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The School's New Full-Time Faculty Hires and Promotions
Boston University School of Management is delighted to welcome our new full-time faculty members and to extend congratulations on the following recent hires and promotions:
New Associate and Assistant Professors
Dirk Hackbarth
Associate Professor, Finance
Dirk Hackbarth earned both his PhD and MS at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; his MSc at the London School of Economics; and a diploma in business economics at the University of Cologne. As an internationally leading scholar in dynamic corporate finance, his research focuses on capital structure, distress risk, corporate investment, mergers and acquisitions, and real options. His papers have been presented at many competitive conferences and published in a variety of top-tier academic journals. He currently serves as associate editor of Management Science and Review of Finance. Recent appointments include the Robert and Karen May Faculty Fellow and associate professor of finance, College of Business, University of Illinois.
Olga Hawn
Assistant Professor, Strategy & Innovation
Olga Hawn received her PhD in 2013 from Duke University, her master's from the University of Oxford, and her bachelor's and master's from Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics. Her research focuses on global strategy issues from a neo-institutional perspective, particularly the effect of legitimization on firm performance. Her work also places special emphasis on corporate social responsibility issues. Olga's scholarship has been selected for AoM's Best Paper Proceedings, SIM Division Best Paper Award, as well as nominated for SMS Best Paper Award. She has been published in Research Policy and serves on the editorial board for Strategic Management Journal.
Koichiro Ito
Assistant Professor, Markets, Public Policy & Law
Koichiro Ito holds a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley; an MA in economics from the University of British Columbia; and a BA in economics from Kyoto University. His research focuses on environmental and energy economics, industrial organization, and public economics. He has work forthcoming in the American Economic Review and served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, as well as a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Other honors include the UC Berkeley Competition Policy Center Dissertation Award and the Resources for the Future Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
Elizabeth (Bess) D. Rouse
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior
Bess Rouse earned both her PhD in management and organization in 2013 and her MS in organization studies from Boston College, and her SB in brain and cognitive sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the experience of creative workers in contexts such as entrepreneurship, video game design, modern dance, and product development. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Bess worked at McLean Hospital's brain imaging center. Her honors include being named runner-up in the INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition; finalist for the Best Student Paper Award, MOC Division, Academy of Management; and winner of the OB Division's Best Symposium Award from the Academy of Management.
Gustavo Schwenkler
Assistant Professor, Finance
Gustavo Schwenkler received his PhD in management science and engineering in 2013 from Stanford University and his diploma in applied mathematics and economics from the University of Cologne. His research focuses on the development of statistical and computational tools for the measurement of financial risks. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, he served as a summer associate in the unit of investment banking strategies at Goldman Sachs; an intern in risk and portfolio management at Sal. Oppenheim, Jr. & Cie.; and an intern in sales and trading at Deutsche Bank. Gustavo's academic honors include the Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship and the Stanford Graduate Fellowship, both from Stanford University.
Monic Sun
Assistant Professor, Marketing
Monic Sun holds a PhD in economics and an MA in political economy from Boston University, as well as a BA in economics from Peking University, P.R. China. Her scholarship marketing models to topics such as social networks, Internet marketing, and information search and disclosure. Monic was previously a visiting assistant professor of marketing at USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and an assistant professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Her honors include being a finalist for the John D.C. Little Award, the NET Institute Summer Research Grants, and the Management Science Journal Meritorious and Distinguished Service Awards.
Yuan (Estelle) Sun
Assistant Professor, Accounting
Estelle Sun earned both her PhD in accounting in 2013 and her master of science in business administration from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, as well as a bachelor of commerce in accounting from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Her research focuses on earnings management, accounting fraud, accounting conservatism, voluntary disclosure, and auditing. She has work forthcoming or appearing in the Journal of Accounting & Economics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Accounting and Finance, and the Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. Estelle was awarded both the Crawford Dissertation Fellowship and the Crawford Research Assistant Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.
Georgios Zervas
Assistant Professor, Marketing
Georgios Zervas holds a PhD in computer science from Boston University, an MA in interactive media from the London College of Communication, and an MSc and BEng in computer science from Imperial College. Previously a Simons Postdoctoral Fellow in computer science at Yale University, Georgios's research explores the intersection of economics, marketing, and computer science, identifying unique online phenomena, acquiring novel data through creative web scraping, and applying creative empirical techniques. Among other publications, his paper "The Groupon Effect on Yelp Ratings" appeared in the Proceedings of the 13th ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce. Georgios's honors include the Departmental Research Achievement Award from Boston University's computer science department.
New Lecturers
Ann Halford
Executive Director, Digital Technology
Executive-in-Residence/Lecturer, Information Systems
Ann Halford earned her BA in zoology from the University of Tennessee and an MS in computer science from the University of Memphis. Thirty-six years ago, she began her career as a programmer and has since managed product development and IT organizations. She has worked with a wide variety of technologies—from chips to massively parallel supercomputers. She has had e-commerce, mobile device, and large global data center responsibilities, as well as held various executive positions in both start-ups, including her own, and Fortune 100s. Her past employers include Data General, Alliant Computer Systems, Sun Microsystems, Amadeus Global Travel, and, most recently, Staples.
Paul Hutchinson
Lecturer, Organizational Behavior
Paul Hutchinson earned his MS in experiential education from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and BA in history from Gettysburg College. He taught at New England College and Lynchburg College before becoming an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Management, where he now moves to full-time. A frequent conference speaker on experiential education and outdoor education and leadership, his practical experience includes a leadership position in experience-based training at Boston University Metropolitan College and coordinating the Outdoor Adventure and Leadership Development programs at Lynchburg College. Paul is currently writing his dissertation to complete his PhD in American and New England studies at Boston University.
Gina Powers
Lecturer, Markets, Public Policy & Law
Gina Powers holds a juris doctor from the New England School of Law and both an MEd and BA in English and communications from Boston College. She is an attorney and sole practitioner in residential and commercial real estate and has served as an expert witness in real estate litigation matters. She has been a guest lecturer at the New England School of Law and instructor for the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. Gina also serves as a director for One Mission, a pediatric cancer foundation, through which she has hosted fundraisers to benefit Children's Hospital Boston and the Jimmy Fund. Since 2005, she has served as an adjunct professor at the School, now becoming a full-time lecturer.
David Spieler
Lecturer, Finance
David Spieler holds an MBA in finance from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, an MS in civil engineering from Bucknell University, and a BS in civil engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Prior to joining SMG full time, David was a managing director in the Valuation Advisory Services practice at Duff & Phelps, LLC, and leader of the firm's Boston office, managing director with Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting, and partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He was also a senior consultant and the financial management unit leader at Arthur D. Little, Inc. David is a Chartered Financial Analyst who has expertise in business planning and valuation, intellectual property valuation, and providing expert testimony.
Recent Faculty Promotions
Samina Karim
Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation
Samina Karim holds a PhD in corporate strategy from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, a master's in applied economics from University of Michigan's economics department, a master's in education from Harvard University, and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Cornell University. A leading expert in the area of corporate restructuring and the reconfiguration of resources and market activities, Samina is especially interested in mobile devices and services, and has extensive experience in the medical sector both in her research and her previous work as an R&D engineer with Hewlett-Packard's former medical products group.
Tim Simcoe
Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation
Tim Simcoe received his AB in Applied Math and Economics from Harvard University, and an MA in Economics and PhD in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. An expert in the area of compatibility standards, Tim focuses his research on innovation, science and technology policy, intellectual property, and corporate strategy. Before joining the School of Management, he worked at the University of Toronto and Ernst & Young, LLP. He is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Shuba Srinivasan
Professor, Marketing
Dean's Research Fellow
Academic Co-Lead, Digital Technology Sector
Shuba Srinivasan obtained her MS in physics and MBA in marketing from the Indian Institute of Management, and her PhD in marketing from the University of Texas at Dallas. A professor of marketing, a dean's research fellow, and academic co-lead in the digital technology sector at the School, Shuba's research focuses on strategic marketing problems, in particular linking marketing to financial performance. With her co-authors, Shuba was awarded the 2010 Google-WPP research grant for research on audience-based online metrics. Other honors include the 2010 Broderick Prize for excellence in research at the School, as well as the 2001 EMAC best paper award.
