Honors: Fatma Marouf and Michael Kagan
Fatma Marouf and Michael Kagan (Law School) have been named Bellow Scholars for 2013 by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in honor of empirical research projects that promise to improve access to justice for underserved communities. The awards were announced at the AALS annual conference in New Orleans in January. They were honored…
Honors: Elizabeth MacDowell and Emily Troshynski
Elizabeth MacDowell (Law) and Emily Troshynski (Criminal Justice) have been named Bellow Scholars for 2013 by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in honor of empirical research projects that promise to improve access to justice for underserved communities. The awards were announced at the AALS annual conference in New Orleans in…
Honors: Sue Fawn Chung
Sue Fawn Chung (History) received the Bancroft Honor Award from the Western history department of the Denver Public Library for her book In Pursuit of Gold: Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West (University of Illinois, 2011).
Notable: Dana Moran Williams
Dana Moran Williams (Theatre) in November designed the scenery for the world premiere of Josh Ravetch's new play, One November Yankee, at the NoHo Arts Center in Los Angeles, starring Loretta Swit and Harry Hamlin. Reviews from the major national arts periodicals and newspapers have been very favorable. They include:
"... dominates Dana Moran…
Honors: Patricia Iannuzzi
Patricia Iannuzzi (Libraries) has been named 2013 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic/research librarianship…
Presentation: Kathy Lauckner
Kathy Lauckner (Harry Reid Center) is an invited speaker at the upcoming Lead and Healthy Housing Conference that will take place at the Marina Del Ray in Los Angeles later this month. She will moderate a workshop based on her dissertation work for the critical factors necessary to develop a successful lead poisoning prevention program. The…
Appointment/Election: Amy Bouchard
Amy Bouchard (Alumni) has been elected as treasurer of the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) Western District. The district serves 10 chapters on the West Coast and provides support and leadership cultivation for the next generation of professionals to be voices for the PR industry. Previously, she served on the board of directors for…
Appointment/Election: Ken Czerwinski
Ken Czerwinski (Chemistry) has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in the chemistry section. Election as an AAAS fellow is bestowed upon association members by their peers. He was elected because of his distinguished contributions to actinide and fission product chemistry and for building a world-…
Published: Brenda Buck
Brenda Buck (Geoscience) and her research were the subject of an article, "Health Implications of Dust," which was the cover story for the December issue of CSA News. The publication is the official magazine for members of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
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