O.G. “Dan” Daniel, professor emeritus of animal and dairy science, will be inducted into the Saddle and Sirloin Club Portrait Award Gallery. Daniel was a member of the UGA faculty from 1959 to 1980.
The Saddle and Sirloin Club Portrait Gallery is the largest collection of portraits devoted to a single industry in the world. More than 336 oil portraits hang in the gallery at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Years ago the gallery for the Saddle and Sirloin Club was housed with the International Livestock Show and Exposition in Chicago.
The collection of portraits was founded in 1903 to honor individual contributions to the advancement of the livestock and meat industry. In 1977 the Saddle and Sirloin Club voted to move the portrait gallery to Louisville. Daniel’s portrait will be hung during ceremonies held in conjunction with the livestock show at an awards banquet Nov. 11 in Louisville, Ky.
Daniel is only the second Georgian to receive this award.
Associate professor emeritus of journalism Louis Griffith received a 2001 Governor’s Award in the Humanities from the Georgia Humanities Council.
Griffith was one of 14 recipients from around the state who received the specially designed medallion from Gov. Roy E. Barnes at the 16th Governor’s Awards in the Humanities luncheon last month.
The Georgia Humanities Council serves the state of Georgia through its projects and grant programs. An independent nonprofit organization, the council receives funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the state of Georgia, foundations, corporations and individuals. The council supports educational activities that help Georgians learn about their heritage and stories, thus preparing our state’s citizenry to make decisions for the future.
Thomas P. Hebert, an associate professor in educational psychology, received the Early Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.
The award is given annually for cumulative outstanding research contributions to the profession from a scholar in the field fewer than 10 years since receiving a terminal degree.
Hebert’s research has examined social and emotional issues facing gifted students, underachievement in high-ability students, identity development in gifted males, and counseling needs of culturally diverse gifted males.
The NAGC consists of more than 8,000 members, including educators, school teachers, administrators, counselors and parents. The NAGC serves as a public advocate concerning the needs of gifted students and promotes research on the nature and education of gifted children at all ages and educational levels.
Rob Maier and William B. Whitman of the department of microbiology were among six scientists from the United States invited to attend an international meeting earlier this month on microbial diversity and bio-complexity in Buenos Aires. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, UNESCO and a South American scientific organization.
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