Cheers ----------------------------------------------------------------- Once each month, Cheers recognizes achievement of consequence among faculty, staff and students, as well as some promotions and new hires. We welcome contributions submitted in writing accompanied by a telephone number. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content. Items not included for reasons of space will be published in the next "Cheers." ----------------------------------------------------------------- Honors, awards and appointments ------------------------ Arts and Sciences ------------------------ Professor of philosophy Peter Achinstein's paper "Jean Perrin and Molecular Reality," published in the journal Perspectives on Science, was chosen by the Publisher's Annual as one of the 10 best philosophy papers to appear in print in 1994. This is the third time Achinstein has received such an honor. Professor of physics & astronomy Holland Ford has been awarded the distinction of fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Individuals in the 140,000 member organization are elevated to fellow in recognition of their efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. ------------------------ Central Administration ------------------------ Ellen Frishberg, director of Student Financial Services, has accepted the position of newsletter chairperson of the DE-DC-MD Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Her term runs through June 1996. ------------------------ Engineering ------------------------ The Constantine Porphyrogenetus Society, an international association of scholars based in Greece, presented the 1995 Agamemnon Award to Charles ReVelle, professor of geography and environmental engineering, for contributions to the field of environmental management and public decision making. Professor ReVelle received the award when he gave the keynote address at the founding meeting of the Institute of Middle East Studies "Al-Mamun" on the Greek island of Chios. ------------------------ Medicine ------------------------ Associate professor of psychiatry James Harris celebrated the publication of his new book, Developmental Neuropsychiatry. School of Medicine faculty won two of the top three annual awards given recently by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Associate professor Diane Becker, founding director of the Center for Health Promotion, received the David E. Rogers Award, recognizing a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people. Solomon Snyder, University Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience and director of the Department of Neuroscience, has received the Baxter Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences. The award recognized Snyder's groundbreaking research in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. Jan Hoh, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology, has received a three-year grant, totaling $210,000, from the Whitaker Foundation. Oncology professor Raymond Lenhard, director of community programs and of clinical information systems at the Oncology Center, was elected president of the American Cancer Society. He is the first national American Cancer Society president from Maryland. Two faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine in recognition of their major contributions to their chosen field. Professor of gynecology and obstetrics Edward Wallach and professor and chairman of Urology Patrick Walsh were among 55 new members elected nationwide. ------------------------ Peabody ------------------------ Faculty member Phyllis Bryn-Julson has won a Gramophone Award for her recording of Sch”nberg's Erwartung with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The disc won "Best Orchestral Recording" from Gramophone Magazine, one of the premier recording and audio magazines in the world. ------------------------ Public Health ------------------------ Three School of Public Health faculty members have been awarded the distinction of fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor of international health Timothy Baker, epidemiology professor Curtis Meinert and professor and chairman of Epidemiology Jonathan Samet will receive the recognition during the association's annual meeting Feb. 10. Individuals in the 140,000 member organization are elevated to fellow in recognition of their efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Professor and chairman of Maternal and Child Health Bernard Guyer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine in recognition of his major contributions to his chosen field. ------------------------ Changing places, new faces ------------------------ Joseph Meister has been promoted to director of the Office of Development Information Systems at The Johns Hopkins Institutions. Ismail Sirageldin has been appointed professor emeritus of population dynamics in the School of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995. Professor Sirageldin has been with the school since 1967. His major research and professional interests are in the areas of the interrelations between population dynamics, human resources and economic development; international migration; environmental consequences of population change; and the interrelations between population and agricultural development. --Compiled by Mike Field