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Ardoin accepts honorary degree
John Ardoin, music critic for the Dallas
Morning News, received an honorary
doctor of humane letters degree from North
Texas at winter commencement ceremonies
Dec. 19.
The NT Board of Regents voted to
bestow the degree on Ardoin at its Nov.
20 meeting. The board at times honors
individuals who have distinguished them-
selves in their professions and in their
service to the North Texas region, the state
and the nation. Previous honorary degree
recipients include Ross Perot, Stanley
Marcus, Trammel! Crow, Tom Hughes and
Martha Gaylord.
Ardoin, 52, attended the NT School of
Music from 1952 until 1954 and earned
his music degree from the University of
Texas in 1955. He earned his master of
music degree from the University of Ok-
lahoma in 1956.
He has been music critic at the Dallas
Morning News since 1966 and has been a
contributing editor to The Opera Quarterly
since 1981.
Ardoin began his editorial career at
Musical American Magazine in 1959,
which he left in 1964 as editor. During
that time he was a member of the New
York Music Critics' Circle. From 1964
to 1966 he was the New York critic for
The London Times. From 1965 to 1966
Ardoin was New York critic for Opera
Magazine, managing editor of Philhar-
monic Hall programs at Lincoln Center
and a member of the music staff at Satur-
day Review.
Ardoin won the Deems Taylor/American
Society of Composers, Authors and Pub-
lishers Award for criticism in 1977.
Ardoin has written several books, in-
cluding "Callas" with Gerald Fitzgerald
in 1974, "The Tenors" in 1974, "The
Callas Legacy" in 1982 and 'The Stages
of Menotti" in 1985.
He has consulted on and/or written
numerous public television productions,
including "Lincoln Center at 25" in
1984, "A Ring for Television" (docu-
mentary on Richard Wagner) in 1983 and
"Bernstein-Beethoven" in 1982. He has
been a consultant for WNET's "Great
Performances" since 1980.
Dean gets pat on back
The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences has
special recognition and a $1,000 honorarium from The
Meadows Foundation of Dallas for his work with the
NT/Meadows Excellence in Teaching program in the
College of Education.
The award was presented to Dr. Tom Preston during
a convocation honoring the fifth class of Meadows
Scholars Nov. 10 in the Lyceum of the University Union.
Dr. Preston has worked closely with Dr. Jim Miller,
dean of the College of Education, in coordinating classes
for students in the Meadows program.
Also receiving a $1,500 honorarium and recognition
as a Meadows Honors Professor was Dr. Reginald Hinely,
professor of secondary education, who has worked closely
with Meadows students.
The Meadows Foundation awarded $1,500 research
awards to five faculty for their research projects. They
are: Dr. Alan Moore for "Development of mathematical
problem-solving skills in intermediate and junior high
students"; and Dr. Gerald Ponder for "Study of
constructs held by pre-service teachers and first-year
teachers regarding the work and culture of teachers."
Also, Drs. Peggy Richardson and Robert Weinberg
for their study, "Effect of model-cueing on acquisition
of a motor skill"; Dr. James Laney, "The effect of
invented words and real-life experiences on the learning
and retention of 'opportunity cost' by first-graders";
and Dr. Cliff Hardy, "The development of an appraisal
instrument for student teaching based on the Texas Teacher
Appraisal System (TTAS)."
COBA names deans
To better meet the needs of its increasing enrollment,
the College of Business Administration has reorganized
its dean's office and appointed two new deans.
Dr. Henry Hays will continue as associate dean, a
position he has held since 1976. Drs. J.B. Spalding and
Marcia J. Staff are new assistant deans.
Dr. Spalding will serve as assistant dean for student
affairs. He replaces Dr. Fairchild Carter, who recently
retired after 20 years on the business faculty. Dr.
Spalding's primary responsibilities include student ad-
missions, progress and graduation.
Dr. Staff serves in the newly created position of assistant
dean of academic and public affairs. Her responsibilities
include curriculum reviews and reports on academic
matters, in addition to coordinating public relations for
the college.
Dr. Hays is responsible for budget, personnel and
facilities matters. He also is a professor of management.
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Regents are honored
Wayne Stockseth of Corpus Christi, immediate past
chairman of the North Texas/ Texas College of Osteopathic
Medicine Board of Regents, and C. Dean Davis of Austin,
the new chairman, were honored on Nov. 11 with a
series of meetings and receptions in Fort Worth and
Denton.
The day included receptions, luncheon and a Faculty
Senate presentation. *
Davis presided at the annual regents' Faculty Lecture
given by Dr. L. Robert Stevens, professor of English
and director of the Classic Learning Core.
Hall of Fame gives stipend
Cynthia Shirk, a recent graduate of the College of
Business Administration, has received a $1,000 stipend
from the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation.
The foundation annually selects and honors successful
business men and women who best exemplify the entre-
preneurial spirit of Texas.
Ms. Shirk, 29, who lives in Carrollton, is a senior
mechanical engineer at Texas Instruments, where she
has worked since 1982.
Students travel abroad
Three juniors left Oct. 2 for a year of study at the
University of Guildford in Surrey, England, while three
Guildford students arrived earlier for a year at NT.
The exchange is part of an annual program between
the two universities, said Paul Hebda, assistant director
of international studies and programs at NT.
NT students studying abroad are Elizabeth Merrill,
an oboe major from Charlotte, N.C.; Janet Schoonmaker,
a pre-med student from League City; and Mark Wood,
an English major from Mesquite.
For the first time, NTSU also offered the spring
semester in London as a member of the Texas Consortium,
which also includes the University of Houston and the
University of Texas campuses at Arlington, Dallas, El
Paso, San Antonio and the Permian Basin.
The offer was made in affiliation with the American
Institute for Foreign Study, which arranges lodging, food
and any special trips requested. Classes are taught in
London by faculty from the Texas schools.
ON THE COVER: The academic future will be brighter
for coming generations due to educational strides made
possible by your contributions. The cover model, photo-
graphed by Lee Laird, is Kristopher Selby, son of Kay
and Steven Selby. Mrs. Selby is academic publications
coordinator at NT.
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