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At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure, granted tenure or granted track/title change effective July 1, 2006, unless otherwise noted. Promotion with tenure Heather Corcoran, to associate professor of art Michael Diamond, to associate professor of medicine Lev D. Gelb, to associate professor of chemistry Martin Jacobs, to associate professor of rabbinic studies Phyllis I. Hanson, to associate professor of cell biology and physiology, (promotion effective Jan. 1, tenure effective March 3, 2006) David B. Haslam, to associate professor of pediatrics, effective Jan. 1, 2006 Erik D. Herzog, to associate professor of biology Kathleen B. McDermott, as associate professor of psychology James C. Morley, to associate professor of economics Robert B. Pless, to associate professor of computer science and engineering, effective March 3, 2006 Scott Saunders, to associate professor of pediatrics Ralf Wessel, to associate professor of physics Jeffrey M. Zacks, to associate professor of psychology Appointment with tenure Robert E. Blankenship, as professor of biology and of chemistry Michele Boldrin, as professor of economics Carmon Colangelo, as the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration in the Arts and dean, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts Thomas E. Ellenberger, as the Raymond H. Wittcoff Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (appointment effective Jan. 1, 2006, tenure effective May 5, 2006) Matthew J. Gabel, as associate professor of political science Raj Jain, as professor of computer science and engineering, effective March 3, 2006 Evan D. Kharasch, as professor of anesthesiology, (appointment effective Oct. 1, 2006, tenure effective March 3, 2006) Timothy R. Kuklo, as associate professor of orthopaedic surgery (appointment effective Aug. 15, tenure effective Oct. 6, 2006) David K. Levine, as professor of economics Bruce M. Lindsey, as professor of architecture and dean, college of architecture, effective Aug. 9, 2006 George A. Macones, as professor of obstetrics and gynecology, (appointment effective Sept. 1, 2005, tenure effective March 3, 2006) James F. Spriggs II, as professor of political science Lihong Wang, as professor of biomedical engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2006 Stephen D. Williamson, as professor of economics Granting of tenure Ingrid B. Borecki, associate professor of genetics, effective Oct. 6, 2006 Track and title change Mark F. Jacquin, to professor of neurology with tenure, effective Oct. 6, 2006

Courtesy PhotoThe Guiding Star is given to a clinical staff member who models clinical excellence and professionalism, among other qualities.

Oscar P. Chilson, Ph.D., adjunct instructor and professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, after a brief illness. He was 73.

The Jan. 10-11 conference will include updates on the latest funding trends from federal agencies, and informative sessions for academic researchers on research policies, practices and opportunities.

Through the yearly Give Thanks Give Back campaign, University students, faculty and staff sponsored 121 financially struggling families and collected several thousand gifts.

Several events are scheduled on campus early next year to mark the University’s 20th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

The University is prepared for NIH’s electronic grant filing mandate.

The Dec. 1 board meeting included reports and updates on campus activities and the election of Gordon W. Philpott, emeritus professor of surgery, to the board.

The men’s basketball team shot 74.1 percent in the second half to claim the 23rd Annual Lopata Classic with an 81-65 win against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Dec. 2 at the Field House.