MICROBIOLOGIST WINS TOP RESEARCH AWARD
Prof. Joe Lam, Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Roche Diagnostics/CSM Award, the most prestigious award given by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. He is the fifth U of G microbiologist to receive the honour, considered one of Canada's premier microbiology science prizes. Lam is being recog- nized for his research achievements and contributions to the Canadian microbiological community. He will give a lecture and be presented with the award at the annual CSM meeting in London in June.

OVC PROF GIVES SCHOFIELD LECTURE IN SOUTH KOREA
Prof. Anthony Abrams-Ogg, Clinical Studies, delivered the Schofield Memorial Lecture at Seoul National University in South Korea April 12 as part of events held to mark the 36th anniversary of the death of Frank Schofield, an OVC graduate and longtime faculty member and former medical missionary and instructor in Seoul. Participants also laid a wreath at Schofield's grave (he is the only westerner buried in the Patriot section of the National Cemetery of Korea) and attended a memorial luncheon hosted by Chung Un-Chan, president of Seoul National University and Schofield's adopted grandchild.

AWARD HONOURS B.COMM. STUDENT LEADERSHIP
This year's winner of the Bachelor of Commerce Student Leadership Award is marketing management major Brandon Gorman. Presented annually by the Faculty of Management, the award recognizes a graduating B.Comm. student who has contributed significantly to the program through extracurricular activities, personality, character and academic achievement. Honourable mentions went to Jody Chrobak, Andrew Oosterhuis, Kathleen Perchaluk and Roberta Reyns.

SOCIOLOGIST GIVES TALKS
University professor emerita Lynn McDonald, Sociology and Anthropology, recently gave a lecture on “The Uses of Sociology in Politics and Social Movements” to the Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honour Society) of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She also gave a colloquium on “From the Enlightenment Roots of Sociology to Application in Political Reform” to the university's sociology department. Closer to home, she spoke on “Florence Nightingale and the Origins of Public Health Care” to the Senior Alumni Association at the University of Toronto.