College of Public Health Highlights
AWARds FOR EXCELLENCE
Congratulations to College of Public Health colleagues John Lundell and Bill Clarke, who were among the 20 faculty and staff at the University of Iowa to receive awards for excellence in 2011. The awards are described below.
David J. Skorton Award for Staff Excellence in Service
The David J. Skorton Staff Excellence Award for Public Service is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions and have shown “exceptional imagination and dedication to improving the university community.” Service must include activities of high quality in staff governance, committee work, policy improvement, program creation, etc., and must be outside normal job responsibilities. Recipients will receive $500 and a commemorative gift.
John Lundell, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
Lundell, a UI alumnus, began working at the university in 1994 following jobs in transportation planning in West Virginia and Iowa. He served as the center coordinator at the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center for five years before being named center deputy directory, a position he currently holds. In his IPRC role, Lundell makes presentations across the country on topics related to injury prevention, and has been an active member of the American and Iowa Public Health Associations. In addition to his work with the IPRC, Lundell has been involved with community organizations such as the Coralville City Council, the Iowa City–Coralville Safety Village, and the State of Iowa Firefighters Memorial Park and Education Project. He has been lauded for his work as a member of the Presidential Committee on Athletics; during his tenure, he served as chair of the finance and facilities subcommittee and volunteered his services during track and field, soccer, gymnastics, and rowing events. His efforts have been recognized through awards from the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association and the UI College of Public Health, the latter for staff research.
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Six University of Iowa faculty members have won the 2011 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence. Given by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, the award honors faculty members for work representing a significant contribution to excellence in public education. Each honoree will receive $1,000.
William Clarke, Department of Biostatistics
Clarke, professor of biostatistics in the UI College of Public Health, has made major interdisciplinary contributions to improving the use of statistical methods in clinical trial design and analysis and in biomedical research. In several recent years he has been among the most highly funded researchers at the university, while engaging in work that facilitates the work of other researchers in many different fields and also provides unique educational opportunities for students. Currently his largest grant supports a complex project that is working toward a cure for type 1 diabetes. In 1989 he co-founded the UI Clinical Trials and Statistical Data Management Center, today an internationally recognized leader in managing and coordinating randomized multi-center clinical trials. Clarke has a long record of effective contribution to classroom teaching and participation on dissertation committees, and has co-authored a successful textbook, Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Biomedical Data.
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