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Columns::August 26, 2002

Herty--Unplugged
Law school appoints three professors to endowed positions
Clinical and administrative pharmacy faculty member is named first Jowdy Professor
Former Boston College dean appointed to Parham Chair
Inside scoop: New ad campaign reminds forest park visitors to respect others
Twenty new Foundation Fellows, seven Ramsey Scholars enter UGA
Reef grief: Common bacteria kills elkhorn coral off Florida Keys
Professor takes issue with media’s portrayal of race, class and gender
A tale of two centers
Update: Private Giving
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Kudos

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.
Assaf was appointed a chevalier--the first of three levels--and Piriou was promoted to officier--the second of three levels--in the Order of the Palmes Academiques by the French Ministry of National Education for their distinguished careers. The final level, which only a small percentage attain, is called commandeur.
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 promote French language, culture, extracurricular and educational activities.

Murray E. Hines II, associate professor of pathology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Diagnosis and Control of Johne’s Disease.
The committee will compile and evaluate current information and research about the disease in domestic animals and wildlife, such as cattle and deer. Members will recommend disease prevention and control strategies, especially in livestock, as well as future research priorities. The committee also will summarize what is known about the relationship of Johne’s disease in animals to Crohn’s disease in humans.

David Landau

David Landau, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and director of the Center for Simulational Physics, won the annual Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics from the American Physical Society. The prize comes with a $5,000 award. Landau also delivered the Rahman Lecture at the International Conference on Computing in Physics in San Diego.
Landau received the honor “for the development of accurate Monte Carlo sampling and renormalization group techniques, the study of the kinetics of aggregation and gelation in polymer systems and for numerous contributions to the development and application of molecular dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo methods,” according to the awards committee.

J. David Puett, Regents Professor and head of biochemistry and molecular biology, spoke at the 2002 meeting of the Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry on issues relating to graduate training of students in the biomedical and life sciences. Puett serves as chairperson of the education committee and is a

David Puett

member of the advisory board of the association.

Tom Rodgers, associate dean for outreach and public service in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, has been named to the advisory committee of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Housing Finance Division.
This committee is to provide input and advice to the division on its current programs and future activities.

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