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Medicare 7, 8 or 9 founder honored with Chancellor’s Medallion
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Daniel J. Perrino, professor emeritus of music at the University of Illinois, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medallion, bestowed upon exceptional individuals whose services to the university have exceeded all expectations and precedents. “Nearly ever letter of recommendation that was sent on Dan’s behalf uses the word ‘ambassador’ in describing his contributions to […]
Instructional Awards Banquet honors excellence in teaching, advising
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fourteen University of Illinois faculty members, one academic professional and five teaching assistants will be honored for excellence in teaching and advising undergraduate students Monday (April 30) at the annual UI Instructional Awards Banquet. The teaching assistants and four professors will receive the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the principal award […]
Seven engineering students honored
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Seven University of Illinois College of Engineering students will be honored Friday (April 20) at the 37th annual Engineering Awards Convocation for their achievements in and out of the classroom. The recipients and their awards: Manoj Aggarwal,Princeton, N.J., won the Ross J. Martin Award, given annually in recognition of outstanding research achievements by […]
College of Engineering salutes five alumni
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Five alumni of the University of Illinois College of Engineering will be honored Friday (April 20) at the 37th 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 to knowledge […]
College of Engineering honors 14 faculty members for teaching and research
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fourteen faculty members of the University of Illinois College of Engineering will be honored Friday (April 20) at the 37th annual Engineering Awards Convocation for their excellence in research and teaching. The winner of the Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, which recognizes faculty members who have received national or […]
Three UI professors win Sloan Research Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Three University of Illinois faculty members have been selected to receive the 2001 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The UI winners are Wilfred van der Donk, chemistry; Jared C. Bronski, mathematics; and Karin A.S. Dahmen, physics. The three are among 104 outstanding young scientists and economists from 51 colleges […]
Nobel laureate Jack Kilby to be honored April 18
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nobel laureate and University of Illinois alumnus Jack S. Kilby will be honored at a campus celebration that will include a free public symposium on Wednesday, April 18. The symposium will be from 2-5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana. “The […]
Dads Association honors top sophomores with Library Awards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of University of Illinois students has been honored with Dads Association Library Awards. Chosen from among students recently completing 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. Among the winners (EDITORS: See list).The […]
Paul Parker to be honored by National Society of Black Engineers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Paul E. Parker, assistant dean in the UI College of Engineering and the director of the minority engineering program, has been selected to receive the 2001 Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year Award from the National Society of Black Engineers. The honor is one of the NSBE’s Golden Torch Awards recognizing […]
Six to receive honorary degrees at UI Commencement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Six people have been selected to receive honorary degrees at spring Commencement, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its meeting Jan. 18 in Chicago. The 130th Commencement takes place May 13 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign. The recipients: Robben Fleming will receive a […]
Students awarded scholarships for academic excellence in honor of first Illinois student
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A group of distinguished incoming freshmen and returning scholars have been awarded James Newton Matthews Scholarships for academic excellence. Incoming freshmen are selected for consideration for the Matthews Scholars program based upon their having demonstrated academic excellence and leadership skills as well as involvement in extracurricular and community service activities. Scholarships are […]
Ten faculty members named University Scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ten faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen to be the 2000-2001 University Scholars. The program recognizes excellence while helping to identify and retain the university’s most talented teachers, scholars and researchers. Now in its 16th year, the program provides $10,000 to each scholar to use to […]