Update

France: From the Renaissance to the Present, a book by William Roberts, history/social science (New College) and director, public administration (Metro), was published this summer by Facts on File, Inc. (Ferguson Publishing), N.Y.C. The book provides detailed information on the people, events and social issues that are current to the study of French history.

Sorin Tuluca, economics/finance (Flor), presented “The Manufacturing Flexibility to Switch Products: Valuation and Optimal Strategy,” which he co-authored with Piotr Stalinski of Central Missouri University, during the 10th Society of Computational Economics Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, held from July 8 to 10 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA program in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), presented “Working with Culturally Different Patients” at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, England, in March. She also has two articles in press: a book review on Counseling International Students: Clients from Around the World in Contemporary Psychology and “Working with Culturally and Linguistically Different College Age Students” in the Handbook of Psychology for Culturally and Linguistically Different Students.

Student Bernard Agyei, public safety officer (Flor), received third prize in the annual North Jersey American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J. Agyei, who works with Stephen Waller, chemistry (Flor), on two senior chemistry research projects, presented his work on the gastric fate of pharmaceuticals in the presence of ethanol.

Neil Massoth, psychology and director, PhD program in clinical psychology (Metro), presented “Psychological Factors in Cancer” at the Annual Meeting of the International Waldenstorm’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation in Chicago, Ill., in May and co-presented “Further Assessment of the Construct Validity of Two Measures of Cognitive Status: Replication and Extension” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., in April. Massoth was elected to the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives as representative of Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) for a three-year term (2005–2008).

J. Michael Adams, president, and Encho Gospudinov, delegation head for the International Red Cross at the United Nations in New York, addressed Red Cross volunteers, staff members and supporters about their organization’s role in international affairs, at the Red Cross Building, Englewood, N.J. Adams authored “Think Globally, Educate Locally: Colleges’ Mandate — Preparing Students for Connected World,” published in the June 20 issue of The New York Times and “Foundations for Innovation: Encouraging Academic Empire Building,” in the spring issue of The Presidency, a publication of the American Council on Education. He also delivered the commencement address, “Success in a Global Age,” at Cumberland County College, Vineland, N.J., on May 20, and was the commencement speaker at the Brick (N.J.) High School graduation ceremony on June 23.

Herbert Ouida, University Core (Metro), reports that the Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation, which he organized, received a $10,000 award from CIBC World Markets. The foundation, in honor of Ouida’s son, Todd, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center, raises money to help children with anxiety and other psychological problems.

James Hutton, marketing (Metro), lectured at several universities — University of Lugano, in Switzerland; University of South Florida; and Thammasat University and Bangkok University, both in Thailand. He served as a panelist at conferences of the New Jersey Communication Association and the Southern States Communication Association in Tampa, Fla.

Deborah Gonzalez, director, Puerta al Futuro, New College (Metro), was appointed national coordinator on higher education for the National Hispanic Agenda Summit held in June. She will serve as the organization’s point person for Latino issues in higher education — researching, collecting, preparing and presenting prevailing views to government leaders on the needs of Latinos in higher education. In July, Gonzalez was invited to be international female marshal during Club Colombia’s Cultural Week, Hackensack, N.J. She was chosen for her dedication, work and support of the Hispanic and Colombian communities in New Jersey.

In June, R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), participated in a photographic exhibit and juried contest sponsored by the Canal Society of New Jersey and held at Waterloo Village, N.J., in June. Three of his photographs placed — “Scene Along the Delaware and Raritan Canal” (first place), “Scene at the Waterloo Village” (second place) and “Scene Along the Morris Canal” (third place). In addition, he and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), presented “Along the Canal,” an art and photographic exhibit featuring various scenes along the Lehigh and Delaware Canals in Pennsylvania and the Morris and Raritan Canals in New Jersey at the Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery, Delaware Water Gap, Pa.

Faramarz Fatemi, history/political science and director, history/political/international studies (Metro); Helen Brudner, history/political science and director/coordinator of graduate programs, history/political/international studies (Metro); Christopher Rasmussen, history (Metro); and Samuel Raphalides, political science/history (Metro), were featured speakers at installation ceremonies for Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Society) and Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honors Society), held last May 16 at the Metropolitan Campus. The eight inductees included alumni and students.

Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), is the author of “The Making of Meaning: Comments on Hofstee and Ten Berge” in the Journal of Personality Assessment and co-author of “Professional Issues in Pharmacotherapy for Psychologists” in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and “Effect of Mental and Physical Practice Schedules on Acquisition and Retention of Novel Timing Skills” in Perceptual and Motor Skills. He also has several articles in press: “Saving Our Psychosocial Souls,” in American Psychologist; “Personal Reflections on the Pharmacy Collaboration Program,” in The Oklahoma Psychologist; “A Taxometric Analysis of Experimenter-induced Response Style,” in Graduate Student Journal in Psychology; and “A Promising, Clinically-Practical Intervention for Hemiparesis After Chronic Stroke,” in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In addition, McGrath was elected president of Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy) of the American Psychological Association.

Samuel Feinberg, psychology (Metro), spoke on “Successful Parenting in Stressful Times” in April at the River Edge (N.J.) Public Schools.

Carl Viola, executive vice president, was among the new members inducted to Pi Alpha Alpha, the National Public Administration Honor Society, in May. Members must have at least 18 credits toward a master in public administration and a 3.70 grade point ratio. Viola received his MPA in 1979 from the Rutherford Campus.

David Pogge, psychology (Metro), is the author of the following abstracts: “Identification of Bipolar Disorder in Depressed Adolescents,” “Improvement of Cognitive Functioning with Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment in Non-Schizophrenic Adolescent Inpatients,” and “Empirical Predictors of Long-term Outcome in Adolescent Inpatients: A Five- to Seven-Year Follow-up Study,” which were all published in Biological Psychiatry.

Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), is the author of a paper, “Yeasts in Biosensing,” which was published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. As visiting professor in France from May to June, she gave two conferences at the University of Nantes — one on the field of enzyme electrodes used in synthesis and biosensors and one on the area of scientific methods for the detection of art forgeries. In April, she co-presented “PEG Derivative Used for Bioconjugation in One- and Two-enzyme Systems” with two students at the 49th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science in Madison, N.J.

Eamon Doherty, administrative sciences (Metro), and student Joel Fernandes exhibited a poster and demonstrated a prototype of a wireless telerobotic arm, which can potentially be used by homeland security personnel for handling small hazardous materials, at the New Jersey Homeland Security Conference on June 7. At the same conference, Doherty and alumnus Peter Lacerda, MS’04 (Metro), exhibited a poster and demonstrated a prototype of an augmentative communication program that could help injured American soldiers communicate with American or coalition-force medical personnel. The posters are now on display in the conference room, Becton Hall, Metropolitan Campus, as part of the permanent collection of materials for accreditation for computer science.

Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), was among the artists included in the following group shows in New York: “PMS Women Painters, Sculptors and Musicians” at the Brooklyn College Art Gallery, Brooklyn War Memorial in March; “Open House: Working in Brooklyn,” at The Brooklyn Museum of Art from April 16 through August 15; “Benefit for Equality Now” at the Locus Media Gallery; “Spectra” at the Diesel Gallery, Red Hook, Brooklyn; the “Seventh Annual Mermaid Show” at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn; “Second Annual Benefit Exhibition,” Kentler International Drawing Space, Red Hook, Brooklyn; “Members Exhibition” at the Bowery Gallery, Manhattan; “Small Works Invitational” at the Blue Mountain Gallery, Manhattan; and “Circus Day” on Coney Island. Roberts also was Eleanor Heartney juror at the La Grange National XXIII Biennial Exhibition at the Chatahoochie Valley Museum, La Grange, Ga. She also has been commissioned for several projects: by CNN for seven paintings for the show “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explores Life Beyond Limits,” by Astroland & ThirstyGirl Productions for a backdrop for Circus Day Main Stage and by Coney Island USA for nine banner paintings and Upper Story bannerline. Roberts and her art were featured in SoHo Journal, The New York Times and in the Brooklyn College Magazine. Roberts was interviewed by NY1 during the opening of the “Open House” show at The Brooklyn Museum and by German NPR and by BCAT Television during the Mermaid Parade Ball. She was interviewed and her works featured in “400 Years of Working in Brooklyn” a video by the Brooklyn Historical Society. Her works were also used as a backdrop during the Second Annual New York City Burlesque and Village Voice Siren festivals. Roberts sits on the panel sponsored by City Lore at Brooklyn Historical Society for Art in Coney Island and the Circus Historical Society and CIUSA Board of Coney Island Museum. In addition, she lectured at The Brooklyn Museum, N.Y.

