Seven UCSD faculty members and two graduate students received awards from the campus Academic Senate at a May 29 reception at the Faculty Club.
Distinguished Teaching Awards for Senate members went to Wayne Cornelius, political science; Edmund Fantino, psychology; Rebecca Klatch, sociology; James Nieh, biological sciences; and Paul Pickowicz, history.
Christine Johnson, cognitive science, and Kamau Kenyatta, music, non-Senate members, received Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Awards. Joe Fontana, biological sciences, and Traci Brynne Voyles, ethnic studies, were awarded Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Excellent Teaching Awards for graduate students.
'Children in the Middle' slated
A program to help parents assist their children in coming to terms with divorce will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 18 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.
Mimi Lupin will teach the "Children in the Middle" course, which will cover topics such as early identification and intervention in problems stemming from divorce as well as giving parents ways to reconnect with their children.
Lupin says the course is highly interactive and "gives parents five concrete ways that can help children of divorce."
Two participants may be selected to participate in a documentary being filmed in August on the Kona Coast of Hawaii if funding is received, she said.
Registration is $50 by July 5 and $60 after. The fee includes a booklet and refreshments. For information, e-mail Mimi@mimilupin.com or call (501) 525-6719.
Scripps physician wins award
Lawrence Kline, a physician at Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, is the 2009 recipient of the Home Care Physician of the Year Award from the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH).
The award recognizes a physician who excels in providing and utilizing home care.
Kline was nominated by Brittnei Salerno, president of La Jolla Nurses Homecare.
TSRI gets research gift
The Arlene & Arnold Goldstein Family Foundation has given $1.5 million to support research in The Scripps Research Institute's Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine.
The funds will make it possible to hire and support an investigator who will contribute to the efforts to develop the next generation of drugs to treat transthyretin amyloidosis. Transthyretin amyloidosis can lead to a number of medical problems, including decreased heart function.
Area schools make list
Three area schools made Newsweek magazine's "best schools" list.
The Preuss UCSD charter came in as No. 10, with La Jolla High at No. 290 and University City High at 297.
Students in the news
- La Jolla's Natalie A. Carlstead, a University of Denver Daniels College of Business undergraduate student, made the Dean's List for the spring quarter of the 2008-09 school year.
The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver is ranked among the top business schools in the world by BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report and the Financial Times.
- Michael Andrew Thompson, whose mother, Rebecca Jorgenson, lives in La Jolla, made the honor roll at Washington and Lee University for the winter term.
- Valerie LaCava recently graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor's degree in organizational communications.
- Lauren C. Haldorsonee and Emma M. Robbs were named to the Dean's List at Boston University for the spring semester.
- Michael A. Thompson, son of Rebecca Jorgenson of La Jolla and William L. Thompson of Virginia Beach, Va., recently graduated from Washington and Lee University. He received a bachelor of arts degree in geology.
University honors Lewis
Management consultant Daniel C. Lewis, who lives in La Jolla, recently was inducted into The Pinnacle at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham in Madison, N.J.
The highest award the university bestows upon its alumni, The Pinnacle is given on the basis of success or distinction in their chosen fields, significant contributions to society and humanity through public or humanitarian service, and outstanding service to the university or reflection of the unique character of Fairleigh Dickinson in their lives.
Lewis, based in San Francisco, is a senior partner with Booz & Co., a global management consulting firm. He serves clients in commercial aerospace, including aircraft primes, airlines, and travel and tourism.
Landscape grants available
Applications for the San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects awards are available now.
The society awards an annual grant of up to $5,000 to nonprofit community groups to design or construct landscape improvements in local parks, schools and neighborhoods. The purpose of the grant is to educate and enhance the community on landscape architecture and environmental issues.
Past recipients have included the La Jolla Town Council Scripps Park Project and have funded community improvement workshops, project design and construction, purchase of landscape amenities and maintenance of ongoing projects.
The application is available at www.asla-sandiego.org or by calling David Reed at (619) 239-3300 or the society at (619) 225-8155. The deadline is Aug. 1.
$400K gift to aid NICU
The San Diego Nice Guys organization recently donated $400,000 to UCSD Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
The donation represents the largest gift ever to be received by the NICU, which cares for many of the region's most premature and critically ill infants. The inspiration behind the gift is a tiny infant named Isabella, whose one short life will help to save thousands more.
"One of our organization's members was deeply touched by the story of Isabella. This person wanted to purchase the kind of beds needed to help premature infants like her to survive," said Zach Zacharias, president of San Diego Nice Guys.
The gift will be used to buy new "Giraffe" beds. Made by GE, the beds create a microenvironment in which to care for the babies.
SDSU targets sustainability
San Diego State University is launching the Center for Regional Sustainability, a forum where stakeholders can come together to work on comprehensive sustainable solutions to pressing problems in San Diego and Imperial counties, and in northern Baja, Mexico.
The center will take on such issues as water resource management, climate change, transportation, energy, air quality, health, social equity and sustainable workforce development. It will also sponsor regional and community forums to further define and identify pressing issues.
Youth photo contest set
Children in grades K-6 are invited to enter a photo contest to help celebrate the beauty of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Extension.
Sponsored by the Torrey Pines Association and the Torrey Pines Docent Society, the contest is being held in conjunction with the Extension's 35th anniversary celebration.
Color or black-and-white photographs taken at the Extension, printed in 8x10 format, should be submitted by Aug. 8. They can be dropped off at the Visitor Center or by mail to Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, 12600 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Entries are final and won't be returned.
Winning photos will be exhibited at a party at Del Mar Heights Elementary School from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 22. The event will celebrate the conclusion of the grass-roots fundraising campaign that led to the Extension's acquisition and incorporation into the state reserve 35 years ago.
The San Diego Women's History Museum & Educational Center is holding a historical research writing competition that's open to all San Diego County high school students.
The museum is creating an audio component to accompany its permanent exhibit "All Our Grandmothers - Building San Diego - The Untold Stories." It showcases the achievements and contributions made by San Diego women between 1890 and 1920.
High school students are invited to research and write a historical narrative of a day in the life of one of the women on display in the exhibit. The text of the winning submissions will be professionally recorded and integrated into the permanent audio portion of the exhibit.
Twenty students will be awarded cash prizes.
Interested students should contact Executive Director Ashley Gardner at (619) 233-7963 or go to www.WomensMuseumSD.org to obtain an application and competition rules. The application deadline is July 31.
Clark attends conference
Bud Clark, managing broker and executive vice president at Willis Allen Real Estate, recently attended the exclusive 2009 REAL Trends Gathering of Eagles conference in Dallas.
The annual conference attracted more than 200 principals and chief executive officers from the nation's 500 largest residential real estate brokerage firms, plus senior management from the nation's largest real estate franchise organizations, to discuss this year's theme, "The Next Wave."
Coldwell trio honored
Lisa Hench, Rossana Pestana and Brenda Wyatt of Coldwell Banker La Jolla were recently named to NRT's Top 1000 Sales Associates for the first quarter of 2009. "Your superior professionalism and sales leadership has placed you among the elite top 2 percent of all agents in the industry," said Bruce Zipf, president and chief executive officer. "Your achievement is even more impressive given that your high level of production occurred during what many now feel was the most challenging quarter of our professional lifetime."
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