UChicago News

Chicago United names Nim Chinniah a 2011 Business Leader of Color

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:00 -0500

The business advocacy organization Chicago United has announced that Nim Chinniah, Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer for the University of Chicago, is among 44 local business executives being recognized in a new publication, Business Leaders of Color.

Chicago United promotes multiracial leadership in business to advance parity in economic opportunity. It supports the business community’s need to maximize the use of corporate and...

Nimocks receives special award as inductee of Chicago’s Senior Citizen Hall of Fame

Laura Milani Alessio — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:53 -0500

Rudy Nimocks has spent a lifetime blazing new trails, so it seemed only natural when the City of Chicago gave Nimocks a special award as part of his induction into the city’s prestigious Senior Citizen Hall of Fame.

This year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held earlier this month, was the last for former Mayor Richard M. Daley, so the city’s Department of Family & Support Services created an award to be given in Daley’s name to an inductee with...

Bowman and Hale to receive Diversity Leadership Awards

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:42 -0500

In recognition of extensive work promoting diversity, equality and community action, Professor Emeritus James Bowman and Medical Center administrative director Lynda Hale will receive the University’s 2011 Diversity Leadership Awards.

Bowman, Professor Emeritus in Pathology and Medicine, will receive the Diversity Leadership Award for Alumni, which recognizes leaders who advance social justice and equality...

Collegiate Scholars director Ransom earns fellowship for work with students

Sarah Galer — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:00 -0500

Kim Ransom, founding director of the University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program, has been named a 2011 Chicago Community Trust fellow, in recognition of her work with top Chicago high school students.

Through Collegiate Scholars, Ransom helps high–achieving Chicago Public School students learn their educational options and obtain the tools to excel at the next level. More than half of all Collegiate Scholars are...

Three Rhodes Scholars reflect range of academic interests, backgrounds

Sara Olkon — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:53 -0500

Three University of Chicago students were named 2010-2011 Rhodes Scholars on Sunday, advancing their studies in fields ranging from linguistics to public policy and biochemistry.

The recipients are Anna Alekseyeva and John Scotti from the Class of 2011, and Prerna Nadathur, a 2010 graduate of the College.

The University of Chicago is one of only three institutions this year with as many as three Rhodes Scholars; the others are Harvard University and Stanford...

Joan Archie honored for promoting business diversity at Medical Center

The University of Chicago News Office — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:34 -0500

Joan Archie, Executive Director of Construction Compliance at the University of Chicago Medical Center, has been named compliance officer of the year by the Black Contractors United organization.

Archie, who also works in conjunction with the Medical Center’s Urban Health Initiative, received the award for her “dedication to marketing, promotion and sustained development of women- and minority–owned businesses,” wrote Edward T. McKinnie, BCU president. McKinnie added that through...

McCormick Foundation grant to support University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago News Office — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:00 -0500

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the nation’s civic health, has provided a $5 million grant to the University of Chicago to support the Medical Center. This contribution exemplifies the foundation’s commitment to advancing medical care within the city of Chicago.

“Over the years, we’ve continued...

University honors staff members reaching service milestones

Sara Olkon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00 -0500

It was 1969, the same year Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, when John Borla, Yolanda Richmond and Fred Sopron started working at the University of Chicago. The three were among eight 40-year employees gathered Wednesday, June 16 at the Staff Service Recognition Reception in the Reynolds Club, where President Zimmer and other University officials congratulated them on their milestones.

Though the program traditionally has focused on staff members reaching 25 and 40 years of...

Alumni Award winners span varied careers and achievements, from economics to medicine to winemaking

Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00 -0500

Nobel Prize–winning economist Gary Becker will receive the Alumni Medal, the highest honor the Alumni Association can bestow, while 16 other distinguished alumni will receive awards in a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

The University’s Alumni Board of Governors invites all alumni, faculty, students, parents and friends to attend the event, which recognizes alumni and faculty who have made exceptional contributions to...