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Columns::April 8, 2002

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Francis Assaf and Jean-Pierre Piriou, professors in the department of Romance languages, were honored by the government
of France for their contributions to the promotion of French arts, literature and culture.
Piriou’s research interests include 20th- century French literature and civilization and contemporary Francophone literature, particularly from Martinique, Guadeloupe and Haiti. He is the author or co-author of several books. Piriou was appointed an officier--the second of three levels--in the Order of the Palmes Academiques. Assaf was appointed a chevalier, that is, the first of the three levels of appointment. The final level, which only a small percentage attain, is called commandeur.
Assaf has research interests in 17th- and early 18th- century French prose fiction, especially picaresque novels, theories of kingship and the representation of royal power in 17th-century France.
The Palmes Academiques is the oldest still-awarded honor from the government of France that confers distinction on civilians. It was started by Napoleon I in 1808, though in its current form the awards have existed only since 1955. The Order rewards teachers and non-teachers who devote their lives to promoting French language, culture, and extracurricular and educational activities.

Whit Gibbons, professor of ecology, senior research ecologist and head of the Environmental Outreach and Education at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, received the 2001 Distinguished Scientist Award from Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness.

Judy Meyer, co-director of the River Basin Science and Policy Center and Distinguished Research Professor of Ecology, has been appointed to the Science Advisory Board for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She began a two-year term on the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee this past October. The committee is one of 10 comprising the SAB, which provides technical advice to the EPA.
Members of the SAB are scientists, engineers and economists who are recognized experts in their fields. The board provides a solid scientific foundation for EPA policy deliberations and guidance for administrators when decisions must be made quickly.

Henry F. Schaefer III, Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, received two honorary degrees in Shanghai, China.
At Fudan University he received an Advisory Professor Honoris Causa degree and presented two lectures.
Schaefer also received a Professor Honoris Causa degree from the Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.

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