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Lecturer honored by French government
Phi Beta Kappa recognizes teaching excellence
Woosley honored by physical and biological sciences
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May 10, 2004
Awards and Honors
David Orlando honored by
French government
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| David Orlando |
David Orlando, a lecturer in French and chair of the Language Program,
has just been awarded one of the French government’s highest academic
honors--the Palmes Académiques, for his lifelong work teaching
French language and culture. The honor, which bestows the rank of Chevalier
(knight), is given to those who have advanced the cause of French culture,
education, and the arts.
Three other UCSC professors have received the Palmes Académiques--Hervé
Le Mansec, lecturer in French and Consul Honoraire de France for San
Jose and Silicon Valley, in 1993; Jonathan Beecher, professor of history,
in 1998; and Miriam Ellis, lecturer in French, in 1999. Orlando will
be presented with the medal later this year in a private ceremony.
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Phi Beta Kappa recognizes
teaching excellence
Daniel Palleros, a lecturer in chemistry and biochemistry, received
a 2004 Teaching Excellence Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California
Association. Palleros was one of six distinguished teachers recognized
at the association's annual awards dinner on May 2 at UC Berkeley.
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Woosley honored by physical
and biological sciences
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| Stan Woosley |
Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has received
the Outstanding Faculty Award for 2003-04 from the Division of Physical
and Biological Sciences. The award was established in 1993 to recognize
outstanding faculty members in the division. Woosley was honored for
his distinguished research career, teaching excellence, and commitment
to service.
Woosley has served three times as chair of the Department of Astronomy
and Astrophysics and is well known for his research on supernovae and
gamma-ray bursts. He is a co-investigator on the HETE-2 satellite,
launched in 2002 to study gamma-ray bursts, and is involved in planning
NASA's other missions for gamma-ray astronomy. In 2001, Woosley was
elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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