LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 23, 1996 - 9A ierors pause from fnl to network Alumni Association sponsors daylong session on careers By Ann Stewart Daily Staff Reporter Seniors enjoyed a special day of in- for ation, honors, and best of all, free m chies and mouse pads yesterday, at an event designed to get students to join the Alumni Association. Alumni Day for Seniors gave stu- dents a chance to talk to alums from clubs in Boston, Chicago and Wash- ington, D.C. Association staff helped some students sign up for U-M OnLine. Students were also showered with in- formation on housing, jobs and other re ources "It's a good way to get people to be part of the alumni associations ev- erywhere. I think it's pretty valu- able," said Cathy Ruf, an Engineer- ing senior A pre-graduation celebration spon- sored by MBNA America allowed stu- dents to look at programs, benefits and services of the association. The "gradfest" included free food and mu- sic. Students said it was fun to get away their studies for a while. l'm having fun. It's nice to have a little break. I've got 25 pages to write tonight," said Engineering senior Kyle Koestner. To teach students more about net- working and to encourage them to wear out their new mouse pads, the associa- tion held a "Network Your Way to Fame Game" in which seniors could cpete for prizes. way from the games and festivi- ties, an open house for students gave them an opportunity to pick up an offi- cial Alumni Association class ring. The association also honored stu- dent leaders in a reception for seniors who made their marks by joining Al- ternative Spring Break, serving as resi- dent advisers for their residence halls, or by other achievements. President James Duderstadt spoke to t )group of well-dressed students be- ing honored at the reception before they were handed their certificates. "It's important I express to you our gratitude and congratulate your achievements," Duderstadt said. Students who received certificates said they felt honored. "It gives recognition to people who do a lot of little things, but normally dn't get recognized. It shows us we're a number," said Carin Rockind, an LSA senior. Association staff said they were im- pressed with the number of students showing up for events this year. Jerry Sigler, assistant executive di- rector of the Alumni Association, said, "We've had a better turnout in spite of the weather. We got a great response to the mouse pads and the food." AD CORRECTION The CYBER SPACE SEX! ad that ran on Monday April, 22 was printed incorrectly The correct web-site is: p://www.worldproit .com/ mawish.htm The Michigan Daily is sorry for any inconvenience 'U' scholars receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter The Guggenheim Memorial Founda- tion has awarded six fellowships to five University faculty members and one former assistant professor in its 77th annual competition that honors artists, scholars and scientists. Foundation officials selected 158 re- cipients out of 2,791 applicants for the. fellowships, which amount to $4.5 mil- lion, according to a statement. The winners include mathematics as- sistant Prof. Anthony Blochphysics Prof. Philip Bucksbaum, Music Prof. Michael Daugherty, psychology Prof. Susan Gelman, philosophy Prof. David Velleman and former English assistant Prof. Athena Vrettos. "If the Nobel Prize is the top and getting into grad school is the bottom, this is some- where in between," said Bucksbaum, who said he will use the fellowship to continue his research in ultrafast optical science. Besides the Guggenheim fellowship, Bucksbaum has something else in com- mon with fellow honoree Daugherty - they both went to the same high school in Cedar Rapids, Ohio. During his fellowship, Daugherty will travel to London and Houston to prepare his 90-minute opera, "Jackie 0," which is about the relationship between former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis. "It's my comment on the 1960s pop culture," Bucksbaum said. "I feel very fortunate to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship in music com- position, because the music I write is very radical (since) it includes a lot of influence in pop culture." One Guggenheim recipient was not as fortunate with the University as she was with the foundation. Vrettos taught in the English department from 1988 to 1995 but said she was denied tenure in 1994. "The English department was ex- tremely supportive and wonderful about my case," Vrettos said. "The problem was entirely at the college." Vrettos is conducting research on "how the mind is described in Victorian fiction and psychology." She now has a grant from the National Endowment of Humanities and will teach at Case West- .ern Reserve University in the fall. Some recipients said the fellowship was necessary for them to concentrate on their work fully. "It gives me the freedom andflexibilty to think hard about some issues I wanted toworkon foralong time,"said Gelman, who plans to write a book on herstudies about concept and language develop- ment in younger children. "It's an opportunity to pursue my research and develop ideas I've had for a while," said Bloch, who will be study- ing the application of mathematics to classical physics during his fellowship. Bloch also said the awrd is usually judged on experience. "It's based on your past achieve- ments," Bloch said. "It's given topeople who are advanced in their careers." Velleman said he spent more time do- ing research than in writing the proposal. "A lot of work does not go into six pages of a proposal, but the research that leads to the proposal," Velleman said. r U Registrar's Bulletin Board - Extra! Starlite, star bright Bailey White reads from her new collection of non-fiction, "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel," at Borders Bookstore on Monday night. White is a commentator on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." GET YOUR GRADES BY PHONE The Registrar's Office is pleased to announce that grades will be available to you through the touchtone phone system very soon. Watch your E-Mail and Wolverine Access for the date the service begins and the phone number to call. 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