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Accolades
Appointments
Dr. Valerie Castle, professor and chair
of the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, has been elected
vice chair of The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan's board of directors. |
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James Koopman, professor of epidemiology,
recently was appointed to the National Institutes of Health study section
on AIDS Clinical Studies and Epidemiology. His appointment runs through
2007. |
Amy Perry, director of nursing clinical
information at the U-M Health System, has been appointed by Gov. Jennifer
Granholm to the Michigan Board of Nursing. |
Timothy Slottow, executive vice president
and chief financial officer, has been named to the board of directors
of The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan. |
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Awards
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Don Chaffin, the Richard G. Snyder
Distinguished University Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering,
has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science. Chaffin will be recognized for his contributions to science
Feb. 14 in Seattle.
Chaffin also recently received an honorary doctor of engineering degree
from Kettering University. |
Suman Das, assistant professor of mechanical
engineering, will receive the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' 2004
M. Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. The
award is conferred in recognition of Das' significant achievements and
leadership in the field of manufacturing engineering as a young engineer. |
Charles Doering, professor of mathematics,
is the recipient of the Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists
from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award is given to researchers
with internationally recognized academic qualifications, and honors the
academic achievements of the award winner's lifetime. |
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John Hayes, professor of electrical engineering
and computer science, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award for Senior
U.S. Scientists. The award, presented by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation,
recognizes past accomplishment in research and teaching. |
Kimberly Haynes, administrative assistant
in the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, won the 7th Montreal International
Czech and Slovak Voice Competition Nov. 30. As a result, Haynes will travel
to the Czech and Slovak republics in 2004 for recitals in Prague, Brno
and Bratislava. |
Panos Papalambros, the Donald C. Graham
Professor of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering, has been
elected an SAE fellow by the Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE International.
The SAE recognized Papalambros for his contributions to the mathematical
optimization of automotive systems design and product development. |
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Edna Reese and Debrha
Tyler, health aides with the U-M Health System's Michigan Visiting
Nurses, are recipients of the Frances Dillard Home Health Aide Service
Award for 2003 for their dedication and commitment to patients and
families for more than 20 years.
David Williams, professor of sociology
and senior research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, has
been selected as a recipient of the 2004 Decade of Behavior Research
Award. Williams was honored for his research on health issues that has
contributed to the use of social and behavioral science knowledge in
policy settings and has enhanced public understanding of behavioral and
social science principles. |
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