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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - One hundred and forty freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been designated Chancellor's Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two hundred nine names will appear on the newest Bronze Tablet being placed in the Library this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Urbana campus was ranked ninth among public national universities in the U.S.News & World Report rankings released Aug. 20.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology has won first place in the Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge sponsored by Science magazine and the National Science Foundation.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

Paul Kelter, a professor of chemistry and director of general chemistry, and Lenny Pitt, a professor of computer science, have been named Distinguished Teacher/Scholars.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Frederick K. Lamb, a professor of physics and of astronomy and holder of the Fortner Chair in theoretical astrophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a 2005 recipient of the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from the American Physical Society. Lamb, who co-chaired the APS Study Group on Boost-Phase Intercept Systems for National Missile Defense, shares the award with the 11 other members of the group.

Three faculty members, one academic professional and one student have been honored with this year's Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. The awards program, now in its fifth year, was developed to recognize people who have applied their knowledge and expertise to issues of public concern in order to improve the well-being of Illinois residents. Recipients were honored at a Sept. 22 reception. The program is an extension of the Partnership Illinois initiative and the Senate Committee on Continuing Education and Public Service.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A senior in comparative literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been named a runner-up in this year's Norton Scholar's Prize competition for her paper "An Inexhaustible Surface: the Subversive Meditations of Italo Calvino."

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Six people at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received 2004-2005 Fulbright Scholar grants.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently presented its annual Certificate of Merit Awards - one each to an outstanding staff member and an outstanding faculty member at the university.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Five people have been chosen to receive honorary degrees during the 134rd commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 15 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

Six Urbana faculty members named University Scholars

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - An educational leader and policymaker from the Philippines and an authority on international trade law and European Union law are this year's recipients of international achievement awards presented by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ian Robinson, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has received a Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Bill Hammack, a professor of chemical and of biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow by the U.S. Department of State.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Four students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2005-2006 academic year.

The UI College of Engineering achieved a No. 4 ranking in the latest edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” released by U.S.News & World Report on March 31. Within the college, many programs fared well in the rankings, including aeronautical and astronautical engineering (8), chemical (8), civil (1), computer (4), electrical (4), environmental (2), materials (2), mechanical (6), nuclear (10).

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The late author Iris Chang will be honored as the first recipient of the Outstanding Asian American Alumni Award at the 10th annual Asian American Leadership Awards ceremony at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Six professors and six graduate students have won fellowships for the academic year 2005-2006 to the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Four students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Eight staff employees were honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award at a banquet held at 5:30 p.m. April 12 at the Peabody Private Dining Hall. The award recognizes exceptional performance.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Eighteen faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one academic professional and five teaching assistants will be honored for excellence in teaching and advising today (April 25) at the annual Instructional Awards banquet in the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Jonathan Hollander, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 11 students nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for study at Cambridge University in England.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two University of Illinois faculty members are among the 72 scientists elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished research and continuing achievements, the academy announced today.

Fellows announced for Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate student has won a 2005-2006 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarship for the study of aging. She will receive $4,000 to continue research in the field of gerontology.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Twenty-two University of Illinois students from the Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield campuses have won Avery Brundage Scholarships for excellence in academics and athletics. Each student will receive $2,000 for the 2005-2006 academic year.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Each of nine University of Illinois graduate students - including four from the Urbana campus - has been awarded a $9,000 FMC Technologies Inc. Fellowship for the 2005-2006 academic year.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

Eleven chosen as NCSA Faculty Fellows

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign honored its students in April at its annual awards banquet.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - One hundred twenty undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2005 spring semester. A total of $328,135 in prizes was awarded.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - For superior scholarship, 117 junior, senior and graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been elected to the Phi Kappa Phi honor society for the spring 2005 semester.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was ranked 11th among the top 50 public national universities by U.S.News & World Report in rankings released Aug. 19.

Seven professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign begin their appointments this fall as professors in the Center for Advanced Study - one of the highest forms of recognition the campus bestows on faculty members for outstanding scholarship.

 Two faculty members, one academic professional and two students will be honored with this year's Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. In addition, a team award will be presented to a campus program administered by a group of faculty members and students. The awards program, now in its sixth year, was developed to recognize people who have applied their knowledge and expertise to issues of public concern in order to improve the well-being of Illinois residents. Recipients will be honored at a Sept. 21 reception.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.

A report on honors, awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty and staff members.