Purdue Notebook

January 16, 1998

Faculty and Staff Honors

-- Herbert C. Brown, Wetherill Research Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, was named one of 75 top contributors to the chemical enterprise by the American Chemical Society. The Jan. 12 issue of the organization's magazine highlighted scientists who have made major contributions to the chemical enterprise during the organization's 75-year lifetime. Brown is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of synthetic organic chemistry. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 for his work in hydroboration and organoboranes.

-- Two Purdue professors are among 39 researchers who will be recognized this spring by the Association for Computing Machinery for their achievements in computer science and information technology. Howard J. Siegel, professor of electrical engineering, and Eugene Spafford, professor of computer sciences, were named Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery -- the highest rank of membership in the organization. They will be honored May 10 at the organization's annual meeting. The ACM is the oldest professional organization for the computing sciences. It has more than 80,000 members worldwide.

-- H. Edwin Umbarger, Wright Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the highest honor of membership in the organization. The mission of the academy is to recognize scientists for distinguished achievements in microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public.

-- Rosalee Clawson, assistant professor of political science, recently attended C-SPAN's Winter 1998 Seminar for Professors in Washington, D.C. The seminar focused on creative ways to use C-SPAN's public affairs programming in the college classroom and in research. Clawson was one of 37 professors attending, having be selected form a competitive application process open to all 4,900 college-faculty members of C-SPAN in the Classroom, the cable television network's free national membership service for educators.

Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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