Awards
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett presented the first "Lugar Education Patriot" award on March 13 to Indiana University alumnae Dr. Peggy Hinckley, superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Indianapolis. Hinckley is a 1974 graduate of IU Bloomington who earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education.
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Jerry Wilkerson, executive associate dean for Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Ruth B. Glassow Award, which is given by the Biomechanics Academy Committee of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
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The Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, IU Alumni Association, and Office for Women's Affairs will co-sponsor an annual awards banquet to honor two distinguished women as part of National Girls and Women in Sport Day (NGWSD) celebrations. The women, retired Indiana State University Professor Judith Campbell and Tatiana Kolovou, local fitness professional and lecturer at the Kelley School of Business, also will be recognized Sunday during the IU women's basketball game.
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Barbara Hawkins, professor in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has been selected as Fellow of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) by the Educational Unit of the Gerontological Society of America Fellow Selection and Executive Committees of Global Leaders in Education on Aging.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie on Tuesday (Feb. 16) presented the University Medal to Vincent Ostrom and Elinor Ostrom, eminent IU political scientists and co-founders of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. She is co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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As Indiana University marks its founding 190 years ago this spring, President Michael A. McRobbie will present IU's Distinguished Teaching Awards in honor of Founders Day at a dinner on April 16. Sixteen faculty members and two doctoral students will be recognized for outstanding teaching, research and service to the university. The award recipients teach at IU Bloomington, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest and Indiana University South Bend.
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