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Arts and Sciences Well Represented at 2009 Fall Convocation |
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Nov. 5, 2009  Several members of the OSU College of Arts and Sciences community were recognized for outstanding achievements Nov. 4 at the University Awards Convocation at the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center.
OSU’s newly appointed Regents Professors were presented a special medallion to wear at commencement programs and other official academic ceremonies. The position of Regents Professor is the most prestigious position that may be attained in recognition of scholarly accomplishments by faculty at OSU.This year, three of the five Regents Professors are from the College of Arts and Sciences. They are Dennis Preston, English; John Mintmire, physics; and Ron Van Den Bussche, zoology. Photo from left, Mintmire, Van Den Bussche and Preston. The 2009 recipients of the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, which carries a $1,000 permanent stipend, included James O. Puckette, geology associate professor, and Karen McBee, zoology professor. Regents Distinguished Research Awards, which includes a $1,000 permanent stipend, were presented to John Chaney, psychology professor, and Warren Ford, Regents Professor, chemistry. |
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American Classical Pianist to Perform on Nov. 7 |
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Nov. 3, 2009  American classical pianist Jerome Lowenthal will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts. Lowenthal, a professor of piano at the Juilliard School in New York, will perform Franz Liszt’s complete “Années de Pčlerinage.”
Lowenthal is well known in the international piano community and has been performing since age 13 when he debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has performed more than 60 different concertos and has recorded for several record labels including RCA, Columbia and Arabesque. Lowenthal is recognized as a specialist of Franz Liszt, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Béla Bartók and virtuoso and late romantic music. He leads master piano classes across North American, Europe and Asia. |
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Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Professor Invited to Lead NSF Panel |
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Oct. 28, 2009  The National Science Foundation recently invited Robert Burnap to serve as the program director for the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. Burnap, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, will pull together a panel of scientists from related fields to examine research proposals and advance research in the field of biomolecular systems. The panel makes recommendations that are used by the program officers to decide which projects NSF will fund.
The appointment offers several opportunities. “As an officer, I can see how the institution works from the inside and help shape the strategic directions of the division,” said Burnap. “There are many research funding opportunities to be pursued and when I return to OSU, I look forward to mentoring younger faculty members as they create their own research proposals. It’s one of the duties of being a scientist. It’s beneficial to OSU and it is also my opportunity to give back to the scientific community.” |
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