Kathryn Griner
Master Lecturer, Finance
Kathryn Griner holds a BA in economics from Wellesley College and an MBA in finance from Harvard Business School. A senior lecturer in finance, Kathryn received the 2001 Broderick Prize for Service to the Undergraduate Programs at the School, as well as served on the academic conduct, scholarship, undergraduate program development, and technology committees. Before joining the School in 1994, Kathryn served as vice president of the investment banking department at Credit Suisse First Boston, advising industrial and technology accounts in the New England region.
Paul Mcmanus
Strategy & Innovation Executive-in-Residence
Executive Director, Social Enterprises and Sustainability Sector
Paul McManus received his MBA from Boston University and his BS in mechanical engineering technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology. A lecturer in the Strategy & Innovation department, Paul serves as the executive director of the newly formed Social Enterprise & Environmental Sustainability Initiative, in which he leads the School's emerging focus on this sector and is responsible for the creation and implementation of related practice-oriented programing for undergraduate and graduate students. Prior to joining the faculty full time in 2006, Paul was the Human Capital Partner at Boston Millennia Partners, a $740M venture capital fund with international investments in early-stage technology ventures in the life sciences, healthcare, medical device, information technology, and telecommunications industries.
David Randall
Master Lecturer, Markets, Public Policy & Law
Faculty Director, Undergraduate Honors Program
David Randall obtained a BA in political science from Boston University College of Liberal Arts and a JD from Northeastern University School of Law. A senior lecturer of business law, Internet law, privacy law, and real estate law in undergraduate and graduate programs, David serves as the faculty director of the SMG undergraduate honors program and received the Broderick Award for Service to the Undergraduate Program in 2012. He was formerly the president and CEO of Metro Health Foundation, Inc., as well as a part-time lecturer in business law at Babson College.
Shuba Srinivasan Among 17 Faculty Awarded Full Professorships at BU
Faculty promoted this year are from College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the School of Management
Excerpts from BU Today:
From mapping marketing strategies to mapping the brain, the 17 BU faculty members who have just been promoted to full professor cover a wide and compelling range of research interests.
Shuba Srinivasan, a newly minted SMG professor of marketing, views her promotion as an acknowledgment of years of hard work.
"This promotion represents a major milestone recognizing years of sustained effort on several fronts," says Srinivasan. In addition to designing effective courses in her area of expertise—marketing analytics—Srinivasan has bridged the gap between marketing theory and practice in her research. "This promotion affirms all of this," she says.
Faculty are selected for promotion based on the quality of the research and scholarship conducted in their classrooms and laboratories.
"Outstanding faculty are at the heart of what defines a successful research institution," says Jean Morrison, University provost and chief academic officer. "The 17 exceptional scholars we recognize are as talented as they are diverse, each demonstrating the passion for teaching and willingness to reach across disciplines that enable Boston University each day to create new knowledge, generate new ideas, and make important new practical discoveries. From the humanities and sciences to engineering and business, all have emerged as leaders committed to excellence in their individual fields. We are excited to announce their promotion to full professor and for the great work each has in store."
Read the full story on BU Today.
Kristen McCormack Appointed Assistant Dean of Sector Initiatives at Boston University School of Management
Boston University School of Management announced that Kristen McCormack has been named Assistant Dean of Sector Initiatives. McCormack is currently an executive-in-residence, master lecturer, and faculty director of the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the School of Management. She will assume her expanded role immediately.
As Assistant Dean of Sector Initiatives, McCormack will oversee the School's programs and initiatives in three emerging sectors of the world economy: Health & Life Sciences, Digital Technology, and Social Enterprise & Sustainability. McCormack will focus on the student experience and ensure that undergraduate and graduate business students gain deep exposure, practical experience, and functional excellence in one or more of the sectors. She will also continue to build and strengthen external partnerships and work with internal stakeholders to create new opportunities for growth and collaboration within and across the sectors.
McCormack joined the School of Management in 2002 after more than twenty years in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors leading mission-driven organizations. She earned her MBA with a concentration in Public & Nonprofit Management from Boston University and an undergraduate degree in Community Planning from the University of Massachusetts.
McCormack's appointment comes at a very important time in SMG's history. The School of Management recently embarked on a comprehensive new strategy focused on impactful research, exceptional teaching, and the three rapidly growing sectors of the world economy: Digital Technology, Health & Life Sciences, and Social Enterprise & Sustainability. The School is optimizing business education for a fast-changing world by providing insight into these sectors and a practical foundation in the functional management disciplines, business ethics, social responsibility, and global perspective as it approaches its centennial year, beginning in September 2013.
School Welcomes Dr. Ahmad Namini, Executive Director, Mathematical Finance Program
Boston University School of Management welcomes Dr. Ahmad Namini. Dr. Namini joins the School as Executive Director of the Mathematical Finance (MSMF) Program, effective July 16, 2012.
In this role, Dr. Namini will play a critical role in refining the Program, with a special focus on expanding industry connections, creating student internships, and fostering successful job placements. He will also work with Finance faculty to develop and implement strategies that will have a major impact on the future success of the Program.
Dr. Namini comes to the School with a wealth of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Deutsche Bank, the Fortress Investment Group and, most recently, with the Citigroup Global Markets in Hong Kong, where he was Head of the Quantitative Analytics and IT teams in the Emerging Markets Credit Trading unit. He is also a graduate of the Boston University Mathematical Finance Program, and has a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the University of Maryland. Previously, Dr. Namini has taught in the School's Math Finance Program and advised students on corporate-world applications of mathematical finance.
New 2012 Faculty at the School of Management
Boston University School of Management is delighted to welcome 12 new full-time faculty members, starting September 2012.
New Associate and Assistant Professors
Leila Agah
Markets, Public Policy & Law, Assistant Professor
Agah earned her PhD and BS in economics from MIT. Most recently, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in health and aging for the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, she served as a Galbraith Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and conducted research at MIT and the World Bank in Indonesia. Agah's research interests include public economics, health economics, and the economics of technology and innovation. Her awards include serving as referee for several major journals, a Young Researcher Award at the Workshop on Health IT and Economics, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Andrea M. Buffa
Finance, Assistant Professor
Buffa earned his PhD and MRes in finance, plus his MSc in finance and economics, all from the London School of Business, his MSc in economics from Collegio Carlo Alberto (Italy), and his BA in economics from the University of Turin (Italy). His research interests include asset pricing with market imperfections, credit risk, delegated portfolio management, contract theory, and market microstructure. Among his awards are Western Finance Association Travel Grants and the ESRC Scholarship.
Susan Jung Grant
Marketing, Clinical Associate Professor
Grant earned her PhD and MBA in marketing from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and her BA in English literature from University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was assistant professor of marketing at University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. Her research interests include consumer information processing, persuasion, judgment and decision-making; influence of consumer goal states and motivation on cognition; new product evaluation and consumer acceptance of innovation, and psychology of financial decision-making. Her awards include Advertising Education Foundation Visiting Professor Program Award, MBA Educator of Distinction Award at University of Colorado and Joseph L. Frascona Teaching Excellence Award Finalist.
Didem Kurt
Marketing, Assistant Professor
Kurt earned her PhD in 2012 in marketing from University of Pittsburgh Katz Business School, her MBA in finance from the University of Alabama, and her BS in political science and public administration from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Her research interests include social influence, in-store decision making and shopper marketing, and the marketing-finance interface. She has been awarded the AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellowship, Haring Symposium Fellowship at Indiana University, and Mitsubishi Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh.
Lynn Li
Accounting, Assistant Professor
Li completed her PhD in accounting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012. Previously, she had studied graduate finance at Cornell University, and earned her BA in economics at Emory University. She has taught corporate and financial accounting and financial statement analysis at MIT, and managerial finance at Cornell. Li's research interests include accounting regulations and policies; banking; contracting innovation; and networks. Her awards include Sloan School of Management Doctoral Fellowship, AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Participant, and Jack and Lewis Greenhut Award.
