Faculty Honors

Richard Aslin, professor of brain and cognitive sciences, was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Riccardo Betti, associate professor of mechanical engineering and physics and scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, was elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Robert Boyd, M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics, was elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Andrew Elliot, associate professor of psychology, received the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association.

Thomas Foster, associate professor of radiology who also holds appointments in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Optics, was inducted as a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Junling Hu, assistant professor of computers and information systems at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, won a career award from the National Science Foundation, which provides a five-year grant for her project, titled Decision Making and Learning in Dynamic Multiagent Systems.

John Huelsenbeck, associate professor of biology, was named a Guggenheim Fellow.

Kim Kowalke, chair of the College's Department of Music and professor of musicology at the Eastman School of Music, won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, the fifth such award he has received.

Stephen Kunitz, professor emeritus of community and preventive medicine, was one of nine chosen by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to receive the Investigator Award in Health Policy Research.

Henry Kyburg, professor of philosophy, was named a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.

Lawrence Nazarian, clinical professor of pediatrics, received the National Research Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.

Elissa Newport, chair of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and George Eastman Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Sally Norton, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, received the Hartford Junior Faculty Researcher Award from the Eastern Nursing Research Society.

JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry and director of programs for Families in Transition at the Children's Institute, received the 2001 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Service from the American Psychological Association.

Peter Szilagyi, chief of the division of general pediatrics and chief of pediatric ambulatory services, received the National Research Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.

Paul Tipton, professor of physics, was elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Nelita True, a professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music, received the 2002 Achievement Award from the Music Teachers National Association.

Robert Wasson, professor of music at the Eastman School of Music, won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for CD liner notes. The award honored his writing for Songs of Alec Wilder, featuring Valerie Errante and Wason.

Emil Wolf, Wilson Professor of Optical Physics and professor of optics, received the Esther Hoffman Beller Award from the Optical Society of America.

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