February 2, 1995: Vol26n15: HONORS

ENGLISH
MEDAL WINNER:
Leslie Fiedler, UB Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, was
awarded the Hubbell Medal by the American Literature Section of the
Modern Language Association (MLA) last month in recognition of his
lifetime achievements in American literature. The MLA is the nation's
principal association of literary scholars.
	Fiedler, award-winning author of fiction and criticism and a
popular lecturer worldwide, has written more than 25 books and has won
numerous prizes and awards for his work. He holds an M.A. and
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.

ELECTED BY ARTS GROUP:
George Levine, professor of English, was elected vice president of the
Arts in Education Institute in Western New York. The institute is a
not-for-profit arts organization modeled after New York's Lincoln
Center Institute. Its purpose is to establish art appreciation as a
component of the educational system.
	Levine is a specialist in Restoration and 18th Century
English. A member of the UB faculty since 1963, he received a
B.A. from Tufts College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia
University.

SOCIOLOGY
WINS BOOK AWARD: 
Lionel Lewis, professor of sociology, has been honored by the Gustavus
Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America, which has
named his book, The Cold War and Academic Governance, an outstanding
book on the subject of human rights in North America.
	The Center in Fayetteville AR., presents annual awards for the
best scholarship on the subject of intolerance in North America. The
award is named in honor of the author of the History of Bigotry in the
United States. 
	Lewis, a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis,
received his M.A. in sociology from Cornell University and his
Ph.D. in sociology from Yale University.