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Achievements

University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See
who’s making news with awards, publications, and more.

Offices and Awards

K. K. Choi, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering in the College of Engineering, won the 2006 Design Automation Committee Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Amanda Haes, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award.

Len MacGillivray, associate professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received an American Chemical Society Cope Scholar award.

Clark Stanford, professor of prosthodontics in the College of Dentistry, will serve a one-year term as chair of the American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs.

Publications and Creations

Tippie College of Business

Savin G, Horowitz JL, economics; Lobato IN; Nankervis JC: an article, “Bootstrapping the Box-Pierce Q Test: a robust test of uncorrelatedness,” Journal of Econometrics 133(2), 2006.

College of Dentistry

Armstrong SR, operative dentistry; Jessop JL; Vargas MA, family dentistry;Zou Y; Qian F, preventive and community dentistry; Campbell JA; Pashley DH: an article, “Effects of exogenous collagenase and cholesterol esterase on the durability of the rein-dentin bond,” Journal of Adhesive Dentistry 8(3), June 2006.

Armstrong SR, operative denistry; Jessop JL; Winn E; Tay FR; Pashley DH: an article, “Denaturation temperatures of dentin matrices: effect of demineralization and dehydration,” Journal of Endodontics 32(7), July 2006.

Bishara SE, orthodontics; Ostby AW, Dows Institute; Ajlouni R; Laffoon JE, Dows Institute; Warren JJ, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Early shear bond strength of a one-step self-adhesive on orthodontic brackets,” Angle Orthodontist 76(4), July 2006.

Bishara SE, orthodontics; Warren JJ, Broffitt B, Levy SM, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Changes in the prevalence of nonnutritive sucking patterns in the first 8 years of life,” American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 130(1), July 2006.

Darling LA; Ettinger RL, prosthodontics; Wefel JS, Dows Institute; Cooper SH, periodontics; Qian F, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Prevention of demineralization by CO 2 and Er,Cr: YSGG laser irradiation of overdenture abutments,” American Journal of Dentistry 19(4), August 2006.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

For a list of recently published books and compact discs, go to www.clas.uiowa.edu/books.

College of Public Health

Carter BL, clinical hospital pharmacy; Hartz A, Bergus G, family medicine; Dawson JD, biostatistics; Doucette WR, clinical and administrative pharmacy; Stewart JJ, Xu Y, family medicine: an article, “Relationship between physician knowledge of hypertension and blood pressure control,” Journal of Clinical Hypertension 8(7), July 2006.

Gill JS, hygienic lab; Webby R; Gilchrist MJ, health management and policy; Gray GC, epidemiology: an article, “Avian influenza infection in waterfowl hunters and wildlife professionals,” Emerging Infectious Diseases 12, 2006.

Heitbrink WA, occupational and environmental health; Bennett J: an article, “A numerical and experimental investigation of crystalline silica exposure control during tuck-pointing,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 3, 2006.

Jacobson G, Betts V, radiation oncology; Smith B, biostatistics: an article, “Change in volume of lumpectomy cavity during external-beam irradiation of the intact breast,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 65(4), July 15, 2006.

Kania-Korwel I; Garrison AW; Avants JK; Hornbuckle KC; Robertson LW, occupational and environmental health; Sulkowski WW; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Distribution of chiral PCBs in selected tissues in the laboratory rat,” Environmental Science & Technology 40, 2006.

Kuye R; Donham K, occupational and environmental health; Marquez S; Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, occupational and environmental health; Jones M; Culp K: an article, “Agricultural health in the Gambia I: agricultural practices and developments,” Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 13(1), 2006.

Kuye R; Donham K, occupational and environmental health; Marquez S; Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, occupational and environmental health; Jones M; Culp K: an article, “Agricultural health in the Gambia II: a systematic survey of safety and injuries in production agriculture,” Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 13(1), 2006.

