Orfield wins Merriam Award

Gary Orfield, professor of education and social policy at the Graduate School of Education, is the 1997 winner of the Political Science Association's Charles E. Merriam Award, given biannually to a person whose published work and career represents "a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research."

Bell receives honorary degree from Napier University

Daniel Bell, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus, received a Doctor of Letters degree from Napier University of Edinburgh last month. Bell was cited for his pioneering work in information technology and the coming of the post-industrial society.

MGH physicians recognized for work in gynecology, obstetrics

Isaac Schiff, chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Vincent Memorial Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, has become chair of the 13-member editorial advisory board of a new magazine, Managing Menopause, published by ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists). The magazine will be distributed to an estimated 500,000 women through ACOG-member physicians.

Frederic Frigoletto Jr., chief of the Vincent Memorial Obstetric Division, completed his one-year term as president of ACOG and was honored at the organization's annual meeting, held in Las Vegas.

King wins IEEE teaching, research award

Ronold King, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics Emeritus, has been named the 1997 recipient of the IEEE Graduate Teaching Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. The award recognizes King for exemplary standards in teaching and research, and for a lifetime of dedication to his students. He received the award at the IEEE Antennas and Propagation International Symposium last month in Montreal.

King has advised more than 100 doctoral students and has written several pioneering textbooks in the field of electromagnetics.

Engineering faculty member to attend symposium

Robert Howe, associate professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been chosen as one of 82 engineers to participate in the National Academy of Engineering's 1997 Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering, an annual meeting that brings together "some of the country's top engineers who are age 30 to 45." The symposium, to be held Sept. 8-20 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, Calif., will feature topics such as biomechanics; sensors and control for manufacturing processes; safety and security issues; decision-making tools for design and manufacturing; and intelligent transportation systems.