Keith Achepohl, professor of art and art history and director of the Summer in Venice Program, was appointed to the Elizabeth M. Stanley Professorship in the Arts. Achepohl is the first person to be named to the endowed professorship.

Faith Adiele, a student in both the Writers’ Workshop and Nonfiction Writing Program, won the Creative Writing Foundation’s Millennium Essay. The award recognizes the writer who demonstrated the highest level of nonfiction writing in the year 2000.

John P. Albright, professor of orthopaedics at University of Iowa Health Care, received the prestigious George D. Rovere Award for Education from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

For programs in career assistance and student membership, the University of Iowa Alumni Association (UIAA) received national recognition from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In CASE’s 2000 Circle of Excellence Awards Program in Alumni Relations, the UIAA won a gold medal for its student organization, IOWA S.T.A.T. (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow). IOWA S.T.A.T. is one of the campus’s largest student organizations, with more than 3,000 members.

In a special ceremony at the White House, Nancy C. Andreasen, Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, received the President’s National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton. Since its establishment, the National Medal of Science has been awarded to 374 distinguished scientists and engineers whose careers spanned decades of research and development. Andreasen also was awarded the Lieber Prize for Outstanding Research in Schizophrenia, an award funded by the Essel Foundation, which recognizes a research scientist who has made distinguished contributions to research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of schizophrenia.

Three University of Iowa College of Medicine faculty members were inducted into the Association of American Physicians: Nancy Andreasen, Richard Sontheimer, and Larry Tobacman.

David Asprey, associate professor and director of the Physician Assistant (PA) Program, was named president of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs. Asprey also was named PA of the Year for 2000 by the Iowa Physician Assistant Society.

Joel D. Barkan, professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was awarded a residential fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

Sandra Barkan, assistant dean in the Graduate College, was appointed to a three-year term as treasurer of the African Studies Association.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development a nearly $1.6 million grant to develop and deliver Advanced Placement (AP) courses over the Internet and the Iowa Communications Network. The Technology Innovation Challenge/AP Online Pilot Project Grant is designed to increase student participation in AP courses and exams in high schools.

Susan Birrell, professor of health, leisure, and sport studies, received the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award for a book she coedited, Reading Sport: Critical Essays on Power and Representation.

Business professors Joyce Berg and Forrest Nelson were awarded the 2000 University of Iowa President’s Award for Technology Innovation, which recognizes the most creative use of technology in teaching in the past year. They won the award for their development of web-based computer software used to conduct electronic markets and the back office needed to support them. Runner-up was Steve Beck, a computer consultant in the Image Analysis Facility.

Venise Berry, associate professor of journalism and mass communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won an Honor Book Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) for her novel All of Me.

Amitava Bhattacharjee, professor of physics and astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won a three-year, $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to establish a center for studying a natural phenomenon known as "magnetic reconnection."

In recognition for leading the women’s basketball team to a Big Ten Championship, head coach Lisa Bluder was named 2001 Big Ten Coach of the Year. In addition, she was honored as the College Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball News Service and WBCA District 6 Coach of the Year.

Three associate professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were recognized as Dean’s Scholars, an award that honors mid-career faculty members who excel in both teaching and scholarship or creative work. The 2000-02 Dean’s Scholars are Maria Paola Bonacina (computer science), James Enloe (anthropology), and Roberta Marvin (music). Dean’s Scholar awards are made possible through the UI Alumni Association’s endowment of the Dean’s Chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Joseph A. Buckwalter, professor and head of orthopaedic surgery, was named president of the American Orthopaedic Association. He also became a member of the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, one of the oldest surgical organizations in the world.

The Gaetano Conte Academy awarded the G. Conte Prize for Basic Research to Kevin Campbell, Roy J. Carver Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, and professor of neurology. Campbell, who is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and UI Foundation Distinguished Professor, was honored for his work toward understanding the function of dystrophin in skeletal muscle. His work uncovered the molecular basis for disease development of muscular dystrophy.

John S. Casko, professor and head of orthodontics in the College of Dentistry, was appointed to the B. F. and Helen E. Dewel Chair in Clinical Orthodontics. This endowed chair, the first to be created in the College of Dentistry, was established by a bequest to the UI Foundation from the late B. F. Dewel.

Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, associate professor of foreign language and ESL education in the College of Education, was the first recipient of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Outstanding Young Scholar Award.

Nicholas Colangelo, director of the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, was inducted into the Iowa Academy of Education. Colangelo, the Myron & Jacqueline Blank Professor of Gifted Education in the College of Education, was selected for his "scholarly contributions to the field of education."

President Mary Sue Coleman was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Coleman was one of 185 scholars and luminaries elected this year by the academy in recognition of their unique contributions to the nation and the world. In addition, Coleman was appointed to the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, a group that in the 1990s published a series of reports that led to the restructuring of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The American Accounting Association selected Daniel W. Collins, Henry B. Tippie Research Chair in Accounting, as recipient of its 2001 Outstanding Educator Award.

