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Re™ pNKo ISe>w1 . s>// tfo/Mrr "t oe FCt/am/cMue llAtfyi / ^ai»n-r\dW SCf/tnai lf f of Western Carolina University September 1, 1992 Cullowhee, North Carolina Introducing some newcomers on campus ven on a campus as friendly as Western Carolina University's, remembering the name that goes with each new employee's face can be taxing. To help make this year's introductions a bit more lasting, this special issue of the Reporter contains names, faces, and a spot of biography on faculty and staff members who have come to WCU since last September. Millicent H. Abel, assistant professor of psychology; Ph.D., University of Louisville; previously assistant research scientist, University of Louisville. Tamera P. Barringer, assistant professor of nursing; M.S., Vanderbilt University; previously instructor, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Brenda N. Bauch, assistant professor of criminal justice; M.C.J., University of Mississippi; previously assistant professor, Tarleton State University. Bridget Baucom, general utility worker, Maintenance and Organization; B.S., Clemson University; previously assistant summer camp director, Fuquay-Varina Parks and Recreation Department. Erik Baxter, food service assistant; previously department manager, Roses Department Store, Sylva. Dixie E. Beede, clerk/stenographer, Office of Admissions; previously computer coordinator and insurance agent, Cashiers Insurance Agency. Barbara H. Bell, director of Reading Center, assistant professor of elementary education and reading. Ed.S., University of Missouri; previously graduate instructor, University of Missouri. Jeffrey L. Bewsey, staff coordinator, Career and Academic Planning Center; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University; previously graduate assistant, Western Carolina University. Paul F. Brandt, assistant professor of chemistry and physics; Ph.D., University of Colorado; previously research assistant, Univer­sity of Illinois. < A" Susan Brown-Strauss, assistant professor of communication and theatre arts; M.F.A., Southern Mississippi University; previously instructor, Western Carolina University. Lynn W. Bryson, secretary, Student Financial Aid; B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College; previously marketing assistant, Haywood County Hospital. Pamela Buchanan, cleik/typist, Academic Services and Parks and Recreation Management; B.S., B.A., Western Carolina University; previously student employee, Southwestern Community College. Debra Dobray Burke, associate professor of administrative services; J.D., University of Texas; previously assistant professor, Southern Methodist University. H. Charles Chancellor, outdoor program coordinator, University Center; M.A., Appalachian State University; previously intern, American Youth Hostels. Samuel Chapman, housekeeper, Maintenance and Organization; previ­ously cook, Waynesville Country Club, Waynesville. Carla C. Cody, secretary, Alumni Affairs; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina Univer­sity; previously employed in private business. Donna Cody, house­keeper, Maintenance and Organization; previously housekeeper, Beverly Mason, Franklin. Richard Coggins, general utility worker, Mainte­nance and Organization; previously tree trimmer and groundman for StackHouse, Inc., Goldsboro. Loa C. Cowan, assistant professor of human environmental sciences; M.S., University of Tennessee; previously interior design coordina­tor, Sage College. Dawne Coward, secre­tary, Business Affairs; associate degree, South­western Community College; previously medical transcriptionist, Certified Transcriptionist Service, Hazelwood. Ronnie Crawford, housekeeper, Maintenance and Organization; previ­ously housekeeper and maintenance worker, Southwestern Community College, Sylva. Jack Crowder, food service assistant; previ­ously cook, Holiday Inn, Cherokee. September 11, 1992 " '* . / Jonathon Ehrlich, director of budgets and assistant to vice chancellor for business affairs; M.A., University of Vermont; M.B.A., Rollins College; previously director of business and auxiliary services, Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. Melissa Ehrlich, clerk/typist, Office for Rural Education; previ­ously receptionist and clerical assistant, Fisher Rushmer, Orlando, Fla. Marilyn M. Ferguson, early intervention special­ist, Developmental Evaluation Center, M.A.Ed, Western Carolina University; previously teacher for grades K-12, Haywood County Schools. Martin A. Fischer, associate professor of human services; Ph.D., University of Oregon; previously assistant professor, George Washington University. Lora Fox, housekeeper, Ramsey Center; previ­ously food service assistant, Western Carolina University. William T. Frady HI, media technician, Univer­sity Media Center, associate degree, South­western Community College; previously repair service operator, Con tel. John Freeman, electric meter reader, Maintenance and Organization; previ­ously saw operator, T & S Hardwoods, Sylva. Jimmy Gibson, vending machine supplier, Auxil­iary Services; previously journeyman electrician, Macon Builders, Franklin. Jeffrey A. Graham, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science; M.S., Texas Tech University; previously teaching assistant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dewaine Green, welder, Maintenance and Organi­zation; previously fitter and structural welder, Alden Steel, Asheville. William K. Haggard, dean, Student Develop­ment; Ed.S., Florida State University; previously assistant dean of students, Florida State University. Daryl