UA Rings USS Arizona Bell for Outstanding Achievements

UA President Robert N. Shelton joined the Arizona Student Unions to acknowledge the achievements of several UA students and faculty, and also departments and organizations.

The University of Arizona and Arizona Student Unions recognized campus members for their outstanding achievements and contributions to The University of Arizona for the past twelve months.

UA President Robert N. Shelton presented certificates of honor to nine individuals and three teams and organizations for their outstanding achievements on behalf of the UA.

The USS Arizona bell rang once to commemorate the day, which included a reception at the Student Union Memorial Center to celebrate the nominees. The Student Union Advisory Council selected the individuals, teams and organizations to be honored.

The honorees are:

• Mike Candrea, head coach of the women's softball team, who ws honored for receiving the U.S. Sports Academy Distinguished Service Award.
• Kevin Boesen, a UA advisor and director of experiential education in the College of Pharmacy, was honored with UA pharmacy students David Jacobson, Mai Huong Nguyen and honors students Lauren Bartoli and Katie Schiraldi. The group won the National Community Pharmacists Association's 2008 Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

• Lanin Gyurko, a UA Spanish and Portuguese professor, was honored for being presented with a Homage Volume.
• Yan Han, a UA associate librarian, and UA librarian Atifa Rawan, both of the University's Research Support Services Team, were recognized for bringing international exposure to the UA Libraries.

Organizations that were honored include Phi Alpha Delta, University College, the Phoenix Mars Mission, the Department of Planetary Sciences and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Nominations of faculty, students, staff, and alumni are submitted monthly in recognition of achievements during the previous 30 days that bring prestige and recognition to both the nominee and the University.

The USS Arizona ship's bell is tolled at the Student Union Memorial Center seven times each month at 12:07 p.m. and is a symbol of the battleship's sinking at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

The USS Arizona ship's bell has held a place of prominence at the UA for more than 50 years and its bells is run only on significant occasions in the life of the University.

For more information or to nominate individuals for their outstanding UA achievements, please visit the Outstanding University Achievements Web page.