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Published April 19, 2004
Recognition for the Dartmouth faculty, staff and students
ARTS AND SCIENCES
Sharon E. Bickel, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, and her work on the effects of age on meiosis, the specialized cell division that produces the egg and the sperm, were highlighted in the National Institutes of Health annual report to Congress. Bickel's lab is using fruit flies to understand why mistakes in meiosis become more prevalent as eggs get older. In humans, errors in meiosis in older eggs are a leading cause of Down Syndrome. Bickel's work was selected from approximately 4,500 research grants funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). In addition, her research will be featured in an educational booklet published by NIGMS titled "Inside the Cell," which will be written for high school students.
Enrico Riley, Lecturer in Studio Art, won one of the 14 purchase prizes awarded in this year's American Academy of Arts and Letters (AAAL) Invitational Exhibition. He will be honored at a reception in May. The academy's purchase program was started in 1946. Its founder, American Impressionist painter Childe Hassam (1895-1935), donated more than 400 of his works, requesting that the amassed revenue from their sale be used to purchase paintings, drawings and prints from other talented, living American artists. Since its inception, the academy's purchase program has spent $7.7 million for the purchase of 1,100 works of art. Riley received $12,000 for the purchase of his painting. A reception for all prize winners will take place in May in New York City.
An exhibition of the paintings of Esmé Thompson, Professor of Studio Art, ran at the 55 Mercer Gallery in New York City from late March through mid-April. Thompson's works take special notice of color and design in both nature and contrived structures. She teaches painting, drawing and a senior seminar in studio art.
DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL
For her work on the compassionate care of addiction and pain, Seddon Savage, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, received the Marie Nyswander Humanitarian Award at the International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency in New York City on Feb. 6. Savage's recent work has dealt with clinical aid and societal issues that affect the treatment of patients with pain and addictive disorders. As the recipient of the award, Savage presented a paper titled "The New Opium Wars: Directions for Peace" to the International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency.
Donald West, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, has been awarded the Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education by the American Psychiatric Association. The APA will give West the award at its annual meeting on May 2. West is the director of the psychiatry course for second-year students and the Clerkship Director for third-year students. He also serves as the medical director of inpatient psychiatry and the director of substance abuse services for the College Health Services. He has taught psychiatry for 33 years.
STAFF
Louise O'Neal, Senior Associate Director of Athletics from 1979 to 1990, won the 2004 Jostens-Berenson Service Award in March. The award, from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, reflects O'Neal's commitment to the game of basketball. Before arriving at Dartmouth, O'Neal served as head women's basketball coach at Southern Connecticut University from 1962 to 1976, and guided her team to four appearances at the National Women's Collegiate Championship. She was considered by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to be a "pioneer" of women's basketball.
TUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Tuck faculty members and students have selected second-year Tuck student McCall Guyton-Edmiston as this year's recipient of the Charles I. Lebovitz Award, in honor of her outstanding contributions to daily life at the school. Guyton-Edmiston serves as co-social chair for the Class of 2004 student board, as well as a volunteer reading mentor for Everybody Wins Vermont!, a children's literacy program. She graduated from Princeton University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Art and Archaeology.
UNDERGRADUATES
Ryan Donegan '05 was named first team All-Ivy and All-America in men's squash for the third consecutive year by the College Squash Association on March 31. Donegan finished the season with a No. 10 final national ranking after compiling a 13-3 record in dual matches including a 4-2 record in Ivy-League action. During his nd year at Dartmouth, the association selected Donegan first team All-America, following his second team All-America recognition, which he earned as a freshman. The association also named Donegan Ivy League rookie of the year, making him the first Dartmouth player to ever receive the recognition.
The Dartmuth Mock Trial Society completed the Princeton Regional Tournament on Feb. 20 and 21 by breaking its own record and qualifying its third team to this year's national tournament. Rankings were determined by the strength of performance and score. Dartmouth's success at the Princeton tournament qualified one of its teams to join two other teams, which qualified for national competition during a regional tournament held at Manchester (Conn.) Community College, Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Every year since its inception in school year 1996-97, the Dartmouth Mock Trial Society has qualified teams to the National Intercollegiate Tournament, formerly known as "Silver Flight national," and the National Championship Tournament, previously called the "Gold Flight national."
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