September 2009: Two GDCB staff to be honored at university convocation on September 21, 2009

Denise Hix, academic adviser for biology, and Maneesha Aluru, associate scientist, department of electrical and computer engineering and the department of genetics, development and cellular biology, will be among 24 members of the university community to be honored with university awards at the annual fall convocation.

Denise will be honored with an Iowa State University Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising, which recognizes outstanding performance by an academic adviser early in his or her career. Maneesha will be honored with a Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award, which recognizes a Professional and Scientific staff member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments unusually early in his or her professional career at Iowa State.

All members of the university community are invited to Iowa State's annual fall convocation on Monday, September 21, 2009, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The academic procession, featuring recipients of university honors and awards, will begin at 3:15 p.m. More information about the convocation and this year's awardees can be found at http://www.iastate.edu/Inside/2009/0917/convo.php