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Updated 5:00 PM January 13, 2003
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OVPR nominations
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) invites nominations for one of two awards to be given this spring: the Distinguished Research Administrator Award and the OVPR Exceptional Service Award. For nomination guidelines, call (734) 763-6048 or visit http://research.umich.edu/contacts/ovpr/OVPR_service_
awards.html. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 20.

In addition, OVPR is seeking nominations of outstanding research scientists for one of three awards to be given in the fall: the Research Scientist Recognition Award, the Research Scientist Achievement Award and the Distinguished Research Scientist Award.
For nomination guidelines, call (734) 763-6048 or visit http://www.research. umich.edu/news/Rsawards.html.

Board seeks members
The Board for Student Publications is recruiting members for three-year terms beginning May 2003. The board is particularly interested in members of the University community—faculty, staff and students—who have experience and expertise in finance, development or architecture. The board is responsible for The Michigan Daily, The Michiganensian Yearbook and The Gargoyle Humor Magazine. The deadline for applications is Jan. 31. For more information and application forms, call (734) 764-0550.

Scholarships deadline
U-M Faculty and Staff Scholarship applications for the 2003–04 academic year are available at http://ww.finaid.umich.edu/scholapp.htm. Any undergraduate enrolled at U-M, who is a child of a faculty or staff member with at least a 50 percent appointment on the Ann Arbor campus, is eligible to apply. In order to be eligible, students must demonstrate need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid.

To be considered for the award, students must apply for financial aid by submitting a 2003–04 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the federal processor by March 1 (online applications may be submitted at http://www.fafsa. ed.gov/). They also must complete a U-M Faculty and Staff Scholarship Application by March 28. For more information, call (734) 763-6600.

Regents to meet Jan. 16
The Board of Regents will hold its monthly meeting at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building. Public comments will be held at 4 p.m. Individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and need assistance should contact the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University in advance at (734) 764-3883. For TTY services, call (734) 647-1388.

Rackham seeks nominations
The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies is seeking nominations for the following:
2003 Faculty Awards: Faculty Recognition Awards (due March 14), Amoco Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching (March 21) and Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards (March 27). For more information, call (734) 647-4566 or visit http://www.rackham.umich.edu/Faculty/index.html.
2003 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards: Graduate students pursuing advanced degrees who have completed at least two terms (not necessarily consecutive) as Graduate Student Instructors are eligible. Nominations are due March 14. For more information, call (734) 647-4566 or visit http://www.rackham.umich.edu/Faculty/gsi.html.
2003 John H. D’Arms Awards for Distinguished Mentoring in the Humanities: Nominees must be tenured faculty in the humanities who have directed a substantial number of dissertations during the past several years. Nominations are due April 25. For more information, call (734) 647-4566 or visit http://www.rackham.umich.edu/Faculty/darms.html.
2005 Henry Russel Lectureship and 2004 Henry Russel Award: The Russel Lectureship is awarded annually to a senior faculty member in recognition of exceptional achievements in research and scholarship (including creative endeavors) and an outstanding record of teaching, mentoring and service. The Russel Award is made to a junior faculty member and recognizes distinguished scholarship or authorship (including creativity in the arts) and conspicuous ability as a teacher. Nominations for both are due April 30.
For more information, call (734) 647-4566 or visit http://www.rackham. umich.edu/Faculty/index.html.

Junior Faculty Career Development Program
The Career Development Program of the Head and Neck Specialized Program of Research Excellence, in an effort to address the urgent need for an increased number of clinicians and basic scientists devoted to head and neck cancer research, is offering $67,500 a year to two qualified candidates, each with a three-year commitment to establishing a head and neck research program.

Preference will be given to assistant professors with outstanding new translational research programs relevant to head and neck cancer. Candidates whose prior research experience focused on a field other than head and neck cancer also are eligible for the award. Prior head and neck research experience is not a prerequisite. For an information packet, call (734) 998-6769 or e-mail taniag@umich.edu. The deadline for submissions is March 3.

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