Notables

Lerone Martin, assistant professor of religion and politics in the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded a 2016-2017 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship for a research project titled “J. Edgar Hoover’s Stained Glass Window: The FBI and Christian America.” Martin’s research on Hoover also earned a 2016 book grant from the Louisville Institute for the Study of American Religion.

The Olin Business School recently honored several graduates who have attained distinction in their careers at its 30th Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner, held at the Ritz-Carlton April 15.

John Bowen, a sociocultural anthropologist and the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named a 2016 Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Corp. of New York.

Susan Stiritz, senior lecturer and coordinator of sexuality studies at the Brown School, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of six alumni and a former dean at its annual Alumni Achievement Awards dinner April 7.

Arts & Sciences recognized six alumni for their achievements, leadership and support during its 19th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony.

Katherine Weilbaecher, MD, a Washington University professor of medicine, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, a leading medical group of more than 1,300 active members.

Three doctoral candidates were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education April 1-2 at Yale University.

Aaron Addison, director of scholarly services at University Libraries, has been selected to participate in the 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program. The program allows fellows to consider new approaches to issues confronting academic institutions and their libraries.

Panos Kouvelis, director of The Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing and Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at Olin Business School, recently was named a Fellow by the Production and Operations Management Society.