Historian wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Constance Berman, professor of history in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has won a 2004 Guggenheim
Fellowship. The award will support continued research
and writing for her book, Women’s Work and
European Economic Expansion, 1050-1250.
Berman was one of
185 U.S. and Canadian
artists, scholars, and scientists selected by the
Guggenheim Foundation from more than 3,200 applicants.
Celebrating a fruitful bunch
Staff Appreciation Day is May 25. The annual celebration
of staff effort will be marked this year with the
delivery across campus of fruit baskets intended
to thank staff members for continuing excellence
in education, research, and service.
To find out where to pick up a well-earned piece
of fruit, contact your human resources representative.
The basket deliveries are organized by UI Staff
Council and Organizational Effectiveness, a unit
of Human Resources.
New diversity officer named
Dorothy M. Simpson-Taylor has been named director
of diversity resources in the Office of Equal Opportunity
and Diversity, effective June 1.
The Waterloo native replaces Diane Finnerty, who
now is the director of training at the UI School
of Social Work’s National Resource Center for
Family-Centered Practice.
Simpson-Taylor currently serves as director of the
Diversity Resources Office at Purdue University.
Mary Jo Small funds available
Need financial help to attend a work-related conference
in 2004-05?
UI Learning & Development is accepting applications
for the Mary Jo Small Staff Fellowship, which awards
financial support for staff members seeking professional
development opportunities.
The fellowship may be used to help defray costs
of course work; regional, national, or international
meetings or workshops; training opportunities on
and off campus; and/or release from work to prepare
publications. All P&S and merit staff who hold
a regular appointment of
50 percent time or greater and have been employed
by the University for two or more consecutive years
are eligible.
Award selection will be based on the documentation
of how the proposed activity will support the University’s
mission and goals. The deadline is June 1. Selections
will be announced in August.
For more information or an application, visit www.uiowa.edu/~fusstfdv/mjsmall.htm.
State Fair booth needs volunteers
Faculty and staff volunteers are sought to work
in the University’s booth at the Iowa State
Fair Aug. 12-22 in Des Moines.
Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks—from
answering general questions, to distributing posters
and buttons, to applying temporary Hawkeye tattoos
to visitors.
The UI booth is located in the air-conditioned Varied
Industries Building at the fairgrounds. Shifts are
four hours each: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-5 p.m., and 5-9
p.m. Fair admission, parking passes, and a black-and-gold
T-shirt will be provided. Shifts are filling fast,
so sign up now for a time that works best for you.
For more information or to sign up, see the web
site or
contact George McCrory at george-mccrory@uiowa.edu or
(38)4-0012.
Two UI researchers elected to National
Academy of Sciences
Two professors in the UI Carver College of Medicine
have been elected members of the National Academy
of Sciences. They are:
- Kevin Campbell, the Roy J. Carver Biomedical
Research Chair in Physiology and Biophysics and
interim department head, professor of neurology,
and Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; and
- E.
Peter Greenberg, the Virgil L. and Evalyn N.
Shepperd Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis
and professor of microbiology.
The two are among 72 new members and 18 foreign
associates from 13 countries elected April 20 to
membership in the nation’s most distinguished
scientific organization.
Campbell and Greenberg were chosen in recognition
of their distinguished and continuing achievements
in original research. Those elected this year bring
the total number of active members to 1,949.
Three other UI faculty members have been elected
to the academy: James A. Van Allen and Donald Gurnett,
both in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Michael
Welsh, Departments of Internal Medicine and Physiology
and Biophysics in the UI Carver College of Medicine.
Campaign goal up to $1 billion
The University has raised the goal of its Good.
Better. Best. Iowa comprehensive fund-raising campaign
from $850 million to $1 billion.
UI President David J.
Skorton announced the decision April 29, citing new
opportunities, new priorities, and a renewed commitment
to giving Iowans the best university possible.
The campaign, which began in 1999 and runs through
the end of 2005, already has received $730 million
in gifts and gift commitments.
The $150 million in new or expanded campaign priorities
include:
- $30 million in additional funds for need-based
student scholarships;
- $25 million for support
of faculty throughout their career cycles, including
the critical early-
to mid-career period;
- $35 million in private gifts for the Kinnick
Stadium renovation; and
- $60 million for world-class UI centers and
institutes.
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