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Columns::April 29, 2002

It’s a girl!
Faculty members look ‘Towards 2010’ an annual symposium
Trumpet virtuoso Fred Mills named first Prokasy Professor
Vehicle registration begins May 1 for university’s new parking system
Academic Assistance changes its name to Academic Enhancement
Convocation opens new academic year
Setting the agenda
Executive director of international education closes out ‘abroad career
Animal, dairy complex named for Rhodes, former regents chairman
Whither the humanities?
A better mousetrap

Campus News

Kudos

David Anderson

David P. Anderson, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine from 1975 until his retirement in 1996, has been named a life member of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases for his contributions to the organization and to animal disease research.
Founded in 1920, the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases is a professional organization of scientists actively engaged in research or in research administration.

Michael A. Dirr, professor of horticulture, was one of two Southern region recipients of an Excellence in Teaching Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The award included a stipend of $2,000 to be used in the improvement of teaching.
Authorized by Congress in 1990, the awards program generates nominations from a wide spectrum of departments in agriculture, natural resources, veterinary science, and human sciences.

R. Baxter Miller, director of the Institute for African American Studies and professor of English, received the Langston Hughes Prize from the College Language Association.

Several faculty members in the College of Education’s department of counseling and human development services have received national, regional and local awards.
Linda Campbell, director of the department’s Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation, received the Distinguished Psychologist Award from division 29 of the American Psychological Association for the leadership roles she held at the state and national levels. In addition to being editor of the division’s newsletter, Psychotherapy Bulletin, since 1994, she also represents the state of Georgia on the APA’s Council of Representatives.
Andy Horne received the Outstanding Research of the Year Award from division 51 of the APA. He also received the Professional Advancement Award from the Association of Specialists in Group Work. Further, he was honored by the European branch of the American Counseling Association as the organization’s distinguished member.
Diane Cooper, coordinator of the college’s Student Affairs Association program, has also received three awards. She was honored by the American College Personnel Association with the Annuit Coeptis Award for Professional Scholarship. She also received the Melvene Draheim Hardee Award from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. In addition, she received the Parker D. Young Judicial Affairs Leadership Award.
Deryl Bailey was recognized as Group Worker of the Year from the Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Brian Glaser, the director of training for the counseling psychology program, was recognized as the Outstanding Teacher by students in that program.

The department of entomology won two awards at the World Congress of Apiculture in Durban, South Africa. In the Web site competition, the department’s Web site (www.ent.uga.edu/bees), designed by Jennifer Berry, Terry All and Keith S. Delaplane, received a silver medal. Delaplane, professor of entomology, also received a silver medal in the academic book category for Crop Pollination by Bees, which he co-authored with Dan Mayer of Washington State University.

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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