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Royal
College of Nursing: Dr. Fagin |
Former
dean of the School of Nursing and former
interim president of the University Dr. Claire
Fagin has been presented with an Honorary
Fellowship in the Royal College of Nursing.
"The
RCN Honorary Fellowship is a very rare and
prestigious honor that acknowledges nurses
who have had an outstanding impact on their
profession. This tribute recognizes Dr.
Fagin's ongoing contributions in nursing
leadership, research, education, and practice
both here in the U.S. and throughout the
world. It takes its place among Dr. Fagin's
many other marks of distinction received
throughout a remarkable career, including
11 honorary doctoral degrees and being named
a Living Legend by the American Academy
of Nursing," said School of Nursing
Dean Afaf I. Meleis.
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Five
Fellows of AAAS
Five
Penn scientists are among 291 newly named
fellows of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. The honor acknowledges
their research contributions in optical
physics, microbiology, vertebrate paleontology,
radiation oncology and plant biology.
Election
to AAAS fellowship recognizes efforts to
advance science or foster applications that
are scientifically or socially distinguished.
Penn's new inductees are:
Dr.
Elias Burstein, professor emeritus
of physics in SAS, cited for substantial
leadership, research and education
in the optical physics of solids and
for nurturing new fields through conference
and symposia organization.
Dr.
Helen Conrad Davies, professor
of microbiology in the School of Medicine,
cited for research on reactions of
bacterial cytochromes and antibodies
as probes of enzyme function and for
recruitment and retention of people
of color and women in biomedical careers.
Dr.
Peter Dodson, professor of anatomy
in the School of Veterinary Medicine
and professor of earth and environmental
science in the SAS, cited for distinguished
contributions to vertebrate paleontology,
especially in discoveries about dinosaur
biology, and for the education of the
public about dinosaurs and evolution.
Dr.
Eli Glatstein, professor of radiation
oncology in the School of Medicine,
cited for extraordinary advances in
the radiation oncology therapy of Hodgkin's
diseases and other malignant disorders.
Dr.
R. Scott Poethig, professor of
biology in SAS, cited for cell-lineage
studies of plant development and for
genetic analyses of shoot morphogenesis
in maize and Arabidopsis.
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Senior
Scholar Award: Dr. Roos
Dr.
David Roos, the Merriam Professor
in Biology and director of the Genomics
Institute, received a 2002 Senior Scholar
Award in Global Infectious Diseases
from the Ellison Medical Foundation.
The foundation supports basic research
on the molecular and cellular mechanisms
of infectious diseases, particularly
innovative approaches that show promise
for major improvements in public health
for illnesses neglected by federal
funders and other traditional sources.
The award was for Designing and
Mining Pathogen Genome Databases.
Dr.
Roos has developed and applied breakthrough
technologies in molecular genetics, cell
biology, and genomics for the study of protozoan
parasites. Much of his laboratory's work
has focused on Plasmodium, the parasite
that causes malaria, which kills more than
one million people every year. The World
Health Organization lists malaria as one
of the world's most devastating infectious
diseases.
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Music
Society Member: Dr. Wolf
Dr.
Eugene K. Wolf, emeritus professor
of music, was elected the first
honorary member of the Society
for Eighteenth-Century Music.
This election honors Dr. Wolf's
lifetime achievement as a scholar
in the field of music of the classic
era. An internationally renowned
expert on the style and history
of the 18th-century symphony,
Dr. Wolf has also published widely
on the musical manuscripts of
this period and developed new
methodological approaches to determining
their provenance and chronology.
A monograph on the musical manuscripts
from the German court at Mannheim
is in press, and a major work
on the history of the early classical
symphony is nearing completion.
At the time of his retirement
in 1998, Dr. Wolf served as the
Class of 1965 Professor of Music
(Almanac September
23, 1997).
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Pioneer
in Adoption: Dr. Spigner
Dr.
Carol Wilson Spigner, professor
of social work, has received the Pioneer
in Adoption Award from the Child Welfare
League of America. "Carol is one
of our most distinguished professors,
and it is a tribute to her work serving
children to be recognized with such
a prestigious award," said interim
Dean of Social Work Richard Gelles.
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Christian
Gauss Award: Dr. Stewart
Dr.
Susan Stewart, the Donald T. Regan
Professor of English, has won this
year's Christian Gauss Award for her
book Poetry and the Fate of the
Senses. The honor acknowledges
outstanding scholarly books published
in the US in the field of literary
scholarship or criticism. With Poetry
and the Fate of the Senses, Dr.
Stewart explores the pivotal role of
poetry in contemporary culture. Her
study draws on readings from the ancient
Greeks to the postmodern poets to explain
how poetry creates meanings between
persons.
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NSF
Career Awards
Two
SEAS faculty received NSF Career Awards
in 2002. The Career Award is NSF's most
prestigious honor for junior faculty members
and supports exceptionally promising junior
faculty who are committed to the integration
of research and education and are most likely
to become the academic leaders of the 21st
century.
Dr.
George Pappas, assistant
professor of electrical
and systems engineering,
received the Award for Hierarchical
Abstractions of Hybrid
Systems. His research
discipline of hybrid
systems provides a mathematical
framework for the modeling,
analysis, and design
of embedded systems.
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Dr.
Talid Sinno, assistant
professor of chemical and biomolecular
engineering, received the Award
for Systematic Multiscale
Modeling of Directed Assembly
in Semiconductor Materials
Processing. His research
interests include computational
materials science, with emphasis
on the processing and properties
of electronic materials, particularly
semiconductors.
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Fire
Prevention: Mr. Bateman
Mr.
Ted Bateman, director of fire and
emergency services for the Division
of Public Safety, was inducted into
the Philadelphia Citizen's Fire Prevention
Committee this fall. The Fire Prevention
Committee consists of 70 citizens who
support the efforts of the Philadelphia
Fire Department in furthering their
crime prevention initiatives and ensuring
the community's safety.
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Architectural
Award
Facilities
and Real Estate Services' space
at the Left Bank received the Business
Week and Architectural Record
Award. The award program is called "Good
Design is Good Business" and honors "the
achievement of business goals through
architecture, measurable results and
distinguished collaboration between
clients and architects." The program
is administered by the AIA for Business
Week and Architectural Record.
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Excellence
Award: Mr. Whitfield
Mr.
Rick Whitfield, vice president
for audit and compliance, has received
the Association of College and University
Auditors' (ACUA) member Excellence
Award at its annual conference. The
Award is given for exceptional contribution
to the mission of ACUA and to the advancement
of Internal Auditing in higher education.
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Silver
Buckle Award for UPPD
The Penn
Police Department has received
a "Silver Buckle," the Governor's
Highway Safety Award from PennDOT as
a result of the UPPD's year-long "dedicated
effort in placing a priority on reducing
traffic crashes and the risk of injury
by promoting the use of seat belts
and child safety seats. The UPPD demonstrated
both in its written policies and procedures
and in its active enforcement of the
state seat belt and child passenger
safety laws their commitment to the
safety of the University community."
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Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 13, November 19, 2002
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