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May 25, 1995
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, with graduate student David
Hughes, "Viability and Enzymatic Activity of Bifidobacteria in
Milk," in Journal of Dairy Science, vol. 78, no. 2, pages 268-
276.
Robert J. Taggart, educational studies, "Business Influence on
Educational Reform and the Forgotten Teacher," in Journal of the
Midwest History of Education Society, vol. 22, pages 15-27.
Dennis Jackson, English, "Chuck Stone: 'The Angry Man of the
Negro Press'," in Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 9, L. Mpho
Mabunda, editor, pages 218-224, Gale Research Inc., New York.
Frederick M. Swain, geology emeritus, "Ostracoda from Delaware
Bay," in Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia, vol. 26, pages
25-45, 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
David L. Ames, urban affairs and public policy and geography,
"The City as Suburb: Looking for the Origins of the Single Family
House," and, panelist, "History and Importance of the Urban
Studies Field," at 25th annual meeting, Urban Affairs
Association, May 3-6, Portland, Ore.
Charles E. Mason, entomology and applied ecology, "Improved
Pheromone Trapping of European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)," at Central States Entomological
Society's 71st annual meeting, April 27-29, University of
Missouri, Columbia.
David Kaplan, educational studies, "Modeling Science Education
Indicators: An Application of Multilevel Structural Equation
Modeling," at Delaware chapter of the American Statistical
Association meeting, May.
Several faculty members from the College of Education
participated in the American Education Research Association
annual meeting, April 18-22, San Francisco: Frank B. Murray, H.
Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology,
editor of minicourse, "All About Publishing from Editors'
Perspectives: Basic Skills for Hopeful Authors," discussant,
"Legitimating and Education Professionals in Postpositivist Times
or 'Has Anybody Seen My Knowledge Base?' and panelist,
"Tomorrow's Schools of Education: A Report of the Holmes Group";
Nancy Brickhouse, educational development, discussant,
"Enculturation and Personal Knowledge Construction in Science:
Portrayals from the Children's Learning in Science Research
Group," "Learning to Participate in Science: Who, What, Where
(and Not)" and "Factors Important in Effecting Change in Science
Pedagogy," and symposium participant, "Implications of Feminist
Theory for Research and Learning: Reflections and Conversion" and
"A Postpositivist Analysis of the Enacted Curriculum in Science";
Zoubeida Dagher, educational development, "Children's Spontaneous
Use of Analogies and Metaphors"; Joanne Golden, educational
development, symposium participant, "Practicing What Theory
Preaches" and discussant, "Literacy Research: At Crossroads or
Cross-Purposes?"; Deborah Hicks, educational development,
discussant, "Bakhtian Perspectives on Discourse and the Social
Construction of Self"; David Kaplan, educational studies,
"Validating Science Education Indicators Through Quantitative
Policy Modeling: Evidence from NELS:88" and "Centering Problems
in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling," discussant,
"Regression and Correlation Models" and symposium participant,
"Literacy and Its Implications for Adults: Results from Recent
Surveys" and "Literacy and Voting Behavior: A Bivariate Probit
Model with Sample Selection"; Paul LeMahieu, educational studies,
discussant, "Evaluating the Use of Performance Assessment:
Results as the Basis for Student Promotion Decisions" and
symposium participant, "Local Educational Evaluation: New Roles,
New Rules" and "The Challenges of Validating Innovations"; Ludwig
Mosberg, educational studies, symposium participant, "Tomorrow's
Schools of Education: A Multi-site Study"; Mary Roe and Carol
Vukelich, educational development, discussants, "Portfolio
Shifts: A Longitudinal Study of Beliefs and Practices"; William
B. Stanley, educational development, "Re-minding Education for
Democaracy"; Susan Taber, "Prototypes and Properties: Students'
Constructions of Geometric Concepts"; and Michael Smith,
educational development, poster presentation, "Constructing
Scientific Arguments Based on Geological Evidence-A Unit on
Earthquakes and Volcanoes"; Richard Venezky, Unidel Professor of
Educational Studies, symposium participant, "On the Literacy
Skills of GED Graduates: A Comparative Study of Different
Educational Routes," "Visual and Phonological Skills in Adult
Reading Acquisition" and "Why Do Instructional Innovations Come
and Go (Mostly Go)?"; and James Whitson, educational development,
"Re-Minding Education for Democracy."
