NEWS FROM WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY...   May 18, 1999 TWO WILLIAM PATERSON EDUCATION FACULTY INVITED TO JOIN CHINA DELEGATIONS Althea Hylton-Lindsay and Cynthia Northington, both assistant professors in the department of curriculum and instruction at William Paterson University, have been invited to participate in delegations which will tour China this year through the People to People Ambassador Programs. "This is a tremendous recognition of their scholarly potential by their disciplinary peers," says Leslie Agard-Jones, dean of the University's College of Education. "Both Althea Hylton-Lindsay and Cynthia Northington represent the future of the College, bridging the gap between pre-K through 12 and higher education." Hylton-Lindsay, a specialist in math education, will join other mathematics educators for a visit to Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and Shanghai from June 13 to 27. The delegation will be led by Lee Stiff, president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and associate professor of mathematics education at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and Frances Curcio, professor of mathematics education, New York University. While in China, Hylton-Lindsay and other participants will engage in formal and informal discussions with their counterparts and contrast educational systems and methods. Hylton-Lindsay is a resident of Paterson. Northington, who is a developmental psychologist, and a delegation of educators, counselors, psychologists, social workers and other professionals, will travel to China from September 16 to 28. The tour, led by Joyce Hickson, chair of counseling and clinical programs at Columbus State University, will focus on urban and rural education, mental health treatment approaches and demonstrations of alternative therapies such as acupuncture. Northington resides in South Orange. Founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, People to People promotes the vision that ordinary individuals can become a powerful force for peace. #### HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES HONORS Mel Edelstein, a professor of history at William Paterson University, has been elected a member of the Conseil d'Administration of the Societe des Etudes Robespierristes, the preeminent organization of historians of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. He is the only American elected to the group. An expert on the French Revolution and the origins of democracy in France, Edelstein has also been awarded an American Philosophical Society grant to conduct research in the Archives Nationales and the Bibliotheque National in Paris during June and July. With this grant, his fifth, he becomes the first scholar in the society's 66-year history to receive five such competitive postdoctoral research awards in a career. Edelstein has won many awards for his research, including a Fulbright Fellowship and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has authored a book on the press and the French Revolution, as well as numerous articles published in books and journals. Edelstein is a resident of New York City. ###   SEATTLE SYMPHONY PREMIERES WORK BY WILLIAM PATERSON PROFESSOR EMERITUS The Seattle Symphony, under the baton of Gerard Schwarz, recently presented the premiere performances of the first Symphony by Hugh Aitken, a William Paterson University professor emeritus of music. The work, commissioned by the Seattle Symphony, was performed April 8 through April 11. Aitken, who resides in Oakland, is the author of more than 80 musical works, including two operas and an oratorio. He has been commissioned by the New York Chamber Symphony, the Naumburg Foundation, the Coolidge Foundation, the Emerson String Quartet, and violinist Elmar Oliveira. A duo commissioned by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax is scheduled to be premiered in February 2000. A graduate of The Juilliard School with bachelor's and master's degrees in music, Aitken joined the William Paterson faculty as a professor of music in 1970; he retired in 1996. He was named professor emeritus of the University in February 1997. The recipient of more than 30 awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), he has also been honored by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters ###   TWO ALUMNI HONORED BY WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY'S EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Dr. Cathy A. Labate and Michael Weis have been named Distinguished Alumni by the Department of Exercise and Movement Sciences at William Paterson University in Wayne. They were selected by the faculty based on professional service, education and professional growth, scholarly achievement and honors and awards. Labate, a resident of Clifton, is director of guidance at the George Washington School in Wayne. Prior to assuming her current post, she served as a K-8 physical/health educator for the Wayne Township Public Schools. A member of the executive board of the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD), she was nominated for the organization's 1992 Outstanding Teaching Award. Published in her field, she has made numerous professional presentations. A 1979 graduate of William Paterson with a bachelor's degree in physical education/health education, Labate holds a doctorate in education from Columbia University. Weis, who resides in Northvale, is an area administrator for Health South Corporation, which provides physical therapy for rehabilitation of athletic injuries and contracts athletic trainers to work with athletic teams at area high schools. Previously, he served as director of rehabilitation for Professional Sports Care in Livingston. Associate editor of Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, he has been published in the Journal of Athletic Training, among other professional publications. A 1989 graduate of William Paterson with a bachelor of science degree in movement science/athletic training, Weis also holds a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Kean University. ### For additional information, contact Mary Beth Zeman, Director Office of Public Information 973-720-2966   ### Back to News Releases