Dec. 19 Annette Strauss Institute Names Associate Director
Charles R. Courtney, former president and CEO of the Texas Retailers Association, has been named associate director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin.Dec. 18 LBJ Faculty Member Jeanne Lambrew to Serve as Deputy Director of Newly Created White House Office of Health Reform
The following is the news release from the Office of the President-Elect, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008.Dec. 18 Professor Elected President of UNESCO International Communication Group
Rosental C. Alves, the Knight Chair in Journalism and UNESCO Chair in Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected president of Orbicom, a UNESCO network that links international communication leaders in an effort to affect social justice, democracy and good governance.Dec. 4 Emerita Professor Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Dies; Noted Author Championed Women's Issues in the Middle East
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, professor emerita of comparative literature and Middle Eastern studies who taught for 24 years at The University of Texas at Austin, died Dec. 2 at the age of 81.Nov. 19 Hogg Foundation Hires Liaisons with Mental Health Expertise to Represent the Voices of Consumers and Their Families
For the first time in its 68-year history, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has hired two liaisons to bring the voices of consumers of mental health services and their families to the foundation's strategic planning, grant making, programs and policy activities.Nov. 14 Professor Emeritus Michael P. Thomas, Jr., Dies at 76
Professor Emeritus Michael P. Thomas, Jr., a former associate dean in the College of Education and chair of the Department of Educational Administration, died Thursday, Nov. 13, from cancer-related complications. He was 76.Oct. 13 Harrington Fellows Program Names 14 Faculty and Graduate Fellows
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, one of the most well-endowed visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the nation, and the most prestigious fellowship program at The University of Texas at Austin, begins its eighth year with a new group of 14 outstanding scholars.Sept. 17 Engineer Appointed to Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Board
Chemical Engineering Professor David Allen has been appointed a three-year term on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board, the federal agency recently announced.July 15 LBJ School Announces New Faculty for 2008-09 Academic Year
Dr. Laurence E. Lynn Jr., and Dr. Francie Ostrower lead a list of new faculty who will join the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin for the 2008-09 academic year.July 9 Thomas W. Gilligan Appointed Dean of McCombs School of Business
Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan, the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration and professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, has been appointed dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.July 1 Charles Groat Named Interim Dean of Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin has named Charles G. "Chip" Groat interim dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences.June 25 Octavio N. Martinez Jr. Is Named Executive Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr., a professor and clinical psychiatrist with experience in finance and banking, has been appointed executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin.
