Recognizing

Congratulations to the following:



The 2007 John E. Willson Distinguished Alumnus Award winner is Mr. E. James Comer, a 1969 University of Utah graduate. The John E. Willson Distinguished Alumnus Award was established in 2000 to recognize a graduate of the University of Utah’s Mining Engineering Program who has set a high standard by his or her accomplishments in the mining industry. Most recently, Jim was Mine Manager for the Coal Creek Mine, Arch Coal Inc., located near Gillette, Wyoming. He retired in January of this year after serving 38 years in the mining industry. His experience spans both underground and surface mining of metals and coal. He has extensive experience in mine operations, mine development, engineering support, and management.


The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and Women's Week Celebration Committee are pleased to announce that ELIZABETH TASHJIAN, Associate Professor of Finance, has been selected to receive the 2006 Linda K. Amos Award. This award recognizes a female staff or faculty member at the University of Utah who has selflessly given time and energy to improve the educational and/or working environment for women at the University.

CHRISTOPHER HACON, an associate professor of mathematics, has been awarded the American Mathematical Society's prestigious Centennial Fellowship for the 2006-2007 academic year. The fellowship is presented annually to outstanding mathematicians who have held the doctoral degree for between three and 12 years and who have demonstrated excellence in research achievement. The stipend for the 2006-2007 Centennial Fellowship is $64,000, plus an expense allowance of $3,250. Hacon's research is in the field of algebraic geometry.

College of Architecture + Planning Associate Professor JULIO BERMUDEZ has received the Premio a la Trayectoria Creativa Arturo Montagú. This prize, the highest honor awarded by the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Grafica Digital (SIGraDi), recognizes high and sustained creative accomplishment in digital graphics and design throughout the recipient’s career. SIGraDi is the largest Latin-American association of digital graphics in design that allows people from that region and the rest of the world to meet, publish, and share their knowledge and experiences. Dr. Bermudez received this award during the last Annual Meeting that took place in Lima, Peru in late November 2005. (Dated: 2/13/2006)

Four more outstanding researchers have been named to hold prestigious H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chairs in the U School of Medicine.The new chair holders are JERRY KAPLAN. Ph.D., assistant vice president for basic science, associate dean for research, and professor of pathology; WESLEY I. SUNDQUIST, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry; J. MICHAEL DEAN, M.D., MBA, professor of pediatrics; and GERALD G. KRUEGER, M.D., professor of dermatology. (Dated: 2/07/2006)

The Spencer S. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building has been recognized with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Utah 2005 Award for Excellence in Architecture. LINDA AMOS, Ed.D., former associate vice president for health sciences and former dean of the College of Nursing, also was recognized by AIA Utah for her leadership role in the construction. Amos retired in June. The $40 million, 158,000-square-foot teaching facility, which opened in September, was selected by an AIA jury for the top prize for the building's sensitive design, aesthetics, and landscaping. (Dated: 2/07/2006)

University Health Care's Stroke Center recently received the American Stroke Association's "Get With the Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Initial Performance Award." The honor recognizes the Stroke Center's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. (Dated: 2/07/2006)

RANDALL BURT, M.D. will be one the 2005 “Sword of Hope” Honorees at the American Cancer Society's annual “Mardi Gras Hope Ball” on Saturday February 25, 2006 at the 23rd Floor of the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Salt Lake City beginning at 7pm. Dr. Burt is serving as interim director and senior director for Prevention and Outreach at Huntsman Cancer Institute. He’s also a co-director of the Family Cancer Assessment Clinic. His main area of research has been in finding colon cancer genes and in 1987, he was part of a group of researchers that found the gene for familial adenomatous polyposis or FAP. Because of this research genetic testing is now available to identify individuals with this syndrome. Dr. Burt is a Past President of the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society. (Dated: 1/18/2006)

