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September 28, 1995
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, annotated
13thby Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Letras Hispanicas, Catedra,
Madrid, 1995.
Steven Sidebotham, history, co-editor and contributor, Berenike
'94, Leiden, 1995.
Carol Hoffecker, Richards Professor of History, co-editor, New
Sweden in America, University of Delaware Press, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
Joseph Daniel, economics, "Congestion Pricing and Capacity of
Large Hub Airports: A Bottleneck Model with Stochastic Queues,"
in Econometrica, vol. 63, no. 2, pages 327-370, March 1995.
Robert L. Hampel, educational development, and Paula A. Kleine-
Kracht, "Repositioning the Position Papers," in Innovative Higher
Education, vol. 20, no. 1, pages 33-43, fall 1995.
Andras Z. Szeri, Robert L. Spencer Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, and student A. Al-Arabi, "Flow Between Finite,
Steadily Rotating Eccentric Cylinders," in Theoretical and
Computational Fluid Dynamics, vol. 7, pages 1-28, 1995.
Daniel Callahan, history, "Ademar of Chabannes, Millenial Fears
and the Development of Western Anti-Judaism," in Journal of
Ecclesiastical History, vol. 46, no. 1, pages 19-35, January,
1995.
David Shearer, history, "Wheeling and Dealing in Soviet Industry:
Syndicates, Trade and Political Economy at the End of the 1920s,"
in Cahiers du Monde Russe, vol. 1, no. 2, pages 139-159, January-
June, 1995.
PRESENTATIONS
Joseph Daniel and James G. Mulligan, economics, "Price and
Waiting Time Dispersion Among Service Firms," at 22nd annual
conference of European Association of Research in Industrial
Economics, Sept. 3-6, Juan Les Pins, France.
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology, "Socialization for Socio-
Psychological Needs," at European Congress of Psychology, July 1-
7, Athens, Greece.
SERVICE AND AWARDS
Angela B. Case, clinical studies for teacher education, was
elected to a three-year term on the board of directors,
Association of Teacher Educators.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
30 years
Alexander Billon, business administration, Oct. 1, 1965
25 years
Joan Napolski, Perkins Student Center, Oct. 5, 1970
20 years
Carol Rylee, Budget Office, Sept. 29, 1975
Sandra Thomas, urban affairs and public policy, Oct. 1, 1975
15 years
Donna Ries, history, Oct. 1, 1980
10 years
Louise Stevens, educational development, Sept. 30, 1985
Diane Stevenson, medical technology, Sept. 30, 1985
Judith Watson, sociology, Sept. 30, 1985
5 years
Donna Brenchley, accounting department, Oct. 1, 1990
Patricia Moeller, education, Oct. 1, 1990
GRANTS
From National Science Foundation: Kenneth Barner and Richard A.
Foulds, applied science and engineering, $474,090 for "Engaging,
Recruiting, Retaining Students with Disabilities in Science,
Engineering and Math"; Theodore D. Foster, mechanical
engineering, $118,000 for "Deep Water Formation Off the Eastern
Wilkes Land Coast of Antarctica"; David P. Northmore, psychology,
and John G. Elias, electrical engineering, $81,781, for "Silicon
Neuromorphs II: Activity-dependent Plasticity and Voltage-
dependent Dendritic Channels"; Victor Kaliakin and Dov
Leshchinsky, civil engineering, $65,736 for "Long-term
Performance of Geosynthetically Reinforced Walls: Implications of
Creep and Stress Relaxation on Design"; Norman J. Wagner,
chemical engineering, $62,500 for "Presidential Young
Investigator Award"; and John F. Wehmiller, geology, and David E.
Krantz, marine studies, $86,080 for "Geochemical Integrity,
Geochronology, and Paleoclimatology of Late Pleistocene Molluscan
Specimens, U.S. Middle and Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain."
Michael A. Arenson, music, and Michael F. Morgan, instructional
technology, $69,267 from U.S. Department of Education Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary Education for "Interactive Jazz
Theory Lessons."
Timothy K. Barnekov, urban affairs and public policy, $499,977
from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for
"Wilmington Community Outreach Partnership Center."
John M. Byrne, urban affairs and public policy, $100,000 from
Midwest Research Institute, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Division, for "Evaluation of DSM Incentive Opportunities for
Photovoltaics."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical
Engineering, $63,620 from University of Wisconsin Board of
Regents for "Electrostrictive Mechanisms in Polyurethane and
Other Polymer Films."
Katherine S. Conway-Turner, individual and family studies, $1,500
from the College of St. Catherine's, Abigail Quigley McCarthy
Center, for "African American Mother-Daughter Project."
James A. Hawk, plant and soil sciences, $40,000 from Cargill
Hybrid Seeds for "Cargill Corn Breeding" and an additional $6,150
for "Cargill Hybrid Evaluation Project."
Sherry L. Kitto, plant and soil sciences, $3,200 from Perennial
Plant Association for "Micropropagation of Hexastylis spp."
Mark J. Manno, Cooperative Extension, $4,392 from Delaware
Department of Labor Division of Employment and Training for "1995
4-H State Summer Youth Employment Program."
Michael F. Middaugh, institutional research and planning, $33,901
from U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education for "Establishing a Longitudinal Database
for Interinstitutional Comparative Information on Instructional
Costs and Productivity, by Academic Discipline."
Beth A. Mineo, applied science and engineering, $620,000 from
U.S. Department of Education for "Delaware Assistive Technology
Institute."
Robin W. Morgan, animal and food sciences, $240,000 from U.S.
Department of Agriculture for "Functional Analysis of Marek's
Disease Virus Latency Related RNAs."
Donald L. Peters, Amy Rextrew Professor of Individual and Family
Studies, $1,440 from Statewide Coalition for Americans with
Disabilities Act for "SCADA Facilitation Project" and $27,000
from Delaware Department of Public Instruction for "Interagency
Resource Management Committee Technical Assistance."
Peter W. Rees, geography, $50,000 from Delaware Department of
Public Instruction for "Delaware Geographic Alliance '96."
William F. Ritter, agricultural engineering, and J. Thomas Sims,
plant and soil sciences, $38,000 from New Castle County for "Crop
Management and Monitoring at the M-O-T Spray Irrigation
Facility."
Ronald I. Sibert, applied science and engineering, $2,189
equipment grant from Delaware Department of Public Instruction.
Denise M. Seliskar and John L. Gallagher, marine studies,
$100,000 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for
"Varietal Wetland Plants for Salt Marsh Restoration."
Ivar Stakgold and John H. Schuenemeyer, mathematical sciences,
$27,255 from Du Pont Co. for "Du Pont Applied Statistics
Internship Program."
Joyce Hill Stoner, art conservation, $10,811 from National Park
Service for "National Park Service Internship Projects."
Jian-Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, $25,000 from Lord Corp.
and $25,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership
program for "Smart Trim Panels for Aircraft Interior Noise
Control."
John H. Talley, Delaware Geological Survey, $92,937 from New
Castle County Department of Public Works for "Implementation of a
Ground-water Quality Monitoring Network in Southern New Castle
County, Delaware."
Ulrich C. Toensmeyer, food and resource economics, and Carl L.
German, Cooperative Extension, $15,000 from U.S. Department of
Agriculture for "Assessment of Delaware Direct Market Operations
Customer Needs and Opinions."