Frank Conroy, director of the Writers’ Workshop, was appointed an F. Wendell Miller Professor. Miller professorships have been designated in several departments. In the Writers’ Workshop, they provide opportunities to honor faculty members who have helped maintain the status of the workshop as the world’s preeminent creative writing program.

Natalie Dawson earned a place on the 2001 United States National Field Hockey Team and competed in Jamaica for the Americas Cup.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) named Kevin Dellsperger, associate dean in the College of Medicine, as ACC College Governor for Iowa.

Kimberly Ephgrave, professor of surgery, was appointed to two leadership positions in national organizations within her field. Ephgrave was named president of the Association of Women Surgeons and elected to a three-year term as secretary of the Association of VA Surgeons.

G. Edgar Folk Jr., professor emeritus of physiology and biophysics in the College of Medicine, received the 2001 Ray G. Daggs Award from the American Physiological Society (APS). The award is presented annually to a physiologist judged to have provided distinguished service to the science of physiology and to the APS.

C. Tom Foster, associate professor of geoscience, was elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Edmund A. Franken Jr., University of Iowa Health Care radiologist, received the most prestigious award given by his peers at the meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, the Gold Medal Award.

Sonya J. Franklin, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award.

Gerry Funk, associate professor of otolaryngology, received the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology.

Bruce J. Gantz, professor and head of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Gantz, the Brian F. McCabe Distinguished Chair, is internationally recognized for his work on the use of cochlear implants to restore hearing to profoundly deaf children and adults.

Tracey Griesbaum, head coach of women’s field hockey, was named the U.S. Field Hockey National Coach of the Year.

Hancher Auditorium received the 2000 Award for Adventurous Programming, presented by Chamber Music American and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Caroline Harwood, professor of microbiology in the College of Medicine, was elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.

Donald D. Heistad, professor of internal medicine, was selected as the recipient of the Eugene M. Landis Award of the Microcirculatory Society.

Robert V. Hogg, professor emeritus of statistics and actuarial science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was awarded the second annual Noether Award by the American Statistical Association. The award is given to a distinguished senior researcher/teacher in nonparametric statistics.

Forrest M. Holly Jr., professor of civil and environmental engineering and researcher at IIHR–Hydroscience and Engineering, was awarded the 11th Harold J. Shoemaker Award by the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research for his article in the Journal of Hydraulic Research.

R. Edward Howell, CEO and director of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, received a distinguished service membership award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems. Only 82 people currently hold distinguished service memberships in the AAMC.

Diane Huber, associate professor of nursing, was the recipient of a 2000 Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing for her textbook, Leadership and Nursing Care Management.

Lewis E. January, professor emeritus in the Department of Internal Medicine, received the Laureate Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine for his lifetime achievements in the field of medicine.

Benjamin Kaplan, associate professor of history, won a $65,000 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. The award, the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship, is given to recently tenured faculty to support "long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences."

John Kimmich-Javier, associate professor of journalism and mass communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won a first-place award for a sports action photo in the magazine division of the National Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Competition. Kimmich has won first-place awards in this category in three of the last four years.

Nicole Kirkwood, a global studies and economics major from Dubuque, Iowa, participated in the U.N. Climate Change Conference as a student delegate through sponsorship by the environmental group Greenpeace. In addition, she was named one of Glamour magazine’s Top Ten Women of the Year. Kirkwood, a Presidential Scholar, has received more than 12 university, state, and national awards.

Joel Kline, associate professor of internal medicine, received the Central Society for Clinical Research Outstanding Investigator Award for his presentation titled, "Therapy of Established Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation Using CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides: A Cure for Asthma?"

John Knutson, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won a $2.64 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for a five-year study of parent-child interactions and children’s social development.

The National Academy of Education selected Cynthia Lewis, assistant professor in the College of Education who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program, to be a 2000-2001 Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.

Debora Liddell, associate professor in the College of Education’s Division of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development, received the Iowa Student Personnel Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Steven J. Luck, associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his "pathbreaking behavioral, psychophysical, and physiological studies of attention and visual memory."

Manuscripts librarian Bob McCown received the Petersen/Harlan Award, given to a single recipient each year by the State Historical Society of Iowa for lifetime achievement in the preservation of Iowa history.

Randy McDonough, associate professor (clinical) in the College of Pharmacy, received the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award from the Iowa Pharmacy Association for his contributions in improving patient care.

The State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the College of Public Health, recently earned two honors from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Kathleen M. McKeen, director, received the Calum S. Muir Memorial Award. Charles Lynch, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health and medical director of the State Health Registry of Iowa, earned a Gold Standard award in recognition of its quality, completeness, and timeliness of data.