L. Hale, assistant professor of philosophy and religion; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; previously self-employed carpenter. Dewey Harper, HVAC mechanic, Maintenance and Organization; previ­ously lead HVAC techni­cian, Hutchinson Technol­ogy, Hutchinson, Minn. The Reporter Harvey Haynes, executive director, Western North Carolina Tomorrow; M.A.Ed., Western Caro­lina University; previously president, Asheville- Buncombe Technical Community College. Teresa Hedden, house­keeper, Department of University Housing; previously housekeeper, Skyland Care Center, Sylva. James E. Heimdal, assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreation; M.Ed., University of Oregon; previously graduate assistant, University of Southern Mississippi. Taiping Ho, assistant professor of criminal justice; M.A., Florida State University; previously research and teaching assistant, Florida State University. Angalina Holden, clerk-typist, Maintenance and Organization; previously data entry cleik, Kearfott Coiporation, Black Mountain. Kathleen Higgins Hook, clerk/typist, Hunter Library; previously secretary, First Baptist Church, Franklin. I Jo Anne S. Hopper, associate professor of administrative services and marketing; Ph.D., Louisi­ana University; previously associate professor, University of Southwest Louisiana. Julie S. Howard, applica­tions programmer, Center for Improving Mountain Living; B.S., Mars Hill College; previously instructor and lab techni­cian, Haywood Commu­nity College. Beth Johnson, Chelsea Gallery coordinator, Uni­versity Center, and visit­ing instructor, Art Depart­ment; M.A., WCU; previously self-employed weaver, workshop leader. Frank Johnson, general utility worker, Mainte­nance and Organization; previously maintenance worker, Lake Junaluska Assembly. Buddy Jones, roofer, Maintenance and Organi­zation; previously laborer, Powell Industries, Maggie Valley. Susan B. Kask, assistant professor of economics and finance; PhD., University of Wyoming; previously assistant professor, UNC-Asheville. •I Paul A. Klaczynski, assistant professor of psychology; PhD., West Virginia University; previously postdoctoral fellow, University of Utah. Edna Lamberson, secretary, Department of Biology; associate degree, Florida Community College; previously executive secretary, Winn- Dixie, Jacksonville, Fla. The Reporter Tammy Lossiah, secre­tary, Cherokee Center, also secretary, Bowman Gray School of Medicine office at Cherokee. Pam Luker, housekeeper, Maintenance and Organi­zation; previously house­keeper, Cedar Creek Racquet Club, Cashiers. Suzanne Hill McDowell, curator, Mountain Heri­tage Center; M.A., Western Carolina Univer­sity; previously instructor of history, Western Carolina University. James R. McLaurin, assistant professor of administrative services; J.D., University of Mississippi; previously instructor, Medical School of South Carolina. Sue C. McPherson, assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreation; PhD., Louisiana State Univer­sity; previously assistant professor, University of Oklahoma. George W. Mechling, Jr., associate professor of accounting, information systems, and management; Ph.D., University of Nebraska; previously assistant professor, Virginia Military Institute. Richard Moore, food service assistant; previ­ously maintenance supervisor, McDonald's Corporation, Stratford, Conn. September 11, 1992 i J Lidia Morris, instructor, Modern Foreign Lan­guages; M.A., University of Colorado; previously part-time instructor, Western Carolina Univer­sity. Wayne F. Murphy, director of major gifts, University Advancement; M.B.A., Campbell University; previously director of development, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem. Melissa Nicholson, housekeeper, Maintenance and Organization; previ­ously self-employed housekeeper. Mary F. Norton, assistant professor of English; PhD., University of Kentucky; previously assistant professor, Purdue University North Central Campus. Mary T. Ochoa, assistant athletic trainer, Athletic Department; M£d., Converse College; previously assistant athletic trainer, Wofford College. Billy T. Ogletree, assistant professor of human services; PhD., Florida State University; previously medical center coordinator, University of Kansas. Cynthia Painter, clerk-typist, Payroll and Personnel; previously sewing machine operator, Buster Brown, Dillsboro. Curtis L. Pate, Jr., library clerk, Hunter Library; B.S., Western Carolina University; previously teller, First Federal Savings and Loan, Hendersonville. Doris Blanton Pawlowski, clerk typist, Student Support Services; associate degree, South­western Community College; previously layaway clerk, KMart, Franklin. William L. Peebles, instructor of music; MM., Michigan State Univer­sity; previously instructor, Michigan State University. Howard Peters, general utility worker, Mainte­nance and Organization; B.S.Ed., Ohio University; previously condominium manager, Harbor Towers, Sarasota, Fla. Maurice L. Phipps, assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreation; PhD., University of Minnesota; previously associate professor, Western State College of Colorado. Reginald Pittman, assistant professor of music; MM., University of North Texas; previously assistant professor, University of Nebraska. Tamra S. Rhinehart, early intervention special­ist, Developmental Evaluation Center; B.S., Western Carolina Univer­sity; previously special education teacher, Southwestern Child Development. September 11, 1992 Ann Brooks Rickman, human services coordina­tor, Office for Rural Education; B.S., Western Carolina University; previously "after-care" specialist, Regional Youth Treatment Center. Martha Bradley Robinson, clerk-typist, Health Services; previ­ously secretary, First Baptist Church, Franklin. William Rogers, food service supervisor, previously cook, Waynesville Country Club Terry D. Rose, assistant professor of elementary education and reading; Ed.D., University of Tennessee; previously instructor, Walters State Community College. Bonnie Serio, food service assistant; previ­ously bakery manager, Ingles Supermarket, Sylva. Carolyn June Shuler, secretary, Mountain Heritage Center; previ­ously admitting represen­tative, Valley Community Hospital, Dallas, Ore. Scott Sportsman, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science; Ph.D., University of Illinois; previously assistant professor, California Polytechnic University. The Reporter Ernest Stiles, Jr., police officer, Public Safety; previously a self-employed carpenter and painter. Jean Cook Stines, clerk-typist, Upward Bound; previously part-time secretary, First Christian Church, Eden. Timothy Peter Strayhorn, assistant men's basketball coach, Athletic Department; B.S.B.A., University of South Carolina; previously assistant basketball coach and eligibility coordinator, University of South Carolina-Aiken. Margaret A. Studenc, administrative assistant, School of Education and Psychology; M.A., West­ern Carolina University; previously instructor, Southwestern Community College. Lisa Surber, clerk-typist, Public Safety; previously secretary, TEPCO Com­pany, Clyde. Larry L. Travis, director of athletics, Athletic Department; M.S., University of Florida; previously associate director of athletics, United States Naval Academy. Brenda L. Tsavatewa, human services coordina­tor, Office for Rural Education; B.S., Western Carolina University; previously resident manager, G. Morosoni, Asheville. Wilma Kay Turpin, applications programmer, Institutional Studies and Planning; M.S., University of Arkansas; previously instructor, Southwestern Community College. Susan H. Vogt, instructor of English. M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University; previously lecturer, Western Carolina University. Nancy R. Warren, secretary, Office of Admissions; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina Univer­sity; previously reception­ist, The Way Inn, Waynesville. Fred J. Weinman III, head men's and women's tennis coach, Athletic Department; B.A., UNCA; previously director of tennis, Sapphire Lakes Country Club. Craig Wells, information and communications specialist, Department of Athletics; B.S., Western Carolina University; previously sports informa­tion assistant, Western Carolina University. Nancy Dee Winiarski, library clerk, Hunter Library; previously profit center accountant, McDonough Caperton, Miami, Fla. Kenneth A. Wink, assistant professor of political science and public affairs; M.A., Baylor University; previously assistant professor, Southern Arkansas University. Merry G. Woodard, clerk/typist, Office of the Dean, School of Education and Psychology; B.A., Indiana University; previously clerk and sales associate, Revco, Franklin. Elizabeth Worley, university guidance counselor, Talent Search; B.A., Texas Woman's University; previously associate director of development, the Bush School, Seattle, Wash. Marc R. Yops, associate professor of human environmental sciences; M.A., Michigan State University; previously associate professor, Converse College. Jinlin Zhao, assistant professor of human environmental sciences; M.A. University of Pennsylvania; previously teaching assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The Reporter September IK 1992 News briefs GOOD NEWS: YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PACK with United Parcel Service's new electronic tracking for ground packages. Introduced in June, the service, called "UPS GroundTrac" provides immedi­ate tracking information by phone, including scheduled day of delivery—the kind of information previously available only for air deliveries. GroundTrac labels, available at University Central Stores, cost 75tf per package and are especially important for valuable or insured parcels. For more information, call Central Stores at 227-7298. HUNTER L IBRARY IS ACCEPTING APPLI­CATIONS FOR FACULTY STUDY ROOMS for fall semester. Application forms are available from department heads, and completed applications should be returned to William Kirwan, university librarian, in Hunter Library no later than Friday, September 18. A QUALITY-ASSURANCE WORKSHOP ON CAMPUS JUNE 1-5 was the first in a yearlong series of activities to be sponsored by the Department of Industrial and Engi­neering Technology. Entitled "Enhancement of Two-Year College Industrial and Engi­neering Technology Faculty in Current Industrial Quality Assurance Practices," the series will provide professional development for sixteen participants selected from the faculties of nine two-year colleges in the region. Participants will tour several industrial sites, including a visit September 17-18 to Milliken Company and Stouffers Foods in the Spartanburg, S.C., area. An on-campus seminar is set to conclude the series in June 1993. The project is directed by Dr. George DeSain, head of the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, and funded by a $53,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Jerry Cook, professor of industrial and engineering technology, and Gary Scalise of the Ameri­can Society of Quality Control, provide curriculum activities. YOU CAN MEET TO DISCUSS ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH with a group started three years ago for faculty and staff members and students. The Qualitative Research Group is open to anyone interested in learning about qualitative research, conducting qualitative research with others, or getting feedback on research ideas and projects. The group's first meeting this year will take place noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, September 18, in the Catamount Room of the University Center. Discussion will concern the development of an inter­disciplinary, senior- and graduate-level qualitative research course at the university. For more information, call Mary Jean Herzog at 227-7415. September 11, 1992 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Monday 14 Roommate Appreciation Week continues. Through September 19. Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Seminars, "Mountain Land, Mountain People" and "Equus-Homo Sapiens: The Relationship." North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, through September 18. 21 Golf, Cats at Maggie Valley- WCU Intercollegiate tourna­ment. Maggie Valley Golf and Country Club, through September 22. Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Key_ HFR H.F. Robinson Administration Building MRH Music Recital Hall RAC Ramsey Activity Center UC University Center Telephone numbers to call for more information appear in parentheses after some events. Tuesday 15 Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Meeting, WCUAEOP. Brown Cafeteria, noon-1 p.m. Cadet Change of Command and Awards Ceremony, ROTC Catamount Battalion. Reid Field, 2 p.m. (227-7348). Computer workshop, "Introduction to BITNET, Internet, and VAX Mail." For faculty and staff members. Room B-15 Forsyth Building, 3-5 p.m. Registration required at 227-7282. Volleyball, Cats vs. East Tennessee State University. Reid Gym, 7 p.m. Poetry reading by visiting writer Paul Zimmer. MRH, 8 p.m. Free. 22 Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Optometry Career Confer­ence. 102 Stillwell Building, 2-5 p.m. (227-7244). Computer workshop, "Using SAS on the VAX." For faculty and staff mem­bers. B-15 Forsyth , 3-5 p.m. Register at 227-7282. Volleyball, Cats vs. UNC-Asheville. Reid Gym, 7 p.m. Faculty recital, with Paul Basler, horn. MRH, 8 p.m. $5 adults, $2 students. 'Totally Tuesday," with music and comedy by Kier. Cherokee Room, UC, 9 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. (Free Pizza Hut pizza, while it lasts, starting 8:30 p.m.) Wednesday 16 Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. 23 Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Graduate Council Meeting. Room 510 HFR, 11 a.m. Teleconference, "Twelve- Lead ECG: Moving from Competent to Expert." Hospitality Room, RAC, 2-4 p.m. Register with Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397. $12 per person. Computer workshop, "Introduction to BITNET, Internet, and VAX Mail." For faculty and staff mem­bers. B-15 Forsyth, 3-5 p.m. Register at 227-7282. Opening reception for clay exhibit. Chelsea Gallery, UC, 7:30 p.m. The Reporter Thursday 17 Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Faculty recital, with Brad Ulrich, trumpet, and Tom Polett, trombone. MRH, 8 p.m. $5 adults, $2 students. Band night, featuring local talent. UC, 8 p.m. 24 Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.- closing. Free. Dinner on the lawn, with reggae music by Art Awareness Ensemble. UC, 4:30 p.m. Friday 18 Tennis (men's and women's), Cats at East Tennessee State Fall Collegiate Championship. Johnson City, Tenn., through September 20. Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in Atlanta, Ga., vs Georgia Tech, 10 a.m., and Stetson University, 7 p.m. Retreat for Resident Student Association. Balsam Lodge, through September 19. (227-7303) 25 Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.- closing. Free. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in Radford, Va., vs. Milligan College, 8 p.m. Movie, Basic Instinct. Grandroom, UC, 8 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. Exhibits "Finland/USA Paper: Contrasts and Connections," works by thirteen artists, through September 18. Also: "Wood Fired Clay," works by Bill Griffith, September 22-October 15. Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-ll p.m. Monday- Friday, 10 a.m.-ll p.m. weekends. "Faculty Show: Recent Works," by Art Department faculty members. Belk Gallery, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday- Friday (or by appointment, 227-7210), through September 25. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, and "Irons in the Fire," an exhibit and slide-tape show on mountain blacksmithing. Mountain Heritage Center, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Saturday 19 Two-day trip to Six Flags Over Georgia. Register at UC. Through September 20. $55 WCU students, $75 faculty and staff members (includes transportation, hotel, and park admission). Tennis (men's and women's), Cats at East Tennessee State Fall Collegiate Championship. Johnson City, Tenn., through September 20. Rocky Top camping trip. Register at UC. Leaves 9 a.m. Through September 20. $12 WCU students, $22 faculty and staff members. Medical College Admission Test. Natural Sciences Auditorium, 8 a.m. (227-7469) Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in Atlanta, Ga., vs College of Charles­ton, 1 p.m., and Georgia State University, 7 p.m. Pub Night. P.G. Katz, UC, 9 p.m.- 1 ajn. $1 WCU students, $3 others. 26 Mountain Heritage Day! Cross country (men's and women's), Cats at Clemson Invitational tournament. Clemson, S.C. Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in Radford, Va., vs. Radford Univer­sity, noon, and Liberty University, 2 pjn. Reception for athletic recruits. North concourse, RAC, 4-7 p.m. Football, Cats vs. Ferrum Univer­sity. Whitmire Stadium, 7 pjn. Sunday 20 Seminars, "The Principal People: Southeastern Culture 500 Years Ago" and 'Teacher Scholars in Residence." North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, through September 25. All-day rock-climbing trip at Horseshoe Rock. Register at UC. $10 WCU students, $20 faculty and staff members (includes equipment, lunch). Tennis, Cats at East Tennessee State Fall Collegiate Champion­ship (concludes). Johnson City, Tenn. Video, Problem Child 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. 27 Kayak trip. Section m, Chatooga River. Register at UC $10 WCU students, $20 faculty and staff members. Video, The Addams Family. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Seminar, "Portraits and Profiles." North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, through October 2. The next issue of the Reporter will be published Friday, September 25. Items for publication in that issue should reach 1601 Ramsey Center by Friday, September 18. The Reporter September JL 1992 The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Information. Mail notices and changes of address to the Reporter. 1601 Ramsey Center. 1,500 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $581, or $0.39 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. September 11. 1992 Activities Faculty and staff members took part In a number of professional activities this summer. • Tim Carstens, Jill Ellern, Nancy Kolen-brander, and Linda Reida (Hunter Library) attended the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in San Francisco. Ellern chaired a discussion group called "Intro to Women's Groups at ALA." Reida made a presentation entitled "Training for Group Work" as part of "Hot Topics: Sharing Ideas on Training and Development," a program she cochaired. • Dr. Don Chalker and Dr. Richard Haynes (Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction) made a presentation entitled "Ethics in Testing: A Moral(e) Dilemma for Administrators" at the annual conference of the Joint Educational Administrators, at St Thomas, Virgin Islands. Chalker and Haynes had delivered the same presentation earlier for the American Association of School Administrators in San Diego, Calif., and the Association of Supervision and Curricu­lum Development in New Orleans, La. • Robert Dalley (Industrial and Engineering Technology) was a panelist guest and commen­tator on a number of regional television shows. He appeared on Noon Day Live on WCNC in Charlotte; 22 Minutes, Special Edition on WLFL, Raleigh's Fox Network affiliate; and A Town Meeting on WLOS in Asheville. He discussed occupational safety and industrial hygiene topics. News crews from WLOS also taped Dalley during a lecture in Cullowhee, a hotline call in Asheville, and a fire engine's response to a simulated emergency in Skyland. • Dr. Jim Nicholl (English) twice gave a presen­tation entitled '"Working with Publishers" at the Panhandle Writers' Workshop, held at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Tex. • Dr. Otto Spilker (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) attended the "Spring 1992 Leadership Training" conference for physical education teachers, held at Camp Caesar, near Cowen, W.Va. Earlier, Spilker conducted an American Red Cross course for instructors of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and visited Camp Laboratory School to talk with students about first aid and CPR. • Dr. John T. Wilcox (Geosciences and Anthro­pology) was one of twenty-six water scientists and engineers invited to attend a water resources workshop sponsored in Denver, Colo., by the National Science Foundation and the United States Geological Survey. The workshop included intensive classes and laboratory and field work emphasizing new techniques in water resources measurement and hydrologic analysis. Byer Awards • Kathryn Stripling Byer (English) received the 1992 Lamont Poetry Selection award by the Academy of American Poets. The $1,000 award was given for Byer's upcoming collec­tion of poems, Wildwood Flower, which contains forty poems in the voice of a woman living in the Blue Ridge Mountains at the turn of the century. • Frances Chastain Jolicouer (Housing) received an award of $627 and a certificate of recognition for her entry in the North Carolina Employees Suggestion Program. Chastain's suggestion that vinegar be used as a defoaming agent in carpet cleaning brought substantial savings for WCU's housekeeping budget. • Dr. Barbara Lovin (Emergency Medical Care) and Ann Johnson (Nursing) received the newly established "Donald C. Morgan Faculty Scholar Award." The award, named in honor of the president emeritus of C J. Harris Community Hospital in Sylva, is given annually to a member, or members, of the faculty of WCU's nursing and health sciences departments in recognition of outstanding achievement. • Arlene Stewart (Transition Project) received a second-place award for her entry in a public relations contest of the Association on Higher Education and Disability. Stewart entered samples of the Transition Project's "Classroom Clues" publication, which suggests specific ways for faculty members to accommodate students with disabilities. Appointments • Dr. C J. Carter (Business Affairs) was named chairman of the board of directors of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The organiza­tion is a nonprofit association representing the interests of chief administrative officers at more than 2,000 institutions