5/7/2002, Honors & Other Things - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 33

Honors & Other Things

Two NAS Members

This year two faculty members have been named to the National Academy of Sciences. They are Dr. Thomas C. Lubensky, the Mary Amanda Wood Professor of Physics and Dr. Alan G. MacDiarmid, the Blanchard Professor of Chemistry.

Dr. Lubensky, an international leader in condensed matter physics, is chair of the department of physics and astronomy. His area of specialization is soft materials such as liquid crystals, membranes, vesicles, and langmuir films and comples fluids such as microemulsions. He has been named a Sloan fellow and a Guggenheim fellow and is co-author of the textbook, Principles of Condensed Matter Physics.

Dr. MacDiarmid, the recipient of the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2000, is recognized for his groundbreaking research on conductive polymers (Almanac October 17, 2000). He has received awards from the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the American Institute of Chemists, and was the recipient of a Sloan fellowship. Earlier this year, he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. MacDiarmid holds more than 30 U.S. patents.

Membership in the NAS is granted in recognition of "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research." There are 36 other NAS members on Penn's faculty.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inductee: Dr. Boruch

Dr. Robert F. Boruch, the University Trustee Professor of Education, in the Graduate School of Education and co-director of the Center for Research and Evaluation of Social Policy (CRESP), and professor of statistics in Wharton, has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Boruch is also a professor at the Fels Center of Government and the Annenberg School for Communication's Summer Institute. He is a fellow at the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

He is a founder and chair of the international Campbell Collaboration, an organization which prepares, maintains and promotes access to systematic reviews of evidence on the effects of programs in the areas of education, crime and justice and social welfare.

Chair of Dietitians: Dr. Compher

Dr. Charlene W. Compher, assistant professor of nutrition science, has been elected chairperson of the Dietitians in Nutrition Support Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. The three-year post provides leadership and representation to almost 4,000 dietitians, whose practice is concentrated in enteral and parenteral feedings.

Colpascopy Society President

Wendy Grube, a lecturer in the School of Nursing, has been named president of the Philadelphia Colpascopy Society. She is only the second nurse to hold this position.

Medicinal Chemistry Study Section

Dr. Madeleine M. Joullie´, professor of chemistry, has become a member of the Medicinal Chemistry Study Section, Center for Scientific Review for a term from July 2002 through June 2006. Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals, and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors.

Dr. Bowles to Fellowship Program

Dr. Kathryn H. Bowles, assistant professor of nursing has been granted admission to the National Library of Medicine fellowship program in Medical Informatics. The program takes place at the Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, Ma.

Vital Signs on Channel 6

PENN Vital Signs, the UPHS medical TV show, will be presented on WPVI, Channel 6, on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. The show will follow two patients on their journey through the latest surgical development for Parkinson's disease and how the team at the Penn Neurological Institute cares for the patients and their families. The show will be rebroadcast on Sunday, May 19, at 1 p.m. For more information see www.pennhealth.com .

The 2002 Emeriti Faculty

At the April 16 ceremony honoring professors who recently were accorded emeritus status, President Judith Rodin and Provost Robert Barchi acknowledged the achievements of the following faculty members:

Roger D. Abrahams, Hum Rosen Professor in Folklore and Folk Literature ('85)
Peter H. Arger *, Professor of Radiology ('81)
Ruzena K. Bajcsy, Professor of Computer and Information Sciences ('72)
William W. Beck, Jr., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology ('73)
Robert W. Beideman, Associate Professor of Oral Medicine ('67)
Harold J. Bershady, Professor of Sociology ('66)
Robert H. Cox *, Professor of Physiology ('69)
David G. De Long, Professor of Architecture ('85)
McIver W. Edwards, Jr. *, Associate Professor of Anesthesia ('68)
Norig Ellison, Professor of Anesthesia ('72)
John J. Furth *, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ('63)
Carol P. Germain, Associate Professor of Nursing ('78)
Paul E. Green, Professor of Marketing ('61)
William L. Kissick, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Engineering ('68)
Harold L. Kundel, Matthew J. Wilson Professor of Research Radiology ('80)
Erle Leichty, Clark Research Professor of Assyriology ('68)
Alan E. Mann, Professor of Anthropology ('69)

* Accorded emeritus status in 2000.

Note: The year in parentheses is the year the professors joined the faculty ranks.

Bryan E. Marshall *, Horatio C. Wood Professor of Anesthesia ('68)
Charles J. McMahon, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Engineering ('64)
E. Neil Moore, Professor of Physiology/Animal Biology ('62)
Daniel D. Perlmutter, Professor of Chemical Engineering ('64)
Ronald Piddington, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Histology ('67)
Phyllis Rackin, Professor of English ('64)
Bryan W. Roberts, Professor of Chemistry ('67)
Ludo Rocher, W. Norman Brown Professor of South Asia Regional Studies ('66)
Jerry S. Rosenbloom, Frederick H. Ecker Professor of Insurance and Risk Management ('74)
Arie Schinnar, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy ('83)
M. William Schwartz, Professor of Pediatrics ('73)
Irving M. Shapiro, Professor of Biochemistry ('69)
Rosemary A. Stevens, Professor of History and Sociology of Science ('79)
Joyce E. Thompson, Professor of Nursing ('79)
Lewis G. Tilney, Professor of Biology ('67)
Robert J. Tisot, Associate Professor of Periodontics ('70)
James E. Wheeler, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ('72)
Ruth E. York, Associate Professor of Nursing ('81)

Ivy Stone 2002

The 2002 Ivy Stone was designed by Joyce Lee, C '02, and will be placed in the wall on the northside of 36th and Locust Walk (opposite the 2001 Ivy Stone).

