Sculpture dedication outside P.E. Center
“An American Dream,” a bronze sculpture by Wayne Southwick, will be dedicated Jan. 15, at 11:30 a.m., in a ceremony on the east side of the P.E. Center, where it will be permanently displayed.

The 9-foot-tall sculpture is of a young woman and young man playing basketball—and the woman is scoring. The “dream” is about the hope for equality for women in sports as well as the realization of men’s activities and ambitions.

Southwick, former chief of orthopaedic surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine, began studying sculpture in the early 1980s.

Southwick will be on hand for the dedication, as well as the donors, James Funk (’41C, ’44M), a retired orthopedic surgeon, and his wife, Florrie. The Funks are longtime Emory benefactors and were major contributors to Miller-Ward Alumni House.


Call for Awards of Distinction nominees
Human Resources its seeking nominations for Emory’s annual Awards of Distinction, which honor University employees who deserve special recognition for outstanding service and contributions.

All regular staff and “presidentially” approved principals employed for at least one year are eligible to be nominated. (Faculty, faculty equivalents, librarians and Emory Healthcare employees are not eligible.) Nominations, however, may be made by anyone and require the endorsement of the head of the department/school/division in which the nominee works.

Complete details of criteria and a nomination form are available at http://emory.hr.emory.edu.

Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 17, and should be sent to Patricia Douglass, Human Resources, third floor, 1762 Clifton Road, or via fax to 404-727-2746.


Nominations sought for college dean
The search committee for the dean of Emory College is seeking nominations from members of the college community. Nominations can be sent to the chair Elaine Walker, Depart-ment of Pyschology, by campus mail (303 Psychology) or e-mail (psyefw@emory.edu).


Two emeritus profs named Heilbrun fellows
William Dillingham, Candler Emeritus Professor of American Literature, and Abbott Ferris, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, received the 2002–03 Heilbrun Distinguished Research Fellowships.

Dillingham is conducting a study of the life and works of Rudyard Kipling.
Ferris is studying impoverished counties in the southeastern United States.