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Columns::April 22, 2002
Digest
UGA selected to nominate biomedical faculty for Pew Foundation grants
UGA administrators have been notified of the university’s selection as one of the U.S. biomedical research institutions invited to nominate candidates for funding from the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. Only institutions which have been recommended by the National Advisory Committee of the Pew Scholars Program as first-tier medical schools or biomedical research institutions are able to nominate candidates for the award.
“UGA has crossed an important threshold,” says Provost Karen Holbrook. “In terms of national recognition for biomedical research, being chosen to nominate Pew Foundation Scholars means your institution is being recognized among some very distinguished peers.”
The program selects 20 researchers nationwide each year to receive an award of $60,000 per year for four years. One nomination per year is accepted from the president of each participating institution. Candidates must be within the first three years of their full-time appointment at the assistant professor level or the equivalent. Institutions are strongly encouraged to nominate candidates who do not already have significant funding.
The Pew Foundation selected UGA for participation in response to materials prepared by the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. The institute will administer the selection of one UGA candidate each year. After a call for nominees from various departments campus-wide next fall, a committee will be created to determine the most promising UGA candidate to compete for the scholarship.
PR students compete in national finals
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Bateman Case Study Team is a national finalist in the 2002 national public relations case study competition.
The Bateman Case Study competition was established by the Public Relations Society of America in 1973 to give members of the Public Relations Student Society of America the opportunity to exercise analytical skills and mature judgment required for public relations problem-solving.
Forty-seven colleges across the country compiled case studies of this year’s client, Contiki Holidays, the world’s largest travel company for 18- to 35-year-olds.
The three finalists--teams from UGA, Loyola University and the University of South Carolina--will present their case study findings the first week of May in Hawaii.
The UGA team includes Allison Howard, a junior from Lilburn; Regine de la Cruz, a senior from Athens; April Payne, a senior from Martinez; Melissa Cook, a senior from Augusta; and Jennifer Burdsal, a junior from Savannah. Grady College faculty sponsors are Jeff Springston and Lynne Sallot.
Moot court team wins national title
The School of Law brought home the national title from the Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition held in Brooklyn, N.Y.
UGA’s winning team, comprised of second-year students Stacey A. Carroll, Tonya F. Stokes and Melissa F. Davis defeated the University of Tennessee during the final round of competition to secure the national title. In addition, the team won third best brief, and Carroll won best oralist.
In another tournament, the UGA law school advanced to the quarterfinal round of the National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition where they were narrowly defeated by Baylor University. This team was comprised of second-year students L. Bartlett Newman, DaVida S. Sams and Carroll Wade “Mack” McGuffey III.
The two competitions complete the 2001-2002 advocacy season for the UGA law school. In total, the school won one national and six regional/state championships. |
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