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Cover Story
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Gifts Overview The figures within this link represent gifts and pledges received during the period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003. Gift designations for the same time period are also shown. Four vie for dean's job Four candidates vying for dean of the College of Engineering visited the Iowa State campus in early and mid-April. The new dean will be in place by summer. Read about the candidates here. Leadership roles for Deans Dean James L. Melsa along with Associate Deans Dave Holger and Ted Okiishi enhance the reputation of the ISU engineering college through their work on national leadership teams. Read more... New Endowed Positions Rodney O. Fox, professor of chemical engineering, was appointed to the Herbert L. Stiles Professorship, named to honor Herbert L. Stiles (ChE’29). Fox, who joined Iowa State in1998, is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities in computational fluid dynamics and chemical reaction engineering. Randall Geiger, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named the first Willard and Leitha Richardson Professor, endowed by Willard (’34,’37) and Leitha Richardson. Geiger teaches and researches large-scale integration, the process of putting hundreds of thousands of electronic components on a single chip. Arun Somani, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering, was named the first Jerry R. Junkins Endowed Chair, which honors the late Jerry R. Junkins (EE’59). Somani, who researches computer interconnection networks, fault tolerant computing, wireless communication, computer architecture, and parallel computer systems, will use the funds to develop a new laboratory and to support student and faculty research in the area of high-speed communication networking. Faculty receive honors James Baker, University Professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, received the Iowa Environmental Excellence Award in the water quality division from Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack. Baker’s 30 years of teaching and research at Iowa State have contributed significantly to the state’s goal to reduce the impact of agricultural chemicals on soil and water quality. David Jiles, professor of materials science and engineering and electrical and computer engineering, has been named Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering. Distinguished professor is the highest academic honor bestowed by the university and honors Jiles for his expertise in theoretical and experimental elastic properties, hysteresis, and modeling of magnetic materials. James McCalley, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional society. Recognized by IEEE for his contributions to power system security assessment, McCalley is one of 260 professionals to receive the honor this year. Stu Melvin, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, has received one of Iowa’s most prestigious awards, Wallace’s Farmer Master Farmer Exceptional Service Award. Henry Wallace, who established the award program in 1929, wrote about Iowa’s master farmers: “They have visions of better communities, better and more prosperous neighbors, well trained, hopeful sons and daughters with high aims and ideals.” Clearly, Wallace had men like Stu Melvin in mind. Only the ninth person to receive the Exceptional Service Award, Melvin has devoted more than 40 years to serving Iowa agriculture in the area of sound drainage and water quality practices, manure management, and soil conservation. Melvin, who joined Iowa State in 1969, will retire this June. Jacqueline Vanni Shanks, professor of chemical engineering, has been honored by the Biochemical Technology Division of the American Chemical Society. Shanks is the 2004 recipient of the James M. Van Lanen Distinguished Service Award, given to her for her leadership and committed service to the division. The Biochemical Technology Division is dedicated to promoting information and research that uses life-based systems to produce useful products and services. Shanks, who is a leader in plant metabolic engineering, has served as chair, alternate councilor, and newsletter editor of the division. |
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