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IN THIS ISSUE: ADMINISTRATION | ACES | UI EXTENSION 

administration

Katherine Kral, assistant vice president in the Office of Business and Financial Services, was named 2002 Boss of the Year by The Secretariat. She was nominated by Terri Palumbo, administrative assistant I in that office. Kral received an engraved clock, a certificate and her name was inscribed on a traveling plaque to display in her office until next year’s winner is selected.

agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences

Daniel Bush, professor of plant biology and a member of the USDA Agricultural Research Service photosynthesis research unit, assumed the office of president of the American Society of Plant Biologists on Oct. 1. ASPB, a non-profit science society with a membership of nearly 6,000 scientists from the United States and more than 50 other nations, is dedicated to advancing research, education and outreach in the plant sciences. The society publishes two of the most widely cited plant science journals: Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell.

Robin L. Jarrett, professor of human and community development, has accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, through June 30, 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.

Marvin R. Paulsen, professor of agricultural engineering, was inducted as a fellow by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at its summer 2002 ASAE Meeting in Chicago. Paulsen has contributed greatly to the body of knowledge regarding grain quality, grain quality measurements and the effects of drying, handling and transport on quality changes, which has benefited grain handlers, processors, equipment manufacturers, importers and exporters, agri-business firms and agricultural producers around the world.

Sonya Salamon, professor of human and community development, has been appointed for a three-year term to the National Research Council’s Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. The term runs through 2005. Salamon also completed her one-year term as president of the Rural Sociological Society in August.

ui extension

Carolyn Ashton, youth development educator, and Cathy Ludolph, 4-H program assistant for the UI Extension’s Peoria County Unit, received a national award for “Excellence in 4-H Club Support Team Award.” The award is given by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents. The award recognizes the accomplishment of increasing 4-H Community Clubs by 93 percent, increasing 4-H Community Club membership by 43 percent and increasing 4-H Community Club volunteers by 142 percent. Ashton and Ludolph bring the 4-H Club Program to urban areas in Peoria County, namely low-income, high minority-populated areas that were unfamiliar with 4-H Community Club opportunities.

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