Ellen Pifer, English, "The Children: Wharton's Ambivalence to
Self, Society and the 'New World,'" at a conference in honor of
R.W.B. Lewis, April 28-30, Yale University.
Brent W. Thompson, nursing, "Creating a Nursing World Wide Web
Page," at Rutgers University 13th annual National Nursing
Computer Conference, April 20, Princeton, N.J.
John Ying, economics, "Viable Competition in Local Telephone," at
conference on telecommunications, May 12-13, Barcelona.
Carolyn Fisher, food science, "Phenolics in Spices: Flavorants
and Anticarcinogens," at American Chemical Society section
meeting, March 17, Valdosta, Ga.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
Robert A. Bennett, Facilities Management, plumbing, May 26, 1970
20 years
Jonathan B. Jeffery, library, June 1, 1975
Alice Yu Tzy Yang, Network and Systems Services, June 1, 1975
15 years
Ronald D. Dozier, energy conversion, May 27, 1980
Gary A. Feurer, Instructional Technology, June 1, 1980
Lee Korolyk, financial aid, June 2, 1980
10 years
Marianne Ehrlich Green, Career Services Center, June 1, 1985
Bonnie V. Meldrom, Benefits, June 3, 1985
Daniel H. Palmer, Cooperative Extension, June 1, 1985
Robert O. Wardell, Network and Systems Services, June 3, 1985
Beverly W. Wieland, Management Information Services, June 1, 1985
5 years
Michele Cytron Campbell, Office of Vice Provost for Research,
June 1, 1990
Eleanor Goetz, financial aid, June 1, 1990
Karl D. Hassler, internal auditing, June 1, 1990
Ikramul P. Huo, marine studies, June 6, 1990
Linda J. Magner, bookstore, May 29, 1990
Gareth E. Tonnessen, marine studies, June 1, 1990
Lydia A. Trumbull, agriculture sciences, June 4, 1990
Grace D. Urillo, Facilities Management, custodial services, June
4, 1990
SERVICE AND AWARDS
Elizabeth M. Bertera, individual and family studies, was
appointed to the editorial board of Journal of Gerontological
Social Work. She also was accepted as a fellow in the University
of Oklahoma Faculty Leadership Program Summer Institute.
APPOINTMENTS
Phaedra I. Tavlarides, research specialist, animal science and
agricultural biochemistry
Patti H. Barnes, records specialist, financial aid
Janet Ruth Dienna, secretary, Purchasing
Jaffrey S. Emery, records specialist, University development
Garfieldette A. Goode, nutrition aide, Cooperative Extension
Susan S. Katz, records specialist, financial aid
Judith L. Silva, library technician
Lenni A. Russell, custodian, student housing
Leah K. Jackson, secretary, University Affiliated Programs for
Families and Developmental Disabilities
Richard E. Holland, training and development administator,
Employee Services
Thomas A. McDonald, programmer/ analyst, Management Information
Services
Glenn C. Wright, network support engineer, Network and Systems
Services
Margaret E. Coning, senior secretary, special nursing programs
Jan A. Daisey, utility worker, operations and maintenance, Lewes
Rebecca Rothwell, records technician, library
Patrick R. Harsha, custodian A, Facilities Management
Robert K. DiIorio, video producer, University Media Services
Theda M. Ellis, director, University Affiliated Programs for
Families and Developmental Disabilities
Karen M. Brown, administrative assistant, supporting services
David P. Hopkins, Andrew L. Parsons, Matthew R. Reynolds and
Karen D. Smith, service coordinators, Public Safety
Cynthia R. Genau, records specialist, Public Safety
Karen K. Garrett, project coordinator, Employee Services
Nancy Virginia Kennedy, secretary, University Media Services
Marie W. Richardson and Debbie L. Strohmaier, senior secretaries,
economics