*Jack Sasson, William R. Kenan Jr. professor of religious studies, has received two top national awards for co-editing Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, a four-volume reference set. The set garnered the Association of American Publishers' R. Hawkins Award and the American Library Association's Dartmouth Medal--both for outstanding achievement.
*Phillip F. Gura, professor of English and adjunct professor of American studies, was granted the 1996 Frances Densmore Prize, honoring the most significant article-length publication in English that best meets the aim of the American Musical Instrument Society to promote study of the history and designed use of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods.
*Thomas L. Hazen, Distinguished professor of law, co-authored Corporations, a book recognized by the Association of American Publishers Inc. as the best new legal work of its kind. The work provides a comprehensive view of all areas of corporate law and important provisions of the federal securities law.
*Clark Spencer Larsen, professor of anthropology, has been elected vice president of the 2,000-member American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Larsen, who specializes in the biology of early Native Americans in the Southeast, will serve two years.
*Judith R. Scott, sexual harassment officer, received a 1996 Outstanding Alumna Award from Virginia Tech. Scott was recognized for her work as a founder of the Women's Center at Virginia Tech, which opened in 1994. The center was dedicated as part of a celebration marking the 75th anniversary of women at Virginia Tech.
*William H. Graves, associate provost for information technology, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of CAUSE, the Association for Managing and Using Information Resources in Higher Education.
*Roberta Williams, chair of pediatrics, and Sidney C. Smith Jr., professor and chief of cardiology, were named two of the country's best heart doctors in Good Housekeeping's March issue.
*Cori Dauber, associate professor of communication studies, has been commissioned by Harvard University's Olin Institute for Strategic Studies to examine how the Weinberger Doctrine has evolved into a set of criteria for military intervention. The Olin Institute has commissioned the work as part of its project on U.S. civil-military relations.
*David Dunway, visiting professor of English, received the National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Silver Reel Award for his original radio series "Writing the Southwest." The series was prepared with the assistance of a national panel of scholars, including Joseph Flora, professor of English.
*Gerry M. Madrazo Jr., executive director of the Math Science Education Network, received the 1996 National Science Teachers Association Distinguished Service to Science Education Award, which recognizes those who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education.
*Frederic W. Schroeder, dean of students, has been named the 1995 honor initiate for Order of Omega, a national honor fraternity for members of Greek-letter organizations. Schroeder, a Lamda Chi fraternity member, was cited for his dedicated service to the University and the Greek community.
*Alan L. Willard, associate professor of physiology, has been selected to chair the Department of Health and Human Services' Neurological Sciences Study Section (1), Division of Research Grants for a two-year term. Those who are chosen to serve on a study section have an opportunity to contribute to national biomedical research.
*Robert P. Lowman, associate vice provost for research and director of the Office of Research Services, has been elected to the board of directors of the Society of Psychologists in Management for a three-year term. He also has served as newsletter editor and chair of the Publications Committee for the past two years.
*Karla A. Henderson, professor of leisure studies and recreation administration, received the Hedley Dimock Award from the American Camping Association, recognizing the person in North America who has contributed significantly to the camping movement through a related field.
*Martin B. "Bland" Simpson III, lecturer of creative writing, won a Silver Reel Award of Merit from the state chapter of the International Television Association for his script of the short film, Elizabeth City, Portrait of a Coastal Community.
*Julio Cortes, professor of Romance languages, edited a recently published bilingual dictionary of modern standard Arabic, Diccionario del Arabe Culto Moderno, which traces the common written language of learned Arabs.
*John W. Hatch, Kenan professor emeritus in the School of Public Health, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Health of the Public Program, a national program that funded an interdisciplinary course at Carolina aimed at addressing AIDS and HIV-related problems in area counties. The program is coordinated by the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
*Douglas Drossman, professor of medicine and psychiatry, has been elected president of the American Psychosomatic Society. The 800-member society seeks to advance scientific understanding of the interrelationships among biological, sociological and behavioral factors in human health and disease.
*Ernest Eliel, William R. Kenan Jr. professor of chemistry, received the Marcus Hobbs Award from the N.C. section of the American Chemical Society. He was recognized for longtime service to the local chapter.
*Donald Francisco, professor of environmental sciences and engineering, received the 1995 Harriet Barr Distinguished Service Award from the School of Public Health's Alumni Association. The award annually recognizes a University public health alumnus for outstanding achievement in public health and contributions to the community.
*S. Elizabeth Gibson, professor of law, has been selected to receive the 1996 Editor's Prize from the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. Her article, "Congressional Response to Hoffman and Nordic Village: Amended Section 106 and Sovereign Immunity," appeared in last summer's issue of the journal.
*Michael Munger, Pearsall associate professor and director of the master's of public administration program in the Department of Political Science, has been elected president of the Public Choice Society, an international interdisciplinary group of some 600 members representing 10 countries that develops new ways to study politics and policy. Munger also received the group's Duncan Black Prize for best research paper published in its academic journal, Public Choice.
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