his tenure as deputy under
secretary of the department. In 1971, Smith received the Alexander
Hamilton Award, the highest honor bestowed by the department.
     In the field of federal tax legislation, Smith has worked on
issues related to tax-exempt obligations, the corporate minimum tax,
revision of the taxation of life insurance companies and the
accounting treatment of long-term contracts.
     In his public and private careers, he has been active in a
representational role in every major banking bill since l966.
     Smith also has assisted companies with their congressional
activities in several prominent corporate takeover contests and has
worked on legislative issues related to the Export Administration
Act.
     From l977 to l980, Smith was executive vice president of the
First Chicago Corp., parent company of the First National Bank of
Chicago. He joined Walker Associates in l980.
     He received his bachelor of science degree in l952 at the South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a law degree from George
Washington University in 1961.
     The Hutchinson Lecture Series is part of the Hutchinson Scholar
Program, which was established to honor the career of Harry Hutchinson
of the University's Department of Economics. Each year, the program
provides recognition to several outstanding students in the College of
Business and Economics in addition to the annual Hutchinson Lecture.
     Hutchinson retired from the University in l989 after 30 years of
teaching. Many students have learned the economics of the U.S.
financial institutions from his very successful text Money and
Banking, now in its eighth edition.
     This year, there are five Hutchinson scholars at the University.

Pulitzer columnist to speak on politics
     Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Haynes Johnson will speak on the
evolution of the American character in the 1990s, recent political
events and cultural politics in America. The presentation will begin
at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Clayton Hall, as part of the
Delaware Humanities Forum's 20th anniversary celebration.
     A columnist for the Washington Post, Johnson is author of The Bay
of Pigs, In the Absence of Power: Governing America and Sleepwalking
Through History: America in the Reagan Years.
     A reception will be held immediately after the lecture. For bus
transportation from Kent and Sussex counties, call 573-4410.
     For other details, call 1-800-752-2060.

Former U.N. rep to present three talks
     Hilda Paqui, former Ugandan delegate to the United Nations and
now a U.N. development programme media relations officer, will give
three talks at the University on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. l0 and
11. The talks are free and open to the public.
     "Development Challenges for the 1990s: Focus on Women's Roles"
will be her topic at 11 a.m., Nov. 10, in Newark Hall auditorium.
     Later that day, from 2-3:15 p.m., she will speak on "The Role of
Women in Development" in 209 Ewing Hall.
     On Nov. 11, she will speak on "Interdependence Between Africa and
America" from 10:10-11 a.m. in 207 Ewing Hall.
     Paqui has 17 years of experience in international development
work, conference organization and educational television production.
She is an expert in international women's rights.
     She has served as the information officer for the World
Conference on Education for All, held in Thailand in l990, and before
that she planned and coordinated the Water and Sanitation Decade
Informational Support Programme and promoted relations with
non-governmental organizations (NGO).
     She also worked as coordinator of the NGO Mid-Decade Forum, which
was held parallel to the World Conference of the U.N. Decade for Women
in Copenhagen in l980.
     Earlier, she was a Ugandan government delegate to the United
Nations for over four years, serving on the Third Committee of the
U.N. General Assembly, which, among other things, dealt with the
status of women's questions. In this capacity, she helped draft the
Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which came
into force in 1981.
     Paqui was born and educated in Uganda. She also has worked as a
senior television producer featuring informational and education
programs for and with women.

Three concerts by students, faculty
     Only a few tickets remain for "Songfest," a concert featuring all
of the University's vocal ensembles, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7,
in Newark Hall auditorium.
     The evening of light hearted music will feature the Golden Blues,
DelTones, D Sharps, Hen Harmonics, Gospel Ensemble, University
Singers, UD Chorale, Delaware Men's Chorus and Delaware Women's
Chorus.
     Tickets are $7 for adults; $6 for U.D. staff, senior citizens and
students. Tickets are available in advance in 209 Amy E. du Pont Music
Building.
     Two faculty recitals will be held in the Loudis Recital Hall of
the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. Both are free and open to the
public. At 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, Douglas Mapp on double bass and
Julie Nishimura on piano will be featured.
     The program will include Elegy and Tarantella by Bottesini,
Chason triste and Valse miniature by Koussevitzky and works by
Dittersdorf and J.S Bach.
     At 8 p.m, Wednesday, Nov. 11, a recital will feature faculty
members Eileen Grycky, flute; Timothy Clinch, oboe; Peter Hill,
clarinet and saxophone; Jon Gaarder, bassoon; Alan Hamant, trumpet;
Cynthia Carr, horn; Jay Hildebrandt, tuba, euphonium and trombone;
Harvey Price, snare, mallets and timpani; and Julie Nishimura, piano.
     The program will include concertos for various wind instruments
by Mozart, Hummel and Marcello, sonatas by Galliard, Heiden and
Beethoven, percussion works by Schinstine, J.C Bach and Muczynski and
pieces by Chaminade, David and Uber.

Workplace wellness conference Nov. 18
     The sixth annual workplace wellness conference will be held
Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Clayton Hall.
     Entitled, "Closing the Gap: Health Issues in a Diverse Work
Force," the conference will provide information to human resources,
personnel, benefits and health professionals on how companies can
control health care costs by promoting healthy lifestyles for their
employees.
     A special feature will be two keynote speeches on issues of great
importance and timeliness by nationally recognized speakers:
       * Therman Evans, vice president and corporate medical director
          of CIGNA Corp. in Philadelphia, will address the special
          needs of hard-to-reach workers; and
       * Peggy Lawless, project director at Northwestern National Life
          in Minneapolis, will discuss the causes, consequences and
          prevention of workplace stress.
     Workshops will provide information on the Americans with
Disabilities Act, Employee Assistance Plans, managing worker
compensation, smoking cessation strategies and blood-borne pathogens
regulations.
     Sponsored by the Delaware Center for Wellness, the Wellness
Council of the Delaware Valley and the University, the conference is
open to the public.
     For further information and a detailed brochure, call 573-4400.