Canan Kocabasoglu, a doctoral student in the Department of Management Science and Systems in the School of Management, has received a $5,000 doctoral dissertation grant from the National Association of Purchasing Management. The dissertation is entitled "An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Strategic Sourcing and E-Procurement Practices on Supply Chain Activity."

Sharita Womack, research instructor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, has received the Scholars Award in Cancer Research from the American Association for Cancer Research. She received the award at the association's recent annual meeting.

Carl V. Granger, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, has authored a chapter in the physical medicine and rehabilitation section of eMedicine, an online library of continuously updated medical textbooks that caters primarily to medical professionals, but provides information for consumers as well.

Elka Kazmierczak, assistant professor of communication design and illustration, and Peter Storkerson, formerly visiting assistant professor of communication design, have been appointed co-chairs of the Expert Group for Knowledge Management of the International Institute for Information Design (IIID) in Vienna Austria. IIID is a global research-oriented professional organization for information designers and information researchers. The Expert Group for Knowledge Management will coordinate and develop collaboration in both academic and commercial spheres, operating within the European Union framework of thematic networks in the Information Society Technologies Program.

Frances Bernstein, assistant director of admissions, has received a Rising Star Award from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). The Rising Star Award honors state and regional affiliates' new members and programs that exemplify excellence and dedication to serving students in the transition from high school to college.

Janet Morrow, associate professor of chemistry, has been selected to serve as a member of the Metallobiochemistry Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health for a four-year term. Study sections review grant applications submitted to the NIH, make recommendations on these applications to the appropriate NIH national advisory council or board, and survey the status of research in their fields of science. Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors.