Allan Armitage, horticulture professor who runs UGA’s trial gardens, received the Newport Flower Show International Achievement Award from the Preservation Society of Newport County in Rosecliff, R.I.
The award honors individual commitment to the preservation of landscapes and the environment, continuing inspiration in the art of garden design and dedication to advancing the field of horticulture.
Lynne Billard, University Professor of Statistics, received the 2008 Elizabeth L. Scott Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies. This award, given every other year to one winner, recognizes exemplary efforts to further the careers of women in academia.
Billard was honored for “encouraging women statisticians as they embark on their careers and mentoring women as they advanced; for excellent leadership to the profession, serving as a role model to the next generation of women and men in statistics; and for conducting and publishing studies to understand and end gender-based inequities in statistics.”
Edward Delgado-Romero, counseling professor in the College of Education’s department of counseling and human development service, has been named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association for the second time in two years.
Delgado-Romero was selected as a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) in 2007. Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of outstanding contributions in psychology and whose work has had a national impact on the field.
Arthur M. “Andy” Horne, dean of the College of Education, received the Social Justice Award from a division of the American Psychological Association for his work on understanding, preventing and intervening in bullying and school violence.
Horne, an internationally recognized authority on troubled families and ways to prevent and deal with aggressive behavior in schools, received the award from the APA’s Society of Counseling Psychology. The Social Justice Award is presented to nominees with at least 10 years of continued involvement in the community, impacting the field of counseling psychology, society and research.
Juergen Wiegel, research professor in microbiology, received the Bergeys Award at the meeting of the International Union of Microbiology Societies in Istanbul, Turkey, in August. Wiegel was honored for his contributions to the systematics of thermophilic and alkaliphilic microorganisms found in hot springs and other extreme environments.
The award has been presented annually since 1979 in recognition of outstanding contributions to bacterial taxonomy. In addition to a prize of $2000, the award includes travel to a meeting of the awardee’s choice.