Erin M. Reid
Organizational Behavior, Assistant Professor
Reid completed her PhD in organizational behavior and sociology from Harvard University in 2012. She earned an AM in sociology from Harvard, and MSc in organizational behavior from Queen's University, and a BComm from McMaster University. Her research and teaching interests include gender and identity dynamics in organizations and occupations. Among her awards are the Emerald Best Student Paper Award, GDO Division, Academy of Management; Harvard University Graduate Society Dissertation Completion Fellowship; INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition Finalist; and Outstanding Reviewer Award, GDO Division, Academy of Management.
Jesse Shore
Information Systems, Assistant Professor
Shore earned his PhD in economic development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, master's in urban planning at Harvard University, and BA in music at Bowdoin College. He recently completed post-doctoral studies at the School of Management after conducting research at Northeastern University's Lazer Lab and Harvard University Institute for Quantitative Social Science. He also conducted research at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Institute for International Urban Development. His research interests include communication network structure, organization structure and problem-solving performance, structural holes and information overload, and evolution of inter-firm networks. Shore has also been a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Dylan Walker
Information Systems, Assistant Professor
Walker earned his PhD in theoretical physics in complex systems at Stony Brook University, a BS in physics from New York University, and a BA in electrical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He also did post-doctoral work at NYU Stern School of Business. His research focuses on the role of networks and networked systems in the diffusion of information, behaviors, and dynamic processes. Specifically, his scholarship aims to develop an empirical understanding of these dynamics, exploring how such an understanding can shape the formation of new policies and incentive structures that seek to promote or discourage behavioral and economic outcomes at the individual, community, and population level.
New Lecturers
Ralph Covino
Information Systems, Senior Lecturer
Covino earned his PhD in computer information systems from Nova Southeastern University, and his MBA and BSBA in business management from Suffolk University. After having taught at the School of Management for almost a decade, he now moves to full-time as a senior lecturer in the Information Systems department. He has also taught at Northeastern University and Cambridge College. Covino has held positions as department chair of information technology for an on-line MBA program, and director of information technology and security programs. His IT industry experience extends over two decades, with senior level positions in a variety of industries. He also serves as a project manager for Pfizer Global Operations. His research and teaching interests include internet filtering software used for access to various web sites, project management, information technology at all levels, e-commerce, and management issues.
Barry Kadets
Operations & Technology Management, Lecturer
Kadets earned his MS and ABD in operations research from New York University, and his BS in mathematics cum laude at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has been an adjunct professor at the School since 2008, now becoming a full-time lecturer in the operations and technology management department. Kadets has an extensive background in IT, and has been EVP, CIO, and cofounder Securitinet; CIO of The Gem Group; global CIO and VP of Bacou-Dalloz; and CIO of Encore Computer. He has taught at several colleges including University of Massachusetts (Boston) and Suffolk University. His teaching interests are operations management and statistics for both undergraduate and MBA programs. His research is in digital security in the healthcare industry. Kadets received a Computerworld "Premier 100 IT Leader Award" in 2001.
Yoo-Taek Lee
Operations & Technology Management, Senior Lecturer
Lee earned his DBA, MBA, and MS/MIS at Boston University School of Management and a BA at Hongik University (Korea). He has taught at Emmanuel College, Babson College, and Hult International Business School. His research interests include the supplier's capability of upgrading in global supply chains, the evolution of mid-sized firm's capability upgrading in supply chains, and the development of socially responsible supply chains.
Nelia Newell
Operations & Technology Management, Lecturer
Newell earned both her MBA with a concentration in finance and MSW at Columbia University, and her AB in English at Radcliffe College. She has been a lecturer at the School since 2009, joining this fall as a full-time lecturer. Her professional experience includes time as a commercial lending officer at Comerica Bank and various roles at BankBoston, where she helped manage and develop the curriculum for the credit officer training program. She has also served as chair of the Finance Committee for Wellesley College's Wellesley Centers for Women.
Three Faculty Promoted to Full Professorships
The School of Management at Boston University is delighted to announce that three faculty members have been promoted to full Professor, effective September 1, 2012: Chrysanthos Dellarocas (Information Systems), Susan Fournier (Marketing), and Erol Peköz (Operations and Technology Management).
| Chris Dellarocas
Professor of Information Systems
Forthcoming Article
Chrysanthos (Chris) Dellarocas is one of the world's most cited scholars in the fields of online reputation and social media. His research interests also include collective intelligence, online advertising, and the economics of media industries. He has published articles in Management Science, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Systems Research, Sloan Management Review, and other journals.
He is a senior editor of Information Systems Research and an associate editor of Management Science. Dellarocas is also the recipient of numerous teaching, funding, and merit awards, including the National Science Foundation's CAREER award. He holds 9 patents and is co-founder and advisor of a number of companies in the technology space.
Dellarocas holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Prior to Boston University, he taught at MIT's Sloan School of Management and at the University of Maryland's R. H. Smith School of Business. Before pursuing an academic career he was a management consultant with Accenture and McKinsey.
|Susan Fournier
Professor of Marketing
Forthcoming Book
Susan Fournier is credited with founding the brand relationships sub-field in marketing. Her research explores the creation and capture of value through branding and brand relationships. Current projects investigate the links between brand strategy and shareholder value, brand co-creation and consumer-generated advertising, the management of person-brands, the power and process of brand parodies, metrics for brand strength and brand community health measurement, attachment style effects on brand relationships, and the lived experiences of select brand relationships such as flings and adversaries.
Fournier has received six best article awards for her published work, including the Long-term Contribution Award in consumer research. She is also the author of many best-selling Harvard case studies on branding and a long-standing member of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Relationship Marketing, Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing, Marketing Theory, and more recently, Journal of Marketing.
Fournier holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Prior to joining Boston University, she served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She also held a Vice-President/Director position at Young & Rubicam Advertising and served in market research roles at Polaroid Corporation and Yankelovich Clancy Shulman.
| Erol Peköz
Professor of Operations and Technology Management
Recent Article
Working in the areas of applied probability and statistics, Erol Peköz studies stochastic problems in operations management and finance, include queuing models for congestion in operations, theory of rare events, Monte Carlo simulation, risk management, and statistical models for health care provider profiling.
His work has appeared in Annals of Probability, Bernoulli, Journal of Applied Probability, Medical Care, and Statistics in Medicine, among other journals. He has conducted research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and the Veterans Health Administration. He has also worked as a consultant for Pfizer and the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business.
Peköz holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. from Cornell University. He has taught on the faculty at Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he received an award for outstanding instruction. He was also honored with the Broderick Prize for Teaching at Boston University.
