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Recipients of 2006 Distinguished Scholar Award Announced

The 2006 Distinguished Scholar Award recipients are Dr. Yung-Yue Hu, left, professor of marketing, Dr. Daniel Flannery, professor of justice studies (not pictured), and Dr. Phillip Bos, right, professor of chemical-physics. Dr. John L. West, vice president for research and dean of graduate studies, center, accepted the award on Flannery's behalf during University Research Council's awards ceremony earlier this month.  Photo by Jeff Glidden

Three outstanding faculty members received the 2006 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Kent State University Research Council earlier this month. Dr. Philip Bos, professor in the chemical physics interdisciplinary program, Dr. Daniel Flannery, professor of justice studies, and Dr. Michael Hu, professor of marketing, were recognized for their distinguished contributions to the university.

“The University Research Council would like to congratulate the finalists and the recipients for their outstanding work,” says Dr. Kimberly Peer, Subcommittee on Distinguished Scholar Award co-chair. “Their contributions to Kent State University and academe overall is quite an accomplishment.”

The three recipients represent a variety of disciplines and were among six Distinguished Scholar Award finalists. Bos was recognized for his research on electro-optical effects for active matrix liquid crystal displays and electro-optical effects for electronic paper and optical devices; Flannery was honored for his multidisciplinary research, which focuses on applied and community-based themes; and Hu received accolades for his research on international business, marketing and artificial neural networks.

Finalists Dr. Satyendra Kumar, professor in the Department of Physics, Dr. Kenneth Laali, professor of chemistry, and Dr. Phillip Rumrill, professor of rehabilitation counseling in the Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, were also congratulated for their outstanding academic achievements.

The Distinguished Scholar Awards have been an annual tradition at Kent State since 1997, and 30 faculty members, including those who received the award this year, have earned this distinction.

The award committee, which is associated with the University Research Council, oversees the process. University Research Council Chair R. Scott Olds, H.S.D., and Subcommittee on Distinguished Scholar Award co-chairs, Dr. James Tyner and Peer, hosted the awards ceremony.

For more information, please visit the University Research Council Web site.

By Anya Cottage