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| Stephen A. Ruffa and Michael J. Perozziello | ||
| Susan Krauss Whitbourne | ||
| National Academy of Sciences Inductees | Ramesh K. Shah | |
| Dinah Moché | Dan Gode | |
Dan Gode Awarded Professor of the Year Award at NYU
Dan Gode, author (with Rachana Gode) of the popular Financial Accounting Tutor (FACT) software program, has been awarded the school-wide Professor of the Year award at New York UniversityÕs Stern School of Business, where he is Assistant Professor of Accounting. The new Version 5.0 of the FACT software is currently in development, and will be available for fall classes.
Shingo Prize Announces 2001 Lean Research and Applied Programs in Manufacturing Award Recipients
The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing research selection committee announced the 13th annual Shingo Prize Research and Applied Programs Award recipients. Among those selected were Stephen A. Ruffa and Michael J. Perozziello, authors of Breaking the Cost Barrier: A Proven Approach to Managing and Implementing Lean.
Breaking the Cost Barrier presents a new analysis of lessons in implementing lean manufacturing techniques within one of today's most challenging business environments, the aircraft industry. The book highlights the industry from its early reliance on craftsmen, to the rise of mass production, to the lean initiatives of today. Ruffa and Perozziello present lessons from across the industry, offering suggestions to manufacturers on how they can overcome seemingly overwhelming barriers to productivity.
The Shingo Prize Research Awards recognize publications or applications that broaden the body of knowledge in new theory and application of lean manufacturing practices. The four award categories are: unpublished journal articles, published journal articles, book/monographs and applied application or multimedia.
"These authors are a driving force in helping companies implement and achieve lean manufacturing practices," said Ross Robson, Executive Director of the Shingo Prize. "In fact, several of this year's Shingo Prize winners in the Large Manufacturers category (recipients were announced April 26, 2001) have mentioned to me that these titles are among their recent readings."
The awards ceremony for all Shingo Prize Research and Manufacturers award recipients was held June 7 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn in Dearborn, Mich. The ceremony is part of the annual Shingo Conference.
The Shingo Prize Research Awards, administered by The College of Business, Utah State University, are given annually in conjunction with the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Referred to by Business Week magazine "…the Nobel prize of manufacturing…" (May 15, 2000), the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing is given annually to manufacturers in the United States, Canada and Mexico who deliver world-class performance through lean principles and techniques in core manufacturing and business processes.
Wiley Higher Education Author Wins Teaching Award
Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., author of the Wiley titles Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives and Psychopathology in Later Adulthood, is one of three professors to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award this year at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she is Professor of Psychology.
The award has long been regarded as the campus's most prestigious prize for classroom teaching; nominations are made by current and former students to a selecting committee of faculty, undergraduates, and previous graduate student winners of the prize. Dr. Whitbourne is widely regarded as an expert in the field of personality development in adulthood and old age.
She is currently active in the American Psychological Association (APA) as Council Representative of Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) and as a member of the Publications Committee for Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology), and she is a past President of Division 20. Dr. Whitbourne is also a recipient of the Psi Chi Eastern Region Faculty Advisor Award, 2000-01, and a past winner of the University of Massachusetts's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award.
2001 National Academy of Sciences Inductees Affliated with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
On May 1, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members and 15 new foreign associated in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in orginal research. Election to membership is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a U.S. scientist or engineer. four of those elected are affliated with Wiley. Drs. Allende and Yanagimachi were elected as Foreign Associates.
Dr. Jorge Allende
Department Biochemistry
Universidad Chile
Casilla, Santiago Chile 70086
Email: jallende@abello.dic.uchile.cl
Journal: Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
Title: Editorial Board MemberDr. Maurice Brookhart
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
Email: mbrookhart@unc.edu
Journal: Journal of Polymer Science: Chemistry
Title: Editorial Board MemberJames L. McClelland, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Carnegie-Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: jlm@CNBC.cmu.edu
Journal: Hippocampus
Title: Section EditorDr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology
University of Hawaii Medical School
1951 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology
Title: Executive Editor
Dr. Ramesh K. Shah has received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (ASME) Heat Transfer Memorial Award in recognition of his comprehensive design theories, research, and commitment to education. He has presented lectures and seminars in 30 countries around the world. Dr. Shah is a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems' world headquarters in Lockport, NY, and is currently working on a textbook for Wiley titled Fundamentals of Heat Exchange Design.
