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May 6, 1993
Faculty and staff

PUBLICATIONS
 
     Roland R. Roth and R. Kent Johnson, entomology and applied ecology,
     "Long-term Dynamics of a Wood Thrush Population Breeding in a Forest
     Fragment," in Auk, vol. 110, no. 1, pages 37-48.
 
     Frederick M Stiner Jr., accounting, with Shigeyoshi Natsume of Asia
     University, M. Susan Stiner of Villanova University and Ichiro Shiina
     of Chuo Gakuin University, "Current Developments in American
     Accounting Education," in Asia University Management Review, vol. 28,
     no. 2-3, pages 59-79, 1993.
 
     C.Y. Yang, M.J. Chajes and A. H-D. Cheng, civil engineering, with
     former graduate student L. Zhang, "Stability of Active Tendon
     Structural Control with Time Delay," in Journal of Engineering
     Mechanics, ASCE, vol. 119, no. 5, pages 1017-1024, 1993.
 
     Robert Bennett, English, "The Law Enforces Itself: Richard Hooker and
     the Law Against Fornication in Measure for Measure," in WEVSARA:
     Selected Papers, vol. 16, pages 43-51, 1993.
 
     Dallas G. Hoover, food science, with graduate student Kishore D. Rane,
     "Production of Chitosan by Fungi." in Food Biotechnology, vol. 7, no.
     1, 1993.
 
     Michael J. Haas, food science, with D.G. Bailey of USDA, "Glycerol as
     a Carbon Source for Lipase Production by the Fungus Rhizopus delemar,"
     in Food Biotechnology, vol. 7, no. 1, 1993.
 
     Margaret E. Sloan, food science, with B.P. Wasserman and D.J. Frost of
     Rutgers University, "Molecular Approaches for Probing the Structure
     and Function of B (1,3)-D-Glucan Synthase and Cellulose Synthesis," in
     Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Cellulose and Cellulosic Materials,
     pages 200-217, C.H. Haiger and P.J. Weier, editors, Marcel Dekker,
     N.Y.
 
     Ruth M. Jackson, English Language Institute, and the late Robert J.
     DiPietro, linguistics, American Voices: An Integrated Skills ESL
     Reader, Heinle & Heinle, Boston, 1992.
 
     Willett Kempton, urban affairs and public policy, and Paul Craig of
     University of California-Davis, "European Perspectives on Global
     Climate Change," in Environment, vol. 35 (3), no. 16, 1993.

PRESENTATIONS
 
     R.V. Exline, psychology, "Nonverbal Behavior-An Overlooked Aspect of
     Attribution Theory," an invited address at Social Psychology
     Colloqium, Department of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.
 
     Francis X. Tannian, urban affairs and public policy, "Infrastructure
     and Public Finance Policies in U.S. Cities," at Economics University
     of Prague, March 30, Czech Republic, and "Local Area Information
     Systems: Policy Tools for Public and Private Decisions," April 2,
     University of Nitra, Slovakia.
 
     Robert A. Wilson, urban affairs and public policy, "Development of
     Software," at Eastern Sociological Society meeting, March 27, Boston.
 
     Willett Kempton, urban affairs and public policy, panelist, "Consumer
     Energy Conservation and Efficiency," at Environmental and Energy Study
     Conference, U.S. Congress, March 30, Washington, D.C.
 
     Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials and civil engineering, "A
     View of the Japanese Advanced Composites Industry Approach to Market
     Development," at Operations Research seminar, April 22, Newark.
 
     Ruth M. Jackson, English Language Institute, "Designing Tests Which
     Synthesize Students' Knowledge," at TESOL (Teaching English as Second
     or Other Language) international conference, April 13-17, Atlanta; and
     "Using Strategic Interaction in the Teaching of Writing," at
     Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, March
     10-13, Washington, D.C.
 
     Dean C. Lomis, emeritus international adviser, "The Turkish Genocide
     of Turks: Bad Conduct for a Europe-Aspiring 'Middle East' Nation," at
     The Pontian Federation, April 3, Boston; "The Turkish Genocide of the
     Armenians: The Prelude to the Jewish Holocaust," to Epirote Society,
     April 9, Nashville; and "Cure and Care: The Recruitment of Foreign
     Medical Personnel for Employment in the United States," to Medical
     Overseas Recruiters Association, April 17, Orlando.
 
     Robert Schweitzer, finance, moderator, "Market Value Accounting for
     Commercial Banks," at Eastern Finance Association annual meeting,
     April 16, Richmond.
 
