Students honor six 'outstanding' teachers

On May 24, the fourth annual Associated Students of UC Davis Excellence in Education Awards honored professors, lecturers and teaching assistants for their undergraduate teaching. Students made the nominations, and awards were given to instructors:

• Andy Jones, Educator of the Year and Outstanding Educator in the College of Letters and Science, Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies.
• Miroslav Nincic, Outstanding Educator in the College of Letters and Science, Division of Social Sciences.
• Krishnan Nambiar, Outstanding Educa-tor in the College of Letters and Science, Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
• Gerald Russell, Outstanding Educator in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
• Robert Kimsey, Outstanding Educator in the College of Biological Sciences.
• Andrew Frank, Outstanding Educator in the College of Engineering.

Different intelligences

A brown bag session titled Multiple Intelligences in the Workplace will be held from noon to 1 p.m. June 15 in the Cabernet Room of the Silo. Instructor Paul Neal said people possess multiple types of intelligences, and that gaining a better understanding and ability to apply multiple intelligences is vital to success and work productivity. The session is part of the Staff Work/Life Brown Bag Series. Pre-enrollment is not required.

Contact Paula Shimada at (530) 752-2280, pdshimada@ucdavis.edu, for more information.

Lab management institute

This August the UC Davis Laboratory Management Institute will offer a new certificate program in Laboratory Leadership and Management. This is the first program of its kind and provides comprehensive leadership and management training for laboratory scientists and administrators. The certificate program comprises five courses: Laboratory Leadership, Laboratory Management, Mentoring and Being Mentored, Laboratory Best Practices, and Laboratory Innovation: From Research Idea to Commercialization. Take the complete program for an in-depth learning experience or enroll in the individual courses that meet your specific needs.

For more information or to enroll, visit extension.ucdavis.edu/engineering.

UC provost selected

The UC Board of Regents on June 2 appointed Wyatt "Rory" Hume as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, the second highest post in the UC system. He oversees academic planning, research, health and academic policies for the 10-campus UC system. Hume had been UC's executive vice provost and vice president for academic and health affairs, and had served as interim provost of the UC system since 2005 when Provost M.R.C. Greenwood resigned. Hume's annual salary will be $362,500.

At the same meeting, the regents appointed Marie Berggren as new chief investment officer and vice president for investments. Berggren replaces David Russ, who stepped down in July 2005. In addition to her appointment as chief investment officer and vice president for investments, Berggren will continue to serve as acting UC treasurer, a post she has held since Russ's departure. She will earn $375,000.

Also, the regents approved the hiring of Jeffrey Blair as acting general counsel of the regents and acting vice president for legal affairs in the Office of the President. He will replace James Holst, who leaves the UC this month. Blair will oversee the UC Office of General Counsel until a permanent replacement for Holst is found. Blair will receive a salary of $216,700.