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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 19, Feb. 13, 1997
Faculty & Staff     
     

Publications

     Robert R. Nelson and Ali A. Poorani, hotel, restaurant and
institutional management, "What Challenges Do Genetically Altered
Foods Pose for the Hospitality Industry? The Opinions of a Blue
Chip Panel of Industry Experts," in Hospitality Research Journal,
vol. 20, no. 3, pages 93-98.
     Herbert E. Allen, civil and environmental engineering, with
research associate Yujun Yin, C.P. Huang, Distinguished Professor
of Environmental Engineering, and Paul F. Sanders of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, "Adsorption/Desorption
Isotherms of Hg(II) by Soil," in Soil Science, vol. 162, pages 35-
45.
     John G. Elias, electrical engineering, with David P.M.
Northmore, psychology, and graduate student Wayne Westerman, "An
Analog Memory Circuit for Spiking Silicon Neurons," in Neural
Computation, vol. 9, pages 419-440.
     Hoe Ling and Dov Leshchinsky, civil and environmental
engineering, "Seismic Stability and Permanent Displacement of
Landfill Cover Systems," in Journal of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol. 123, no. 2, pages 113-122.
     Kevin Waninger, Student Health Services, "Stress Fracture of
the Clavicle in a Collegiate Diver," in Clinical Journal of
Sports Medicine, vol. 7, pages 66-68.
     Raelene E. Maser, medical technology, with Charles Laudadio,
M. James Lenhard and G. Stephen DeCherney of the Medical Center
of Delaware, "A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Two Quantitative
Sensory Testing Devices in Individuals with Diabetes," in
Diabetes Care, vol. 20, pages 179-181.
     James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics,
a review of Management and Organizational Behavior by John
Schermerhorn, in Journal of Education for Business, vol. 72, no.
2, pages 125-126.
 
     
Presentations

     Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical engineering, "On Vector-Valued
Wavelets and Multiwavelets," at American Mathematical Society
Joint Mathematics Meeting No. 918, Jan. 8-11, San Diego.
     Cynthia L. Carr and Julie Nishimura, music, with Timothy
Clinch, lecture-recital, "New and Lesser-Known Works for Oboe,
Horn and Piano Trio," at third national symposium of National
Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Jan. 17-
19, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
     Joan L. Brown, foreign languages and literatures, "Social
Criticism and Fantasy in Martin Gaite's Novels for Young Readers"
and "Men and Canonical 20th-Century Spanish Novels by Women,"
Dec. 28-29, Modern Language Association of America convention,
Washington, D.C.
     
     
Service

     T. Gregory Lynch, continuing education, is chairperson-elect
of Region II, University Continuing Education Association.
     Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical engineering, is associate editor
for Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Transactions on Signal Processing.
     Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological Survey, has been
appointed a trustee of the American Geological Institute
Foundation and a member of the National and International Affairs
Committee of the American Institute of Professional Geologists
for 1997.
     
     
Happy Anniversary
     
     15 Years
     Richard S. Donham, biology, Feb. 16, 1982
     
     10 Years
     Virginia L. Greene, arts and science, Feb. 16, 1987
     Gary E. Pennington, facilities management, electrical
service, Feb. 16, 1987
     Rebecca L. Sauder, library, Feb. 16, 1987
     
     5 Years
     Sue Fuhrmann, education, Feb. 16, 1992
     Nancy H. Wallace, benefits, Feb. 18, 1992
     Shirley M. Williams, facilities management, building
services, Feb. 17, 1992