Newsmakers

Mayr, Willie, Leder, Twersky, Gomes, Wilson receive honorary degrees

Tis the season for faculty to be awarded honorary degrees from institutions around the country and the world. Among this spring's recipients are:

Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology Emeritus at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, who received an honorary doctor of science degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.

Charles V. Willie, professor of education and urban studies at the Graduate School of Education, who received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H.

Philip Leder, the John Emory Andrus Professor of Genetics at the Medical School, and Isadore Twersky, the Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, who received honorary doctorates this week from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Minister in the Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, who accepted an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Bates College on May 27. Gomes earned his A.B. from Bates in 1965.

Edward. O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, also received an honorary degree from Bates College.

Moskowitz wins Zulch prize for neurological research

Michael Moskowitz, professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, has won the Klaus Joachim Zulch Prize from the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation, a research organization affiliated with the Max-Planck Society. The prize honors Moskowitz's scientific research "concerning manifold aspects of cerebral vascular disturbances with a multidisciplinary approach, taking into consideration molecular, physiological, metabolic, and neuropathological aspects, including new types of animal experimentation offered by metabolic biology and relevant for basic and therapeutic research."

Dunsky appointed endodontics consultant for ADA

Joel Dunsky, assistant clinical professor at the School of Dental Medicine, has been appointed consultant in endodontics to the Council of Dental Education of the American Dental Association.

Business Professor Greyser featured in Wall Street Journal ad

Stephen Greyser '56, MBA '58, DBA '65, professor of business administration at the Business School, was recently featured in a full-page advertisement for The Wall Street Journal as an expert on corporate advertising. Greyser's views were solicited in recognition of his research regarding the reputation of companies. "The company's brand image means something more than the product's brand image," says Greyser. "Advertising for the corporate brand addresses audiences beyond customers . . . typically it talks to a range of relevant stakeholders about issues beyond selling products. Via corporate advertising, companies can communicate who they are (their identity), what they are (their image), and what they stand for (the ideas central to their culture)."

Hauser named editor of psychological issues series

Stuart Hauser, professor of psychiatry at the Medical School and president of the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston, has been named editor of Psychological Issues: A Monograph Series, published by International Universities Press.

Beginning with the publication in 1959 of Erik Erikson's landmark work, Identity and the Life Cycle, Psychological Issues has long been committed to publishing significant, original ideas and concepts in psychology.

Hauser is the author of more than 132 original papers, books, chapters, reviews, and abstracts.

Chang wins distinguished service award from Asian studies group

Kwang-Chih Chang, the John E. Hudson Professor of Anthropology and curator of East Asian Archaeology in the Peabody Museum, has won a Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Asian Studies.

The award citation read in part, "K.C. Chang worked tirelessly for the promotion and development of Chinese and Southeast Asian archaeology. In the process, he has demonstrated extraordinary qualities of leadership and dedication that few scholars can ever hope to attain."

Chang wrote The Archaeology of Ancient China, which is now in its fourth edition and is said to be responsible for introducing Chinese archaeology to a world community of archaeologists and historians.

Eckert to be Woodrow Wilson fellow in 1996-97

Carter Eckert, professor of Korean history, has been appointed a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for the 1996-97 academic year. Thirty-four scholars were chosen from among more than 800 applicants. Eckert's proposed research project is "Militarism and National Development in Korea, 1931-32."

The Wilson Center fosters scholarship and dialogue in the humanities and the social sciences. The Center brings Fellows from around the world to Washington, D.C., encouraging discourse among academic disciplines.

Law student wins men's racquetball championship

Eric Muller, a first-year student at the Law School, won the men's title at the Intercollegiate National Racquetball Championships this spring in Los Angeles. The tournament is sponsored by the American Amateur Racquetball Association.

