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March 21, 1996
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Jesus Cruz, history, Gentlemen, Bourgeois and Revolutionaries:
Political Change and Cultural Persistence Among the Spanish
Dominant Groups,1750-1850, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Joseph A. Pika, political science and international relations,
with Norman C. Thomas, The Politics of the Presidency, fourth
edition, CQ Press, Washington, D.C.
PUBLICATIONS
William W. Boyer, Charles P. Messick Professor Emeritus of Public
Administration, "Public Administration Problems, Education and
Training in Bulgaria," in Occasional Paper Series, international
and comparative administration section, American Society for
Public Administration, 23 pages, March 1996.
Gregory D. Kane and Maryanne Atkinson, accounting, "The Analysis
of Risk Under Alternative Securitization Treatments," in Journal
of Financial Statement Analysis, vol. 1, no. 1, pages 53-68, fall
1995.
Peter G. Roe, anthropology, "Estilo Artistico e Identidad Etnica
Entre Los Shipibo y Los Mestizos de la Montana Peruana," in De
Palabra y Obra en el Nuevo Mundo series, vol. 4, Tramas de la
Identidad, pages 343-408, Madrid and Mexico City.
Daniel M. Green, political science and international relations,
"Ghana's 'Adjusted' Democracy," in Review of African Political
Economy, vol. 22, no. 66, pages 577-585, December 1995.
Marian Lief Palley, political science and international
relations, "States Rights in the United States," in Encyclopedia
of Democracy, Congressional Quarterly Press, 1995.
PRESENTATIONS
Cynthia Cummings, residence life, Timothy Brooks, Office of Dean
of Students, and Camille Consolvo, University of Missouri at
Rolla, "Higher Learning: An Accurate Portrayal or Provocative
Misrepresentation?" at National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators annual conference, March 13, Atlanta.
Martha Carothers, art, "Visual, Mental and Physical Artists'
Books," at University of Arkansas, March 11, Fayetteville; and
"Grimm & Grimmer," contemporary group artist books exhibition,
Center for Books Arts Gallery, April 12-June 15, New York City.
James A. Inciardi, sociology and criminal justice, and Hilary
Surratt of University of Miami, "Unraveling the Concept of Race
in Street Studies of Brazilian Cocaine Users," at Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, March 13-15, Las Vegas.
Valerie P. Hans, sociology and criminal justice, "Jury Decision
Making and Jury Reform," to the Delaware Paralegal Association,
Feb. 14; "Psychology and Law in Multidisciplinary Studies," at
American Psychology-Law Society biennial meeting, March 1; and
"Citizens vs. Corporations: How Juries Decide Business Cases,"
March 14, Villanova University Law School.
Allan L. McCutcheon, sociology, "Topics in Latent Class," five
lectures at University of Cologne, March 11-15, Germany.
David Oppold, drug and alcohol studies, "HIV Testing Among Prison
Inmates: An Ethical Question" and "HIV Education Among Inmates:
What Works, What Doesn't Work," at eighth National HIV/AIDS
Conference, March 19-22, San Francisco.
Several members of the Department of Entomology and Applied
Ecology made presentations at the Eastern branch meeting,
Entomological Society of America, Feb. 25-28, Williamsburg, Va.:
Joanne Whalen, "Meeting the Federal Goal: University Programs"
and "European Corn Borer in Snapbeans: Management by Crisis";
Charles E. Mason, "Issues Regarding Use of Pestidical (Bt-
endotoxin) Corn"; Mason with graduate student E.Y. Stromdahl and
undergraduate student D. Baker, "Improvements in Pheromone
Trapping of European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)"; Mason and graduate student N.P.
Ehresman, "The Effect of Larval Plant Defensive Compounds on the
Oviposition Behavior of the European Corn Borer"; Clifford B.O.
Keil, "Teaching Genetics: Traditional Methods that Create
Enthusiasm"; Douglas W. Tallamy, "Carbon Isotopic Signatures of
Elytra Reflect Larval Diet in Luperine Rootworms (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae)"; Tallamy with undergraduate student A.P. Wagner,
"Physiological Costs of Parental Care in Zelus luridus Stal
(Hempiptera: Reduviidae). A Test of the Enhanced Fecundity
Hypothesis"; Tallamy with undergraduate M. Francke, "The Role of
Aposematism in Luperine Cucumber Beetle Coloration (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae)"; Tallamy with undergraduate E.L. Monaco, "The
Environmental Regulation of Egg Dumping in Gargaphia solani
Heidemann (Hemiptera: Tingidae)"; Tallamy with undergraduate J.A.
Fine, "Are Cucurbit Flowers Lek Sites for Cucumber Beetles?";
Tallamy with undergraduate C.A. Powell, "Simulated Insect
Herbivory and Vegetative Plant Growth";
Judith Hough-Goldstein, "Biological Control of the Colorado
Potato Beetle Through Augmentative Release of Natural Enemies"
and chairperson of the membership committee; Susan P. Whitney,
chairperson of the finance committee and co-moderator of open
forum on the ESA strategic plan; and Dewey M. Caron, executive
committee member and chairperson of the awards committee.
SERVICE
John Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, examination review, National Society of
Professional Engineers Fundamentals of Engineering Chemistry,
televised live nationally by National Technological University,
March 16.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
20 years
Janice Spry, geography, March 22, 1976
15 years
Walter Roland, Facilities Management,operations center, March 23,
1981
Christine Hogenmiller, business and economics, March 30, 1981
Frances Mullen, agricultural engineering, April 1, 1981
10 years
Linda Hnatow, animal and food sciences, April 1, 1986
Paula Newton, energy converstion, April 1, 1986
5 years
Delcene Collins, bookstore, April 1, 1991
Patricia Tressell, drug and alcohol studies, April 1, 1991
Celeste Williams-Hughes, psychology, April 1, 1991
GRANTS
William W. Saylor, animal and food sciences, $8,800 from Hercules
Inc. for "Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid as a Feed Additive
on Growing Chicks."
J. Thomas Sims and Bruce L. Vasilas, plant and soil sciences,
$62,773 from Delmarva Power & Light Co. and $25,000 from state
under Delaware Research Partnership program for "Landscape
Restoration Programs Using Coal Ash as a Soil Amendment."