University Times

The University's annual Honors Convocation was held Feb. 28 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, president of Notre Dame University, delivered the keynote address.

At this year's ceremony, 1,367 students and 168 faculty members were recognized for their academic achievements during the year.

Information for the following list of faculty honorees was provided by the Department of University Relations.

Chancellor's Distinguished Public Service Awards For outstanding contributions to the community at-large through their academic expertise by members of the faculty, as determined by their colleagues and community leaders.

Y.H. Ismail, Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine.

Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Richard J. Ptachcinski, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy.

Chancellor's Distinguished Research Awards For excellence in research, as evidenced by colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and national and international leaders in their respective fields.

Senior Scholar Category David P. Gauthier, Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Robert Glaser, Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Learning Research and Development Center.

Kenneth D. Jordan, Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Junior Scholar Category Rob D. Coalson, Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Sabine Hake, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Awards For excellence in teaching, as evidenced by students, colleagues and department chairs or deans.

David Bartholomae, English, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Bernard J. Hibbitts, School of Law.

Jacqueline M. Lamb, School of Nursing.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences, elected to full membership for international distinction in the Philosophy of Science, to Adolf Grünbaum, Department of Philosophy.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected fellow, to Walter Schneider, Department of Psychology.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section Z, elected as Chair-Elect for 1995 and Chair for 1996, Sarah G. Thomason, Department of Linguistics.

American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry, selected for an Award in Spectrochemical Analysis, to Sanford A. Asher, Department of Chemistry.

American Chemical Society, Student Affiliates, selected for an Outstanding Service Award, to Paul W. Rasmussen, Department of Chemistry.

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, elected a member, to Anthony A. Grace, Department of Neuroscience.

American Cyanamid, selected for a Faculty Award for Synthetic Organic Chemistry, to Peter Wipf, Department of Chemistry.

American Geophysical Union, appointed Fellow, to Bruce W. Hapke, Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences.

American Institute of Indian Studies, awarded a summer fellowship to study Hindu-Muslim relations in Bombay, to Fred W. Clothey, Department of Religious Studies.

American Journal of Physiology, selected Editor, to Edward M. Stricker, Department of Neuroscience.

American Journal of Physiology, selected Editor, to Alan F. Sved, Department of Neuroscience.

American Physical Society, elected Fellow, to Paul F. Shepard, Department of Physics and Astronomy.

American Psychological Society, elected Fellow, to Sharon Nelson-Le Gall, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Association, elected Fellow, Division 41, to Martin S. Greenberg, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Association, selected for an award for Distinguished Contribution to Public Service for his communication of scholarly information to the general public and for being the first director of the Office of Child Development, which promotes and manages University-community partnerships, to Robert B. McCall, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Association, elected Fellow, Division 9, to Richard L. Moreland, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Association, elected Fellow, Division 15, 38, to Janet W. Schofield, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Association, elected Fellow, Division 28, 38, 50, to Saul Shiffman, Department of Psychology.

American Psychological Society, selected for the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions in the area of Applied Psychological Research, to Robert Glaser, Department of Psychology.

American Vacuum Society, elected Fellow and selected for the Medard W. Welch Award, to John T. Yates Jr., Department of Chemistry Association For Comparative Economic Studies, elected President for a one-year term, to Thomas G. Rawski, Department of Economics.

Chinese University of Hong Kong, appointed Weilun (Chair) Professor, to Cho-Yun Hsu, Department of History.

Choice Journal, selected for the 1995 Outstanding Academic Books Award for "Changing Social Security in Latin America: Toward Alleviating the Social Costs of Economic Reform," to Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Department of Economics.

Eidgenössisch-Technische Hochschule-Zurich, Switzerland, selected for the Ruzicka Prize, to Peter Wipf, Department of Chemistry.

European Community Studies Association, appointed Chair, to Alberta Sbragia, Department of Political Science.

George Freedley Foundation, selected for the George Freedley Memorial Award for his book, "Looking at Shakespeare," to Dennis Kennedy, Department of Theatre Arts.

