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LAWYER FOR THE LANDLESS: Law professor Roy Prosterman has received the Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award honoring achievement in alleviating world poverty. Prosterman, founder and president of the Seattle-based Rural Development Institute (http://www.rdiland.org ), is being recognized by the Gleitsman Foundation (http://www.gleitsman.org ) for his achievements in addressing poverty and desperation caused by rural landlessness, which Prosterman argues have strong linkages to political instability and destabilizing forces in the developing world. Prosterman founded RDI in 1981 and has worked for the landless in many countries. Along with three other Gleitsman honorees, he will share a $100,000 prize and will receive an original sculpture by artist Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.
VIVA LA FRANCE: UW chair of French and Italian Studies and director of the Center for West European Studies John Keeler was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre de Mérite Agricole, by the Republic of France in recognition of his considerable academic research on agricultural policy and politics in France. He has written or edited numerous articles and three books on the subject. Keeler was honored earlier by France with a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The Consul General of France in San Francisco Gérard Coste, France’s highest-ranking official on the West Coast of the United States, personally presented the award in a ceremony in Seattle.
A RESOURCE FOR HR: Beth Warrick, director of Training & Development, was recently chosen as Human Resources’ Manager of the Year. Warrick was recognized for her efforts in developing and implementing the Strategic Leadership Program, the Alliance and e-Learning. “She is a strong leader, motivating her staff to come together and create excellent products that our customers value,” one nominator said.
RIGHT AS RAIN: Jeff Nystuen, senior oceanographer, Applied Physics Lab, is being honored with the Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography from the Acoustical Society of America. The award recognizes his development and effective use of measurements of underwater sound generated by rain to determine rainfall rate and type at sea.
ELITE COMPANY: Sandra Madrid, assistant dean for student services & administration, School of Law, has just been honored by Hispanic Business magazine as one of the nation’s “80 elite Hispanic women.” One of only 12 Hispanic women law deans in the nation, Madrid oversees admissions, financial aid, student services, and the career planning and public service center at the University. She has chaired the Law School Admission Council’s Minority Affairs Committee and now serves on the LSAC board as trustee liaison to the Test Development and Research Committee.
HUMAN HONOR: The Human Services Policy Center at the Evans School of Public Affairs has received a $100,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Foundation for a two-year effort to upgrade its organizational capacity to promote better policies for children and families.
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