Offices and Awards

Ron Aiken, assistant football coach, named Division I-A Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.

Linda Bissell, program associate in medicine administration, appointed as the central region representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges National Committee on Student Financial Assistance.

Tom Carroll, lecturer in the Tippie College of Business, recipient of the prize for best paper at the 2002 Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance/KPMG Conference.

Anna Dodonova, visiting assistant professor of finance, recipient of the Best Ph.D. Paper Award from the Northern Finance Association.

Kirk Ferentz, head football coach, named National College Football Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Division I-A Regional Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the media and the coaches.

R. William Field, research scientist in epidemiology and adjunct professor of occupational and environmental health, recipient of the Nexus Award from the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists.

Mary Hensley, assistant to the chair of neurology, elected president of the Neuroscience Administration Assembly of the Medical Group Management Association, and named a fellow of the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration.

Michael Kienzle, associate dean for clinical affairs, College of Medicine, appointed to the American College of Cardiology’s board of trustees.

Joan Kjaer, program director, KSUI, elected to the board of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio.

John Lee, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Educator Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (UI student chapter).

John Schneider, assistant professor of health management and policy, recipient of a VA Health Services Research and Development Career Award.

UI Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater, recipient of first prize in the Opera Production Competition sponsored by the National Opera Association for the production of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro.

UI Museum of Natural History, recipient of a first-place award for its interactive computer station CD-ROM "Why Birds Sing" from the National Association for Interpretation Media.

Ge Wang, associate professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.