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WINTER 1994 VOL. XVI NO.
Governor Headlines Winter Commencement
"Oneofthesedays, I'mgoing to makeit
UNH
big." (From a radio advertise-
ment.)
Quoting
this ad, Connecticut
GovernorLowell P. Weicker,
Jr., theprincipal speaker at the
university'swintercommencement
exercisesheldJanuary 15, said:
"Thatsays everything there is tosay
about today'scelebration. This day
is about potential....This dayisabout
the future...your future."
Relatingtheirprospects tohis
workas governor, Weickertold the
graduates thathis efforts toput
Connecticut'seconomichousein GovernorLowellP. Weicker,Jr. andJudith S. Rodin recewedhonorarydoctoratesduring the
order willmean amore stable future Januarycommencement. Fromleft:PreUsiNdHentLaiwencef. DeNardis;GovernorWeicker; JudithS.
andbetterjob opportunities for Rodin;CheeverTyler,chairmanof the BoardofGovernors.
them.
"Connecticuthasno futurewith-
outyou," he said, "and you would soon-to-bepresidentoftheUniver-
have no future in [thisstate] had we sity ofPennsylvania, received
notbroughteverythingwehad to honorary doctorates fromUNH.
bear on righting the financialship of Among thoseonhand topickup
statehere." theirsheepskins fromPresident
Duringthe commencement, at Lawrence DeNardis were two
J.
which more than 750students were womenwho were awarded doctor
eligible toreceive undergraduate ofscience degreesinmanagement
and graduate degrees earned either systems. The two, Margaret Bauer
lastAugustorin December, Weicker ofHamden and CareyC. Curtis of
andJudith S. Rodin, currently New Haven, were theninth and
provost ofYale University and tenthpersonsto receivedoctorates
fromtheuniversity since theSc.D.
programwaslicensed in 1986. Alongwithcongratulations, thisgraduate
BesidesWeicker, Rodin and wasshoweredmthlargebouquetsofflowers.
DeNardis, participantsin the
commencementexercisesincluded ingmaster'sdegreestudentwholed
CheeverTyler, chairman ofthe a tribute in memory ofthe Rev.
UNH BoardofGovernors, who MartinLuther King,Jr. The Bethel
presided; the deans ofthe A.M.E. YoungAdultChoirofNew
university'sseveralschools, who Haven alsoparticipated in the
presented theirrespectivedegree tribute.
candidates to thepresident; Edward Followingthecorrunencement
Drew (B.S. '75, M.S. '86), director exercises. Presidentand Mrs.
J.
ofsecurity at United Illuminating DeNardisgreeted thehonorary
UNH
and head ofthe Alumni degree recipients as well as thenew
TyroneGriffin,a master'sdegreerecipient,led Association, whowelcomed the graduates and their families ata
a tributein memoryoftheReverendMartin graduates intothe alumniorganiza- special receptionin the university's
LutherKing,Jr. tion; andTyroneGriffin, a graduat- StudentCenter.
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Firsts Mark Fall 1993 Bartels Fellowship Event
Two "firsts" marked the fall 1993
Bartels Fellowship. Frances
Friedman, a leaderin the public
relations industry, was the first
woman to benamed a Distinguished
Bartels Fellow at UNH. Moreover,
Friedman was greeted on the stage
ofDodds Hall AuditoriumbyClare
Sweeney, the first female toserve as
presidentofthe Day StudentGov-
ernmentoncampus.
As ifthose firsts weren'tenough,
Friedman, the first woman tohead a
majorinternationalpublic relations
agency (GCI Group, 1984-91) and
currently managing directorofL.V.
Power & Associates ofNew York
City, captivated nearly 250 students,
UNH
faculty members and guests with FranFriedman (r)meetswithstudentsduringherdayat as tlieBartelsFellow.
—
her fellowship address a multi-
media presentationentitled "Paint-
ing Faces: TheArt of Public Rela- attention tofaults, she explained, piece on the art ofMexico.
tions." butonemustneverfalsely represent As part ofher day-long stay on
The—purpose ofa public relations the facts. campus, Friedman participated in
effort defined by Fri—edman as the Videotapes ofseveralexamples of meetings, discussions and classes
"artofpainting faces" is to present Friedman'saward-winningwork withundergraduate students and
UNH
thebestfeatures ofa productor illustratedherpoints aboutquality faculty from the School of
servicewhile "shadowing over" its public relations and its role in Business and attended an informal
negative aspects. Shecautioned, today'sbusinessworld. Highlights luncheon. Alongwith the fellow-
however, that all public relations included acomprehensivepublic ship address, a visitwith students in
materials mustbe truthful ifthey are relations campaign to introducea the Executive M.B.A. program
tosucceed. Oneneed notcall new Reebokshoeand apromotional rounded outher day.
