Outstanding Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Students Honored at the 2007 McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Awards Dinner
The annual event is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.
Distinguished Alumni Awards:
- C. David Allis, BS, 1973, biology. Allis is the Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology at The Rockefeller University in New York, N.Y.
- Benjamin Gettler, BA, 1945, economics. Gettler is chairman of the board and president of Vulcan International Corp. and former chairman of the UC board of trustees.
- The Hon. Mark P. Painter, BA, political science, 1970. Painter serves the Ohio First District Court of Appeals. More than 350 of his decisions have been published nationally, making him the most-published Hamilton County judge ever.
- Barbara Shailor, MA, 1971, and PhD, 1975, classics. Shailor is deputy provost for the arts at Yale University.
- Stephen G. Wells, MS, 1973, and PhD, 1976, geology. Wells is president of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of the University and Community College System of Nevada. He is also the president of the Geological Society of America. (Wells will also be giving a talk on Thursday as part of the Department of Geology Colloquium series.)
McMicken Dean's Awards for Faculty Excellence:
- Carl Mills Award for Outstanding Faculty & Student Relations: Jay Twomey, English
- Edith C. Alexander Award for Distinguished Teaching: Kathy Burlew, professor, psychology
- Distinguished Scholarship: Carlton Brett, professor, geology
- Distinguished Service: Daniel Langmeyer, professor, psychology
- Distinguished Adjunct Performance: Erwin F. Erhardt, adjunct assistant professor, economics
McMicken Dean's Award for Staff Excellence:
- Robert T. Voorhees, research associate, chemistry
Alumni Scholarships:
- Jennifer Graf, biology
- Sarah Rovito, English
Eleanor Hicks Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Female Senior:
- Jessica Lawrence, biology and environmental studies
Robert Patterson McKibbin Medal for the Outstanding Undergraduate Male Senior:
- Alan Grove, international affairs
Outstanding Masters Student Award:
- Byron Adams, geology
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award:
- Raluca Dumitru, mathematics
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