Silliman Named Associate Dean Stephen E. Silliman, professor of civil engineering and geological sciences, has been named associate dean of educational programs. In addition to his teaching and research duties, Silliman is responsible for the development and coordination of cross-disciplinary curricula within the college, as well as soliciting federal and industrial funds to support innovative educational opportunities for engineering students. Author of numerous articles pertaining to hydrology, Silliman has successfully combined his professional expertise with a commitment to service that characterizes the University. For several years he has led a joint student venture between the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences and the Center for Social Concerns. He and teams of students annually spend a week in Haiti repairing hand-pump wells, which are the primary water supply in rural regions of the country. They train villagers in the maintenance and repair of these pumps, and they teach them to manufacture inexpensive parts equivalents. Silliman, fellow faculty, students, and colleagues at the Universite Nationale du Benin have launched similar efforts in the Republic of Benin in western Africa. For his efforts Silliman was awarded the 2002 Grenville Clark Award, presented annually to a faculty member, administrator, or student “whose voluntary activities serve to advance the causes of peace and human rights.” Most recently, he received the 2003 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the College of Engineering. His research interests include groundwater hydrology flow and transport in heterogeneous media, stochastic hydrology, groundwater-surface interaction, microbial transport, water source protection, and Third World water supplies. He has a been a member of the faculty since 1986.