From the department of modern and classical languages: Dr. Reinhard Andress presented "Conducting a Search for the Small Undergraduate German Program: Some Dos and Don'ts" at the annual meeting of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages in Dallas. Dr. Oscar Lopez presented "Alvaro Mutis: o del Vagabundaje del Gaviero, Noticias Desencantadas" at the 14th annual international conference at the State University of Georgia. L—pez also wrote "De la luna a la tierra," which received third prize in the XIII Short Story National Contest "Ciudad de Barrancabermeja," of Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The short story will be published with awarded works of the contest. Dr. Yelena Belyaeva-Standen participated in the meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, held in Chicago. She chaired the panel on linguistics and pedagogy and presented "Life -- Logic -- Grammar" at the panel on "Issues in Teaching Russian: Theory and Practice." The abstract was published. Dr. Gregory Wolf presented "German Cultural Studies or Dilettantism: Pedagogical Approaches to Culture in Third-and-Fourth-Year Courses" at the 1999 annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the American Association of Teachers of German in Dallas. He also presented "'All Sound Love and Admiration is Enthusi-asm': On the Reception of Shaftesbury and Enthusiam in Germany," and he organized, chaired and was the respondent in the session "Goethe's Projects: Literary, Administrative, Scientific" at the American Society of Eighteenth Century Studies meeting at the University of New Hampshire.

Dr. David Crossley (earth and atmospheric sciences) was invited to give a science colloquium Jan. 14 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The title of the presentation was "The Superconducting Gravimeter as a Geophysical Tool," and the group consisted of about 200 scientists in the fields of astrophysics, earth science, physics and engineering.

From the department of history: Dr. Michal J. Rozbicki has been awarded a Mellon fellowship from the Virginia Historical Society to conduct research on his new book on the meanings of liberty in the 18th century. His extensively revised essay, "The Cultural Development of the Colonies," has appeared in a new edition of A Companion to the American Revolution, published by Blackwell in Oxford, England. He also has written book reviews in the William and Mary Quarterly, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Indiana Magazine of History and American Studies. Dr. Thomas Curran wrote "Memory, Myth, and Musty Records: Charles Woodson's Missouri Cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 1," which appeared in the October issue of Missouri Historical Review. Curran lectured on "Gender, Treason and Federal Military Policy Toward Civilians During the Civil War" at the 21st annual Mid-America Conference on History, held in Springfield.

Dr. William Shea (theological studies) contributed "A Vote of Thanks to Voltaire" to James Heft's A Catholic Modernity? Charles Taylor's Marianist Award Lecture, published by Oxford University Press. Shea published an editorial essay, "Making Your Way in the World Today," in the 25th anniversary issue of Horizons, the journal of the College Theology Society. He has been an associate editor throughout the past 20 years.

From the department of English: Dr. Harold Bush wrote an article, "Invisible Domains and the Theological Turn in Recent American Literary Studies," for Christianity and Literature. Dr. Jeffory Clymer wrote "' This Firm of Menkillers': Jack London and the Business of Terrorism," published in the December issue of the Modern Fiction Studies journal.

Dr. Seung H. Kim (finance and international business) presented a paper, "Financial Stabilization in South Korea After IMF," at the consortium of Washington University's Eastern Asian Studies Center and UMSL's Center for International Relations.

From the department of decision sciences and management information systems: Dr. N.K. Kwak presented a paper, "An Integrated Decision Support Model for Resource Allocation in a Healthcare System," at the national meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences in Philadelphia. He also participated in the editorial advisory board meeting for Computers & Operations Research, an international journal. Dr. Rick Mathieu presented a paper, "Towards a Manufacturing Information System for Operationalizing the Kanban Setting Problem," at the INFORMS national meeting.

Coy D. Fitch, M.D. (internal medicine) was awarded a mastership in the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.

Tom Olsen, M.D. (internal medicine) is the new School of Medicine alumni association president. He also will receive a fellowship award from the American College of Physicians at its meeting in Philadelphia in April.

