Vice president honored as ÎPillar of her profession'

The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators has honored University of Arizona Vice President for Campus Life Saundra L. Taylor with the distinction as a Pillar of the Profession.

The NASPA Foundation awards the Pillar designation to honor student affairs administrators who have achieved professional distinction and prominence in their field.

Donations to the NASPA Foundation in Taylor's name will fund student scholarships and other activities of the foundation.

Taylor will be recognized during the 2003 NASPA national conference in St. Louis, Mo., March 22-26.

Hydrology professor wins medal for his contributions

Regents professor Shlomo Neuman has been named the 2003 Horton Medalist by the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest organization of earth scientists.

The award is presented for lifetime, outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology and is the highest recognition awarded by a professional society to a water scientist.

Neuman was named a Regents Professor in 1988, the first year that honor was awarded, and is a senior member of the UA Hydrology and Water Resources doctoral program. His fields of specialization include subsurface hydrology and contaminant transport.

Pre-law fraternity holds chapter's largest mock trial

This weekend, Phi Alpha Delta, the University of Arizona's pre-law fraternity, held its largest mock trial competition in the organization's history.

The top three witnesses in the competition were Jeremy Zarzycki, Katie Vanhoey and Elizabeth Young.

The top five attorneys in the competition were Amy Hermalik, Lesli Rawles, Marcus Garrett, James Cool and Michael Neufeld.

City names main library in honor of UA vice president

Joel Valdez, senior vice president for business affairs at UA, was honored Feb. 27 as the city of Tucson renamed the main library after him.

The city named the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., of the Tucson-Pima Public Library system, in honor of Valdez's long history of service and commitment to southwest Arizona and his dedication to the Tucson community.

Valdez began his career in public service as a probation officer in the Pima County Juvenile Court system in 1958 after graduating with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Arizona.