Appointment

Gay Taylor, WOSU Stations, was appointed Volunteer Coordinator for WOSU Stations.

Books

Russell Hart, History, Weapons and Fighting Tactics of the Waffen-SS (Osceoli, Wis.: MBI Publishing Co, 1999), co-author is Stephen Hart; and German Tanks of World War II (Kent, U.K.: Spellmount Limited, 1998).

Leila Rupp, History, A Desired Past: A Short History of Same-Sex Love in America (Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 1999).

Grants

Nicholas G. Hall, Management Sciences, and Shahrukh Irani, Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, $367,377 National Science Foundation Division of Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Grant for "Improved Measures of Evaluating Facility Layout," l999-2003.

Lynn Knipe, Food Science and Technology, $30,000 United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service Grant to help Ohio meat processors comply with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point), a federally mandated food service program.

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, $135,428 Columbus Medical Association Grant for "Team Brain Injury: Into the Future."

Presentations

Tim M. Berra, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology-Mansfield, emeritus, presented "Is Galaxias globiceps from Chile Extant or Extinct?" at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists annual conference, Pennsylvania State University, June 27.

Donald R. Cruickshank, Education, emeritus, presented "What Makes Teachers Good?" at the Mid-Western Education Research Association conference, Chicago, Oct. 15.

Mary Margaret Fonow, Women's Studies, presented "Feminist International Solidarity and Transnational Union Networks" at the American Sociological Association's annual conference, Chicago, Aug. 6-10.

Sean Martin, History, presented "Between Tradition and Assimilation: Exploring Polish Jewish Identity in Interwar Krakow" at the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, New York, June. 18.

Tony Pasquarello, Philosophy-Mansfield, emeritus, presented "Departing the Fold," at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Bellville, July 11.

Cathy Rakowski, Women's Studies and Rural Sociology, presented: "Teaching Undergraduates about the Complexities and Diversities of Contemporary American Rural Life," "City Government, Privatization and Informalization in a Planned Industrial City in Venezuela," co-author is Maria Nuria De Cesaris; and "Does Gender Matter? A Review of the Evidence from Student Evaluations of Teaching" all at the American Sociological Association and Rural Sociological Society conference, Chicago, Aug. 4-10.

Jack H. Rouzer, English as a Second Language Composition, presented "Personification Metaphor in Chinese Syntax" at the 6th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, July 10-16.

Judy Wu, History, presented "Gender, Sexuality, and Race: Dr. Margaret Chung's Negotiations of Public and Private Identities" at the Racial Legacies and Learning Spring Research Forum, Columbus, May 20; and "Gender Performance and Interracial Homoeroticism: The Public Identities and Intimate Desires of Dr. Margaret Chung (1889-1959)" at the Berkshire Conference on Women's History, Rochester, N.Y., June 4-6.

The following individuals gave presentations at the Association for International Agriculture and Extension Education conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Scarborough, Tobago, March 21-27: J. Mark Erbaugh, International Programs in Agriculture, "Perceptual Differences of Agricultural Production Constraints in Uganda: Merging Farmers and Scientific Knowledge for Research Agenda Planning"; Bill R. Haynes, University Extension, Southwest District, "County Extension Administrators: Are They Prepared for the 21st Century?" Larry E. Miller, Human and Community Resource Development, "Revisiting Experiential Learning: Basis for Study Tours/Study Abroad Programs" and "Key Issues in Agricultural Extension in Swaziland: Future Considerations," (presented for Barnabas M. Diamini and Musa M.A. Duge; Janet L. Henderson, Human and Community Resource Development, "Level of Professional Involvement in Sustainable Agriculture Activities Among Agricultural Researchers in Venezuela," co-presenter was Eduardo Delgado; James R. Lindner, OARDC, "An Examination of Extension Agents' Educational Needs Regarding Sustainable Agriculture in the Khorasan Province, Iran," co-presenters were Mohammad Chizari and Mohammad Zoghle; Barbara Ludwig, OARDC, "Extension Professionals Perspectives on Global Programming"; E. Dean Baldwin and E. Neal Blue, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics, "Multi-Disciplinary National Extension Program: A Public and Private Venture," co-presenter was Robert N. Wisner; and Ruben D. Nieto, University Extension Administration, and Janet L. Henderson, Human and Community Resource Development, "Reaching Out: Appreciating Hispanic Culture and Learning the Language."

