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OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS April 22, 1999 KEY ADMINISTRATORS/ALL ACADEMICS SUBJECT: Alumni Association Award Recipients for 1999 1999 Award Recipients Announced: Carol Becker, Dean of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will receive the Outstanding Alumna Award. Becker is an important proponent, nationally and internationally, of the view that artists play an important role in democratic societies. A frequent speaker and writer, she is an extremely respected public intellectual and an important bridge between artists and the public. Her three books of social and cultural analysis have been translated into half a dozen languages. She has had an enormous impact on art education through her exemplary role in directing one of the great art schools in the world today. Becker received her Ph.D. in Literature in 1975. The Association's Professional Achievement Award will be presented to biologist Craig Venter, BS '72, Ph.D. '75. As President of the Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Maryland, Venter has been pursuing scientific and engineering research in the field of human genomics. His remarkable accomplishments in the development of new techniques are enabling investigators to map the human genome cheaper and faster than experts thought possible. This extraordinary breakthrough has attracted corporate and federal government interest in the study of functional genomics and its application in the treatment of genetically based diseases. Professor Mark Kritchevsky , SOM '77, will be honored for Distinguished Teaching. As director of the Neurology Residency Program within the Department of Neuroscience and the School of Medicine, Kritchevsky is recognized as the quintessential teacher. His teaching is so popular with medical students that he has received 17 teaching awards during his 16 years at UCSD. These honors include 10 consecutive Kaiser Permanente Awards for Excellence in Teaching, the Neurology Resident's Faculty Teaching Award, the Department of Neuroscience Award for Outstanding Teaching on 6 occasions and the Department of Psychiatry Award for Excellent Teaching. Professor Jorge Mariscal, Department of Literature, has won the Distinguished Service to the University Award for his commitment to fostering diversity in the student body and the campus community. He has had success in creating a sense of dignity in many of California's young people who, though economically disadvantaged, have learned to draw on their respective individual abilities and cultural heritages in pursuing educational goals. Professor Paul Saltman, Department of Biology, will be recognized as Honorary Alumnus for a life that has been dedicated to the inspiration of his students and an ongoing involvement with graduates. Saltman is an unparalleled role model for students and faculty alike. For many years he has been sharing his expertise with science and non-science K-12 teachers throughout San Diego, transforming science education in San Diego. These distinguished recipients will be honored along with seven outstanding graduating seniors on Saturday evening, June 12, at the Awards for Excellence Gala in the Price Center Pavilion. Bernie Farrow Executive Director Alumni Relations |