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Faculty Honors

The National Science Foundation has selected Miguel Alonso, assistant professor in the Institute of Optics, Wendi Heinzelman, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Michael King, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kai Shen, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, and Hong Yang, assistant professor of chemical engineering, to receive CAREER awards, given to promising scientists on the basis of creative proposals that integrate research and education.

Laura Calvi, assistant professor of medicine, was one of 15 researchers nationwide selected as a 2005 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Science, an award that includes support for her research on how cells in the bone marrow influence the creation of blood cells.

Rita D’Aoust, director of the accelerated bachelor’s and master’s programs for non-nurses, received the Health Care/Science and Education Award from the Italian American Community Center in Rochester.

Robert Dworkin, professor of anesthesiology, neurology, oncology, and psychiatry at the Medical Center, received the Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Investigator Award from the American Pain Society.

Medical Center CEO C. McCollister (Mac) Evarts ’57M (MD), ’64M (Res) was awarded the Albert David Kaiser Medal by the Rochester Academy of Medicine.

Robert McCann, chief of medicine at Highland Hospital, received the 2005 Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians.

Kevin Parker, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was named the William F. May Professor of Engineering.

The Rochester Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa recognized Richard Ryan, professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education, for his community contributions in education.

Sue Stewart, vice president and general counsel, and Elizabeth McAnarney, chair of the Department of Pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief at Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong, were recognized by the Rochester Business Journal in the paper’s annual list of the 20 most influential women among Rochester’s business and community leaders.

The 2005 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy recognized Nelita True, professor of piano at the Eastman School, with the organization’s lifetime achievement award for her service as a teacher.

David Williams, the William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the Center for Visual Science, has been selected to receive the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s Friedenwald Award for his groundbreaking studies on human optics, human cone receptors, and color vision.