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October 27, 1994
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Gerald Vaughn, food and resource economics, "John Abel Hopkins
Jr., Distinguished Agricultural Economist," in Delaware History,
vol. 26, no. 1, pages 52-62; and "Dillard on Proudhon," in
Journal of Economic Issues, no. 3, pages 909-911, September 1994.
Jeanne Murray Walker, English, "Why the Fiddler's Wife Is
Thinking Of Leaving Town" and "Saving the Past," two poems, in
Shenandoah, the Washington and Lee University Review.
Conrado Gempesaw and J. Bacon, food and resource economics, with
student F. Albay and J. Corman and S. Marayanan of Agriculture
Canada, "Free Trade and Broiler Growout Returns: The Case of
Canadian and U.S. Farms," in Poultry Science, vol. 73, pages 1370-
1380, 1994.
Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical engineering, with Yeong-Taeg Kim,
"Permutation Filter Lattices: A General Order-Statistic Filtering
Framework," in Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 42, no. 9, September
1994, and "Reconstruction Algorithms for Error-Diffusion
Halftones Using Binary Permutation Filters," in Proceedings of
the SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image
Processing, Chicago, Sept. 25-29; and with Martin Mueller,
"Generalized Fan-Beam Reconstruction Algorithm and Its
Applications," in Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol.
11, no. 9, September 1994.
Francis Poole, library, "Cantaloupes" and "A Spring Morning in
Santa Ana," two poems, in Poetry East, spring 1994.
Sheldon D. Pollack, accounting, "The 1993 Tax Act in Historical
Perspective," in Tax Notes, Aug. 22, 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
Peter M. Weil, anthropology, "Social Organizations in Africa," at
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Oct. 19,
National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Arlington, Va.
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, with Prashant Karandikar, composite materials,
"Commonality in the Damage of Ceramic and Polymeric Matrix
Composites," at joint meeting of the American Society for Metals
and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Oct. 2-6,
Rosemont, Ill.
William W. Boyer, Charles P. Messick Professor Emeritus of Public
Administration, "The United States and Korea's Reunification," at
People to People International 11th worldwide conference, Sept.
30, Taipei, Taiwan.
Marian Lief Palley, political science and international
relations, "From Iron Triangles to Policy Networks in American
Politics," at Korean Association for Public Administration
International Conference on Comparative Study of Policy-Making
Structures, Oct. 13, Seoul.
Theodore E.D. Braun, foreign languages and literatures, "La
Presentation Positive du Deisme dans des Oeuvres de Fiction," at
300th anniversary celebration of Voltaire's birth, Sept. 29-Oct.
5, Oxford and Paris; and chairperson of interdisciplinary session
on 18th-century travel literature and a session on Voltaire, at
East-Central/American Society of 18th-Century Studies, Oct. 13-
16, Pennsylvania State University.
Barbara Gates, Alumni Distinguished Professor of English,
"Whatever Happened to Ecofeminisme? Ecofeminism?" at
International Society for the History of European Ideas, Aug. 26,
Graz, Austria; and "Reviewing Victorian Natural History," in
History of Science Society meeting, Oct. 14, New Orleans.
Timothy F. Brooks, dean of students, "Should a Student's
Disability Have Any Impact on Judicial Decision Making?' at Third
Circuit Judicial Affairs Workshop, Oct. 14, University of
Delaware.
James R. Soles, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political
Science and International Relations, "The Court and the Bill of
Rights," at John D. Olin Visiting Lecture Series, U.S. Naval
Academy, Oct. 14, Annapolis.
Several members of the College of Engineering made presentations
at the 66th annual meeting, Society of Rheology, Oct. 2-6,
Philadelphia: Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, with
graduate student S.K. Gupte, "Experimental Investigation of Flow
Near Permeable Boundary Using Laser Doppler Anemometry," with
graduate student Stephen F. Shuler, "Squeeze Flow Behavior of
Laminates Composed of Long Aligned Fibers Within a Thermoplastic
Matrix" and with graduate student T.S. Creasy, "Characterization
of Elongational Flow of Fiber Filled Systems"; Antony N. Beris,
chemical engineering, with graduate student R. Sureshkumar,
"Numerical Analysis of the Eigenspectra of Viscoelastic Poisuille
Flow" and with graduate student Vlasis G. Mavrantzas, "Surface
Effects on the Structure and Rheology of Polymer Solutions";
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical
Engineering, with graduate student S. Bhargava, "Shear Thickening
Behavior in Ionomer Solutions"; Ajay K. Prasad, mechanical
engineering, with graduate student Sreenivasa K. Kaushal,
"Experimental Investigation of Visco-Elastic Entry Flow in a
Planar Contraction Using Particle Image Velocimetry"; Annette D.
