Jocelyn Bosley, education and outreach coordinator for the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, earned 2015 Raytheon Math Hero award. Bosley was nominated for her past work as a mentor at Irving Middle School in Lincoln. Bosley was one of 25 total recipients who were recognized for their effective, creative and novel methods for teaching students in math and science. The award provides a $2,500 award to the nominating institution as well as a personal grant of $2,500 for each winner. Irving Middle School plans to use its grant for an e-book library that features books on math and science subjects.
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Becky Faber, a senior career adviser for Career Services with a courtesy appointment in English, received the 2015 Priscilla A. Scotlan Award for Distinguished Service from the American Association for Employment in Education. The award honors contributions Faber has made while serving for several years as the association's secretary. Along with maintaining board meeting minutes, Faber also serves as the association's unofficial parliamentarian and historian, and was co-chair of the group's 2015 job search handbook editorial committee.
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Jaime Brunton, an English doctoral candidate, received the Robert and Adele Schiff Award from The Cincinnati Review for her poem “Chase.” The award recognizes one piece of poetry and one piece of prose each year. Winners receive a $1,000 prize and publication of their work in an upcoming issue of the journal, which is published by the University of Cincinnati. To read more about the award, including judges' comments on Brunton's poem, click here.
