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the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts
October
18 , 2002
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Chancellor's Medals awarded at Homecoming by Daniel J. Fitzgibbons, Chronicle staff  our
alumni, a faculty member, a businessman and philanthropist and two
local medical centers were awarded Chancellor's Medals on Oct. 11
as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities.The medals were bestowed by Chancellor John V. Lombardi during a luncheon in the Lincoln Campus Center. The highest honor bestowed by the campus, the medal recognizes personal accomplishments, such as professional or intellectual achievement, as well as contributions to society and the University. The Homecoming medals are conferred by the chancellor based on nominations submitted by the schools and colleges. This year's medal recipients were: Ronald M. Ansin, a businessman and philanthropist whose interests include arts, civil rights, community development, education, health care, human services, museums, and religion. Ansin was honored for being an extraordinary advocate for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His multi-year pledge to the college has been instrumental in establishing study abroad opportunities as an essential component of the college's global education requirement. Ansin lives in Harvard. Faith Gabelnick, '69G, has served as president of Pacific University since 1995. Her efforts have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report, which rated Pacific University among both the Best Colleges and Best Values in 2002. Gabelnick's work focuses on building and sustaining learning organizations, the role of women as leaders and the study of institutional transformation. Prior to that, she held teaching positions at American University and the University of Maryland. Paul Kelliher, '74, '75G, is a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is a board member and past chairman of Business Friends of the Arts in Springfield, is vice chairman of Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, and is a director of the Economic Development Council of Pioneer Valley and Westmass Development Corporation. He is a member of the Isenberg School of Management's Business Advisory Council and Accounting Alumni Advisory Committee. Kelliher was an instrumental cabinet member for the $26 million campaign for the Isenberg School of Management, to which he donated. Kelliher is from Leeds. Charles H. Manley, '68G, '69 Ph.D., is vice president for science and technology at Takasago International Corporation (USA), having served in that position for the past 14 years. Manley currently serves as a member of the Industrial Board of Advisors to the Food Science Department as well as Texas A&M, Institute of Food Science and Technology, and the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers University. In addition, he is a lecturer and has authored and edited many publications in the flavor and flavor ingredient chemistry and safety area. Manley is from Ringwood, N.J. Robert S. Peterkin, '81 Ed.D., is director of the Urban Superintendents Program and chair of programs in administration, planning, and social policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also served as superintendent of the Cambridge, Mass. and Milwaukee, Wisc. public schools. Peterkin was honored for a distinguished record of education, community leadership and service through his work on numerous boards and commissions, and has earned a reputation as one of the leading advocates for urban educational reform. Peterkin is from Cambridge. Paul Shuldiner has been a faculty member in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department for more than 30 years. Since 1999, he has served as director of the UMass Transportation Center, established in 1995 to promote research and outreach activities in all aspects of transportation across the University system and especially on campus. He also serves as director of the Baystate Roads Program. He lives in Shelburne Falls. Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Springfield was recognized for its support of the School of Nursing during a time of critical need in the professions of health care and nursing. The BMC partnership extends from an earlier relationship established through the creation of the Elizabeth Battey Marchese Memorial Scholarship. Established by the late Lawrence Marchese in memory of his wife, the endowed fund supports School of Nursing students in baccalaureate nursing education and is housed at Baystate. BMC most recently provided 38 students with scholarship money totaling $170,000. Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) in Northampton has responded philanthropically to a major health care challenge by establishing partnerships with the School of Nursing. This project allows the school to fund full-time and part-time faculty members. The CDH partnership allows one faculty member to act as a clinical educator in supervising and working with UMass Amherst students. The faculty member works to develop the precepting and coaching skills of the CDH staff and works with CDH to develop relationships with middle school and high school counselors in the area to develop mentoring programs. |
