Offices and Awards

Mary Sue Coleman, UI president, selected to serve on the Presidents Leadership Group by the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention.

The College of Dentistry, honored for presenting the largest number of student papers at a general session of the American Association for Dental Research/International Association for Dental Research.

Thomas K. Dean, special assistant to the president, Lesanne Fliehler, managing editor, Kirk Murray, photographer, Amy Roach, designer, University Relations Publications, recipients of a bronze award in the annual Admissions Marketing Report competition for the University’s 2000-01 annual report, Building Community.

Sara Epstein, associate editor, Lesanne Fliehler, managing editor, Tom Jorgensen, photographer, Kirk Murray, photographer, Amy Roach, designer, University Relations Publications, recipients of a merit award in the annual Admissions Marketing Report competition for Illumine, the University’s magazine on research, scholarship, and the arts.

The Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, College of Nursing, recipient of the Midwest Nursing Research Society/Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Award.

Forrest M. Holly Jr., professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate dean for academic programs in the College of Engineering, appointed chair of the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board.

The Iowa Birth Defects Registry, College of Public Health, recipient of an “A” grade from the Trust for America’s Health.

Martin L. Jones, senior research assistant in occupational and environmental health, appointed to the American Conference of Governmental Hygienists Small Business Committee and re-appointed to the Agricultural Health and Safety Committee.

Michael G. Kienzle, chief technology officer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and associate dean in the College of Medicine, elected chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Information Resources.

Kathy Magarell, instructional services librarian at UI Libraries, selected to attend the Association of College and Research Libraries Institute for Information Literacy’s “Immersion 2002” program.

Wilfrid Nixon, professor of civil and environmental engineering, appointed to a four-year term on the executive committee of the Standing International Road Weather Conference.

Sara Sauers, promotions manager, UI Press, recipient of the Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design from the Friends of the University Library at the University of Texas at El Paso for No Shortcuts: An Essay on Wood Engraving by Barry Moser.

Sharon Seydel, program associate in the Dows Institute for Dental Research, recipient of the Educational Research Group Award from the American Association for Dental Research.

Robert E. Yager, professor of science education, recipient of the 2002 Prestigious Distinguished Service Prospectus from Epsilon Pi Tau.

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