FACULTY AND STAFF

Publication

Theodore E.D. Braun, foreign languages and literatures, "Truth, Beauty, Harmony, Order and Muscularity in Le Franc de Pompignan's Poesies Sacrees," in 1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era, vol. 3, pages 219-238.

James MacDonald, physics and astronomy, and Dermott Mullan of Bartol Research Foundation, "Radiative Transfer Effects on the Stability of Sound Waves in a Polytropic Atmosphere," in The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 481, pages 963-972, June 1.

Alexander H-D. Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, with M. Wiercigroch of University of Aberdeen, "Chaotic and Stochastic Dynamics of Orthogonal Metal Cutting," in Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 8, no. 4, pages 715-726; and with K. El Harrouni and D. Quazar of University Mohammed V and L.C. Wrobel of Brunel University, "Parameter Identification in Groundwater Systems," in Boundary Integral Formulations for Inverse Analysis, pages 171-196.

Kenneth Koford, economics, "Why the Ex-Communist Countries Should Take the 'Middle Way' to the Market Economy," in Eastern Economic Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, pages 31-50, winter 1996.

Charles E. Mason, entomology and applied ecology, with graduate student N.P. Ehresman, K. He, visiting scholar, A.S. Italia, research specialist, and J.D. Pesek Jr., food and resource economics, "Performance of Three Commercial Pheromone Sources for Trapping European Corn Borer," in Proceedings of 31st Northeast Regional Field Crops Insect Conference, March 1997, Burlington, Vt., pages 27-34.

Douglas Tuttle, urban affairs and public policy, "Campus/Municipal Partnership: Making the Most of Community Law Enforcement Resources," at Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators annual meeting, June 12, Virginia Beach; and "Strategies to Make Students Feel Safe on Campus," at Mid Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers regional meeting, June 5, Philadelphia.

Bethany Hall-Long, nursing, "Student Nurses in Action: A Community Service and Research Model," at U.S. Division of Nursing/East Tennesse State University, Community-Based Primary Care Conference, May 22, Asheville, N.C.

Herbert E. Allen, civil and environmental engineering, "Metal Speciation: Role in Bioavailability and Site Specific Assessment," at Nankai University, Tianjin, May 23; Peking University, Beijing, May 28; TsingHua University, Beijing, May 29; and Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, May 30.

John H. Talley and Stefanie J. Baxter, Delaware Geological Survey, with Deborah M. Mills and Bernard L. Dworsky of New Castle County Water Resources Agency, "Utilization of Geology and Hydrology in Land Use Management and Decision-Making in New Castle County, Delaware," at American Geophysical Union spring meeting, May 27-30, Baltimore.

A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "Nueva Aproximacion al Texto de la Ultima Comedia de Calderon," at 17th General Assembly of the Spanish Professionals in America, June 3-6, at Graduate School and University Center of City University of New York.

Jian Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, with students L.A. Hersh, J.G. Richards and F. Miller, "The Prediction of Post-Operative Gait Patterns Using Neural Networks," at NASGCMA annual meetings, April, Chicago; with student T. Kobs, "Nonlinear Variable Stiffness Feedback Control with Tuning Range and Rate Saturation," with student S.M. Hirsch, "An Acoustic Boundary Control Method with Actuator Grouping for Interior Noise Suppression" and with student V. Jayachandran, "Impedance Studies of Active Interior Noise Control Systems," at 11th symposium on structural dynamics and control, May, Blacksburg, Va.

Kenneth Koford, economics, "Banking and Social Institutions," at Conference on the Human Development Report, "Management of Transformation Risks in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe," June 6-7, Sofia, Bulgaria; and "Contracts in Bulgaria: How Firms Cope with Incomplete Property Rights," Feb. 27, Sofia University, Bulgaria.

40 YEARS
 George F. W. Haenlein, animal and food sciences, July 1, 1957

30 YEARS
 John M. Clayton, University development, July 1, 1967

25 YEARS
 John A. Brennan, public relations, July 1, 1972
 Thomas M. Church, marine studies, July 1, 1972
 John H. Gil, accounting, July 1, 1972
 Ann M. Holloway, library, July 5, 1972
 James E. Newton, Black American Studies Program, July 1, 1972

20 YEARS
 Richard W. Garvine, marine studies, July 1, 1977
 Thompson D. Pizzolato, plant and soil science, July 1, 1977
 Paul L. Solano, urban affairs and public policy, July 7, 1977

15 YEARS
 Robert A. Boulden, student housing, July 6, 1982
 John M. Byrne, urban affairs and public policy, July 1, 1982
 Claude A. White, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, July 1, 1982

10 YEARS
 Jama M. Allegretto, arts and science, July 1, 1987
 Anthony C. Bell, Facilities Management, building services, June 29, 1987
 Janet Gardner Broske, University Gallery, July 1, 1987
 Debra J. Cephas, Facilities Management, building services, July 6, 1987
 Gina A. Crampton, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, July 6, 1987
 Wendy J. Groce, registrar's office, July 1, 1987
 Marlene A. Hartman, library, July 6, 1987
 Vernon A. James, music, July 1, 1987
 Ronald E. Ludington, recreation and intramural programs, July 1, 1987
 Paul F. Mettler, physical therapy, July 1, 1987
 Carol A. Rudisell, library, July 1, 1987
 Wanda D. Thomas, library, June 29, 1987
 Bruce L. Vasilas, plant and soil science, July 1, 1987
 Gary L. Wellmaker, chemical engineering, July 1, 1987

5 YEARS
 Andrea L. Bowers, chemical engineering, July 7, 1992
 Robert Fitzwater, Facilities Management, heating and cooling, July 1, 1992
 Winifred A. Kearns, nutrition and dietetics, July 6, 1992
 Willett M. Kempton, marine studies, July 1, 1992
 Paul R. Moylan, marine studies, July 10, 1992

Service

Linda Gottfredson, educational studies, gave testimony May 20 before the Constitution Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, on the Department of Justice's involvement with the 1994 Nassau County Police entrance examination.

Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been appointed through January 1999 to the National Research Council committee to evaluate and review alternate technologies for the demilitarization of assembled chemical weapons.