INTEGRITY 101: J. Patrick Dobel, associate dean of the Evans School of Public Affairs, recently published “Public Integrity,” a study of the nature of integrity for public leaders. It is available from Johns Hopkins University Press.

WHAT A GUY: Dr. Jonathan Wakefield, associate professor in the departments of statistics and biostatistics, was awarded the Guy Medal in Bronze for 2000 by the Royal Statistical Society. Dr. Wakefield’s citation refers in particular to his published research on the development of statistical methods, with applications to spatial epidemiology and to population pharmacokinetic modeling.

SEA GRANT AWARDS: The Washington Sea Grant Program received an “Excellent” rating by a five-member national evaluation team organized by the National Sea Grant College Program. The evaluating team’s report noted that WSGP “substantially exceeds the benchmarks of expected performance” in program management, marine research and outreach activities. And on Jan. 20, WSGP won the “Distinguished Award” for its program brochure and 2000 calendar poster in the 1999 Society for Technical Communications awards competition. The brochure and calendar were written by David G. Gordon, designed by Robyn Ricks and illustrated by Joel Nakamura. The program also won an “Excellence Award” for its Web site, “Oyster Stew,” which includes features and developments in Washington’s oyster industry. That project was led by Nancy Blanton, designed by Ricks and produced by Susan Cook and Jay del Rosario.

TOP SCHOLAR: Jaime Diaz, a UW professor of psychology, was recently selected as a Carnegie Scholar for the 2000-2001 academic year. Diaz will be working at the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Diaz is the third UW faculty member to receive the prestigious national honor. He will pursue research into the use of computer tutorials to improve student learning. ¶