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LAS Alumni Achievement Award Winners 2008
In this Olympic year, during which world-class athletes have dreamt of gold, the College of LAS is pleased to honor four gold-standard scholars. These world-class alumni have set the standard of excellence in their respective fields—chemistry, plant biology, English, and physics.
Every year, 130,000 LAS alumni have the chance to nominate their choices for the LAS Alumni Achievement Award. We are proud to announce the four who brought home the gold in 2008.
2008 Winners
Douglas L. Cole
The Invisible World
Douglas Cole works at the invisible level, but he has seen highly visible results through the long line of life-changing pharmaceuticals that he has helped to develop.
Govindjee
An Absorbing Interest
Govindjee is perhaps the world's most recognized photosynthesis researcher, conducting far-reaching work on one of life's most critical processes.
Carol D. Lee
Taking Bloom in the Whirlwind
Carol D. Lee has devoted her career to finding ways to help minority students bloom in the midst of “whirlwinds” such as poverty, negative stereotypes, and a culture of low expectations.
William A. Edelstein
Leaving High-Tech Fingerprints
William Edelstein has made key refinements to magnetic resonance imaging over the years, helping to make MRI one of the most vital and effective of medical imaging systems.
Winter 2009