Pioneer Theatre Company Artistic Director CHARLES MOREY has been named a MacDowell fellow and will be in residency at the prestigious MacDowell Colony in Spring 2006. A playwright as well as director, Morey has written two original plays, Laughing Stock and Dumas’ Camille, both of which had their premiere at PTC. He is also the author of five stage adaptations. His plays have been produced in many theatres across the country, including the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Meadowbrook Theatre, PCPA Theatre Fest and Connecticut Repertory Theatre. (Dated: 12/29/2005)

In November, the Utah Heritage Foundation presented a Heritage Award for adaptive use to the Honors Program and Honors Center architect Allen Roberts. The award recognizes the historic renovation
of Fort Douglas Building 619 that resulted in the beautiful and functional center that Honors students now call home. The building creates a place where contemporary learning and research occur in a setting rich with history. (Dated: 12/19/2005)

K.S. RAVI CHANDRAN, professor of metallurgical engineering at the University of Utah will be presented the 2006 Champion H. Mathewson Award by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). The award is presented annually for a paper or series of papers that represents the most notable contribution to metallurgical science. Professor Chandran is being recognized for his series of three papers on titanium and titanium boride published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. Professor Chandran holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in metallurgical engineering. In addition to being a professor at the University of Utah, he has been the director of the Utah State Center of Excellence in Titanium Boride Materials since 2003. Presentation of the award will take place at the 2006 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas, March 12-16, 2006. (Dated: 12/15/2005)

LAURA A. MILLER, a postdoctoral fellow in mathematical biology, is among 10 winners of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund's 2006 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface. Like the other winners, Miller will receive $500,000 over five years. The program aims to encourage research at the interface of biology and the physical/computational sciences. The money will finance Miller's research, which is aimed at understanding how changes in the sizes of animals and their internal organs correspond to the way they swim or fly in fluids such as water or air, respectively, or the way they pump fluid such as blood. One example she plans to study involves how the mechanism of pumping blood and the behavior of the blood as a fluid change as the developing heart grows. She also will explore whether or not changes in blood flow trigger development of heart chambers and heart valves. (Dated: 12/9/2005)

WILLIAM T. PARRY, professor emeritus of geology and geophysics, has been honored with the 2005 Lehi Hintze Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Geology of Utah. The award is given by the Utah Geological Association and the Utah Geological Survey. Parry was cited for accomplishments during his 33-year career, including "contributing greatly to our knowledge of nearly all the mining districts of Utah," elucidating "the geology of Utah from the Wasatch Front to the Colorado Plateau," writing a new book on Wasatch Range hiking trails and "bringing the geologic history of Utah to the public." Established in 2003, the Hintze Award was named for its first recipient, geologist Lehi Hintze of Brigham Young University. (Dated: 11/9/2005)

Business professor and scholar DR. RUSSELL W. BELK the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has been awarded the prestigious Sheth Foundation/Journal of Consumer Research Award for an article he wrote and published in 1988. The piece, entitled Possessions and the Extended Self, is considered groundbreaking study in the field of consumer research. (Dated: 11/9/2005)

The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) recognized the University of Utah with an Outstanding Advising Award at the 2005 NACADA National Conference. The Freshman Advising Program at the U of U was recognized due to program quality, creativity, impact, and institutional commitment to students. Martina Stewart (University College Advising) and Patricia Reilly (College of Business) are co-chairs of this campuswide advising initiative which began in Fall 1999. Martina, Patricia, and John Francis, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs accepted the award and plaque on behalf of the campus at the NACADA Awards Reception in Las Vegas on Oct. 5. (Dated: 11/7/2005)

A Utah pediatrician has been recognized for his professional achievements and contributions to pediatric critical care with the 2005 Distinguished Career Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The group’s Critical Care Section presented the award to J. MICHAEL DEAN, M.D., M.B.A., at the association’s national conference in Washington, D.C. Dean is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and division chief of pediatric critical care, which staffs the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Children's Medical Center. In addition, he serves as the vice chairman of the U’s Department of Pediatrics. (Dated: 11/2/2005)

