February 19,
2007
Larson named to endowed professorship
Joanne Larson
Literacy scholar Joanne Larson has
been named the Michael W. Scandling Professor of Education at the Warner
School. Professor and chair of the teaching and curriculum program, Larson
has been a member of the faculty since 1995 and is well known for her
research and publications in language and literacy.
“I am delighted to present this honor to such a
committed and distinguished educator,” says Raffaella Borasi,
dean of the Warner School. “Joanne’s leadership and vision have
helped strengthen our programs, and she is an inspiration for our junior
faculty. Her work truly bridges research and practice and is very central
to the Warner School’s mission.”
Larson’s ethnographic research focuses on
identifying ways to empower all students to achieve the level of literacy
needed to be successful.
The professorship she assumes was established by the
late William F. Scandling in honor of his son, Michael W. Scandling, vice
president of marketing at Datastick, who serves on the Warner
School’s Dean’s Advisory Committee.
Awards and Honors
Former Harvard University fundraiser Stephanie Katz has been named
senior director of the newly established George Eastman Society, slated to
become the University’s premier annual giving society, recognizing
individuals who make unrestricted annual gifts of $1,500 or greater. As
senior director, Katz will oversee the society’s formation and
development.
Suzanne O’Brien ’59,
associate dean of undergraduate studies and director of the College Center
for Academic Support, has been named the recipient of the Susan B. Anthony
Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was established in 1997 by the
Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership and is presented annually to a
University alumna, trustee, faculty member, or administrator who has
demonstrated strong leadership qualities, personal as well as professional
success, and has served as a role model for other women.
The National Science Foundation has offered its
prestigious CAREER award to Misha
Ovchinnikov, assistant professor of chemistry.
The award is given to promising scientists early in their careers and is
selected on the basis of creative proposals that effectively integrate
research and education. The grant provides $610,000 over a five-year period
to help Ovchinnikov develop his research, including his theoretical work
enabling the simulation of the motions and energy and momentum exchanges of
particle systems.
Judith Pipher, professor
emeritus of physics and astronomy, will be inducted into the National
Women’s Hall of Fame for her excellence as a teacher of young women
and men, and for the exceptional advances she’s given to the field of
infrared astronomy. The induction ceremony will take place on October 6 and
7. The National Women’s Hall of Fame is a national membership
organization recognizing and celebrating the achievements of individual
American women.
Curt Smith, senior
lecturer in English, has been named political coordinator of the Museum of
Broadcast Communications. Opened in Chicago in 1987, the museum boasts
America’s only National Radio Hall of Fame. Smith will coordinate its
political archives, expand its political exhibits, and identify and
gather America’s 100 all-time most memorable radio/television
political moments.
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