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Volume 33, Number 2, April 2006

University of Missouri briefs

• Board approves retention of firms for construction projects
• Board approves new master’s degree in bioinformatics at UMKC
• 2006 board committees
• Governor’s awards for excellence in teaching announced

Board approves retention of firms for construction projects

At its March 24 meeting in Rolla, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the selection of architects and engineers for campus projects.

The board approved the firm of International Architects Atelier, Kansas City, Mo., for design services for the Schurz Hall and Bingham Dining Hall renovation at UM-Columbia, for a basic services fee of $814,000.

The firm of Archimages, St. Louis, Mo., was approved for design services for the fourth floor renovation of Columbia Regional Hospital for UM Health Care, for a basic services fee of $454,100.

Curators amended the master plan agreement with Cannon Design, St. Louis, Mo., for master planning services to include the proposed scope of work for UM Health Care, for an additional fee of $160,000, bringing the total master plan fee to $400,000.

The board also approved the campus master plan for UM-Rolla.

Board approves new master’s degree in bioinformatics at UMKC

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a proposal for a new master of science degree in bioinformatics at UMKansas City.

The core curriculum for the program would provide students with a foundation of knowledge and tools in mathematics, computer sciences and biological sciences. Students would then complete specialized courses in one of three degree emphasis areas: computational bioinformatics, genomic bioinformatics, or medical informatics.

The proposed degree program now goes to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education for approval.

2006 board committees

Executive Committee: Don Walsworth, Chair; Thomas E. Atkins; Cheryl D. S. Walker; Angela M. Bennett, J.D., ex officio

Academic and Student Affairs Committee:

• Doug Russell, Chair; Marion H. Cairns; David G. Wasinger; Maria C. Curtis, ex officio

Compensation and Human Resources Committee:

• Thomas E. Atkins, Chair; John M. Carnahan III; Cheryl D. S. Walker Finance and Audit Committee: Anne C. Ream, O.D.; Chair; Doug Russell; Don Walsworth

Physical Facilities and Management Services Committee:

• Cheryl D. S. Walker, Chair; Anne C. Ream, O.D.; David G. Wasinger

Resources and Planning Committee:

• Marion H. Cairns, Chair; Thomas E. Atkins; John M. Carnahan III

Ad hoc committee, Conflict of Interest Committee:

• John M. Carnahan III, Chair; Marion H. Cairns; Anne C. Ream, O.D.

Governor’s awards for excellence in teaching announced

University of Missouri faculty were among those honored with the 2006 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching during a luncheon held April 5.

University honorees were Dr. Daniel Turban, professor of management and Stephen Furbacher Professorship in Organizational Change, UM-Columbia; Dr. Jerzy Wrobel, associate professor of physics, UM-Kansas City; Dr. Oran Allan Pringle, professor of physics, UM-Rolla; and Elizabeth Vining, senior lecturer and international business coordinator, UM-St. Louis.

Recipients were selected by their respective institutions for outstanding teaching, innovation in course design and delivery, effective advising, service to the institution’s community, and commitment to excellence.

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