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Panek named to first endowed chemistry chair
James Panek, a CAS professor of chemistry, has been named the first recipient of the Samour Family Professorship in Organic Chemistry, which was recently endowed by scientist and philanthropist Carlos Samour (GRS’50). The professorship is the first endowed chair in the department of chemistry. A researcher in synthetic organic chemistry, Panek is also affiliated with the chemistry department’s NIH-funded Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development. “We are delighted that a scientist and teacher of Professor Panek’s stature will be the first professor to hold the distinguished new Samour Family chair,” says Jeffrey Henderson, dean of Arts and Sciences. He adds that Panek’s research “well showcases the kind of interdisciplinary collaboration that we encourage among our faculty at Boston University.” Thomas Tullius, a CAS professor and chemistry department chairman, says, “The Samour Family Professorship is a milestone in the history of the chemistry department at BU. The department is fast becoming a nationally recognized leader in the field of synthetic organic chemistry, and the creation of this chair will help to confirm our place at the forefront of one of the most exciting frontiers of science today.” In 1981 Samour founded MacroChem Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical firm based in Lexington, Mass., and has served as chairman and scientific director. He has been a longtime supporter of CAS and GRS, is a member of the GRS Academy of Distinguished Alumni and a recipient of an Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to Alma Mater. “We are deeply grateful that Carlos Samour has chosen to fund a professorship that will significantly strengthen the University in the area of basic science,” says Aram Chobanian, president ad interim. “Endowed chairs are vital to the strength of all academic institutions. . . . The establishment of the Samour Family Professorship and the opening of our new Life Sciences and Engineering Building next year will contribute to exciting advances in interdisciplinary sciences at Boston University.”
SED prof to receive BHEP award
Thomas Culliton, an SED professor of curriculum and teaching, who is retiring this year, will receive one of this year’s Boston Higher Education Partnership (BHEP) Service Awards on May 7. Culliton (SED’55,’58,’61), who has taught at BU since 1964, was nominated for the award by Joan Dee, SED associate dean. Dee cited Culliton, who has been director of the SED Consortium, for providing leadership for BHEP activities, for initiating innovations and successful and promising long-term projects, and for creating an infrastructure to support faculty, teachers, and students in BHEP activities. The BHEP is a consortium of 27 public and independent colleges and universities that work in collaboration with Boston public schools and the business community to promote quality teaching and learning for Boston students to ensure they graduate from high school educationally prepared for college and career success.
SED prof advisor on new WGBH project
Charles White, an SED associate professor of curriculum and teaching, is the curriculum advisor to a new multimedia project by WGBH-TV entitled The Time Warp Trio, based on the award-winning book series by Jon Scieszka. The project will include a television series of 26 half-hour programs, a Web site, a national promotion campaign, and an integrated educational outreach campaign to classrooms and after-school programs. The Time Warp Trio, which is targeted to children ages 6 to 11, is a time-travel adventure designed to help beginning readers make the transition to more advanced reading and to encourage their interest in, and understanding of, history and the humanities. It will be offered on NBC’s Discovery Kids’ Saturday morning block and daily after-school broadcasts on public television. It is being developed by the Peabody-winning and Emmy Award–winning team that brought Arthur to PBS.
BU’s Humphrey Fellowship Program turns 25
Boston University’s Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program commemorates its 25th year on Saturday, May 1, at an event that will be attended by BU faculty, the current 11 fellows from 9 countries, representatives from organizations and companies that have provided professional affiliation for the fellows, and program alumni from around the world. The fellowship was established by Congress in 1978 in honor of the late Hubert H. Humphrey, who was a longtime U.S. senator and a U.S. vice president. The only other university that has had the program as long is the University of Minnesota, in Humphrey’s home state. The program enables midcareer professionals from Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union to come to universities in the United States for a year of study and professional affiliation. Fellows are not degree candidates, but participate in scholarly and practical activities designed to enhance their professional competence in their home countries. Fellows are chosen from the fields of planning and resource management, education, communication, public administration, agriculture, finance, law, health, and nutrition. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of State.
PRC’s annual Mother’s Day portraits
The 12th Annual Mother’s Day Portrait Extravaganza, which brings some of Boston’s finest photographers to six area locations to take family portraits at a discount, will be held on Saturday, May 8, and Sunday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost for one session is $95 ($145 for groups of four or more) and includes a professional, ready-to-frame 8” x 10” color or black-and-white portrait. Proceeds benefit programming at the Photographic Resource Center, a nonprofit cultural center at BU dedicated to photography. To reserve a time, call 617-975-0600 or e-mail prc@bu.edu. Detailed event information, including locations, is available at www.prcboston.org.
CELOP offers course for international health professionals
The Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP) will offer a summer course for international professionals, researchers, scholars, and others in the medical, dental, and public health professions. English for Health and Medical Professionals is designed to enhance English and communication skills and improve interactions with colleagues and patients. The course has two main components: a general section in the morning, of 20 hours a week, for all participants, and afternoon workshops, of 3 hours a week, that will focus on specific needs, such as oral expression and written skills. Included with the course are tours and lectures on medical topics. The course runs from July 14 to August 13 at CELOP, 890 Commonwealth Ave. For further information or an online application, visit www.bu.edu/celop/ap/medical.html or contact Carol Pinerio at chp-bu@bu.edu or 617-353-7946, ext. 2.
Getting on Course for College
Boston University offers Getting on Course for College seminars to University employees and their children on June 30 and August 11. The free program provides students in grades 8 through 12 with guidelines to meeting college entrance requirements and covers college admissions, financial aid, beginning the college search process, and high school course selection and extracurricular activities. For more information, call Patricia Papetti in the Office of Personnel at 617-353-4480 or e-mail ppapetti@bu.edu.
23 April 2004
Boston University
Office of University Relations