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Columns::February 17, 2003

Mid-year external grants and contracts up by 17.2 percent
UGA receives $3.28 million from Nunnally Trust Fund
Ninth international symposium will explore ‘Globalization and Change in Central Asia’
Seeds of undergraduate humor win prizes at flower show
Proposals for engineering degrees, institute sent to Board of Regents
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters to host Peabody luncheon
Residence hall sign-up now on line
Law and order: Criminal justice studies at UGA marks its 25th anniversary
Professor researches true picture of UGA's minority grad students
Retirees
Can ethics be taught?
Working on the campus master plan

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John M. Casey, retired director of physical plant engineering, has been designated an emeritus member of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers.
When Casey retired from UGA in 2000 after 28 years of service, he was responsible for overseeing the educational facilities maintenance activities for the university.
Emeritus membership in APPA is a high honor that is only granted to retirees who have made a significant contribution to the international AAPA, the region and/or the facilities management profession. Emeritus membership is granted to an individual who has retired and has a continuing interest in the profession of facilities management and service in the association.
The Association for Higher Education Officers represents more than 4,500 learning institutions throughout the United States, Canada and other countries around the world. Universities and colleges comprise the largest segment of membership, with most four-year U.S. institutions represented.

Monique Leclerc

Monique Leclerc, a professor at the Lab for Environmental Physics at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s Griffin campus, is president elect of the International Society of Biometeorology. The appointment is for a three-year period. The first female scientist to hold such a highly ranked position in the ISB, Leclerc also is the youngest scientist in the organization’s history to be appointed president elect.
The ISB is an international society that fosters the study of the interrelations between man, vegetation, animals and the atmosphere. The society’s executive board is elected by its members for a three-year term. Leclerc’s election follows a three-year appointment as vice president of the society and two previous terms as head of ISB study groups and commissions.
Leclerc has received international recognition, demonstrated leadership abilities and active participation in the society’s activities by organizing, attending and chairing sessions at international meetings and symposia.

Lee and Marie-Michele Pratt

Lee and Marie-Michele Pratt received a role model citation from Minority Access for their mentoring of minority students in their botany research lab. The Pratts developed and co-direct a high-throughput genomics/bioinformatics research program at UGA.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Minority Access is a non-profit educational organization that supports individuals, institutions, federal, state and local government agencies and corporations of all kinds to diversify their campuses and work sites by improving the recruitment and retention of minorities.
This is the second time a UGA faculty member has been recognized by Minority Access. Tony Capomacchia in the College of Pharmacy received a recruiting award in 2001.

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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