For the recordOf noteSalvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Biomedical Engineering, recently received the 1999 Guglielmo Marconi Science Award from UNICO National. The nation's largest Italian-American service organization, UNICO National presents the award to recognize Italian-Americans who have excelled in the sciences. "UNICO" stands for unity, neighbor, integrity, charity and opportunity. ...Oksana A. Volshteyn, M.D., assistant professor of neurology and of medicine and director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency training, has been certified in spinal cord injury medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Volshteyn is one of the first physicians in the United States to become board-certified in this subspecialty.
Speaking ofHelen Liapis, M.D., assistant professor of pathology, recently lectured about her research on "Growth Factor Effects to the Fetal Kidney in the North American Opossum Ureteral Obstruction Model" at the Institute of Child Health of University College, London. |
 Beth Landers (right), a graduate student studying French in Arts & Sciences, discusses career options with Nancy Odgen (left) of Maritz Perfor- mance Improvement Co. at the Career Connections 2000 Networking Reception, held Thursday, Feb. 3, in the Women's Building Formal Lounge. The reception, organized by the Career Center, cul- minated a week filled with 33 career exploration and job search strategy functions, bringing together some 60 businesses and several hundred University students. |
 Susan Frelich Appleton |
Supreme Court must avoid value judgments in grandparents' rights case, Appleton saysSusan Frelich Appleton, J.D., professor of law and associate dean of faculty, is following the grandparents' visitation rights case (Troxel vs. Granville) that recently was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and is slated for a ruling later this spring. Appleton specializes in the legal aspects of parental rights, reproductive rights, adoption, divorce, welfare reform and surrogate motherhood. She is the co-author of a leading casebook on family law and an outspoken critic of governmental intrusion into the intimate aspects of individuals' lives. |
Drewry to direct admissions for Olin's executive programsDoris A. Drewry has been named director of admissions for executive programs at the John M. Olin School of Business. She is responsible for marketing the school's three degree programs for executives, offered on weekends, allowing executives to continue their employment while pursuing a degree. Drewry will oversee the recruitment of students for the three programs -- the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), the Executive Master of Manufacturing Management (EM3 ) and the Executive Master of Business Administration in Health Services Management (HSM). As part of this function, she is responsible for attracting students locally, regionally and nationally, using means such as advertising, personal contact, publications, events and information sessions. She also is responsible for interviewing applicants and providing them with campus tours. Currently, there are more than 200 executives enrolled in the three programs. |
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