School Welcomes Five New Thought Leaders in 2011
The School of Management is pleased to announce five new full-time faculty members, bringing the total to 22 new full-time professors in the past three years. Starting September 2011, we welcome:
Edward Riedl, Associate Professor of Accounting
Professor Riedl joins the School from Harvard Business School, where he taught since 2002. He received his BBA and MBA in accounting from Pace University, and PhD in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include fair value accounting, international accounting, valuation, and intangible assets. In 2004, he won the Competitive Manuscript Award, awarded by the American Accounting Association for the top dissertation of the year. More
Kira Fabrizio, Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation
Professor Fabrizio, who comes to the School from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, received her PhD and MA from the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business and her BA from Wesleyan University. Her areas of interest involve knowledge exploitation, firm strategy, and intellectual property rights. In addition, she has received various awards for her scholarly work, including the Crawford Dissertation Fellowship and the Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship. More
Nachiketa Sahoo, Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Professor Sahoo, most recently a visiting assistant professor of information systems at Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, received his PhD and MA from the Carnegie Mellon University and his BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur, India). His areas of interest involve information filtering, recommender systems, and networks analysis. His research has attracted funding from both government and private sources, including a Yahoo! Faculty Research Grant for his work in personalized advertisement. More
Keith Marzilli Ericson, Assistant Professor of Markets, Public Policy & Law
In June 2011, Professor Ericson completed his doctoral studies in economics at Harvard University College of Arts & Sciences. He received his BA in economics and political science from Williams College. His areas of interest include public economics, health economics, and behavioral & experimental economics. He has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. More
Michael Nowotny, Assistant Professor of Finance (Mathematical Finance)
In June 2011, Professor Nowotny received his PhD in finance at the University of California at Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. He received both his Diplom in economics and his Vordiplom in business economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany). His areas of interest include asset pricing, stochastic volatility and portfolio choice, and econometrics. He was the recipient of various fellowships at UCLA, including the Graduate Division-Dissertation Year Fellowship and the Landesstiftung Baden-Wurttemberg Fellowship. More


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Donald G. Daviau (Riverside)
The Naming of Mountains in the Western United States
Before addressing the variety of names given to the many mountains in the western United States, it will be useful to begin by discussing the various ways that names came to be attached or assigned to specific geographical locations. In the early days of exploration and western expansion, there was no control and anyone could name a mountain according to his or her own fancy or whim. The name would remain as long as others, particularly those who came to settle in the region, accepted it. Spanish explorers and Indians bestowed the first names, primarily in the South and Southwest. In the Northwest, in addition to the Indians, there came the French and Russian fur trappers and hunters. They were followed in the 19th century by official American exploratory expeditions, like those of Captain Fremont, of Lewis and Clark, of the British navigator and explorer George Vancouver, and of Joseph Dwight Whitney. In addition, there were the unofficial surveys undertaken by the famous Swiss-American scientist Louis Agassiz and by the equally renowned naturalist John Muir, who is also remembered for his advocacy of establishing National Parks to preserve natural wonders. The Mormon trek West brought numerous settlers, and the discovery of gold in 1848 on the Swiss Johann Sutter's property called New Helvetia, began a gold rush that lured gold seekers from all over the world. They not only overran all of his property, driving him into ruin, but also all of the surrounding mountains. Finally, there were the normal settlers who came looking for a better life in the west. Each of these waves of people left a legacy of names attached to geographical and geological features in the West. The names became official by being recorded on early maps. This laisser faire procedure for assigning names to geographical sites came to an end in 1890 when the U.S. Department of the Interior established a branch agency called The Board on Geographic Names. The membership of this Board might be considered quite remarkable: one member from each of the armed services, the Army and the Navy, and one each from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, and State along with members from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Government Printing Office, The Post Office Department, and the Library of Congress. The Executive staff was divided into two sections, one for domestic names and one for foreign names. The field work for the Domestic Geographic Names Committee was done by the Geological Survey. While the Board had complete control over names, local residents were not deprived of all influence. If the Geological Survey recommended a name change for whatever reason, local protests were often heeded and able to prevent a locally established name from being altered. Indeed, the Board has now adopted the fixed policy that local residents must be fully consulted on any proposed change and that no names may now be altered against the wishes of the local residents.
For example, the Board changed the name of Gravel Mountain in Arapahoe National Forest in Colorado, so called by the local residents for the simple reason that the mountain had had patches of loose gravel on it, to Bennay Mountain to commemorate an Indian named Bennay, without indicating who he was or why he deserved this recognition. The maps were duly changed, but the people in the area persisted in calling it Gravel Mountain. Eventually the public protests forced the Board to reverse its decision and change the maps back to what they had been: Gravel Mountain..
The Board has total authority not only over new names, but also over existing names. It must study old maps to avoid duplication. It must also know etymology, even though it retains names corrupted by usage rather than attempting to restore them to their original form. The Board must also know history, in order to trace names of Indian, French and Spanish origin, many of which were transliterated incorrectly and have come to be misspelled and mispronounced over time. In all cases the Board strives for simplification. For example, it avoids the use of apostrophes and hyphens when names of individuals are used for mountains.
It is clear from studying the various names, that the Indians had the most poetry and imagination in their souls when it came to naming mountains. They never named them for people but for some obvious striking characteristic such as Twin Peaks because there are two pinnacles or Bear Mountain because bears lived there. The Grand Tetons in Wyoming, named with a little whimsy by French trappers, is a good example of this approach to giving names that describe the appearance. The Indians could have given the same designation to the Twin Peaks, but they never engaged in humor in their naming.
The White Man's approach to naming is also to use a descriptive term. For example, Unicorn Peak was so named by the Whitney survey, because it has a very prominent peak with a peculiar horn-shaped outline. Whitney for some reason felt uncomfortable about the name and apologized for it, stating: "Names are frequently given to prominent objects by parties like ours for convenience. If not named, they would have to be numbered, which would be both awkward and inconvenient." Most often, however, the official state or government surveys employed personal names, either to commemorate the first person to climb the mountain or to honor some distinguished individual. In the latter case, one factor that the Board considers is whether the reputation of the honoree is commensurate with the size of the mountain. For example, Mount . Mackinley in Alaska , the tallest mountain in the United States at 20, 464 feet or 6193 meters, honors the former American president William Mackinley. The Indians had called the mountain Denali, meaning The Great, while the Russians also used the name Denali, signifying gold seeker. Mount Mackinley forms the centerpiece of Denali National Park. Another massive mountain is named for Sir Winston Churchill. A well-liked local rancher would be honored by a much smaller mountain. George Vancouver and Louis Agassiz have mountains named in their honor in Alaska. An interesting case is Sacajawea Peak in Oregon, named for Sacajawea or Bird Woman, the Shoshone maiden who volunteered to guide the Lewis and Clark expedition over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific and also served as interpreter. Often mountains are named for distinguished people who have never seen the mountain. The process of naming became pragmatic and prosaic in the 20th century, and much of the romance of the earlier Indian names was lost when they had to be replaced because they were considered impossible to spell or pronounce, one early step in creating our monotonous, homogenized, prosaic society.
Mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado lies about 50 miles west of Denver and is a jewel of natural beauty. The following are descriptions of how some of the higher peaks came to be named.
Achonee Mountain (12, 649 feet) is believed to be named for Ochanee, a sub-chief of the Arapahoes, well known to whites. He was camped with his tribe at Sand Creek on November 29, 1864, when Colorado troops attacked at dawn and slaughtered everyone, men, women and children. The story is that Ochanee managed to escape, but upon witnessing the massacre, returned to be killed with his people rather than to survive alone.
Mount Albion (12, 609 feet) employs the Celtic word related to alp, meaning white or snowy. Poets use Albion as a name for the main British Isle. The name was given by homesick men from the lowlands of Scotland, who were working in the lead and silver mines in the Snowy Range Mining District. The miners called their lode Albion and applied the name to the mountain. The Board, for reasons known only to itself, changed the name to Kiowa Peak and renamed nearby Sheep Mountain Mount Albion.
How Alice Mountain (13, 310 feet), one of the tallest peaks in the entire range, was named remains a mystery, for no one has ever been able to establish the identity of Alice. Half a dozen theories have been advanced. The most interesting one claims that "saloon habitués and lewd women" used to camp out on the mountain, and that they named it in honor of one of the girls named Alice.
Apache Peak (13, 441 feet), situated on the Continental Divide, where the water on the West side flows westward and on the Eastern side to the East, must have been named by whites, for the word means "knive whetters" or enemies. The Apaches, one of the fiercest of the tribes, led by such well-known and glorified chiefs as Cochise, Victorio and Geronimo, were certainly formidable enemies of the whites and one of the last and most difficult bands to subdue.
It is also unclear who named Arapaho Peaks (North Peak, 13,502 feet; South Peak, 13,397 feet) and when. It is known that the German prospector W. E. Andree and his two Hungarian companions climbed these mountains in July 1861 but did not name them. In fact, they thought they were on Long`s Peak. The name Arapaho Peaks was in common use before 1873, because it is recorded on early maps.
Arikaree Peak (13,150 feet) commemorates the tribe of that name which used to live in the region but which now lives in North Dakota. The name means "horn" and refers to the fact that the Arikaree men wound their hair around two pieces of bone on either side of their head.
Audubon Mountain (13,223 feet) was named for the distinguished naturalist John James Audubon (1780-1851), who painted hundreds of birds and wild animals. He never visited Colorado, but two of his admirers on a trip there named the mountain in his honor.