Fulbright Fellowship, to Rene T. A. Lysloff, Department of Music.

Fulbright-Hayes Grant, for faculty research abroad, to Linda Penkower, Department of Religious Studies.

Georgetown University, Edward A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Center of German and European Studies, awarded a Research Fellowship, to Sabine von Dirke, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

German Studies Association of America, selected for the GSA-DAAD Book Prize for Best Scholarly Publication in the Field in 1993 for "The Cinema's Third Machine: Writing on Film in Germany, 1907-1933," to Sabine Hake, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

Graham Foundation For Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, awarded a fellowship for "Excavations Below S. Maria del Fiore," to Fraklin Toker, Department of History of Art and Architecture.

Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded to support writing a book on "Citizenship Law, Nationalism and Democracy: Question Of Dominance and Ethnic Peace in Eastern Europe and Established Democracies," to Robert M. Hayden, Department of Anthropology.

Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, awarded the Pew Foundation Faculty Fellowship in International Relations, 1994-1995, to Brian D. Ripley, Department of Political Science.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, selected for the Solon Buck Award for Best Article of the Year in the journal Pittsburgh History, to Edward K. Muller, Department of History.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, selected Associate Investigator, to Paula J. Grabowski, Department of Biological Sciences.

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany, awarded a Humbolt Fellowship, to David Brodbeck, Department of Music.

Institute for Scientific Information, selected for the Citation Classic Award for the most-cited paper published in Cognitive Science, to M.T.H. Chi, P.J. Feltovich, and Robert Glaser, Department of Psychology.

International Society for the Study of Argumentation, selected for the Distinguished Research Award for a body of work of major significance to the study of Argumentation,1994, to Robert P. Newman, Department of Communication.

Japan Society for Promotion of Science, elected Fellow, to Dennis P. Curran, Department of Chemistry.

Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal, Land-En Volkenkunde, elected to Membership in the Netherland's Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, to Seymour Drescher, Department of History.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, awarded a Fellowship at the Rockefeller University, September 1993 to June 1994, to Robert Olby, Department of History and Philosophy of Science.

Mid-Atlantic Region Media Arts, elected Fellow, 1994, to Paul W. Glabicki, Department of Studio Arts.

National Academy of Sciences, elected Member, to Jeremy A. Sabloff, Department of Anthropology.

National Academy of Social Insurance, elected Member, to Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Department of Economics.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, selected for the 1994 Judith Silver Memorial Young Scientist Award, to Anthony A. Grace, Department of Neuroscience.

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, selected for a Young Investigator Award, to Janet Finlay, Department of Neuroscience.

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, selected for a Young Investigator Award, to Shao-Pii Onn, Department of Neuroscience.

National Endowment for the Humanities, awarded a Fellowship, to Jonathan Arac, Department of English National Endowment for the Humanities, awarded a grant for directing seminar for small-college teachers on The Democratic Experience in Japan, to Ellis S. Krauss, Department of Political Science.

National Endowment for the Humanities, awarded a grant for research project on Japanese Realistic Noh Theatre and Greek Tragedy, to Mae J. Smethurst, Department of Classics.

National Institute of Mental Health, selected for a First Award, to Stephen D. Meriney, Department of Neuroscience.

National Institutes of Health, selected for a First Award, to Xin Ming Tu, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

National Science Foundation, awarded a Howard Fellowship, to Kenneth L. Manders, Department of Philosophy.

National Science Foundation, selected for the Young Investigator Award, to Johanna D. Moore, Department of Computer Science.

National Science Foundation, selected for the Young Investigator Award, to Toniann Pitassi, Department of Computer Science.

National Science Foundation, awarded a Presidential Faculty Fellow, to Peter Wipf, Department of Chemistry.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded a Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Art, to Jackie Dempsey, Department of Music.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded an Individual Composer's Fellowship, to Tamar Diesendruck, Department of Music.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded a grant for Interdisciplinary Art, to Paul W. Glabicki, Department of Studio Arts.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded in Individual Composer's Fellowship, to Eric H. Moe, Department of Music.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded a Fellowship in Poetry, to Edwin F. Ochester, Department of English.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, awarded an Individual Composer's Fellowship, to Mathew Rosenblum, Department of Music.

