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Fourteen UI students have been awarded scholarships to study abroad
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fourteen University of Illinois students have been awarded scholarships to help them study abroad during the summer and the next academic year. The recipients and their scholarships: (EDITIORS: See list.). According to the Institute of International Education, 115,000 students will study abroad during the 2000-01 academic year. In 1998-99, 9.3 percent of […]
Two graduate students win Doolen Scholarships to study aging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois graduate students have won 2000-2001 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarships for the study of aging. They will receive $3,500 each to continue their studies in gerontology. Jonathan Godbout of Champaign is pursuing a doctorate in animal sciences at the Urbana campus. His research focuses on the cellular mechanism […]
On the Job: Mary Ann Gonka
JOB: Mary Ann Gonka is assistant director for health professions and science career information at The Career Center. Her main responsibility is to work with students who are interested in health professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician’s assistants, dentistry, pharmacy and optometry. She also works with some pre-med students. Is this the busiest […]
Five UI students win FMC Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Each of five University of Illinois graduate students — including four from the Urbana-Champaign campus — has been awarded a $7,500 FMC Graduate Fellowship for the 2000-01 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 by the UI’s FMC Educational Fund, awards the honors annually to outstanding graduate students in business administration, […]
NCSA founder Larry Smarr to leave UI for San Diego campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After 20 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 15 years as the director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Larry Smarr announced today that he has accepted a professorship at the University of California, San Diego. His wife, Janet Smarr, also has accepted a position at UCSD. They will […]
Moms Association elects officers, directors during Moms Weekend 4/21/2000
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Mary Jo Farrell, McHenry, has been elected president of the Mothers Association at the University of Illinois. Farrell is the mother of Tom, a junior in the UI College of Fine and Applied Arts. Other newly elected Mothers Association officers include (EDITORS: See list.). The election was held during the annual Moms […]
English professor Richard Wheeler named dean of Graduate College
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Richard Wheeler has accepted the position of dean of the UI Graduate College, as recommended by the chancellor and president. His appointment will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval at the board meeting in May. Wheeler is a professor of English whose scholarly work has been primarily in Shakespearean […]
Mothers Association book awards given to honor freshmen scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Mothers Association Book Awards have been given to University of Illinois freshmen who earned a 4.0 grade-point average (on a 4-point scale) during the fall semester, while taking at least 14 hours of credit. Among those receiving book awards are (EDITORS: see list.). The association honored the winners at a UI Moms […]
On the Job: Al Wolfe
JOB: Technically, Al Wolfe’s job title is Assembly Hall technician. But in reality, he has been the building electrician at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts since 1981. He is responsible for everything there that has wires, he says, and he has crawled into every nook and cranny of the place to make installations and […]
Allstate Insurance Co. wins Industrial Grand Challenge Award from NCSA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today (Monday) will present the 2000 Industrial Grand Challenge Award to Allstate Insurance Co. The award will be given at an evening reception for the NCSA Private Sector Program at the Radisson Suite Hotel in Champaign. The Industrial […]
Professor of special education named next dean of education
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Susan Fowler has been named the new dean of the University of Illinois College of Education, pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees at its May meeting. Fowler is a UI professor of special education and associate dean for academic affairs in the college. She succeeds Mildred Barnes Griggs, who has […]
Sen. Paul Simon to speak at Commencement ceremonies May 14
CHAMPAIGN — The 129th Commencement of the UI at Urbana-Champaign will be held in two ceremonies May 14 at the Assembly Hall. The speaker at both ceremonies will be former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois who will receive an honorary degree, as will five other people. At the 10:30 a.m. ceremony, candidates in the […]