     Eric Denson, Janice Jordan, Kelly Green and Jennifer Harris,
     counseling, "Developing Integrated Support Services for
     Student-Athletes," at 10th annual conference on counseling athletes,
     April 22-25, Springfield, Mass.
 
     Nancy Signorielli, communication, "From Mary Tyler Moore to Murphy
     Brown: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same," Sixth
     George Gerbner Lecture, Annenberg School for Communication, April 11,
     University of Pensylvania.
 
     James M. Brophy, history, "Government Railroad Takeovers in Germany,
     1848-58: The 'Alliance Thesis' Revisited," at Economic and Business
     Historical Society annual conference, April 22-24, Nashville; and
     "What is Germany? German Historians Argue Over the Meaning of Hitler,"
     at Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program colloquium, March 22.
 
     Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
     with graduate student C.A. Fisher, "On Free Vibrations of a Composite
     Material Circular Cylindrical Shell, " at 34th annual Structures,
     Structural Dynamics and Material Conference, April 19-21, LaJolla,
     Calif.
 
     Robert Bethke, English, "Crafting Americana and Connecting
     Generations: The Jehu and Lillian Camper Collection," at Delaware
     Agricultural Museum and Village, April 25, Dover.
 
     Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology, keynote speaker,
     Faculty Research Day, April 21, York University, Toronto, Canada.
 
     James Curtis, history, "Race and Realism in Documentary Photography,"
     at regional meeting, Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society,
     March 27, West Chester University. He also introduced and moderated
     discussion on film series of World War II during March for Historical
     Society of Delaware and Delaware Humanities Forum.
 
     Lawrence Cohen, psychology, with graduate student Hugh Smith,
     "Self-Complexity and Reactions to a Relationship Breakup," at Eastern
     Psychological Association annual meeting, April 17-18, Alexandria.
 
     Gilda T. Kelsey, writing center, "Long-Range Strategic Planning by
     Consensus: Regenerating Institutional Support Services," and Barbara
     Gaal Lutz and Christopher Penna, writing center, "Fiction Works: Using
     Literature in Developmental Writing," at Interstate Developmental
     Educators Association conference, April 23, Wilmington.
 
     Robert Bennett, English, "The Historical Impetus Behind Measure for
     Measure," at Shakespeare Association of America convention, April 1,
     Atlanta, and "Erasmus' Folly and the Friar's Bed-Trick Proposition in
     Measure for Measure," at West Virginia Shakespeare and Renaissance
     Association convention, April 16, Huntington, W.Va.
 
     Several members of the University Writing Center made presentations at
     at Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association conference, April 24,
     Villanova University: Susan Hess, writing center intern from Indiana
     University of Pennsylvania, "Myles Horton and the Citizenship Schools:
     Lessons for Peer Instruction," Margaret P. Hassert, writing center,
     "Grammar Hotline: What? Why? or How to Get Credit for Something You Do
     Anyway," and teaching assistant Thomas Osmond, English, "Their Idea of
     Audience: Basic Writers and Phatic Discourse."

MISCELLANEOUS
 
     Robert W. Keown, food science, named peer reviewer for Journal of
     Adhesion, and, with C. Paul Malone, textiles design and consumer
     economics, and Lisa L. Oehrl, received a U.S. patent for "Prevention
     of Fabric Staining."
 
     Ruth M. Jackson, English Language Institute, appointed to three-year
     term, International TESOL (Teachers or English as Second or Other
     Language), Sociopolitical Concerns Committee.

GRANTS
 
     Edward C. Ratledge and Phyllis M. Raab, urban affairs and public
     policy, $11,712 for an emergency room survey from the Delaware Medical
     Research Institute; $13,500 for New Castle County population forecasts
     and $15,000 for New Castle County employment forecasts from the
     Delaware Department of Transportation; and $9,000 for a survey of
     creek fishing in New Castle County from Delaware Department of Natural
     Resources and Environmental Control.
 
     Eric D. Jacobson, urban affairs and public policy, $18,200 to develop
     a salary administration program from Wilmington Housing Authority and
     $5,000 for a study on job descriptions and evaluations from city of
     Lewes.
 
     David L. Ames and Rebecca Siders, urban affairs and public policy,
     $19,923 for Fort du Pont survey and historic context and $1,275 for a
     Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area site survey from Delaware Department of
     Natural Resources and Environmental Control; and $13,890 for St. Jones
     Neck graphics from Delaware State Museums .
 
     Karen A. Curtis, urban affairs and public policy, $1,000 from Food
     Bank of Delaware for strategic planning assistance.