Achievements

Terrance Jobin, director of the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program, was
recently named the first Employee Assistance Program Professional of the
Year by the central Illinois chapter of the Employee Assistance
Professionals Association. The chapter, which is composed of public- and
private-sector employee assistance professionals from throughout central
Illinois, selected Jobin based on his demonstrated contribution to the
field in 1995.

Jason Lindsey, graphic designer for WILL AM-FM-TV, has won an "Illinois
Steward Magazine" photography contest with his photo of a misty sunrise at
Castle Rock State Park. Lindsey's photo was published alongside two other
winning "Illinois Sunrises and Sunsets Contest" photographs in the
magazine's Spring issue. The "Illinois Steward" is a quarterly publication
of the department of natural resources and environmental sciences.

Darrell Miller, professor of plant breeding and genetics, has received the
President's Award for Outstanding Service from the Illinois Forage and
Grassland Council. The award was presented to Miller at the council's
recent annual meeting in Freeport, Ill.

Lois Welling, administrative aide at the Police Training Institute, has
received an award for excellence in administration of continuing education
programs. The award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for
Academic Affairs, was presented to Welling for her outstanding work with
recruit officers and law enforcement agencies throughout the state.

The College of Communications has received the Cardiss Collins Scholarship
for Diversity in Advertising from the American Advertising Foundation. The
scholarship, which is in recognition of U.S. Rep. Cardiss Collins'
continuing effort to establish greater minority participation in
advertising, will be presented to a UI minority student pursuing a career
in advertising.

The College of Medicine's Internal Medicine Residency Training Program has
been awarded full accreditation for three years by the Accreditation
Council on Graduate Medical Education. The program, now in its 12th year,
has maintained full accreditation since its inception. The recent
performance of its residents on national certification examinations has
placed the program in the top quartile of the 410 internal medicine
residency training programs in the United States.

The Illinois State Water Survey  received a 1996 Making Waves Award at the
Clean Water Celebration '96 earlier this month in Peoria. The Water Survey
was recognized for its research and service programs, which assess and
evaluate the quantity, quality and use of Illinois' ground, surface and
atmospheric water resources. Much of the Water Survey's work is facilitated
by an extensive database collected and developed since the agency was
founded in 1895.