PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 15, March 1, 2001

Achievements

communication
Robert McChesney, professor in the institute for communications research, received the Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for his book, "Rich Media, Poor Democracy" (The New Press, 2000). The book was recognized as the best research-based book on journalism and mass communication.

education
M. Christopher Brown II, professor of educational organization and leadership, received a Leadership and Service award from the College of Education Alumni Society at Pennsylvania State University. Brown was recognized for his leadership roles in higher and his research on issues such as desegregation, and race and power in higher education research and policy.

engineering
John C. Chato, professor emeritus of mechanical and industrial engineering, received the Dedicated Service Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Chato was noted for "dedicated voluntary service to the society marked by outstanding performance, demonstrated effective leadership, prolonged and committed service, devotion, enthusiasm and faithfulness."

Harry Hilton, professor emeritus of aeronautical and astronautical engineering, was re-appointed to his fourth and final year as the Charles E. Schmidt Distinguished Visiting Professor at Florida Atlantic University.

fine and applied arts
Tom Caneva, director of bands and professor of music, served as a judge for the 57th annual University of Colorado Band Day Festival.

Jason Finkelman, visiting production manager in the department of dance, received a Bessie Award for his trio, "Straylight."

Sara Hook, professor of dance, was invited to perform her duet, "Critical Mass," with dancer David Parker, at the Dance Now Downtown Arts Festival at Cooper Union.

Linda Lehovec, professor of dance, was invited to perform in a festival in Victoria, British Columbia and another in Korea.

Billy Morrow Jackson, professor emeritus of art and design, had his work displayed in an exhibit at Gallery 33 in Springfield.

liberal arts and sciences
David Gin, professor of chemistry, was named a 2000 Eli Lilly Grantee recipient. The award recognized Gin’s contributions in organic chemistry.

Achsah Guibbory, professor of English, has won a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for next year. The name of her project is "Imagined Identitites: The Uses of Judaism in 17th century." The project explores the 17th century preoccupation with defining English Christian identity and experience in relation to Jewish history and Judaism. Tracing the emergence of a strong yet deeply ambivalent identification of England with Israel, "Imagined Identities" will explore the cultural significance of this phenomenon and suggest its relevance for understanding Christian-Jewish relations in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Donald Wuebbles, head and professor of atmospheric sciences, was one of six recipients of the 2000 Advocate for Science Award from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

university library
Marianna Tax Choldin, professor of library and information science, has been selected as the sixth recipient of the Library Quarterly award for excellence in refereeing. The selection criteria for this award are promptness, depth of analysis, and constructive criticism. Choldin was selected from more than 100 peer referees who read manuscripts in 2000.

A publication co-authored by Alfred Kagan, African studies bibliographer and professor of library administration, was selected as the 2000 Conover-Porter Award finalist for outstanding achievement in Africana bibliography and reference works. "Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources," written by Kagan and Yvette Scheven, professor emeritus of library science, provides a unique bibliography of the most important resources for African study. The guide draws primarily from the African collection at Illinois, which is one of the best in the world.

Paula Kaufman, university librarian and professor of library administration, has been appointed to the Research Libraries Advisory Committee of the world’s largest library consortium – the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). The University Library is one of more than 8,650 libraries that share cataloging and library resources to benefit 33,000 libraries in 67 countries. Kaufman also was elected vice president/president-elect of the Association of Research Libraries. Kaufman will serve on the ARL executive committee with the current president and past-president prior to taking office as president in October 2001.

William J. Maher, university archivist and professor of library administration, delivered the keynote address at the annual seminar of the Section of University and Research Institution Archives of the International Council on Archives in September. Maher presented his paper, "The Future of College and University Archives: Preservation of Mission by Adaptation to Rapid Technological and Institutional Change," which explored the future role of the archivist and issues concerning the increased use of electronic records for storing historically important information.

Karen Schmidt, university librarian for collections and professor of library administration, has been selected as the winner of the 2001 Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. The award recognizes her outstanding contributions to professional associations, the education of acquisitions professionals, and the advancement of the profession as well as her exceptional contribution to research literature in acquisitions and collection management. In addition to the prestige and national recognition it brings, the award includes $1,500 donated by the Harrassowitz Co.

Lynn Wiley, coordinator of the Information Resource and Retrieval Center and professor of library administration, has been named the recipient of the Virginia Boucher-Online Computer Library Center Distinguished Illinois Librarian Award for 2001. The award recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional associations, and/or innovative approaches to practice in individual libraries. It is accompanied by a cash award and a citation from the Management and Operation of User Services Section of the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.

Joyce Wright, undergraduate librarian and professor of library administration, has been selected to receive the Certificate of Achievement from the Library Administration and Management Association of the American Library Association. The award was established to honor an individual LAMA member for outstanding contributions to the association’s goals. Wright was cited for her leadership abilities in committee work.

veterinary medicine
Gary Althouse, professor of veterinary clinical medicine, gave invited lectures at last year’s annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Practitioners in Indianapolis and at the First Midwest Boar Stud Conference in West Lafayette, Ind. In July he presented at the 14th International Congress on Animal Reproduction in Stockholm, and he spoke at the 16th International Pig Veterinary Society meeting in Melbourne, in September.

Althouse serves on the Swine Export Group Committee of the National Pork Producers Council and is the liaison from the Society for Theriogenology to the AVMA Legislative Advisory Committee.

Peter Bahnson, professor of veterinary clinical medicine and Continuing Education/Public Service-Extension, was an invited speaker on the topic of Salmonella diagnostics at the National Pork Producers Council Pork Quality and Safety Summit, in Des Moines, Iowa. At the International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, he presented research on Salmonella cultures of pigs at a commercial slaughter plant.

Bahnson served on the NPPC Pork Safety Committee and the NPPS Salmonella Working Group.

Roberto Docampo, professor of veterinary pathobiology, was selected as Burroughs Wellcome Fund Visiting Professor in the Microbiological Sciences for the 2000-2001 academic year. This program, administered by the American Society for Microbiology, is designed to stimulate interest in the microbiological sciences and to encourage careers in this field. He will spend up to five days at Lehman College, City University of New York, interacting with students, and faculty and staff members and will deliver a BWF lecture.
Docampo also gave an invited talk at an international meeting on anti-protozoal chemotherapy in Bruges, Belgium, in May.

Susan L. Schantz, professor of veterinary biosciences, in May chaired a session on Human Health Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants at the International Association for Great Lakes Research annual meeting in Cornwall, Ontario. She also gave an invited address there on the effects of eating fish from Lake Michigan.

In June she gave an invited address at the annual meeting of the Behavioral Toxicology Society in Palm Beach, Fla. In September she was invited to speak on human PCB studies at the 18th International Neurotoxi-cology Conference in Colorado Springs.

Federico Zuckermann, professor of veterinary pathobiology, was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on the immunity to PRRS virus at a pre-conference session of the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in Minneapolis, in August.

He and Peter Bahnson, professor of veterinary clinical medicine, were asked to participate in the Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex Summit, which was organized by the National Pork Producers Council and took place in Des Moines, Iowa, in July.