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College of Architecture,
Design and Construction
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Andrew Freear, in the School
of Architecture, received the
2006 Ralph Erskine Award in
recognition of his work as
director of AU’s Rural Studio.
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Tin-Man Lau, professor, was named one of the
Industrial Design Educators of the Year.
College of Architecture,
Design and Construction
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David Hinson, head of the School of Architecture,
received the Educator Honor Award at the American
Institute of Architecture Students Grassroots national
convention in Washington, D.C.
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Wei Wang, associate professor in the
Department of Industrial Design, was
selected to design visual identity
systems for Coca Cola and
Volkswagen for the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games, and to design the
Olympic Games pin collection.
College of Education
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Sheri Brock, Department of Kinesiology, has taken more
than half of the department’s physical education/teacher
education cohort to Camp Abilities in Arizona. Auburn
students and faculty, though grant support and
fundraisers, have raised more than $15,000 to support the
effort.
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Mary Rudisill, Kinesiology
department head, is in China with
a group of U.S. scholars to promote
the first motor skills development
textbook published in China.
College of Education
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Jane Kuehne and Kimberly Walls,
Department of Curriculum and
Teaching, have begun a project that
connects AU music education students
with students at Loachapoka High
School in the Lee County School System.
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Dave Pascoe, Humana-Germany-Sherman
distinguished professor in the Department of
Kinesiology, is using infrared thermography to help
diagnose injuries and monitor recovery. He also
received the College of Education Outstanding
Faculty Undergraduate Teaching Award .
College of Liberal Arts
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Dr. Steve Brown, Jane Dickson Lanier associate professor in
Political Science, was among the 2006 Faculty of the Year
awarded by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
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Dr. Paula Backscheider, English professor
and H.M. Philpott West Point Stevens
Eminent Scholar, is a 2006 co-winner of the
Modern Language Association’s prestigious
James Russell Lowell Prize for her book,
Eighteenth-Century Women Poets and their
Poetry: Inventing Agency, Inventing Genre,
published by the Johns Hopkins University
Press.
College of Liberal Arts
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James R. Hansen’s book, First Man:
The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, has
been named by Choice magazine as
one of the Outstanding Academic
Books of 2006.
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Bert Hitchcock, English professor, was recipient of
the 2006 Alabama Humanities Award from the
Alabama Humanities Foundation for his exemplary
contribution to the public understanding and
appreciation of the humanities.
Harrison School of
Pharmacy
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Forrest Smith was awarded
the Student Government
Association Excellence in
Teaching Award.
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Dr. Bruce Berger has been awarded the Wiederholt
prize by the American Pharmacists Association.
Harrison School of
Pharmacy
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Preceptor of Excellence Awards:
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Dr. Kurt Wargo, Huntsville
Dr. Kristi Kelley, Birmingham/Tuscaloosa
Ms. Nancy Kickliter, Auburn/Montgomery
Dr. Karen Marlowe, Mobile/Pensacola/Biloxi
Selby “Susie” Thomas
received Hargreaves Faculty
Mentor Award
College of Veterinary
Medicine
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Bernhard Kaltenboeck received the 2007 Graduate
Instruction Teaching Award, sponsored by Dr.
Lauren G. Wolfe to recognize outstanding graduate
teaching in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
AU Libraries
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During the past year the AU librarians taught 11,000
students in 500 class sessions how to use the library
effectively and improve their information literacy
skills and met with nearly a thousand parents of
incoming students to tell them about library services.
University Research
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Dr. Haroldo Toro, a
professor in the College of
Veterinary Medicine, in
collaboration with
researchers at Vaxin Inc. of
Birmingham, has developed
the first “in ovo,” or egginjected, vaccine to protect
chickens against avian
influenza, a virus
threatening human health
and global poultry
populations.
University Research
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Researchers in the
Department of
Computer Science and
Software Engineering
have partnered to
develop an advanced
electronic voting system
that enables people with
a variety of disabilities
to cast their ballot with
ease and privacy.
University Research
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College of Human Sciences
has received a grant
totaling more than $8.2
million to support the work
of the Alabama Community
Healthy Marriage
Initiative.
University Research
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Mark Byrne, a faculty member
in the Department of Chemical
Engineering, and his OcuMedic
team won $100,000 in the finals
of the 2007 Alabama
Launchpad business plan
competition. OcuMedic is a
drug delivery company that
creates therapeutic contact
lenses to deliver medications
more effectively to the eye.
University Outreach
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Outreach provides academic
and athletic camp
experiences for more than
5,000 youth per year from
around the Southeast.
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Auburn’s program for area
senior adults has been
selected to become one of
the prestigious Bernard
Osher Foundation’s
institutes for lifelong
learning.
University Outreach
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Engineering and
COSAM partner in
BEST, a national
robotics competition for
high schoolers,
promoting interest in
technology and math
fields.
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Auburn offers training in emergency management to
governmental agencies through the Center for
Governmental Services.
University Outreach
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The School of Nursing is improving
the quality of life for residents
through a health and physical fitness
program at the Boykin
Community Center.
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The College of Education is providing assistance to
school systems throughout east and west Alabama,
promoting best practices and innovation in teaching.
University Outreach
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The Economic and Community Development Institute
and Extension funded 47 rural development
initiatives across the state for educational and
community improvement projects.
The Caroline Marshall
Draughon Center for the Arts
and Humanities is Alabama’s
Center for the Book and hosts
an annual book festival
highlighting renowned
authors.
University Outreach
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Architecture’s Rural and Urban
Studios are transforming public
spaces into beautiful community
resources, creating innovative
housing alternatives for citizens,
and preserving our
architectural heritage across
Alabama.