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Ferber honored by Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Marianne Ferber, professor emerita of economics at the University of Illinois, was honored Friday by the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession at the Allied Social Science Association Convention in Atlanta. Ferber was named a co-recipient of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, which was created in 1998 to honor […]
Dads Association honors outstanding staff member, student
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Dads Association at the University of Illinois has honored an outstanding staff member and outstanding student with its Certificate of Merit Awards. Dennis May, a clinical counselor for the UI Counseling Center, was named the Outstanding Staff Member. May was honored for his excellent counseling skills and commitment to helping students and […]
Sophomores honored with Dads Association Library Awards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of University of Illinois students 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. The winners (EDITORS: See list). […]
Nine students win scholarships for Asian studies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nine University of Illinois students are the first recipients of undergraduate scholarships in Asian studies. Students in any discipline who commit to focusing their academic studies in East or Southeast Asian studies were eligible for the $3,000 awards from the UI Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. The winners, their majors and […]
Three faculty members receive 2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar grants
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Three University of Illinois faculty members have received 2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar grants. They join about 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who have received the grants in order to lecture or conduct research abroad. The U.S. Department of State is the major sponsor of the Fulbright Scholar Program, with final selections made by the […]
Six faculty members named University Scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Six faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen to be the 2001-2002 University Scholars. The program recognizes excellence while helping to identify and retain the universitys most talented teachers, scholars and researchers. Now in its 17th year, the program provides $10,000 to each scholar to use to enhance […]
UI Flying Team wins regional competition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The student flight team of the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation placed first in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Region Eight SAFECON competition Nov. 7-15 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (EDITORS: See list.) SAFECON is the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference. The UI team competed against Lewis University, Middle Tennessee State University, Purdue University […]
UI students receive 2002 Siebel Scholars award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Five University of Illinois students received the 2002 Siebel Scholars award for their outstanding work in the computer science graduate program. Bhaskar Borthakur, Albert Chu, Hui Fang, James Jackson and Ryan Szypowski were honored based on academic merit and leadership excellence. Each received a $25,000 cash award to defray tuition costs and expenses […]
Presidential Award and Medallion presented to Thomas M. Siebel
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas M. Siebel, founder, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems Inc., was presented with the University of Illinois Presidential Award and Medallion on Oct. 30 by UI President James J. Stukel. Siebel, who founded the $2 billion software giant in 1993, earned three degrees from the Urbana campus: a bachelors in history (1975), […]
Senior honored with 2001 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois student has been named a recipient of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois 2001 Student Laureate Award for maintaining an excellent academic record while contributing extensively to campus agricultural organizations. Breanne Nelson, a senior in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) from Manteno, Ill., received the honor […]
Wisconsin professor to be honored with UI advertising award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois advertising department will present a University of Wisconsin advertising professor with the S. Watson and Elizabeth S. Dunn Excellence in Advertising award during an afternoon reception Monday (Oct. 15). Ivan Preston, currently a professor emeritus, will receive the award at a private reception at the Illini Union from 2 […]
Teaching Excellence: Campus Curriculum for Instructional Excellence aims to enhance faculty members’ teaching skills
The Campus Curriculum for Instructional Excellence, being initiated this fall on the Urbana campus, will give instructors the opportunity to enhance their teaching skills by learning from three of the university’s Distinguished Teacher/Scholars. Shelly J. Schmidt, professor of food chemistry; James A. Gentry, professor of finance; and Michael C. Loui, professor of electrical and computer […]