CU-Boulder Student Receives Employee Of The Year Award

May 13, 1997

Mark Anderson, student library technician for the government publications library, has been selected as the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at BoulderÂ’s Student Employee of the Year. Anderson received a plaque and a $50 award April 9 from Ron Stump, dean of students, at a ceremony in the library. Forty eight nominations were received this year, the first time the award has been given. All nominees received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of their efforts.

International Space Conference Set For May 19-23 In Estes Park, Colorado

May 12, 1997

More than 200 of the worldÂ’s top astronomers and planetary scientists will gather in Estes Park, Colo., from May 19 through May 23 for a NASA-supported conference probing the origins of galaxies, stars, planets and life.

CU-Boulder Researcher Awarded Six-Year, $525,000 Biomedical Grant

May 12, 1997

A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder researcher has been awarded a $525,000 grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to study chromosome movements during cell division, a project that may help lead to new treatments for diseases.

LASP To Honor Graduating ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Who Built NASA Satellite

May 11, 1997

A tour, talks and presentations on a spacecraft built by students at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics that is now set for launch in late summer or early fall will be held at the CU Research Park May 15. The event at LASPÂ’s Space Technology Building, which begins at 8:30 a.m., will honor graduating seniors who have worked on the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer satellite. The event includes talks by participating CU students and faculty as well as Universities Space Research Association President Paul Coleman. USRA is co-sponsoring the mission with NASA.

CU, State Regulators Agree To Compliance Order Settlement

May 11, 1997

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) have agreed to a plan that brings the CU campuses into full compliance with hazardous waste regulations addressed in an order issued in December 1994. The compliance plan will be shared with other interested institutions as a model for resolving hazardous waste management issues.

CU, State Regulators Agree To Compliance Order Settlement

May 11, 1997

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) have agreed to a plan that brings the CU campuses into full compliance with hazardous waste regulations addressed in an order issued in December 1994. The compliance plan will be shared with other interested institutions as a model for resolving hazardous waste management issues.

CU-Boulder Announces Recipients Of Its First Ted Scripps Fellowships

May 11, 1997

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at BoulderÂ’s Center for Environmental Journalism has selected five journalists as Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism for the 1997-98 academic year. Starting next fall, the fellows will study environmental science and policy for two semesters at the university.

Engineering College Names Distinguished Alums For 1997

May 8, 1997

Eight people were honored with 1997 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards at an April 24 banquet sponsored by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science. Presented for the 32nd consecutive year, the awards are given to alumni of the university's engineering college for outstanding careers and achievement in academic and professional work. In special cases, non-alums also are recognized with this award for outstanding service to the engineering college.

Four Engineering Faculty, Staff Receive Awards For Outstanding Achievement

May 8, 1997

Four faculty and staff members of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science have received annual college-wide awards for outstanding achievement for 1997. The Charles Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award was presented to Professor Delores Etter of the electrical and computer engineering department. Etter was honored for authoring college-level textbooks and for her effective classroom teaching.

CU-Boulder Business School ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ On The Mark In Vail Value Competition

May 7, 1997

HereÂ’s a question for those of you who arenÂ’t afraid of numbers: What is the dollar value of Vail Resorts Inc. and why? This was the problem posed to students at the College of Business and Administration at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder who participated in the third annual Shell Financial Analysis Competition. A portion of grant given to the business college by Shell Corporation is earmarked to reward undergraduates in finance each year.

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