Offices and Awards

Jeffrey Cox, professor of history, elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

John Dunkhase, lecturer of curriculum and instruction, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Joann Eland, associate professor of nursing, recipient of the Audrey Hepburn Award from Sigma Theta Tau International.

Janet Guthmiller, associate professor of periodontics, elected fellow of the International College of Dentists.

Peter E. Nathan, professor of community and behavioral health, named associate editor of the American Psychological Association’s Psychological Bulletin.

Michael A. Pfaller, professor of pathology, recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the 250 most highly cited researchers in the field of microbiology.

Larry Prybil, associate dean for external relations, College of Public Health, elected to the executive committee of the Sisters of Charity Health System’s board of directors.

Audrey Saftlas, associate professor of epidemiology, selected by the National Institutes of Health to serve as a member of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Section of the Center for Scientific Review.

David Skorton, vice president for research, elected president of the board of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs.

Linda Snetselaar, associate professor of epidemiology, appointed to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Nutrition Study Section and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Multi-Center Clinical Trial Study Section.

Milan Sonka, professor of electrical and computer engineering, elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.