of higher education. • Dr. C. Don Livingston (Political Science and Public Affairs) and Dr. Larry Boyd (Econom­ics and Finance) were named heads of their departments by the board of trustees. Livingston joined the WCU faculty in 1984, Boyd in 1990. • Dr. Anne Rogers (Geosciences and Anthro­pology) was named to head her department by the board of trustees. A member of the WCU faculty since 1980, Rogers also directs the University Honors Program. The Reporter Reporter News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University September 25,1992 Globetrotting professors take research to far fields F ive Western Carolina University faculty members kicked off fall semester from a fresh perspective, after returning from summer research in far-flung places. Their work was funded by Supporting Teaching and Research grants from the Office of Academic Affairs and by the Center for Improv­ing Mountain Living. It is part of WCU's effort to internationalize the curriculum. School of Business assistant professor Mary Anne Nixon spent five weeks in China looking at the system of taxation of foreign enterprises there. Music professor Paul Basler studied teaching techniques at the St. Petersburg University Conservatory of Music in Russia. Associate professor of nursing Mable Carlyle taught in a Salvation Army hospital in Zambia. Also in Africa, assistant professor of art Lois Petrovich-Mwaniki researched the art curriculum in Kenya's public schools. Psychology professor Hal Herzog compared Mexican and American attitudes toward using animals for research. It was the opportunity of a lifetime," said Nixon, who teaches business law. She was the guest of the Shandong International Taxation Research Institute, a division of the Shandong Tax Bureau, and the Shandong Finance Institute. Nixon lectured on the U.S. taxation system, conducted faculty forums, and taught classes at the finance institute. She visited Beijing, Jinan, Yentai, Weihai, and Quingdao, always meeting with tax and foreign enterprise officials, touring joint ven­tures, and discussing the investment environment. When not working, she toured the famous sights of Beijing, climbed Mount Taishan, and visited Chufu, the birthplace of Confucious. Basler, who teaches horn and is coordinator of composition and theory in WCU's Music Depart­ment, studied teaching techniques with Russian horn player Vitali Bujanovski at the St Peters­burg University Conservatory. He also performed four concerts — one on live national television and another with the Moscow Philharmonic soprano soloist — as an invited participant in the St. Petersburg International Chamber Music Festival. Principal horn with the Asheville Symphony, Basler traveled with conductor Robert Hart Baker and his wife, Barbara. Basler brought back to WCU new music that has not been performed in the West, for use in student ensembles and faculty recitals. Carlyle taught nutrition and nursing skills to twenty-one freshmen at the Salvation Army's Chikankata Mission Hospital and School of Nursing in Zambia. In addition, she attended a forty-hour AIDS management and training seminar at the hospital and was the only non-Zambian in the class. "I did much more than I anticipated. I made home visits with an AIDS project nurse, visited a rural health-care center, and sat in on meetings to plan distribution of corn from hunger relief organi­zations," she said. Carlyle also toured Zambia's only psychiatric hospital. Carlyle stayed with WCU nursing graduate Doris Champion. Western's nursing students and faculty continue to raise money for Zambians' scholarships, and they correspond regularly with Zambian students. "And we've bought shoes for two nurses and eyeglasses for three," Carlyle said. In Kenya, Petrovich-Mwaniki looked into how extensively the traditional African arts — carving, jewelry making, and basketry, for example — were taught in the classrooms. The art curriculum is predominantly Western, often taught by the lecture method, with little hands-on work, she said. Herzog, an animal behaviorist, is extending his studies of the ethical treatment of animals south of the border. He is comparing U.S. and Mexican college students' attitudes toward using animals for scientific experiments. He had a survey translated into Spanish for use this fall among Mexican students and delivered a lecture on "The Animal Rights Movement: The People and the Psychology" at the Biomedical Research Institute of the Mexican National University, Mexico City. "Mexicans appear to have different attitudes, but there seems to be a growing awareness of the issues," Herzog said. - Karen Anderson News briefs LET YOUR GRADUATE STUDENTS KNOW that Hunter Library is accepting applications from graduate students for study rooms in the library for fall semester. Applications are available from graduate department heads or the library administrative office. Completed applications should be sent to William Kirwan at Hunter Library no later than Monday, October 5. TALK, TALK, TALK! IT'S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS for faculty and staff members and students to learn about each other, especially outside of class. During fall semester, the Western After Hours (WAH) organization will sponsor three informal "conversations" on various topics to promote interaction in the university community. The first conversation is set for 7-9 p.m. Monday, October 5, in the University Center's third-floor lounge. Possible topics are "changing times," "intuition," and "global awareness." For more information, call Chris Gunn of WAH at 227-7469. THE WORDPERFECT USERS GROUP WILL HOLD ITS