The MARRINER S. ECCLES FELLOWSHIPS IN POLITCAL ECONOMY were awarded to Pepe Chang, Beth Caron Frantkin, Sara Dora Hsu, Jeffrey M. Merchant, Stephanie J. Nalbone, Dustin Thoman, Michael S. Van Wagenen, and Rick C. Warne. (Dated: 11/2/2005)

The GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS were awarded to Richard Erben Alvarez, Jeffrey S. Chapman, Vaikunth Cuchelkar, Robert Fisher, Christian Gribble, Shannon Haley, Mahmoud Hamad, Samantha Leaf, David Marchetti, Lynn Ornes, Stephanie Plamondon, Amy Prunuske, Mitchell Schultz, Eugene Tachini, Rebecca Walter, and Xiaoyun Yang.. (Dated: 11/2/2005)

The ELLEN CHRISTINA STEFFENSEN CANNON SCHOLARSHIPS were awarded to the following graduate students: Kathy Barnett, Peter A. Covino, Mehmet Ali Dogan, Elena Estanol, Nadia Kukova, Kenneth Ray Mulholland, Amadou Niang, Azadeh Salijooghi, and Michael White. Scholarships were also awarded to the following undergraduates: Charlotte Cannon, Jeremy John Dewaal, Michael Hintze Harlow, Melanie Faith McGarvey, Jaymes P. Myers, Robert "Robin" Seavers Powel, Gwendolyn Iview Reynolds, and Jennifer Rogers. (Dated: 11/2/2005)

The BARBARA & NORMAN TANNER GRADUATE FELLOWHIPS FOR PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE were awarded to Ronna J. Dillinger and Timothy R. Fowles. (Dated: 11/2/2005)

REED M GARDNER, Ph. D., professor of medical informatics at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine, has been recognized nationally for his personal achievements and research that has been instrumental in defining the field of medical informatics. Gardner received the Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence for 2005 from The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) College of Informatics at its 2005 Annual Symposium in Washington, D.C. In honor of medical informatics pioneer Morris Collen, the award recognizes an individual who has made a lasting impression on the field. (Dated: 10/31/2005)

JULIA PAEGLE, professor emerita of meteorology, is getting a big honor from the American Meteorological Society: The Cleveland Abbe Award for Distinguished Service to Atmospheric Sciences by an Individual. Paegle was cited “for her relevant research in Pan-American climate studies; for her legacy as an inspiring teacher and role model; and for her tireless, generous and consistently wise counsel in many committees.” Paegle was scheduled to accept the award during a Feb. 1, 2006, banquet in Atlanta during the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting. (Dated: 10/31/2005)

CHUCK HANSEN, a professor of computer science and a member of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, has been honored with the 2005 Visualization Technical Achievement Award by the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society. It is only the second year the award has been given. The award recognizes Hansen's "seminal work on tools for understanding large-scale scientific data sets." The international award is the highest honor in visualization research. (Dated: 10/27/2005)

CHRISTOPHER R. JOHNSON, a distinguished professor of computer science and director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, has been elected by his peers as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Johnson is one of 376 AAAS members who were given the distinction this year "because of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished," the group says. Johnson specifically was cited "for distinguished contributions to scientific computing and scientific visualization." The AAAS, founded in 1848, is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, which has an estimated total readership of 1 million. (Dated: 10/27/2005)

MARK A. SUPIANO, M.D., has been appointed chief of the Geriatric Division within the School of Medicine’s Internal Medicine Department. He will also serve as executive director of the Center on Aging and director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the George E. Wahler Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. Supiano assumed the positions on October 1.Supiano comes to the U from the University of Michigan where he served as director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor and as a professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine within the University of Michigan Medical School. (Dated: 10/11/2005)

KATHI H. MOONEY, Ph.D., R.N., professor in the University of Utah College of Nursing, has been appointed to the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA). She will serve a five-year term. As a member of the BSA, Mooney’s main responsibility will be to help oversee NCI’s extramural programs. In addition, board members provide the NCI director with advice concerning scientific program policy, progress and future direction of the extramural research programs, and concept review of extramural program initiatives. (Dated: 10/4/2005)

