Achievements

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

C. Allen Bock, professor of agricultural economics, received the
Distinguished Extension Group Program Award from the American Agricultural
Economics Association.

Martha Gillette, professor of cell and structural biology, of physiology
and in the Beckman Institute, has been named to the Sleep Disorders
Research Advisory Board of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at
the National Institutes of Health. The 12-member board advises the director
of the NIH on all scientific activities involving research on sleep and
sleep disorders supported by the NIH, as well as making recommendations on
long-range research goals.  Gillette's four-year term began in July.

Elected to a two-year term as assistant chair of the National Council of
Teachers of English College Section was Gail Hawisher, professor of English
She also will serve as a nonvoting member on the council's Executive
Committee.

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranked the UI among the best
colleges for Hispanics. The UI ranked 43 out of the top 100 colleges for
conferring bachelor's degrees, 38 out of 46 for master's degrees, and 23
out of 23 for doctoral degrees.

Recipient of the 1995 Agronomic Award of the American Society of Agronomy
was agronomy professor Robert G. Hoeft.

Benita Katzenellenbogen, professor of physiology and biophysics, has been
appointed to the Biochemical Endocrinology Study Section of the Division of
Research Grants at the National Institutes of Health. Study sections are
part of the NIH peer-review process. Katzenellenbogen's section evaluates
the scientific merit of grant proposals in the areas of hormones and human
health and disease, including the actions of hormones in reproduction,
breast and prostate cancer, and in endocrine disorders such as diabetes.
Decisions by the study section form the basis for determining what projects
will receive NIH funding each year. Katzenellenbogen's four-year
appointment to the NIH began in July. Service on a study section is based
upon demonstrated competence and achievement in a scientific discipline.

McKinley Health Center received accreditation by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Based on an on-site survey
conducted every three years, the accreditation attests to McKinley's
compliance with national standards for ambulatory care health services.
McKinley has been certified by the commission since the 1980s.

Sharon D. Michalove, assistant to the chair of the history department, has
been awarded a William B. Schallek Memorial Graduate Fellowship Award for
the 1995-96 academic year by the Richard III Society. The awards are given
annually to support Ph.D. projects in 15th-century British history.
Michalove is a doctoral candidate in educational policy studies and is
writing on the education of the English upperclasses from 1399-1530.

Gerald C. Nelson and Wesley D. Seitz, both professors of agricultural
economics, were co-recipients of the Honorable Mention Award of the
American Agricultural Economics Association for their book "Economics of
Resources, Agriculture and Food."

David J. Schaeffer, professor of veterinary biosciences, has been awarded
the status of diplomate by the American Board of Forensic Examiners.
Individuals approved for the board must achieve proficiency in a variety of
topics, procedures, ethical standards and meet criteria of the
certification program.

Gary Sherman, professor of veterinary biosciences, has been elected
president of the American Association of Veterinary Physiologists and
Pharmacologists. He will serve a one-year term.

Stephen G. Sligar, director of the School of Chemical Sciences and in the
Beckman Institute, has been named a member of the Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics Study Section, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes
of Health. Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated
competence and achievements in their scientific discipline as evidenced by
the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific
journals, and other significant scientific activities, achievements and
honors. Study sections review grant applications submitted to the
organization and make recommendations on these applications to the
appropriate organization national advisory council or board, and survey the
status of research in their fields of science. His four-year term began in
July.

Joseph Stucki, professor of agronomy, received the 1995 Marian L. and
Chrystie M. Jackson Soil Science Award of the Soil Science Society Of
America.

Nicholas Temperley, professor of music, was a keynote speaker at the
conference, "The Gallery Tradition: Church and Chapel Music in Britain and
Abroad, 1700-1850," sponsored by the Colchester Institute School of Music,
Essex, England, in August. Temperley's speech was a direct outcome of his
book, "The Music of the English Parish Church."

Maarten van de Guchte, director of Krannert Art Museum, has been elected a
member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. The purpose of the
association is to help its members in establishing and maintaining high
standards for themselves and the museums they represent. The association
represents approximately 170 directors of the largest art museums in North
America.

Staff members in the Office of Publications have received awards from the
Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Nancy Loch, graphic
designer, and Chris Beuoy, project manager, received a gold medal in the
District Conference Promotions category. They were responsible for the
promotional materials, including concept, invitation, program guide and
sundry items, for the annual Case V district meeting last December. Debra
Bolgla, graphic designer; and writers Don Kojich, interim director of
publications, and David Schulman, graduate student, received a Bronze Award
in the Student Recruitment Publications Packages category. Created for the
Office of Admissions and Records, the package includes the viewbook,
tranfer-student brochure, "Come See for Yourself" brochure and invitations
to admissions gatherings.