Offices and awards

Pedro J. Alvarez, professor, Gene Parkin, professor, Michelle Scherer, assistant professor, and Richard Valentine, professor, civil and environmental engineering, recipients of a project of the year award in the cleanup division from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program for their project on iron-based bioremediation of RDX-contaminated groundwater.

Amy An, lecturer in accounting, recipient of an Outstanding Advisor Award from Beta Alpha Psi.

Zlatko Anguelov, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipient of an Award of Excellence from the Association of American Medical Colleges for Currents, a magazine targeted to practicing physicians in Iowa and adjacent states.

Dorothy “Dottie” Armens, staff nurse, recipient of a Nursing Excellence Award in patient advocacy in the Midwest/Great Lakes region from NurseWeek.

Pat Badtke, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipient of an APEX Award of Excellence for Well & Good, a health and fitness newsletter.

Clar Baldus, program associate, Belin-Blank Center, recipient of the 2002 State of Iowa Technology Leadership Award.

Jack Barnette, associate dean for education and student affairs, College of Public Health, elected to the Statistics Section Council of the American Public Health Association and appointed to the inaugural editorial board of The Journal for Applied Statistical Methods.

Willard “Sandy” Boyd, interim UI president, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Iowa City Human Rights Division.

Thomas Casavant, professor of electrical and computer engineering, appointed to the National Institutes of Health Genome Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review.

Clancy Champanois, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipient of merit recognition from the National Health Information Awards as well as an APEX Award of Excellence for Partners, a newsletter for patients and friends of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Nicholas Colangelo, professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development and director of the Belin-Blank Center, recipient of the 2002 President’s Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.

Sandra Bowman Damico, dean, College of Education, inducted into the Iowa Schoolmaster’s Walt Whitman Club.

Robin L. Davisson, assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology, recipient of the Harry Goldblatt Award in Cardiovascular Research from the American Heart Association.

Connie Delaney, professor of nursing, elected president of nursing informatics in the American Medical Informatics Association.

Gerald DiBona, professor of internal medicine, recipient of the Novartis Award for Hypertension Research from the American Heart Association and the William Middleton Award from Veterans Affairs.

Monique DiCarlo, director of the Women’s Resource and Action Center, recipient of the Individual in a Service Organization Award from the Iowa City Human Rights Division.

Anne DiPardo, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, appointed to a five-year term as coeditor of Research in the Teaching of English.

Michele J. Eliason, associate professor of nursing, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Lesanne Fliehler, managing editor, Tom Jorgensen, photographer, Sara Epstein Moninger, associate editor, Kirk Murray, photographer, and Amy Roach, designer, University Relations Publications, recipients of a gold award in the category of individual institutional relations publications from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Illumine, the University’s magazine on research, scholarship, and the arts.

Mary Gilchrist, director of the UI Hygienic Laboratory, appointed to the Secretary’s Council on Public Health Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services.

John Goree, professor of physics and astronomy, selected as one of six Distinguished Lecturers in Plasma Physics for 2002-03 by the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics.

Greg Gray, professor of epidemiology, appointed to the Armed Forces Epidemiology Board.

Kathleen Hanson, associate professor of nursing, elected to a two-year term as president of the American Association for History of Nursing.

Claudette J. Heddens, nurse coordinator, Plastic Surgery Section, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, named Midwest regional director of the American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses.

Jackie Heinle, nurse manager, Burn Treatment Center, finalist for a Nursing Excellence Award in community service in the Midwest/Great Lakes region from NurseWeek.

Donald Heistad, professor of cardiology, recipient of the Scientific Council’s Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

David Hensley, director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Mike Hoenig, director of Iowans with Disabilities Exercising Advocacy Skills, Center for Disabilities and Development, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Richard Johns, adjunct instructor in journalism and mass communication, named Journalism Educator of the Year by the Scholastic Division of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Greg Johnson, associate director, Nola Riley, program assistant, College of Medicine Virtual Hospital, and Pat Badtke, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipients of a Gold Quill Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators for relaunching www.uihealthcare.com.

Cynthia Lewis, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, recipient of the 2002 Thomas N. Urban Research Award from the First in the Nation in Education Foundation for her book Literacy Practices as Social Acts: Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom.

Richard “Jix” Lloyd-Jones, professor emeritus of English, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Ronald Lauer, professor of pediatrics, recipient of the Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award from the American Heart Association.

Steven J. Luck, professor of psychology, recipient of the Frank J. McGuigan Young Research Investigator Prize from the American Psychological Foundation.

Allyn L. Mark, associate dean for research and graduate programs, College of Medicine, appointed national program leader for the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program.

Jim Marshall, associate dean for teacher education, College of Education, named to a one-year term as president of the Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and a three-year term as president of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy.

Mary McInroy, map librarian, recipient of the Member of the Year Award from the Iowa Library Association.

Amy Milsom, assistant professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development, named to the editorial board of Professional School Counseling.

Linda Monroe, senior activity therapist, Center for Disabilities and Development, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Sergio Paradiso, assistant professor of psychiatry, selected as the 41st Mallinckrodt Scholar by the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation.

Lawrence Prybil, associate dean for external relations, College of Public Health, appointed chair of the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors, Catholic Healthcare Audit Network, and reappointed to a two-year term as chair of the editorial advisory board of Health Progress.

Jane Schildroth, program associate, Career Development Services, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Galen Schneider, assistant professor of prosthodontics, selected to serve on the Extracellular Matrix and Aging Advisory Committee for the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Linda G. Snetselaar, associate professor of epidemiology, appointed professional issues representative in the area of research and member of the research committee for the 2002-03 House of Delegates and Board of Directors of the American Dietetic Association.

Michael Sondergard, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipient of a bronze award in the National Healthcare Advertising Awards competition for Pacemaker, a magazine targeted to friends and supporters of UI Health Care.

Michael Sondergard, editor, Lee Ann Williams, designer, Rita Liddell, photo coordinator, and Jane Zukin, writer, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipients of an Award of Distinction from the Association of American Medical Colleges for Making a Difference, the 2000-01 annual report for UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Steve Stefanac, associate dean for patient care, College of Dentistry, recipient of an honorable mention in the American Dental Association’s educational computing competition.

Ed Thompson, associate clinical professor of nursing, appointed to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Education Committee.

University of Iowa Press, recipient of the 2002 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets for Spar, written by Karen Volkman.

David P. Wacker, professor of applied behavior science, selected the recipient of The Arc of the United States 2002 Distinguished Research Award for research in the field of mental retardation.

Bruce Wheaton, executive director of Oakdale Research Park, Technology Innovation Center, and UI Research Foundation, recipient of a 2002 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Janet Williams, professor of nursing, appointed chair of the genetics expert panel of the American Academy of Nursing.

Larry Wilson, campus planner, Facilities Services Group, elected national trustee of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Jane Zukin, editor, Joint Office for Planning, Marketing, and Communications, recipient of an Award of Distinction in the Communicator Awards as well as an APEX Award of Excellence for Compass, a newsletter for faculty, staff, and volunteers at UI Hospitals and Clinics. She also received merit recognition in the National Health Information Awards for Patient Rights and Responsibilities, a special publication for patients.