November 12, 1999: Volume 47, Number 10

Faculty, Staff Works Listed

Walter Hatke, May I. Baker Professor of Fine Arts, has two full-color reproductions of his paintings in Recovering the Prairie, edited by Robert F. Sayre (University of Wisconsin Press). The compilation of works by various painters and reproductions of works by 16 contemporary artists also quotes Hatke in the text.

Jon Marr, assistant professor of physics, gave a presentation titled "The Spectral Turnover in the GPS Radio Galaxy 0108+388 Is Due to Free Absorption in a Disk of Gas" recently at the Astronomical Society of New York's annual meeting held at the College.

Maribeth Krupczak, collection development librarian at Schaffer Library, has received the New York Library Association Section on Management of Resources and Technology's Professional Achievement award. It was presented at the Association's annual conference in recognition of "distinguished and dedicated service."

John Sowa, professor of chemistry and the College's radiation safety officer, authored an article, "The First Year as a Neophyte RSO at a Liberal Arts College," in a recent issue of Operational Radiation Safety.

Bill Schwarz, director of media and government relations, spoke on the Union-Schenectady Initiative, a revitalization program in the College Park neighborhood, as a panelist in a Syracuse conference on "Rebuilding Upstate New York: What Works." It was sponsored by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Freddie Mac Funding Corp. and HUD.

Frank Wicks, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has written an article, "Renaissance Tool Man," about James Hartness, a major inventor of machine tools and measuring instruments, in the November issue of Mechanical Engineering. Hartness also was president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an aviator and governor of Vermont.

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