Association for Women in Science

The Association for Women in Science announced its 2009 Class of Fellows, seven women and one man, at an awards ceremony and reception held in conjunction with the annual meeting of AAAS, in Chicago, Illinois.

The 2009 AWIS Fellows are:

• Donna J. Dean, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
• Winifred Doane, Ph.D., Professor Emeritas, Molecular & Cellular Biology Program, Arizona State University
• Howard Georgi, Ph.D., Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Harvard University
• Ursuala Goodenough, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Washington University
• Jo Handelsman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin - Madison  
• Beverly Karplus Hartline, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Provost and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Delaware State University
• Judith M. Iriarte-Gross, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University 
• Dr. Virginia Valian, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology and Biopsychology, Hunter College-CUNY

Criteria for selection as an AWIS Fellow is a demonstrated exemplary commitment to the achievement of equity for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  The first AWIS Fellows were named in 1996, as part of AWIS'  25th anniversary celebration.  The 2009 Class brings, to date, 142 AWIS Fellows so honored by the organization.