Yildirim Dilek receives distinguished career award

Miami University Distinguished Professor of Geology, Yildirim Dilek, has received the 2009 Geological Society of America's (GSA) International Division Distinguished Career Award. The award was presented at the GSA's annual meeting, held in Portland, Oregon, Oct. 17-21.

Miami Bicentennial Writers Festival, Nov. 12-13

The Miami University Bicentennial Writers Festival, Nov. 12-13, features 16 poets, short story writers, novelists and creative nonfiction writers - all alumni of Miami's creative writing program - in a series of roundtable discussions and readings. Panel discussions will be held at 4 p.m. each day at Leonard Theatre in Peabody Hall, followed by readings.

University Senate action Nov. 2

President David Hodge addressed University Senate on Monday, Nov. 2. David Creamer, vice president for finance and business services, and Robert Keller, university architect, updated Senate on the status of the bicentennial student center.

Tonner and Zehler honored by Oxford garden club

Barbara Tonner and Bill Zehler of Miami University's physical facilities department received two awards from The Des Fleurs Garden Club of Oxford this year for their landscaping work at the university.

The Suburbanite, Monday, Nov. 2

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Phillip Shriver (president emeritus) is one of 20 veterans inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame for 2009.

Pulse-Journal, Monday, Nov. 2

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Miami University has received and will administer 2,400 doses of H1N1 Flu Mist vaccine this week to students who attend one of two clinics. Quotes Claire Wagner (news and public information) and Gail Walenga (student health services).

Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, Nov. 3

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Feature on Charlie Coles (head basketball coach) talks about his love of family, basketball and Miami.