Vol. 18, No. 18	Feb. 4, 1999

Books

Roger J. Steiner, linguistics emeritus, editor-in-chief, Cuyas English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Dictionary, third abridged edition, Macmillan.

Presentations

James K. Broomall, continuing education, "Meeting Community Needs in Workforce Education: A Delaware Case Study," at National Forum on Competition in the Workforce Education Market, Jan. 14, Washington, D.C.

Robert Schweitzer, finance, discussant, "Third Party Originators and Mortgage Prepayment Risk," at American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association meeting, Jan. 4, New York City.

Stephanie Rys and Robert Nelson, hotel, restaurant and institutional management, "A Competitive Analysis of Second-Tier Convention Destinations," at fourth annual graduate education and graduate students' research conference in hospitality and tourism, Jan. 6, Las Vegas.

Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical and computer engineering, "A New Coding Scheme for Intersymbol Interference Channels," at National Science Foundation CAREER Principal Investigator meeting, Jan. 10-12, Washington, D.C.

Farley Grubb, economics, "The Transition from White European Servant Labor to African Slave Labor in English America: An Economic Analysis," Jan. 20; "The Transition from Colonial Currencies to the U.S. Dollar: A Market Revealed Analysis," Jan. 21 and 25; and "The Statutory Regulation of Colonial Servitude: An Incomplete Contracts Approach," Jan. 28, University Lumiere-Lyon II, Lyon France.

Awards

Kathleen Duke, honors, was recognized by the National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First Year Students for five years of service to the society.

Publications

Linda L. Stein, library, and Jane M. Lamb, consumer studies, "Not Just Another BI: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Guide Students Through the Research Process," Research Strategies, vol. 16, no. 1, pages 29-30.

M.R. Carriker, marine studies emeritus, "Predatory Gastropod Traces: A Comparison of Verified Shallow-Water and Presumed Deep-Sea Boreholes," in American Malacological Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 2, pages 121-131.

David Kaplan, education, with Rani George, "Evaluating Latent Variable Growth Models Through Ex Post Simulation," in Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, vol. 23, pages 216-235.

Douglas W. Tallamy, entomology and applied ecology, "Child Care Among the Insects," in Scientific American, vol. 280, no. 1, pages 50-55.

Sheldon D. Pollack, accounting, "Tax Treatment of Environmental Transactions," in The Tax Lawyer, fall 1998, pages 81-132.

Happy anniversary

25 Years

Sharyn L. Bressler, intercollegiate athletics, Feb. 11, 1974

Mary S. Osborne, Facilities Management, building services, Feb. 11, 1974

David L. Word, Supporting Services, Feb. 5, 1974.

20 Years

Daniel F. Pragg, Dining Services, Feb. 7, 1979

15 Years

Virginia S. Moore, mathematical sciences, Feb. 6, 1984

Barbara H. Phillips, Dining Services, Feb. 7, 1984

10 Years

Odessa P. Christy, Dining Services, Feb. 6, 1989

Dianne J. Hamilton, Dining Services, Feb. 6, 1989

Denise D. Perkins, Dining Services, Feb. 6, 1989

Robert E. Spotts, business and economics, Feb. 6, 1989

Constance Y. Webster, Dining Services, Feb. 5, 1989