Volume C, Number 37	University of Southern California	Wednesday, March 5, 1986
Convocation honors distinguished faculty, students
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By Beth Laski
Assistant Managing Editor
The Fifth Annual Academic Honors Convocation was held yesterday in Bovard Auditorium to honor distinguished faculty, staff and students for their outstanding achievements and overall contributions to the university community.
The event, which was attended by students, staff and faculty', is the main awards ceremony "to recognize the scholarly achievements of our colleagues and students, as well as the achievements of one of our staff members, and show our appreciation for their dedication to the life of the mind,” Provost Cornelius Pings wrote in a memorandum.
President James Zumberge opened the ceremony, in which more than 15 of the highest honors were presented.
The Presidential Medallion was presented by Zumberge to Sidney Benson, professor of chemistry, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is co-director of the university's Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute. The Presidential Medallion is the highest honor bestowed on a member of the university community.
Benson, who has produced more than 300 scientific publications reporting his research, “has been an outstanding and loyal member of USC faculty for much of the last four decades. In these many years, he has been accorded international recognition for his teaching and research and has brought honor to the university,” Zumberge said.
The Rockwell Dennis Hunt Award was given to Michael Reilly, a graduate student in international business and one of last year's University Trustees Award recipients, for being the most promising alumni.
Dorothy Hathaway, administrative assistant to the Faculty Senate president, received the President's Award for Staff Achievement for her 21 years of service to the university.
Four Distinguished Emeriti Aw'ards were presented to Herbert Busemann, mathematics; Ferdinand Kroger, materials sciences; E. Kent Springer, mechanical engineering; and Tracy Stevey, vice president for Academic Affairs, emeritus.
Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Awards were awarded to John Miller, George Olah and G.K. Surya Prakash for scientific work; John Wills for scholarly books; and Ruth Weisberg for creative work.
William Spitzer, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, presented the Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, which is accompanied by a $2,500 check, to Donald Crockett and Larry Dalton for being outstanding scholars, and Steven Lamy for being the outstanding teacher.
Zumberge and J. Kristoffer Popovich, president of the USC Associates, presented two USC Associate Awards for creativity in research and scholarship to Christopher Reed and James Rosenau and two for excellence in teaching to Harrison Kurtz and David Eggenschwiler.
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Judith Stiehm, vice provost and the formal speaker at the convocation, addressed "The Academic Procession."
Stiehm said, "Today is a day to celebrate. After 15 years, we as a faculty, staff and community' have become comfortable with commitment to excellence as a goal. The pursuit of excellence is assumed," she said.
Student Achievement Awards for highest cumulative GPA w’ere presented to Jannv Woon Fun Leung, a chemistry major, and Samuel James Wong, a mechani-
cal engineering major.
Phi Kappa Phi Student Awards for original work were presented by Solomon Golomb, president of the university's chapter, to three graduate students and two undergraduates: William Alves for music; Gina Barkhordarian-Nahai, writing; Ronald Love, history; and Edmund Marsh and Merlyn Reinecke, cine-ma-television.
Jeffrey Henderson, president of the university's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, presented awards to Gretchen von Helms and Anthony Watson.
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Flags representing the various disciplines at the university bow as distinguished faculty members parade to Bovard for yesterday’s Academic Honors Convocation.
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DENNIS DOUGHERTY
Administrators get promotions
By Tommy Li
Staff Writer
Dennis Dougherty
With the approval of both the university's Board of Trustees and President James Zumberge, Dennis Dougherty, the university's vice president for finance, was appointed university treasurer.
Dougherty, who has been at the university since 1981, was notified on Jan. 13 that he would be taking on treasury operations, said Lyn Hutton, senior vice president for administration. "I notified him of his title on Feb. 5," she said.
"Looking at the organizational structure, it seemed most logical, as well as appropriate, to add treasury responsibilities to Dennis Dougherty's area," Hutton said.
"I'm very pleased that Dennis has agreed to take on the additional responsibility for treasury and assume the responsibility as treasurer," Hutton said.
"Following Lyn's footsteps in a situation like this is pretty hard to do, because she was a very good treasurer," Dougherty said.
His new responsibilities will include investment management, corporate finance and banking and trust operations, Hutton said.
Barbara Solomon
University Provost Cornelius Pings, with the approval of President James Zumberge, has appointed Barbara Solomon acting dean of graduate studies.
"We agreed. . .that she would start the position (Feb. 24)," Pings said.
Solomon, who has been a faculty member for 19 years, replaced William Spitzer, who was named dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Pings said that since Spitzer already has his hands full as dean of LAS, it "didn't seem reasonable to have (him) do it all."
Marilyn Baker, associate dean of graduate studies, said Solomon is the first woman, as well as the first minority, to hold the deanship for the graduate school.
Solomon, who is a professor in the School of So-
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One of the posting boards set up by the Student Senate for candidates to post their campaign flyers.
Posting rules cause an uproar
By Katherine Dyar
Staff Writer
University regulations against posting Student Senate campaign fliers on kiosks and other focal points on campus have caused an uproar among senate candidates who feel they aren't being given the chance to adequately reach the student population.
During the week before senate elections are held, candidates are allowed to post fliers on the two ticket offices on Trousdale Parkway and to use the brick benches outside of VKC, if they reserve the space ahead of time.
No other places on campus are considered legal posting areas.
Zachary Muepo, posting coordinator for the university, said the campus kiosks are not used during campaign week because there is "no room for all the senate election materials on (the kiosks)."
Muepo said it would also take away space from campus organizations and other groups that want to post fliers during campaign week.
To help provide some alternative space for the candidates, Joe Siau, senate election commission-
er, said the election committee rented three temporary kiosks that are being used exclusively for posting campaign fliers.
The 5-foot-high wooden kiosks were put up in front of Parking Structure A and Webb Tower, and near the fountain at the intersection of Hoover and Jefferson boulevards. Siau said the kiosk on Jefferson was stolen.
Siau said that during campaign week, the election committee asks for about 20 copies of each candidate's fliers, so that they can be distributed fairly. The fliers are then posted in the designated areas after receiving an approval stamp. All campaign posters must also be approved.
"On campus, the candidates can't post anywhere except the ticket booths and benches, and they have to reserve (the benches)," Siau said. As a result, he said, "you only see about 10 really good ads on campus, which is really sad."
Siau said that off campus, the candidates are not allowed to post fliers on the pavement but can put them anywhere else if it is not restricted by city ordinances.
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