http://alumni.unc.edu News from the UNC General Alumni Associationen-usCopyright 2013 alumni.unc.eduUNC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, newsalumni.unc.eduUNC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, news5/23/2013 4:58:19 PM30http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9602Three UNC Professors Honored With Lambeth Chair Three professors with expertise in public policy, social work and government at UNC have been awarded the 2013 Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy. The recipients are Daniel Gitterman, associate professor of public policy; Gary Nelson, professor in the School of Social Work; and Aimee Wall ’97 (JD), associate professor of public law and government ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9676tees is expected to have two new members on July 1. Charles G. Duckett ’82 of Winston-Salem and Dwight D. Stone ’73 of Greensboro have been elected to be trustees by the UNC System Board of Governors. These are contingent on submission of a statement of economic interest and vetting by the State Ethics Board. Donald W. Curtis ’63 of Raleigh has been ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=957138;nbsp; New Kenan Gift to Launch Renovation of Hill Hall A $5 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust will launch an extensive renovation of the music department’s Hill Hall. Work will center on improvements to Hill Hall’s rotunda and 550-seat auditorium in the century-old building that originally served as the University’s first library. The total cost of the project is estimated ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9675;nbsp; UNC Fills Chief of Information Technology Role The University has tapped an acting administrator to be its next vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer. Chris Kielt became interim vice chancellor in February after Larry Conrad left UNC to become chief information officer and associate vice chancellor for information technology at the University of California at Berkeley. Kielt’s appointment, effective July 1, was ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9673;nbsp; Kenan-Flagler’s Dean Named UNC Provost James W. Dean Jr., a longtime faculty member and dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, has been appointed as UNC’s next executive vice chancellor and provost. The Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a joint recommendation for Dean from Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 and Chancellor-elect Carol Folt. Dean will start in the new post July 1. Dean, also professor of ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9595ologist Bloom Elected to Arts and Sciences Academy Kerry Steven Bloom, the Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor of biology at the University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Bloom, a biologist who studies the organization and distribution of chromosomes when cells ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9626om left are Van Louis Weatherspoon ’54, Kay Massey Weatherspoon, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86, Mary Ann Keith Massey ’59 and C. Knox Massey Jr. ’59. Also recognized Saturday was Patti Thorp, not pictured. Photo by Ray Black GAA Honors Six With Distinguished Service Medals The GAA has honored the chancellor and his wife and two other couples who have supported a broad range of ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9599submit a letter. Three Alumni Among Honorary Degrees Recipients Five honorary degrees were given at this year’s Commencement on May 12. The recipients were: Bernard Flatow ’41, longtime promoter of Latin American cultural exchange, of Martinez, Ga., who received a doctor of laws degree; Joel Fleishman ’55, professor, philanthropist and wine connoisseur, of Chapel Hill, who received a doctor of laws degree; Freeman Hrabowski, president of the ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9567 submit a letter. Carolina Creates Full-Time Title IX Post, Names Interim The University has created a new full-time Title IX Coordinator position and hired Christi Hurt ’93, director of the Carolina Women’s Center, to serve in the post on an interim basis, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 said this week. The University will start a national search for a candidate to fill the role permanently, Thorp said ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9606bmit a letter. Task Force to Review How UNC Handles Sexual Assault Complaints The University has created a 21-member task force to review and enhance its policies and procedures for handling student-on-student complaints of harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination. Ann Penn, the University’s Equal Opportunity/ADA Officer, appointed the task force to review the current policy (campusconversation.web.unc.edu/policy/), which was revised in 2011-12 in response to new guidelines issued by ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=956438;nbsp; With Some Heart Attacks, Inpatients More Likely to Die Than Outpatients If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for something else, you are 10 times more likely to die. That surprising finding comes from ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=955238;nbsp; Seven Awarded Class of 1938 Travel Fellowships Seven UNC students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 42 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of an applicant's proposal, financial request and seriousness of academic purpose. Each will receive $5,000. Six of the students received 2013 ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9549 submit a letter. New Director Named for Support Program for Athletes Michelle Brown, a former varsity volleyball player with more than 15 years’ experience working in academic support for college athletes, will start work May 6 as director of the University’s Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes. Brown has been director of the Student-Athlete Center for Academic Excellence and associate athletic director for academics and student services ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9569 submit a letter. Timeline of Events: An Investigation of Handling of Sexual Assault Cases April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter from the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education puts U.S. colleges on notice to review and upgrade their policies for handling of sexual assault complaints; UNC begins a review of its policies and makes some changes. Early 2012 Then-freshman Landen Gambill requests a no-contact order ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9550 submit a letter. A Statue for Founder? Legislators Want Davie Back on Campus Davie Hall opened in 1908 in an idyllic setting next to the 5-year-old Arboretum. By 1926, it needed an addition, and in 1967, it suffered the demolition of its oldest portion, replaced by what is acknowledged as one of the least-attractive structures to grace the campus. Davie is due for a larger replacement at ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9551 submit a letter. Elizabeth City Pharmacy Program Suspended Over Enrollment Drop Declining enrollment at an innovative satellite program of UNC’s pharmacy school has led to the program’s suspension. The Elizabeth City State University branch of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy has seen low numbers of applicants in recent years. UNC System President Thomas Ross ’75 (JD) suspended the program in February. Dean Robert Blouin addressed the suspension ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=952738;nbsp;  Photo by Will Owens '88 GAA Honors NFL Player for Serving Off the Field A star pro football player who developed a reputation for stellar community service off the field has been honored by the GAA with a Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Jeff Saturday ’97, who recently retired after playing center 14 years in the NFL, received the award from the association’s Board of ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=952638;nbsp;  Photos by Jan Jones Pulley '78 Dartmouth Leader Chosen to Be Chancellor Carol Folt said she’d only whizzed by the Old Well in a car and was anxious to slow down, get out and take a drink. A TV cameraman, of course, said he’d be only too happy to meet her there for a photo op. But Friday was not a day for Folt ...Thursday, May 23, 2013http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9598C Research: Trees Pollute After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at UNC can show exactly how trees help create one of society’s predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution. It has long been known that trees produce and emit isoprene, a molecule abundant in the air and known to protect leaves from oxygen damage and temperature fluctuations. However, in 2004, researchers, contrary ...Thursday, May 23, 2013