ANN ARBOR—Twenty-six faculty members at the University of Michigan will be recognized for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities at a dinner Oct. 1 at the president’s residence.

Awards to be presented include four Distinguished University Professorships, five Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards, five Faculty Recognition Awards, two Amoco Foundation Faculty Awards for Undergraduate Teaching, a University Press Book Award, a Distinguished Faculty Governance Award, two Regents Awards for Distinguished Public Service, a Distinguished Research Scientist Award, and two Research Scientist Achievement Awards. In addition, awards will be presented in three new categories: the Jackie Lawson Memorial Faculty Governance Award; the University Librarian Achievement Award; and the University Librarian Recognition Award.

Distinguished University Professorships will be presented as follows:

• Frank Murphy Distinguished University Professor of Law and Psychology: Pheobe C. Ellsworth, Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor, Department of Psychology, and Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law • James V. Neel Distinguished University Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics: David Ginsberg, professor of internal medicine and human genetics • Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History: Rebecca J. Scott, professor of history and law • Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music: Bright Sheng, professor of composition Distinguished University Professors have attained national and international recognition for originality and scholarly achievement, and have demonstrated teaching skills and breadth of interest, as well as depth of achievement in their field. The four will receive annual supplements of $3,000 for salary and $5,000 for research. Upon retirement, they become Distinguished University Professors Emeriti.

Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards, recognizing extraordinary achievements in teaching, research, creative work in the arts, public service or other activities that bring distinction to the University, will be presented to: • David R. Engelke, professor of biological chemistry • James S. House, professor of sociology • John Jonides, professor of psychology • William R. Paulson, professor of romance languages and literatures • Robert L. Smith, Altarum/ERIM Russell D. O’Neal Professor of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering Each recipient will receive a $1,500 stipend.

Five faculty will receive Faculty Recognition Awards: • David J. Mooney, professor of biologic and materials sciences, School of Dentistry, and professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, College of Engineering • Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, professor of psychology • Karen E. Smith, professor of mathematics • Michael C. Schoenfeldt, professor of English • Michael P. Wellman, professor of computer science and engineering Faculty Recognition Award recipients have made substantive contributions to the University through significant achievements in research and other scholarly activities; demonstrated excellence in teaching, advising and mentoring; and have participated in service activities. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 stipend.

Amoco Foundation Faculty Awards for Undergraduate Teaching, which recognize excellence in undergraduate education, will go to Trachette L. Jackson, associate professor of mathematics, and Karin A. Martin, associate professor of sociology and women’s studies. The Amoco Award stipend is $1,000. • Linda Gregerson, the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor and professor of English, will receive the University Press Book Award for her book “Negative Capability: Contemporary American Poetry” (U-M Press, 2001). She will receive $1,000. • Charles B. Smith, professor of pharmacology, will receive the Distinguished Faculty Governance Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership in faculty governance over a period of years, with an emphasis on University-wide service. He will receive $1,500.

The recipient of the newly created Jackie Lawson Memorial Faculty Governance Award will be Donald J. Bord, professor of natural sciences, U-M-Dearborn. The Lawson Award recognizes exceptional distinction reflected in faculty governance service to the entire University that reaches beyond the local campus confines of Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint. He will receive $1,000.

Billy J. Evans, professor of chemistry, and Scott T. Kurashige, professor of history and American culture, will receive the Regents’ Award for Distinguished Public Service. Each award carries a $1,000 stipend.

Two new awards for 2003, the University Librarian Achievement Award and the University Librarian Recognition Award, will be presented to Jean L. Coup, special collections librarian, University Library, and Susan M. Hollar, senior associate librarian, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, respectively.

The University Librarian Achievement Award and $1,500 stipend are presented for exceptional distinction reflected in active and innovative career achievements in library, archival or curatorial services. The University Librarian Recognition Award and $1,000 stipend are presented for early career achievement in the same categories.

Michael R. Combi, senior research scientist, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, will be honored with the Distinguished Research Scientist Award. The award recognizes a research scientist or senior research scientist for exceptional scholarly achievement: the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge, the development of innovative technology, or the development of concepts that lead to significant advances in science, education, health, the arts or humanities. The award includes a $3,000 honorarium.

The Research Scientist Achievement Award, which carries a $1,500 stipend, will be presented to Khalil N. Bitar, senior research scientist, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Daniel J. Goldman, senior research scientist, Mental Health Research Institute.

The Research Scientist Achievement Award recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements, including the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge, the development of innovative technology, or the development of concepts that lead to advances in science, education, health, the arts or humanities.

For more biographical information on the award recipients, visit: http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0304/Sept29_03/09.shtml.