Shine, chemical engineering, with graduate student Kwok-Leung
Tse, "Electrorheology of Dipolar Rigid Rod Polymer Solutions";
and Norman J. Wagner, chemical engineering, with graduate student
Jonathan Bender, "Relaxation of a Colloidal Suspension from the
Shear Thickened State" and "Microstructural Origins of Shear
Thickening in Concentrated Colloidal Suspensions," with graduate
student Maria J. Rivera, "Polypropylene-TLCP Polymer Blends: A
Rheological and Morphological Study" and with graduate student
Lynn Walker, "Structure of Flowing Liquid Crystalline Polymers."
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, "Applications of High Hydrostatic
Pressure for Food Preservation," at 13th annual Midwest Food
Processing Conference, Oct. 3-4, La Crosse, Wisc.
James S. Paik, food science, "Predictive Models for Determination
of Flavor Sorption by Packaging Polymers," at Foods-Food
Packaging Material International Symposium, June 9, Lund, Sweden.
James K. Broomall, continuing education, "An Administrative
Paragon for University-Based Continuing Education," at National
University Continuing Education Association, Region 2, annual
meeting, Oct. 5-7, Pittsburgh.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
G. Arno Loessner, urban affairs and public policy, Nov. 1, 1969
20 years
Ralf Tschirschnitz, mechanical engineering, Nov. 1, 1974
15 years
Sigurd Andersen, User Services, Nov. 1, 1979
Sandra Sue Cloud, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
Nov. 1, 1979
Larry Cogburn, animal science and agricultural biochemisty, Nov.
1, 1979
Nancy Lundin, financial aid, Nov. 1, 1979
10 years
Dorothy Allen, library, Nov. 1, 1984
Demaris Hollembeax, library, Nov. 1, 1984
Paul Hubbs, faculty management, HVAC maintenance, Oct. 29, 1984
Lisa Raker, business and economics, Oct. 29, 1984
Noreen Smith, housing and residence life, Nov. 1, 1984
5 years
Eloise Barczak, sociology, Nov. 1, 1989
Amy Nelson Connell, facilities planning and construction, Oct.
30, 1989
Michael Paul Freidly, facilities management, HVAC maintenance,
Oct. 30, 1989
Mary Sullivan, office of the vice provost for research, Oct. 30,
1989
Joan Watson, facilities planning and construction, Nov. 1, 1989
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Edward Adams, senior assistant librarian.
John Barone, Robert A. Benson and Janice K. McClintic, field
agents, Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
Bryan J. Bossard and David M. Cohen, assistant coaches II,
intercollegiate athletics.
Sookie K. Borsos, custodian A, student housing.
Margaret B. Bottorf, director, business adminstration.
James J. Bullen, plasterer/mason, facilities management, roof and
masonry.
Aitza M. Carrasquillo, nutrition aide, Cooperative Extension.
Rosalind F. Cohen, Franklin A. Newton, Kelly Ramon Ozambela and
Giuseppe R. Palmese, assistant area coordinators, housing and
residence life.
Erin C. Daix, assistant librarian.
Kay E. Gentile, staff assistant, women's studies.
Kathleen Haddaway, records specialist, University development.
Anna L. Hawley and Andrew F. Hoffman, library coordinators.
Ruth E. Hicks and Lulu C. Kane, library technicians.
Abigail R. Jahiel, assistant professor, urban affairs and public
policy.
Brenda Kessler, secretary, housing and residence life.
Virginia A. Knutsen, administrative assistant, Cooperative
Extension.
John Timothy Laker, soil test technician, plant and soil
sciences.
Dennis Langenback and Joseph John Sawczuk, custodian A,
continuing education, Wilmington campus.
Tamara L. Legutko, service coordinator, music.
Patricia A. Lowery, research associate IV, educational
development.
Susan H. Maguire, library specialist.
Peter V. Meyers, scientist, energy conversion.
Sharon L. Mitchell, pyschologist I, counseling and student
development.
