Devore, a certified medical assistant in the hematology and oncology division of the Department of Medicine, was named employee of the year. Morgan, chief engineer of the television section of Biomedical Communications, was named supervisor of the year. Billy G. Dixon , chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been appointed to a continuous term on the board of directors of The Holmes Partnership. As a member on that board, he will represent the interests of the Association of Teacher Educators. The Holmes Partnership is composed of 96 universities with teacher education programs, professional education organizations, and community groups.
Members work to improve the American educational system.
Kenneth R. Keller , associate professor of radio-television, received the Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Educator award at the Aug. 11 gathering of the Association for Education and Journalism and Mass Communications in Phoenix. As director of SIUC's broadcast news program, Keller has helped shape the careers of countless students now employed at news operations all over the country. Nominating letters mention his unwavering devotion to good reporting. Ken Keller was a unanimous, slam-dunk choice for this year's award. Henry H. Kim , assistant professor of mathematics, was named a Clay Prize Fellow in recognition of his outstanding research achievements in the field of number theory.