The Nevada Writers Hall of Fame will be held October 4, 2005 at Montreux Golf and Country Club. Hall of Fame medals recognizing lifetime achievement for writing will be given to Phyllis Barber, a Nevada native (Boulder City) and author of books in many genres including fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, and Richard Wiley, Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and author of five novels. Recipients of the Silver Pen Awards honoring writers in mid-career are poet DONALD REVELL, who works as an English professor and Director of Creative Writing Programs at the University of Utah, but resides in Las Vegas, and children’s book author David Winkler of Las Vegas. (Dated: 9/15/2005)

MARC BABITZ, M.D., professor and director of the pre-doctoral programs within the Department of Family and Preventive medicine at the University of Utah, is being honored with the Legacy of Excellence Award at the Junior League of Salt Lake City’s 6th Annual Black and White Ball. Dr. Babitz was chosen because of his dedication to the annual C.A.R.E. (Community Assistance Resource Event) Fair and for his work in providing access to medical care for all within the community. (Dated: 9/3/2005)

The Association for Women in Communications recently awarded KUER’s News Director, JENNY BRUNDIN, with a 2005 National Clarion Award for her radio feature, “Amendment 3 – In My Neighborhood.” Brundin’s piece originally aired in the election season of November, 2004. During that time, Utah voters were considering a constitutional amendment, Amendment 3, to enshrine in the constitution the state’s gay marriage ban. The amendment was also aimed to prohibit other domestic unions from being recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equal legal effect.(Dated: 9/1/2005)

HOMER R. WARNER, M.D., Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical informatics, will be inducted to the Utah Information Technology Association (UITA) Hall of Fame in December. Warner, who joined the U in 1953, pioneered many aspects of computer applications to medicine. He was the first chair of the Department of Medical Biophysics and Computing, now the Department of Medical Informatics, in 1973. He also served as the U Health Sciences chief information officer. Warner has received numerous local, national, and international honors, including the Morris Collen award, the highest recognition bestowed by the American College of Medical Informatics, in 1994. (Dated: 8/26/2005)

C. RICHARD CHAPMAN, Ph.D., professor of anesthesiology, has been named chair of the Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Emotion, Stress and Health (MESH) Study Section for the National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review. The MESH Study Section reviews grant applications focused on basic biobehavioral, psychological, social and cultural processes influencing emotion, mood, and stress in animals and humans. Chapman will chair the review group for two years. (Dated: 8/26/2005)

CHRISTIAN OBAH, M.B.B.S., a pain management fellow, received a scholarship award of $1,000 from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Obah was recognized earlier this month by the company for his educational, research, and patient care goals. Originally from Nigeria, Obah completed a residency at North General Hospital in New York and joined the U in July. ((Dated: 8/26/2005)

The Department of Theatre is proud to announce that DR. ROBERT A. NELSON has accepted the position of Chair of the Department of Theatre. After a hiatus of many years, Dr. Robert Nelson returns to the University of Utah where, in 1976, he received his Ph.D. in Theatre, and where, as a graduate student, he taught and performed in several notable productions-including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet-all in rep! (Dated: 7/13/2005)


At the Best of State Awards Gala, JACK BRITTAIN, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the U., was awarded the very prestigious Best of State Statue (BOSS), which is awarded to one medal winner in the education category, who most exemplifies the values of the Best of State organization. Brittain was judged on his achievements as an administrator, his innovative approaches at the University and contributions he has made to improve the quality of life in Utah. Since arriving at the U. in 1999, Jack Brittain, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business and Vice President of the University’s newly established Office of Technology Venture Development, has rapidly become the innovative force that has placed the University at the forefront of educational institution advancement. “I am committed to providing outstanding opportunities to every student who participates in a David Eccles School program,” said Brittain. “I take great satisfaction in knowing the David Eccles School of Business provides an education equivalent to the best business schools in the world, and we provide this education at a tuition level that is among the most affordable in the United States.” (Dated: 7/1/2005)

