Lucia Miller, who received her master of public policy and administration last year, and associate professor Charles Schweik, Environmental Conservation and Public Policy, have received an honorable mention in an international competition of case studies and simulations that focus on collaboration and public management.
The duo studied the use in Massachusetts state government of open standards, a topic that has long been of interest to Schweik. They began working together while Miller was in Schweik’s Information Technology class and continued the project after she graduated last spring.
A team from Dining Services earned a gold medal with the highest overall score (37.617) on June 21 in the American Culinary Federation-sanctioned competition held at Berkshire Dining Commons during the 19th annual Taste of the World Chef Culinary Conference. 
Tim Anderson, dean of the College of Engineering, is the recipient of this year’s American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Chester F. Carlson Award, to be presented June 26 at the society’s conference in Atlanta.
Rebecca Spencer, assistant professor of Psychology and a former student-athlete, has been named the campus’s faculty athletic representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Spencer will report directly to Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy and serve as a key advisor on intercollegiate athletics. The faculty athletic representative is also a member of the Faculty Senate’s Athletic Council.