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Ronald D. Alvarez
Richard D. Anderson
James W. Robinson
Maj. Gen. Jasper A. Welch
members were inducted into the College of Science Hall of Distinction on May 6. They are Dr. Ronald D. Alvarez (1979 BACH SCI, 1983 MD), vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Albert H. Meier Carlo C. Christina the late Richard D. Anderson, Boyd Professor Emeritus of mathematics; Carlo C. Christina (1951 BACH SCI), a petroleum and exploration geologist whose expertise led to the development of several significant oil fields in Louisiana and Mississippi; Albert H. Meier, professor emeritus of zoology and physiology, whose career saw the development of a promising therapy drug for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and lipogenesis; James W. Robinson, professor emeritus of chemistry, pioneered many of the techniques and built some of the earliest models of the instruments used in the field; and Maj. Gen. Jasper A. Welch (1952 BACH SCI), a celebrated military scientist with the U.S. Air Force.
CEE Distinguished Alumni – Sherri Hammond LeBas (1985 BACH ENGR), Song-kai Yan (1989 PHD ENGR), and Shahram Sarkani (1980 BACH ENGR, 1981 MAST ENGR), left to right, were inducted into Civil & Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction in February. LeBas, a professional civil engineer with more than twenty-five years in state service in Louisiana, is secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development. Yan served as instructor of various courses, including water distribution and wastewater collection and hydrology and is a member of the CEE External Advisory Board. Sarkani, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, designed and administers the off-campus graduate certificate master’s and doctoral programs. Yan passed away on March 29. Sherri Hammond LeBas, Song-kai Yan, and Shahram Sarkani
Smiley Anders
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Timothy Cook
Andrea Clesi McMakin
Manship Hall of Fame – Those inducted into the Manship School of Mass Communication Hall of Fame on May 6 were Smiley Anders (1959 BACH MCOM, 1971 MAST MCOM), Andrea Clesi McMakin (1978 BACH MCOM, 2010 MAST MCOM), and Timothy Cook, who was inducted posthumously. Anders, who has worked for The Advocate since 1973 and written a column six days per week since 1979, is one of the most recognized journalists in Louisiana and across the country. McMakin worked for more than thirty years at WBRZ-TV, starting as an intern in May 1977 before working her way up to full-time reporter and news anchor. Cook held the Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Chair in Political Communication in 2001.