Emeriti Faculty Member Honored

Carlos E. Cortés, professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside, is the recipient of the 2004-05 Emeritus Faculty Award.

Cortés was honored during the Emeritus Faculty Award Breakfast, held Nov. 2, 2004 at University Extension. The award is presented by, the UCR Association of Emeriti/Emeritae.
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UCR Management School Dean Unveils Initiatives

Rajiv Banker, Dean of the A.Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of California, Riverside, announced three initiatives designed to deepen the school’s ties with the surrounding business community.

“To build an outstanding business school we must collaborate closely with businesses that surround us,” said Banker. “The best way to learn about success in business is from the successful leaders who practice it.”
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UCR Faculty and Alumni Elected AAAS Fellows

On November 1, 2004, five members of the University of California, Riverside faculty were named 2004 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Also elected fellows for 2004 are UCR Professor Emeritus Michael O. Woodburne (geology); James C. Carrington ’82 (agriculture, food and renewable resources), Professor of Botany & Plant Pathology and Director of the Center for Gene Research & Biotechnology at Oregon State University; and Anne Myers Kelley ’80 (chemistry), Professor of Natural Sciences at UC Merced.

Awarded to 308 members nationwide this year, these individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts to advance science or its applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. New Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Fellows Forum during the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
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UC Riverside Athletics Receives Highest NCAA Certification

The University of California, Riverside intercollegiate athletics program has received official certification from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Committee on Athletics Certification, the NCAA announced on Oct. 28.

The Highlanders’ athletic program was classified as operating “in substantial conformity with the operating principles adopted by the Association’s Division I membership”. This is the highest form of certification from the NCAA.
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Grant to UC Riverside Graduate School of Education Prepares More & Better Science Teachers

University of California, Riverside officials announced the award of an $11.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop and use a comprehensive program that will identify prospective science teachers early, educate them in science and teaching strategies, and mentor them through their early years of teaching.
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Just as the campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary, the UCR Alumni Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. Created in 1955 by UCR’s first graduating class, the Association will kick off its 50th Anniversary Celebration during Homecoming 2005 on January 27-29, 2005.