Winter 1994 Vol. XVI, No. 2
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INSIGHT is compiled by the UNH
Public Relations Department.
AntoinetteM. Blood Directorof Public
Relations
Leigh Knopf-Williams Assistant Director
of Public Relations
Susan Noe PublicationsCoordinator
Cynthia Minichino Graphics Coordinator
Bonnie Willgoos Desktop Publishing
AnnAndnts (center), winneroftheGovemot s i^irdc 1raiiiportation Award, withformerNew Associate
HavenMayorJohnC. Daniels(left)andAssociateProvostBrenda Williams(right). Theawardis Elizabeth Crutcher Graduate Assistant
given toindividualsandcorporationswho "contributetoalternativetransportationandhelpto —
reduceairpollution." Andrusstartedatrain-carpooltliat transportsIterandfourother UNH Addresscorrections clipout mailing label
employeeson theShoreLineEast train toNewHaven's Union Station, wheretheypickupAndrus' and return withchangesto Public
acagrreaeididtdorciuvtebtyo U50NHpe.rceDnutethienrpaatretctloiatrhgeegdrtooutph'osseeffwohrtos,ctohmemNuetwebHyavtreaninPaarnkdipnagrAkuotvheorrniitgyhtin RUneilvaetrisointsyDoefptN.e,wAdHdarveesns,CWheasntgeHsa,ven, CT
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Plans in Works to Expand Cyprus College Relationship
UNH
is exploring thepossibility of
addingmoreprograms to itscoop-
erative educational agreement with
Cyprus College in Nicosia, Cyprus,
saysProvostJamesUebelacker, who
travelled there last fall. "A master's
degree in computerscience maybe
one option," he said. "Cyprus
Collegehasimpressive computer
facilities and excellentcomputer
science programs." The current
agreement enablesstudents at
CyprusCollege to receive the
M.B.A. degree fromUNH.
UNH'scooperative educational
agreementwithCyprusCollegehas
takenvarious forms since its incep-
tion in 1981. The original agreement PresidentDeNardis metwith C}/prusCollegeadministratorsduringhisvisit toNicosia,Cyprus,
enabledCyprusCollege studentsto lastyear. From left: ChristophorosHadikyprianou,director,planninganddevelopment, Cyprus
transfer toUNH, and theircredits College;MarinaAlexandrou,director,collegerelations there;AndreasEleftheriades, Cyprus
were accepted through anarticula- Collegedirectorgeneral;PresidentDeNardis.
tion agreement.
In 1987 anew agreementbetween final third ofthe degree program in 1993, whenhe metwith Cyprus
UNH and CyprusCollege was WestHaven. However, in 1993 the College DirectorGeneralAndreas
signed underwhich part ofthe originalagreement was once again Eleftheriades, a Pace University
university'sM.B.A. program would expanded such that the full curricu- M.B.A. graduate who received an
UNH
be offered at Cyprus College, using lummaynowbe offered inCyprus, honorary degree from inJune
thesame curriculum and textbooks withthe finalcourses to satisfy 1993. "I wasvery impressed with
as offered at UNH. Under this residencyrequirementstaughtby thecollege, thestaffand facilities,"
agreement, faculty credentials are UNH faculty on the CyprusCollege said DeNardis.
approved byUNH, and academic campus. The firstcontingent of According toM.L. McLaughlin,
standards arebased on the same UNH faculty willbe sent toCyprus dean oftheuniversity'sSchool of
criteria as those applied to UNH thisyear. Moreover, M.B.A. students Business, whohasalso toured the
students. All textbooks are in fromthemaincampusmaynow take Cypruscampus, "CyprusCollege
English, and the fuU curriculum is courses in Cyprus iftheychoose. has a state-of-the-art facility. The
taughtin English. Uebelacker'strip toCyprus college drawsstudentsnotonly
Untilnow, CyprusCollegestu- followed PresidentLawrenceJ. fromCyprusbut from the entire
dentshavebeen required to take the DeNardis' visitthere inJanuary Middle Eastas well."
Folloimnghisrecenttalkat UNH,Zeiden
Atashi(center),specialadvisertotheIsraeli
delegation tothe UnitedNations,joinedliayxds
ivithPresidentLawrenceJ. DeNardis(left),
andVitoMazzaofWestHaven,aformerstate
legislatorandlong-timecommunityactivist.
Atashispokeon tJieMideastpeaceprocessand
thestatusofrelationsbetween Israelandthe
PalestineLiberation Organization. Histalk
UNH
wasjointlysponsoredby andtheOffice
ofMayorRichardBorerofWestHaven.
