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Recruiting for Big Event will be for the next three weeks. Tables will be set up by Koldus, The Recreation Center, Academic Plaza and Wehner.
Koldus award nominations open for 2010
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Students, faculty and staff may nominate someone for the John J. Koldus III Faculty and Staff Achievement Award. The nomination forms are available at http://dsaawards.tamu. edu/koldus, and must be submitted by 5 p.m. March 5.
The 2010 National Engineers Week, E-Week, will run through Friday. Events include a date auction at 6:30 p.m. today and a concert at 6 p.m. Friday. Funds will be donated to Haiti relief efforts.
Recruiters from more than 40 retail and retail-related companies will be in the Wehner building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today recruiting students for full-time and internship positions. Students from all majors are invited to attend.
Shuhan C. Wang, deputy director of the National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland, will discuss from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Friday in Rudder Tower the difďŹ culties and the importance of the Chinese language.
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Robert Carpenter The Battalion Aaron Cohen, a former student who became a highly decorated public servant and professor emeritus, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Texas A&M University. Cohen, who lives in College Station with his wife, Ruth, was stunned to receive the award. “The University has treated me so well over the years since I earned my degree in mechanical engineering in 1952,� Cohen said. “I must say I am very grateful and very appreciative of this honor that has come into my life this year.� The Board of Regents awarded the degree at the January meeting. After graduating, Cohen spent two years as an officer in the U.S. Army. Upon retirement, he spent the better part of the following decade working in industry. Cohen then began a highly distinguished career for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Cohen worked for NASA in the Apollo Spacecraft Program in 1962. After eight years, Cohen rose from materials and systems engineer to the position of manager of the Command and Service Module and of the Lunar Module. John Junkins, distinguished professor for the department of aeronautical engineering at A&M, said Cohen’s work in the Apollo program was groundbreaking and difficult. “The 1960s Apollo era is widely recognized as a golden era of humankind’s engineering innovation,� Junkins said. “It was a time when Aaron Cohen and a small group of other key players led our young space program to solve numerous daunting problems en route to the 1969 lunar landing and Armstrong’s ‘one small step for man ...’� Cohen contributed to all six lunar landings while serving in the Apollo program. In 1972, Cohen left Apollo to take charge of the Orbiter Space Shuttle Program. In this
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Over the years, Cohen’s exemplary careers with both NASA and A&M have merited virtually every honor the University can bestow.
â—— College of Engineering Alumni Award in 1987 â—— Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1989 â—— Academy of Distinguished Graduates in 1992 â—— Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 2000 â—— twice honored by a standing president of the United States with the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive â—— four-time recipient of NASA’s highest commendation, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. â—— “When we ďŹ rst met during the 1970s, I was struck by the fact that his intellect, his high degree of technical competence and his ‘failure is not an option’ strength of character were almost masked by a winning smile, a wonderful personality and a genuine interest in people. He is a man who develops lifelong friends, and I am proud to be one of them.â€? John Junkins, Cohen’s long-time colleague and fellow professor
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SCONA informs students about Asia speakers will contribute insight on an array of topics. “The conference will have experts on China, India and a few other countries. They will speak on everything from cultures to politics to military interventions,� Hinds said. Participants at the event will be placed in groups of 9-14 people and will formulate a proposal to a particular problem facing the U.S. The Corps of Cadets will march to display the traditions of A&M for the attending universities. Registration for the conference will close Feb. 15, and the cost to register is $85. Robert Carpenter, staff writer
Registration is open for the 55th annual Student Conference on National Affairs. The topic of this year’s conference is “Asia Rising.� Events will focus on the challenges facing the U.S. as a result of the rapid growth of Asian states. The event takes place Feb. 25-27 at A&M and will bring in students and guest speakers from across the nation. In addition to A&M, universities such as Columbia, Principia, West Point, the Naval Academy, Rice and Texas A&M Qatar will be represented. Stephanie Hinds, a senior political science major and conference’s vice chairwoman, said the
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