The University Record, December 5, 1995
KUDOS
Three faculty honored
for AIDS research
Researchers John A. Jacquez, professor
emeritus of physiology
and of biostatics; James S. Koopman, professor of
epidemiology; Carl
P. Simon, professor of economics, mathematics and
public policy;
along with Ira Longini of Emory University have received
the Howard
M. Temin Award in Epidemiology for Scientific Excellence in the
Fight
Against HIV/AIDS.
Kammash is editor and
co-author
Fusion Energy in Space Propulsion, edited
and
co-authored by Terry Kammash, the Stephen S. Attwood Professor
of
Engineering, has been published by the American Institute
of
Aeronautics and Astronautics under their series on "Progress
in
Astronautics and Aeronautics." The first of its kind on the
subject,
the book addresses the use of energy from controlled fusion
reactions
in a propulsion engine that could potentially open up the
solar
system and beyond to human exploration.
Luskin elected secretary/treasurer
of
IREM
Eric D. Luskin, director, family housing, was
elected
secretary/treasurer for 1996 of the Michigan Chapter of the
Institute
of Real Estate Management (IREM). The local chapter consists
of
several hundred real estate professionals in Southeastern Michigan
who
have earned the designation Certified Proprerty Manager. IREM,
part of the
National Association of Realtors, is an association of
more than 9,400
persons engaged in the fields of property and asset
management, and who
have met stringent requirements in the areas of
education, experience and
commitment to a code of ethics.
Seyferth named
to board of Commerce
Bank
Fritz Seyferth, associate
director for athletics, has been
named to the board of directors for Ann
Arbor Commerce Bank.
Garvin elected,
appointed
Charles D. Garvin, professor of social work, has
recently been
elected chair of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral
Education
in Social Work and also has been appointed to the Board of
the
Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research.
Friedman is president-elect
Candace Friedman,
Manager of Infection Control Services, is
president-elect of the
Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology
(APIC). APIC is a multidisciplinary,
international organization of more
than 11,000 professionals
dedicated to improving the quality of health
care through the
practice and management of infection control and the
application of
epidemiology.
McKeachie receives
honorary degree
Wilbert J. McKeachie, professor emeritus of
psychology,
recently gave the opening Convocation address and received
an
honorary degree from Alma College.
Fox
receives grant
David A. Fox, associate professor of
internal medicine, has
received a $24,000 grant from the Lupus Foundation
of America
Inc.