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IN THIS ISSUE: CONTINUING EDUCATION | ENGINEERING | FAA | VET MED continuing education The Division of Academic Outreach in the Office of Continuing Education has been awarded the Illinois Council of Continuing Higher Education Innovative Program Award for 2003. Co-coordinators of the program, “Interdisciplinary Holocaust Curriculum for Illinois Educators,” are Brenda Pacey, program director […]
Carl Woese wins the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, given by the Royal Academy
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Microbiologist Carl R. Woese today won the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The annual prize marks accomplishments in scientific fields not covered by the Nobel Prizes in science, which the academy also selects. The king of Sweden will present the prize to Woese Sept. […]
Six professors named University Scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Six faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen to be 2002 University Scholars. The program recognizes excellence while helping to identify and retain the university’s most talented teachers, scholars and researchers. The scholars from the Urbana campus were recognized during a reception and dinner Feb. 17 at […]
Two international achievement awards to be presented Feb. 10
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A world leader and a leading expert on Latin America economics are the recipients of international achievement awards presented by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Atef Ebeid, the prime minister of Egypt, received the 2002 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement during a ceremony held in […]
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IN THIS ISSUE: COMMERCE AND BUSINESS | DADS ASSN. | ENGINEERING | FAA | LAS | ISGS | VET MED commerce and business administration Seven faculty members in the College of Commerce and Business Administration received faculty fellowships in recognition of their research and professional accomplishments and their contributions to teaching curriculum development and […]
Dads Association honors four with Certificate of Merit Awards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently presented its annual Certificate of Merit Awards – one each to an outstanding staff member, faculty member, student and student organization. Barbara Cicone, an admissions and records officer for the department of computer science, was named the Outstanding Staff Member. Cicone […]
Students honored with Dads Association Library Awards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A group of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been honored with Dads Association Library Awards. Chosen from among students who have completed their sophomore year, the award winners were among the top three students in their respective colleges or had maintained a 4.0 (out of 4.0) grade-point average. […]
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IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | CONTINUING EDUCATION & INHS | ENGINEERING | FAA | LAS agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences Two faculty members in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences were recently honored with 2002 Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards […]
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IN THIS ISSUE: BROADCASTING | COMMERCE AND BUSINESS | ENGINEERING | FAA | STUDENT AFFAIRS | LAS | LIBRARY | UNIVERSITY PRESS broadcasting The Illinois Department on Aging has chosen WILL AM-FM-TV to receive the Governor’s Award for Excellence for work with the community on caregiving issues and for programming on television and radio about […]
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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 […]
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IN THIS ISSUE: COMMERCE AND BUSINESS | ENGINEERING | VET MED commerce and business administration Xuming He, professor of statistics and director of the Illinois Statistics Office, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The honor recognizes his fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of statistics in a number of […]
Weavers honored with permanent tribute
State Sen. Stanley B. Weaver of Urbana and his late wife, Mary Smith Weaver, were honored Oct. 12 for their lifelong dedication to preserving nature and for Sen. Weaver’s many years of public service A bronze-finish plaque, permanently affixed to a limestone boulder, was unveiled during a pre-game brunch beginning at the home of UI […]