Purdue News Roundup

May 1, 1998 Purdue research to be featured on science Web site WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University will be featured for the week beginning Monday (5/4) on the "On-campus" section of The Science Coalition Web site, a comprehensive resource for information on federally funded science research. Each week, the coalition highlights scientific advances and research at member universities. The Science Coalition site on the World Wide Web is at www.sciencecoalition.org. Visitors to the site can catch up on the latest legislative news, chat with science enthusiasts in the "Science Cafe," browse through the "On-campus" archives or read a multitude of science and technology documents in the Web site's library, said Ann Marie Logan, senior associate for the Science Coalition. This week, the coalition's site highlights information on Purdue's programs of study and areas of research, including news stories with these headlines: New imaging technology for early disease detection. Clinical trial aimed at improving treatment for knee injuries. Researchers take supersonic research to new speeds. Purdue chemist shrinks 'laboratory' onto computer chip. New 'wave' in space exploration. New biomaterial for medical applications. The Science Coalition comprises more than 60 major public and private research universities, together with more than 350 businesses, voluntary health organizations, medical groups, health care providers, scientific societies and individuals, all dedicated to sustaining the federal government's historic commitment to federally funded university science research. CONTACT: Logan, (202) 289-5900, e-mail publicaffairs@sciencecoalition.org Purdue students recognized for honors, achievements WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Nineteen Purdue University students recently were recognized for their achievements. -- Wendy Culbertson, Houston, a junior in the School of Industrial Engineering, received the 1998-99 Robert E. Savage Scholarship. The $5,000 annual scholarship was established in 1993 with an endowment from James M. Savage, a 1972 graduate of the School of Industrial Engineering, and his family in honor of his father. The award honors industrial engineering students who have demonstrated academic achievement and posses characteristics that show they will apply their skills to the future benefit of society. -- Shanda Hunt, Indianapolis , won the Robert L. Page Outstanding Leadership Award presented by the Residence Hall Council. Hunt, a junior majoring in computer technology, has been a hall senator, lieutenant governor and governor for Earhart Hall's student organization. She also served on the publicity committee for the National Society of Black Engineers. The award consists of an engraved pen set and $100. The award is named for R.L. Page, who served as director of residence halls for 20 years. -- Angela Janik, Norwood Park Township, Ill., is the sixth winner of the Janine DeHart Outstanding Freshman Award presented by the Residence Hall Council. Janik, who is majoring in psychology, is health awareness coordinator and a floor senator for Harrison Hall. The award consists of a plaque and $200. The award is named for Janine DeHart, who established the program to "give back to the residence hall system that was such an integral part of my college experience." -- Saurin P. Shah, Canton, Ohio, a senior in materials engineering, received the 1998 John L. Bray Award. The $200 award is given to the senior in the School of Materials Engineering who has the highest academic ranking. The award, given since 1956, is named for the founding head of the school. -- Four students were honored by the Department of History: Holly Lynn Grout, Independence, Ky., won the outstanding senior award in history. Suzanne Renee Wilson, Bloomfield, Mich., was named outstanding senior in the School of Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Studies Program. Steven A. Stofferahn, Lafayette, won the Miletus L. Flaningam Award for excellence in graduate student achievement in history. The $250 award is based on papers submitted on significant historical topics. Flaningam taught history at Purdue for 33 years. The award was established in his honor after his death in 1979. Mary F. Taylor, Plainfield, Ind. , won the Henry G. Waltmann Memorial Scholarship as the most deserving undergraduate history student. Winners receive $200 and must be fifth- or sixth- semester history majors. The award is based on overall academic performance, with special attention to their historical studies. Waltmann was a history department faculty member from 1962 until his death in 1978. -- Seven undergraduate students and four graduate students were honored for their achievements at the 1998 Annual Health Sciences Spring Banquet on April 3. The undergraduate recipients included: Johnny Calvin III, Michigan City, Ind. , a senior majoring in industrial hygiene, who received the School of Health Sciences Minority Scholarship. Jonathan Cleary, St. Leon, Ind. , a junior majoring in industrial hygiene and health physics, who received the Jeff Kizer Award. Liberty Friedline, Valparaiso, Ind. , a senior majoring in industrial hygiene, who received the Service to the School Award. Raja Kalapatapu, Logansport, Ind. , a junior majoring in premedicine, who received the Service to the University Award. Amy O'Neil, Elkhart, Ind. , and Brendon Quinn, Valparaiso, Ind. , both seniors majoring in general health sciences, who received the Distinguished Health Sciences Student Award. Elizabeth Shurman, Valparaiso, Ind. , a senior majoring in medical technology, who received the Distinguished Medical Technology Student Award. Fellowships and scholarships were presented to the following graduate students: Randy Boylstein, Indianapolis, who received the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Graduate Industrial Hygiene Fellowship, and the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation Scholarship. Scott Dudley, Terre Haute, Ind. , who received the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Graduate Industrial Hygiene Fellowship. William Riley, Merrillville, Ind. , who received the Department of Energy Applied Health Physics Fellowship. Jintao Zeng, Indianapolis, who received the Andrews Fellowship (Purdue University Fellowship). Purdue Notebook Campus activities: -- Darlene Clark Hine, award-winning author and editor, will give a public presentation at 3 p.m. Friday, May 8, in Room 212, Stewart Center. Hine, the John A. Hannah Professor of History at Michigan State University, will discuss "Women and Minority Concerns About Surviving Academe." Hine, who was a teacher and administrator at Purdue from 1974 to 1986, has edited and written widely on African-American history. She and Kathleen Thompson recently wrote "A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in America." She was editor of a 16-volume series, "Black Women in United States History: From Colonial Times to the Present." Hine also will participate in a graduation dinner for students who were part of the Historically Black Institutions Visitation Program. Her visit is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School and the Black Cultural Center. -- The Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC programs will conduct their spring tri-commissioning ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, May 15, in the South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. During the ceremony, 32 graduating seniors will receive their commissions as second lieutenants and ensigns. -- The Learning Center in the School of Liberal Arts will offer a speed-reading course and a study methods course during the summer session beginning in June. GS 294, Increasing Efficient Reading Rates, will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. Students will implement speed-reading techniques in a variety of materials and will read several books of their choosing outside of class. The class may be taken for one or two credits. GS 295, Effective Study Methods, will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The course covers learning strategies and skills such as time management, notetaking, organization and test-taking. The class is for one credit. Each class costs $120 per credit hour for in-state students and $369 per credit for out-of-state students. For more information, contact the Learning Center at (765) 494-5569. Compiled by J. 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