Tuesday, February 23, 1999
Community Briefs
Noted professor awarded Bixby chair
Last week, noted socialist and demographer, Anne R. Pebley was
appointed the Fred H. Bixby Professor of Population, Family, and
International Health at the UCLA School of Public Health.
Currently, Pebley is the director of the Population Research
Center at the RAND Corporation and just completed a term as
president of the Population Association of America.
"Its a tremendous opportunity to appoint a scholar of Anne
Pebley’s stature to the Bixby chair," said Abdelmonem A. Afifi,
Dean of the UCLA School of Public Health. "We look forward to her
strengthening the school’s academic and community activities in
several key areas."
Children’s welfare, family organization, and the organization
and effectiveness of social and health programs in the United
States and other countries have been Pebley’s main focus.
The Bixby Chair was established in 1975 through the endowment of
the Fred H. Bixby Foundation.
The UCLA School of Public Health enrolls 600 graduate students
and the school’s faculty conducts research and provides community
service on issues in California and in 70 foreign countries.
Pathologist recognized by NIH
Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute (REI) pathologist
Samuel French, M.D., was appointed to the National Institutes of
Health’s Center (NIH) for Scientific Review and will serve on
Alcohol and Toxicology Study Section 2002.
Dr. Ellie Ehrenfeld, Director of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, said French’s appointment was based on his
professional competence and achievement in his scientific
discipline.
REI is affiliated with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the UCLA
School of Medicine.
High school students to present investments
More than 70 Southern California high school students who have
been tracking the stock market for four months will present their
buy, sell and hold recommendations at the Third Annual Riordan Open
House this Saturday.
Henry Brandon, Anderson School alumnus, was so impressed by the
promise shown by students last year at the Open House he presented
$400.00, which was matched by his employer, William E. Simon and
Sons, to the winning group of students as a reward for commitment
and excellence. This year, the winning team will receive a monetary
prize, donated by William E. Simon and Sons, Brandon and Jeff
Kabot.
The Riordan Scholars Program, founded in 1987 by Mayor Richard
Riordan and Anderson School Professor William Ouchi, is designed to
encourage high school students from underrepresented backgrounds to
pursue graduate level education in business.
The Open House will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Korn
Convocation Hall at the Anderson School at UCLA.
USAC meeting tonight at 6 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) will meet
tonight. At the meeting, Associate Vice Chancellor Bob Naples will
be making a presentation to the council calling for a student fee
referendum to be placed on the spring undergraduate ballot.
The referendum, if placed on the ballot and then passed, would
assess a $90 per quarter fee beginning in the year 2002 for the
construction of more student facilities.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff reports.
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