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UNH
Stations
Hum
With Activity
students Join Crew ofTV Series
UNH
studentshave the opportunity
toworkascrew memberson the live
taping ofa television program,
thanks to WHAl-TV, Channel43,
operated by BridgewaysCommuni-
cationCorporation, a full-power
commercial televisionstation
headquartered in Fairfield County.
"Dialogue with Laurel Vlock," a
twice-weeklyprogram videotaped
in theuniversity's television studio
andbroadcaston WHAI-TV, is a
public affairsseries which focuses
on personalities, organizations,
issues and concernsofthe Greater UNH'sPaulFalcone(seated, right)hasbeen instrumentalin thefilmingofthetelevisionseries
Bridgeport area. Students on the "DialoguewithLaurel Vlock"forChannel43. Tfieprogramsarecurrentlyairedon threecable
crew work underthesupervision of systemsin Connectiad. Alsoseenhere: Vlock(seatedleft)unthindividuals(andprops)involved
PaulFalcone, audio-visualcoordina- inaneditionof"Dialogue"thatfocusedon issuesaffectingHispanicchildrenandthesenior
UNH
tor in the communication citizenswhoserveasmentorsforthem.
department.
Accordingto Vlock, founder of Morris' Interviews a Weekly
WHAI-TVand host oftheseries, Feature of WNHU-FM
"Thestudents are very cooperative UNH is alsohome to a variety of
and easy to work with." She ex- otherprogramming, including "Live
pressed hope that the experience theJourney," ashow aired weekly
"willhelp them in their future on WNHU-FM and hostedbyDavid
careers." Morris, associate professorin the
"Dialogue" airsSaturday and university'smarketingdepartment.
Sunday at 10 a.m., with repeat Featured on the program arepeople
broadcasts on Monday andTuesday from the university aswell as the
at7:30p.m. WHAI-TV's program- surroundingcommunities. "The
mingalso includes "TheCollege programfocuses on themiddle
and UniversityShowcase,"which path," Morrissaid, and looks for the
highlights student, faculty and best in allofus. "Live theJourney"
institutional video and film hasbeen on the air forthepast three
productions. years and has 155 shows to itscredit. DiJi'idMorns
UNH
Jan Possidente,a meclmnical
engineeringstudent, iscongratulatedonher
selection torepresenttheregionatasummer
1993meetingoftheSocietyofMeclmnical
UNH
Engineers (ASME). LastApril, the
chapterofASMEwonfirstplacein the
regionalAllied-Signalcompetition;theaward
isbasedon theactivitiesof27member
cliaptersin theregion, whichencompasses
NewEnglandandpartofCanada. Ms.
Possidentereceivedafinancialawardfrom
UNH
tosupportheractivities, includinga
$3,000Dean's EngineeringScliolarship.
Fromleft: DeanM. JerryKenig,Schoolof
Engineering; PresidentLawrence
J.
DeNardis;Ms. Possidente;AssociateProvost
Brenda Williams.
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Forum on Minority Hiring in Sports Management
Packs Dodds Hall Auditorium
Itwas standing room onlyinDodds from thetop to
HallAuditorium on November3 seekminority
whenahigh-powered panel gath- candidates," and
ered to discuss the topic of "Minor- notjustgowith
ity Hiringin Sports Management." the "same old
Theeighth in a series of "Ethics in crowd."
the Workplace" symposiaheld atthe Lapchick,
university since April 1990, the whose father,Joe
program focused on the disparity Lapchick, one-
between thenumberofblacks and timecoach ofthe
otherminorities on thenation's NewYork
professional and collegiate sports Knicks,brought
teams and the level ofminority the firstblack
participation in the management of player into the
those teams and in othersegments National Basket-
ofthe $63billion industry. ballAssociation,
Featured panelists included pointed outthat,
FrancisT. (Fay) Vincent,Jr., former althoughthe
commissioner ofMajorLeague situation ispoor
Baseball; Richard E. Lapchick, inprofessional
director ofthe Center for the Study sports, it isworse
ofSport inSociety at Northeastern onthe college PanelistFayVincent(I)chatswithassociateprofessorofphilosophyJoel
University; and Gail Hunter, ac- level. Citing Marksduringthe "Ethicsin theWorkplace"symposium.
countsupervisor forbusiness recentstatistics,
developmentat Major League henoted thatof1,165 head coaching emphasized that sports canbe an
Baseball Properties in New York positions inthefivemaincollege entree toeducationformanyyoung
City. sports, only52areheldbyblacks. people. Citinghis owncase, Daniels
Commentators wereJohnC. C5nly111 of5,000 assistant coaches in remarked that sportshad, in fact,
Daniels, then mayorofNew Haven thosesportsareblack, hecontinued. kepthim in the game ofeducation.
