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NCSA Faculty Fellows selected for upcoming year
NCSA Faculty Fellows selected for upcoming year The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has chosen eight faculty members at the UI’s Urbana campus to participate in the 2002-2003 NCSA/UIUC Faculty Fellows program. The program extends opportunities in advanced computing and information technology to faculty members on the UI campus. In addition to financial support, […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | BROADCASTING | EDUCATION | ENGINEERING | LAS | NCSA agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences Rodney W. Johnson, a professor of animal sciences, has won the 2002 Animal Growth and Development Award. The award, sponsored by Roche Vitamins Inc., was presented July 21 during the annual meeting of the American Society […]
Two graduate students in engineering win scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received scholarships from the Ford Motor Co./Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corp. Scholars Program. Sulema Aranda of Cicero, whos studying electrical engineering, and Fernando Diaz of Chicago, whos studying general engineering, will each receive a $5,000 scholarship. Recipients are selected on the […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: LAS | MEDICINE | NCSA | LIBRARY liberal arts and sciences George Batzli, professor of animal biology, received the C. Hart Merriam Award, given each year to one scientist in recognition of outstanding research contributions to the science of mammalogy. He received the award at the national meeting of the American Society […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: BROADCASTING | ENGINEERING | STUDENT AFFAIRS broadcasting WILL-TV producer Tim Hartin is one of 18 television producers selected to attend the Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS Producers Academy Workshop at WGBH in Boston July 14-20. Hartin was chosen from 250 applicants based on his past television production experience, current projects, the strength of […]
Phi Eta Sigma initiates 612 members
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, a national scholastic honorary society for freshmen, initiated 612 members at a campus ceremony this spring. The initiates are Illinois students who have earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale in either their first (freshman) semester, or first […]
Two named Dow Jones Newspaper Fund copy-editing interns
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two journalism students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Dow Jones Newspaper Fund copy-editing interns. The two are among 27 interns placed at 23 Knight Ridder newspapers and the Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service this summer. Cindy Gierhart, Aurora, is working for The State in Columbia, S.C., and Lee Kathryn […]
Ninety-six School of Chemical Sciences students honored
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Ninety-six University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students have received School of Chemical Sciences Undergraduate Awards for the 2001-2002 academic year. The students and their awards include (EDITORS: See list.). The award winners were selected by a committee of faculty members. Most of the awards honor academic achievement, but some are awarded to students […]
School of Architecture honors students for achievement
CHAMPAIGN Robert L. Brackett III, Architecture Scholarship, Charles Clemens Councell Memorial Fund in Architecture, Gargoyle Society Sophomore Award of Excellence, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood E. Schwenk Scholarship; Scott C. Burge, Francis J. Plym Graduate Fellowship; Craig L. Carter, Bruce Abrams Memorial Award; Laura B. Inskip, Tyler Allhands Undergraduate Scholarship, Edward C. Earl Prize in Design […]
College of Commerce honors top students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign honored its outstanding students at its annual Awards Banquet April 28 in the Illini Union in Urbana. The recipients and their awards (EDITORS: See list): Recognized as one of the leading business schools, the college has outstanding programs in […]
Students honored for international studies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. More than 150 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, most of them in graduate study, were honored at a recent reception for their success in winning various awards, fellowships and scholarships related to international study. The students, their area of study and awards received include: (EDITORS: See list.). Illinois has been a leader […]
Sophomore named one of 13 GE Fund scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Rynae E. Boler of Chicago, a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as one of 13 GE Fund Scholars chosen for outstanding academic performance and leadership. Boler, of expects to earn a bachelors degree in materials science and engineering in May 2005. She is a graduate of Whitney […]