Buchanan Outlines Recent UW Accomplishments |  
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March 24, 2006 -- President Tom Buchanan today (Friday) presented to UW trustees a report of recent major accomplishments at the University of Wyoming. Among them were:
The National Academies named three UW professors as Education Fellows in the Life Sciences for having successfully completed a summer institute to foster innovative approaches to teaching undergraduate biology. Patricia J.S. Colberg, associate professor of zoology and physiology, Brent Ewers, assistant professor of botany, and Mark E. Lyford, UW Biology Program director and lecturer, join 39 other fellows from 19 different research-intensive colleges and universities who earned the distinction.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has recognized E. Gerald Meyer, UW professor emeritus of chemistry, with its Volunteer Service Award for his 67 years of volunteer work with the organization. Dubbed an "ACS marathoner," the 87-year-old Meyer has been active with ACS on the local, regional and national levels. He remains active on ACS committees today.
Senior Stephanie Lovell, Enfield, Conn., won the region's Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival and Northwest Drama Conference Irene Ryan award and will compete at the national festival in April at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Other Irene Ryan awards went to sophomore Andrew Franks-Ongoy, Helena, Mont., who was selected as second alternate and won the Mark Twain Comedy Award; junior Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Laramie, who won the Musical Theatre Award; and junior Katie Herbert, Granby, Colo., who won the Best Partner Award.
Senior Jesse Sundell, of Casper, was runner-up for the Region VII 10-Minute Play Competition; second bachelor's candidate Leann Torske, of Casper, won third place in the Critic's Forum; while junior Russell Gilbert, Roscoe, Ill., picked up a Meritorious Achievement in Lighting Design award. Also, UW Theatre and Dance Department Head Rebecca Hilliker was awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for her years of service and leadership.
UW's men's Nordic ski team captured first place in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSSA) Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine, and the women's team placed second. UW women skiers receiving individual combined All-American status were Kari Boroff, Daniel; Erin Hammer, Lander, sisters Liz and Katie Turner, Chugiak, Alaska, and Aubree Haffee, Pinedale. Receiving honors for the men's team were Justin Daraie, Casper, and Riley Hopeman, Joe Howdyshell and Josh Peterson, all of Lander.
Student saxophonist Amy Adams of Cheyenne won the recent Northwest Regional Music Teachers National Association Competition in Portland, Ore. A music education sophomore, Adams studies the saxophone with Scott Turpen, assistant professor in the UW Department of Music.
UW College of Law students claimed second and third places during a regional client counseling competition in Boston. The team of Jacob Haseman of Lafayette, Ind., and Amanda Ferguson of Wolf, and the team of Edward Britzius of Smyrna, Ga., and Katrina Runyan of Laramie, earned the opportunity to compete in Boston by winning the local three-day competition open to all College of Law students. At regionals, Ferguson and Haseman made it to the finals, finishing second to Boston College. Britzius and Runyan placed third.
Dan Hausel, a research geologist with the Wyoming Geological Survey at UW, was nominated for the International Biographical Centre's Archimedes Award for Contributions to Science. The American Biographical Institute (ABI) nominated him for the 2006 Man of Science Award and as the Genius Laureate for the United States. ABI President J.M. Evans noted Hausel was selected for "lifelong contributions to geology and the education of the public."
Photographer Bobby Model, a 1997 UW graduate, was named a member of the National Geographic Society's 2006 class of Emerging Explorers. The program recognizes and supports "uniquely gifted and inspiring adventurers, scientists, photographers and storytellers who, while still early in their careers, are making a significant contribution to world knowledge through exploration." Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006
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