Three students at the University of Oregon have been selected as Tillman Military Scholars by the Pat Tillman Foundation.
Two new Military Scholars, Ethan Rocke, majoring in journalism and mass media, and Matthew Garretson, a human physiology major, will join renewing scholar Brian Loftus, a law student, at the UO for the annual scholarship program.
Quintin Kreth is forging new paths, leaving impressive tracks for others to follow.
The University of Oregon undergraduate’s most recent milestone: being named an “Inspirational Leader” in Oregon who is representing the Willamette Valley in the Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington, D.C. in June.
The conference is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors.
The University of Oregon's Brass Quintet got more playing time than its members bargained for on Monday, as a longer-than-expected Duck Walk extended the lead-up to a 2013 Commencement ceremony that swung between inspirational and aspirational.
More than 5,000 graduates were eligible to participate in Monday's ceremonies at Matthew Knight Arena and around campus, and it appeared that most turned out for a final opportunity to revel with classmates and hear encouraging words from a variety of speakers.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant Janis Weeks and Shawn LockeryAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship
Bruce Bowerman, Biology DepartmentPhysics World’s “Top 10 Breakthroughs for 2012”
Noah Greenberg Award, American Musicological Society
Lori Kruckenburg (musicology) Composition selected for album inclusion, Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) [Juried selection by premiere conference for electroacoustic music in the U.S.] Chet Udell (music technology)Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission
Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professorship
Jennifer Howard-Grenville, managementHarry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Faculty
Nagesh Murthy, decision sciencesDean’s College Service Award, Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Robin Clement, accountingGoulet Research Excellence Award
David Guenther, accountingUndergraduate Teaching Award, Fall Term
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Relationship Dynamics and Young Adult Drug Use and Abuse
Thomas J. Dishion, Krista M. Chronister, & Allison Caruthers. College of Education, Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services and Child and Family CenterNational Institute on Drug Abuse. Parenting to Prevent Substance Use in Late Adolescence
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Distinguished Service Award
Alison G. Kwok, architectureAssociation for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
2012 Faculty Sustainability Leadership Award
Nico Larco, architecture Marc Schlossberg, planning, public policy and managementAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Planning
