CAMPUS NOTES

Representatives of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, which has regional transportation responsibilities, will be on campus Wednesday, Oct. 20, and on Oct. 27 to offer ideas for changes to Highway 101. Each time they will meet people in the UCen State Street Room at 11:30 a.m. for 90 minutes to present proposed “enhancements,” including added lanes; managing traffic demand; and alternative transportation strategies. “I feel it would be very good if they could also hear from the bus/bike/train viewpoint,” said geologist Bruce Tiffney, chair of the chancellor’s advisory Transportation Alternatives Board.

Sheridan D. Blau, director of the South Coast Writing Project and lecturer in English and education, will receive the 2004 Meade Award for Research in English Education next month. The award, which is for his book “The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and Their Readers,” is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Peter C. Ford, professor of chemistry, has assumed the presidency of the Inter-American Photochemical Society after serving a year as president-elect. The professional society’s membership is spread throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Edward A. Keller, professor of geological sciences and environmental studies, has been named winner of the Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist Award by the Geological Society of America for a seminal paper he published in 1971, and his subsequent contributions to understanding river forms and processes.

Brenda Major, professor of psychology, has been elected to head the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, an international professional group. She will become president-elect in 2005, and president the following year.

Tia Thompson, former office manager for instructional consultation, has been promoted to business officer for the Instructional Development Office. She is a UCSB alumna and has been an employee for more than five years.

Vincent LaMarca, former machine shop superintendent for the Chemistry Department, died on Sept. 8 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. The Rochester, New York, native was 75. Hired at UCSB in 1980, he retired in 1991. He was reported to enjoy motorcycle riding and restoring older cars. He is survived by a sister, two sons, and two ex-wives.