Bonnie Averbach, associate professor of risk, insurance and healthcare management, and director of the program in actuarial science, was presented with the Fox School Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 commencement ceremony for the Fox School of Business and the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management on May 17. For more than 42 years, Averbach has been a part of the Temple University family, and during much of that time, she has been the guiding force behind the program in actuarial science in the Fox School of Business.
Ann Linguiti Pron, assistant clinical professor in the department of nursing and coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at Temple University, received the Distinguished Member Award on May 10 from the Delaware Valley, Pa., chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Pron has been a member of the chapter for nearly 30 years and has served in a variety of capacities for the group at the local and national level. Pron has served on the executive board and currently is the co-chair of the legislative committee and a member of the grants committee.
Philadelphia’s Magazine’s “Top Docs” included seven Temple physicians: Daniel Dempsey, professor and chair of the Surgery Department; Satoshi Furukawa, professor and chief of cardiothoracic surgery; Bennett Lorber, professor of medicine and chief of infectious diseases; Christopher Loftus, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery; Michael Madaio, professor of medicine and chief of nephrology; Joel Richter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine; and Andrew Roberts, professor of surgery.
Several Temple physicians and pain-management programs/therapies were mentioned in the magazine’s comprehensive cover story, “Pain-Free: A–Z.” Brain Cortical Stimulation therapy available exclusively at Temple with neurosurgery’s Jack Jallo was highlighted. Also recognized were orthopedic surgeon Pekka Mooar’s clinical trials to study non-narcotic medications to treat pain, and urologist Michel Pontari’s NIH-funded pain-management investigations related to chronic prostatitis and neuropathic pain. Other therapies/programs available at Temple were also cited: gamma knife, music therapy, radiofrequency, lesioning and transforaminal epidural steroid injection.
Rob Drennan, an associate professor and also the risk, insurance and healthcare management department chair at the Fox School of Business, was presented with the Franklin Award on April 19, by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters in honor of his outstanding achievement and contribution to the insurance industry in the Delaware Valley.
Thomas J. Rogers, of the department of pharmacy at the School of Medicine, assumed the position of president of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology at its annual meeting in Salt Lake City in April. Rogers is one of the founding members, and has been a member of the society’s board for a number of years.
Daniel B. Szyld, professor of mathematics at the College of Science and Technology, was recently elected chair of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics’ activity group on linear algebra. Among his activities as chair, Szyld is organizing the first International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra, to be held July 2008 in Spain.
Philip P. Betancourt, Laura H. Carnell Professor of art history and archaeology at the Tyler School of Art, has been elected to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy will welcome this year's new class at its annual Induction Ceremony on October 6, at the Academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Academy undertakes studies of complex and emerging problems. Current Academy research focuses on science and global security, social policy, the humanities and culture and education.
Deborah Rennis Hartnett, associate vice president of Human Resources, was presented with the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources Eastern Region Successful Practices Award on April 30.
David Baron, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the School of Medicine, was recently voted president-elect of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, an organization of nationally respected psychiatrists dedicated to shaping psychiatric thinking, public programs and clinical practice in mental health. Baron previously served as treasurer for the group, and will serve as president-elect for the next two years, followed by a two-year term as president.
Tchet Dereic Dorman, director of student support services in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was elected the president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education at the ninth annual PA-NAME Conference held at Penn State Harrisburg March 20–31. At the national conference for NAME held in Phoenix, Dorman made three presentations: “Higher Education Multicultural Affairs Professionals Roundtable,” “Men Working to Eradicate Sexism” and “None of Us Are Free Until All Are Free: The Case for a Multi-Lateral, Multi-Faceted, Multi-Dimensional Revolution.”
Grace X. Ma, professor of public health and founder and director of the Center for Asian Health, received a local honoree award at the second annual Asian Americans & Excellence Banquet on May 19, at Temple’s Diamond Club. The banquet was sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association - Philadelphia Chapter and National Association of Asian American Professionals - Philadelphia Chapter. Ma has led CAH in reducing cancer and other health disparities among Asian Americans.
Sally Rosen, special assistant and director of Temple’s Center for Women’s Health Research, Leadership and Advocacy in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health. The Advisory Committee assists the Office of Research on women’s health, as well as women through biomedical and behavioral research and related career opportunities.
Janet Yamron, former associate dean for undergraduate studies and professor of music and music education, participated in a panel discussion for prospective music students and their parents at North Penn High School. She also served as adjudicator for North Penn High School with choirs from Quakertown, Souderton, La Salle, Upper Moreland, and North Penn high schools. In addition, Yamron served as adjudicator for Pennsbury High School’s choral festival with choirs from Abington, Pennsbury and Council Rock high schools. On March 30, Yamron served as clinician for two high school choirs from Manchester, New Hampshire. On April 21, she served as adjudicator and clinician for high school choirs from Maryland and Washington to be held at Garnet High School in Glen Mills, Pa.
WRTI’s weekly arts and culture show hosted by Jim Cotter, “Creatively Speaking,” has won the Judge’s Merit Award in the 2007 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters’ Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting competition. The award was presented at a ceremony at the Association’s Annual Convention in Hershey on May 7. |
