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Qualls Morgan Ferguson

Sara Qualls, Kraemer Family Professor of Aging, Department of Psychology at UCCS, will receive the Distinguished Pioneer in Aging Award today at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Colorado Gerontological Society. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate originality and ingenuity in addressing the needs of Colorado seniors. Individuals who have made significant advances at the national, state and local level for more than 30 years are honored for their services to the field of aging. … Stuart Linas, School of Medicine professor of medicine and chief of nephrology at Denver Health Medical Center, recently received the Robert G. Nairns Award at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) annual meeting in Philadelphia. Linas was recognized during ASN’s Kidney Week 2014 for his leadership in the fight against kidney disease. … Leann Morgan, assistant professor, UCCS College of Education, recently published with two co-authors, “School Counselors’ Perceptions of Competency in Career Counseling.” The article was published in Volume 4, Issue 5 of “The Professional Counselor.” … Jeff Ferguson, professor in the College of Business at UCCS, was recently inducted into the Lewis-Palmer School District’s Hall of Fame. Ferguson was one of nine honored during induction ceremonies in September. Ferguson served on the District 38 Board of Education from 1987 to 2003 and from 2009 to 2013 and was board president for 10 years.  He was twice awarded the McGuffey Award by the Colorado Association of School Boards for his service. … Linda Alcott, assistant professor of French, clinical teaching track, at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver, presented papers at two conferences this fall. As an invited teaching panel specialist on “Teaching the Caribbean,” Alcott’s first presentation, titled, “Voices of Haiti and the Caribbean,” was given at the 68th Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention in October. Alcott’s paper titled, “Suitable for Sacrifice: The Portrait of Expendable Humanity in Marguerite Duras’s Un Barrage contre le Pacifique,” was presented at the Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association’s 112th Annual Conference in October for the Women in French special panel, "Marguerite Duras: 100 years later." … Six people accepted non-teaching positions at UCCS in November. They are: Sterlynn Clendenin, university events specialist, University Center; Donah Grassman, administrative assistant, Facilities Services; Erica Nagel Allgood, director, Communication Center, Office of First Year Experience and Student Retention; Dannielle Sparks, financial aid counselor, Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment; Susan Tyra, financial aid counselor, Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment; and Olena Zribi, research associate, BioFrontiers Institute.