Marie Roberts, right, fine arts (Metro), with the “Amazing Blazing” Tyler Fyre at the “Open House: Working in Brooklyn” exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum.

Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars, a book by Bernard Dick, English/communications (Metro), was featured on the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Book Corner (http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com) for the month of July. Published by the University Press of Kentucky in May, the book is the first biography of the man behind film classics such as “Casablanca,” “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Dick also reviewed two books — Paul Buhle’s and David Wagner’s Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950–2002, and Blacklisted: The Film Lover’s Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist — in the September–October 2004 issue of Tikkun: A Critique of Politics, Culture & Society.

Diana Balasis, director, paralegal studies, New College; University Core (Metro); and BA’92 (Metro), was elected to the University’s Alumni Association Board of Governors, effective September 2004. Balasis also serves on the board of advisers for the Paralegal Studies Program.

Francis Mertz, president emeritus, was elected chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education effective July 1.

Linda Reddy, psychology and director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro), presented “Empirically-based Behavioral Management Strategies for Schools” for the Livingston (N.J.) Public Schools in April and co-presented “The Relationship Between Parental Efficacy and Externalizing Behaviors in Young Children with ADHD” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., in April. Reddy is the co-author of “Measuring Adherence in Behavior Therapy: Opportunities for Research and Practice,” which was published in The Behavior Therapist, and “Psychosocial Group Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Adolescents,” which was printed in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. A book she co-authored, Empirically-based Play Interventions for Children, will be published by the American Psychological Association Press. Her article, “From A to Z on Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder,” appeared in School Psychology Quarterly.

René Steinke, English (Flor) and editor-in-chief, The Literary Review, reports that FDU alumna, Chineesa Gates, BA’03 (Flor), is an editorial assistant at O, The Oprah Magazine. Gates’s recent article, “What’s Playing in Denyce Graves’s Ear?” appeared in the magazine’s July 2004 issue.

Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College (Metro), was appointed to the University Librarian’s Advisory Board. The board met with James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor), in April to discuss programming and partnerships possible between FDU libraries and people and organizations of the region.

Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems (MIS) and deputy director, computer sciences/MIS/E-commerce/mathematics (Metro), was an invited speaker at the Eighth Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems held in Shanghai, China, on July 9. His subject was “The Domains of Information Systems and Electronic Commerce: The Core, the Trends and the Pragmatics.”

Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor), will be the guest speaker at “Good Morning, Morris Goes West,” a breakfast seminar, on October 8, at Skylands at Randolph, N.J. He will talk about “Election 2004: Polling the Presidential Contest.”

At the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., last April, Jane Braden-Maguire, psychology (Metro), co-presented “The Effects of Defendant Characteristics on Simulated Juror Judgments in a Multiple-shooting Crime” and “The Effect of Gender of Stalker and Victim’s Coping Response on Reactions to a Campus Stalker” with Janet Sigal, psychology and director, BA/MA program in general-theoretical psychology. Sigal also presented “Cross-cultural Research: Challenges, Pitfalls and Rewards” at the meeting.

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), presented at the 18th Noel-Levitz National Conference on Student Retention, held in New Orleans, La., on July 15. Vehrkens has presented at all 18 Noel-Levitz conferences.

Object-Oriented Program Development Using Java: A Class Centered Approach, the latest textbook by Gary Bronson, data processing (Metro), was published by Course Technology, Boston, Mass. A companion volume, Object-Oriented Program Development Using C++, is scheduled for publication this fall. Bronson is the author of 14 other textbooks.

Rape and Race in the Nineteenth-Century South, a book by Diane Sommerville, history (Flor), traces the evolution of white southerners’ fears of black rape by examining actual cases of black-on-white rape throughout the 19th century. It will be published by The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, in November.

Roger Koppl, economics/finance (Flor), is president-elect of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics and will become its president in November. He is included in the 2005 issue of the Marquis Who’s Who, to be published in October. He also reports that Meike Niedbal, a graduate student from Berlin, will be at the University until September completing her dissertation and working with him on a paper. Niedbal delivered faculty presentations on trends in marketing research in Germany.

An article by Louis Hsu, psychology (Metro), “Biases of Success Rate Differences Shown in Rowenthal and Rubin’s Binomial Effect Size Displays” appeared in Psychological Methods.

Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), as a member of Business for Diplomatic Action, participated in the United Nations Conference “Business Partners for Peace, Global Ethics and Public Diplomacy” in July. Goodman wrote an editorial for the latest issue of Corporate Communications: An International Journal, and contributed to The Handbook of Corporate Communication and Public Relations: Pure and Applied.

Charles Schaefer, psychology (Metro), presented the keynote address, titled “Play Therapy: Evidence-based Practice,” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association for Play Therapy, held in St. Louis, Mo. He is co-author of “An Investigation of Validity of the Subjective Happiness Scale,” published in Psychological Reports, and “The Effects of Violent Fantasy on Children’s Aggressive Behavior,” in Psychology and Education.

Gertrude Levine, computer science (Metro), and Harvey Lowy, computer science/management information systems (Metro), recommended Robinah Nabayego, student, computer sciences/engineering (Metro), for a scholarship for graduate-level study from Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ), which helps and encourages the next generation of female executives. Nabayego received a $3,000 merit award.

Ida Jeltova, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Ecological Approach to Resilient and Risky Behaviors in Adolescent Girls in Heterogeneous Societies: Cross-cultural Study” at the Annual International Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held in San Diego, Calif., in April. She also co-presented “Cross-cultural Experiences in Cross-cultural Research” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., in April. Jeltova has three articles in press: “Creating School Environments Responsive to Gay and Lesbian Parents: Challenges in Consultation,” in the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation; “Families, Schools, Communities Partnerships in Russia: Traditions and Innovations,” in Family-School-Community Partnership: Promising Practices for Family Involvement Across Continents; and “Education for Gifted and Talented in Contemporary Russia,” in Encyclopedia of Education for Gifted and Talented. She also is the author of “Psychological Tools for Educators and Psychologists,” a book review published in the Journal of Educational and Cognitive Psychology, and co-author of “Major Issues in Women’s Health,” a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Health Psychology.

William Lipkin, social sciences/history (Flor), will be honored as this year’s outstanding older worker from New Jersey as part of the Experience Works Prime Time Awards Program, the nation’s largest provider of training and employment for older workers, which will be held October 5–9 in Washington, D.C.

Web Application Design Handbook, a book Susan Fowler, computer sciences/engineering (Metro), co-written with her husband, Victor Stanwick, was recently published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, subsidiary of Elsevier Publishing. Fowler also is the co-author of two other software design books, The GUI Style Guide and the GUI Design Handbook.

Two published journal articles by Scott Behson, management (Metro) and chair, management (Metro/Flor), were nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Both were ranked in the top 20 research articles of 2002–2003 by a jury of work-family researchers. His article “The Relative Contribution of Formal and Informal Organization Work-Family Support” is in press with the Journal of Vocational Behavior. Behson’s article “Paying the Price of Strategic Blunders (Expert Commentary on the Case Study, Vivendi: In a State of Strategic Flux)” was printed in IFCAI University Press Case Folio. He co-presented “Teaching Executive Communication and Leadership,” with James Hutton, marketing (Metro), at the European Applied Business Research Conference, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June, and “Dual Sources of Support for Dual Roles: Mentoring and Work-Family Culture and Employee Job Attitudes,” at the 2004 Academy of Management Conference, held in New Orleans, La., in August. Behson also presented “The Relative Contribution of Formal and Informal Organizational Work-Family Support” at the Southern Management Association Conference, held in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Tiferet: A Journal of Spiritual Literature is published and edited by Donna Baier Stein, English (Flor), who teaches advanced writing courses. Tiferet’s poetry editor is Renée Ashley, a core faculty member for the MFA program in creative writing (Flor), and its prose editor is Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor).

Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro), presented “Can Sociology Help to Prevent Future Columbines?” at the national meeting of The Society for the Study of Social Problems, held in San Francisco, Calif., on August 14.

U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine of New Jersey held a press conference at the Metropolitan Campus to discuss his proposed legislation, the ASPIRE Act, which would create an investment account for every child born in America. Pictured with Corzine is Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro), who met him while he was on campus.

In Memoriam

Renee Breitbarth, AA’89 (Metro), BA’94 (Metro), retired secretary, New College (Metro), died on July 23. She worked at the University from 1979 to 2002, most recently as faculty secretary at New College. Breitbarth previously worked in Weiner Library and the former School of Dentistry library.