Dr. Charles E. Marske (sociology and criminal justice) has been selected to participate in a three-year research project comparing not-for-profit organizations in Japan and the United States. The research is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Tokyo University.

Dr. Donald Linhorst (social service) published "The Unconditional Release of Mentally Ill Offenders from Indefinite Commitment: A Study of Missouri Insanity Acquittees" in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

From the department of philosophy: Dr. Peter Graham wrote an article, "Defending Millianism," that was published in the British journal of philosophy Mind. Graham presented a paper, "Testimony, Induction, and Other Minds," at the Central States Philosophy Association annual meeting, held at the University of Oklahoma. He also delivered a paper, "Two Constraints on Content," at the Southwest Philosophical Society's annual meeting in Houston. Jason Eberl published "The Beginning of Personhood: A Thomistic Biological Analysis" in the journal Bioethics.

The Bollandist Society of Brussels, Belgium, has just published Sanctity And Secularity During The Modernist Period, co-edited by Dr. Lawrence Barmann (American studies and theological studies). Barmann wrote both the introduction and one of the six chapters, titled "Baron Friedrich von HŸgel and Mysticism: In Pursuit of the Christian Ideal." The Bollandists are a specialized group of Flemish Jesuits engaged in critical historical research on hagiographical subjects. The society has been thus engaged since the 17th century.

