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Rob Freeman has been hired at TELEC Inc. as sales manager. He is responsible for sales and marketing of voice, video and data system-integration sol-utions. He returns to Springfield after working for Siderski Electronics in Chicago.

Drury College has hired several faculty members for the 1999-2000 academic year:

Betty J. Blackwell has joined Drury as assistant professor in education. She received her master's degree in education from Stephen F. Austin University. She previously served as curriculum specialist, elementary principal and teacher in Texas.

Jana L. Bufkin has joined Drury as assistant professor in behavioral sciences/assistant director of the masters program in criminology/criminal justice. Bufkin received her master's degree from Northeast Louisiana University. She previously taught at Northeast Louisiana and Florida State.

Jill M. Burkindine has joined Drury as special instructor of the Intensive English Program. She has a master's degree from Austin State University and has done graduate study at University of Missouri-Columbia. She has taught for several years as an adjunct faculty member at Drury and joins the IEP program full-time on a one-year appointment.

Randall Fuller has joined Drury as assistant professor of English. He received a doctorate from Washington University and previously taught at Washington Univeristy and MU. He has experience as a professional writer for nationally-known magazines.

Brant Hinrichs has joined Drury as visiting assistant professor of physics. He has a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. He previously taught at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and was a post-doctorial researcher at the University of Tokyo.

Bryan Kirby has joined Drury as visiting assistant professor of German. He has a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and previously taught at UMass, Oxford College of Emory University and Our Lady of the Elms College in Massachusetts.

Jennie L. Long has joined Drury as assistant professor in behavioral sciences. She received a doctorate in sociology from the University of Cincinnati and previously taught at Sterling College.

Nyla Milleson has joined Drury as instructor in exercise and sport science and head women's basketball coach. Milleson has a BSEd from Kansas State University and previously taught and coached at Glendale High School and Junction City High School in Kansas.

Anne Shalda has joined Drury as special instructor of mathematics and computer science. Shalda received a master's degree in mathematics from SMSU. She previously taught at SMSU and Willard High School, and was also a senior actuarial analyst for American National Property and Casualty.

Traci Sooter has joined Drury as a visiting instructor of architecture. Sooter is completing a master's degree in architecture and construction management at Washington University. She previously taught at Washington University and has a business and construction background.

Stephen Temple has joined Drury as assistant professor of architecture. He has a master's degree from the University of Texas-Austin. He previously taught at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and the University of Texas. He will coordinate and direct the foundations program for the Hammons School of Architecture.

Sean P. Terry has joined Drury as visiting assistant professor in interdisciplinary studies. Terry recieved a doctorate in geography from the University of Oklahoma. He will teach in the GP21, geography and environmental studies programs.

Robert Weddle has joined Drury as assistant professor of architecture. He has a doctorate in the history of architecture and urbanism from Cornell University. Weddle previously taught at Bryn Mawr College, Cornell, University of Illinois and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Edward Williamson has joined Drury as visiting assistant professor of education. He has a doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He will teach at Drury's Fort Leonard Wood campus. He previously taught elementary and middle-school students.

Dennis Elders has joined Norwest Mortgage as an account executive. He has been in financial services for several years and will service home buyers and the realty community with a wide array of mortgage products.