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September 9, 1993
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Ben Yagoda, English, Will Rogers: A Biography, Knopf, September 1993.
Fleda Brown Jackson, English, Don't Peel the Birches, Purdue
University Press, September 1993.
Arthur A. Sloane, business administration, with F. Witney of Indiana
University, Labor Relations, eighth edition, Prentice-Hall Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
PUBLICATIONS
P. Krishnan, agricultural engineering, with Itzhak Gal, visiting
research scholar, and research associates L.J. Kemble and S.L.
Gottfried, "Effect of Sprayer Bounce and Wind Condition on Spray
Pattern Displacement of TJ60-8004 Fan Nozzles," in Transactions of the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, vol. 36, no. 2, pages
261-264, 1993.
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, with Susan K. Harlander, "Screening
Methods for Detecting Bacteriocin Activity," in Bacteriocins of Lactic
Acid Bacteria, pages 23-39, Academic Press Inc., 1993.
Mir N. Islam, food science, with Teresa Colon and Teresita Vargas,
"Effect of Prolonged Solar Exposure on the Vitamin C Contents of
Tropical Fruits," in Food Chemistry, vol. 48, pages 75-78, 1993.
Kenneth Koford, economics, with graduate student Il Yung Chung and
Insup Lee, finance, "Stock Market Views of Corporate Multinationalism:
Some Evidence from Announcements and International Joint Venture," in
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, vol. 33, pages 175-293,
fall 1993.
Stephen M. Bunting, public safety, "Training Safety: A Supervisory
Responsibility," in Supervisory Survival, edited by Ed Nowicki,
Performance Dimensions Publishers, 1993.
PRESENTATIONS
Ajay K. Prasad, mechanical engineering, with R.J. Adrian, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Investigation of Non-Penetrative
Thermal Convection Using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry," at
38th international symposium on optical applied science and
engineering, July 11-16, San Diego.
Xiao-Hai Yan, marine studies, "Recent Development of the Mixed Layer
Remote Sensing Models," at International Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Symposium, Aug. 15-22, Tokyo.
Allan McCutcheon, sociology, "Latent Class Analysis," an invited
course, at European Consortium for Political Research sumnmer program,
Aug. 8-20, University of Essex.
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Engineering, with J.H.
Silver of University of Wisconsin, "Effect on Polyol Hydrophilicity on
the Solution Phase Structure and Anticoagulant Behavior of Sulfonated
Polyurethanes" and with Silver and K.B. Lewis and B.D. Ratner of the
University of Washington, "Effect of Polyol Type on the Surface
Structure of Sulfonate Containing Polyurethanes," at American Chemical
Society national meeting, Aug. 21-25, Chicago.
Ron Martin, geology, "Secular Variation in Microfossil Composition:
Clues to the Biogeochemical Evolution of Phanerozoic Oceans," at
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists meeting, Aug.
10, Pennsylvania State University.
Michael Arnold, economics, "Posted Prices versus Reservation Prices
with Imperfectly Informed Buyers," at Western Economic Association
meeting, June 21-24, Lake Tahoe.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "Calderon y el
Teatro Seglar de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz," at 10th Anglo-German
Colloquium on Calderon, July 16-19, University of Passau, Bavaria.
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, with graduate student Cindy Roberts,
"Extracellular Polysaccharide Production by Bifidobacterium longum
BB-79," at Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting, July 10-14,
Chicago.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ron Martin, geology, served as representative of Cushman Foundation
for Foraminferal Research on Geological Society of America joint
technical program committee, Aug. 5-8, Boulder.
Robert Schweitzer, finance, served on faculty of Central Atlantic
Advanced School of Banking, sponsored by Pennsylvania Bankers
Association, Aug. 8-10, Bucknell University, Lewisburg.
Stephen M. Bunting, public safety, serves as executive director,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Joseph A. Battaglia has been named physician, Student Health Services.
Timothy Scott Cawood has been appointed area coordinator, housing and
residence life.
Eric Hoffman has been appointed executive director, American
Philosophical Association.
John F. Knarr has been named clinical director, physical therapy.
Christopher Pennington has been appointed research engineer, Center
for Applied Science and Engineering in Rehabilitation.
Michael L. Ruccolo has been named assistant director, international
programs and special sessions.
William J. Stout has been appointed director of development, College
of Business and Economics.
Priscilla A. Thomas has been named assistant librarian.
Darlene L. Blessing has been named secretary, engineering.
Gregory L. Sterling has been appointed maintenance technician,
Operations and Maintenance-Lewes.
Qinxian Wang has been named library technician.
Lynn H. Wilson has been appointed senior secretary, individual and
family studies.
Cynthia L. Doucette has been named records analyst, Computing and
Network Services.
Susan Hoffman has been appointed library specialist.
Susan M. Agent, Thomas C. Melvin, Francis C. Poole and Gary Elliott
Yela have been promoted to associate librarians.
Amy Sue Anderson and Linda L. Hnatow have been promoted to research
associates III, animal science and agricultural biochemistry.
Donna C. Bacon has been promoted to coordinator, Center for Applied
Science and Engineering in Rehabilitation.
Susan S. Barton has been promoted to extension specialist II,
Cooperative Extension.
Janice Burns has been promoted business manager, physical therapy.
Gerald Hendricks and Daryl P. Whittington have been promoted to
research associates II, plant and soil sciences.
Elizabeth O. Mackenzie has been promoted to research associate II,
food and resource economics.
Nancy R. Nelson, John A. Stevenson and Jian-Zhong Zhou have been
promoted to senior assistant librarians.
Patricia T. Nelson and H. Don Tilmon have been promoted to extension
specialists IV, Cooperative Extension.
Stephen J. Nemeth has been promoted to conference specialist I,
Continuing Education, Wilmington campus.
Robert Uniatowski has been promoted to extension associate IV,
Cooperative Extension.
S. Derby Walker has been promoted to extension agent IV, Cooperative
Extension.
Teclemaria Weldekidan has been promoted to research associate III,
plant and soil sciences.
Laurie G. Wolinski has been promoted to extension associate II,
Cooperative Extension.
Zhen-Zhong Zhang has been promoted to associate scientist, plant and
soil science.
Conrado M. Gempesaw has been promoted to interim chairperson, food
and resource economics.
Dennis S. Allabaugh has been promoted to service coordinator,
Continuing Education, Wilmington campus.
Dorothy R. Allen has been promoted to library supervisor.
Alice E. Andrews has been promoted to office coordinator, Student
Health Services.
Ralph E. Armour, Patsy Ann Boyd, Michael E. Cale, Jon B. Cottrell and
Victoria J. Penn have been promoted to storeroom attendants, central
stores.
Florence M. Barron has been promoted to executive secretary, Office of
the President.
Mary Jo DeCampli has been promoted to senior secretary, Career
Planning and Placement.
Brian Thomas Taylor has been promoted to landscape technician, plant
operations-grounds division.
Patricia A. Waddington, promoted to administrative assistant,
affirmative action and multicultural programs.