Purdue Notebook

-- Ahmed Sameh has been named head of Purdue's Department of Computer Sciences, effective Jan. 1. Sameh comes to Purdue from the University of Minnesota, where he was William Norris Professor and head of the Department of Computer Science. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and master's and doctoral degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, respectively. His research interests include numerical linear algebra with emphasis on parallel computing.

* * * * *

Faculty and Staff Honors:

-- Mikhail Atallah, professor of computer sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The rank is the highest grade of membership and is granted to only a few members every year to recognize unusual distinction in the profession.

-- Brant Burleson, professor of communication, received the Distinguished Scholarship Award from the Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division of the Speech Communication Association.

-- David S. Moore has been elected 1998 President of the American Statistical Association, the world's largest professional society for statisticians. Moore is the Shanti S. Gupta Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Purdue and joined the faculty after receiving his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1967. He has received both Purdue and national awards for teaching excellence. He was the content developer for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting telecourse "Against All Odds: Inside Statistics". Moore also has served as president of the International Association for Statistical Education.

* * * * *

Campus News:

-- Students who have demonstrated leadership ability should submit applications by Feb. 28 for the 1997-98 Class of '37 Scholarships. The year-long scholarships range from $500 to $1,000. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, full-time undergraduate students at the West Lafayette campus, have completed their freshman year and have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2 on a scale of 4. Applications are available at the Office of the Dean of Students in Schleman Hall, the Black Cultural Center at 315 University St., and the Purdue Student Government Office, Room G-6, Stewart Center.

-- Jan. 29 is the deadline for graduate students to apply for National Security Education Program Fellowships. The grants are for U.S. citizens studying languages, cultures and world regions other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. They provide up to $2,000 per semester for study in the United States and up to $10,000 a semester for study abroad. Contact Celeste Akin, assistant director, Programs for Study Abroad, Room 120, Young Graduate House, (765) 494-2383.

To the Purdue News and Photos Page