The following members of the College of Education gave presentations at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association conference, Chicago, Oct. 13-16: Judit Antal and Anne Marie Thomas, "The Christopher Program: Collaborative and Student Centered Learning Yield High Performance"; Eul-Kyoo Bae and Anne Marie Thomas, "The Mactools Training Program: Trainee Characteristics and Their Effect on Training Effectiveness and Transfer"; Ayres D-Costa, "Catastrophes That Influenced the History of Testing in America"; Yo-An Lee and Wendy Sherman McCann, "Classroom Discourse as an Analytic Resource in Educational Research: What We Can Learn from Looking Into Transcripts"; William Loadman and Anne Marie Thomas, "Prevention Initiatives for School Violence: Concepts, Strategies for Documentation and Use of Data"; Maria Elena Galvez-Martin-Lima, "The Challenges of Preparing Pre-Service Teachers"; John R. Mascazine, "The Unique Needs and Characteristics of Monozygotic Twins as Learners"; Mary Bendixen-Noe-Newark, "I'll Be There For You: Mentoring Novice Teachers," co-presenters were Carmen R. Giebelhaus, University of Dayton, and John Nichelson, Ohio Department of Education; Gay Su Pinnell and Carol Lyons, "Literacy Coordinator as Instructional Leader: The Development of Technical Knowledge and Skill"; Kanda Phunlapthawee, "A Comparison of Three Scaling Techniques to Examine the Construct Structure of a Spatial Visualization Text"; and Page Smith, "Hypertrophic Shifting: Creating A Systemic Model of Transformational Leadership and Change in Public Opinion."

Publications

James Bartholomew, History, "Eugenics in Japan: Some Ironies of Modernity, 1883-1945," Science in Context, Vol. 11, Nos. 3-4 (1998), pp. 545-65, co-author is Sumiko Otsubo.

Michael Les Benedict, History, "Constitutional History and Constitutional Theory: Reflections on Ackerman, Reconstruction, and the Transformation of the American Constitution," The Yale Law Journal, Vol. 108, No. 8 (June 1999), pp. 2100-38.

Tim M. Berra, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology-Mansfield, emeritus, review of Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, in the Ohio Journal of Science, Vol. 99, No. 2 (1999), p. 30.

David Citino, English, "Writers Never Forget Home," The Columbus Dispatch, Aug. 22.

R.E. Michler, Surgery, "Preformed IgG Antibodies Against Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Antigens Are Major Risk Factors for High-Grade Cellular Rejection in Recipients of Hearts Transplantation," Circulation, Vol. 98 (1998), pp. 786-93, co-authors are S. Itescu, T.C. Tung, E.M. Burke, A. Weinburg, N. Moazami, J.H. Artrip, N. Suciu-Foca, E.A. Rose and M.C. Oz; "High-Level Porcine Edothelial Cell Expression of Alpha (1,2)-Flucosyltransferase Reduces Human Monocyte Adhesion and Activation," Transplantation, Vol. 67, No. 2 (1999), PP. 219-26, co-authors are P. Kwiatkowski, J.H. Artrip, N.M. Edwards, K. Lietz, S. Tugulea, IFC McKenzie, M.S. Sandrin and S. Itescu; "Induction of Swine Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecules on Porcine Endothelium by Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Reduces Lysis by Human Natural Killer Cells," Transplantation, Vol. 67, No. 2 (1999), pp. 211-18, co-authors are P. Kwiatskowski, J.H, Artrip, R. John, N.M. Edwards, S.F. Want and S. Itescu; "Paediatric Cardiac Anesthesia in a Developing Country," Paediatric Anesthesia, Vol. 8 (1998), pp. 283-92, co-authors are W.S. Schechter, A. Navedo, D. Jordan, C. Dominguez, S. Hall, M. Kichuck, M. Galantowicz and E. Delphin; "CNI-1493 Prolongs Survival and Reduces Myocyte Loss, Apoptosis and Inflammation During Rat Cardiac Allograph Rejection," Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Vol. 32 (1998), pp. 146-55, co-authors are X. Yang, M. Szaboles, O. Minanov, N. Ma, R.R. Sciacca, M. Bianchi, K.J. Tracey and P.J. Cannon; and "Incidence and Outcome of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Lymphoproliferative Disease in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients," Journal of Heart Lung Transplant, Vol. 17, No. 12 (1998), pp. 1161-67, co-authors are S.D. Zangwill, D.T. Hsu, M.R. Kichik, J.H. Garvin, C.J.H. Stolar, J. Haddad Jr., S. Stylianos, A. Chadburn, D.M. Knowles and L.J. Addonizio.

Jack L. Nasar, City and Regional Planning, "House Style Preference and Meanings Across Taste Cultures," Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 44 (1999), pp. 33-42.

C.G. Orosz, Surgery, "The Case for Endothelial Cells as APC," Graft, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1999), pp. 43-47, co-author is J.S. Pober; and "Transplantation," In Vivo Models of Inflammation, edited by D.W. Morgan et al., (Basel, Birkhauser Verlag, 1999), pp. 265-90, co-authors are E. Wakely, G.L. Bumgardner and E.J. Weringer.

