March 31, 2005

President Bienen receives Carnegie Leadership Award

Northwestern President Henry S. Bienen is one of three university presidents recognized by the Carnegie Corporation for innovative leadership in higher education.

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Achenbach honored at White House ceremony

Jan D. Achenbach, Walter P. Murphy Professor and Distinguished McCormick School Professor of the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering, was awarded the 2003 National Medal of Technology March 14 at the White House. President Bush presented him with the nation’s highest honor for technological innovation at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Achenbach was honored for seminal contributions to engineering research and education and for pioneering ultrasonic methods for the detection of cracks and corrosion in aircraft, leading to improved safety for aircraft structures.

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News

McCormick grant funds Medill, Kellogg scholarships

A $5.4 million grant from the McCormick Tribune Foundation to Northwestern University will fund a new scholarship program for 60 graduate students in the Medill School of Journalism and 20 students in the Kellogg School of Management over the next 10 years.

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Gates Scholar to study at Cambridge University

Laura Blecha, a senior from Manhattan, Kan., has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study in England.

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Dancers' support tops $400,000

Northwestern’s student-run 31st Annual Dance Marathon netted $404,328.40 during the 30-hour March 4-6 event that will benefit two organizations.

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Bob Barker endows animal rights law course

Bob Barker, host of the Emmy award winning “The Price Is Right” and a longtime proponent of animal welfare, has donated $1 million to the School of Law to endow a course in animal rights law.

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Other News

Osher grant enhances learning for older adults

The School of Continuing Studies’ Institute for Learning in Retirement has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the Bernard Osher Foundation to enhance and develop new opportunities for lifelong learning. The grant is renewable for up to two additional years and qualifies the University to apply for a $1 million endowment grant in the third year or sooner.

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Campus lighting nearly complete

An extensive program of sidewalk lighting improvements on the Evanston campus is nearing completion.

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'Six Strategies for Financial Success' among workshops

Faculty and staff will have opportunities to achieve a healthy balance between work and personal commitments during the Spring 2005 Work/Life Educational Series and Financial Planning Workshops April 4-May 25.

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Block to auction Paschke print

The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a benefit auction April 7.

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