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CITES
announces five-year plan for upgrading communications networks
The Urbana campus has launched a five-year plan for modernizing
and upgrading its voice and data communication networks.
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Goal
of project is development of petroleum-free fuel
Developing
a petroleum-free fuel from corn byproducts is one of the goals
of a newly funded research project at the UI. Eight research
laboratories will pool their expertise, attacking the problems
from different directions in order to work to improve the efficiency
of bioconversion of plant fibers into fuels and other value-added
products.
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Memorial
to World War II veterans to be dedicated Dec. 4 in Springfield,
Illinois
Five years after it was first envisioned by a determined group
of veterans and others, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial
will receive its formal dedication on Dec. 4.
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UI
Library opens high-density shelving facility
After years of planning, the UI Library has opened its high-density
shelving facility. More than 110,000 volumes have been transferred
to the new building, which ultimately will house 2 million volumes
and greatly ease crowded conditions in the departmental libraries
and Library book stacks.
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Faculty members and academic
professionals retire
Between Sept. 1, 2003, and Aug. 31, 2004, 88 faculty members
and academic professionals retired from the UI, according to
the Office of Academic Human Resources.
- Although
Eric Dalheim retired from the School of Music, he still comes
to campus twice weekly. Throughout his 45-year career at the
UI, he taught hundreds of students and accompanied students
and faculty members during recitals.Full
story
- Martha
Moore retired after a 24-year career at the Office of Admissions
and Records. She has been using her additional leisure time
to spend time with family and to do volunteer . work through
her church and other Mennonite organizations.Full
story
View
a list of academic retirees, their positions, units and
years of service.
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Graduate
College to examine why some don’t complete doctoral study
The UI Graduate College has been awarded a $100,000 grant by
the Council of Graduate Schools to examine the problem of graduate
students who begin doctoral programs but who leave without completing
their degrees.
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A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
and staff members.
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- "Recipes
from the Soybean Farm," by Don Chambers. More
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notes
Local
R&B performance featured on WILL … A Latin American celebration
at Spurlock … Calendar, magazine available as gifts …Woodwinds,
brass featured at Second Sunday concert … Campus
profile available online … Book discussions on Jewish literature
… Holiday tea ready to be served …Chicago architectural
firm to be featured at ISpace … Host
families needed for Japanese students … IUB hosts 'Trading
Spaces' star … Holidays just got a bit longer …Leave
balances online ... More |
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On the Job: Dan
Erwin
Dan
Erwin is a cook at Florida Avenue Residence Halls, who also runs
his own bakery business. More |
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professional and faculty
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| deaths
Margaret
F. Goldenstein, 88,
died Nov. 19 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Goldenstein
worked at the UI for 14 years, retiring in 1979 as a clerk III
at McKinley Health Center. She also had worked for Business Affairs.
Memorials: St. Matthew Lutheran Church.
Dorothy Hazel Hill, 92, died
Nov. 16 at her home in Fisher. Hill was an accounting clerk for
12 years, retiring in 1979. She worked in the Bursar’s Office
and in the Grants and Contracts Division. Memorials: Provena Covenant
Hospice or River Valley Church of Christ.
Robert W. Leeper, 62, died
Nov. 22 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Leeper worked at
the UI for 11 years, retiring in 1998 as a senior research specialist
in agriculture in the department of animal sciences. Memorials:
University Place Christian Church; Berea Christian Church, Mount
Auburn; or an educational fund for his son, Andrew Leeper.
Benjamin W. Maxwell, 92, died
Nov. 18 at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana. Maxwell became a
project architect at the UI in 1957. He was involved with the
planning and construction of the Assembly Hall, Krannert Center
for the Performing Arts, the Music Building and other buildings
on the Urbana campus. He retired in 1972. Memorials: First United
Methodist Church of Urbana, 304 S. Race St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Dorothy M. Franklin Moreland, 91,
died Nov. 25 at her home in Urbana. Moreland was a food service
worker for residence halls for 26 years, retiring in 1982.
Mary Kay Shaw, 48, died Nov.
23 at her home in Champaign. Shaw worked as a clerk in the Division
of Conferences and Institutes in the Office of Continuing Education
for eight years, leaving in 1983. Memorials: St. Matthew Catholic
Church Parish Fund, 1303 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign, IL 61821;
or Bondville United Methodist Church Choir, P.O. Box 155, Bondville,
IL 61815.
Lorna Jane Shawback, 76, died
Nov. 24 in Sadieville, Ky. Shawback was an administrative secretary
III in the Office of Continuing Education for five years, retiring
in 1990. Memorials: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or
Piatt County Habitat for Humanity.
Carol Willms, 71, died Nov.
25 in Lawrenceville, Ga. Willms was a secretary in the Beckman
Institute for six years, retiring in 1996. Memorials: Trinity
Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the American Heart Association.
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