*Galen Schneider, clinical instructor in prosthodontics, and fifth-year resident of the Dentist-Scientist Graduate Program, received the 1996 Edward H. Hatton Dental Research Award from the International Association of Dental Research. He also has been chosen to receive the N.C. Section of the American Association of Dental Research Graduate Award.
*H. Holden Thorp, associate professor of chemistry; James H. Anderson, assistant professor of computer science; and Christopher Thompson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, have been chosen to receive Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The awards recognize 100 scientists and economists from 54 campuses who show promise to advance knowledge. Each will receive a $35,000 research grant over two years.
*Norman H. Loewenthal, senior associate director of continuing education, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Division of Independent Study of the National University Continuing Education Association. The award recognizes individuals who made strong contributions to the division through leadership and service.
*Vincas P. Steponaitis, director of the Research Laboratories of Anthropology, has been elected president of the Society for American Archaeology, a professional organization of more than 6,000 members who research, interpret and try to protect and stimulate interest in the archaeological heritage of the Americas. Most members are from the United States, but others come from Canada, Europe and Latin America.
*Audreye E. Johnson, associate professor of social work, has had a student award at N.C. Central University named for her in recognition of her teaching, research, social activism and humanitarianism. The annual Audreye E. Johnson Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement will be given to the social work program student earning the highest grade-point average who shows potential for contributing to the profession.
*David Ganz, associate professor of classics; Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Julia Cherry Spruill professor of history; and Mark Wightman, William Rand Kenan Jr. professor of chemistry, were named John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows. They are among 158 winners selected from among 2,791 applicants. Selections are based on unusually distinguished past achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.
*Colin Hall, professor and interim chairman of neurology in the School of Medicine, has been appointed to serve on the AIDS Clinical Drug Development Committee of the National Institutes of Health. The committee is responsible for evaluating and approving drugs that are proposed for use in research trials of patients with AIDS and HIV disease.
*Jack M. Sasson, professor of religious studies, earned national accolades as editor-in-chief of Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, which traces the development of Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Persia and island cultures up to the time of Alexander. The book received both the Dartmouth Medal and the R.R. Hawkins Award, both honoring outstanding reference or scholarly works.
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