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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 25, March 27




                           Faculty and staff
                                   
                             Presentations
     Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin du Pont Professor of
Chemical Engineering, "Some New Ideas In, and Applications
Of, Thermodynamic Modeling," first Edward A. Mason memorial
lecture, at Division of Engineering and Department of
Chemistry, Brown University, March 19, Providence, R.I.
     Gabriele Bauer, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, with
Karen Freisem of University of Washington, "Enhancing
Programs for International Teaching Assistants," at TESOL
convention, March 12-15, Orlando.
     Marcia Peoples Halio, English, "Webbed Writing: Helping
Students Find a Voice Online in a Changing World," at
College Conference on Composition and Communication, March
14, Phoenix.
     Arno Loessner, urban affairs and public policy, "An
Analysis of County-Level Public Library Systems," at Federal-
State Cooperative System for Public Library Data national
meeting, March 4, Annapolis.
     Susan Foster, information technologies, "Opening
Administration to the Network," at Universities and Colleges
Information Systems Association (UK) Management Conference,
March 5-7, Jersey, Channel Islands, and "Re-engineering
Service to Students," at New England Regional Computing
Conference, March 23-25, Sturbridge, Mass.
     Harry Brod, philosophy, with Jason Laker, residence
life, and Brian Kosloski of Ohio State University, "Keep
Your Distance: Images of Male Friendship," at American
College Personnel Association/ The Standing Committee for
Men conference, March 21. Brod was selected to be first
scholar-in-residence at the conference.
     George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, "Surface
and Interface Effects in Small Magnetic Particles," at
Conference on Novel Materials, Feb. 28-March 2, Puri, India.
     Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, four seminars in Japan on ceramic matric
composites and 3-D textile structural composites at Nippon
Carbon Co., Feb. 28, Yokohama, at Ube Industry Research
Laboratory, March 3, Ube City, at National Industrial
Research Institute, March 5, Nagaya, and Toyota Automatic
Loom Works Ltd., March 6, Toyota.
     Gretchen Bauer, political science and international
relations, "Challenges to Democratic Consolidation in
Namibia," at Conference on African Renewal, at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, March 6-9.
     Alexander Rosello Selimov, foreign languages and
literatures, "Tecnicas Novelisticas en Eusebio de
Montengon," at Modern Language Association International
Conference, Dec. 28.
     
     
     
                           Happy anniversary
30 Years
     Jerome E. Rhodes, Facilities Management, lock and
hardware services, April 10, 1967

20 Years
     Charles H. Culberson, marine studies, April 1, 1977

15 Years
     Earl E. Davis, Information Technologies Network and
Systems Services, April 5, 1982

10 Years
     Joseph A. Choma, operations and maintenance-Lewes,
April 1, 1987
     James W. Kwiatkowski, Facilities Management, heating
and cooling, March 30, 1987
     Yoga Pandya, animal and food sciences, April 1, 1987
     Lisa J. Platt, public safety, March 30, 1987
     Carolyn L. Rifino, art history, April 6, 1987
     Dorothy J. Welsko, Student Health Services, April 1,
1987
     Shirley G. Wesley, personnel records, March 30, 1987
     5 Years
     Richard A. Foulds, computer and information sciences,
April 1, 1992
     Cindy Genau, Cooperative Extension, March 30, 1992
     Matthew J. Hawkins, marine studies, April 6, 1992
     Harold T. Palmer, Cooperative Extension, April 1, 1992
     Howard Pepper, Agricultural Research and Education
Center, April 6, 1992
     Ronald I. Sibert, applied science and engineering,
March 30, 1992
     Gary F. Simpson, University relations, April 1, 1992
     
                                Service
     Amy Nelson Connell, billing and collection, appointed
Region I member, Board of School Directors, Avon Grove
School District.
     John Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, conducted the National Society
of Professional Engineers' Fundamentals of Engineering
Chemistry Examination Review, which was televised live
nationally by National Technological University.