LITTLE ROCK — John Pauly, Ph.D., and Arthur Haut, M.D., both of Little Rock, were recently named to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Hall of Fame. The late John Doherty, M.D., of Newport, also was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Pauly is recognized internationally for his contributions to the field of chronobiology and to the understanding of human biological rhythms in the treatment of disease. He served as chairman of the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Anatomy from 1967-1983. Haut has served with UAMS for more than 40 years and was the first hematologist recruited to the medical school and the first chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
Lee Archer, M.D., has been named 2007 Distinguished Faculty for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. A 1982 College of Medicine graduate, Archer serves as associate professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Neurology and holds the Major and Ruth Nodini Chair in Neurology at UAMS.
Angie Elizandro of Little Rock and Rosemarie Dickinson of Conway are the recipients of the 2007-08 Robert W. McLauchlin Graduate Scholarship. Both women attend the University of Central Arkansas where Elizandro is enrolled in the School of Psychology Ph.D. program and Dickinson is enrolled in the Physical Therapy Graduate program.
John Snider, a graduate student in the University of Central Arkansas biology department, is one of four national recipients of the Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Award, which is presented by the Botanical Society of America. He was recognized for his scientific papers.
State Rep. Roy Ragland, R-Marshall, and James Johnston of Fayetteville were each awarded the McGimsey Preservation Award from the Arkansas Archaeological Society. They were honored for their work in strengthening Arkansas' Antiquity Act of 1967. Arkansas Act 217 of 2007 makes it illegalto damage archaeological sites or associated property on state or private lands without permission of the landowner and raises penalties for breaking the law from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Martha Morton, director of University of Arkansas at Little Rock's global programs, has received the 2007 Friend of Social Studies Award for the university level from the Arkansas Council on Social Studies. Morton directs long-term training and development programs that include international exchange trips that have focused exclusively on China since 2004.
Patrolman Raymond Mansker of the Arkansas State University Police Department was recently named Jonesboro's top law-enforcement officer of the year. He was cited for helping a couple and their small child.
Eva Langley of the Dawson Center for Distance Learning has been named the 2007 Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Distance Learning Association. She was nominated by her school administrators for the award.
Keith Dover, a documentation specialist with Southwest Power Pool Inc. in Little Rock, has been appointed vice chairman of the National Security Commission of the American Legion, with headquarters in Indianapolis. Dover is a retired major from the U.S. Army Reserve and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Dr. Susan Hanrahan was recently honored as Jonesboro's Woman of the Year. The honor was conferred at a reception for National Business Women's Week, sponsored by Jonesboro Business and Professional Women.
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Arkansas, Pages 9 on 10/29/2007