YUAN-PIN LEE, an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Utah, has won a 2005-2006 Centennial Fellowship from the American Mathematical Society. The prestigious fellowships -- worth $62,000 plus $3,000 for expenses -- are awarded each year to between two and four outstanding mathematicians to help further their careers in research. Lee joined the faculty in 2002 after receiving a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1999, and then holding a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Los Angeles. The American Mathematical Society says Lee's research deals with "Gromov-Witten theory and its relations with K-theory, integrable systems, and moduli of curves." He plans to use the fellowship to visit Princeton University in New Jersey, Portugal's Instituto Superior Tecnico and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. (Dated: 6/3/2005)

JOSEPH C. KLEWICKI, who chairs the University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received the Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University’s College of Engineering. Klewwicki received both his B.S. (1983) and Ph.D. (1989) at the university in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State said Klewicki was honored for both his leadership in engineering education and his contributions through ongoing research collaboration. He joined the University of Utah faculty in 1990 and became full professor and department chair in 2001. Effective Aug. 15, he will begin a new position as dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. (Dated: 5/18/2005)

C. DALE POULTER, a distinguished professor of chemistry, has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was among 196 new fellows and 17 new foreign honorary members elected. Others include U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, actor-director Sydney Poitier, journalist Tom Brokaw, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and playwright Tony Kushner. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by some of the United States' early leaders, including John Adams and John Hancock. The group’s purpose is “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity and happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people.” Poulter and other new fellows will be inducted during an Oct. 8 ceremony at the academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. (Dated: 4/27/2005)

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) has recognized ROGER P. WEBB with its Outstanding Leadership and Service Award for 2005. Webb, who is chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, received a B.S.E.E. from the University of Utah in 1957.

The KUED-TV documentary SHADOW OF HOPE was selected as the nation's best locally producer television news documentary of 2004 by the national Society of Professional Journalists.The KUED production team for SHADOW OF HOPE, led by KEN VERDOIA, NANCY GREEN, ERIK NIELSEN AND GARY TURNIER, followed undocumented workers from their home villages in Mexico, through the dangers of clandestine border crossings, to the classrooms, hospitals and workplaces of Utah, where their numbers rival some of the state’s largest cities. (Dated: 4/15/2005)

The University of Utah's Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health received an environmental health award from the Utah Medical Association in recognition of "service to the community on environmental and public health issues." (Dated: 3/14/2005)

DR. THERESA A. MARTINEZ, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for Outreach, University of Utah, was one of six local Latino community leaders recognized at an event on February 10 by the Utah Coalition of La Raza (UCLR) for their personal achievement and dedicated service to the Hispanic/Latino community. The event was co-sponsored by the Utah State Office of Hispanic Affairs, Centro de la Familia and the Voter Registration and Education Project (VREP). (Dated: 2/2/2005)

University of Utah professor of internal medicine JAY A. JACOBSON, M.D., has been selected to receive the American Medical Association's (AMA) highest honor in medical ethics--the Isaac Hayes, MD, and John Bell, MD, Award for Leadership in Medical Ethics and Professionalism.

JOSEPH A. KNIGHT, M.D., FASCP, professor and division chief of education in the Department of Pathology, has received the Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Clinical Pathology, presented by the American Society for Clinical Pathology to recognize member who has made significant contributions to the field. An influential instructor, Knight has authored textbooks that are standard laboratory texts widely used for instruction at all lab levels. Knight earned his medical degree and completed his internship and residency at the U and was instrumental in the formation and success of ARUP Laboratories. He was named ARUP’s first director shortly after joining the department of Pathology in 1979. (Dated: 12/1/2004)

GEORGE L. WHITE, JR., Ph.D., M.S.P.H., professor and director of the Public Health Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has graduated from America’s most prestigious public health management school—the National Public Health Leadership Institute. White is one of 54 health professionals who graduated from the Leadership Institute at a ceremony last weekend in Washington, D.C.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has recognized CA+P Associate Professor JULIO BERMUDEZ (top picutre) and Assistant Research Professor JIM AGUTTER (bottom picture)with the prestigious ACSA Creative Achievement Award for 2004-2005. Each year, the ACSA honors a specific creative achievement in teaching, design, scholarship, research or service that provides a significant insight into the understanding and advancement of architecture and architectural education. The award acknowledges 8+ years of research work in information visualization design lead by Bermudez and Agutter at the University of Utah.

