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Boulder Faculty Assembly names 12 winners of Excellence Awards
The Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) recently honored 12 faculty members with Excellence Awards, each including a $3,000 cash award, for 2010-2011 in three categories. They are:
Service: Pictured from left, Victor Bright, mechanical engineering; John Falconer, chemical and biological engineering; Melinda Piket-May, electrical, computer and energy engineering; and Kayann Short, Farrand residential academic program
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Research, scholarly and creative work: Pictured from left, Gregory Beylkin, applied mathematics; James Green, astrophysical and planetary sciences; and Steven Schmidt, ecology and evolutionary biology. Not pictured: Veronica Vaida, chemistry and biochemistry.
(Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
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From left, Barbara Demmig-Adams, ecology and evolutionary biology; Rodger Kram, integrative physiology; Roseanna Neupauer, civil, environmental and architectural engineering; and Jeremy Smith, music. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado) |
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Nursing professor receives lifetime achievement award
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Colleen J. Goode, a professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing, recently received the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The award honors an AONE member recognized by the broader nursing community as a significant leader in the nursing profession and who has served AONE in an important leadership capacity – demonstrating the qualities of leadership and service to the nursing profession by their professional and personal example.
Goode will be honored at an award presentation during the AONE 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego on April 14.
"I learned so much about leadership by being involved in AONE," Goode said. "Serving on the AONE Board of Directors, several AONE committees, and attending regional and national AONE meetings made me realize the importance of lifelong learning. I am very honored to receive this award – especially because it comes from my peers."
Goode has dedicated her professional career to advancing the quality of nursing education and patient care. From 1997 to 2009, Goode worked at the University of Colorado Hospital, serving as vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, and as an associate dean for nursing practice. Under her leadership, the University of Colorado Hospital gained Magnet status for excellence in nursing care in 2002. In 2010, the hospital received its third Magnet redesignation, which only 1 percent of hospitals in the United States have received.
Goode graduated from the University of Iowa's college of nursing with a bachelor of science in nursing degree and received her master's in nursing management and family nursing from Creighton University. She then received a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Her influence on the nursing profession became evident soon afterward, when she designed and led the adoption of an evidence-based practice as director of nursing at a small regional hospital. The effects of this "Iowa Model" were felt worldwide as other institutions began to use the innovative care delivery model.
While at the University of Colorado Hospital, Goode co-chaired a team that developed the nation's first post-baccalaureate nurse residency program and assembled a highly educated nursing department, where 87 percent of the staff holds baccalaureate degrees compared to the national average of 40 percent.
Goode has contributed research to the nursing field in the areas of autonomy, recognition, care delivery models, evidence-based administrative protocols, and the impact of staffing on patient outcomes. Her meta-analysis documented the evidence for use of saline instead of heparin to irrigate peripheral IVs. This research changed practice across the U.S. and internationally, leading to safer and more cost-effective care. She also has received numerous awards and has authored more than 60 professional journal articles.
Research, service earn math professor membership in Fellows
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The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) recently named Mark J. Ablowitz, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder, to its 2011 Class of Fellows for outstanding contributions to applied mathematics and computational science through research in the field and service to the larger community.
Ablowitz was among the 34 academics and professionals nominated by the SIAM community and will be recognized in July at the Seventh International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2011) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
SIAM recognized Ablowitz's contributions to research in the theory and applications of nonlinear waves. His work uses mathematical models to describe and understand physical phenomena by approximation, numerical and exact methods. A pioneer in the field, Ablowitz is a highly cited researcher and SIAM book author. He is best known for his research in the area of "inverse scattering transform," a method employed to solve nonlinear wave equations. He received a Sloan Fellowship for his early career research in the mid-'70s, and went on to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984.
Book aims to help young lawyers avoid mistakes
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Andy Hartman, director of the University of Colorado Law School's experiential learning program, has written a new advice book for law students and junior lawyers to help them avoid new attorney's common mistakes.
"The Six-Minute Marathon: A Guide to Life as a Lawyer" crams 40 years of experience into 150 pages and is written in a unique "he said, she said" format. Hartman provides the narrative while commentary is written by Carin Ulrich Stacy, a 20-year veteran lawyer development officer at major national firms and co-founder, along with Professor William Henderson of the Indiana University, of LawyerMetrics, a highly touted professional development consulting firm.
The book is available at www.sixminutemarathon.com. It fills the gap between the highly doctrinal legal education and what students need to know about actual practice. Hartman should know: For more than five years, he was in charge of all junior associate reviews for Cooley LLP, a 500+ AmLaw 100 firm, where he also was partner for 10 years.
The book covers everything from interviews to performance, from graceful exits to partnership prospects. Hartman and Stacy provide case studies on personalities and direct advice. The book covers serious topics such as teamwork, management and reviews as well as firm parties, cars and fashion.
Dropping names ...
Kenneth Wolf, an associate professor and director of assessment, and Karen Sobel, a research and instruction librarian at the Auraria Libray at the University of Colorado Denver, recently were published in Reference and User Services Quarterly, a top journal in library science. "Enhancement of Existing Tools for Assessment of Learning during Library Instruction" was published in the Spring 2011 issue. ... Ed Cannon, assistant professor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, is the recipient of the National Service Award for the Association for LGBT Issues in Counseling. He received the award April 1 during the American Counseling Association Conference in New Orleans. ... A collection edited by Stephen J. Hartnett, associate professor and chair of the department of communication at the University of Colorado Denver, recently received a 2010 PASS Award. "Challenging the Prison-Industrial Complex" won the award from Prevention for a Safer Society, an organization that gives national recognition to media professionals who try to focus attention on America's criminal justice, juvenile justice and child welfare systems in a thoughtful, considerate manner. ... Fred Andreas, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Colorado Denver, co-authored "A Simple Path to Sustainability" (Preager Publishing). The book showcases a dozen sustainable small- and medium-sized businesses throughout the Front Range of Colorado, examining their success in sustainable business development. The businesses include architects and developers, places where you'd expect sustainability, but also others not commonly thought of as sustainable: a bank, brewery, manufacturer, hospital, hotel, machine shop, printing company, trash and recycling company, and a financial investment company. ... Phil Gallegos, associate professor of architecture at the University of Colorado Denver, contributed a chapter on Religious Architecture of the San Luis Valley to the book "Enduring Legacies: Ethnic Histories and Cultures of Colorado" (University Press of Colorado). This book expands the study of Colorado's past and present by adopting a borderlands perspective that emphasizes the multiplicity of people who have inhabited this region. It brings together comparative scholarship on historical and contemporary issues that span groups from Chicanas and Chicanos to African Americans to Asian Americans. Find more information about the book and ordering information. ... University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development's Bryn Harris recently was selected as an Early Career Scholar by the Society for the Study of School Psychology and also was appointed to the editorial board for the journal Psychology in the Schools. ... Michael Tavel, senior instructor of architecture studies at the University of Colorado Denver and principal of Michael Tavel Architects, was invited to be the keynote for this year's AIA Vermont annual conference in June. He will speak about sustainable urbanism and his work on sustainable urban mixed-use neighborhoods, much of it done in collaboration with David Kahn, senior instructor of Landscape Architecture Studies.
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