Newcombe dissertation fellowships awarded to three

Three Harvard graduate students are among 34 nationwide who have won Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships, given by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

They winners are Eric Kaplan, philosophy, "The Theory of Subjective Expected Utility and Human Reasonableness"; Susan Kahn, anthropology, "Reproducing Jesus: Reproductive Technology and the Practice of Procreation in Israel"; and Rebecca Gould, study of religion, "At Home in Nature: The Religious and Cultural Work of Homesteading in Twentieth Century America."

Each will receive a stipend of $14,000 for a year of uninterrupted study.

Paine Traveling Fellowships given to music students, graduate students

Three undergraduate music concentrators and five graduate students have won 1996 John Knowles Paine Traveling Fellowships.

Michael Puri '96 will use his award to investigate music schools in Western Europe to further his studies as a classical pianist. Juliana Trivers '96 will study composition in Paris with composer Betsy Jolas. Luna Woolf '96 will also study composition in Paris and in an artist-residency program or artist colony outside the city. Graduate-student winners include Mary Davis, Jennifer Baker Kotilaine, Raul Romero, Andrew Shenton, and Patricia Tang.

The fellowships were established in 1912 by Mary Elizabeth Paine, widow of the American composer who founded the Harvard Music Department and served as its first professor.

Shrewsbury, Bryanston fellowships go to two seniors

Two seniors have won fellowships that will allow them to teach, coach sports, and offer pastoral guidance to students in two of England's finest "public" (preparatory) schools.

Andrew Cummings, an honors concentrator in government and international relations, has won this year's Shrewsbury Fellowship (est. 1978). Sophie Elisabeth Bryan, an honors concentrator in history and science, has received the 1995 Bryanston Fellowship (est. 1984).

Cummings wrote his senior honors thesis on the regulation of Atlantic marine fisheries. He has also studied topics such as American and European history, environmental science and public policy, economics, English literature, and German language and literature. A triathlete, the Currier House senior has been a member of Varsity Lightweight Crew and the Cycling Team. Starting in July, the fellowship will take him to the 444-year-old Shrewsbury School on the Welsh border. The School's alumni have included Sir Philip Sidney and Charles Darwin.

Bryan wrote an honors thesis on "Medical Malpractice: An Analysis of Physician Gender and the Medical Encounter." Her article on emergency medicine was published in the Journal of Undergraduate Sciences last August. The Cabot House senior has rowed with the Radcliffe Varsity Lightweight Crew, this year serving as team captain. At local schools, Bryan has spoken on eating disorders, nutrition, and athletic performance. She will arrive at the Bryanston School, Dorset, in July. Graduates of the School (est. 1928) include painter Lucien Freud, conductors Mark Elder and John Eliot Gardiner, and designer Sir Terence Conran.

Both fellowships seek to foster better understanding between England and the United States. "Over the years, it has been my delight to facilitate a wonderful relationship between able and interesting Harvard students and these great English public schools," says the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, who oversees the selection of winners for both programs. "I try to find the best person for each school and hope for the best, and I have never been disappointed."

Senior Martland wins book-collecting prize

Samuel Martland '96 has won a first prize of $300 from the Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting for his essay "Chilean Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries."

Center for Jewish Studies names two student prize winners

The Center for Jewish Studies has named the recipients of the newly established Norman Podhoretz Prize in Jewish Studies and the 1996 Wolf Lewkowicz Prize.

Samuel Rascoff '96, of Lowell House, has won the Podhoretz prize for his essay "Cosmopolitan Critic: A Cultural Profile of Moshe Ibn Ezra." Honorable mention went to James Loeffler '96, of Winthrop House, for his essay "A Gilgul fun a Nigun: Klezmorim in America, 1881-1996." The $2,000 award is given to the student who submits the best essay, feature article, or short story on a Jewish theme.

Justin Cammy, a graduate student in Near Eastern languages and civilizations, have won the Lewkowicz prize, given to the student of Yiddish studies who "shows the greatest promise in the study of Yiddish language, literature, and/or history."