Acknowledgments

This monograph grew out of a regional symposium, "Youth Violence and Substance Use in Small Towns and Rural Areas: Connecting Research and Practice," which took place October 29-30, 1993, at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The symposium was hosted by the Midwest Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities (MRC) and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Symposium participants included key researchers, state legislators, state and regional law enforcement personnel, school administrators and superintendents, and local and state practitioners involved in youth crime and substance use issues. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the professionals who contributed to the success of the symposium. We also would like to express our thanks to the following national experts who participated in the symposium or gave presentations on special topics:

• Alicia Coro, Director, School Improvement Programs, U.S. Department of Education
• Charles Edwards, Dean, College of Education, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Robert G. Culbertson, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Daryl Hobbs, Director, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri System, Lincoln University
• Lawrence Whitman, Associate Director, Midwest Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities
• Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, and Director, National Rural Crime Prevention Center, The Ohio State University
• Ruth W. Edwards, Research Scientist, Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Colorado State University
• Duane E. Voltmer, Federal Detention Specialist, Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
• Susan R. Takata, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
• N. Ann Lowrance, Director, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Lawrence J. Dark, Executive Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity Programs, and Research Fellow, Institute of Public Affairs, University of South Carolina
• Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-Wis.), 3rd District, Ranking Minority Member, House Education and Labor Committee

Special thanks to the staff who made this symposium and monograph possible:

• Gordon Karim
• Margaret Tinzmann
• Roger Chesswas
• Kelly Brown
• Donna Wagner
• Merrionna Pierce
• Marianne Kroeger
• Stephanie M. Blaser
• John Blaser
• Melissa Chapko
• Mary Ann Larson

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Posted on March 31, 1995

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