AMHERST, Mass. - Two members of the University of Massachusetts community have been named Distinguished Lecturers by Sigma Xi, the national scientific research society. The society recently named Cora B. Marrett, vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, and Susan Landau, research associate professor in the computer science department, Distinguished Lecturers for 1999-2000.

AMHERST, Mass. - Royster C. Hedgepeth, vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Massachusetts, has been named Outstanding Professional Fund Raiser of the Year by the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE). He will be honored at NSFRE''s fifth annual Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon Nov. 19 at the Springfield Marriott.

AMHERST, Mass. - A convocation honoring four Latin American leaders and two University staff members will be held Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts. It is free and open to the public. The event is part of a two-day conference sponsored by the new Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies being held Nov. 20-21 at the Campus Center.

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts will celebrate the naming of the Eugene M. Isenberg School of Management with a series of events Oct. 23-24 that includes an official unveiling ceremony, presentation of the Chancellor’s Medal and the Medallion for Entrepreneurship to Eugene M. Isenberg, and a private black-tie dinner at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.