(If you or someone you know has received an honor, please e-mail the information to Cynthia King at cynking@wsu.edu)
• David Sprott, associate professor of marketing, has been named to the Gardner O. Hart Faculty Excellence Distinguished Professorship in the College of Business and Economics. The endowed position is one of 15 such chairs and distinguished professorships filled by eminent scholars and teachers from throughout the College of Business and Economics.
• Gary M. Hyde, professor emeritus of biological systems engineering, recently was named a fellow in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
• Anjan Bose, professor of power engineering, has received the 2006 Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award from the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, the largest professional engineering society in the world, for outstanding contributions in the field of electric power transmission and distribution.
• W. Terry Umbreit, professor and director of the School of Hospitality Business Management, is the new Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in the College of Business and Economics. Under his directorship, the school, the fifth oldest in the country, traditionally has been ranked in the top 10 programs in the nation.
• Dennis Haarsager, associate vice president and general manager of Educational Telecommunications and Technology and manager of WSU’s public television stations, recently was elected to a three-year term on the 16-member board of directors of National Public Radio.
• Diana Roberts, WSU Extension area agronomist, has been named the first woman recipient of the Kenneth J. Morrison Award in Agronomy and Soils. The award recognizes extension faculty for significant contributions to crop production and soil management.
• Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas, professor of food engineering, is recipient of the 2005 Nicholas Appert Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Institute of Food Technologists.
• Virginia Crosswhite Hyde, longtime faculty in English, recently became the 15th recipient of the Harry T. Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement, an international literary award that honors scholars of author D. H. Lawrence. Hyde will retire this year after teaching for 34 years at WSU.
• Meaghan Beever, WSU Spokane graduate student, recently earned first place in the national design competition sponsored by the Institute of Store Planners. Her design is published in the July issue of Design and Display Ideas. The entry was her capstone project for a 10-week design studio course taught by John Turpin and Judy Theodorson.
• Frances K. McSweeney, Regents Professor of psychology and vice provost for faculty affairs, has been named president of the Association for Behavioral Analysis, an internationally recognized organization of behavioral scientists.
• Richard Reed, chair of the Department of Management and Operations, has been named the new holder of the Huber Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies. The endowed position is one of 15 such chairs and distinguished professorships filled by eminent scholars and teachers from throughout the College of Business and Economics.
• Christine Sodorff, director of field services and student teaching in the College of Education, was selected by the Washington State Board of Education to receive the 2005 Washington Award for Excellence in Teacher Preparation.
• Charlena Grimes, academic coordinator for the College of Engineering and Architecture, was one of 14 recipients nationwide invited to the White House in May to receive a 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
