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Lindback Awards 2004 Awards Non-Health in the Non-Health Schools in the Health Schools Photo by Bachrach UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday April 13, 2004 Volume 50 Number 29 www.upenn.edu/almanac The Provostʼs Lindback Awards 2004 Awards Non-Health In the Non-Health Schools In the Health Schools Photo by Bachrach Edward Crotty John Keene David Skeel Deborah Driscoll Kenneth Ginsburg Health Deborah Becker Peter Struck Santosh Venkatesh Brian Strom Corinne Sweeney For biographical sketches of the 2004 Provostʼs Award and Lindback Award winners see pages 4-5. Pulitzer Prize for History: Steven Hahn Dr. Steven Hahn, history of slavery and emancipation. Lindback Reception: April 22 Roy F. and Jeannette He is also the author of The Roots of South- P. Nichols Professor ern Populism: Yeoman Farmers and the Trans- The Lindback Society cordially invites of American History, formation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850- all members of the has been awarded the 1890, which received both the Allan Nevins University community 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Prize of the Society of American Historians and to attend a reception honoring history for his book, the Frederick Jackson Turner Award of the Or- the recipients of the A Nation Under Our ganization of American Historians. Provostʼs Awards and the Feet: Black Political Dr. Hahnʼs articles have appeared in Past Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Struggles in the Rural (continued on page 3) Foundation Awards for South From Slavery to IN THIS ISSUE Distinguished Teaching the Great Migration. 2 SEC Agenda; Association of Senior and Emeritus 2003—2004 He is following in the Faculty of SOM; SAS Dean Search Committee; footsteps of his chairʼs Fulbright Scholar Program; Faculty Club Meeting Steven Hahn namesake, Dr. Roy 3 Deaths: Dr. Landau; Dr. von Vorys; McCabe Fund Thursday, April 22 Nichols, the first Penn 4 Lindback & Provost Award Biographical Sketches 4:30—6 p.m. faculty member to receive a Pulitzer Prize. 6 Energy Conservation; Bike-to-Work Day; EHRS Hall of Flags Training; Open Enrollment; Penn Vital Signs Dr. Hahn is a specialist in the social and politi- 7 Veterinary School Groundbreaking; Mail Survey; Houston Hall cal history of 19th-century America, on the histo- Update; CrimeStats; Classifieds ry of the American South and on the comparative 8 Graduate Education at Penn: Middle States Review ALMANAC April 13, 2004 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty of School of Medicine SENATE From the Senate Office The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine recently formed an association for its senior and emeritus faculty (Almanac February 24, 2004) and we believe this new group The following is published in accordance with the may be the first such association in the country specifically for medical school faculty. The Faculty Senate Rules. Questions may be directed to new Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty of the School of Medicine (ASEF) was of- Kristine Kelly, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943 ficially established at its inaugural event on March 3 in the Austrian Auditorium (with the or by e-mail at [email protected]. venerable Robert Austrian himself in attendance). The inaugural event was well-received by its 75-plus attendees (thatʼs the number of par- Senate Executive Committee Agenda ticipants, not necessarily their age!) and generated a high degree of enthusiasm for the new Wednesday, April 14, 2004 group. ASEF Council member Howard Goldfine, one of the prime movers in the forma- 2:30 to 5 p.m. tion of the group, summed up its mission, “As part of the Faculty 2000 initiative within the Room 205 College Hall School of Medicine, the working group on Senior Faculty urged the administration to estab- 1. Approval of Minutes (1 minute) lish an organization devoted to the needs of senior and emeritus faculty so that they could be 2. Chairʼs Report (5 minutes) better informed about retirement and continue to feel connected to the school and the Uni- 3. Past Chairʼs Report on Academic Planning and versity after retirement.” Budget and Capital Council (2 minutes) Much of the work of the Association will be carried out by members of its four stand- 4. Discussion about upcoming presentation by ing committees, which will focus on Data Collection, Education, Service and Social Activi- Representatives from Student Movement for ties. In addition to emeriti, ASEF is open to any member of the standing or associated fac- Change (30 minutes) ulty in the School of Medicine who is 55 years of age or older, and the registration period 5. Update from the President and Provost for acceptance of founding members has been extended until April 15. The current found- (60 minutes) ing membership list includes 216 (and counting) senior and emeritus faculty. Organizers of 6. Presentation by Student Movement for Change ASEF are very excited about the interest the group has generated thus far (they have even (30 minutes) been contacted by the University to serve as a model for what Penn can achieve in this area 7. Update by the Senate Committee on Students and on a larger, University-wide scale), and are happy to be contacted for further information. Educational Policy (30 minutes) Sarah Kagan, To be added to the list of founding members, contact Lena Wetherbee at (215) 898-4621 or Chair [email protected]. 