Alison Storipan, BA’75 (Flor), MA’93 (Flor), member of the Alumni Association Board of Governors, died on July 21 at the age of 51. She served as a member of the board’s Nominating Committee and was the board’s liaison to the College at Florham. She also was an active member of the English, Communication and Philosophy Alumni Chapter. She is survived by her mother, Irene Storipan, of Perth Amboy, N.J.; her brother, Tyler, of Carteret, N.J.; and a niece and nephew.

Joseph Krufka, the first and only wrestling coach at the College at Florham from 1964 to 1983, died on July 15 at the age of 74. Krufka is a member of the Division III Hall of Fame Class of 1999. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 46 years, and daughters Mary Jo Gearhart of Forest, Va.; Lisa Stanski of Lebanon Township, N.J.; and Alison Krufka of Haddonfield, N.J.

Richard Klosek, retired microbiology (Metro), died on July 18 at the age of 71. He joined the University in 1960 and taught at FDU’s Rutherford and Teaneck campuses, where he was instrumental in establishing microbiology as part of the undergraduate and graduate curricula, until his retirement as a professor of microbiology in 2001. Klosek is survived by Emily, his wife of 50 years; sons Richard, Michael, David and John; a sister, Elizabeth Spellman; and a grandchild.

Algirdas Landsbergis, retired history (Metro), died in April at the age of 79. Born in Lithuania, he joined the University’s Rutherford Campus in the fall of 1965. Landsbergis transferred to Edward Williams College (now New College of General and Continuing Studies) in 1986 and retired as a professor of history in 1992. As chairman of PEN In Exile, he was a jurist for the Nobel Prize for Literature. After his retirement, Landsbergis, a playwright and novelist, lectured in the New York metropolitan area.

Alfred Shadowitz, retired physics (Metro), died on March 26 at the age of 88. He taught at the University from 1958 until his retirement as professor of physics in 1989. He authored seven books, two of which — Electromagnetic Field and Special Relativity — are still in print. He is survived by a daughter, Sarah, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shirley Williams, staff (Wroxton), died September 7. She is survived by her husband, Dave Williams, staff (Wroxton) and her daughter. Dave and Shirley came to Wroxton in 1997. She helped in many areas including reception coverage, security, tour guide to name a few. Said Nicholas Baldwin, dean (Wroxton), “A lot of students simply called her their ‘English mother.’” Her family had asked that in lieu of flowers, donations (by check or international money order) be sent to Katharine House Hospice, East End, Adderbury, OX17 3NL, England.

Announcing

Nestle Cabrera, secretary, natural sciences (Metro), and her husband, Hermie, announce the birth of their son, Brett Allen, on July 27.

Rose D’Ambrosio, manager of employee benefits, human resources (Metro) and her husband, John, learning specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Rose, on February 14.

William Koenig, HR/HRIS administrator, human resources (Metro), and his wife, Renee Goodlin Koenig, BA’99 (Metro), MAT’01 (Metro), announce the birth of their son, Tyler Joseph, on August 1.

Stefanie Miller, assistant manager of employee benefits, human resources (Metro), and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Jake Garrett, on May 15.

Martha Young, assistant to the general counsel (Metro), announces the birth of her first grandchild, Owen Isaac Sutcliffe, to Heather and George Sutcliffe, on July 21.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU from April through August 26, 2004.

Welcome to Nancy Abady, assistant trainer, athletics (Metro); Michael Adamchuk, library systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor); Dominick Amoroso, assistant trainer, athletics (Flor); Rosaria Andraka, secretary, psychology (Flor); Francine Armentano, staff nurse, student health services (Metro); Margaret Campo, administrative assistant to director, natural sciences (Metro); Joseph Casale, officer, public safety (Flor); Charles Davis, University admissions counselor, enrollment management (Metro); Vito Di Stefano, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Arturo Flores, assistant trainer, athletics (Metro); Judith Guido, administrative assistant to MBA adviser, Silberman College (Metro); Mary Beth Harbach, assistant trainer, athletics (Flor); Jeffrey Miskura, coordinator, enrollment services (Metro); Jennifer Noon , assistant women’s lacrosse coach, athletics (Flor); Louis Orth, assistant to director, athletics (Flor); Jamillah Powell, counselor, financial aid (Metro); Usama Shaikh, assistant director, residence life (Metro); Ruth Soto, administrative assistant, Puerta al Futuro/Gateway to the Future program (Metro); and Olga Torres, library assistant, Weiner Library (Metro).

September 2004

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