One of Governor Weld's 10 New American Appreciation Awards went to Deborah Anker, founder of the Immigration and Refugee Law Program at the Law School. Anker is known for her work on asylum policy reform. She has consulted with the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. Anker won in Category 2, which recognizes native-born residents who work to help newcomers.

Ray Goldberg, George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business at the Business School, was honored for his distinguished contributions to agribusiness development at an international seminar held at the Royal Agricultural College in the United Kingdom.

Goldberg was elected the first Honorary Professor and Member of the Royal Agricultural College, under the authority of the College's Royal Charter, awarded by Queen Victoria in 1845.

During the seminar, Princess Anne paid tribute to Goldberg's contributions. She was participating in her capacity as president of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

Thomas P. Stossel, M.D., American Cancer Society Professor of Medicine, will be named president of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) at the organization's 38th Annual Meeting in December.

Stossel received his medical degree from Harvard, and was chief of hematology and medical oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital prior to establishing the division of experimental medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1991.

Stossel is director of experimental medicine at Brigham and Women's, and a senior physician for the Hospital's hematology-oncology division.

Professor William C. Kirby, chairman of the History Department and the Council on East Asian Studies, was selected as a winner of the Republic of China International Communication Award.

Kirby was cited for his outstanding contributions toward promotion of a deeper understanding between the United States and China.