Briefs Dr. Corey Carbonara, professor of communication, was presented with the Nat Tiffen Award for outstanding educational contributions to the art and craft of cinematography, awarded this past fall by the International Cinematographers Guild. Carbonara is director of Baylor’s Digital Communication Technologies Project.
Dr. George Cobb, chair and professor of environmental science, received the Herb Ward Exceptional Service Award from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). The award recognizes any past or present SETAC member who has performed long-term, high-quality service to the society.
Two College of Arts & Sciences representatives are recipients of the 2013 Baylor Outstanding Staff Award: Douglas Nesmith (Department of Environmental Science) and Rene Coker (Department of History).
FORENSIC FRONTIERS Two faculty members from Baylor’s Department of Anthropology have been recognized for their work in forensic science teaching and research. Dr. Lori Baker, associate professor of anthropology, leads a team of students to the Texas-Mexico border each summer, where they work identify remains of unknown persons buried there. Last fall, Baker spoke at an international conference on missing persons in The Hague, Netherlands. She discussed the humanitarian side of undocumented immigrants crossing the border and described her team’s efforts to assist in that crisis. James Huggins, lecturer in forensic science, has been named one of the top 15 Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) professors in the nation by ForensicsColleges.com. Before coming to Baylor, Huggins worked as a Texas Ranger and for the Department of Public Safety for almost 30 years.