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Feb. 22, 2002 Vol. 26, No. 22
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Chib named 1st Hartkopf profesor in Olin School

Siddhartha Chib, Ph.D., has been named the first Harry C. Hartkopf Professor in the Olin School of Business. Full story

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Kathleen Spihlman (left) demonstrates intubation to Cheryl Webster.
A Hughes honor

Joseph Thompson, Ph.D. (second from left), helps unveil a new stamp of poet and author Langston Hughes recently at the downtown St. Louis Post Office. View in full


Medical historian, author Rosenberg to deliver lecture

Charles E. Rosenberg, an eminent medical historian and author of many books on the study of the history of disease, will give the Thomas D. Fulbright Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Feb. 27 in Graham Chapel.

Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Rosenberg is a professor of history of science and the Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the Social Sciences at Harvard University, where he began teaching in 2000. He has written widely on the history of medicine and science and is best known for his book Cholera Years, the United States in 1832, 1849 and 1866. Full story


The annual Eating Disorders Awareness Week will be held Feb. 24-28.

The event, titled "Celebrating the Student Body," is sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness; Reflections, a student group dedicated to education the University community about body image and eating disorders; and Student Union. Full story


Chib named 1st Hartkopf professor in Olin School

Siddhartha Chib, Ph.D., has been named the first Harry C. Hartkopf Professor in the Olin School of Business.

Chib
Chib
The professorship, established by University alumni Horty and Howard Kuehner, honors Horty Kuehner's deceased father, a longtime leader in the St. Louis banking community.

"Professor Chib's pioneering work in the analysis of time series, and especially stochastic volatility, has advanced the scientific analysis of credit risk, the quintessential exposure of banks," said Stuart I. Greenbaum, Ph.D., dean of the Olin School. "Chib's work has also helped to facilitate the implementation of 'Value at Risk' models, widely used in assessing risk and performance of financial institutions." Full story


2002 Missouri Arts Award
Gov. Bob Holden presents the 2002 Missouri Arts Award

Kohn receives state's highest award for arts achievement

William Kohn, professor emeritus in the School of Art, has received the 2002 Missouri Arts Award, the state's highest honor for achievement in the arts.

Gov. Bob Holden and wife Lori Hauser Holden presented the award Feb. 13 in a ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City. Full story


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