Battle Mountain (12,044 feet) was named by a naturalist Enos Mills because of the battles of nature wind, snow, and fire that he observed on this mountain. He also named nearby Storm Peak for the stormy weather he observed there.
Bighorn Mountain (11,463 feet) was named by Pieter Hondius, who had come to the area from Holland for his health. Bighorn Sheep, sometimes called Rocky Mountain sheep, are known as the world`s most skillful mountaineers. The Bighorn is the official state animal of Colorado.
Chiefs Head Peak (13,579 feet) has been recorded by a number of different names on early maps. For example, it was called Comanche Peak, until it was discovered that that name was already being used for another mountain. The Arapaho called it Head Mountain, because they saw in it the profile of an Indian head, complete with war bonnet, just the way it still looks today. However, the Board followed the policy of abiding by local usage, and Chiefs Head Peak has now become official on all maps.
Craig Mountain (12,007 feet) was also variously called Middle Mountain by the Arapaho, Round Top by some local villagers, and Old Baldy by others, because the top is treeless. However, Reverend Bayard Craig decided to immortalize himself by naming the mountain for himself, and he had enough influential friends to have the name made official.
Cumulus Mountain (12,725 feet) is one of the peaks in the series of mountains called the Never Summer Mountains, all named for the cloud formations that hover over them.
Desolation Peaks (12,949`) is a straightforward descriptive name to capture the barrenness pinnacles.
Dickinson Mountain (11,831 feet) was named for Anna Dickinson, an actress and political activist who had political influence. She was known for her lectures against slavery and for women`s rights. She received this honor because she was the first woman to climb Long`s Peak, the highest mountain in Estes Park.
Dunraven Mountain (12,571 feet) was named for the Irish Earl of Dunraven, who had come to Estes Park in 1874 to hunt. He liked the place so well he tried to buy the entire area. However, even employing such schemes as bribing men to claim land as homesteads and then selling it to him and also using fictitious names on deeds, he still could not acquire all the land he wanted. Nevertheless, he accumulated sizable holdings, on which he built a hotel, then left everything to be managed by an agent.
Elk Tooth (12,848 feet), originally called Ogalla Horn, was renamed, because in 1875 elk by the thousands congregated there. Just as with the buffalo, the hunters soon arrived and slaughtered the elk, until by 1890 none were left. In 1913 the Forest Service relocated some elk from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Since they were and are under government protection, there are once again elk on the mountain today.
Flattop Mountain (12,324 feet), originally called Table Top Mountain, is named for its major geological feature.
Hiamovi Mountain (12,395 feet) may be derived from an Indian word meaning God. Or it may have been named for a Cheyenne chief who contributed an account of Cheyenne life before the advent of the white men. He also furnished songs, legends and even illustrations for a volume by Natalie Curtis, entitled The Indians' Book (1908).
Isolation Peak (13, 118 feet) stands as an isolated summit on the Continental Divide. Some enthusiasts had proposed the name Sioux Peak, but this suggestion was rejected. The present descriptive name best suits the character of the mountain.
Jackstraw Mountain (11,704 feet) took its name from the child`s game of jackstraws, thin sticks of wood tossed in a heap, with the players then attempting to remove one without disturbing any of the others. The mountain looks like a giant game of jackstraws, with dead trees standing upright or crazily jumbled, just as they were left after a fire in 1872. At that time forest fires, often started by lightning, continued until they burned themselves out or were stopped by rain or snow. The Indians also set fires to drive out game or to burn out settlers.
Lone Eagle Peak (11,920 feet) was named for Charles A. Lindbergh, who received the nickname Lone Eagle for his solo flight from New York to Paris in May 1927. In 1923 in a bid to publicize the area around the mountain, one thousand dollars was offered to any aviator who would land his plane on the slope of St. Vrain Glacier. Lindbergh accepted the offer, but the sponsors were afraid that if he crashed and were injured or killed, they would get the wrong kind of publicity, so the stunt was called off. Today planes regularly drop tourists off on glaciers and return in an hour or two to pick them up again.
Longs Peak (14,256 feet) is the highest mountain in Estes Park, but only the 15th highest in Colorado. It was named for Stephen Long, who led the first expedition through the area in 1823. The Indians had originally called the two highest peaks, Longs and Meeker, The Two Guides because they used them for orientation. French trappers had their own name, Les Deux Oreilles.
The Never Summer Mountains, a serrated range, was given this name because the Board considered the Indian name Ni-chebe-chii too difficult for Americans to pronounce. The Indian name means never no summer. The Board did not want to use the bad English of a double negative, so it settled on Never Summer Mountains.
Niwot Ridge (13,023 feet) is named for the Arapaho Chief Niwot, who was left handed and known to whites as Chief Left Hand. He had survived the massacre at Sand Creek by refusing to fight against his white friends. Four years later he and his band killed a troop of 20 soldiers in Oklahoma before they were defeated by General Custer, ending the Chief`s fighting days.
Mt. Olympus (8808 feet) was named by Fernando Willett, a schoolteacher from Indiana. The Indians had called it Faces to the Wind.
Pagoda Mountain (13,497 feet) received its name from its appearance.
Paiute Peak (13,088 feet`) and Pawnee Peak (12,943 feet) were named for the respective Indian tribes.
Ptarmigan Mountain (12,324 feet) was named for the numerous ptarmigan (grouse species that thrives in cold, snowy regions) gathered on its slopes. The ptarmigan changes color with the season, snow white in winter and mottled brown in summer to blend in with the rocks.
Mount Richthoven (12,940 feet) created controversy, because it is not clear whether it was named for Ferdinand or Walter, both Barons von Richthoven from Silesia. Ferdinand never saw the mountain, which was possibly named for him as a tribute, but he was a member of the Whitney survey in California from 1862-1868, before moving on to central China to make the first map of the mountains there. Walter became an important man in Denver, where he arrived in 1877 and devoted his energies to promoting the city. The current consensus is that the mountain was named for Ferdinand.
Sundance Mountain (12,466 feet) was named by a prospector variously known as Miner Bill or Crazy Bill. He always enjoyed watching the play of the early morning sunlight on the mountain and so gave it this name.
Ypsilon Mountain (13,514 feet) was named one day in 1888, when Frederick Chapin and his wife were enjoying a picnic in the area. A large snowfield lay on the eastern face of the mountain, and two glittering bands of ice extended skyward to the ridge of the mountain forming a perfect Y. The name was accepted by the dwellers of the valley and subsequently became official.
New Mexico
I have chosen to describe only one mountain in New Mexico, because of the interesting story that accompanies it. Hermits Mountain was so named because of a religious man, evidently of Italian nobility, named Giovanni Marie Augustine, later known as Juan Bautista Justrano. He made his home in a small, shallow cave on top of the mountain, and local people, who regarded him as a seer and holy man, carried food up to him and also came to seek his advice. He dug around on the side of the mountain with his staff until a stream of fresh water flowed. It is said to be still running today. As more and more people climbed the mountain to consult this recluse, he departed for a cave in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces. He was warned about wandering Apaches, but he left saying he would send a signal in three days if all were well. No signal came.
An important landmark in New Mexico was Wagon Mound on the old Santa Fe Trail. Today people do not understand the name, because they have never seen an old prairie schooner and so do not recognize the picturesque similarity.
The Cascade Mountain Range in Washington and Oregon
The way that each of the Cascade`s lofty peaks stands alone makes this range unique in America. These mountains form a resplendent, stately procession, which extends from Mount Baker in Washington, near the Canadian border, through Oregon, to the little known McLoughlin Peak, just north of the California state line, and ending with Mount Lassen in Northeastern California. This 500-mile column of giants consists of ten individual peaks, each rising above the 10,000-foot level. In winter the entire range is covered by snow. In summer only the northern four mountains remain snow-covered. Except for the winter season, each imposing peak stands surrounded by a lush green setting.
