Jonathan S. Dordick, the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has received the 2003 Enzyme Engineering Award. The award, which has been presented at the International Enzyme Engineering Meeting every two years since 1983, recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of enzyme engineering, through basic or applied research in academia or industry. It represents the highest honor within the fields of biocatalysis and enzyme technology. The award is sponsored by Genencor International. 12/1/03

John Harrington, dean of humanities and social sciences, presented a talk titled "What Makes Metropolitan/Urban Institutions Distinctive?" at the Conference of Colleges of Arts and Sciences in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 12-14. The presentation highlighted Rensselaer's community-based information technology research and raised important questions involving the distinction between research and community service, and how institutions of higher learning can differentiate between, but support, both. 12/1/03

Three Rensselaer student-athletes have been chosen to the 2003 Academic All-District 1 College Division Football Team as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Seniors Flynn Cochran, Alexander Keel, and Ray Noonan have all been selected to the First Team and are now eligible for National Academic All-American consideration. 12/1/03

Student-athletes Sondra Sherman and Laurie Young have both been chosen to the 2003 STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) North Atlantic Region Second Team. Sherman, a junior, and Young, a sophomore, shared the team scoring lead with 16 points apiece. 12/1/03

Nelson Brownell, manager of IT computer operations, was named the 2003 Citizen Planner of the Year by the Vermont Planners Association recently. Brownell received the award from Vermont Governor James Douglas. Brownell was commended for his work developing an $18,000 sewer system in Pownal and for his work creating an 800-acre recreational land preserve. Brownell also received a New England-wide award, the 2003 Outstanding Citizen Planner award from the New England Chapter of the American Planning Association. 11/17/03

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EMPAC’s New York City Debut

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Opposition Grows to NCAA Proposal To Eliminate Athletics Scholarships

Rensselaer Students Honored for Work at Wynantskill School’s Library

Fouché Publishes Book on Early African American Inventors

RAA Fellows Award: Paul Alan Bleicher ’76