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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 22, No. 5 , Sept. 5, 2002
Research | Campus | Briefs|Achievements | Calendar | Job Market | Deaths| PDF Format
RESEARCH
Ancient Illinois village unearths lode of questions
Digging under a blazing sun in an Illinois cornfield, archaeologists this summer unearthed a fascinating anomaly: a 900-year-old square hilltop village. The discovery near Shiloh – about 15 miles southeast of St. Louis – challenges previous notions of the area’s first people and adds a piece to the puzzle that was Cahokia, a huge "mother culture" that suddenly appeared, and just as suddenly vanished, leaving only traces of its majesty and meaning in the 11th century.

Guardianship as an option gets more children into permanent homes
Relatives acting as foster parents often can provide a permanent home for children. The options for doing that are adoption and legal guardianship.

CAMPUS
Events to commemorate Sept. 11
Special events are planned on campus to observe the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Ninety faculty members receive promotions, 10 tenure without change in rank
In July, the UI Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions that became effective Aug. 21. Forty-seven promotions to professor and two to associate professor without change in tenure and 41 to associate professor on indefinite tenure were granted. In addition, 10 faculty members received tenure without change in rank.

NEWFaces2002
In addition to the fresh faces of incoming freshman and transfer students, there are many other new faces on campus. The range of new faculty members includes those with many years of teaching and research experience as well as those just beginning their careers. They enrich the university as well as the Champaign-Urbana community. In keeping with the usual fall tradition, we feature a few of these new colleagues here.
Grainger gifts fund programs to explore promising new technologies
Revolutionary research into the fundamentals of electrical power and other promising areas of engineering will be emerging from the laboratories of the University of Illinois College of Engineering, thanks to three new major gifts from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Ill.
DEPARTMENTS

On the Job: Kim Sheahan
Kim Sheahan met the love of her life on a sixth-grade field trip to the World Heritage Museum on the University of Illinois’ Urbana campus. She is now special events coordinator and assistant director of education at the museum which is now the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. More

brief notes Notification of Appointment online… Saturday art classes for kids… University YMCA hosts open house…Candidate forums announcedWILL-FM 'Second Sunday' season announced… Women's Club hosts sign-up meeting… Library's e-Newsletter offered…English program available ECE to receive bust of Nikola Tesla… Tibetan monks return to campus… Ethnomusicology lecture is Sept. 27…Volunteer projects to honor 9/11 victimsCITES sites and where to find them … Ally Network to meet Sept. 6 … MillerComm lecture series announced…Journalism symposium is Sept. 8-10National fire safety effort aimed at students Noyes Lab centennial celebration is Sept. 13-14 More

Events announced for 'Unity Month," a celebration fostering diversity More   Unity Month Activities

Exploring the Human Experience: Beyond Differences?
Kickoff event: Mike Farrell to speak on human rights Sept. 9 More

achievements A report on honors, awards, offices and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.  More

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deaths

Gordon Cole Davis, 62, died Aug. 15 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield. Davis worked as a grounds gardener in the UI’s Division of Operation and Maintenance from 1963 until he retired in 1997.

Glenn R. Mann, 79, died Aug. 22 at his home in Tolono. Mann worked in physics research at the UI from 1951 to 1986.

Carol Sue Martin, 54, died Aug. 15 at her Rantoul home. Martin worked as a cook for the UI for 10 years. Memorials: Century Café, Rantoul, or Merry Ann’s Diner, Champaign.

Lawrence Patrick McMahon, 76, died Aug. 28 at his Champaign home. McMahon was a building operating engineer at the UI Assembly Hall from 1963 to 1991. He was one of the first people to work at Assembly Hall after it opened. Memorials: St. Matthew Parish Center or an organization of the donor’s choice.

Marlyn A. O’Neill, 71, died Aug. 28 at Canterbury Ridge Retirement and Assisted Living Community, Urbana. O’Neill was an associate professor of speech and hearing science at the UI, joining the department in 1969. She served as associate head of the department from 1980-1997 and acting head from 1990-1992. She retired in 1997.

Peter J. Reeds, 57, died Aug. 13 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. Reeds was a professor of animal science. He had worked at the UI since January 2001. Memorials: Contributions may be made in the form of food for the poor.

Paul M. Smith Jr., 85, died Aug. 13 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Smith worked for UI’s Division of Operation and Maintenance from 1949 until 1983. Memorials: Shriners Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, or First Presbyterian Church, Champaign.

Joseph Earl Terry, 57, died Aug. 18 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Terry had worked as extra help in food service for the UI’s Housing Division since October 1999.

William Warfield, 82, died Aug. 25 at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Warfield — famous for his signature song "Ol’ Man River" from "Showboat" — was a professor emeritus of voice. He came to the UI in 1974 serving as chair of the department prior to retiring in 1990.

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