HONORS & Other Things
Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Environmental ManagementThe Environmental Management Program at Wharton received an award from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Aspen Institute's Initiative for Social Innovation through Business (ISIB) for incorporating environmental and social issues into its business curricula and extra-cuuricular activities. In a survey, Beyond Grey Pinstripes: Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship, conducted by WRI and ISIB, Wharton was one of only two business schools to rank in the top tier for incorporation of environmental and societal issues into business; University of Michigan was the other. According to the survey, less than 20% of business schools reported training students to manage social and environmental problems facing business. Sutherland Award: Dr. ShermanDr. Lawrence W. Sherman, the Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations in the department of sociology and the director of the Fels Center for Government is the recipient of the 1999 Edwin H. Sutherland Award, presented annually by the American Society of Criminology. The award was presented in Toronto, Canada, on November 17 and recognizes a lifetime of research achievements in the field of criminology. The award is named for the famed criminologist and former president of the American Sociological Association who coined the phrase "white collar crime." This award recognizes Dr. Sherman's many contributions in the field of criminology, including his pioneering field experiments in arrests and police raids, his theory of defiance of criminal sanctions and his applications of research to public policy for "evidence-based crime prevention." A 1999 study of over 27,000 citations in 20 English language journals of criminology and criminal justice found that Dr. Sherman was the most frequently cited author, a position previously held by the late Marvin Wolfgang, a criminologist who was also a recipient of the Sutherland Award. Dr. Sherman has been appointed president of the International Society for Criminology. He is only the third U.S. citizen to hold this position in the Socitey's 61-year history. Dr. Sherman was appointed to the five-year term in December. Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Excellence in Women's HealthThe Women's Health program at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center was one of six to receive an award for excellence in women's health from the National Association for Women's Health (NAWH). These awards celebrate benchmark programs and outstanding individual efforts that further the goal of improved healthcare for women. The Center was specifically recognized for its ambulatory services for women. Ambulatory visits to Penn's women's health programs exceed 100,000 visits annually. Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Election of 1999 AAAS FellowsThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded the distinction of Fellow to two members of the University community. Dr. Jenny Pickworth Glusker and Dr. Vivianne T. Nachmias are among 283 members who were elevated to this rank this year because of their efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. The New Fellows, according to the tradition which began in 1874, will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on February 19 at the Fellows forum during the 2000 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Jenny Pickworth Glusker, adjunct professor of biochemistry and biophysics of the Fox Chase Cancer Center was elected as a fellow in the Pharmaceutical Sciences "for distinguished contributions to the structural analyses of biological molecules, especially for work elucidating the role of metals in biological materials." Dr. Vivianne T. Nachmias, professor emeritus of cell & developmental biology, was elected as a fellow in the Medical Sciences "for important contributions to the study of actomyosins in cell motility from amoeba to human platelet and for co-discovery of the function of beta-thymosin in actin sequestration and actin expression." Red Cross AwardLorene Cary, a lecturer in creative writing, was presented with
a Spectrum Award by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross.
Ms. Cary received the Rising Star Award which is given to "an innovative,
up and coming woman who is a 'rising star' and is 'breaking new ground',
making an impact on the community; has a commitment to the region; who serves
as a role model and a motivator; and who also shows promise and potential
for future achievements." She was recognized for her accomplishments
teaching creative writing at Penn, and for founding the Art Sanctuary, which
brings authors, poets, musicians and other artists to a North Philadelphia
community. Ms. Cary received her B.A. and M.A. from Penn in 1978. Fulbright Scholars 1999-2000The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Department of State have announced the names of some 700 U.S. recipients. Dr. Robert P. Inman, Miller-Sherrard Professor; professor of finance, public policy and management and real estate at the Wharton School, is among the academics, professionals, and independent scholars who have received Fulbright awards to lecture, consult, or conduct research abroad in 1999-2000. Also on the list is Ann Kuhlman, former associate director of international programs, now Yale's director of the Office of Internatonal Students and Scholars. She is one of four recipients of the US-South Korea International Education Administrators Program through which she spent two weeks in June there visiting Korean universities and meeting with presidents and her international education counterparts. The Library With the Most AnswersThe University Library System has received the 1998-1999 annual award for "Most Inquiries Answered by an Affiliate" from the State Data Center. The library has won this award every year since becoming an affiliate in 1996. Honors In Two CitiesDr. Elfriede Regina Knauer, a research associate at the University Museum, received the Prix Stanislas Julien from the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris for her book The Camel's