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honorable connections Congratulations! Distinguished
professor of biology James H. Brown was one of 72 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a US scientist or engineer. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000629.html#more Top UNM Honor: Physics professor
has been selected UNM’s 50th Annual Research Lecturer, the highest honor the university bestows on a faculty member. Kenkre, selected through a peer review process, gave a lecture entitled “Movers and Shakers in Physics and Biology” in the spring. Nitant Kenkre
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Work-Family Work: An article by
associate professor Michelle Arthur, Anderson Schools of Management, has been recognized as one of the top 20 research papers for the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for excellence in work-family research. Arthur’s “Share Price Reactions to Work-Family Initiatives: An Institutional Perspective” was selected from more than 2,000 articles published in 52 leading English-language journals in North America and Europe. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000537.html#more Japanese Journey: Ken Carpenter, associate director of international programs and studies, traveled to Japan as one of six US administrators selected by the Fulbright Scholarship Board and the US State Department to study the Japanese education system. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000550.html#more
Wow! A Wilson! Melissa Bokovoy, associate professor of history and Regents’ Lecturer, has been chosen one of two dozen scholars who will be in residence for the 2005-2006 academic year at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The center supports research in the social sciences and humanities. Bokovoy is an internationally recognized expert on 20th century Yugoslavia. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000643.html#more
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No Small Recognition: History professor Paul Hutton received his fourth Western Heritage Award, this time for his article “It Was But a Small Affair: The Battle of the Alamo” in the February 2004 issue of Wild West magazine. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000598.html#more Literary Laurels: Mary Helen Lagasse
is the winner of this year’s Premio Atzlán, established by Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya to encourage Chicano and Chicana writers, for her novel, The Fifth Sun (Curbstone Press). http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000534.html#more Cortez Williams, professor emeritus of African American studies, was recently honored “for his historic work and research on the history of blacks in the Western United States” by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Charles Dibrell Chapter of Albuquerque. http://www.unm.edu/~market/ cgi-bin/archives/000528.html#more
student connections Glad Grads: President Louis Caldera conferred a projected total of 2,625 degrees upon UNM main campus graduates in May: 1,749 bachelor’s degrees, 552 master’s degrees, five post-master’s degrees, 99 doctorates, 92 juris doctorates, 57 medical doctorates, 70 pharmacy doctorates and one education specialist. http://www.unm.edu/%7Emarket/ cgi-bin/archives/000633.html#more Dream Come True: While a UNM
senior, Qiao Liang won the highly competitive Merage Foundation for the American Dream Fellowship. She is one of only 14 recipients nationwide and was presented the $20,000 award at a ceremony in