Awards
Rutgers faculty, administrators recognized
Archived article from Sep 6, 2004
Joseph Barone, chair of the department of pharmacy practice and administration at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, was appointed in June by Gov. James E. McGreevey to serve on the State Health Planning Board. Board members play a major role in making decisions that stem from economic changes, finding ways to enhance technology and evaluating issues surrounding the expansion of health care facilities. In 2003, Barone received the Education Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacists.
Myra Bluebond-Langner, distinguished professor of anthropology in Camden, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship in January. She will use the year-long fellowship to finalize her research on the decision-making treatment process that involves terminally ill child patients, their parents and physicians. Bluebond-Langner’s findings will appear in her forthcoming book, “Choiceless Choices: Decision Making for Children with Cancer When Cure is Not Likely.”
Stephen Ferst, director of Rutgers Study Abroad, won the Lily von Klemperer Award in June. The award recognizes those who advance the field of international study and maintain the highest standards of professional ethics. Its namesake is the founder of the education abroad profession. Ferst is entering his 15th year in the study abroad field, and he oversees the quality of programs in more than 40 locations in 20 countries.
Alvin Goldman, Board of Governors professor of philosophy in New Brunswick, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Goldman is considered one of the world’s premier epistemologists and an expert in social knowledge. He is author of eight books, including “Epistemology and Cognition” and “Knowledge in a Social World.” Membership in the academy is one of the highest honors bestowed on scholars in the United States.
Lucille A. Joel, professor at the College of Nursing, was awarded the 2004 Governor’s Nursing Merit Award by the Department of Health and Senior Services in June. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate excellence in nursing. Joel developed and coordinates a seminar series for graduate students in which nursing leaders from throughout the state are invited to share their expertise. She served as past president of the New Jersey State Nurses Association and American Nurses Association and vice president of the International Council of Nurses.
Darius Palia, associate professor of finance and economics, has been named the first Thomas Renyi Scholar in Banking at the Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick. Palia will hold this position during academic year 2004-2005, during which time he will continue his research activities in the fields of banking and financial institutions. Renyi (BA ‘67, MBA ‘68), chair and CEO of The Bank of New York and a member of the Rutgers University Board of Trustees, endowed this position in 2004.
William Saidel, associate professor of biology at Rutgers-Camden, was awarded a Lady Davis Fellowship at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Last spring, Saidel studied with Nadav Shashar at the Interuniversity Institute of Marine Sciences at Eilat. Much of Saidel’s research involves the neuroscience of fish. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Brain Research Organization and the Society of Neurosciences.
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