and along-timecollege football Despitetheproblems, thepanelists Otherstatementscentered on
officiator; Allen L. Sack, professor agreed thatprogresshasbeen made. whether the lackofminorities in
and coordinatorofthe management "Butwestillhave a long way togo sportsmanagementis due topreju-
ofsports industries degree program toensure thatthe rules ofthe game dice or to a dearth ofqualified
atUNH; and Byron Campbell, a are the same foreveryone," said minorityapplicants. Followinga
student in that program. Joel Marks, Hunter. spirited question-and-answer
associateprofessorofphilosophy, Commentingonthediscussion, period, panelists and audience alike
served asmoderator. Danielsnotedthatthereare very few appeared to agree thatminority
Recallinghishiringeffortswhile minoritiesamongt—hose whooffici- talentmustbesoughtout and that
BaseballCommissioner,Vincentsaid ate atsportsevents and also few executives ofsports firmsmusttake
his goalwas always to "do the right minorities inthe stands, especially at theleadinbringingmoreminorities
thing." That meantconcentrating professionalgames. He further intosportsmanagement.
notonly on fairnessbutonsolid
business practice, he reminded the
audience. "It'sjust plain good French Wine Tours Planned
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Noting that inequalities do exist, instructorinthe department of
Vincentsaid that "people [will] Hotel, Restaurant&Tourism June 30-July 10
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stated, it's people whowillprovide MummsChampagneCellarsand a
the leadership forchange. April 15-24 walkingtourpastfamous Bur-
Hunterconcurred. Recountingher "April in Bordeaux: The Medoc" gundyvineyards.
personal experiences as ablack The group willvisitsome ofthe
female trying tobreak into the field, mostfamouswineriesin the Toreserve a place or formore
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what isneeded is acommitment
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Distance No Obstacle to Family From New Dean at
Alaska on the Road to West Haven UNH Branch
News ofthe excellence ofUNH's mended I get into forensic science." Jerry C. Lamb hasbeen ap-
forensic science program has spread After looking into three under- pointed to the new position of
far and wide. So far, in fact, that graduate forensic scienceprograms campusdean at UNH'sSouth-
Larry Block loadedhis family into a offered in the U.S., Blockdecided to easternConnecticutbranch in
motorhome lastAugust and drove apply to UNH. "Iheard thiswas a Groton.
all the way fromAlaska to enter the great program and I decided Con- Lamb will direct the operations
program. necticut was thebestplace for the ofthebranch campus, whichhas
"It tookabouttwoweeks," Block family to be," he said. served up to 1,000 students per
said ofthe roughly 5,000-mile trekto Karen Block, a native ofEngland term, as well as develop and
UNH from Palmer, Alaska, about40 who was livingin Kenai, Alaska marketthe academicprograms
milesnorth of offered there.
Anchorage. "The "The majorchallenge for the
motorhomeisfully southeasternregion is to re-
self-contained, sowe spond tothe greateconomic
had whatwe changes taking place there,"
needed." Lamb said. "The districthas
What they didn't alwaysbeenheavy in defense,"
havewas a lot of hecontinued, "butnow we're
room to roam inside seeingthe student orientation
move away from the defense
the 28-V2-foot
vehicle. Larry cmd business and technical areas to
his wife, Karen, otherareas, suchUasNtHourism."
broughtalong their Lamb comes to from
three youngchil- ContravesUSA, Inc. ofTampa,
dren, Larry's FL, where he had served as gen-
mother, theirblack eral manager oftheSimulation
labrador and their and Systems IntegrationDivi-
cat. "The dog and sionsince 1990. Prior to that, he
Mom waschairman oftheboard of
fought over
the frontseatquite a directors ofSEATECH, an orga-
i
biRt,e"mBalrokcakbllayughed. UNHorbust! "I'mreallyglaa ::: ' : . LoniCiUl tni nniezwatbiuosnicnreesasteesditnossotuitmhuelaastteern
enough, cabin fever xoay,"saidBlock,shownherewithKarenandthekids Cormecticut (1987-90); president
didn'tstrike very often during the whenshe metLarry, alsoentered andchiefexecutive officer of
jgoouordn,eyb.ut"tThheeykdiiddsswtaerrtetoregaeltlytired UteNchHnollaostgyfalplr.og"Srhaem',sainndthwee'mreedibcoatlh SSthoinpiAnngatloynti(c1s98o2f-9N0o)r;tahnd a man-
offoraltlhtehmetgoapmleasywweitbh,r"ouBglhotckalsoaindgof edxepgerceteisnignttohgreeteoyuearrbsa,c"hBelloorc'kssaid. aSgyesrteamtsthCeenNtaevralinUNnedewrwLaotnedron
hisson, aged 5, and two daughters, "The people atUNH havebeen andNewport, RI (1970-82).