F IRST MEETING OF THE YEAR at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 8. Members will assemble in Room 117 Forsyth Building to discuss plans for the year and to discuss problems with the WordPerfect word processing program. Susan Lawrence and Dixie Watson of the University Computer Center will be on hand for consultation. Meetings are open to any interested person, including non-university members of the community. For more information, call the University Computer Center at 227-7282. YOU MAY HA VE FRIENDS ON THE BIG SCREEN now t hat the Twentieth-Century Fox film Last of the Mohicans has begun its national run. Several Western Carolina University employees and students partici­pated in shooting the film—as extras or as artisans helping prepare sets—when the epic's camera crews visited Western North Carolina last year. Last of the Mohicans, which stars Daniel Day Lewis and Madeline Stowe, had its first U.S. screenings at Ashe-ville's Beaucatcher Cinemas on September 23, with proceeds benefitting the WNC Film Committee, a volunteer group affiliated with the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Friday, September 25, is the film's regular opening date in Asheville and other cities. September 25. 1992 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Monday 28 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Lecture, "Soviet Track," with Dan Buettner, who biked through the Soviet Union. Grandroom, UC, 7 p.m. $1 students, $2 others. 5 Video, F/X 2. Second fl oor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Golf, Cats at Tom O'Briant Memorial Tournament. Greensboro. Bloodmobile of the American Red Cross. Sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. Grandroom, UC, 12:30-6 p.m. Pizza provided by Pizza Hut. Women's tennis, Cats vs. UNCA. Asheville, 2:30 p.m. Informal conversation, sponsored by Western After Hours (WAH). Third floor, UC, 7-9 p.m. The next issue of the Reporter will be published on Friday, October 9. Items for publication in that issue should reach 1601 Ramsey Center by Friday, October 2. Tuesday 29 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Computer workshop, "Introduction to Quattro Pro." For faculty and staff members. B-15 Forsyth, 3-5 p.m. Register at 227-7282. Musical, The Buddy Holly Story. RAC, 8 p.m. $10 adults, $8 WCU employees and senior citizens, $3 youths and WCU students with ED. (227-7234) 6 Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Golf, Cats at Tom O'Briant Memorial Tournament. Greensboro. "How-to" computer workshop, "Use Quattro Pro Graphics." For faculty and staff members. B-15 Forsyth, 11 a.m.-noon. Register at 227-7282. Bloodmobile of the Ameri­can Red Cross. Grandroom, UC, 12:30-6 p.m. Pizza by Pizza Hut. Theatre, Rumors, a Neil Simon comedy. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 others. Faculty recital with Eldred Spell, flute. MRH, 8 p.m. $5 adults, $2 students. Wednesday 30 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Tennis, Cats vs. Clemson University. Reid courts, 3 p.m. 7 Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 ajn.-clOsing. Free. Bloodmobile of the Asheville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. Sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi fraternity . Grandroom, UC, 12:30-6 p.m. Pizza provided by Pizza Hut. Meeting, "Piedmont Triad Horizons Education Consortium." North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, through October 9. Theatre, Rumors, a Neil Simon comedy. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 others. totally Tuesday," with comedian Steve Shaffer. Grandroom, UC, 9 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. The Reporter Oct. 11 Thursday 1 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.- closing. Frej?. Friday 2 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.- closing. Free. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in New Orleans, La., vs. University of Texas - San Antonio, 1 p.m., and University of New Orleans, 3 p.m. University Club. Riverhouse Restaurant, Cullowhee, 4:30- 6:30 p.m. (227-7337) Cool air and colored leaves say autunn's just ahead. The leaf shown here—a maple from outside the Ramsey Center—''fell* into our CalOridar via electronic scanner. 8 Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.~cIosing. Free. Student recital. MRH, 2 p.m. Free. Meeting, WordPerfect Users Group. 117 Forsyth Building, 3:30 p.m. (227-7282) Theatre, Rumors, a Neil Simon comedy. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 others. Key HFR H.F. Robinson Admini­stration Building MHC Mountain Heritage Center MRH Music Recital Hall RAC Ramsey Activity Center UC University Center Telephone numbers to call for more information appear after some listings. 9 Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Golf, Catamount Athletes Association tournament. A "Hall of Fame Weekend" event Noon. (227-7377) University Club. Riverhouse Restaurant Cullowhee, 4:30- 6:30 p.m. (227-7337) Cookout for Catamount Athletes Association. A "Hall of Fame Weekend" event. 5 p.m. (227-7377) Theatre, Rumors, a Neil Simon comedy. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 others. Saturday 3 Mountain bike trip. Pisgah Forest. Register UC. (227-7206) Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Cross country (men's and women's), Cats at UNC Charlotte Invitational tournament. Charlotte. Law School Admission Test. Natural Sciences Auditorium, 8 a.m. Volleyball, Cats at tournament in New Orleans, La., vs. Tulane University, 11 a.m., and Nicholls State University, 3 p.m. Football, Cats vs. Samford Univer­sity. Birmingham, Ala., 6:30 p.m. Central Time (7:30 p.m. Eastern). 