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S. Jack Hu, vice president for research, Office of Research, recently received the 2017 SME Gold Medal in recognition of his intellectual leadership in inventing novel algorithms and practical methodologies for multi-station assembly systems and their impactful implementation in industry, as well as his influential service to the government and manufacturing profession. SME is a nonprofit that serves the manufacturing industry by promoting advanced manufacturing technology and developing a skilled workforce. Hu was one of six recipients of the SME International Honor Award, which recognizes winners for their significant contributions to manufacturing in the areas of manufacturing technologies, processes, technical writing, education, research and management and service to SME. Hu is also the J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing, professor of mechanical engineering and professor of industrial and operations engineering, College of Engineering.

Aaron Dworkin, Paul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music, professor of music (strings) and dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and founder of the Sphinx Organization, and his wife, Afa Sadykhly Dworkin, president and artistic director of the Sphinx Organization, were recently honored with a Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit at the annual Kennedy Center Spring Gala. The Dworkins received from the Kennedy Center the Citizen Artist Award, which recognizes leaders who present and produce the arts in their communities, and deepen the effect of the arts and arts education in a demonstrated, transformational way at the local, state or national level. They were honored for their work leading and founding the Sphinx Organization, a Detroit-based organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.

Howard Markel, George E. Wantz, M.D. Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine; professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, and of psychiatry; and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, Medical School, has been awarded a residency fellowship in the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program for fall 2017. The Rockefeller-Bellagio program offers academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents from a wide array of backgrounds, disciplines and geographies. Markel also is a professor of history and of English language and literature, LSA; and a professor of health management and policy, School of Public Health.

Sun Young Park, assistant professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, and assistant professor of information, School of Information, recently received a National Science Foundation grant to investigate and develop best practices for pediatric patients to be active partners in the management of their chronic conditions at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Her 24-month investigation begins in September and will apply design research methodology — including observation, interviews and data synthesis — to create a rich, descriptive account of the barriers and practices around honest information sharing with children managing chronic conditions.

Lori J. Pierce, vice provost for academic and faculty affairs, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; and professor of radiation oncology, Medical School; and Tony Denton, senior vice president and chief operating officer, U-M Hospitals and Health Centers and U-M Medical Group, recently received the 2017 Robert Guenzel Award at the United Way of Washtenaw County’s annual meeting and volunteer appreciation reception. The Guenzel Award is given to community leaders who have made a difference in Washtenaw County and exemplify the qualities of fairness, vision, focus, caring for others and a determination to make a difference. Pierce and Denton jointly chaired the United Way of Washtenaw County 2016 Leadership Campaign and Denton has co-chaired the U-M United Way Campaign for many years. Together, they will co-chair the United Way of Washtenaw County Campaign for 2017-18.

Ryan Eustice, associate professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, of electrical engineering and computer science, and of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, has been named to Gov. Rick Snyder’s advisory board that will help guide the state’s advanced mobility policy. Eustice, vice president of autonomous driving for the Toyota Research Institute, will serve on the Michigan Council on Future Mobility, a panel created last year when Snyder signed laws that allow operation of autonomous vehicles on state roads. The panel is charged with helping to shape regulatory policy as autonomous vehicle technology develops. As one of 11 appointees in a 21-member council, Eustice will contribute recommendations for changes in state policy to help ensure the state sustains a leadership position in autonomous, driverless and connected vehicle technology.

Heather Ann Thompson, professor of Afroamerican and African studies and the Residential College, LSA, has received the Bancroft Prize for her book, “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy.” The Bancroft Prize, established in 1948 by the trustees of Columbia University with a bequest from the historian Frederic Bancroft, is considered one of the most prestigious honors in the field of American history.

Kira Thurman, assistant professor of Germanic languages and literatures and assistant professor of history, LSA, has been awarded a Berlin Prize — a semester-long fellowship in Berlin — from the American Academy in Berlin. The prizes are awarded annually to scholars, writers, composers and artists from the United States who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields. The Berlin Prize provides recipients with the time and resources to step back from their daily obligations to work on academic and artistic projects they might not otherwise pursue. Thurman’s project traces the history of black classical musicians in Central Europe from the 1870s to the 1960s.

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