Phi Beta Kappa Society, appointed Honorary Member, to Mark Perlman, Department of Economics.

Phi Beta Kappa Society, appointed Honorary Member, to Merrilee H. Salmon, Department of History and Philosophy of Science.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, elected Research Fellow, to Xiao Jing Wang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, elected Research Fellow, to Peter Wipf, Department of Chemistry.

La Societe de Phisique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve, selected for la Medaille Marc-Auguste Pictet, to Robert Olby, Department of History and Philosophy of Science.

Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, selected for the fifth James L. Waters Annual Symposium Award for the Development and Early Applications of Commercial Mass Spectrometers, to Andrew G. Sharkey Jr., Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences.

Southern Book Critics Circle, selected for the Southern Book Award for best book of fiction by a Southern writer or treating a subject relating to the South, to Lewis Nordan, Department of English.

Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, awarded a one-year fellowship, to Jennifer E. Whiting, Department of Philosophy.

University of Alabama, Birmingham, appointed Jemison Chair in the Humanities, to Edwin F. Ochester, Department of English.

University of Konstanz, Germany, awarded Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Honoris Causa) for achievement in the Philosophy of Science, to Adolf Grünbaum, Department of Philosophy.

University of Konstanz, Germany, awarded Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Honoris Causa) for achievement in the Philosophy of Science, to Nicholas Rescher, Department of Philosophy.

University of Miami, elected Emilio Bacardi Chair on Cuban Studies, to Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Department of Economics.

University Professor, awarded to Bruce G. Buchanan, Department of Computer Science.

University of Trondheim, Norway, awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philisophiae (Honorio Causa), to Robert Glaser, Department of Psychology.

Daniel H. Wallace Chair, University of Pittsburgh, awarded to Mitchell A. Seligson, Department of Political Science.

School of Engineering ALCOA Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Fellowship, in recognition of outstanding productivity as a junior member of the faculty, to Bopaya Bidanda.

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, named President-elect, to Jerome S. Schultz.

American Physical Society, elected Fellow, to Anna C. Balazs.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, elected Fellow, to Tin-Kan Hung.

Beitle-Veltri Memorial Award, for excellence in engineering education, to Byron S. Gottfried.

Bicentennial Board of Visitors Faculty Fellowship, for outstanding productivity as a junior member of the faculty, to Alice E. Smith.

Board of Visitors Faculty Award, for outstanding research, teaching, publications, leadership, or meritorious recognition, to James G. Goodwin, Jr. and Steven P. Levitan.

B.P. America Faculty Fellowship, for scholarly activity, to Robert M. Enick.

Distinguished Research Professor, in recognition for attaining unusually high eminence and giving distinguished service to his or her discipline and to the University community, to Irving Wender.

International Association on Water Quality, Water Research, elected Honorary Executive Editor, to Frederick G. Pohland.

James T. MacLeod Professorship, for outstanding productivity as a senior member of the faculty, to Kumbakonam R. Rajagopal.

Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, appointed Co-editor, to Marwan A. Simaan.

National Academy of Engineering, inducted Member, to Jerome S. Schultz.

Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellowship, in recognition of outstanding productivity as a junior member of the faculty, to Alan J. Russell.

Project Management Institute Award, for distinguished contribution, to David I. Cleland.

Earnest E. Roth Professorship, in recognition of outstanding productivity as a senior member of the faculty, to David I. Cleland.

Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers Presidential Research Council Award, to Michael M. Khonsari.

William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellowship, for outstanding productivity as junior members of the faculty, to Mohammad M. Ataai, Pradeep P. Phule and Radisav D. Vidic.

William Kepler Whiteford Professorship, for outstanding productivity as senior members of the faculty, to Shiao-Hung Chiang, James G. Goodwin Jr., George E. Klinzing, Gerald H. Meier and William A. Soffa.

School of Law Distinguished Service Professor of Law, for distinguished service to the University and the School of Law, to Mark A. Nordenberg.