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inWyomingand some timewith found a place to live in Clinton. and computer science and direc-
reBlaotimveasnidnrNaeibsreadsikna.Alaska, Block toOrnecteurBnltoockAlgarsakduaattoesw,ohrekiinntaends to"rWofetnheeecdomtopuctonetricneunetetro.offer
received an associate's degree in crime lab. "I'llbehandlingcriminal new programs, such as the
police science fromthe University of evidence, fingerprints, powder master's degree Ln education
Alaska in 1979 and served 15 years bums,blood spatters, that sortof introduced this fall," Lamb said
asapolice officer inPalmerbefore thing, tohelp interpret whathap- ofhisplans for the branch. "We
takingamedical retirement. "After pened atcrime scenes," hesaid. willalso serve those intransi-
1rerehtaibrecde,nItewrofrokreadtwiimtehwahivloeca1tional U"NTHheisfofraenntassitcics,ciaenndceIp'rmorgearlalmy agtlad twioorn,kwfhorocea.r"ereenteringthe
decided what to donext," he said. we took the trouble tocome all this "Ourgoal," he concluded, "is
"I like workingwithcriminal way," Blocksaid. "I'm anxious to tobecome the leadingfour-year
evidence, and a friend who worked graduate and take what I've learned comprehensiveeducational insti-
inthecrime lab inAlaska recom- back to Alaska." tution in thesoutheasternarea."
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Homecoming, Parents Weekend
Crowds
Attract Enthusiastic
UNH
The Chargersfootball team
didn'tdisappoint their fans at
Homecoming '93 in October. Friday
night's pep rally musthavedone the
trickbecause on Saturday the team
beat the Panthers ofVirginia Union
University 71-28. HomecomingKing
and Queen, Vincent Doll and Lisa
Paterno, led their "entourage" to the
stadium duringSaturday's parade.
The winning floatwasconstructed
by Phi Sigma Sorority, and second
place went toDelta Chi Fraternity.
In thebannercompetition, first,
second and third places wentto Chi
Kappa Rho, the BlackStudentUnion
and theCriminalJustice Club,
respectively.
OiargerdefensivebackTory Wliite,#44, You'renevertooyoimgto rootforthe
signsautographsforsomeyoungfans. Chargers!
UNH
parentsenjoyed a taste of
college life duringNovember's
Parents Weekend, taking in athletic
activities, a reception with President
Lawrence DeNardis and a fun-
J.
filled Casino Night. Startingoffthe
day with abreakfast reception,
parents were invited to heara
faculty talkonhow students make
adjustments tocollege life. Lunchin
thenewly remodeled cafeteria was
followed by a Chargers football
UNH
game where posted a 69-19
win overBowieState University.
Duringthe ever-popularCasino
Night, over 300parents and students
became high rollers atthe gaming
table, play money in hand. Music,
refreshments and a raffle added to
the enjoymentoftheevening.
Defensiveplayers restupformoreaction, h'roin left:#24,Scott Riggs;#25, Dan Dandrow,#98,
BillCovert;#97, ChrisLunz.
AnneGodfrey(I)ofLagunaBeach, California,
receivedthedistinctionof"parentluho
travelledthefarthestdistancetoattend
parents'weekend." BillLeete,vicepresident
forstudentaffairs,presentedabouquetof
flowerstoGodfrey, whohadcometoseeher
daughter,Kristitia,aseniormajoringin
UNH
communication,atthe event.
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A
rorismComesToAmerica" to the
ROUND CAMPUS WesternConnecticutRetired Offic-
ers Association at the Quartette Club
in Norwalk, CT, on February 8. This
followed her talk on terrorism to the
American Society forIndustrialSe-
curity on Terrorism atthesame club
ViisinfonrmtionwaswrittenbythestaffofthePublicRelationsDepartment. onJanuary 4. She hasbeen asked to
write an article for the Tulane Laxu
Provost's Office Bruce A. French, professorofEn- Review on the subject of "Terrorism
glish, presented apaperon as aCrime Against Humanity under
Brenda Williams, associateprovost, Dostoevsky attheannualconference theNuremberg Doctrine."
attended theConnecticutHumani- ofthe South Atlantic Modem Lan-
tiesCouncil's20th annual meeting, guage Association, held in Atlanta,
entitled "Perspectives on Race in the GA in November. The paperwas
A
Era ofScheffvs. O'Neill: Confer- entitled "Dostoevsky's Idiot: A f^^
ence forConnecticut," atWesleyan study in the Philosophy ofGood-
University on November 13. Will- ness." During the fall '93semester,
iams served as a panel moderator French also conducted a literature
duringthe afternoonsession on course at the Shoreline Unitarian
"Race and Place inConnecticut." UniversalistSociety inMadison.
