Glenn R. Carroll, the Laurence W. Lane Professor of Organizations at the Graduate School of Business, was awarded an honorary doctorate in applied economic sciences from the University of Antwerp at a May 17 ceremony in Antwerp, Belgium. Carroll, who also holds a courtesy appointment as a professor of sociology, was recognized for his contribution to the development of a "grand theory of organizations" by applying multidisciplinary insights from sociology, economics and biology.

Bradford W. Parkinson, the Edward C. Wells Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, was one of five scientists who received a 2002 Innovation Award from Discover magazine at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on June 5. "Brad Parkinson made it possible for no one to ever get lost and ever have to ask for directions again," Discover's editors lauded. "For the first time in history, we have a mechanism that gives us our exact location on Earth. Parkinson built the Global Positioning System (GPS), the most accurate and far-reaching navigation system the world has ever known. The revolutionary tracking technology has transformed navigation, recreation, law enforcement, warfare and virtually every other enterprise that depends on knowing where something is, was or will be." An estimated 9 million GPS units were built last year alone. A $100 GPS set can precisely guide anyone to any spot on Earth within 30 feet, and anywhere in the United States within 6 feet.

Jim Thompson, founder and director of the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization housed in Roble Gym, was honored with the Power of Good Award from the Institute for International Sport on June 1. The award, presented annually to individuals and organizations that are doing "great good" in the area of sport and education, honors Thompson's development of a model of coaching that balances the desire to win with the use of sports to teach life lessons.