PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AWARD CYCLE 6 in 2013-2014 for 2014-2015

A committee of retirees, appointed by Frances Lawrenz, Associate Vice President for Research, reviewed and recommended 12 of the 14 applications for Professional Development Grants for Retirees in February. Brian Herman, Vice President for Research, recently announced the grant recipients.  Congratulations to the following:

Ronald E. Anderson, emeritus professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, CLA, U of M-Twin Cities: A Handbook on World Suffering

Thomas J. Bouchard, emeritus of Psychology, Department of Psychology, CLA, U of M-Twin Cities: Personality “Writ Large

Katherine Fennelly, emeritus of Public Affairs, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of M-Twin Cities: Online Training on Immigration Topics

Cathy L. Gierke, research assistant, Halberg Chronobiology Center, IT, Carlson School of Management, U of M-Twin Cities: Analysis of Rhythms Using R: Introducing Chronomics Analysis Toolkit (CAT)

Thomas Jordan, emeritus of Physics, College of Science & Engineering, U of M-Duluth: Dependent Symmetries in Open Quantum Dynamics

Harvey B. Keynes, emeritus of Mathematics, College of Science & Engineering, U of M-Twin Cities: Addressing Gender Issues in Programs for Highly Talented K-12 Mathematics Students

Kathleen O’Brien, Vice President of University Services, U of M-Twin Cities: Women in Minnesota Local Government, 1970-2000

Carla R. Phillips, emeritus of History, CLA, U of M-Twin Cities: Who Owns the Fish in the Sea? Private Control of Spain’s Southwestern Tuna Fisheries, 14th-16th Centuries

William D. Phillips, emeritus of History, CLA, U of M-Twin Cities: Encounters within Europe: The Ethnographic Observations of Foreign Travelers in Iberia in the 15th & 16th Centuries

Herbert G. Scherer, emeritus of University Library, U of M-Twin Cities: Conversion of Historic Movie Poster Glass Slides to Digital Format

Roger H. Stuewer, emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science and Engineering, U of M-Twin Cities: Application for Supplemental Travel Expenses

William D. Sudderth, emeritus of Statistics, CLA, U of M-Twin Cities: Finitely Additive Stochastic Dynamic Programming