LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS: Psychology professor Philip Zimbardo took home the 1999 Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award from the American Psychological Association's August convention. One nominator estimated that at least a million students have learned psychology from Zimbardo through his textbook, Psychology and Life, and a separate public television series. Richard Zare, a chemistry professor who pioneered the development and application of lasers, was one of six foreigners elected to the Royal Society of London. Founded in 1660 by Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle and Robert Moray, the independent scientific academy aims to promote public understanding of science. William Durham, '71, a professor of anthropological sciences, won the 1999 Richard W. Lyman Award, which honors a faculty member for outstanding service to Stanford.
PROFS WITH PROMISE: Judith Frydman, assistant professor of biological sciences, was named a Young Scholar by the Keck Foundation. She'll receive $1 million over five years to continue her study of how proteins fold within a cell. Brent Sockness, assistant professor of religious studies, won a Berlin Prize Fellowship to support research on a new book on 19th-century thinker Friedrich Schleiermacher.
SAVVY SCHOLARS: Bradford Parkinson, PhD '66, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics who led the development and early implementation of the Global Positioning System, has won the Elmer A. Speery Medal for distinguished contributions in engineering. Biological sciences professor Paul Ehrlich won the Blue Planet Prize, a top environmental award. Psychology professor Russell Fernald is a recipient of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, the highest honor given by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
