Peter Bogucki has been promoted to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs for the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS).

Dean Bogucki (Bow-good´-ski) joined the SEAS in 1994 as assistant dean for undergraduate affairs. Previously, he was director of studies at Forbes College, a position he held for 10 years.

He received his bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D., also in anthropology, from Harvard University. His research efforts are focused on European prehistory, dating from four to eight thousand years ago, specifically in Poland.

Dean Bogucki conducts archaeological excavations at the sites of Brzes› c Kujawski and Osl/ onki, which are large settlements of early farming societies. The inhabitants lived in wooden longhouses, buried their dead nearby, and discarded their rubbish in pits.

He has three books in print: Forest Farmers and Stockherders. Early Agriculture and its Consequences in North Central Europe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988); Case Studies in European Prehistory (edited; Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1993); and his latest book The Origins of Human Society (Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, 1999).

As associate dean for undergraduate affairs, Dean Bogucki oversees the academic progress and standing of nearly 800 students who are candidates for the B.S.E. degree, including advising first-year students; monitoring the academic progress of students toward completion of degree requirements; coordinating undergraduate engineering organizations; and implementing support programs for academic and professional development of engineering students.

Two awards for EQuad News

  The Association of Educational Publishers named EQuad News a 2000 Distinguished Achievement Award finalist.

Richard Golden, editor, Ann Haver-Allen, SEAS publications director, Denise Applewhite, photographer and photo illustrator, and Alicia G. Brzycki, copy editor, were recognized in the category: Publications and Audio/Visual Media, Series (Adult) for a series appearing in the spring 1999 issue of EQuad News.

The series, titled "Engineering as Liberal Art," was written by Ms. Haver-Allen. The work was recognized for its "editorial clarity; clear, tight, and lively writing; consistency in style, content, and purpose; and impeccable research, accuracy, and grammar."

The Association of Educational Publishers received more than 1,300 entries. The top 20 percent were selected to receive a finalist award.

Ms. Haver-Allen also received an APEX 2000 Award for Publication Excellence for best rewrites. The winning entry "Multimedia use reinvigorates the classroom experience" appeared in the winter 1998-99 issue.

The two-part entry consisted of the story prior to editing and the edited version as printed.

The entry was evaluated on the basis of editorial quality and "the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence."

Almost 5,000 entries were submitted; the top 20 percent received an award.