Lorraine Nash, research associate IV, education.
Valerie Newman, research associate I, urban affairs and public
policy.
Michael John Newton, service specialist, conferences and centers,
Newark.
Audrey J. Noble, educational researcher, education.
Herbert T. North, assistant chief engineer, marine studies.
Clark B. Olsen, assistant director, education.
Hasan Orbey, research engineer, chemical engineering.
Steven Peltier, administrative assistant, Bob Carpenter Center.
Penny S. Person, design manager I, facilities planning and
construction.
Marina A. Piscolish, director, education.
Mary Anne Poulos, research specialist, Center for Drug and
Alcohol Studies.
Caroline W. Pruden, senior secretary, Cooperative Extension.
Catherine P. Raphael, senior secretary, individual and family
studies.
Jennifer A. Reed, research specialist, life and health sciences.
Della A. Ross, staff assistant, American Philosophical
Association.
Della Lee Scott, records specialist, systems security and access.
John J. Shwed, DMA executive director, Office of the Vice Provost
for Research.
Stuart Spinner, cita associate II, civil engineering.
Stewart H. Stabley, director, University development.
Beverly A. Tucker, counselor, Academic Services Center.
Anthony M. Vaccarini and Robin R. Yarnall, HVAC mechanics,
facilities management, HVAC maintenance.
Richard A. Wainwright, assistant director, Sponsored Programs
Administration.
Qingbin Wang, research associate I, food and resource economics.
Kevin N. Waninger, physician, Student Health Services.
Ronald B. Watson, custom upholsterer, student housing-upholstery.
PROMOTIONS
John Acuff, supervisor of lab services, life and health sciences.
Sandra A. Adams, service supervisor, library.
Karen Roth Aniunas, assistant dean, agricultural sciences.
Mary Ann Bagnatori, executive secretary, University Honors
Program.
Denisse X. Basaure, secretary, animal science and agricultural
biochemistry.
Raheemah Jabbar-Bey and Rebecca Siders, policy specialists II,
urban affairs and public policy.
Francine D. Brooks and Robert C. Hite, library coordinators.
John R. Brunswick and Byron C. Mayes, senior assistant
librarians.
James L. Butkiewicz, associate dean, business and economics.
Joann Mary Civarelli, senior secretary, art conservation.
Suzanne B. Clark, counselor, continuing education, credit
programs and student services.
Sandra Sue Cloud, scientist, animal science and agricultural
biochemistry.
Crystal K. Cox, senior composer, Graphic Communications Center.
Karen A. Curtis, policy scientist, urban affairs and public
policy.
Cheryl J. Doherty, technical secretary II, geology.
Sharon H. Dorr and Kimberly A. Yackoski, assistant directors,
admissions office.
Earl Kevin Dunn, senior administrative assistant, library.
Kathleen A. Gaines, senior secretary, theatre.
Caroline M. Golt, research associate III, plant and soil
sciences.
Audrey L. Helfman, assistant policy scientist, urban affairs and
public policy.
Geraldine Hubbard, staff assistant, continuing education, credit
programs and student services.
Carol Ann Ivanitch and Lydia A. Trumbull, records analysts,
agricultural sciences.
Kathleen A. Majewski, senior secretary, energy conversion.
Mark J. Manno, extension agent IV, Cooperative Extension.
Yvonne L. Miles, library technician.
Elizabeth Day Miller, coordinator, systems and security access.
Lisa Miller and T. Harold Palmer, extension agents II,
Cooperative Extension.
Paula H. Newton, assistant to the director, energy conversion.
Leslie K. Orysh, psychologist II, Center for Counseling and
Student Development.
Diane Pettee, library analyst.
Phouratha Phommachanh, plumber, facilities management, plumbing
shop.
Conrad R. Pope, senior scientist, animal science and agricultural
biochemistry.
Emmett Robinson, police officer, public safety.
Carol A. Rogers, senior records specialist, public safety.
Joseph Shaughnessy, library specialist.
Baerbel H. Schumacher, coordinator, international programs and
special sessions.
Linda C. Smallbrook, executive secretary, American Philosophical
Association.
Gerald F. Vaughn, extension specialist IV, Cooperative Extension.
Qinxian Wang, library analyst.
Mitchell W. Warren, assistant director, admissions.
Gary W. Waters, mover, facilities management, grounds division.
Edgar Williamson, associate librarian.