Congratulations to the 2005 College Award Winners

Congratulations go out to all who received scholarships and awards at the 2005 College Awards Dinner

2005 Distinguished Alumni

Dennis D. Berkey, PhD, Mathematics, ’74

Dennis D. Berkey, President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, previously spent 30 years at Boston University, where he served as mathematics faculty member and department chair, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and University Provost. He received the Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Boston University.

Daniel F. Danzl, BS, Biology, ’72

Daniel F. Danzl is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is a past president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and an internationally recognized physician in accidental hypothermia.

Fred L. Fricke, BS, Chemistry, ’62, MS, Chemistry, ’69

Fred L. Fricke led the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to establish one of the nation’s first Elemental Analysis Research Centers in Cincinnati. It became the FDA National Chemistry Forensic Center, which provided employment for hundreds of talented chemists during its 32–year collaboration with the chemistry department.

Margaret J. “Peg” Valentine, BA, Spanish, ’71

Peg J. Valentine is co-founder, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Valentine Research, Inc., manufacturer of radar systems and detection equipment. Her leadership on the Romance Languages Department’s Advisory Committee led to the creation of Valentine House, UC’s first language immersion residence for students in French and Spanish.

Margaret M. Zeigler, MA, Geography, ’92, PhD, Geography, ’95

Margaret M. Ziegler is Deputy Director of the Congressional Hunger Center and adviser to the United National Secretariat staff, UNICEF, and International Fund for Agricultural Development. She taught at George Washington University and co-authored

Comprehensive Campaign Plan: An Architecture for Coordination during Complex Humanitarian Emergencies.

Distinguished Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards Winners

McMicken Excellence Award

Richard Pestinger, A&S Information Systems

McMicken Dean’s Award for Distinguished Adjunct Performance

Lisa Beckelhimer, English and Comparative Literatures

Edith C. Alexander Award for Distinguished Teaching

Elka Klein, Judaic Studies

McMicken Dean’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Jintai Ding, Mathematical Sciences

McMicken Dean’s Award for Distinguished Service

Elizabeth Schofield, Classics

Student Scholarships Winners

Derek E. Dunn Memorial Alumni Scholarship

Kimberly Burgas, Sociology

McMicken College Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Jerry Tsai, Political Science

McMicken College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Scholarship

Christa Siebenburgen, Biochemistry

Joyce E. Yeager Scholarship

Anna Fiskin, Biology

Richard E. Greenholz Scholarship

Laura Sayer, English

Isabel & Mary Neff Scholarship

Kate Belinski, Geology