College News
von Mayrhauser Named Assistant 
Vice President for Research
Computer Science Professor Anneliese von Mayrhauser was named assistant vice president for research at Colorado State. She assumed the half-time post in August 1999.
In this position, von Mayrhauser works with faculty to manage large research projects and serves as the University's representative to the Colorado Institute for Research in Biotechnology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and National Center for Atmospheric Research. 
Other responsibilities include serving as the University's patenting and licensing officer and promoting Colorado State's research capabilities and faculty achievements. von Mayrhauser also is responsible for encouraging research-based work with industry through the Fort Collins Economic Development Corp. and helping evaluate research and scholarship, graduate education, faculty productivity, and instructional technology. 
A Colorado State faculty member since 1991, she earned her master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from Duke University and in 1993 won a Distinguished Service Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
College Welcomes New Faculty
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology welcomes Scott Summers to the faculty. Summers arrived at Colorado State from a postdoctoral position at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in physiology from Southern Illinois University.
Shanna Carney joined the Department of Biology as a population biologist. She received her Ph.D. in population genetics from the University of Georgia and conducted her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Indiana.
The chemistry department is pleased to announce the addition of two new faculty members. Alan Kennan received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Alan Van Orden joins the faculty from a postdoctoral position at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. 
Chris Peterson comes to Colorado State's mathematics department following a Chauvenet Assistant Professorship at Washington University. Peterson received his Ph.D. from Duke University.
Another new member of the Department of Mathematics is Holger Kley. Formerly an instructor at the University of Utah, Kley received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago.
The Department of Psychology added three members to its faculty this year. Lydia Buki received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Arizona State University. Evelinn Borrayo, who is also a counseling psychologist, studied at the University of North Texas. Their research interests are in the area of health psychology and specifically address women's health issues. Benjamin Clegg, a British citizen, completed his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon, specializing in cognitive psychology.
Thomas Lee is the newest faculty addition to the Department of Statistics. Lee received his Ph.D. from Macquarie University and was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago prior to joining Colorado State.
College Honors Outstanding Students
For the 11th consecutive year, the College honored the academic achievement of natural sciences students at their annual Scholarship and Recognition Awards Program. The October 1999 event individually recognized 93 recipients of the 40 scholarships awarded this year, as well as 12 student assistantships. The ceremony also acknowledged the accomplishments of 651 students who fulfilled the scholastic requirements for making the Fall 1998 Dean's List (315) and Spring 1999 Dean's List (336). 
Scholarship awards are funded by individual and annual fund donors. Such support plays a significant role in the opportunities we can offer our students. For information on how you can help support education through scholarship funding, contact Vicki Lebsack at 970.491.0997.
Faculty Retirements
Ralph L. Dix, professor of biology, 30 years of service, retired May 1998.
H. Howard Frisinger, professor of mathematics, 35 years of service, retired May 1999.
Philip Lehner, professor of biology, 28 years of service, retired May 1998.
Murray W. Nabors, professor of biology, 27 years of service, retired August 1999.
Thomas N. Solie, associate professor of chemistry, 32 years of service, retired August 1999.
Richard Suinn, professor of psychology, 33 years of service, retired May 1999.