Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

January 16, 2004

honors

Honorary professor
Ramesh Kanwar, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China. Kanwar has been working in Ningxia on the United Nation's development program, Yellow River Management Project.

National honor
The American Society of Agronomy named agronomy professor Antonio Mallarino recipient of the Werner L. Nelson Award for Diagnosis of Yield-Limiting Factors, in recognition of outstanding perfor-mance and leadership in the development of diagnostic techniques and approaches in the field.

Medal of honor
Kate Schwennsen, associate dean of the College of Design, was named the 2003 recipient of the AIA Iowa Medal of Honor, which recognizes distinguished service to the profession.

Education award
The American Institute of Architects Iowa chapter presented the Education Award to Clare Cardinal-Pett, associate professor of architec-ture and director of graduate educa-tion, in recognition of significant contributions to architectural education in Iowa.

Innovative programming
Director Larry Hanneman and his Engineering Career Services staff have received the 2003 Outstanding Achievement Award for Innovative Programs in the Career Services Field.

Crops society president
Agronomy professor Ken Moore has been named president of the Crop Science Society of America for 2003-04.

Crops society fellow
Agronomy professor Russ Mullen has been named a fellow of the Crops Science Society of America. He was one of 11 crop scientists selected.

Research award
Brian Hand, professor of curriculum and instruction and director of the Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, received the 2003 Thomas N. Urban Research Award from the First in the Nation in Education Foundation for his research on the use of writing to learn science in secondary school and college classrooms.

AAAS fellows
Harley Moon, professor emeritus of veterinary pathology; Colin Scanes, professor of animal science; and Walter Trahanovsky, professor of chemistry; have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.