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Physics professor Valeri Petkov (left) accepts the President's Award from CMU President Michael Rao (right) on March 19, 2008. The President's Award is CMU's most prestigious research award, recognizing the career achievements of senior faculty members. Petkov is a leading international expert in the emerging field of nanocrystallography. His findings have laid the groundwork for a new discipline in physics.

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Achievements and Awards

CMU honors Douglass with Woman of the Year Award

PROGRAM CONTACT: Monica Holmes, (989) 774-3337

April 1, 2008

Claudia Douglass (pictured center) Professor and Chair of Biology	The ACE Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education announced awards to Central Michigan University leaders who have demonstrated commitment to the careers of women in higher education at a ceremony in the Bovee University Center on CMU's Mount Pleasant campus on Thursday, March 13, 2008. Each award recipient received an engraved plaque, donated this year by CMU's College of Business Administration.
Dr. Claudia Douglass, Professor and Chair of Biology, received the CMU Woman of the Year Award. For over 30 years, Douglass has been active nationally, regionally, and locally, engaging young people in science. Douglass has garnered resources to support and provided the leadership for science outreach and research projects at CMU and in mid Michigan. In her comments to those gathered to honor the award recipients, Douglass shared her special enjoyment for her work with pre-college students in summer camps and after school programs.
As a result of wining this local award, Douglass was nominated by CMU President Michael Rao for a state-wide award sponsored by the American Council on Education Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education. Results of the competition will be announced at the June 10 annual meeting of the Michigan ACE Network of Women Leaders meeting being sponsored by CMU and hosted at the Henry Center in Lansing. For details on the annual meeting see www.miacenetwork.org.

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