Williamshasbegunhersecond Partofan ongoing adulteducation
three-yearappointmentas a member program, thecourse wasentitled,
oftheConnecticut Humanities "Literature cmd the Search for the
Council'sBoard ofDirectorswhere Good Life."
she serveson the Application Re- leanneMaloney
view and the EvaluationCommit- Paul Marx, professor ofEnglish, was
Jeanne Maloney, associate professor
tees. a panelist at a conference on diver-
sity at Hartford'sWadsworthAth- ofdentalhygiene, was recently
Loretta K. Smith, Mildred eneum on November 18. Theconfer- named theDental Hygiene Distin-
Bohannah, and David de Wetterof encewassponsored by theCon- guished Alumnaby theUniversity
the Center for LearningResources necticutDiversityCouncil. ofMinnesota.
attended the annualconference of
the LearningAssistanceAssociation Caroline A. Dinegar, professorof Mike Morris, professorofpsychol-
ofNew England (LAANE) on Octo- polihcalscience, gave a talkon "Ter- ogy, hasco-authored anarticlewith
ber 29. Smith, vice president of
LAANE, chaired the meeting.
Christine R. Markham, coordinator
ofthe office forstudents' academic
development, was among thepre-
senters at the LAANE 10th Annual
Conference held inBurlington,Mas-
sachusetts on October29.
Markham's paper, "Be Happy We're
S.A.D.," outlineshow UNH's aca-
demic trackingprocess assistsstu-
dents in theirefforts tobecome aca-
demicallysuccessful.
School of Arts &
Sciences
Jeffrey Greene, assistantprofessor
ofEnglish, haspublished new work
inPoetry, Southwest Review, Pequod
(NYU), and Boulevard. Hisbook To
the Left ofthe Worshiperis part ofan
soonngoLiinbgraerxyhiabtitthieonUnaitvMe.rDs.itAynodfer- On behalfofthe UNHchapterofAlphaLambda DeUa,President DeNardispresentedaclieckfor
Houston. Theexhibitioncatalogue $m3ar0i0nteoatnlide Um.eSm.bMearrionfetsh'eh"oTnooyrsfsoocrieTtoyt.sN"optropgirctaumr,edrewperreeseBnrtieadnbyEllPieottetraCnadllDianhglsia(I),Weadrdeesrebrnvern,
hasbeen distributed to 250 libraries. vicepresidentandpresident, respectively,ofAlplia Lambda Delta.
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Robin Cohn published in theDecem- School of Engineering
Hotel Managers
ber 1993 issue of Evaluation Review.
Research forthe article, "Program Carl Barratt, associate professor of Stress Service
Evaluators and Ethical Challenges: mechanicalengineering,presented
A NationalSurvey/' was conducted atpaperentitled "SquareWave "Thebottom line isgracious
duringMorris' sabbatical in 1991. ForcingofNon-UnearOscillators" at service," saysProfessorMark
thesecondExperimental ChaosCon- Warner ofthe SchoolofHotel,
Robert Glen, professorofhistory, ference inWashington D.C. last Restaurant & Tourism
delivered a paperentitled "Religious October. Administration (HRTA). That
Bigotry Portrayed: Illustrations for wasthesharedmessageoffour
the Anti-Methodist Satires ofWill- localhotelgeneralmanagers
iam Combe" on October 2 at the Ismail I. Orabi, associate professor who spoke to the university's
ofmechanical engineering,chaired a
NortheastAmericanSociety for LodgingOperations
Eighteenth-CenturyStudies, inNew session ofthe 14th BiennialConfer- Managementclass, partofthe
Haven. ence ofMechanical Vibration and master'sprogram in HRTA.