Omer Ozturk, Statistics-Marion, "Two-Sample Inference Based on One-Sample Ranked Set Sample Sign Statistics," Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, Vol. 10 (1999), pp. 197-212; "One- and Two-Sample Sign Tests for Ranked Set Sample Selective Designs," Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, Vol. 28, No. 5 (1999), pp. 1231-34; and "Minimum Distance and Nonparametric Dispersion Functions," Asymptotic, Nonparametric and Time Series: A Tribute to Madan Lal Puri (Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999), pp. 511-31, co-authors are Thomas P. Hettnamsperger and Jurg Husler.

Anthony Pasquarello, Philosophy- Mansfield, emeritus, "The Story Behind the Altar Boy Chronicles," American Atheist Journal, Summer (1999).

R.P. Pelletier, C.G. Orosz, R.M. Ferguson, Surgery, and F.G. Cosio, Internal Medicine, "Risk Factors in Chronic Rejection," Curr. Opin. Transplant, Vol. 4 (1999), pp. 28-34.

Barbara J. Polivka and Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger, Community, Parent-Child and Psychiatric Nursing, "Health Promotion and Injury Prevention Behaviors of Elementary School Children," Pediatric Nursing, Vol. 25, No. 2 (1999), pp. 127-34.

Foster Forbes Purrington, Entomology, "Ground Beetle Range Extensions: Six New Ohio Records (Coleoptera: Carabidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, Vol. 32, Nos. 1 and 2 (1999), pp. 47-49, co-authors are R. Chris Stanton and David J. Horn.

Cathy Rakowski, Women's Studies, "Women's Changing Roles and Status in Thieudeme, Senegal: The Impact of Local and Global Factors," Michigan State University Women in International Development Working Paper No. 267ü Feb. 1999, co-author is Couma Mar Gadio.

J. Ren, H.-Z Hu, S.M. Liu, Y. Xia and J.D. Wood, Physiology and Cell Biology, "Actions of Glutamate on Electrical and Synaptic Behavior of Submucous Plexus Neurons in Guinea-Pig Small Intestine," Gastroenterology, Vol. 116 (1999), p. A655.

K-Y. Ryu and S.M. Jhiang, Physiology and Cell Biology, "Development of an RT-cPCR Method to Quantitate the ExpressionL of Human Na+/1-Symporter (hNIS)," Thyroid, Vol. 9 (1999), pp. 405-09, co-authors are M.E. Senokozlieff, P.A. Smanik, M.G. Wong, A.E. Siperstein, Q-Y. Duh, O.H. Clark and E.L. Mazzaferri.

A. Scheuler and D.K. Moser, Adult Health and Illness Nursing, "The Code Nurse Coordinator: Improving Outcomes from Cardiac Arrest," American Journal of Nursing, (May 1999), pp. 48-50.

W. Michael Sherman, Physical Activity and Educational Services, "The Efficacy of Carbohydrate Supplementation and Chronic High-Carbohydrate Diets for Improving Endurance Performance," International Journal of Sports Nutrition, Vol. 9 (1999), pp. 92-115, co-author is Kevin A. Jacobs.

Anne M. Smith, Human Nutrition and Food Management, "The Diverse Role of Selenium within Selenoproteins: A Review," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol. 99 (1999), pp. 836-43, co-author is D.H. Holben.

A.M. Starodub and J.D. Wood, Physiology and Cell Biology, "Histamine Activates Chloride Conductance in Myenteric Neurons of Guinea-Pig Small Intestine," Gastroenterology, Vol. 116 (1999), p. A1104; and "Selectivity of Omega-CgTX-MVIIC Toxin from Conus magus on Calcium Currents in Enteric Neurons, Life Sciences, Vol. 64 (1999), pp. 305-10.

S.P. Tammariello, J.P. Rinehart and D.L. Denlinger, Entomology, "Desiccation Elicits Heat Shock Protein Transcription in the Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis, but Does Not Enhance Tolerance to High or Low Temperatures," Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 45 (1999), pp. 933-38.

Barbara S. Thomson, Teaching and Learning, "Creating a Culture for Success: Teachers Accommodate Different Learning Styles and Boost Achievement," The Science Teacher, (March 1999, p. 2327, co-authors are Tamara Garcia-Barbose, Education, Mary Beth Carnate and Richard L. Frost, Independence High School, and Eugenie W. Maxwell, Hilliard Darby High School.

Recognitions

Mark W. Arnold, General Surgery, and J. Chadwick Tober, General Vascular Surgery, received awards for outstanding teaching by an attending faculty member from department residents.

