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  1. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Edward E. Smith, Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

    A renowned and pioneering investigator, an inspirational colleague and collaborator, an admired teacher, and a leader in his field, Edward Smith is one of the most respected cognitive psychologists in the country. For the past 20 years, he has been a leader in the field, helping to redefine it again and again. A chronological listing…
  2. October 3, 1994

    20 honored tonight for teaching, research, service, creative activities

    Editor’s Note: See pages 9–13 for the award citations. Twenty faculty members will be recognized for their teaching, research, service and creative activities at a reception and banquet tonight (Oct. 3) at the Michigan League. Five will receive the Amoco Foundation Faculty Teaching Award, which recognizes “demonstrated excellence in instruction at the undergraduate level.” The…
  3. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS John Shy, Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

    John Shy stands today at the top of his profession as the world’s greatest authority on the military aspects of the American Revolution. He demonstrates unusual breadth through his important work in early American history, the history of war, European history from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the…
  4. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Albert Schultz, Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

    An outstanding educator and widely-sought lecturer, Albert Schultz is an internationally recognized authority in biomechanics. His accomplishments elevated the field of biomechanics from its initial obscurity within engineering to the prestige and recognition of a vibrant interdisciplinary field of study. Professor Schultz’s initial research interests concerned the dynamics of inelastic beams and wires under shock…
  5. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Lawrence Radine, Amoco Foundation Faculty Teaching Award

    An outstanding educator and role model, Lawrence Radine possesses a passion for teaching and a rare depth of commitment in his classroom. Students discover that Professor Radine’s sociology classes are forums characterized by creativity and open discussion, where no single idea is sacrosanct, but where no student is safe without contributing ideas of his or…
  6. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Sabine MacCormack, Amoco Foundation Faculty Teaching Award

    A specialist in the period of Late Antiquity and in the cultures of the Peruvian Andes, Sabine MacCormack is a strong contributor to teaching and scholarship in the Departments of both History and Classical Studies. Her model of demanding and committed teaching leaves a tremendous impression on her students, and by investing enormous amounts of…
  7. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Raymond Kelly, University of Michigan Press Book Award

    Philosophers and social theorists since the Enlightenment have pondered how to define the principal locus for the construction of inequality in human society. In Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication of a Hierarchy of Virtue Among the Etoro , Raymond Kelly criticizes existing theories of social inequality in egalitarian societies by examining the Etoro of Papua New…
  8. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Linda P.B. Katehi, Faculty Recognition Award

    Considered one of the world’s experts in the area of microwave and millimeterwave Engineering, Linda Katehi brings distinction to the College of Engineering and the University of Michigan as a distinguished scholar, an outstanding educator, and a valued mentor. Professor Katehi’s major research contributions on the theoretical side include the accurate determination of radiation and…
  9. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS June M. Howard, Faculty Recognition Award

    With her exemplary scholarship, superb teaching at all levels, major commitment to curricular reform, and great energy and enthusiasm, June Howard has done much to improve the intellectual environment at Michigan. As associate chair of English and Director of the Program in American Culture, her efforts have been a model of service to the University.…
  10. October 3, 1994

    FACULTY AWARDS Peggie J. Hollingsworth, Distinguished Faculty Governance Award

    Highly involved and committed to advancing the overall scholarly, academic, social, and cultural goals of the University of Michigan, Peggie Hollingsworth worked assiduously to increase awareness of faculty activities and of the governance system among the broader University community. Peggie Hollingsworth has based her efforts on the belief that in order to prepare for a…