Yearly Archives: 1998

University of Texas at Austin alumnus Bruce Cook has been named co-recipient of the Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Published Scholarship for 1998, according to the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Washington, D.C. The award, which includes a cash prize, is being presented to Cook and two other award winners at the CASE Annual Assembly, Sunday through Tuesday (July 12-14) in Chicago.

An historically valuable letter written by Sam Houston in 1848 has found its way back to Texas thanks to Gov. George W. Bush and Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock.

Professor Allen J. Bard, known for his pioneering work in electroanalytical chemistry, will receive the 1998 Pauling Award at ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at the University of Washington in Seattle. A scientific symposium, "Frontiers of Electrochemistry," precedes the gold medal presentation.

Two University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts researchers will play key roles in a monumental study of the effects of welfare reform on low-income families scheduled to begin this month.

Dr. Edie N. Goldenberg, dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts for the University of Michigan and an expert in the area of the news media and political campaigns, has been named executive vice president and provost at The University of Texas at Austin. Her appointment was announced Monday (July 6) by UT President Larry R. Faulkner and is effective Oct. 1.

A partnership forged six years ago started a tradition that will send the new president of The University of Texas at Austin and a delegation of University officials to visit constituents in the Rio Grande Valley next week.

Cotton, cattle, oil, politics and Neiman Marcus take center stage at a new exhibit at the Texas Memorial Museum, a fashion show billed as unmistakably Texas. Where else could you find a split skirt, a pair of snake-proof boots and a gal leg spur in the same room with a presentation gown from the Tyler Rose Festival?

J. R. Parten, a small-town East Texas boy who grew up to lead one of the most remarkable careers in the 20th century, including service as chairman of The University of Texas System Board of Regents, is the subject of a new biography published by UT's Texas State Historical Association and the Center for American History.

People seeking to remove a disfiguring "port wine stain" skin condition may someday thank a doctoral student recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin for a more effective treatment. Jennifer Barton, a biomedical engineer, discovered a way to view and measure tiny blood vessels using a new imaging technique. Her efforts received international attention last year from the International Society for Optical Engineering.

For some, it's an annual pilgrimage. For others, it's their first such stroll down this memory lane, visiting their old favorite places on campus. But for all of the approximately 90 ex-students participating in Update '98 at The University of Texas at Austin this week, it will be an opportunity to learn about the many changes that have occurred, and others that are planned, on the campus where they studied during their younger years.