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Five faculty members recognized
for contributions to international education
Lucinda Finley (far left) and David Engel (second from right) and Stephen Dunnett (far right) flank award winners (from left) Thomas Burkman, Gene Morse, John Stone, Ram Ramesh and Bill Wu. Photo: ENID BLOCH
The UB Council on International Studies and Programs (CISP) presented its 2010 Awards for Outstanding Contributions to International Education to five UB faculty members during its annual awards luncheon held on Dec. 8.
The recipients are Thomas W. Burkman, research professor, Department of History, and former director of the Asian Studies Program; Eugene D. Morse, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, and associate director for UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences; Ramaswamy Ramesh, professor and chair, Department of Management Science and Systems, School of Management; John Stone, clinical associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, and director of the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange, School of Public Health and Health Professions; and Wow-Yu Bill Wu, associate professor, School of Nursing.
They were honored for exceptional contributions to UB’s international studies and programs, including study abroad, area studies, international research and outreach, services and support to international students and scholars and institutional affiliations overseas.
CISP established the award in 2004 and 14 UB faculty members and administrators have received it over the past four years.
The awards were presented on behalf of Provost Satish Tripathi by Lucinda Finley, vice provost for faculty affairs and professor, UB Law School. The event was hosted by David Engel, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the UB Law School and chair of CISP. Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education, served as master of ceremonies.
A distinctive feature of UB’s governance of international education, CISP is a consultative body composed of ex-officio members from the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education and faculty members from disciplines involved in international activities at the university. It serves as the primary advisory body to the provost on international education and reviews, supervises and develops plans for university-wide international initiatives.
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