Priscilla Rogers, associate professor of business education, and Jane Thomas, lecturer of business communications, at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business recently were honored by the Association for Business Communications (ABC) for the article, "Preparing New Entrants for Subordinate Reporting: A Decision-making Framework for Writing." The article was named outstanding article in the Journal of Business Communication and co-winner of the Distinguished Publication Award—the top award given by ABC to an outstanding book, chapter or journal article that contributes significantly to scholarship, research and pedagogy, demonstrates originality of thought and is well-written.

Raoul Kopelman, the Kasimir Fajans Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics, received the 2005 Award in Spectrochemical Analysis from the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society at the society's fall meeting in Washington, D.C.

Barry Rabe, professor of environmental policy in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, and professor of public policy in the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, received the Lynton Keith Caldwell Award from the American Political Science Association for his book, "Statehouse and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy" (Brookings Institution Press, 2004). The Caldwell Award honors the best book published on environmental politics and policy during the past three years.

Henry Wellman, research professor in the Center for Human Growth and Development, and professor of psychology, is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The award will support his ongoing research project for five years.

Professor of Mathematics Kannan Soundararajan has been awarded the First SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, given to mathematicians younger than age 32 for outstanding contributions in areas of mathematics influenced by Ramanujan. Soundararajan will receive the prize during the International Conference on Number Theory and Mathematical Physics in December at SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, India.

Rebecca Blank, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, recently was elected president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. The non-profit group fosters excellence in research, analysis and education to improve public policy and management. Blank is the Henry Carter Adams Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and co-director of the National Poverty Center.

Dr. Cheryl Lee, assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Urology and director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center