School of Education Forum for Reading: The Journal of College Reading Improvement, elected Editor, to Shirley A. Biggs.

National Conference on Research in English, elected to Membership, to Shirley A. Biggs.

1994 Award for Best Geographic Educational Article in a Non-Geographic Periodical, by the National Council for Geographic Education, to Gaea Leinhardt.

1994 Charles S. Neer Award, by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Association, for outstanding clinical and basic science research in Orthopedic Surgery, to Scott M. Lephart.

Organization Mondiale Pour l'Educational Prescolaire, elected to OMEP U.S. National Committee, a unit of World Organization for Early Childhood Education, to Anna Lou Blevins.

Outstanding Vocational Educator of Pennsylvania Award, by the Pennsylvania Vocational Educational Association, to James P. Pellegrino.

Women Activist/Policy Award, by the Women Educators of the American Educational Research Association, for dedication, service and outstanding work toward mentoring women in education, to Noreen Garman.

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Best Paper for 1994 of the Bombay Management Association, to Raghu Nath.

Competitive Intelligence Review, appointment to Editor, to John E. Prescott.

Flex MBA Class III Distinguished Professor Award, to Anil Makhija.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals Meritorious Award, to John E. Prescott.

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Award for Exceptional Service, American Society for Public Administration's Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Administration, to Harvey L. White.

International Studies Association, elected President, to Davis B. Bobrow.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, to Mark A. Peterson.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, elected President, to Davis B. Bobrow.

National Public Service Award, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, to Harvey L. White.

1994 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Claremont Graduate School, in recognition of exceptional professional achievements that have brought distinction to the School, to William N. Dunn.

Teacher of the Year Award, to Sandra D. Williamson.

School of Library and Information Science Distinguished Alumnus Award of the School of Library and Information Science, to James G. Williams.

School of Medicine Ambulatory Pediatric Association Research Award, by the American Pediatric Association, for productively expanding knowledge in General Pediatrics in the context of distinguished research careers, to Jack L. Paradise.

American Board of Otolaryngology, named President-Elect, to Eugene N. Myers.

American Psychiatric Association Award for Research in Psychiatry, by the American Psychiatric Association, for outstanding research achievements in Psychiatry, to David J. Kupfer.

American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, elected President, to Hugh D. Curtin.

American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists, named President-Elect, to Juan E. Mezzich.

Forrest M. Bird Award, American Association of Respiratory Care, for outstanding individual scientific contributions to the Respiratory Care of Cardiopulmonary Disease, to Peter J. Safar.

Critical Care Medicine Faculty of the Year, by the Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program Fellows, for overall effectiveness in clinical management, overall professional behavior and standards, and overall teaching effectiveness, to Paul L. Rogers.

Thomas Detre Chair in Psychiatry, to David J. Kupfer.

Distinguished Investigator Award, American College of Critical Care Medicine, to Peter J. Safar.

Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery, to Richard L. Simmons.

Distinguished Teaching Award for Clinical Faculty, Department of Medicine, to Lawrence D. Ellis.

Hans Duhll Award, American Heart Association and CPR Citizens Foundation, for contributions as the Father of modern CPR and CPCR and extraordinary research, inspiration, leadership and support of life-saving first aid, to Peter J. Safar.

Paul C. Gaffney, MD, Humanitarian Award, Cancer Support Network, for leadership in the fight against cancer, to Bernard Fisher.

Golden Apple Award, by the University of Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Medical Student Association, for excellence in Clinical Teaching, to Carl R. Fuhrman.

Golden Apple Award, by the University of Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Medical Student Association, for excellence in Preclinical Teaching, to Eric Schubert.

Governor's Award for Excellence in the Sciences to Thomas E. Starzl.

Dr. Leroy Harris Award for Excellence in Teaching, by the residents of the Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, to Steven Edelstein.

Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award, National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association, to Neal D. Ryan.

Hamao Umezawa Memorial Award Lecture, International Society of Chemotherapy, for outstanding contributions in the field of Chemotherapy, to Michael T. Lotze.