8. New Business. One of the primary goals of the new organization is to demystify school and Univer- 9. Adjournment by 5 p.m. sity policies on retirement options and benefits. With this goal in mind, ASEFʼs next event will take place on Tuesday, May 25 from 3-5 p.m. in the Class of ʼ62 Auditorium, John Mor- gan Building. Hilary Lopez, senior benefit specialist, Penn Human Resources, and Victo- Faculty Club Annual Meeting ria Mulhern, executive director, Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in the School The Annual Meeting of the Faculty Club will be of Medicine, will offer an overview of FIAP (Faculty Income Allowance Plan), the Reduc- held on Wednesday, May 12, at 4 p.m. in the Facul- tion in Duties policy, medical benefits after retirement, and other issues related to faculty re- ty Club. In addition to annual reports, the Nominat- tirement in the School of Medicine. They will also field audience questions on these topics. ing Committee will present its list of nominees for new Please come join us. Board members to be voted upon by the Members. President, Dr. John J. Mikuta Nominees to the Board of Governors: President Elect, Dr. Marvin E. Steinberg Susan Croll, School of Medicine Treasurer/Secretary, Dr. Marilyn E. Hess Beverly Edwards, Division of Human Resources Council Members: David Eisenhower, Annenberg School for Dr. Howard Goldfine Communication Dr. Nicholas A. Kefalides Alan Laties, School of Medicine Dr. Rob Roy MacGregor Edward Shils, Wharton School Committee Chairs: Please attend to support the Board of Governors who Education: Dr. Martin Pring act on your behalf. We would be pleased to have Members Service: Dr. Arthur F. Whereat join the Board in light refreshments after the meeting. Data Collection: Dr. Peter H. Arger —Natalka A. Swavely, Coordinator, Faculty Club Social Activities: Dr. Howard Goldfine and Dr. Anna Meadows Administrative Support: Victoria A. Mulhern, Mary Field, and Lena Wetherbee, Fulbright Scholar Program in the Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development Faculty and administrators are invited to apply for —Dr. John J. Mikuta, ASEF President the Fulbright Scholar Programʼs annual competition for lecturing, research and lecturing/research grants in over SAS Dean Search Committee 140 countries. Each year 800 American scholars go President Rodin and Provost Barchi have announced the formation of a search abroad as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program. Retired committee to advise on selecting a successor to Dr. Samuel Preston, Dean of the and adjunct faculty frequently receive grants as well. School of Arts and Sciences, who has decided not to seek reappointment when his Traditional Fulbright awards vary from two months tenure as Dean ends on December 31, 2004. to an academic year or longer. While foreign language Eduardo Glandt, the Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular En- skills are needed in some countries, most lecturing as- gineering and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has agreed to signments are in English. serve as the committeeʼs chairperson. Serving with him are: Application deadlines for 2005-2006 grants are: Herman Beavers, Professor of English, SAS May 1, 2004—Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Jere Behrman, W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics, SAS awards in Europe and Canada. A new chair in Israel has Christopher Browne, C ʼ69 and Chair, SAS Board of Overseers also been added. Michael X. Delli Carpini, Professor of Communication and Walter H. Annenberg August 1, 2004—Fulbright lecturing and research Dean, Annenberg School for Communication grants worldwide. Kevin Jude, Ph.D. student, Chemistry, SAS November 1, 2004—Spring/summer seminars in Jeffrey Kallberg, Professor and Chair of Music, SAS Germany, Korea and Japan for international education Jason Levine, Undergraduate, Economics, CAS ʻ05 and academic administrators as well as for the summer Georgette Poindexter, David B. Ford Professor and Chair of Real Estate, Wharton German Studies Seminar. Liliane Weissberg, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Faculty can go to www.cies.org to apply online or to Sciences, and Professor of German and Comparative Literature, SAS download application materials. The web site also has Sally Zigmond, Professor of Biology, SAS information about other Fulbright opportunities. Raymond Simon of the Office of the Associate Provost will provide staff support to Clarification: Additional details and visuals were ap- the committee. pended to last weekʼs coverage of the March 24 presen- Applications and nominations, along with a curriculum vitae, may be forward- tation to Council by Dr.
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