NNoeiswe,Mehxeilcdo.thiHsefaalllsionpArlebsueqnuteerdqaue, Althoughthe managers, from
theMarriottCorporation,
School of Business paperentitled "DynamicsResponse HolidayInn, Quality Inn and
ofHystereticStructuresUnder Ran-
theSaybrookPointInn, target
Ernest Dichele, professorofac- dom Excitations."
differentgroups ofclientele,
c"oCuhnotoisnign,gre&ceDnetslyighnaidnghiasQauratilcilfe,ied they aUstressed thathuman
RetirementPlanAfterTaxReform," Alexis Sommers, professorofindus- resources is a vital component
epiQnnuutgabirltotilreserAdhlemy"deCaoninnnddsTiithndewegorCAaootntQniheuoecanrtlsiiacirfntuiiteAcdlCdeoRPs,epAtti-re- Stttritiitoaalntleedae-nn"AgEdsifsnfLieeosegctritesiidtnvCiegcen,sne"gstaseavrtGeotfahoarelpsDSaiofpscoetirrreaitebynu--of ioisnpWtpstaohorrenntheusonrsuipcstihaytiafdtluointtqchytueiieconrlndyasusstsathshreyafp.odaontdehle-
ment Plan" and "Defective Qualified LogisticsEngineers' LogisticsCon- andbeverage service,engineer-
RetirementPlans and IRSCorrection ference and ExpositioninAugust ingandmaintenance, and mar-
1993. ketingand sales. "It's the kind
PLarwoygerra.msH,e"aplusbolriasnheidn tihneCoNnYneCcticut bofetewveenetntthhaetobrryiidngetshethcelagsasproom
Marathon, finishing in the top third. School of Public and real-world application,"
saidWarner. The panel discus-
&
MarthaWoodruff, associateprofes- Safety Professional sionwasa good example of
sor ofeconomics,Jerry Allen, pro- Studies cooperationbetween local area
fessorand chairofthecommunica- businessesandeducation.
tion and marketing department, and Thomas A.Johnsonhasbeen ap-
BenJudd, professorofmarketing,
pointed deanofthe School ofPublic
co-authored a paper entitled "Gen- Safety & ProfessionalStudies.
derand Satisfaction with Participa- Johnsonwaspreviouslychairman of
tion inDecision Making in Higher
the Division ofCriminalJusticeat
Education" which was presented by
CaliforniaState University.
Woodruffand Allen at the 16th An-
nualConference ofthe Organization
fortheStudy ofCommunication, Board of Governors
Language and Genderheld October
7-10 in Tempe, AZ. Joyce Resnikoff,memberofthe
Board ofGovernors, received the
Steven D. Goldberg, assistantpro- 1993 AnnualCommunityService
fessorofmanagement, was in No- Award fromtheMystic Chamberof
vembera guestspeaker for the Commerce on December 1. The
GreaterMeridenChamberofCom- award recognizesoutstandingcon-
mercewherehespokeonsuccession tributions toMystic areachamber
in family-ownedbusinesses. LnDe- services.
cember,he spoketo achapter of the
Service Corps ofRetired Executives
(SCORE) onthe university'sminor Athletic Office
itnhaetnUtrNepHresnteuudresnhtispaarenddotihnegwfoorrk Deborah Chin, directorofathletics, AwirtnholtdheMIa.nR.nS,.,asnpoekxeamtoinsattuideonntbsrianncahUchNiHef
smallbusiness and the New Haven was elected to theboard ofdirectors classonethicsin December. Mann,whowas
community. Goldberg's talkwas oftheNationalAssociation ofCol- invitedbyJoelMarks,associateprofessorof
sponsoredby the U.S. Small Busi- lege Women'sAthleticAdministra- philosophy, talkedabouttheimportanceof
nessAdministration. tors. ethicsin theagency'swork.
i?MM:h
A
Lewis made the successfultransi-
tion from chefto a computer science
LUMNI
expertwhenhe graduated with his
B.S. inbusinessadministration
magna cum laude and hisM.S. in
computerscience. In 1980 the two
disciplinesconverged whenhe
Tht:'smfimmnionwaspnyarcciamiwrittmbythestaffofOiealtmmanddeivlopmtnloffice.SubmitcopytotheAlummOffice. becamedirector ofmanagement
systems for the MarriottCorpora-
Distinguished Alumni to be Honored t$i2o.n5,mrielslpioonn.sible for abudgetofover
TheReaganAdministration
at Scholarship Ball in April engaged Lewis in 1982 as its direc-
tor, automated systems, forthe
Four graduates havebeen selected Company, Inc., ofwhichheis Executive Office of the President.
to receiveDistinguished Alumnus president. The company, which He laterbecame vice president, data
awardsbyUNH's AlumniAssocia- manufactures and provides mainte- processing, forthe FirstBoston
tion this year. Those tobehonored nance for passengerand freight Corporation, one ofthe world's
at the 11th AnnualScholarship Ball elevators, was founded in 1895by leadinginvestmentbanksheadquar-
on April9 are FrederickW. Famsworth's grandfather, Frederick tered inNew YorkCity.
