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Professor of law Thomas S. Ulen recognized with Swanlund Chair
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Thomas S. Ulen, professor of law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named a Swanlund Chair at an investiture ceremony today. Swanlund Chairs are the highest endowed titles at the university, created to recognize faculty members for outstanding contributions in their fields. Ulen joins 14 other scholars who have been […]
Illinois professor to receive National Medal of Technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nick Holonyak Jr., a John Bardeen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and two of his former graduate students, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis, have each been selected as recipients of the 2002 National Medal of Technology. President George W. Bush will […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: Broadcasting | Education | Engineering | FAA | Secretariat | broadcasting The WILL-TV performance documentary, “The Song and the Slogan,” has won the 2003 Emmy Award for best music from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Chapter. The Emmy Awards were presented Oct. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in […]
Goldberg named first holder of Dobrovolny Professorship in Entrepreneurial Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – David E. Goldberg, a professor of general engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named the first holder of the Jerry S. Dobrovolny Professorship in Entrepreneurial Engineering. Goldberg received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Michigan. He joined the department of general engineering […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | ALS | IGPA | LAS | SUAA | Correction | agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences Bill Simmons, professor of natural resources and environmental sciences, was presented the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award by the Mid America CropLife Association. The association honored Simmons and several industry, media and academic leaders at […]
Engineering professor spends year as liaison at White House
A yearning to make a personal contribution to the nation’s counter-terrorism initiatives led one faculty member from his Urbana campus classroom to the steps of the White House. Thomas Mackin, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, spent a year in Washington, D.C., working in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office […]
Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement
Two faculty members, one academic professional, one staff member, and three students have been honored with this year’s Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. In its fourth year, the awards program was developed to recognize those who fulfill the university’s commitment to using their scholarly, creative or professional knowledge to improve the well-being of […]
Carl Woese receives the Crafoord Prize
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Microbiologist Carl R. Woese formally accepted the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sweden. The king of Sweden presented the prize to Woese on Sept. 24. The annual prize marks accomplishments in scientific fields not covered by the Nobel Prizes in science, which the academy […]
Five professors begin Center for Advanced Study appointments
Five professors begin Center for Advanced Study appointments Craig Chamberlain, News Editor 217-333-2894; cdchambe@illinois.edu 9/5/03 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Five professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign begin their appointments this fall as professors in the Center for Advanced Study – one of the highest form of recognition the campus bestows on faculty members for […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: Civil Service Scholarships | ENGINEERING | LAS | VetMed | civil service scholarships Four employees and four dependents of employees were recognized as recipients of the 2003-2004 UI Civil Service Employees and Dependents Scholarships at a reception in June. The employees are Jane Kappes, staff secretary, department of finance; Barbara “Bobbie” Leisure, administrative […]
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IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | FAA & LAS | LAS | agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences George Z. Gertner, professor of forest biometrics in the department of natural resources and environmental sciences, will receive the Society of American Foresters’ Award in Forest Science. The award recognizes distinguished individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial […]
Ninety-three faculty members receive promotions, nine tenure without change in rank
Back to Index Ninety-three faculty members receive promotions, nine tenure without change in rank In July, the UI Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions that became effective Aug. 21. Twenty-four promotions to professor and three to associate professor without change in tenure and 66 to associate professor on indefinite tenure were granted. In addition, nine […]