Of note

Michael L. Gross, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts and Sciences, recently received the Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry, awarded by the American Chemical Society. ...

Jeffrey Kalina, M.D., instructor of medicine in the Division of Emergency Medicine, is the physician adviser to the St. Louis Fire Department, which recently was selected as Missouri's Emergency Medical Services System of the Year. The honor is sought annually by public and private EMS providers statewide. ...

Marvin E. Levin, M.D., professor emeritus of clinical medicine, was the recipient of the American Podiatric Medical Association's Distinguished Service Citation. The award is the association's highest honor presented to a non-podiatrist and was given to Levin in recognition of his work in preventing amputation in patients with diabetes. ...

Muhua Li, Ph.D., of the Department of Surgery; Jouko Lohi, M.D., Ph.D., of the Department of Medicine; William Ray, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychiatry; and Fang-Lin Sun, Ph.D., of the Department of Biology, were named the 1998 W.M. Keck Fellows by the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. Each year, the division selects four outstanding scientists in biomedical research with less than two years of postdoctoral research experience and awards each a fellowship of $15,000 for partial stipend support. ...

Paul Michael Lützeler, Ph.D., the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities and professor of Germanic languages and literatures in Arts and Sciences, recently received the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for Researchers in the Field of Humanities. He also was invited to be a fellow at the Cultural Studies Institute in Essen, Germany. During the summer, Lützeler lectured at various universities in five European countries and was the keynote speaker at an international and interdisciplinary symposium on multiculturalism in Sydney, Australia. ...

Paul C. Paris, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering, is the recipient of the American Society for Testing Materials' (ASTM) Charles B. Dudley Medal in recognition of his important contributions to the field of fracture mechanics, his mentorship of the ASTM National Symposium and the numerous ASTM books and papers that have resulted from the symposia. The ASTM is one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world. ...

Jill Stratton, associate director of housing and residential life, has been selected to participate in the 1998 Coro Women in Leadership Program. The four-month training program provides an opportunity for participants to refine their personal and professional management and leadership skills to increase their effectiveness as leaders in the St. Louis metropolitan area. ...

Barna A. Szabo, Ph.D., the Albert P. and Blanche Y. Greensfelder Professor of Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Miskolc in Hungary on Sept. 5. Szabo was honored for his life work.

Speaking of

Jay F. Piccirillo, M.D., assistant professor of otolaryngology and director of clinical outcomes research, was the invited guest speaker at the annual meeting of the American Joint Committee for Cancer held in Chicago. His presentation was titled, "Inclusion of Comorbidity for Cancer Statistics."

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