10 Intercollegiate canoe race on French Broad River. No experience necessary. (227-7206) Graduate Record Examination. Natural Sciences Auditorium, 8 a.m. Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Brunch to honor new "Hall of Fame" members. Sponsored by Catamount Club. RAC, 11 a.m. Reservations required by Friday, October 2. (227-7102) Football, Cats vs. Virginia Military Institute (Hall of Fame Day). Whitmire Stadium, 2 p.m. Volleyball, Cats vs. North Carolina State University. A "Hall of Fame Weekend" event. Reid Gym, 5 p.m. Theatre, Rumors, a Neil Simon comedy. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 others. Pub Night. P.G. Katz, UC, 9 p.m.- 1 am. $1 WCU students, $3 others. Sunday 4 Video, Do the Right Thing. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Seminar, "Why Wilderness II: An Advanced Wilderness Expedition." North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, through October 10. Day hike at Wet Camp Gap. Register UC. $3 WCU students, $6 faculty and staff members (includes transportation and lunch). (227-7206) 1 1 Climbing trip to Horseshoe Rock. Register UC. $10 WCU students, $20 faculty and staff members. (227-7206) Video, F/X 2. Second floor lobby, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Exhibits "Faculty Show: Recent Works" by Art Department faculty members. Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday- Friday (or by appoint­ment, 227-7210), through September 25. "Wood Fired Clay," works by Bill Griffith. Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a. m.- 11 p.m. weekends, through October 15. "Migration of the Scotch- Irish People," a permanent exhibit, and "Irons in the Fire," an exhibit and slide-tape show on mountain blacksmithing. Mountain Heritage Center, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Reporter September25. 1992 / Ribboncutters stand ready for the grand opening of the university's new food court. Doors opened September 18 at the new facility in the Dodson Cafeteria annex, where Taco Bell, Pizza Inn, and TCBY yogurt have franchises. On hand were (from left) John McCracken, director of auxiliary services; Judy Dowell, assistant to the chancel­lor; Dr. C.J. Carter, vice chancel­lor for business affairs; and Tommy Laughter, president of the Student Government Association. The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Information. Mail notices and changes of address to the Reporter. 1601 Ramsey Center. 1,450 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $188.50, or $0.13 per copy. Western CaroBna University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. September 25, 1992 Recent activities • Dr. Davia Allen (Human Environmental Sciences) was elected president-elect of the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children. Following a year as president­elect, Allen will serve two years as president of the 2,500-member organization, which is an affiliate of the 80,000-member National Associa­tion for the Education of Young Children. • Dr. Jane Hall (Human Environmental Sci­ences) was elected to a two-year term as mem-ber- at-large of the board of directors of the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children. Hall will represent the western region of the 2,500-member organization. • Dr. Cliff Lovin (Arts and Sciences) announced his intention to resign as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences to return to full-time teaching. Lovin, who joined the faculty in 1966 in the Department of History, will complete the academic year in his current position. He has served as dean since 1987. • Dr. James McLachlan (Philosophy and Religion) published a book entitled The Desire to Be God: Freedom and the Other in Sartre and Berdyaev, as part of the Studies in Phenomeno-logical Theology series published by Peter Lang. The book looks at the question of freedom as considered by philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Nicholas Berdyaev, who were contemporar­ies in Paris during the 1930s and '40s. • Joyce Prewitt (Social Work and Sociology) traveled in Russia and the Crimea, presenting various workshops and providing consultation. Prewitt presented a workshop entitled "The Role of the Unconscious in Learning" at the 1992 Moscow Meeting on Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology, held at Galicino, Russia. After the conference, Prewitt also presented the workshop at the Moscow Center of Psychology and Psychotherapy in Moscow, Russia. Prewitt was a consultant on issues of depression, drug abuse, child abuse, and family problems in Kerch, the Crimea. She met with teachers, school psychologists, the assistant head of the Kerch Department of Public Education, and staff members from the city's accelerated language learning laboratory. • Dan Southern (Clinical Laboratory Sciences) has been elected vice chairman of the Hematol-ogy/ Hemostasis Scientific Assembly of the American Society for Medical Technologists. He will review educational material and laboratory standards and will be responsible for working with hematology and hemostasis chairmen from state organizations across the nation. Belk Buil ding was the site of a reception September 11 marking the establishment of the School of Applied Science. The new school is housed in Belk and in Moore Hall, where a second "Founders Day" reception was held. About 500 people attended the gatherings. The School of Applied Science was created from the university's School of Technology and Applied Science and School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The Reporter