Dr. Terri Weaver (psychology) co-led a focus group of researchers who conduct research on factors associated with violence against women at the November International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies Conference in Miami. Weaver was involved in presenting research on stalking and battered women, nicotine use in battered women and predictors of response standardized treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. From the department of fine and performing arts: Dr. Cynthia Stollhans will present a paper, "Catherine of Alexandria in the Service of Family Dynasties in Renaissance Rome," at the millennium conference of the Renaissance Society of America, to be held in Florence, Italy, in March. Jim Burwinkel constructed the scenic design for the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences by August Wilson. From the department of communication sciences and disorders: Carol L. Ackerson was a member of one of three collaborative research teams selected by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to attend the Summer Research Training Institute July 20-25 in Philadelphia. Ackerson also co-presented a seminar, "Strategies for Training Preservice SLPs in Interactive Storybook Reading Routines," at the ASHA's annual convention in San Francisco in November. Marty K. Brennan presented a poster, "Guided Language Assessment, a Framework for Clinical Application," at the ASHA convention in San Francisco in November. She also is working closely with other programs in the state to develop standards for teacher certification in speech pathology in Missouri. Patricia D. Miller and Bonnie C. Tebbe co-presented a poster session at the ASHA convention in San Francisco in November titled, "An Interdisciplinary and Self-Reflective Training Program in Health Promotion." Maureen Valente will present a poster session at the American Academy of Audiology Convention in Chicago in March titled, "A Unique Set of Rank and Promotion Guidelines for Non-Tenure Track Faculty." Drs. Adrian J. Blow (counseling and family therapy) and Tina Timm (social service) co-wrote an article, "Self-of-the-Therapist Work: A Balance Between Removing Restraints and Identifying Resources," which was published in Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal. Dr. Linda J. Bufkin (educational studies) was selected as chairwoman of the executive committee of the St. Louis Professional Development School Collaborative. The collaborative consists of eight universities with 18 school and district partners. She will serve a two-year term. Kathy Humphrey (student development) wrote a book chapter, "Considerations When Working With Under-Represented Populations," published in Educational Programming and Student Learning in College and University Residence Halls, published by the Association of College and University Housing officers. Dr. Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux (political science) participated in the annual meeting of the State and Regional Directors of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations in Washington, D.C., and attended programs at the Embassies of Tunisia, Qatar, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Leguey-Feilleux spoke on television about the benefits of the study-visits to the Middle East. Dr. John Zhao (international business) wrote an article, "Product Diversification, Ownership Structure, and Subsidiary Performance in a Dynamic Foreign Market," which has been accepted for publication by Management International Review, a top international business journal. Richard Howard, D.O. (orthopedic surgery) addressed the regional gathering of osteopathic Family Practitioners on Jan. 28 in Kansas City. He presented a paper on compression neuropathy. From the School of Law: Steve Thaman participated in panel discussions on Oct. 20 at a symposium at Syracuse University College of Law's Center for Global Law and Practice, titled "Prosecuting Transnational Crimes: Cross-Cultural Insights for the Former Soviet Union." The lectures included "Consensual and Abbreviated Forms of Criminal Procedure: A Comparative Perspective" and "A Comparative View of Trial by Jury as a Vehicle for Criminal Procedure Reform." Peggy McDermott reviewed European Company Structures: A Guide to Establishing a Business Entity in a European Country in the fall issue of the Law Library Journal. Her review was part of a roundup of legal reference books for 1998. Leland Ware has published Thurgood Marshall: Freedom's Defender, a resource book for children to learn about Marshall's life and his work. Ware moderated a panel discussion on "Achieving Diversity on Non-Black Campuses" at the National Bar Association's 11th annual Wiley A. Branton Award Luncheon and Issues Symposium in November in Atlanta. Anne Hensley gave an interpretive presentation and administered the Myers-Briggs Inventory for the Missouri Bar CLE titled "Exploring Your Options: What You Can Do With Your Law Degree" on Nov. 6. Connie Wagner spoke at a regulatory symposium for Edward Jones partners in December on the topic of "Expansion of Bank Securities Activities in the Era of Glass-Steagall and the Impact of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 on the Financial Services Industry." Mike Nevins has signed contracts for his sixth novel, Beneficiaries' Requiem, which is scheduled for publication in March by Five Star Books. Nevins is a consultant to the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case of Wright County Library v. Harper/Collins, which deals with the bequest of copyrights in the will of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder. His article, "When an Author's Marriage Dies: The Copyright-Divorce Connection," was quoted recently by the court in the recently decided case of Rodrigue v. Rodrigue, reaching the conclusion that Section 201(e) of the Copyright Act precludes state courts from dividing copyrights as matrimonial or community property in divorce proceedings involving an author. Joel Goldstein recently completed an article, "Federal Common Law: An Introduction to the Beginning of a Conversation," for the Saint Louis University Law Journal as part of a symposium on Federal Common Law in Admiralty. He also completed an article, "The Vice Presidency and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: The Power of Reciprocal Relationships," which will be a chapter in a book titled, Crisis in the White House: Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Goldstein recently organized a symposium at the law school titled, "Congress: Does It Abdicate Its Power?" He has completed an article, "Towage," that will appear in the April 2000 issue of the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce and which deals with admiralty problems for the 21st century. He also made a presentation at a joint program of the sections on Legal History and Maritime Law about "The Many Faces of Southern Pacific v. Jensen" at the AALS annual conference on Jan. 7. Goldstein has agreed to co-author a casebook on admiralty law and a treatise on understanding admiralty law that will be published by Lexis/Mathew Bender. Effective January, Goldstein is the case notes editor of the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce. A panel discussion on the concept of affordability in housing development was moderated by Pete Salsich at a conference on Affordable Housing: Resources and Prospects Oct. 22 at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Salsich also is serving as a member of the advisory group working with Richard Baron of McCormack, Baron & Associates, to prepare a proposal for a Missouri Urban Fellowship Program to offer a two-year post-graduate clinical experience in urban development for persons interested in urban development and redevelopment. He has received a planning grant from a foundation to prepare a program proposal. Salsich also wrote an article, "Ecumenical Housing: Providing Housing and Services" that appeared in the 1999 special edition issue of the Social Thought Journal of Religion in the Social Services. This issue covers the April 1998 symposium at Saint Louis University School of Social Service for the inaugural conference of the Emmet and Martha Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research. Melissa Cole is preparing an amicus brief for the Eighth Circuit Court on behalf of the ACLU. The issue is whether Missouri can require schools to maximize the educational potential of children with disabilities even though the federal statute requires only that these children be given access to public education, not services designed to maximize their potential.

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