Barbara Becker-Cantarino, Germanic Languages and Literatures, was awarded a visiting professorship from the British Academy to Oxford University, August 1999.

Alan Beyerchen, History, received the first Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring, 1999.

William E. Burak Jr., Surgical Oncology, and Christopher Ellison, Surgery, received awards for outstanding teaching by an attending faculty member from surgical students.

Darius C. Desai, Surgical Oncology, received the award for outstanding teaching by a fellow from surgery residents.

David Eng, Philosophy, received the William Fink Award, 1999.

Patrick Fahey, Family Medicine, received the Family Practice Educator of the Year Award from the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, June 1999; and the Award of Distinction from the Communicator for a 1998 Television Show, Recent Advances in Drug Therapy: Aricept, sponsored by the Council of Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy in cooperation with Ohio State, co-recipients were Tim Moore, Hospital Administration, Alan Escovitz, Pharmacy, and Karen Kier, Pharmacy, Ohio Northern, 1999.

Michael A. Freitas, Chemistry, received a Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award for 1999 and $40,000 for his project "Regulation of the p53 Suppressor Protein Monitored by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry," September 1999.

William A. Jensen, Plant Biology, received the Botanical Society of America, Charles E. Bessy Award in recognition of excellence in the teaching of botany and leadership in botanical education, 1999.

Thomas Kasulis, Comparative Studies in the Humanities, was awarded a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his project "A Historical Narrative of Japanese Philosophy (650-1100 C.E.)."

Steve Keiser, Linguistics, was named an Ohio Bicentennial Legacy Scholar by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, 1999.

Beverly Moss, English, received the Mary Ann Williams Woman's Leadership Award for outstanding leadership qualities by the Association of Faculty and Professional Women, 1999.

Christopher Phelps, History-Mansfield, was awarded a Fulbright Grant to Hungary by the U.S. Information Agency to teach Philosophy, Spring 2000.

Douglas Post, Family Medicine, received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Research Day, Wright State University, April 1999.

Robert W. Reagan Jr., Surgery, received the Intern of the Year award.

Thomas E. Reilley, Anesthesiology, received the John L. Robinson Award for outstanding teaching by a faculty member outside surgery from chief residents in general surgery.

Steven Reiss, Psychology and Psychiatry, received the Director's Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Institute on Dual Diagnosis at its annual conference, Chapel Hill, N.C., July 1999.

Michael Sherman and Mary O'Sullivan, Physical Activity and Educational Services, were inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Kinesiology Physical Education.

Daniel R. Vig, General Surgery, received the award for outstanding teaching by a resident from surgical students.

Carl Winfield, Center for Wellness and Prevention, was recertified as a diplomate in the American Board of Family Practice, August 1999.

Sandia Wu, Dermatology, received a mentorship award from the Women's Dermatologic Society to study patch testing with Dr. Fran Storrs, Oregon Health Services university.

Jeffrey K. Yenchar, Surgery, received the Resident of the Year award.

Service

Mary Bendixen-Noe, Education-Newark, is co-editor of the Mid-Western Education Researcher, journal of the Mid-Western Education Research Association, 2000-2001.

Tim M. Berra, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology-Mansfield, emeritus, is chair of the Committee on Special Publications of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1999-2000.

Maria Elena Galvez-Martin, Education-Lima, is chair of the Senior Division for the Mid-Western Education Research Association's Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education, 1999-2000.

P. Grewal, Entomology, conducted a three-hour laboratory session and helped organize the National Workshop on the Optimal Use of Insecticidal Nematodes in Pest Management, New Brunswick, N.J., Aug. 28-30.

Susan Hartmann, History and Women's Studies, presented workshops to help establish a graduate program in American Studies at the Trihuban University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 3-16.

Michael Hogan, Humanities, was appointed to a second term on the Department of State's Advisory Committee on Diplomatic Documentation.

Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Education-Mansfield, is co-editor of the Mid-Western Educational Researcher, journal of the Mid-Western Education Research Association, 1999-2000.

Gay Su Pinnell, Education, conducted a workshop, "Writing Proposals for Funded Research Projects" at the Mid-Western Education Research Association conference, Chicago, Oct. 13-16.

Cathy Rakowski, Women's Studies and Rural Sociology, was appointed chair of the Diversity Committee of the Rural Sociological Society and to the American Sociological Association's Task Force on the International Focus of American Sociology.

Nancy Rogers, Law, is vice provost for academic administration to the Ohio Delegation of the National Conference on Commission of Uniform State Laws, 1999-2000.

E. Jane Williams, Education, served as program chair for the Mid-Western Education Research Association annual conference in Chicago, Oct. 13-16; and will serve as vice president in 1999-2000.