Mount Rainier at 14,408 feet or 4392 meters is the highest peak in the Cascades, higher than any of the Rocky Mountains and only 100 feet shorter than Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the continental or lower 48 United States. Mt. Rainier also holds the distinction of being the most massive individual mountain in America. In sheer size it is equivalent to eight Mount Whitneys. Because of its impressive height and mass, majestic Mt. Rainier can be seen from most points in Washington, from many parts of Oregon a hundred miles away, and from far out to sea. The mountain is enclosed in a National Park, which features ice caves and glaciers, among many other scenic features. The name Rainier was bestowed in 1792 by the British sea Captain and explorer George Vancouver, who explored the northwest down as far as San Francisco and named many mountains and other features. The city of Tacoma, South of Seattle, the major gateway to the park and the only entrance during the winter, proposed changing the name to Tacoma Mountain, but Seattle violently opposed the suggestion, creating a virtual civil war that pitted friend against friend and divided families. Even the U. S. Congress debated the issue. The result of all the bitterness and controversy was to retain the original name. The reason for the suggested change was not only for local pride and publicity but because the Indians had always called the mountain Tacoma or Tahoma, their name for snow peak. In Indian tradition the Mountain was respected and reserved as a sanctuary, where one could retreat and meditate or do penance in the presence of the Great Spirit.
While Mount Rainier is the tallest and most massive, Mount Hood (11,245 feet) has been designated the most beautiful mountain of the Cascade Range. The air currents around the peak create a unique phenomenon. Even if the sky is clear all around, a single cloud hovers over the topmost peak, appearing like a pennant flying in the breeze. Some thought that this feature was responsible for the name, but actually the mountain was named in 1792 by Navy Lieutenant Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, in honor of British Rear Admiral Hood of His Majesty`s Navy. There have been attempts to change this British name, but none have proved successful. In addition to Mounts Rainier and Hood, George Vancouver and his party also named Mount Baker and St. Helens. Fifty miles south of Mount Hood is Mount Jefferson.
Mount Baker, the northernmost peak of the range, dominates the horizon and is a landmark far up into Canada and from almost everywhere on Puget Sound in Washington. The Indians called it Komo Kushan, meaning "White Shining Mountain" or "White Watcher." Sailors called it the "White Friar," because in appearance it resembles the flowing robes of a Carmelite monk.
Sixty miles to the south of Mount Baker stands Glacier Peak, named for its most prominent feature. It is one of the most remote and inaccessible of the mountains.
Further to the South is St. Helens, which is still regarded as an active volcano. Indians believed that the entire area belonged to the dead and served as the residence of "Devils" cast out by other tribes. George Vancouver named the mountain for Baron Alleyne Fitzherbert St. Helens (1753-1839), the British Ambassador to Spain.
Mount Adams is the second highest peak in the Cascades at 12,307 feet or 4100 meters. It is located 30 miles north of the Columbia gorge, has had volcanic action, and is rimmed by seven glaciers, hot springs, and a deep ice cave.
The Three Sisters stand midway between Mount Hood in Washington and Crater Lake in Oregon. They are the last of the peaks in the southern end of the range that are permanently covered with snow. Crater Lake was formed when Mt. Mazama erupted and blew off the top of the mountain, opening a hole 4000 feet deep. The glaciers melting from the heat created the lake as well as streams flowing to the Pacific Ocean.
Lassen Peak in Northern California also belongs to the chain of the Cascades. It, too, has had volcanic activity and today features a unique display of geysers, pools and hot springs, presenting an amazing array of colors. The area has been made into a National Park to protect the natural wonders.
The Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada is usually considered to range from just south of Lassen Peak in Northeastern California to Tehachapi Pass in the South, about 200m miles north of the Mexican border. This range is about 400 miles long and varies in breadth from forty to eighty miles. It formed one of the biggest obstacles for the wagon trains headed west, forcing them to go around the mountains either over the Santa Fe Trail and through Arizona to the South or to Oregon over the Oregon Trail in the North. Except for a small angle of Nevada that touches upon Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada lies entirely in California. The Spanish name means snowy ridge. Sierra is also the word for saw, and when taken in this meaning becomes a descriptive term capturing the jagged appearance of the mountains, which resemble the teeth of a saw. The famous naturalist John Muir favored a name he thought more appropriate, calling it not the Nevada or Snowy range but the Range of Light. However, the designation Sierra Nevada has prevailed.
None of the earlier names of individual peaks in the Sierra Nevada has been handed down from the past. All of the names found on official maps are of relatively recent origin. The one exception is the name of the range itself, which is attributed to Pedro Font, who possibly did not even know he was naming the range, when, in April 1776, he described it as una grande sierra Nevada. In general, Spanish or Mexican priests and soldiers named very few features in the Sierra Nevada. They had no interest in exploring the mountains, for there were no converts to be found at high altitudes nor did the mountains offer anything valuable or useful that the soldiers could appropriate.
Mount Whitney (4418 meters), the tallest peak within the continental U.S., is situated approximately 100 miles West of Badwater in Death Valley, which is below sea level. Thus, the highest and the lowest points in the U.S. are closely juxtaposed. The mountain was first called Fisherman`s Peak by the three fisherman who claimed to be the first to climb it on August 18, 1873. This story was later challenged by the official Geological Survey, whose members did ascend it. They claimed that the three fishermen had climbed another mountain close by. The local residents wanted to change the name to Dome of Inyo, because the mountain stands in Inyokern County, but the name never caught on. Finally, the debate reached the California State Legislature, and the name Mt. Whitney, in honor of the leader of the official state geological survey, was adopted, ending the controversy. Whitney had actually forbidden his subordinates to name the mountain for him, as they had wished to do. Initially they respected his demand, but in his absence they followed their own inclination. Once the legislature accepted their recommendation, there was nothing more Whitney could do to prevent it.
The Indians played little role in naming mountains in this area, except in the Yosemite Valley and vicinity, where a considerable number of Indian names have been preserved. Most of the names are misspelled and mispronounced because of the phonetic transcriptions, and a number of them have been given multiple interpretations. Many of the major formations in Yosemite were given their present names during a short period of time in March and April 1851 by Lafayette H. Bunnell. He led a party of 58 members of the Mariposa Battalion into the valley in pursuit of Indians, making them the first known white men to enter the Yosemite Valley. From 1861 to 1865 members of the first California Geological Survey (the so-called Whitney Survey) named many of the identifiable features for use on the maps they were preparing. They mostly named mountains for one another, usually for the member of the party willing to climb it. Otherwise they used the names of prominent geologists and other scientists of the time, who were thus honored without ever even having seen the mountain named for them. From 1889 to 1914 the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the first comprehensive survey and mapping of the entire area and produced new names never seen on earlier maps. Some of the new names were those used by the local residents, others were created by the surveyors and cartographers who prepared the maps. Mountains were named for family members, friends, wives and daughters. There are hundreds of place names whose origin is not known, created informally by people who kept no written records.
Over many objections Indians were much despised and hated at the time the name Yosemite, which means grizzly bear, was adopted for the whole valley. At an open hearing one man shouted: "Devil take the Indians and their names. Why should we honor these vagabond murderers by perpetuating their name?" Let`s call this Paradise Valley. The Indians themselves claimed that Yosemite was not a pure Indian name, and therefore they preferred A-wah-ne, but, pure or not, Yosemite remained the name.
The following small selection represents but a few of the most interesting names:
Ahwiyah Point overlooks beautiful Mirror Lake. The name means quiet water. Earlier names included Old Man of the Mountains in 1875, Acorn Peak and The Old Paiute, for the local Indian tribe.
Artist Point, was the place where the artist Thomas Ayres drew the first picture of Yosemite on June 20, 1855. He proclaimed, that "This point, on account of its impressive comprehensiveness, and near proximity to Yosemite, has been selected by all leading artists as the best general view and should receive the name of Artist Point. Ironically, the spot was mislocated on all maps up to 1947.
Basket Dome received its name from an Indian legend. Tis-sa-ack entered Yosemite with her husband, carrying a great conical basket. They were thirsty and hurried into the valley for water. The woman arrived at Mirror Lake first and drank all the water before her husband arrived. He flew into a rage and beat her. She cursed him and threw her basket at him. They were both turned into stone for their wickedness. Half Dome is supposedly the woman Tis-sa`-ack and North Dome is her husband. Beside him is still the basket she threw at him in the form of Basket Dome.
Bunnell Point, also known earlier as either Cascade Point or Sugarbowl Dome, was renamed for Lafayette H. Bunnell, the man who led the first expedition into Yosemite.
Cathedral Spires was named by James M. Hutchings in September 1862, because to him the two spires looked like two towers of a Gothic Cathedral. An earlier name had been The Three Graces.
Mount Conness was named for John Conness, a native of Ireland, who came to the U.S. in 1836. He was honored, because as a United States Senator he sponsored the bill authorizing the Geological Survey of California.
Mount Dana (13,053 feet) was named by the Whitney Survey for James Dwight Dana, Professor of Geology at Yale, considered the foremost geologist of his time.
Mount Davis (12,311 feet or 3750 meters) was named for Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who climbed the mountain while serving with the first company of troops assigned to guard the newly created Yosemite National Park in 1891.
Many other peaks in Yosemite were, like Foerster Peak, named for members of the army command patrolling and protecting the Valley.
Grand Mountain (9,491 feet) was so named by John Muir because it is bare granite right to the summit.Earlier it had been called Tuolumne Castle.
Gray Peak, Triple Divide Peak, Merced Peak and Red Peak are all named descriptively for their respective color or formation.
Hetchy Hetchy Dome was so called by Indians because of twin yellow pine trees, which also gave the adjacent valley the name The Valley of Two Trees.
Koip Peak (12, 979 feet) was a Mono Indian word meaning mountain sheep.
Kuna Peak comes from a Shoshone word meaning fire, but in the Mono dialect means firewood.
Lee Vining Peaks (11,691 feet) commemorates the man who founded the town and named the mountain for himself in the early 1860s. He met a peculiar end. There was a shooting in the local saloon, and he ran out. Later people found him dead. His pistol had gone off accidentally in his pocket as he ran, shooting him in the groin, and he bled to death before anyone found him.
Madera Peak was given this Spanish name meaning wood or lumber because the town had a sawmill. Originally it was called Black Mountain by the Whitney Survey and then Black Peak Fork.
Matterhorn Peak (12,264 feet), was given this name by John Muir, even though there is only the barest suggestion of resemblance to the imposing Swiss mountain.
Mount Ritter was named by the Whitney Survey in honor of Karl Ritter, the great German geographer, who founded the science of modern comparative geography. Whitney knew Professor Ritter from the time he spent as a student in Berlin during the 1840s.
Sentinel Rock was so named because of its likeness to a giant watchtower.
Sheep Peak (over 11, 840 feet) named by or for the sheepherders who tended their flocks in this region from the 1880s until the early 1900s.
Sing Peak (10,552 feet) was named for Tie Sing, a Chinese cook with the Geological Survey from 1888 to 1918, when he was killed in an accident in the field.
This is but a small sampling of the thousands upon thousands of mountain names in the U.S. I have concentrated on the western ranges that extend north and south from the Canadian almost to the Mexican border, because they represent the highest peaks and are in every way the most imposing American mountains. They also have the most unique names. In the East there are the Green mountains of New Hampshire, the White mountains of Vermont, and the Catskill mountains in New York. The longest range is formed by the Appalachian Mountains. There is a walking trail, the Appalachian Trail, which extends the entire length of the range, almost a thousand miles from North to South.
At any rate, I hope that I have been able to convey some of the natural wonders that exist in the Western U.S. and through the names give some idea of the history and lore of the settling of the West.
Today all of the major mountains are protected by having been turned into State or National Parks, surely one of the wisest decisions of 19th century politicians. Otherwise, there would likely not be a single remaining Redwood tree or any Sequoias, which are among the oldest living things on earth, more than 6000 years old. The hope now is that the U.S. Government will keep its environmental resolve and not succumb to the enormous pressure to open more of the park land to logging and mining and more of the Alaskan lands to oil drilling. Only the Government can preserve these irreplaceable natural wonders as a legacy for future generations to enjoy.
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Alice Bullock, Mountain Villages.
Robert Ormond Case and Victoria Case, Last Mountains. The Story of the Cascades. Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, 1945.
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Melissa Rycroft Hospitalized Following 'Dancing' Rehearsal Injury
Chalk up another "Dancing with the Stars" injury.
This time, it was former "Bachelor" beauty Melissa Rycroft, who was rushed to the hospital following a rehearsal mishap.
"Melissa was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where she was examined," a rep for Melissa told Access Hollywood on Monday.
Melissa – who is paired with pro dancer Tony Dovolani for the current "DWTS: All-Stars" season – was injured after she fell during rehearsal for a group number.
On Monday afternoon, Melissa' rep revealed more details on the injury and said the star's status for Monday night's show was still up in the air.
"Melissa Rycroft suffered an on set injury during yesterday's Sunday camera blocking rehearsal and was immediately taken to the hospital. We can confirm Melissa was diagnosed with a disc herniation at the C4-C5 level of her cervical spine. At this time, Melissa's ability to perform in tonight's show will be a show time decision," the rep explained.
On last week's show, Melissa and Tony once again impressed the judges, netting 37 out of 40 for their jitterbug – good enough for the night's fourth-highest score.
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Unfortunately, they couldn't dovetail that with a win this weekend but Heikki did fight throught to finish in 4th. Lewis finished 10th after being held back by a ten grid spot penalty for a pit lane accident in the last race and a drive through penalty for cutting a corner. Hopefully, we'll be able to break this short string of bad luck at the next race at Silverstone!
Formula One's visit to the streets of Monaco is always a highlight of the season. With the elimination of traction control this year's race was already going to be exciting. Then it started to rain.
McLaren Mercedes drives Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen qualified third and fourth behind the Ferraris. Lewis jumped to second off the start. On lap six Lewis clipped a wall and damaged a tire forcing him to pit. Between the rain and accidents Lewis was able to take the lead and open up a 40 second gap. With the race almost over the Safety Car came out eliminating Lewis' lead. After the restart he easily held the lead and opened up a 3 second gap in the next eleven laps before the race was ended by the 2 hour time limit.
Heikki's car failed to get off the line for the formation lap so he had to start from the pit lane. He fought back to finish in eighth.
With this win Lewis Hamilton has taken the lead in the drivers' championship by three points. McLaren Mercedes has moved up to second in the constructors championship just 16 points behind Ferrari.
What a Race! If this is what we can expect for the rest of the 2008 season – hold on! This was the first race without the aid of traction control and it really showed. Between crashes and mechanical failures only 7 of the 22 cars that started the race took the chequered flag.
The McLaren Mercedes Team stayed above all of this and kept one of their cars in the for the lead whole race. Our new driver, Heikki Kovalainen, put on a stunning performance. He led for 8 laps and posted the fastest lap of the race. Lewis Hamilton started on pole and led for 50 laps to take the win by more than 5 seconds. This puts him in the lead for the driver's championship and, combined with Heikki's fifth place finish, puts the Mclaren Mercedes Team well ahead in the constructors championship.
The large number of accidents also gave plenty of air time to the new 2009 SL63 AMG safety car. A Mercedes did lead every lap!
Since 1996 Mercedes-Benz and AMG have supplied the official Formula One Safety Car and the 2008 season will continue this great tradition. Mercedes relationship with the world's most popular form of motor racing has provide huge awareness of the stunning combination of luxury and performance that all AMG models provide their owners. Taking over from the CLK63 AMG used in 2006 and 2007, the newly updated SL63 has been modified to take over the 2008 Safety Car duties. In addition the obvious addition of lights and safety equipment this SL has been stripped of it's retractable top mechanism and various panels have been replace with carbon fiber. These changes resulted in almost 500 pounds of weight savings.
Mercedes will also provide new wheels for Formula One's Race Doctor and first responders. Based on the C63 AMG wagon, that we don't get to enjoy in this country, the 2008 Medical Car carries a response team of four and emergency equipment as fast as possible to any accident.
