CONGRATS

Nina Byers, research professor of physics and astronomy, was elected vice chair of the Forum on History of Physics of the American Physical Society. She will serve as chair-elect in 2003-2004 and as chair in 2004-2005.... Michael Newman, adjunct professor of periodontics, was the recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology Presidential Award for 2002. Awardees are chosen annually for distinguished service to the academy.... Paulo Camargo, assistant professor of periodontics, was the recipient of the Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship, a career development award for academic periodontists. The fellowship includes a $30,000 award.... Jeannie Oakes, Presidential Professor in Educational Equity and director of UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access and UC’s All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity, won the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education. The award acknowledges a renowned educator, authority in the field of teaching or legislator of education policies who has had a significant influence on the field of education.... UCLA medical student Edmondo Robinson has been selected by National Medical Fellowships Inc., Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Foundation Inc. and the California HealthCare Foundation as an AIDS Care Fellow in the 2002-03 fellowship program.

KUDOS

Igor Spigelman, associate professor of oral biology and medicine, received a $100,000 grant from the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center for collaborative studies. He will study calcium-related effects on energy capacity following injury.... Jordan Miller, associate professor of anesthesiology, received the Hotline Consultant Partnership Award from the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States for his online assistance offered to a physician treating an MH patient in Saudi Arabia.... Morphosis, the firm of Architecture and Urban Design Professor Thom Mayne, received an American Institute of Architects 2002 honor award for outstanding interiors for Tsunami Asian Grill at the Venetian, Las Vegas.... The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has awarded the 2002 AIA/LA Gold Medal to Barton Myers, professor of architecture and urban design, for his outstanding body of architectural work and exemplary design standards.... Students and colleagues of the late Walter J. Karplus of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have written a book, “Modeling and Simulation: Theory and Practice — A Memorial Volume for Professor Walter J. Karplus.” Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers and edited by Computer Science Adjunct Professor Boris Y. Kogan, the book includes reminiscences by colleagues and students who worked closely with Karplus. A discounted price is being offered until April 1. To learn more, e-mail Kluwer@wkap.com.

IN MEMORIAM

Harold H. Kelley, professor emeritus of psychology at UCLA and a distinguished pioneer and contributor to the field of social psychology, died on Jan. 29 of cancer at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 81.

Kelley’s major contributions to psychological research include the study of the role of reference groups in communication and attitude change, the establishment (with John W. Thibaut) of interdependence theory, the early integration of various lines of work into what has become known as “attribution theory,” and the application of interdependence concepts to the phenomena of close relationships.

Most recently, he was the lead author (with several co-writers) of “An Atlas of Interpersonal Situations.” Another volume, “Interdependence Theory: Situations, Relationships and Personality,” co-authored with John W. Holmes, is in the final stages of preparation.

Born in Boise, Idaho, in 1921, Kelley was 10 when his family moved to Delano, Calif., where his father established a vineyard. It was there that he met and married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy, his companion for 61 years.

In 1943, Kelley received his Master of Arts degree in psychology from UC Berkeley. He then served in the Aviation Psychology Program of the Army Air Corps until entering MIT in 1946. After completing his Ph.D. at the Research Center for Group Dynamics (under the direction of Dorwin Cartwright) in 1948, he moved with the center to the University of Michigan. Kelley then served successively on the psychology faculties there, at Yale and at the University of Minnesota before he accepted a professorship in the Department of Psychology at UCLA in 1961.

Kelley, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences, retired in 1991 but remained fully involved in his scholarly career until his recent illness.

A memorial program for Kelley was held at UCLA on Feb. 9. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to the “Harold H. Kelley Social Psychology Memorial Fund” in the Department of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563. (Checks would be written to “UC Regents” with that indication.)