Newsmakers

Holton, Wiley, Jones elected to American Philosophical Society

Three professors were elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society at its annual meeting last month. Gerald Holton, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and professor of the history of science emeritus, was elected in the category of Social Sciences; Don Craig Wiley, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, was elected in the Biological Sciences; Christopher P. Jones, professor of classics and history, was elected in the Humanities; and Ralph Landau, fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, was elected in the Arts, Learned Professions and Public Affairs. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, the Society is the oldest and most prestigious learned society in the United States, devoted to the advancement of scientific and scholarly inquiry.

Brinkmann wins honorary German music post

Reinhold Brinkmann, the James Edward Ditson Professor of Music, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship in Music at Humboldt Univertsität Berlin, in Germany. The award will be formally conferred in connection with an inaugural lecture by Brinkmann on June 19 in Berlin.

Bellow wins Alliance for Justice award

Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law Gary Bellow received an award from the Alliance for Justice during its 1996 Annual Luncheon last month in Washington, D.C. Bellow was honored "for his 35 years of visionary leadership in the areas of clinical education in law school and legal services." The Alliance described Bellow as "a pioneer in clinical education in law school, inspiring thousands of students, lawyers, and law professors. Throughout his career, he has led the way in improving the quality and effectiveness of the day-to-day practice of law on behalf of the poor and disenfranchised."

Suarez-Orozco to deliver Elias Lecture

Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, professor of education, will be delivering the second Norbert Elias Lecture at the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research on May 31. The Norbert Elias Lectures are devoted to Interdisciplinary Approaches to Collective Anxieties at the End of the Millennium. Suarez-Orozco's Lecture will be on "State Terrors: Immigrants, Refugees, and the Space of Postnationality."

Two to receive Mount Holyoke honorary degrees

Marjorie Benedict Cohn, Carl Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at the Fogg Museum, and Mary Maples Dunn, director of Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library, are two of six women who will receive honorary doctorate degrees from Mount Holyoke College at its commencement ceremony on May 26. Cohn, Mount Holyoke Class of '60, is a curator, conservator, art historian, writer, and teacher, and one of the leading authorities on artworks on paper. Dunn was president of Smith College from 1985 to 1995.

1996 Goldwater Scholars announced

Five Harvard students are among 264 U.S. winners of the 1996 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The students, with their Houses and concentrations, are: Jason Comander '97, Quincy, biochemical sciences; Joshua McDermott '98, Leverett, cognitive science; Vikaas Sohal '97, Leverett, applied mathematics; Aurelio Teleman '98, Winthrop, biochemical sciences; and Iwei Yeh '98, Winthrop, biochemical sciences. The scholarships, awarded by the Goldwater Foundation, provide up to $7,000 per year for the junior and/or senior year of college for students with outstanding academic records in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering who plan to pursue careers in these fields. The winners were selected nationally from a pool of 1,200 applicants.

Two Harvard researchers named 1996 Sloan Fellows

Two Harvard scholars are among the 100 Sloan Fellows for 1996 named by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. They are: Gabriel Corfas, instructor in neurobiology at Children's Hospital, honored in the field of Neuroscience, and David M. Cutler, John L. Loeb Professor of the Social Sciences, named in the field of Economics. Sloan Fellowships provide $35,000 over two years to "highly qualified young scientists in the early stages of their careers, on the basis of their exceptional promise to contribute to the advancement of knowledge." Economics Professor Gary Chamberlain was a member of the committee which reviewed over 400 nominations for the award. Nineteen former Sloan Fellows have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize.

Landes receives Kenan Enterprise Award

David Landes, Coolidge Professor of History and professor of economics, was one of four educators selected to receive the Kenan Enterprise Award, a $25,000 prize which recognizes "creative and stimulating teaching and scholarship in the arts and science to foster the free enterprise system." Landes was cited for his scholarship in the area of "the differences of outcomes among people, communities and nations." The award was presented by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust last month at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Senior and alumna awarded Dorot fellowships

The Dorot Foundation announced that James Loeffler '96 and Emily Michelson '95 are among 15 students to win fellowships for the 1996-97 grant period. The fellowship funds 12 months of language study, academic work, and internship experience in Israel. Now in its seventh year, the program seeks to develop "a knowledgeable and impassioned Diaspora Jewish lay leadership." Loeffler and Michelson will begin their fellowships in July 1996.