Load in Life and Death, which traces the history of the representation of camels along and around the "silk route" that linked Europe and Asia. Dr. Knauer was also elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. A native of Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Knauer has researched and published widely in the art history of ancient Greece, the ancient and medieval history of the silk route, and Renaissance culture. She has been a research associate at the Museum since 1974. President of SocietyDr. C. William Hanson, III, an associate professor of anesthesia, surgery and medicine, has been elected President of the American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists. Dr. Hanson graduated from Penn medical school, completed an internal medicine residency at Stanford, and then returned to Penn for an anesthesia residency and a critical care fellowship. He has been practicing CVT anesthesia and critical care medicine at Penn for ten years, and he also serves as Section Chief of Critical Care Medicine and Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Cancer ResearchThe National Cancer Institute, a branch of NIH, has announced more than $4.1 million in grants to 10 institutions, including Penn, to support research on molecular changes in tumors. Dr. Steven W. Johnson, Center for Cancer Pharmacology, will receive $219,177 to develop profiles in ovarian cancer. Awards for Penn BuildingsTwo architectural firms have won awards from the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) for buildings they designed for Penn. Ewing Cole Cherry Brott received one of three 1999 Honor Awards in the Unbuilt Category for the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. Kieran Timberlake & Harris received one of four 1999 Awards of Recognition in the Unbuilt Category for its design of Hamilton Village. Public SafetyVice President for Public Safety Thomas M. Seamon has been named Chairman of the ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) Law Enforcement Liaison Council. It is a national council to foster better working relationships between private security and public police. ASIS International, with more than 32,000 members, is the largest international organization for professionals responsible for security, including managers and directors of security. It is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security practices by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security concerns. Mr. Stratis Skoufalos, director of security services and Mr. Chris Algard, associate director of security services, received their Certified Protection Professional designation from ASIS. They have joined more than 8,000 security practitioners worldwide to have been awarded the CPP credential; to earn this, they passed a comprehensive exam covering a wide range of security topics, and to maintain the credential will have to pursue a program of continuing education and professional activity to earn required recertification credits every three years. Horticultural HonorPaul W. Meyer, the F. Otto Haas Director of the Morris Arboretum, was honored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with its annual Distinguished Achievement Award. The society called Mr. Meyer's influence on horticulture in this area over the last 25 years "diverse and exceptional." He joined the Arboretum in 1976 as curator of the Living Collections and was named director in 1991. A plant explorer who has been involved in ornamental plant introductions from Asia, he has long worked for a rational approach to foreign plant introduction. Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Arboretum AwardMorris Arboretum received a Centennial Medallion as one of the most beautiful and well-loved gardens in the region from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). ASLA also recognized Andropogon Associates, the Arboretum's landscape architects, for their design and planning over the past 25 years.
Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Truman Foundation AwardPenn is one of five colleges and universities chosen as 1999 recipients for the Truman Foundation Honor Institution Award. A plaque of Mr. Truman was presented at a luncheon last month by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation to President Judith Rodin and Assistant VPUL Terry Conn, Penn's Truman representative. Sarah B. Zimbler, C'00, was named a Truman Scholar for 1999, the third consecutive year that a Penn student has been selected as a Truman Scholar. Over the past 23 years, Penn has had 13 Truman Scholars. Thanks to ScandinaviaTwo Penn graduate students, Marianne Baernholdt and Alexander
Hans Aspluno, have received the Thanks To Scandinavia Barbara and Edward
Netter and J.E. and Z.B. Butler Scholarships for 1999-2000. They have been
granted stipends of $12,000 each. Woodrow Wilson-J&J GrantThe Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has awarded a 1999 Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grant in Women's and Children's Health to Carla C. Keirns, a graduate student in history & sociology of science. She specializes in studying the interface of medicine and American culture, and her dissertation is titled Short of Breath--A Social and Intellectual History of Asthma in America. NSF Grant for Students to TeachThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.4 million to Penn
to support collaborative programs that enable graduate and undergraduate
students in science, mathematics, engineering and technology to teach in
elementary and secondary schools. The NSF gave a total of $13.4 million
to 31 institutions. Japan Prize | Environmental Management | Sutherland Award | Javitz Award | Women's Health | Phila. Health Services Award | Nursing Awards | 1999 AAAS Fellows | Red Cross Award | Fulbright Scholarships 1999-2000 | Library | Honors in Two Cities | President of Society | Cancer Research | AIA Awards to Penn Buildings | Public Safety | Horticultural Honor | Arboretum ASLA | Marshall Scholar | Truman Scholar | Thanks to Scandanavia | Woodrow Wilson/ Johnson & Johnson | NSF Grant | BACK TO TOP Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 16, January 11, 2000 |