Rusty Brooks, associate professor of economic development policy, has been appointed a Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar. Established in 1947, the Salzburg Seminar has provided an international forum for people committed to making a difference in their professions and in their societies. Brooks joined more than 17,000 seminar alumni from more than 140 countries after completing the February session entitled "Sustainable Rural Community Development."
Greg Daniels, assistant director of major gifts and planned giving, won the 1997 Educational Fund Raising Award from the Georgia Education Advancement Council. Daniels played a leading role in the private fund raising for the Performing and Visual Arts Complex.
Bruce Ferguson, professor of environmental design, received the 1997 Outstanding Educators Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. The award is limited to only one or two recipients per year. As the highest award the association gives, the honor reflects a significant lifetime contribution to the field of landscape architecture.
Thomas W. Leigh, professor of marketing and director of the Coca-Cola Center for Marketing Studies, is president-elect
of the American Marketing Association's academic council.
He will serve as council president for the 1998-99 year.
Darrel Morrison, professor of environmental design, received the Tom Dodd Award of Recognition at the Cullowhee (N.C.) Native Plant Conference in July 1996. The award is presented annually for "contributions to understanding, preservation and use of native plants in North America." Morrison also was awarded a national ASLA Award of Merit in Design for his design of the National Wildflower Research Center headquarters site in Austin, Texas.
Willene Palmer, animal facility supervisor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named Animal Care Technician of the Year by the Southeastern branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
Neal Weatherly, associate professor of environmental design, was honored by the Georgia chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects with its 1997 Award of Recognition for distinguished service to the profession and to ASLA.
Phil Williams, director of public information for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and David Silvian of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, won a Finalist's Award in the international New York Film and Video Festival for their documentary on the life and work of ecologist Eugene Odum.