Nothwehr F, community and behavioral health; Snetselaar L, epidemiology; Yang J, community and behavioral health; Wu H: an article, “Stage of change for healthful eating and use of behavioral strategies,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106, 2006.

Nothwehr F, community and behavioral health; Snetselaar L, epidemiology; Wu H: an article, “Weight management strategies reported by rural men and women in Iowa,” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 38(4), 2006.

Prybil LD, health management and policy: an article, “Perspective: size, composition, and culture of high-performing hospital boards,” American Journal of Medical Quality 21(4), July-August 2006.

Strathmann J; Schwarz M; Tharappel JC; Glauert HP; Spear BT; Robertson LW, occupational and environmental health; Appel KE; Buchmann A: an article, “PCB 153, a non-dioxin-like tumor promoter, selects f  or ß-Catenin (Catnb) mutated mouse liver tumors,” Toxicological Sciences 93, 2006.

Vyas SM; Parkin S; Robertson LW; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “4 -Chloro-2’,3’-dimethoxybiphenyl,” Acta Crystallographica Section E E62, 2006.

Longevity Awards

Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all P&S and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President. Award winners for August are listed below.

25 Years

  • Barbara Alton, photonics/quantum electronics
  • Suzanne Baker-O'Brian, pediatrics
  • Diane Bock, Family Care Centers-pediatrics
  • Melissa Broderson, nursing
  • Sandra Cox, nursing services
  • Mary Devalois, nursing services
  • Cynthia Doyle, CCM/Inpatient Case Management
  • Genevieve Ellis, Ortho-Spine Treatment Center
  • Jonathan English, central sterilizing
  • Rebecca Flanegan, neurosurgery
  • Ardis Freyenberger, nursing services
  • Diana Fritz, nursing
  • Mark Goodell, Hillcrest Food Service
  • James Haley, nursing
  • Lynette Hartsock, nursing
  • Mike Hoffman, intercollegiate athletics
  • Vicki Kraus, nursing
  • Diana Kreiss, administration support service
  • Karlyn Larson, business office
  • Cheri Lux, pediatric allergy clinic
  • Christine Maher, nursing
  • Margaret Manning, nursing
  • Joseph Miller, bioengineering
  • Michael Neville, medical instrument shop
  • Karl Piere, Facilities Management
  • Helen Rittenmeyer, nursing
  • Luann Robinson, pathology-hematology services
  • Deborah Ruffin, nursing services
  • Jerry Strom, intercollegiate athletics
  • Mary Swihart, nursing
  • Lea Weldon, radiology

30 Years

  • Vicki Brown, pathology/administration
  • Renee Crisman, integrated call center
  • Janet Dautremont, laundry
  • Patricia Foster, admissions
  • Gerald Hartzler, Facilities Management
  • Robert Hradek, Facilities Management
  • Alan Kinsey, Facilities Management
  • Albert Marshall, educational services
  • June Masbruch, nursing services
  • Pamela Micheal-Milder, nursing administration
  • Mary Mielnik, administration
  • Gayle Nelson, nursing-student health
  • Steven Petersen, pharmaceutical service
  • Joan Rogers, psychology
  • Bonnie Rubin, hygienic laboratory
  • Pamela Simons, pathology
  • Kevin Singleman, hygienic laboratory
  • Mark Urbanowski, microbiology
  • Carolyn Walker, nursing
  • Constance Walkup, facility operations-housekeeping
  • Dennis White, Facilities Management
  • Debra Yoder, Information Technology Services

35 Years

  • Cheryl Bates, student services
  • Thomas Bauer, research park
  • Charles Dayton, Clinical Research Center
  • Kathleen Oberley, Iowa Testing Programs
  • Nancy Paulsen, pathology/microbiology
  • Diane Phillips, Med/Echo Cardiography Lab
  • Beverly Poduska, anthropology
  • Linda Stahle, English
  • Peggy Streb, ITS-academic technologies
  • Twila Swartz, Family Care Centers

 

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