Vol. 18, No. 35June 24, 1999

Presentations

Rivers Singleton Jr., biological sciences, "R.E. Buchanan: An 'Unappreciated' Scientist," and co-convened symposium, "One Hundred Years of Presidents of the Society of American Bacteriologists/ American Society for Microbiology Part I: Pre WWI and Part II: Post WWI," at American Society for Microbiology general meeting, May 30-June 4, Chicago.

Rebecca C. Knight, library, "Government Information Online in Your Library (and How To Find It)," at Delaware Library Association annual conference, May 7, Dover.

Gerald J. Kauffman, Institute for Public Administration, with marine studies graduate student Tammy R. Brant, "An Interstate Approach to Protect and Restore Watersheds in the Christina River Basin of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania," at Association of State Floodplain Managers national conference, May 25, Portland, Ore.

Two members of the Department of Communication took part in the 49th annual conference of the International Communication Association, May 27-31, San Francisco: Douglas M. McLeod, "Turning Training into Exchanging: Recommendation for Western-Funded Journalism Programs," panelist, "I'm Rubber and You're Glue: Third Person Effects," with former student Olga V. Malinkina on "Cognitive Approaches to the News Audience" and "News Flows, Training and Contexts" and respondent on "Race and Culture in Mediated Politics"; Elizabeth M. Perse, a paper coauthored with Nancy Signorielli, "Humor and the Adult Learner: Extending Research to a Changing (and Ignored) Demographic" and panelist, "Audience Relationships with Media Personalities: Further Exploration of Links Between Mass and Interpersonal Communication" and "Unraveling Gordian Knots: Contradiction as an Impetus to Research."

Philip Goldstein, parallel program, "Critical Realism or Black Modernism? The Reception of Their Eyes Were Watching God," keynote paper at conference on forgotten voices of the 20th century, June 5, University of Westminster, London.

Presentations were made by members of the Delaware Geological Survey at the spring meeting of the American Geophysical Union, June 1-4, Boston: Richard N. Benson, "Chronology of Continental Flood Basalts and Seaward-Dipping Reflectors of the North American Atlantic Continental Margin"; and Thomas E. McKenna and Stefanie J. Baxter with Rufus D. Catchings and Mark R. Goldman of U.S. Geological Survey, "High-Resolution Seismic Reflection/ Refraction Imaging of Shallow-Depth Faults in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Delaware."

Clinton E. White Jr., accounting, "Trends in Technologies for Internet-Based Teaching and Learning," an invited lecture, at Canadian Academic Accounting Association annual meeting, June 6, Toronto, Ontario.

Howard Johnson, Black American Studies Program, "Official Constructions of the Past: The Creation of National Heroes in Jamaica," at 24th annual conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, May 24-29, Panama City, Panama.

Sandra Millard, library, "UDLib/SEARCH in Delaware Public Middle Schools and High Schools," at Delaware Library Association annual conference, May 7, Dover.

Service

Francis Poole, library, was appointed to the scholarship selection panel of the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

Awards

Marie Robinson, music, was presented the General Director's Award for Volunteer of the Year from OperaDelaware for her outstanding service to the company as costume mistress for three productions.

Anniversaries

45 years

Harold R. Raymond, Intercollegiate Athletics Program, July 6, 1954.

30 years

Judith Ann Fingerle, psychology, June 30, 1969.

Susan C. Lee, foreign students and scholars, July 1, 1969.

John Joseph O'Neill, health and exercise sciences, July 1, 1969. 25 years

Lee G. Anderson, marine studies, July 1, 1974.

Shirley A. Becker, student centers, July 1, 1974.

Linda L. Brittingham, marine studies, July 1, 1974.

Sherrie Lynn Foti, Career Services Center, July 1, 1974.

David R. Frey, plant and soil sciences, July 1, 1974.

Cindy Ann Waksmonski, political science and international relations, July 1, 1974.

20 years

Catricia L. Jones, bookstore, July 2,1979.

Marilyn S. Prime, student centers, July 1, 1979.

15 years

Patricia S. Dorey, University Parallel Program, Georgetown, June 27, 1984.

Nora Ann Faust, student centers, June 25, 1984.

10 years

Deborah A. Auger, community development and family policy, July 1, 1989.

Peter W. Brakhage, theatre, July 1, 1989.

Biliana Cecin-Sain, marine studies, July 1, 1989.

Micaela Corradin, continuing education, professional and noncredit program, July 1, 1989.

Sharon H. Dorr, alumni and University relations, July 1, 1989.

Anne P. Esdale, library, July 3, 1989.

Robert W. Knecht, marine studies, July 1, 1989.

Joan Barchi Odell, University secretary's office, July 1, 1989.

Kathleen J. Tierney, sociology, July 1, 1989.

Daryl P. Whittington, plant and soil sciences, July 1, 1989. 5 years

Caroline W. Pruden, food and resource economics, July 5, 1994.

Joseph John Sawczuk, biological sciences, July 5, 1994.

Melvyn D. Schiavelli, Office of the Provost, July 1, 1994.

Tamara Lyn Smith, music, July 1, 1994.

Grants

From U.S. Department of Education: Audrey J. Noble, Education Research and Development Center, $264,449 for the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, Year 14," which includes the following-Ralph P. Ferretti, education, $21,500 for "Integrating Technology with Standards-based Instruction in Social Studies and Language Arts in Inclusive Classrooms"; William R. Hall, marine studies, $13,000 for "Communicating Science in Delaware"; Kathleen Hollowell, Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center, $35,000 for "Delaware Mathematics in Context Implementation Project" and $13,500 for "Training Lead Teachers to Implement Standards-based Curriculum"; Jon R. Manon, Education Research and Development Center, $22,500 for "New Castle County Elementary TERC Project" and $31,100 for "DelCore-"Plus Mathematics Implementation Project"; Peter W. Rees, geography, $15,000 for "Summer Institute in Geography Technology"; Clifford W. Sloyer, mathematical sciences, $23,750 for "Implementing the Standards: Statistics and Probability, K-12"; Carol J. Vukelich, education, $18,842 for "Delaware Writing Project"; Kathleen C. Werrell, engineering, $12,000 for "Engineering Concepts to Enhance High School Math/ Science Curricula"; and Elizabeth A. Wier, education, $22,000 for "Professional Development School Growth: Developing an Integrated Science and Math Program.