UChicago News

UChicago to honor historian Black, theater director Bogart at Convocation

Becky Wood — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:50 -0500

The University will award the Benton Medal for Distinguished Public Service to historian and activist Timuel Black and the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts to Anne Bogart, avant-garde theater director and theorist, on Saturday, June 9 at UChicago’s 511th Convocation.

In support of Timuel Black’s selection, one of his nominators wrote: “...

Alumnus Reece Trevor selected as Carnegie Junior Fellow

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21 -0500

Reece Trevor, AB’11, has been named as one of nine Junior Fellows by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. The Junior Fellowship Program is a prestigious one-year fellowship that pairs outstanding students with senior policy staff to write, edit, organize programming and get exposure to the Carnegie Endowment’s multiple global...

Third-year Niklas Thompson earns Goldwater Scholarship

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23 -0500

Niklas Thompson, a third-year chemistry and mathematics major, has been selected as a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. In addition, Samuel Greene, a second-year chemistry major, received an honorable mention.

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Fourth-year basketball players Johnson, Simpson named academic all-Americans

Dave Hilbert — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34 -0500

University of Chicago fourth-years Matt Johnson and Taylor Simpson have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division III basketball teams.

The College Sports Information Directors of America...

Fourth-year Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar

Susie Allen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:18 -0500

Fourth-year Leah Rand has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which will allow her to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Rand, 22, of Chevy Chase, Md., is majoring in HIPS (History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine) and minoring in art history at the University of Chicago.

Rand hopes to...

Herman L. Sinaiko, longtime College professor and Plato scholar, 1929-2011

Susie Allen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:06 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Herman L. Sinaiko will take place Friday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. in Bond Chapel. Seating will begin at 3:30. Those who cannot attend the service may view it on cTV or at the UChicago Live page on Facebook.

Herman L. Sinaiko, a beloved teacher in the College and a scholar of Plato, died Sunday, Oct. 2 in Hyde Park after battling lung cancer...

Morgan Buerkett, rising second-year in College, 1992-2011

Sara Olkon — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:46 -0500

Morgan Buerkett, a rising second-year in the College, died Sunday, July 24 in a private plane crash. She was 19.

Her parents, Jon and Dana Buerkett, also died in the accident.

“She will be painfully missed,” said Susan Art, Dean of Students for the College.

Buerkett, also known as “Moe,” was a resident of Woodward House in her first year. She was a member of the volleyball team and belonged to the Delta Gamma sorority.

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Deborah Nelson named Deputy Provost for Graduate Education

Wed, 25 May 2011 15:12 -0500

Deborah Nelson, Associate Professor in English Language & Literature and the College, has been named to a three-year term as Deputy Provost for Graduate Education effective Sept. 1, Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. She will succeed Cathy J. Cohen, the David and Mary Winton Green Professor in Political Science and the College and the inaugural Deputy Provost for Graduate Education, who will return full-time to the faculty.

Nelson will work closely with the deans,...

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...

Alice Chandler, University employee for more than 75 years, 1918-2011

Fri, 13 May 2011 14:53 -0500

Update: "Remembering Alice: A Celebration of the Life of Alice Chandler" will be held on Wednesday, June 15, at 4:30pm in the Cloister Club of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. A reception will follow at 5:30pm, also in the Cloister Club.

Alice Chandler, a widely treasured colleague, whose University career of more than 75 years included serving as the office manager for the President and Provost’s offices,...