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Accolades

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Appointments

President Mary Sue Coleman has appointed six new senior fellows to the Michigan Society of Fellows. The following faculty members will serve four-year terms beginning in September: Susan Alcock, the John H. D’Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics; James Ferrara, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and internal medicine; Susan Juster, associate professor of history; Alexander Potts, professor and chair of the Department of the History of Art; George Steinmetz, professor of sociology and Germanic languages and literatures; and Charles Yocum, professor of chemistry and molecular, cellular and developmental biology.

Awards

Hashim Al-Hashimi

, assistant professor of chemistry and assistant research scientist in the Biophysics Research Division, is among 25 recipients of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities’ Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards for 2004-05. Al-Hashimi received the grant in the category of life sciences for his research project entitled “Structural Genomics of RNA using RDC-NMR: Residues Neighboring Bulge Motifs.”

Susan Alcock, the John H. D’Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics, received the 2004 Spiro Kostof Prize from the Society of Architectural Historians for her book, “Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscapes, Monuments, Memories.” The prize is awarded to scholarship making the greatest contribution to the understanding of urbanism and its relationship to architecture.  

The Alliance for Lupus Research has awarded a $500,000 grant to Gary Glick, the Werner E. Bachmann Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and professor of biological chemistry, to design and synthesize compounds chemically related to Bz-423—a new compound Glick discovered that proved effective in treatment of kidney disease in mouse models of human lupus—with properties for use in human testing.

James Murdock, assistant dean for finance and planning at the Business School, will receive the 2004 Distinguished Service Award from the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) July 18 at the organization’s 39th annual conference in Toronto. A member of SCUP since 1987, Murdock served as treasurer and on the board of directors from 1994-97.
Laurita Thomas, associate vice president and chief human resource officer, is the recipient of a 2004 Women of Distinction Award presented by Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley Council. The award is given annually to women who exemplify excellence in their profession and/or their community service work by giving of their time and experience to enrich the lives of others.