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The University Writing Program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has announced the winners of the 2000 High School Essay Contest. Beth Peck of Montezuma-Cortez High School in Cortez won first prize, a $1,000 scholarship to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder, for her essay "Biblical Allusions in Robert BoltÂ’s ‘A Man for All Seasons.Â’ " David Feela, who was her sponsor, received the Benjamin and Jeanette Teaching Award of $250.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder will soon be distributing information collected by the Terra satellite, NASAÂ’s premier Earth Observing System spacecraft launched in December 1999. Terra is the first satellite to monitor how EarthÂ’s atmosphere, land, ocean, snow and ice cover, solar radiation and life influence the planet on a daily, global scale, according to NASA officials. Carrying five instruments, Terra is giving scientists a comprehensive view of Earth as a system and monitoring its long-term health.

Editors: To arrange an interview with one of the 2000 winners contact Deanna Haas at (303) 492-4920. The Student Organization for Alumni Relations at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder presented four faculty members with its 39th annual Teaching Recognition Awards. The awards are the only faculty honors that are selected and administered by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder undergraduate students. The awards were presented April 13 in a ceremony at the Koenig Alumni Center.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Campus Architect Bill Deno has been accepted into the distinguished College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Deno was one of 83 newly elected members out of 269 candidates to receive the designation for this year. Curt Dale of Anderson Mason Dale Architects joins Deno as the only other Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ fellow elected this year. The investiture ceremony will be held at the national convention of the AIA in Philadelphia on May 4.