Honors and awards
Cormicle named Associated Schools of Construction outstanding educator
Larry Cormicle, Iowa State construction engineering senior lecturer and Glenn H. DeStigter Scholar, was given the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Outstanding Educator Award, an international honor.
The award recognizes Cormicle’s contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, service to the ASC and dedication to the construction profession.
Kostelnick named a Fellow in Teachers of Technical Writing organization
Charles Kostelnick, professor of English, was named a Fellow of The Association for Teachers of Technical Writing at the business meeting of the annual ATTW Conference in St. Louis. According to the ATTW website, "Nominees must have made significant long-term contributions to technical communication. It is expected that only members who have established national reputations based on their teaching, scholarship, or academic administration will be considered.
Chang receives IEEE medal
Carl Chang has been awarded the 2012 Richard E. Merwin Medal from the IEEE Computer Society. The award is for outstanding contributions and exemplary leadership and service to the IEEE Computer Society and the computing profession. The Merwin Award is the Society's highest level volunteer service award.
Chapelle receives Samuel Messick Memorial Lecture Award
Carol Chapelle is the recipient of the 2012 Samuel Messick Memorial Lecture Award sponsored by the TOEFL program at Educational Testing Service, headquartered in Princeton, N.J. Chapelle is a distinguished professor in the Department of English.
Simpkins elected councilor for the Geological Society of America
William Simpkins, ISU geological and atmospheric sciences, has been elected to a four-year term as councilor in the Geological Society of America (GSA). The 12 councilors who comprise the GSA Council control the affairs, business activities, properties and assets of the society and advise the executive director. Simpkins was elected by the 25,000 eligible members of the society and is the first member of his department to be elected to a GSA Council position.
Hridesh Rajan awarded Big 12 Fellowship
Hridesh Rajan, an associate professor of computer science and software engineering, was recently awarded a Big 12 Fellowship to collaborate with researchers at University of Texas at Austin. The goal of this fellowship is to encourage rich collaborations between faculty and departments at the Big 12 institutions. Rajan joined the ISU Department of Computer Science in 2005. He directs the Laboratory for Software Design at ISU, which conducts research in programming languages and compilers.
Greenlee's Tom Beell honored by broadcast association
Greenlee School professor Tom Beell was honored recently for serving 35 years on the board of the Northwest Broadcast News Association at the group’s annual convention. He was presented with an engraved desk clock marking his time with the nation’s oldest professional broadcast organization. The late Jack Shelley, revered Iowa broadcaster and former ISU journalism professor, took Beell to his first NBNA convention in 1976, according to Greenlee's Michael Bugeja.
Sivils receives Modern Language Association honor
Matthew Wynn Sivils, assistant professor of English, has received the Modern Language Association's Committee on Scholarly Editions Seal for his edition of James Fenimore Cooper's 1843 satirical novel The Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief. Sivils co-edited the book with James P. Elliott of Clark University, and it will be published by AMS Press later this year. Volumes awarded the MLA Committee on Scholarly Editions Seal must satisfy a rigorous peer-review process that ensures the text and its apparatus conform to the highest editorial standards.
McKean honored by national institute
James McKean, University Professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and Extension veterinarian, received the President's Award from the National Institute of Animal Agriculture in March. McKean was recognized for his exemplary leadership and dedication to the institute.
Harmon elected to ASABE board of trustees
Jay Harmon, professor and extension livestock housing specialist in the department of agricultural and biosystems engineering, was recently elected to a two-year term on the board of trustees for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The board ensures that ASABE fulfills its mission of facilitating the exchange of technical information and promoting the science and art of engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems.
DeLisi named Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences fellow
Matt DeLisi, coordinator of criminal justice studies and a professor of sociology, was named a fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Also a faculty affiliate in Iowa State's Center for the Study of Violence, DeLisi was recognized at ACJS's annual conference on March 16 in New York City, N.Y.
Wendel winner of International Cotton Genomics Initiative
Jonathan Wendel, ISU ecology, evolution & organismal biology, has been named winner of the International Cotton Genomics Initiative award for outstanding contributions to cotton genomics.
Marshall elected communications chair for AERA social justice group
Joanne Marshall, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies, was elected communications chair for the American Educational Research Association Leadership for Social Justice Special Interest Group. This is a national/international-level elected position within the organization.
ELPS Friedel speaks at the White House
On Friday, March 2, Janice Friedel, an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State; and Stephen Katsinas, professor and director of the Higher Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama, spoke to the domestic policy issues staff in the White House in Washington D.C., on the topic “Rural Community Colleges and Pell Grants: Exploding the Urban Myth that Pell Grants Primarily Serve, Minority Students at Urban Community Colleges.”
Thiel named Materials Research Society fellow
Pat Thiel, Distinguished Professor in chemistry, has been named a 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society. Fellows are outstanding members of the society whose sustained and distinguished contributions to the advancement of materials research are internationally recognized. The society consists of more than 16,000 members from the United States and other nations.
Hong earns young investigator award
Mei Hong, professor of chemistry, is this year's co-recipient of the Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award, presented by the Protein Society. The award, sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories, recognizes a significant contribution to the study of proteins by a scientist in the early stage of her or his career. The Protein Society is the leading international society devoted to furthering research and development in protein science. The other co-recipient this year is Tarun Kapoor of Rockefeller University.
Houk wins analytical chemistry award
Sam Houk, professor of chemistry, has received the 2012 Award in Spectrochemical Analysis by the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry. The award is for advancing the analytical fields of spectrochemical analysis and optical spectrometry, specifically for Houk's work in ICP mass spectrometry.
Long earns math prize, fellowship
The Association for Women in Mathematics and Cornell University have announced that ISU's Ling Long, associate professor of mathematics, will receive the 2012-13 Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize. The prize grants a mid-career woman in academia a residential fellowship in the Cornell University mathematics department without teaching obligations. Long is receiving the Michler Prize because of her wide range of mathematical talents. Her research involves modular forms for finite index subgroups of the modular group.
Karriker receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Mississippi State
Locke Karriker, associate professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, has received the 2012 Alumnus of the Year Award from Mississippi State University. The award recognizes the achievements of alumni whose personal and professional service exemplifies the mission of Mississippi State's College of Veterinary Medicine.