Honorary Doctorate, University of Oporto, Portugal, to Thomas E. Starzl.

International Neuropsycho-logical Society, named President-Elect, to Gerald W. Goldstein.

William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center, to Bernard Fisher.

Medforte Innovation Award, American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, for gait-powered autologous battery charging system for artificial organs, to James F. Antaki.

National Academy of Engineering, elected Member, to Savio L-Y Woo.

National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, elected Member, to Richard L. Simmons.

National Medical Association, Surgical Section, Emeritus Achievement Award, for years of service in Surgical Education and Research, to Earl Belle Smith.

Outstanding Alumnus/Alumna Award, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, for outstanding achievements in Pharmacology as teacher, researcher and administrator, to John S. Lazo.

Pennsylvania Public Health Association Merit Award, for service to the community in the health field, to Margaret Watt-Morse.

Psychiatric Physicians of Pennsylvania, named President-Elect, Thomas L. Horn.

Kenneth E. Schuit Award — Dean's Award for Master Educator, to Donald B. Middleton, Kanchan H. Rao and Marvin C. Rulin.

University of Milan, Italy, appointed University Professor of Surgery, for special expertise in Transplant Surgery, to Ignazio P. Marino. School of Pharmacy American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, elected President, to Edward P. Krenzelok.

Alumni Achievement Award, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, to Frederick H. Bender.

Hygeia Teacher of the Year Award, to a member of the faculty who has contributed most to the educational development of this graduating class, to Terrance Schwinghammer.

Pennsylvania Society of Hospital Pharmacists, elected President, to Margaret M. Chrymko.

School of Dental Medicine American Student Dental Association Full-Time Clinical Instructor of the Year Award, selected by the third- and fourth-year classes, for outstanding performance in the department of Restorative Dentistry, to James T. Nelson.

American Student Dental Association Full-Time Instructor of the Year Award, selected by the second-year class, for outstanding performance in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, to Robert J. Rylands.

American Student Dental Association Part-Time Instructor of the Year Award, selected by the third- and fourth-year classes for outstanding performance in Restorative Dentistry, to Mary Lee Conicella.

Implant Dentistry Institute, Sendai, Japan, awarded Honorary President of Implant Dentistry Institute of Sendai, Japan, to Y. H. Ismail.

West China University of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China, awarded Honored Professor of China Dental Implantology Center, to Y.H. Ismail.

Western Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association, award in recognition of her academic achievement for the 1993-1994 academic year, to Angelina E. Riccelli.

School of Nursing American Heart Association, Pennsylvania Affiliate, for 25 years of volunteer service, to Filomena F. Varvaro.

The Nightingale Award, for excellence in Nursing Education, to Susan A. Albrecht.

Graduate School of Public Health Duquesne University Pharmacy Achievement Award, to Edgar N. Duncan.

1993-1994 Outstanding Teacher Award, by the Graduate School of Public Health's Student Government Association, to Gary M. Marsh.

1994 Distinguished Service Award, by the Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section of the American Public Health Association, to Edgar N. Duncan.

Society of Toxicology, national organization, elected National President, to Meryl Karol.

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences General Alumni Association of Temple University, 1994 Certificate of Honor, to Susan Whitney.

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, appointed as Editor, to Charles Robinson.

Emeriti Appointments The title of Emeritus/Emerita, for distinguished service.

Norman Austern, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Corinne M. Barnes, Professor Emeritus of Nursing, School of Nursing.

Bernard L. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Charles G. Cullen, Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Mary E. David, Associate Professor Emerita of English, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Richard M. Drisko, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Enid Goldberg, Professor Emeritus of Nursing, School of Nursing.

Anne Golin, Professor Emeritus of Education, School of Education.

Verna Hart, Professor Emeritus of Education, School of Education.

E. J. Josey, Professor Emeritus of Library Science, School of Library and Information Science.

Trevor Melia, Associate Professor Emeritus Of Communication, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

James P. Pellegrino, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education, School of Education.

Arthur Tuden, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Tse-Chien Woo, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering.