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Charles Dobbins |
Charles Dobbins Jr., an alumnus and former administrator at the college of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2005 J.T. Mercer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association in honor of his
31 years of outstanding service. The award is given to people who have distinguished themselves with service that greatly impacted both the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine and the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association.
Charles W. Mims, professor of plant pathology, received the Distinguished Mycologist Award from the Mycological Society of America. This is the highest award given by MSA for contributions in mycology, the science dealing with the study of fungi.
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Charles Mims |
A member of MSA since 1968, Mims has served the organization in numerous capacities including councilor, vice president, president and associate editor for Mycologia, the official journal of MSA. He also has served on the editorial boards of The International Journal of Plant Sciences and Mycological Research, the official journal of the British Mycological Society. He has received both the Alexopoulos Award for Research and the Weston Award for Teaching given by MSA.
Mims is the third UGA faculty member to receive the Distinguished Mycologist Award.
The late E. S. Luttrell won the award in 1983, and
R. T. Hanlin was the recipient in 1999.
Karen Porter, professor emeritus of the Institute of Ecology, was listed in the June 2005 Bulletin of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography as having the most frequently cited published paper in the 50-year history of the society’s journal, Limnology and Oceanography. The article is titled “The use of DAPI for identifying and counting aquatic microflora.”
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Rebecca White |
Rebecca Hanner White, dean and J. Alton Hosch Professor at the School of Law, has been named a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Election as a Fellow is deemed the highest recognition by one’s colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence. The tenth installation of Fellows was held in Chicago concurrent with the annual meeting of the American Bar Association. With the current installation, the college is represented by more than 790 members in 42 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Established in 1995 through an initiative of the Council of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association, the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers aims to further establish the profession as one uniquely important to the world of labor and employment law, individual rights, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. It operates as a freestanding organization recognizing those who, by long and outstanding service, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field. |
