Rich Fording, Political Science and Martin School of Public Administration and Public Policy, received the Policy Studies Best Paper Award at the American Political Science Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia for his paper, "The Color of Devolution: The Politics of Local Punishment in the New World of Welfare."
Jack Groppo and Tom Robl, Center for Applied Energy Research, each received a Special Recognition Award in Innovation from the Environmental Protection Agency for investigations of advanced coal by-product processing at the Ghent, Kentucky, power plant. Their work was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Don Gross, Political Science, was interviewed by news sources including Fox News cable channel, The New York Times, the Lexington Herald-Leader, and others during the 2006 election cycle.
Lenn Harrison, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, received $478,000 from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for diagnostic laboratory services for farmers and agribusinesses.
John Hartman, Plant Pathology, was elected a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. This prestigious honor recognizes distinguished contributions to plant pathology and the society.
Don Hershman, Plant Pathology, was among a national team of scientists recently honored by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for work on Asian soybean rust. The multi-agency team was recognized with a prestigious Secretary's Honor Award for planning, rapid response, and recovery of a potential disaster that was averted by using science-based strategies for mitigating risk associated with the disease.
Evan Hillebrand, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, was selected to be part of the National Intelligence Council's Global Expertise Reserve Program. In September, Hillebrand spoke at a conference in Washington, D.C., on the geopolitics of oil, along with participants from the World Economic Forum, Chatham House, and the Rand Corporation.
Kay Hoffman, dean of the College of Social Work, attended the 33rd World Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), held this fall in Santiago, Chile. Hoffman is a member of the governing board of IASSW and serves as the U.S. representative on the governing board as president of the Council on Social Work Education. At the event, she moderated a panel in Spanish on graduate education in Latin America.
Jim Hower, Center for Applied Energy Research, received the 2006 Gilbert H. Cady Award, presented by the Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America. This is the top award in the field of coal geology.
Everett McCorvey, UK Opera Theatre, recently was elected to serve on the board of directors for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies by its membership. He will serve a three-year term on the board.
Robert Miller, Plant and Soil Sciences, received $2 million from Philip Morris Inc. for support of the burley tobacco breeding and genetics research program to develop disease-resistant varieties. This is a continuation of grant funding that began in 2002. Total funding to date exceeds $4 million. Miller directs the joint Kentucky-Tennessee Tobacco Improvement Initiative and has a joint appointment with UK and the University of Tennessee.