New
Farnsworth, E.M.B.A. 79, MaryM. B. Farnsworth, a one-time Lewis moved to Baltimore, Mary-
Hart, B.S. 75, ThomasK. Lewis,Jr., Havenmayorvery active in the land in 1993 to become senior vice
B.S. 74, M.S. 76, and Ronald T. community affairs ofhis day. president and chiefofinformation at
Urquhart, B.S. '81, E.M.B.A. '90. Amongthemanyorganizations for U.S.F.& G. Insurance Corp. He
"April in Paris" willbe the theme which Farnsworthhasserved as currentlymanages over600 employ-
ofthisyear's springtimeball, to director are the New Haven Cham- ees and monitors a $78million
bCeagmipnuast 6A:t3h0lept.imc.CionmtphleeNxo.rtThhe gala bSeocrioeftyCoofmmCeonrnceec,titchuetEaasntderthSeeaNlew budget.
will feature a gourmetdinner with Haven YMCA. Hehas also served Ronald T. Urquhart
dancing to the music ofCity Lights. aspresident ofthe New Haven Tostart from ground-level in the
Abidder's delight—a spectacular chaptersoftheKiwanis Club and highly competitive creditcard field,
sainldentsearuvcitcieosn—fweialtluraidndgt1o00thgeoods G19o8o9d,wFialrlnIsnwdoursttrhiewsa.sFcroommmi1s9s8i6ontoer a75n0d,0i0n0leascsctohunatns1w0iyteharosvetro d$1evbeillloipon
evening'sexcitement. oftheState EthicsCommission. inoutstandingcharges, would seem
Stephen B. Dunnigan, B.A. 82, a24-hour-a-dayjob. Notso for Ron
M.B.A. '90, is chairman oftheball. Mary M. Hart Urquhart, first vice president of
AssistinghimareSaraMiller-Brooks, Herworkas a public relations consumercredit at People's Bank,
B.S. '93, in charge of food andbever- professionalwith 16yearsofexperi- wherehe hasdirected creditcard
ages, and Carolyn Bell, B.S. '87, han- ence incorporate, goverrunental and operations since 1984.
dlingentertainment and decorations. media positions, isbutoneside of Urquhartcurrently serves onthe
TheDistinguishedAlumniselection Mary Hart's life. Community affairs executiveboard of theQuinnipiac
committeewaschairedby Ronald is the other side. Active in the Councilofthe Boy Scouts of
Marming, M.P.A. '78 and included GreaterHartford Chamber of America, is aboard memberand
11 UNH graduates and staff who Commerce, Hartserveson its pastpresident ofthe St. Joseph's
volunteered their time. "As in the Councilon the Environment, SchoolBoard, and is an active
past, this year'sDistinguished Women'sExecutiveCommittee and memberoftheUNHAlumniCouncil.
Alumni reflectoutstanding achieve- Board ofDirectors. She is also a Hehasbeen a pioneerof innova-
mentnotonly in theirprofessional memberand directoroftheOpera- tive creditcard marketingplans,
andbusinesscareers,but also in tionFuel program. Economic creating, forexample, the first credit
theirpersonal lives as activists and Resource Center, Inc. and the card aimed for the Hispanic con-
leaders inawide range ofconmiu- ConnecticutEnergyFoundation. sumerand marketed through the
nity affairs," Manningsaid. Added Employed atCNG since 1985, Hart TelemundoTelevisionnetwork.
ADrleuwm,niB.CS.ou'n7c5,ilM.PSr.es'i86d,en"tThEodsweatrhdeJ. c$u7r0r0e,n0t0l0yamsadniaregcetsoraobfuIdngveetstoofroavnedr Winor19k8i9n,gPeionpcloen'jsunBcatnikonwawistthhSeNfiErsTt
AlumniAssociationhonors demon- Public Relations fortheCormecticut to offer onone card the convenient
strate the fine quality ofaUNH NaturalGasCorporation. combinationofcreditcard, telephone
education and their achievements callingand cash card privileges.
enhance allofour degrees." Thomas K. Lewis, Jr.
His A.S. degree in culinary arts,
Frederick W. Farnsworth Lewisonce wrote, [enabled me to] To volunteeryourhelp forthe
foFrrweaderrditcok1W9.95F.arItnswiwlolrmthariskltohoeking j"ocbosoiknmlyocawlarye"sttauhrraonutgs,hcUoNunHtrwyith Stacbhloel,aprlsehaispeBcaolnl,taocrtttohereAsleruvmenai Q
centennial ofEasternElevator clubs andhotels. Office at 932-7270.