JOHN BAUGH was the keynote speaker of the annual meeting of the South African Association of Language Teachers and a guest lecturer at the University of Cape Town in June 2000. His research compares the speech of lower income students in the United States and South Africa.

LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND hosted the first honoring of National Board Certified teachers at SUSE on May 31st. Professor Darling-Hammond received the Research into Practice Award from the American Educational Research Association in April 2000 and received an honorary degree from the University of Oslo on September 1, 2000. Her recent publications include: Studies of Excellence in Teacher Education, "School Contexts and Learning: Organizational Influences on the Achievement of Students of Color," in Addressing Cultural Issues in Organizations, and "Inching Toward Reform in New York City: The Coalition Campus Schools Project," in Creating New Schools: How Small Schools Are Changing American Education.

In June 2000, ELLIOT EISNER, was awarded the St. Clair Drake Award for Scholarly Achievement by Roosevelt University in Chicago. His book, The Educational Imagination, was selected as one of the "Books of the Century" by the museum of Education at the University of South Carolina. In addition, Professor Eisner delivered the Boisi Lecture, "What Does it Mean to Say a School is Doing Well?" at Boston College in April 2000 and gave the keynote address, "Music Education Six Months After the Turn of the Century," to the International Society for Music Education 24th Biennial World Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in July 2000.

DAVID FETTERMAN has published a new book entitled Foundations of Empowerment Evaluation: Step by Step (SAGE Publications). He introduced this self-help approach to evaluation during his tenure as president of the American Evaluation Association. This approach has been adopted in both the education and health fields. He recently finished conducting a series of empowerment evaluation workshops throughout the country with Melissa Eiler (PhD '00) for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

On July 1, 2000, NATHANIEL L. GAGE, received a Contributing Researchers Award for bridging the gap between research and practice from the Educational Research and Dissemination Program of the American Federation of Teachers at its pre-convention conference in Philadelphia.

PATRICIA GUMPORT, executive director of the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI) was awarded a $2.46 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. NCPI will use the award to conduct research, dissemination and outreach activities, and to lead national discussions on future research priorities for the field. This award brings the total amount awarded for the project to more than $15 million.

MICHAEL KAMIL was a member of the National Reading Panel (NRP) that presented their final report to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PhD students Helen Kim (PSE) and Liz Pang (LLP) assisted Professor Kamil in his preparation. The NRP's url is www.nationalreadingpanel.org. Professor Kamil is the lead editor of the Handbook of Reading Research, Volume 3, published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. The book is the most comprehensive set of reviews on topics in reading research. All royalties from the Handbook go to a research fund to promote research in international literacy. Professor Kamil held a Congressional Briefing on reading research and the Handbook of Reading Research, organized by the National Education Association. Thirty five senators, congress persons and staff members attended.

JOHN D. KRUMBOLTZ was co-author with Christine Yeh (PhD '96) and Tai Chang of a research study which won the first Online Mental Health Research Award for the most outstanding research related to online mental health. The award was presented on August 4, 2000, during the annual banquet of the International Society for Mental Health Online in conjunction with the American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, D.C. The study evaluated the impact of an electronic support group for Asian-American males at Stanford, a group traditionally reluctant to use face-to-face counseling services. Support for the study was provided by the Stanford Center on Adolescence directed by Professor WILLIAM DAMON.

MILBREY McLAUGHLIN, director of the John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, received generous support for the center from the Hewlett Foundation for a two-year feasibility study involving Redwood City and Oakland. A grant of $5M to endow the center was awarded by the Kauffman Foundation in honor of JOHN GARDNER's many contributions to communities.

AMADO M. PADILLA was honored for his continuing research contributions and professional leadership spanning 30 years by having his name added to the Latino Behavioral Health Institute Honor Roll at its annual meeting in Los Angeles on September 22, 2000. As the recipient of the award, Professor Padilla joins Cesar Chavez, Congressman Edward Roybal and other Latinos who have been honored in previous years.

FRANCISCO O. RAMIREZ gave invited papers at the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Science and at the University of Bielefeld on the subject of women in science. This focus is part of a broader cross-national study of education, science, and development, (The Effects of Science on National Economic Development, 1970-1990, American Sociological Review, 2000). Professor Ramirez ends a year as Chair of the Sociology of Education section at the American Sociological Association and begins a three-year term as the Chair of the Social Sciences, Policies, and Educational Practices (SSPEP)Area within SUSE.

In May 2000, GUADALUPE VALDÉS was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Arizona.

HANS WEILER, professor emeritus, was awarded the "Rights of Honorary Citizenship" of the city of Frankfurt/Oder, Germany in recognition of his civic and academic leadership as the first Rektor (President) of Viadrina European University, 1993-1999. He is also the author of Universities for the 21st Century: Between the State, the Market, and Self-Determination, a major policy paper on the reform of German higher education sponsored by the DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

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H. DONALD WINBIGLER, Friend of SUSE and former registrar and dean of students at Stanford, died of cancer August 5 in Washington.