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College of Engineering honors eight accomplished alumni
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Eight alumni of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored April 19 at the 38th annual Engineering Awards Convocation. Each year the college recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding alumni and former faculty members with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering. The award honors leadership, contributions […]
College of Engineering honors nine students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nine College of Engineering students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored April 19 at the 38th annual Engineering Awards Convocation for their achievements in and out of the classroom. The winner of the Harvey H. Jordan Award, which recognizes an outstanding senior: Ann-Perry Witmer, a civil and environmental engineering major, […]
Annual instructional awards banquet tonight honors the best at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fourteen faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, four academic professionals and five teaching assistants will be honored for excellence in teaching and advising undergraduate students tonight at the annual Instructional Awards Banquet. The teaching assistants, five professors and two academic professionals will receive the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate […]
Graduate students win FMC Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Each of five University of Illinois graduate students including four from the Urbana campus has been awarded a $9,000 FMC Graduate Fellowship for the 2002-2003 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 by the University of Illinois FMC Educational Fund, awards the honors annually to outstanding graduate students in business administration, economics, […]
Two undergrads win Harry S. Truman Scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have won Harry S. Truman Scholarships. A transfer student from Parkland College in Champaign, Kory A. Langhofer of Urbana, Ill., is a junior majoring in political science and foreign languages. He is studying Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. At Parkland, Langhofer was involved in […]
Two grad students win Doolen Scholarships to study aging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have won 2002-2003 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarships for the study of aging. They will receive $4,000 each to continue their studies in gerontology. Eric Deszo of Savoy, Ill., a doctoral student in animal biological and biomedical sciences, won the Doolen award in […]
UI Police officers honored with awards April 24
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Aaron Frederick will be honored as University of Illinois police officer of the year during a reception Wednesday afternoon hosted by the Division of Public Safety and held at the Levis Faculty Center in Urbana. Officer Doug Beckman will receive the Lifesaving Award for having helped administer CPR to a man who had […]
Graduate student wins fellowship in architectural history
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois graduate student in landscape architecture has been awarded a fellowship sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Rachel Leibowitz, a first-year student in the UI Landscape History and Theory doctoral program, has won the Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship, which is given […]
Clarence Shelley to receive Chancellor’s Medallion
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Clarence Shelley, a former dean of students and associate vice chancellor, will receive the Chancellor’s Medallion today for his 33 years of exemplary service to the University of Illinois and the Champaign-Urbana community. The medallion, the third the UI has awarded, recognizes outstanding work on behalf of the campus. The award is given […]
Two seniors win prestigious Gates Scholarships to Cambridge
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two University of Illinois seniors are among this years recipients of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Trust Scholarship. The merit-based scholarships, which are funded by an endowment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle, were awarded to Harish Agarwal of Alsip, and Jennifer Ifft of Fairbury. The awards cover the full cost […]
Kaler’s latest book honored by Association of American Publishers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois astronomy professor has won an Association of American Publishers (AAP) annual award for his latest book on stars.S “Extreme Stars: At the Edge of Creation,” by Jim Kaler, received the 2001 award for excellence in the category of physics and astronomy from the AAP’s Professional/Scholarly Publishing division. The book, […]
Freshman honored for academic achievement, community involvement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois student has received a scholarship from Lifetouch Inc., a photography company, for her academic achievement and community involvement. Jennifer Perko, a freshman in international studies, was awarded the 2001-2002 Richard P. Erickson scholarship. The $2,000 award is given annually to 15 college students who are children or grandchildren of […]