JANICE HOUSTON, formerly with the Utah Foundation, is the latest addition to the staff of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Utah. Her duties will include providing research and analysis of policy issues facing Utah as well as cultivating and coordinating public policy research efforts by faculty, staff and students in departments across the University campus.

ELLIOTT KULAKOWSKI, Ph.D., director of the university's Office of Sponsored Projects, received the 2004 Excellence Award from the Society of Research Administrators International on Oct. 26, 2004 at the annual meeting held in Salt Lake City. The Excellence Award is awarded annually to recognize members who have excelled in meeting the society's purpose of expanding knowledge and tools of research administration.

University of Utah chemistry Professors CYNTHIA J. BURROWS and JOEL M. HARRIS have been elected by their peers as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 308 AAAS members newly elevated to the rank of fellow by the world's largest general scientific society. Individuals are given that honor "because of their efforts to advance science or its applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished," according to the AAAS. Burrows was honored "for distinguished contributions to the field of DNA damage through understanding the oxidation of guanine, subsequent transformations, and their effect on replication and repair." Harris was recognized "for the development of innovative spectroscopic methods for measuring molecular structure, transport, and reaction kinetics at liquid-solid interfaces."

The University of Arizona Alumni Association and the College of Engineering are pleased to present the Professional Achievement Award to DAVID W. PERSHING. David is the senior vice president for academic affairs and a distinguished professor of chemical and fuels engineering at the University of Utah. He is also the director of the U.S. Department of Energy Research Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions. David began his academic career at the University of Utah immediately following his graduation in 1976 with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona College of Engineering. He has held several positions at Utah, including his appointment as dean of the College of Engineering. As a result of his research on the formation and control of pollutant emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and the incineration of hazardous industrial wastes, he has been recognized as an international leader in air pollution control methodologies. His work has led to new standards that have improved air quality nationwide. His academic leadership at the University of Utah has significantly elevated the impact the University has had on the economic vitality of Salt Lake City and the state. David’s numerous accolades include the State of Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology, the Utah Manufacturer’s Association Executive of the Year Award, and the Utah Engineering Council’s Educator of the Year Award.

The School of Medicine announced this year's recipient of the Heather Belsey Award for compassion and service in medicine. This award is given annually to a physician who demonstrates compassion and service in caring for the indigent population of Salt Lake, and instructing underclass medical students in the art of physical exam.This year's award recipient is DR. A. PETER CATINELLA, MD, MPH, of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Catinella has demonstrated every quality necessary to receive this award and then some.

DR. SANDI PARKES has recently been hired as the Associate Dean of Continuing Education. Sandi is the Interim Director of Continuing Education's Professional Education department and a professor in the Master of Public Administration program. Sandi earned a Bachelor of Arts and an MPA from the University of Wyoming, after which she received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from Arizona State University. Prior to coming to Continuing Education, Sandi worked as the Program Manager for the M.P.A. Program at the University of Utah. Sandi has worked as a private consultant and trainer for public, private, and non-profit organizations in the areas of teamwork, strategic planning, leadership, creativity, and conflict resolution. She is currently the Institute Director for the Utah Municipal Clerk's Institute and Academy, and a member of the University Neighborhood Partners Community Leadership Committee. Her areas of teaching and research interest are: Organizational Change and Development, Human Resource Management, Creativity, Administrative Theory, Research Design, and Leadership, Change, and Productivity.

