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ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder students have selected four faculty members to receive the 2002 Teacher Recognition Awards, organized and administered by undergraduate student members of the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Alumni Association, on May 7. The four will be honored at the 72nd Annual Alumni Association Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, in the Old Main Chapel on the Boulder campus.

The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Alumni Association will recognize 12 outstanding members of the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ community - faculty, staff, alumni community members and legislators -- at its 72nd Annual Alumni Awards ceremony May 7. The free event is open to the public and is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in the Old Main Chapel on the Boulder campus. The recipients will be honored for their distinguished careers and exceptional contributions to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and the community. To attend the Alumni Awards ceremony, please call (303) 492-8484 to make a reservation.

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder music Professor Janet Montgomery will begin a two-year term as president of the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Music Educators Association on May 1. Professor Montgomery, who teaches music education in the College of Muisc, has already served two years as president-elect.

Campus police at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder have some constructive reminders for students as spring unfolds and parties flourish in student neighborhoods: students and non-students alike can be criminally charged if they don't comply with police orders to disperse from riot or crowd situations.

A collapsible skateboard that fits inside a backpack, a customized wheelchair for a child with cerebral palsy, and an assortment of electromechanical robots will be among the more than 70 student-built engineering projects featured at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory's Spring Design Expo on Saturday, April 27. The Design Expo is a popular, educational event for families and an opportunity for K-12 students to learn about engineering in a university setting. It also is the highlight of the semester for more than 300 undergraduates.

Nine University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder students will be honored at an April 29 banquet for the winners of the third annual Western American Writing Awards presented by the university's Center of the American West. Gerald Ronning, Reynaldo Reyes III, Chesney Kathryn Dougherty, Brett J. Marraccini and Carolyn Hilton will each receive $350 first prize awards. Noel Bauer, Alanna Van Antwerp, and the duo of Catherine Malek and Matthew Hoke will get honorable mention awards of $25.

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder Leeds School of Business Dean Steven Manaster has appointed five new members to the school's Business Advisory Council. The new members are Jimmy Calano, Nora Feeley, Paul Jerde, Jerry McMorris and Clay Timon. These accomplished executives from a variety of professional backgrounds will bring a wealth of experience as they advise the school's administration, Manaster said.

Middle school and high school students from around the world will meet at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder April 24 to April 28 for simulation tests of experiments that will ride on NASA's space shuttle Columbia July 19. The seven-person Columbia flight crew will include ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder aerospace engineering graduate Kalpana Chawla, who is making her second space shuttle flight. Chawla, who received her doctorate in 1988 from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder and flew on Columbia in 1997, will help operate the student experiments in orbit.

The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder School of Law honored several students and faculty and staff for making a difference during the 2001-02 school year. Professor Scott Peppet received the Excellence in Teaching Award. He was selected from a field that included Professors Melissa Hart and Wayne Gazur and visiting Associate Professor Jack Graves. The award is voted on by the student body and goes to the faculty member that enhances the educational experience for students both inside and outside the classroom.

Hundreds of students from throughout ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ will converge on the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder campus to present a wide array of projects, many a year in the making, during the 21st annual ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ History Day next week. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 600 students in grades six through 12 will compete in the event on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder campus. The winners will move on to the National History Day competition in June.