Achievements

A report of honors, awards, offices and other outstanding achievements of
faculty and staff members.

John C. Chato, professor of electrical, mechanical and bioengineering in
the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will present the
keynote address at the 1995 Congress of the French Society of Thermal
Engineers and Scientists in Poitiers, France. The title of his talk is "The
Quest for the Perfect Biological Temperature Measurement." Chato also will
travel to the Technion in Israel to present a seminar on thermal problems
in bioengineering.

James A. Gentry, professor of finance, received the first Educator Award
from the UI Alumni Association. Gentry was cited for his "extraordinary
effort" to recognize his students' personal abilities and to help them
improve. Nominations for the award were solicited from students chosen for
Senior 100, which honors graduating seniors for both leadership and
scholarship.

Nelly S. Gonzalez, head of Latin American library services, received the
1995 Jose Toribio Medina Award from the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin
American Library Materials. The award recognizes outstanding contributions
to the field of Latin American Studies by a seminar member. Gonzalez won
the award for her 1994 publication "Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, 1986-1992."

Kim Rotzoll, dean of the College of Communications, gave the commencement
address at the School of Communication at Pennsylvania State University on
May 13. He also spoke on "Advertising and Ethics"at Shippensburg (Pa.)
University's University Day in March.

L. Brian Stauffer, visiting extension specialist of photography, received a
Bronze Award for black-and-white photography from the Critique and Awards
Program of Agricultural  Communicators in Education. He also was awarded a
Gold Award for designing the 1994 Farm Income Tax School book cover.