Robert L. Merlino, professor of physics and astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was selected as one of the Distinguished Lecturers for the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society.

Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program, was selected as the 2001 recipient of the Annual Literary Award of the Writers Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Merrill traveled to the Bosnian capital several times during the three-and-a-half-year siege of the city. His experiences in the former Yugoslavia were chronicled in Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars, which has received extensive critical praise.

Sophomore Brandon Miller, of Ankeny, Iowa, was a finalist in the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge held at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Two professors won awards from the National Communication Association: Robert P. Newman, adjunct professor of communication studies, was one of three people named Distinguished Scholars for a career of outstanding scholarship. John Durham Peters, associate professor of communication studies, received the James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for his book Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication.

Arthur J. Nowak, professor emeritus of pediatric dentistry and pediatrics, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. The award has been given only six times in its 54-year history.

A. Jacob Odgaard, professor of civil and environmental engineering and research engineer at IIHR–Hydroscience and Engineering, was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineer’s 2001 Hydraulic Structures Medal.

The Iowa Music Educators Association named two professors Accomplished Music Teachers. Kenneth Phillips, a professor in the College of Education’s curriculum and instruction division, and Myron Welch, professor of music, were honored for their teaching skills and efforts to advance music education.

Jimmy Pinkham, professor of pediatric dentistry, received the American Society of Dentistry’s Children Great Award, in recognition of exceptional contributions to children’s oral health.

Paul Pomrehn, professor of community and behavioral health in the College of Public Health, was elected chair of the Governor’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission.

After a year of intensive planning and growth, the College of Public Health was designated as the 29th accredited school of public health in the United States. The college is the only accredited institution offering public health training in Iowa.

Jane Schildroth, director of Career Development, was appointed by Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to serve a two-year term on the Iowa Workforce Development Board.

Shoshannah L. Roth of Iowa City, a junior chemistry/psychology major, and Karsten L. Temme of Casper, Wyo., a junior biomedical engineering major, were named Goldwater Scholars for the 2001-2002 academic year.

Two University of Iowa debaters won the 55th annual National Debate Tournament sponsored by the American Forensic Association. Senior Andrew Ryan won the Top Speaker award and with senior Andrew Peterson captured the national championship. This is the first time UI debaters have won the national debate team championship.

Senior Conrad Schmidt, of Lone Rock, Iowa, was named College Photographer of the Year in the annual Iowa Press Photographers Association College Competition.

Susan K. Schultz, associate professor of psychiatry, received the Klerman Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.

Two College of Nursing faculty were inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. Assistant Professor Janet K. Specht is known nationally for her research in urinary incontinence and dementia, especially in persons who live in long-term care facilities. Specht also is a cofounder and partner in Liberty Country Living in North Liberty, Iowa, an innovative community supported living facility for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Associate Professor Janet K. Williams is a genetics nurse specialist, pediatric nurse practitioner, and genetic counselor.

For the second consecutive year, The University of Iowa campus chapter of the Society of Profess-ional Journalists (SPJ) has won the National Outstanding Campus Chapter Award. The UI chapter is the first ever to win the award two years in a row, each time beating 11 other university SPJ chapters to win the national recognition.

Bernard Sorofman, associate professor of clinical and administrative pharmacy, was installed as president of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science. Sorofman also became a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Board of Trustees.

Ronald G. Strauss, professor of pathology and pediatrics, was presented with the Presidential Award from the American Society for Apheresis.

H. S. Udaykumar, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.

Himie Voxman, emeritus professor of music, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Clarinet Association, honoring his "outstanding research, teaching, publication, and service to the world of clarinet."

Thomas A. Weingeist, head and professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was elected president of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

An Iowa City woman who is a grateful patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics made a generous gift to the UI Foundation for the Holden Cancer Center. The $1 million endowment gift from Louise White and her late husband, Willard "Woody" White, will generate funds to be used to benefit leukemia and breast cancer research.

UI Provost Jon Whitmore was elected chair of the Council on Academic Affairs of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

Robert Yager, professor of science education who has chaired more than 350 theses and dissertations in his 45 years with the University, was named the 2001 recipient of the national Association for the Education of Teachers of Science’s Outstanding Mentor Award.

Selected Rankings

Business Week
Henry B. Tippie School of Management’s M.B.A. program: Top 50

SUCCESS
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center: No. 46 "Best Entrepreneurial Business Schools"

Academy of Management Journal
Henry B. Tippie School of Management: No. 31

U.S. News & World Report
20th Best Public University

Fiske Guide to Colleges
"Best Buy" for Quality Education

The Top American Research Universities
Among the top 25 U.S. public universities

Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog 2001
Best value; Best career services, most responsive to student financial aid needs, academically competitive