Prof. wins historical research award

Regents Professors Heiko Oberman, a past recipient of the UA's Five Star Faculty Award, has earned Europe's most prestigious award for historical research.

Oberman, professor of history, was awarded the Heineken Prize for History by the The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Oberman will return to his home in Amsterdam to receive the award and 250,000 Dutch guilders, equivalent to roughly 160,000 American dollars. Prince Claus von Amsberg of the Netherlands will present the award to Oberman Sept. 27.

"It has been said that one must be either a scholar or a teacher," Oberman said. "I think I've proved that does not always have to be true."

"I'm dedicated to my students," he said.

Oberman will donate a portion of the proceeds to the reformation studies fund that he has raised money for over the past 10 years.

The fund helps students with the cost of living and going to school in another country while they research the archives in Europe for their dissertations.

The Division of Medieval and Reformation Studies has a 100 percent job placement record, and all are Fulbright Fellowship recipients since 1989, he said.

Currently Oberman is studying the life of John Calvin, a French reformist from the 16th century.

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$1 beer night helps Toros, food bank

Thirsty students can help the community food bank and support America's favorite pastime at 7 tonight, when the Tucson Toros play the Calgary Cannons.

Students with a college ID and two cans of food to donate can get into Hi Corbett Field free for "Thirsty Thursday," where a 20-ounce beer is $1.

Arizona head coach Dick Tomey will throw out the first pitch, said Mike Feder, Toros general manager.

The event, coordinated by the UA Sports Marketing Association, is an opportunity for the Tucson Toros to get some new fans and help the community, Feder said.

Lei Florentino, food procurement manager of the Community Food Bank, said every donation counts whether big or small, especially going into the summer months when children are not in school and the needs of the community are greater.

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Student employee of the year named

The assistant program coordinator of the Women in Science and Engineering mentor program was named Student Employee of the Year.

Locana de Souza, wildlife and fisheries science junior and assistant coordinator of the WISE program, has matched undergraduate minority women with graduate mentors for the past 31/2 years.

Nancy Killian, selection committee chairperson, said, "assistant coordinator is a high position for a student employee to hold."

De Souza, who was also nominated last year, said, "It felt great to be nominated. It made me feel like my work was appreciated."

She will receive a framed certificate.

The four-member committee has been taking nominations from faculty and staff for the last six years, Killian said.

The members judge the students on reliability, quality of work and initiative within their department, Killian said.

De Souza is automatically entered in the state competition. The results will be announced in early May.