Ivy Day Award Recipients

Senior Honor Awards and recipients are:

Spoon Award: Joshua D. Klein, COL

Bowl Award: Kisimbi K. Thomas, NUR

Cane Award: Dimitri Dube, COL

Spade Award: Michael K.Krouse, W

Althea K. Hottel Award: Dana E. Hork, COL

Gaylord P. Harnwell Award: Lindsey F. Mathews, COL

David R. Goddard Award: LaToya J. Baldwin, W

R. Jean Brownlee Award: Jennifer Kwon, COL

Leadership Awards

Association of Alumnae Fathers' Trophy:

Jodie G. Antypas, COL

Class of 1915 Award:

Richard M Springman, EAS

Class of 1946 Award:

Lee P. Gerson, COL

James Howard Weiss Memorial Award:

Jed A. Gross, COL

Penn Student Agencies Award:

Adam G. Leitzes, W

Alumni Society Student Award of Merit:

Miriam M. Ackerman, COL
Louis Hornick III, COL
Rachel M. Joseph, COL
David B. Kagan, EAS
Jennifer A. Moore, COL

Sol Feinstone Undergraduate Awards:

Nicolas L. Cuttris, C '02
Jesse Fuchs-Simon, C '02
Jason M. George, EAS '03
Prashanth Jayaram, EAS '02
Iris L. Lin, W '03
Neil J. Luthra, W '03
Alison Malmon, C '03
Suha Shah, W '03
Javier M. Starkand, W '03
Nisha E. Thomas, W '02
Morgan M. Vandagriff, W '02
Aubrey J. Wise, W '02

Ivy Title for Women's Tennis

The Penn's Women's tennis team won their second straight Ivy League title this spring with an undefeated season (7-0). Alice Pirsu, a sophomore on the team is ranked 20th in the nation. She is undefeated in her Ivy League matches this year.

Men's Lacrosse Awards

Seniors Mike Iannacone and Scott Solow were each named the 2002 E. T. Clark Award winner as the most valuable players for the Penn Lacrosse program.

Red and Blue's Most Improved Player Award: senior Joe Roberta

Quakers' Scholar-Athlete Award: junior Evan Weinberg

Quakers' Unsung Hero Award: senior Roger Egan

Hammer Award: junior co-captain Alex Kopicki

The Coachers Award: senior Peter Scott

SAS Dean's Scholars

Each spring, the Dean of SAS recognizes nine College students for their outstanding academic achievements.This year's winners:

Laura Geller, C '02, Asian and Middle Eastern studies program with a history minor
Catherine le Graw, C '02, economics, dual degree with Wharton
Afia Ofori-Mensa, C '02, English
Vijay Sankran, C '02, biochemistry with a chemistry minor
Sanjay Kasturi, C '03, biological basis of behavior and South Asia regional studies
Daniel Stahl, C '03, economics with a biology minor
Anita Yu, C '03, comparative literature and theory
Rodrigo Guerra, C '04, physics and biochemistry
Jean-Francois Mondon, C '04, linguistics.

Graduate Dean's Scholars

Deborah Amberson, Romance Languages
Brian Gregory, Folklore and Folklife
Christiane Gruber, History of Art
Miriam Jacobson, English
Monica Popescu, Comparative Literature
Alex Purves, Classical Studies
Vadim Rusu, Physics and Astronomy
Christina Sanchez-Carretero, Folklore and Folklife
Jason Weeden, Psychology

CGS Dean's Scholar

Huizhong Jin, Economics

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 33, May 7, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

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A memorial gathering will be held at noon today, in remembrance of Shannon Shieber who was killed four years ago today.

This year's Perkins Award goes to a long-time member of the GSFA faculty.

The School of Veterinary Medicine awards to seven members of its faculty.

The Penn's Way 2002 campaign raised over $400,000.

Speaking Out on Bicyclists vs Pedestrians, and Convenience vs. Confidentiality.

Death of Dr. Frederic Roll, emeritus professor of civil engineering.

Reports from the Senate Committee on the Faculty as well as the Senate Committee on Administration, along with Procedures Regarding Misconduct in Research and Policy for Postdoctoral Fellows.

Two faculty are named to the National Academy of Sciences and one to AAAS.

The expanded PENNCard Policy covers emergency events.

The Three-Year Academic Calendar covers through 2004-2005.