William H. Dailey Jr. (Gerontology) has been appointed delegate-at-large by The White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee. The conference "The Booming Dynamics to Aging," will be held Dec. 11-14, in Washington, D.C. The 1,200 delegates will develop and make aging policy recommendations to the President and Congress, and to assist the public and private sectors in promoting dignity, health, independence and economic security of current and future generations of older persons. Dailey is one of 137 California delegates he led by California Secretary of Health and Human Services Kimberly Belshe and Acting Director of the California Department of Aging Lora Connolly.

Ed Nelson (Sociology) was presented with the prestigious William H. Flanigan Award at the 2005 Biennial Official Representatives meeting of the Inter-university Consortium of Political and Social Research. The award was in recognition of his many contributions as an official representative. Nelson is the university’s representative for the Social Science Research and Instruction Council. Nelson also conducted a press briefing on Nov. 9 on the “Quality of Life in the Central San Joaquin Valley: 2001 through 2005” that issued by the Social Research Laboratory at Fresno State. See www.fresnostatenews.com/2005/11/1109qltyoflife.htm

George B. Kauffman (Chemistry, Emeritus) in photo at right with Laurie M. Kauffman published "The Science of Cooking" (with Laurie M. Kauffman), The Chemical Educator, 10, 245-246 (2005); "Communicating Science," ibid., 10, 247 (2005); "Radiocarbon Dating: Willard F. Libby (1908-1980) on the 25th Anniversary of His Death," ibid., 10, 310-316 (2005); "Science Says," ibid., 10, 320 (2005); "The Harmonious Universe, "ibid., 10, 320-323 (2005); "Combinatorial Chemistry: Drugs, Catalysts, Materials," ibid., 10, 323-324 (2005); "Named Organic Reactions," ibid., 10, 325 (2005); "What Einstein Told His Cook," ibid.., 10, 325-328 (2005); "Kauffman's Chemical Corner: A Nobel Collage," Chemical Heritage: The Newsmagazine of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 23(2), 43 (2005); "More on Prussian Blue," Chemical & Engineering News, 83(23), 4 (2005);"A Look Back at ACS National Presidents, XI. Roger Adams 1889-1971," The Hexagon of Alpha Chi Sigma, 96(2), 36-37 (2005); "A Look Back at ACS National Presidents, XII. Edward Bartow 1870-1958," ibid., 96(2), 37 (2005); and "Stealth Version [Intelligent Design Does Not Belong in Science Classes]," The Fresno Bee, B8 (August 11, 2005). Kauffman's former student, colleague, coauthor, and four-decades long friend Dr. Richard A. Houghten (1968 graduate), award-winning pharmaceutical researcher, entrepreneur and founder of several research companies and institutes, was named the Alumni Association’s "Top Dog" for 2005.

George Raney (Linguistics) was featured in a Los Angeles Times story about the Fresno “brain drain.” Click here for the full Los Angeles Times article.

Publications

Catherine G. Ratzin Jackson’s (Kinesiology) book, “Nutrition and the Strength Athlete,” was chosen for inclusion in the Olympic Museum Library in Lausanne, Switzerland. The library was established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to house fundamental works in sports medicine and sport science related to the Olympic movement. Works are chosen by members of the IOC Medical Commission. She also has been recently quoted in the New York Times, Self magazine and Sports Medicine Bulletin, the official newsmagazine of the American College of Sports Medicine, which is sent to more than 12,000 members.

John Hales (English) had his autobiographical book “Shooting Polaris: A Personal Survey in the American West” published by University of Missouri Press. See  www.umsystem.edu/upress/fall2005/hales.htm.