Of note

A participatory installation by Pier Marton, senior lecturer in the Performing Arts Department in Arts and Sciences, recently was featured in an exhibition titled "The Beautiful Jew: Images of the 'Jewish Body' in Myth and Ritual" at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Austria. ...

Craig K. Reiss, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Washington University Cardiology Consultants, was included in the St. Louis Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list. This list honors individuals younger than 40 who have demonstrated community commitment, enterprise and strong business performance. ...

Lynn Stockman Imergoot, assistant athletic director and women's tennis coach, recently was inducted into the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Among the accomplishments for which she was recognized were initiating the University's women's intercollegiate athletic program in 1975, achieving 300-plus victories as coach of the women's tennis team, receiving University Athletic Association "Coach of the Year" honors four times and serving as a voice for equitable treatment for women athletes. ...

Murray L. Wax, Ph.D., professor emeritus of anthropology in Arts and Sciences, received the Spindler Award for excellence in the anthropology of education. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Philadelphia. The award recognizes career achievements, including the monograph he co-authored, titled "Formal Education in an American Indian Community: Peer Society and the Failure of Minority Education," which was first published in 1964 and later reprinted, including in the Congressional Record. His next book, "Western Rationality and the Angel of Dreams," is forthcoming with Rowman and Littlefield Publishers and due in spring 1999. ...

David M. Zar, instructor in electrical engineering, shared the award for "Best Paper for University Research" at the Mentor Users' Group Conference, held recently in Portland, Ore. David Taylor, a senior in electrical engineering, was co-presenter. Zar also was re-elected chair of the University Special Interest Group within the International Mentor Users' Group, an association of users who share ideas and discuss issues involving Mentor Graphics tools. Mentor Graphics is an industry-leading vendor of electronic hardware and software design tools to the electronics industry.

Speaking of

Glenn D. Stone, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology in Arts and Sciences, was the invited speaker at a recent conference on indigenous agriculture held at Australian National University in Canberra. Stone gave two papers, "Advances in Intensification Theory" and "Agriculture and Agency in Africa."

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