Counseling professor Pamela Paisley has received a national award for her dedication to social justice advocacy among K-12 students and in the field of school counseling.

Paisley, a professor in the College of Education’s department of counseling and human development services, received the 2009 Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year Award from the Counselors for Social Justice.

University receives $959,000 for peanut research

At its March board meeting, the Georgia Peanut Commission awarded $1 million to peanut researchers in Georgia, including $959,000 to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The money will provide research for economics, conservation methods, irrigation and water management, peanut breeding for higher yield and improved quality, pests, weed and disease management and allergen-free peanuts.

Gingrich to deliver SPIA lecture

Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich will deliver the School of Public and International Affairs’ annual Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability. His lecture, entitled “Effective American Policy in a Dangerous World” will be given on April 7 at 3 p.m. in the Chapel. The event is open to the public.

Gingrich, who has been in the headlines recently for criticizing federal bailouts, said that his prescription for the current economic crisis would be, “Replace the bailouts with bankruptcy, for all of them.”

“You may or may not agree with former Speaker Gingrich on public policy issues, but you must take him seriously because he is smart, well-informed and innovative in his thinking,” said Thomas P. Lauth, SPIA’s dean.

A college history professor, political leader, and author, Gingrich won a seat in the U.S. House in 1978. He was re-elected 10 times, and as a member of the House’s Republican minority enabled him to succeed Dick Cheney as House minority whip in 1989.

- University news services