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Canton, Ohio – Somebody forgot to tell
Whatever eyes were on rookie running back
Tanner put in more work in one half of the 24-20 win against Miami – 10 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown – than he did during the entirety of 2012's preseason. Whether he was plowing across the goal line for his one-yard touchdown, or bulling through the Dolphins' secondary, Tanner showed feature back-type toughness the Cowboys wanted from their reserve runners.
"It started in the offseason training, through OTA's, and camp, and I'm just trying to keep it going," Tanner said. "Coach Gary Brown has been in my ear, he's helping me out tremendously. The offensive line, they make it a lot easier for me also."
Even the non-plays were interesting for Tanner, who was quickly the early storyline of the opener. The Dallas native bruised his arm halfway through the second quarter and left the field, much to the dismay of excited Cowboys fans. That episode didn't last long, however, as he returned in short order to finish out his half's worth of work.
"I'm not even for sure, man, but just my finger was messing with me a little bit. But other than that it was all fine – nothing major," Tanner said. "Everything's cool, I came back out and finished up."
It's an interesting development for the Cowboys' backfield, to be sure.
None of that seemed to matter to Tanner, who carried Dolphin defenders with him for a final average of 5.9 yards per rush.
"Coach Garrett says all the time, whether it's one snap or 100 snaps, play like it's your last – take advantage of your opportunity," he said.
It's safe to say he did that. Tanner didn't produce any highlight package moments – not quite like linebacker
"Power, strength – whatever they need. My goal is to establish my role and play well," Tanner said. "I feel faster and I know the game a lot better."
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Weird Wednesday: Amanda Bynes, Ridiculous Retirements, Scary Marriage Proposal
Wednesday is a day when people are itching to get a little weird. Trust us, it's science. Luckily, there's no shortage of that on the 'net. Last week, we showed you drunk nudes, killer dolphins, robot bees, a two-headed lamb, and more. This week, prepare yourself for the scariest movie theater proposal ever, Cornman, killer coitus, vertical burials, bridge burglary, and ridiculous retirements. Let's get weird with the strangest videos of the past seven days.
Man Uses Scary Movie Trailers For Marriage Proposal via OneMinuteNews
Hey, once you're done changing your underwear, will you marry me? If you don't have "So, I Married an Axe Murderer" running through your head while watching this, you need to Netflix that ASAP.
Woman Sees Everything Upside Down via Geo Beats
I just recently learned about the Thatcher Effect in which ugly faces appear beautiful when turned upside down. So, to this woman, everyone's a hottie.
Who is Tokyo's "Cornman"? via Geo Beats
Not to sound corny, but I'm surprised no one's tried to pop this dude.
Amanda Bynes Is Unaware of Her New Rep via RevNewMedia
I'm always fascinated about the celebrity gossip industry. It's ridiculous what is considered newsworthy. So-and-so has a new hairdo! This one WENT TO THE STORE WITH HER CHILD! Relax. Of course, there comes a point when the entire world has a a hunch that something's off with you and you're completely in the dark. The polar opposite of paranoid. I'd be more than happy to share this with Amanda over dinner at a remote, WiFi-less location.
Australian City Pushing for Vertical Burials via Geo Beats
I'd actually like to try sleeping vertically like in those hibernation pods from sci-fi movies.
Real Life Superhero Retires After Getting Beat Up via NewsyVideos
Many thanks to the movie 'Kick-Ass' for inspiring hoards of delusional dimwits.
Massive Elephant Seal Stops Traffic in City via Zoom.in
This chubby creature has seen Babe 2: Pig in the City one too many times.
Entire Bridge Stolen for Scrap Metal via Geo Beats
Now where is the troll going to live? Oh yeah, on the internet.
Sex in Space Could Kill Us via Buzz60
In space, no one can hear you have an orgasm.
World's Oldest Twin Prostitutes Retire via Geo Beats
How many times do you think their pimp / madam mistook one for the other?
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CEO produced the Strategic Transmission and Renewables (STAR) Report in late 2010. CEO is continuing to enhance that STAR modeling in pursuit of a Balanced Energy Portfolio model.CA key part of the STAR project was the production of a 38-page detailed modeling of Colorado's electricity sector out to the year 2050. Assumptions for load growth, fuel prices, cost and operating characteristics of new generation, renewable energy penetration levels and environmental compliance used in the modeling are conservative, transparent and defensible. The results indicate a variety of pathways for state electricity sector policymakers to consider.
The driving research question modeled was how Colorado can meet the Colorado Climate Action Plan (CAP) goal of an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 from a 2005 base. As the model results indicate, it can be achieved: furthermore, doing so will yield multiple benefits. Colorado's population of 5 million is expected to grow to 9 million by 2050. A growing population coupled with a return to average historic levels of economic growth results in an imperative that new electric power infrastructure be planned and developed. The modeling results in the need for five key actions to secure Colorado's strategic electric power sector: more energy efficiency, more utility-scale renewable energy, more high-voltage transmission, less coal-fired generation, and more natural gas-fired generation.
First and foremost, the modeling reveals how essential it is, from economic and environmental perspectives, to moderate the load growth (assumed to grow at 1.7 per cent per year to 2050).
The model selected utility-scale renewable energy as the preferred supply-side resource on the basis of its ability to reduce air pollution, reduce water consumption, and on the basis of being the least cost long-run resource, in large part because renewable energy does not incur fuel costs. However, there are operational limits on the penetration of variable renewable resources, and the model constrained the selection of renewable energy to conform to those operational limitations.
It is well-understood that substantial new high-voltage transmission infrastructure is a linchpin issue that needs to be addressed to enable Colorado to deliver the renewable energy to the markets. Transmission is an enabler that achieves a variety of economic objectives over a very long time period with comparatively minimal operation and maintenance expenses. As has been proven in Texas and elsewhere, the return on investment is fast, and transmission represents less than 10% of the customer's electric bill.
The model analyzed Colorado's coal-fired generation fleet, and determined that if the CAP goals are to be met, coal units should be retired when they reach the age of 45. Should the units not be retired and replaced at age 45, Colorado's electricity sector will experience increasing operation and maintenance costs, and public health will be compromised.
Of critical importance, the state must expand deployment of efficient natural gas-fired generation. The nation's natural gas supply has been expanded considerably in recent years, and price forecasts provide a greater confidence in price stability compared to the price volatility experienced over the past three decades. Gas-fired generation is particularly beneficial due to its unique ability to integrate variable renewable resources, while serving as a baseload resource.
The model assumed that by 2017 research and development activities will result in commercially available natural gas advanced combined cycle plants with 90% carbon capture and sequestration. These plants were assumed to have a lower capacity cost and lower operating cost than new conventional coal-fired generating stations without carbon capture and sequestration.


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Recent results from Bucharest International Marathon for elite runners are published below. The Bucharest International Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Bucharest, Romania. Asociatia Bucharest Running Club, in cooperation with the Romanian Athletic Federation organizes the event.
Bucharest International Marathon 2013 Results
Oct 6, 2013. Kenya's Victor Bushendich CHELOKOI won the race in a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 5 seconds. The women race was won by Ethopian runner Tigist Worku NERI with 2:37:28.
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Bucharest International Marathon 2012 Results
Oct 7, 2012. Kenya's Felix Kipkorir KANGOGO won the race in a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 19 seconds. The women race was won by Ethopian runner Almaz Negede FEKADE with 2:38:09.
Bucharest International Marathon 2011 Results
Oct 9, 2011. Tekla Metafeira Getu (from Kenya) won the men's race (2:17.21) followed by his countrymen Willy Korik Kimutai and Henry Kipkurui Kipsang. The women's race was won by Marina Kovaleva (2:32.20) followed by Hirut Beyene and Addis Asrat Kebede (Ethiopia).
Results for all participants are available on the official Bucharest International Marathon results page (search by year).


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text: Cashmere, Washington is located in Chelan County. Cashmere has a population of 3,068 and has shown 2.7% growth since 2000. Of the 1,176 households in Cashmere, 57.8% are owned, 36.3% are rented and 6% are not currently occupied. The median age of homes in Cashmere is 40 years and 37.0% of the homes have been occupied by the same residents for more than 5 years. Learn more about Cashmere, Washington real estate at coldwellbanker.com.