Author Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Dr. Alan Strahler, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, has received an honorary doctorate from the 575-year old Catholic University of Louvain, in Belgium. Professor Strahler, co-writer of numerous physical geography texts for Wiley, was recognized for his extensive contributions to the study of geography. He is working on another text for Wiley.
New Edition of Popular Astronomy Title
Dinah Moché, a professor of physics and astronomy at Queensborough Community College in New York City has just completed the 5th edition of Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide.This newest edition contains the latest developments and discoveries in astronomy, new graphics, and references to the best astronomy Web sites. Dr. Moché is an award-winning author and lecturer whose books have sold over 10 million copies in seven languages.
Wiley Mourns the Passing of Bernard Boar
All of us at Wiley mourn the passing of Bernard Boar, author of several Wiley titles on information technology and applications. His most recent title was The Art of Strategic Planning for Information Technology2nd edition. Mr. Boar's professional affiliations included AT&T Bell Laboratories and Reston Consulting Group. We wish to offer our ondolences to Dr. Boar's family and friends.
Journal Editor Awarded IEEE's Simon Ramo Medal
Andrew P. Sage, founding editor of the Wiley journal Systems Engineeringand editor of the Wiley Series in Systems Engineering, has been awarded IEEE's (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Inc.) Simon Ramo Medal "for outstanding contributions to the field of systems engineering." A Life Fellow of the IEEE, Professor Sage has received numerous awards, among them are the Superior Public Service Award from the U.S. Secretary of the Navy and the Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society for Engineering Education.
McHarg Receives Science and Technology Foundation's Japan Prize
Ian L. McHarg, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, has been awarded the 2000 Japan Prize from Japan's Science and Technology Foundation. McHarg is the author of two Wiley books - Design With Natureand A Quest for Life: An Autobiography.The award ceremony, which took place in April with the Japanese Emperor in attendance, carries with it a $484,000 cash prize. It recognizes McHarg's work in promoting environmentally responsible development, a cause to which he has devoted much research since the 1950's.
National Academy of Sciences Inductees
In recognition of their distinguished achievements in original research, three Wiley authors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. They are: Jean M.J. Fréchet, William A. Jury, and Robert M. Silverstein. Professor Fréchet, Department of Chemistry at the University of California - Berkeley, is editor of the Baker Lecture Series and Editorial Advisory Board member of the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Chemistry; Professor Jury, Department of Environmental Sciences, at the University of California - Riverside, co-authored Soil Physics,5th edition; and Professor Silverstein, Department of Chemistry at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science & Forestry, co-authored Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds.
Petrochemical Heritage Award Received by Wiley Editor
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the petrochemical community, Ralph Laudau has become the fourth recipient of the 2000 Petrochemical Heritage Award, an award established by the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the Founders Club. Landau is consulting professor of economics at the Center for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University and research fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School. He is co-editor of Chemicals and Long-Term Economic Growth: Insights from the Chemical Industry,published by Wiley in 1998.
Rao Wins 2000 Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation
Calyampudi R. Rao, holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Statistics and Director of the Center for Multivariate Analysis at Penn State University, has won the 2000 Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation. Presented by Texas A&M University's Department of Statistics, the prize recognizes Rao "for outstanding distinction and eminence in research on the theory of statistics...providing international leadership for 55 years...[and his] continuing impact through his vision and effectiveness as a scholar and teacher." Among his many distinctions are his membership to the National Academy of Sciences (USA), foreign membership to the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, and his Honorary Fellowship to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wiley has published two of Rao's books, Choquet-Deny Type Functional Equations with Applications to Stochastic Modelsand Linear Statistical Inference and its Applications.
Planned Giving: Management, Marketing, and Law,2nd edition, by Ronald Jordan and Katelyn Quynn, is the recipient of two awards, the Staley/Robeson/Ryan/St. Lawrence Prize, and the "Outstanding Published Scholarship" prize presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the American Association of Fundraising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy (AAFRC). The former prize is awarded to the best new book that has been written on the subject of philanthropic fundraising. The latter prize recognizes the work of established researchers and is designed to encourage young scholars to continue their work.
Professor Murray Goodman Recognized for His Achievements
Murray Goodman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, has won the Award for Distinguished Service in Advancement of Polymer Science for the year 2000, an award presented by the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ). He received the award at the 49th SPSJ annual meeting in Nagoya, Japan in May. Professor Goodman is Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley journal, Biopolymers.
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