Newsmakers -- Aug. 8, 2000 New York Times Tom LeClair, English, wrote a book review for the paper on Chicano Chicanery, a collection of short stories by author Daniel Chacon. Washington Post Suzanne Masterson, management, was quoted in an article about first impressions. Masterson said that whatever expectations managers have of employees, employees then tend to live up or down to those expectations. In a separate article, The Washington Post also recognized UC as the birthplace of cooperative education in a story about the impact on co-op on today's students. Chicago Sun-Times Electronic artist Benjamin Britton of UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, was quoted about the prospects for virtual reality technology in sports in a story about women's pro golfer Karrie Webb and her coach, Kelvin Haller. Haller is a quadraplegic back in Webb's native Australia. He coaches Webb via today's computer and video technology Cleveland Plain Dealer A $1.5 million grant for new technology initiatives to UC's College of Business Administration from the Cleveland Foundation was reported in a roundup of business items. Case Western Reserve and Ohio State also received gifts in the same amount from the Cleveland Foundation. Columbus Dispatch Robert Highsmith, Medical Center, was quoted in an article that details agreements between UC and Ohio State with Celera Genomics Group, which joined with the government in producing the first human genome assembly. The Washington Post also reported that UC had made a deal to purchase Celera's products. Scientific American Awatef Hamed, professor of aerospace engineering, was featured in Scientific American's "Ask the Experts" section, explaining how jet propulsion works. Her response can be found at: http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/astronomy/astronomy36/" Scripps Howard News Service Rafael Alcaraz, a recent PhD graduate in economics, and associate professor of economics Christina Kelton were featured in an article about Alcaraz's dissertation, which looked at factors involved in retail gasoline pricing in Greater Cincinnati. The article also appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Louisville Courier-Journal Al Tuchfarber, Institute for Policy Research, was quoted in an article about a survey of crime victims. ABA Journal Joseph Tomain, dean of the College of Law, was quoted in an American Bar Association Journal article about the pros and cons of Ohio's system for electing judges. Tomain serves on the Ohio Courts Futures Commission. eWeek UC students were featured for their status as the sole source of interns for marketing communications firm Strata-G Communications. The story discussed how information technology firms are having to rely more and more on interns as a labor source. World and I Abraham Miller, political science, authored an article examining the report of the Kerner Commission, a federal panel which examined the inner-city riots of the 1960s. Alumni making news UC graduate Henry Peper was featured in the Boston Globe for his participation in a national sailing regatta at age 79. Peper was director of research and development at Papermate when he discovered erasable ink, and also had a hand in the development of the felt-tip pen. Now he lives in Boston in the warm weather months, and on his 40-foot boat anchored off the shores of Antigua in the winter months. Daniel P. Carmichael, who received degrees in pharmacy and law from UC, has been named to the Lilly Endowment board of directors. Carmichael retired in December as Eli Lilly and Co.'s deputy general counsel after 28 years with the company. Mark Howden has been appointed part-time city attorney for the city of Olean, N.Y. Howden attended UC as a graduate student in CCM and worked many years as a professional musician before returning to the University of Buffalo for his law degree. He now is in private practice in Olean. Rich Karlis, a former kicker for the UC football team, was featured in the "Catching Up With..." column in Sports Illustrated. The article recalled how the former barefoot kicker booted an overtime field goal in 1987 to send the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl. Karlis is now vice president of sales for Denver-based GS2.NET, which helps small and medium businesses find e-business solutions. Archive of Previous Newsmakers Contact the Division of Public Relations and tell us about your newsmaking project.