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Board of Regents to Recognize 17 Outstanding USM Educators and Researchers, April 13

ADELPHI, Md. (April 6, 2007) - On Friday, April 13, 2007, the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will present the 2006-2007 Regents' Faculty Awards during its spring meeting at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons. Seventeen USM educators and researchers will be honored for their professional accomplishments in the areas of research, scholarship, and creative activity; teaching; public service; mentoring; and collaboration.

"These 17 individuals represent the pinnacle of the extraordinary talent, innovation, and dedication that make our system's faculty among the best in the nation," said Clifford M. Kendall, chairman of the board. "We are proud of their accomplishments and very pleased to recognize them with the Regents' Faculty Awards."

This year's awardees are:

RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Dr. Sandra Herbert, Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Dr. Arie Kruglanski, Distinguished University Professor of Social Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr. Robert Schwarcz, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Neuroscience Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

TEACHING

Dr. Ernest Bond, Associate Professor of Education, Salisbury University (SU)
Dr. Christine Nielsen, Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Baltimore (UB)
Dr. Edward Redish, Professor of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr. Don Spickler, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Salisbury University (SU)

PUBLIC SERVICE

Dr. Philip DeShong, Professor of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr. Renee Shea, Associate Professor of English, Bowie State University (BSU)
Dr. Sudhir Singh, Professor of Finance, Frostburg State University (FSU)
Dr. Yonathan Zohar, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)

MENTORING

Dr. Bonnie Thornton Dill, Professor of Women's Studies, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr. James Howard, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
Dr. David Inouye, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr. David O'Brochta, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)

COLLABORATION (Research)

Dr. Mark Marten, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Dr. David Schaefer, Elkins Professor of Physics, Towson University (TU)

Established in 1995, the Faculty Awards are the highest honors presented to USM faculty by the Board of Regents. Awardees are selected by the Council of University System Faculty and approved by the board. Each award recipient receives $1,000 and a plaque of recognition for the honor.

For more information and details on the annual nomination process, visit the Regents' Faculty Awards web page.

Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu

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