Patty Jo Watson elected to philosophical society

Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D., the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has been elected to the prestigious American Philosophical Society.

The 250-year-old scholarly organization promotes "useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources and scholarly outreach." The society has 700 members worldwide and "honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields."

"I'm absolutely delighted to know that Pat Watson's accomplishments are being recognized by her peers in this splendid way," said Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and dean of Arts & Sciences.

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Two more faculty named HHMI investigators

Sean R. Eddy, Ph.D., assistant professor of genetics at the School of Medicine, and Randy L. Buckner, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences and assistant professor of radiology and of neurobiology at the medical school, have been selected as new Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators.

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Faculty, administrators, staff, students get inaugural Student Union awards

Student Union recently presented inaugural awards in recognition of outstanding professors and teaching assistants in each of the five undergraduate schools "who have made a positive impact on the learning environments and lives of their students." Student Union also bestowed administrator, staff and student awards.

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Junior selected as Beinecke scholar

Megan A. Styles, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a $32,000 Edwin, Frederick and Walter Beinecke Memorial Scholarship to support graduate study.

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Students win scholarship competition

Phillip T. Gressman, a junior math and physics major in Arts & Sciences, and sophomore Brian M. Rapp, a mechanical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have been awarded 2000 Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for the next academic year. Each will receive up to $7,500 to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board.

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Pauline Kleingeld selected for Howard fellowship

Pauline Kleingeld, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy in Arts & Sciences, has received a fellowship from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation for the 2000-2001 academic year. The fellowship, which is administered by Brown University, includes a $20,000 stipend.

Kleingeld is one of 11 recipients from a field of 167. The Howard Foundation selects fields on a rotational basis, alternating between the arts and the social sciences. This year's fellows represent anthropology, philosophy and sociology.

During her year as a Howard fellow, Kleingeld will work on her book, which carries the working title "Citizens of the World: Philosophical Transformations of Cosmopolitanism in Late 18th-Century Germany." Kleingeld aims to provide a historical reconstruction, philosophical analysis and critical evaluation of the ideal of world citizenship, as defended in different forms in Germany at the end of the 18th century.

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Obituary

Bernd Silver, M.D., associate professor emeritus of clinical ophthalmology and visual sciences at the School of Medicine, died after a long illness Thursday, May 4, 2000, at the Jewish Center for the Aged in St. Louis County. He was 68.

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