Awards
Peter Tracey, help desk coordinator associate, Michigan Administrative Information Services, received the Local Analyst of the Year Award from the Help Desk Institute, the largest association for IT service and support professionals. Tracey was recognized for his understanding of industry standards, commitment to excellent service and consistency in exceeding performance objectives. He will compete at the regional level.
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has recognized Dr. Mark Lowell, an emergency physician at the U-M Health System, as a Hero of Emergency Medicine. The campaign, which is part of ACEP’s 40th anniversary, recognizes emergency physicians who have made significant contributions to emergency medicine, their communities and their patients. Lowell serves as associate professor of emergency medicine and is medical director of Survival Flight.
Elected
Samuel Mukasa, professor and chair of the Department of Geological Sciences, has been elected vice president of the Geochemical Society for 2008-09 and will be president for 2010-11.
Sidonie Smith, the Martha Guernsey Colby Collegiate Professor of English and Women’s Studies and chair of the English Department, recently was elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association of America for 2008. Founded in 1883, the association has more than 30,000 members in 100 countries. Smith will become first vice president in 2009 and will succeed to the office of president in 2010.
Cinda-Sue Davis, program director of Women in Science and Engineering, has been elected to the board of directors of the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology. The commission collects, synthesizes, analyzes and disseminates reliable information about the science and engineering workforce in the United States.
