{"id":65766,"date":"2007-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-foundation-presents-four-with-excellence-awards\/"},"modified":"2007-09-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-12T00:00:00","slug":"uri-foundation-presents-four-with-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2007\/09\/uri-foundation-presents-four-with-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation presents four with excellence awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013-September 12, 2007\u2014Each year the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation at the 溏心vlog免费B站 recognizes four outstanding members of the 溏心vlog免费B站 community. The four are nominated for their excellence by their peers and\/or by students in four categories: scholarly, teaching, administrative, and staff. A committee makes the final selection. This year\u2019s excellence award winners will be presented with a citation and a $2,000 check during a reception on Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m., 79 Upper College Road, Kingston, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nEach recipient is invited to march in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s commencement ceremony next May, walking with officials and dignitaries representing excellence within the 溏心vlog免费B站 community.<\/p>\n


\n\tRecipients of the 2007 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Excellence Awards are:<\/p>\n


\nCandace Oviatt

\n2007 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Scholarly Excellence Award<\/p>\n


\n\tCandace Oviatt of West Kingston is the anchor of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography where her stellar scholarship in marine biology is recognized worldwide.<\/p>\n


\n\tShe knows more about Narragansett Bay than any number of old salts. Her four decades of research on our state\u2019s most treasured resource have helped save the bay by guiding its resource management and conservation.

\n\tHer steady publications about the bay range from the historical impact of over-fishing to the alarming consequences of climate change. While her focus is local, her work provides a worldwide understanding of coastal ecology.<\/p>\n


\n\tDuring the last seven years, she has been the principal investigator or co-investigator of $7 million in prestigious grants.<\/p>\n


\n\tShe is a role model to a myriad of students and former students, many of whom have become leaders in coastal and marine research, management, and policy. <\/p>\n


\nDamon Rarick

\n2007 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Teaching Excellence Award<\/p>\n


\n\tDamon Rarick of Providence sure knows how to keep college students engaged in their studies. The unconventional German professor makes it entertaining to learn as fun and games aren\u2019t verboten. <\/p>\n


\n\tFor example, in an intermediate \u201cGerman for Engineers\u201d course, he incorporated automobile engines into his lessons. By the end of the semester, the class became a \u201cfunctional\u201d human engine model, according to one student who was the intake valve. To this day, the student says he can tell you the process of every stroke in a four-stroke engine in German without referring to a textbook.<\/p>\n


\n\tWhile laughter is encouraged, this professor\u2019s classroom goals are serious: proficiency in listening, writing, speaking, and reading German and an understanding of the German culture.<\/p>\n


\nKathryn S. Meier

\n2007 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Administrative Excellence Award<\/p>\n

Kathryn Meier of Kingston, assistant director of our Cancer Prevention Research Center, is a master juggler. She doesn\u2019t juggle bowling balls or chain saws.

\nThat would be much too easy. Instead, she juggles the administration of grant accounts\u2014currently she\u2019s overseeing 25 of them\u2014an amazing feat given the challenges of People Soft, grant accounting, and changing federal guidelines. But Meier\u2019s impressive versatility doesn\u2019t stop there. She can keep the Center\u2019s large-scale, community-based intervention programs on time and on task. She ensures that the Center has the people, space, equipment, and all other resources it needs for its research programs. She also is a Polaris for graduate students, the guiding light that illuminates their path to success. Her leadership is reflected by her election as the new president of the Society for Public Health Education.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\nMichael P. McDonald

\n2007 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Staff Excellence Award<\/p>\n


\n\tMichael P. McDonald of Bradford, R.I., a property control and supply officer for the Department of Housing and Residential Life, is a mover and shaker. <\/p>\n


\n\tHe oversees the ordering and delivery of equipment and custodial supplies for our 22 residence halls and three apartment complexes, including nailing down orders for all carpet and furnishings.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe\u2019s the person responsible for moving truckloads of furniture for conferences, orientation, and fall move-in. He coordinated the furniture delivery and installation for our three newest residence halls.<\/p>\n


\n\tA man for all seasons, he keeps the linen supplies flowing during summer conferences and brings rock salt to the doorstep in the winter. And he does it all with a smile.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe is also vice president of Council 94\/Local 528 and known for his leadership and fairness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013-September 12, 2007\u2014Each year the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation at the 溏心vlog免费B站 recognizes four outstanding members of the 溏心vlog免费B站 community. The four are nominated for their excellence by their peers and\/or by students in four categories: scholarly, teaching, administrative, and staff. A committee makes the final selection. This year\u2019s excellence award winners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}