The Utah State Historical Society announced its annual award winners at its Annual Meeting on September 23, 2004 in Salt Lake City. DR. PETER L. GOSS receieved a Fellow Award. Peter L. Goss has been on the faculty of the University of Utah since 1970 and initiated the first Utah architectural history course in the state.

KUED, a PBS television station at the University of Utah, won three regional Emmy Awards recently at a ceremony held in Phoenix, Arizona. The Emmy Awards were presented for Writing: JOHN HOWE - "Butch Cassidy and The Outlaw Trail", Directing: JOHN HOWE - "Butch Cassidy and The Outlaw Trail", and Editing: NANCY GREEN - "Battalion". To find out more please visit www.kued.org.

Dr. YAN CHANG, a post doctoral fellow at the Center for Human Toxicology (CHT), has garnered a "Young Scientist Award" during the 2004 joint meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicology (SOFT) and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT). The convention was held last August 30 to September 3, 2004 in Washington, DC. Dr. Chang presented her research work titled, "Novel Aspects of Buprenorphine In-Vitro Metabolism". She joined CHT in April 2002 and works under CHT's Associate Director Dr. David Moody.

ANNE M. MOON, M.D., Ph. D., received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at a ceremony in the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Moon, a critical care pediatrician, assistant professor of pediatrics, and investigator with the program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics at the U of U School of Medicine, was one of 57 U.S. researchers honored at a Sept. 9 ceremony. Established in 1996, the award is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to promising professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Moon received the award for her research into the genetic and developmental causes of congenital heart defects. The award includes five years' continued funding for her work.

Utah senior defensive back MORGAN SCALLEY was selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team for his involvement in community service activities. Scalley, the first Ute ever to win the award, is a preseason all-Mountain West pick and Utah's starting free safety.

The 2004 AFCA Division I-A Good Works Team follows: Raymorris Barnes, DB (Rice), Brian Barthelmes, OG (Virginia), Jamaal Brimmer, DB (UNLV), Derek Curry, LB (Notre Dame), Antoine Huffman, DB (Kentucky), Luke Johnson, P/K (Southern Mississippi), James Kilian, QB (Tulsa), Taqiy Muhammad, WR (South Carolina), Morgan Scalley, DB (Utah), Nick Speegle, LB (New Mexico), Matt Tarullo, C (Syracuse).

The University of Utah has named LAUREN WEITZMAN the new director of the U’s Counseling Center following the retirement of Richard Weigel. Weitzman’s appointment follows the completion of a national search for the position.

DAVID J. KEAHEY, PA-C, M.S.P.H., associate director of graduate studies for the Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named the national "Inner City Physician Assistant of the Year." The award honors a physician's assistant who has provided accessible, quality health care to the underserved population in an inner city.

U of U music department faculty members SUSAN DUEHLMEIER and BONNIE GRITTON performed to rave reviews at Carnegie Hall in New York. They played a concert titled “The Piano as Orchestra” featuring transcriptions of music written originally for orchestra and transcribed for two-pianos. U of U Professor HENRY WOLKING'S “Midnight Jazz Suite” was featured as well. Prior to the New York concert, the duo was named “Best Instrumental Group” in the Best of State awards ceremony held at the Salt Palace and also performed at the event.

CHAD PEHRSON, an English major, has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship for 2004-05. He will receive $5,000 to aid in his pursuit of a Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition. Sixty fellowships are awarded each year by Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest national honor society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all fields of higher education.

Three members of the U faculty were among 18 recipients of USHE Faculty awards. The award is called the Exemplary Faculty Use of Technology Award, and they were honored at a luncheon in the Regents’ Gateway offices with the Commissioner of Higher Education, Rich Kendell. Recipients from the U are:

TOM MALLOY , Department of Psychology (Exemplar Award) For his leadership in the development of StatCenter, and online statistics teaching software package, for his participation and leadership in the MERLOT project, and for the development of the Utah Open Learning Management System

SASKIA DUYVESTEYN, Department of Metallurgical Engineering (Award of Excellence) For her creativity in online education and for development of an online scientific laboratory experience for students