Clifford K. Wheeler, 82, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Greenfield, a retired custodian with Physical Plant, died Sept. 29.
Born in Putney, Vt., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He worked on campus from 1978 until his retirement in 1994.
He leaves his wife, Margaret Wheeler and his children Robert, Toby, Jeffrey, Nicole Bender, and James, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four brothers, two sisters, numerous nieces and nephews, his mother-in-law and his daughter-in-law.
Interment will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
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Neuroscientist Luke Remage-Healey will receive the 2012 Frank A. Beach Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology for work showing exceptional promise and significant contributions in the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology. Named after a founder of the field, the award will be presented during the society’s annual meeting this week in New Orleans. Remage-Healey will also give a lecture at the society’s annual meeting next year.
Research by Tameka L. Gillum, associate professor of Public Health, was the subject of a recent podcast produced by Sage Publications.
Professor Linda Tropp, director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program, recently returned from Cyprus where she worked with an initiative aimed at supporting reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on the divided island.
Lili He, assistant professor of Food Science, recently received the Young Scientist Awardat the 16th World Congress of Food Science and Technology held in Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
The softball field will be named in honor of longtime head coach Elaine Sortino this weekend to recognize her distinguished career and dedication to both the program and the sport of softball, according to athletic director John McCutcheon. The formal ceremony to name the playing surface Sortino Field will take place on Saturday, Oct. 6 prior to the annual alumni game at 11 a.m.
Biophysicist Jenny Ross has won one of the top national honors in her field, the 2013 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award, from the Biophysical Society of Rockville, Md. It is given to a woman who has achieved prominence for “substantial contributions to science,” while showing very high promise for ideas and leadership in the early stages of her biophysical research career.
Baoshan Xing, professor of environmental and soil chemistry in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, has been elected a fellow of both the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA).
Members of each society nominate worthy colleagues based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Only 0.3 percent of each organization’s active and emeritus members may be elected fellows.