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Obituary: Betsy Moors, retired library assistant

Betsy L. Moors, 89, of Florence, a retired library assistant I, died Feb. 17 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Born in North Adams, worked at Sprague Electric in North Adams before her marriage.
 
In 1965, she joined the Library staff. She retired in 1989.

Her husband, Robert Moors, died in 1967.

She leaves son and daughter-in-law Keith and Sue Moors of Florence, four grandchildren, 15 foster-grandchildren and one great-grandson.

The funeral will be held Saturday, Feb. 23 at noon at the Florence Congregational Church.

Obituary: Ann Blanker, former clerk and stenographer

Ann (Harlow) Blanker, 85, of Greenfield and Stowe, Vt., a former junior clerk and stenographer, died Feb. 18 at the Buckley HealthCare Center in Greenfield.

She was born in Turners Falls attended local schools in Montague and was a graduate of Turners Falls High School. She attended Bates College and was a graduate of Northampton Commercial College.

She was hired at the Experiment Station in 1949 and resigned in 1951.
 
She leaves her husband of 63 years, William C. Blanker, sons, Alan H. Blanker of Greenfield and Charles H. Blanker of Northfield, daughter, Susan A.

Schmitter to present research at art history workshop in Rome

Monika Schmitter, associate professor of Art History, has been invited to present at the International Workshop on Early Modern Painted Facades in Italy (15th to 17th centuries) being held March 7-9 at Villa Medici in Rome.

Schmitter will present her research on the patronage of painted facades, which will form the basis of a chapter in the book resulting from the workshop.

The event is sponsored by the Académie de France à Rome and the Centre André Chastel, Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art.

Obituary: George Treyz, professor emeritus of Economics

George I. Treyz, 76, professor emeritus of Economics, died Feb. 14 at his home in Amherst after a long illness.
 
Born in Callicoon, N.Y., he received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and received a doctorate in economics from Cornell University. He showed his entrepreneurial spirit at Princeton, starting a business selling grinders to fellow students, as featured in an article in Life magazine.

He taught for three years at Bryn Mawr and Haverford colleges before joining the Economics faculty in 1968. He was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and professor in 1980.

Obituary: L.Z. Moulder, former power plant engineer and technician

L. Z. Moulder, 74, of Leverett, a former power plant engineer and professional technician, died Feb. 16 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Born in Camdenton, Mo., he served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and continued to serve in the Army National Guard for a total of 20 years combined.

He worked as a steam power engineer at several state facilities including Belchertown State School and the Holyoke Soldiers Home. He worked on campus from 1976 until 1983.

He leaves his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Field) Moulder of Leverett; a daughter Mary J.

Obituary: William K. Price, retired assistant professor of Communication

William K. Price, 82, of South Deerfield, retired assistant professor of Communication, died Feb. 8 at home.
 
Born in Hagerstown, Md., he attended Allegany High School and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1954. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-57. He received his M.S. and his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin in 1960 and 1964, respectively.
 
He also served as presiding officer of the Faculty Senate in the early 1990s.
 
He joined the faculty in 1963 and retired in 1996. He continued to teach until 2001.

He leaves his wife of 24 years,

Susan Roberts appointed associate dean of Graduate School

Professor Susan Roberts will assume the half-time position of associate dean of the Graduate School on July 1, according to John McCarthy, vice provost for Graduate Education and dean of the Graduate School. Roberts is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and director of the Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE).

In her role as ICE director, Roberts directs a National Science Foundation-sponsored Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, which provides funding and training to graduate students to prepare them for a range of careers in

Shabazz to discuss Springfield's African-American heritage

Amilcar Shabazz, professor of Afro-American Studies and faculty advisor for diversity and excellence in the Chancellor’s Office, will be a panelist on “Discovering Springfield’s African American Heritage” on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Pan African Historical Museum in Springfield.
 
Joining Shabazz in the discussion will be Wayne E. Phaneuf, executive editor of the Republican, and Joseph Carvalho III, retired president and executive director of the Springfield Museums.
 
The Pan African Historical Museum is located at 1500 Main St.  For information, call 733-4823.

Hannum preps music and musicians for Tournament of Roses parade

When the nearly 300-member Bands of America Honors Band marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day, the percussion section was under the watchful eye of Thom Hannum, associate director of the Minuteman Marching Band, who wrote their music and prepped them for the national spotlight.
 
During an eight-day stay in Pasadena, Hannum helped the 27 percussionists rehearse not only for the nationally televised parade but for performances at Disneyland and area venues.
 
“There are 1.25 million people along the parade route,” said Hannum.

Fountain identifies ingredients of successful cross-agency government collaborations

Professor Jane Fountain of Political Science and Public Policy has published a new report that spells out the recipe for successful working relationships across government agencies. The report, titled Implementing Cross-Agency Collaboration: A Guide for Federal Managers and released by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, indicates that the success of these important partnerships depends on two main ingredients: effective people skills and strong management systems.
 
According to Fountain’s report, managers of successful cross-agency collaborations “must use interpersonal and

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