Faculty Honors
Five faculty members received CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation: Miguel Alonso, assistant professor of optics, Wendi Heinzelman, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Michael King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Kai Shen, assistant professor of computer science, and Hong Yang, assistant professor of chemical engineering. CAREER awards are given to promising scientists who effectively integrate research and education.
Asish Basu, professor of earth sciences, Robert McCrory, director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and professor of physics and professor of mechanical engineering, and Duncan Moore, Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and cofounder of the Center for Optical Manufacturing, were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Nicholas P. Bigelow, Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics and professor of optics, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Arie Bodek, professor of physics and chair of the physics and astronomy department, has been named the first George E. Pake Professor of Physics.
Nancy Cain, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical Center, received the American Psychiatric Association's Frank Menalocino Award for excellence in the care of individuals with mental retardation and psychiatric illness.
Jack Caton '73M (Mas), clinical professor in the Eastman Department of Dentistry and program director and chair of the Division of Periodontology, received the American Academy of Pediatrics' Gold Medal Award in recognition of his contributions in the field of periodontal research, education, and service. He also received a special citation for cochairing the 2003 Evidence-Based Workshop on Contemporary Science in Clinical Periodontics.
The Children of Divorce Intervention Program at the nonprofit Children's Institute, directed by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, founder of the institute and associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology at the University, was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a national Program Excellence Award.
Esther Conwell '44 (Mas), professor emerita of chemistry and physics, received the 2005 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Scientist Mentor Award from the Dreyfus Foundation, and Harry Stern, assistant professor of chemistry, received the foundation's New Faculty Award.
Edward Deci, professor of psychology, was named the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences.
For the second time, C. McCollister Evarts '57M (MD), '64M (Res), CEO of the Medical Center and Strong Health, received the John Charnley Award from the orthopedic surgeons' organization the Hip Society, for his research on preventing blood clots, a potentially fatal complication that can arise after hip replacement surgery.
Donna Brink Fox, acting dean of academic affairs and Eisenhart Professor of Music Education at the Eastman School, won the Parents' Choice Award from the Parents' Choice Foundation for her curriculum Classroom Music for Little Mozarts, which she cowrote.
Susan Gibbons, assistant dean for public services and collection development at the River Campus Libraries, was named a "Mover & Shaker" by the Library Journal, the oldest and best-known national library publication, for her work developing the University's digital archive available to store faculty members' research, papers, notes, and data.
Susan Gustafson, professor of modern languages and cultures and director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, was named the Karl F. and Bertha A. Fuchs Professor of German Studies. She also received the 2004 German Academic Exchange Service Book Prize from the German Studies Association for her work Men Desiring Men: The Poetry of Same-Sex Identity and Desire in German Classicism.
Robert Haggerty, professor and chair emeritus of pediatrics, received the 2004 Alfred I. duPont Award for Excellence in Children's Health Care.
J. Steven Lamberti, associate professor of psychiatry and associate chair for clinical programs at the Medical Center, received the American Psychiatric Association's VanAmeringen Award for Psychiatric Rehabilitation for his contributions to the development of care for individuals with mental disorders in alternative mental health systems, especially those in prison.
René Millon, professor emeritus of anthropology, was awarded the A. V. Kidder Prize from the American Anthropological Association for his contributions to mapping and excavating at Teotihuacán, Mexico.
Physics professor Susumu Okubo received the 2005 J. J. Sakurai Prize in Theoretical Particle Physics from the American Physical Society. The award recognizes and encourages outstanding achievement in particle theory, usually for contributions made at an early stage of the recipient's research career.
Kevin Parker, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and professor of electrical and computer engineering, radiology, and bioengineering, was named the William F. May Professor of Engineering.
Seymour I. Schwartz, Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery and former chair of the Department of Surgery at the Medical Center, received the Fundación Mutua Madrileña medal from King Juan Carlos I of Spain. He was recognized for his body of work as a surgeon over the past 50 years.
Clifford Smith, Louise and Henry Epstein Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance at the Simon School, was presented the Robert I. Mehr Award by the American Risk and Insurance Association.
Ross Watts, William H. Meckling Professor of Business Administration, professor of accounting and finance, and chair of the Simon School's Ph.D. program, and Jerold Zimmerman, Ronald L. Bittner Professor of Business Administration and professor of accounting at the Simon School, received the American Accounting Association for Seminal Contributions to Accounting Literature Award.
Berislav Zlokovic, Alzheimer's researcher and professor and associate chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, received a 10-year MERIT award from the National Institute on Aging.
Thomas DiPiero, professor of French and visual and cultural studies, Wayne Knox, director of the Institute of Optics, and Terry Gurnett, associate director of alumni relations and development and coach of the women's soccer team, each received Goergen Awards for Contributions to Undergraduate Education in the College during the College's Convocation last September. DiPiero and Knox received the award for distinguished achievement and artistry in undergraduate education and Gurnett for his contributions to undergraduate learning. Beyond individual achievement, the 2004 Goergen Award for Curricular Achievement in Undergraduate Education recognized the Department of Computer Science and the Physical Chemistry Curriculum within the Department of Chemistry.
As part of the College Commencement ceremonies last May, four faculty members were recognized with teaching awards. Jack Mottley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Jeffrey Tucker, assistant professor of English, received the G. Graydon '58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Nontenured Member of the Faculty, Harriet Kitzman, the Loretta C. Ford Professor of Nursing, received the Lifetime Achievement in Graduate Education Award, and Eby Friedman, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the University's Center for Electronic Imaging Systems, received the University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
