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November 26, 2008
Richardson Hired as ORAU’s Information Systems Director
Ronald "Todd" Richardson has joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) as Information Systems Department director. His hire marks the second time Richardson has worked for ORAU, where he previously served as manager of Network and System Operations during the early 1990s.
November 18, 2008
Townsend Resigns as ORAU President, Named Executive VP for Battelle’s Global Laboratory Operations
After 11 years at the helm of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Dr. Ronald D. Townsend has resigned his position with ORAU to accept a new position with Battelle as the Executive Vice President for Global Laboratory Operations. He replaces Dr. Jeffery Wadsworth who will assume his new role as Battelle President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1.
October 31, 2008
ORAU Sets Record in 2008 United Way/Community Shares Campaign with Contribution of More than $100,000
October 6, 2008
ORISE Achieves National Recognition as a DOE ‘Legacy of Stars’ Site
September 23, 2008
ORAU's Wiley Recognized for Radiological Expertise
September 9, 2008
ORAU’s Fore is Honored by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
September 3, 2008
Raccoon Road is Now ORAU Way; ORAU Celebrates New Street Name
August 28, 2008
ORAU’s Toohey Becomes President of Health Physics Society
August 26, 2008
ORAU Awards More Than $35,000 in Education Grants to Area Schools
July 25, 2008
Appalachian High School Students and Teachers Explore Science with Mentors from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
July 18, 2008
ORAU Seeks Proposals for New High-Performance Computing Grants
July 11, 2008
Nobel Laureates Talk Physics with Brightest Young Scientists at Conference in Lindau, Germany
July 11, 2008
ORAU Sponsorship Enables Some of Nation’s Brightest Young Scientists to Talk Physics with Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany
July 3, 2008
High School Students Get Insider’s View of Emerging Technologies during Visit to Oak Ridge
June 16, 2008
ORAU Wins Award of Excellence from Tennessee Administrative Professionals Organization
June 10, 2008
ORAU Promotes Pehrson to Director of Financial Operations
May 21, 2008
Research Doors Open for B&W Y-12, ORAU with MOU Signing
May 19, 2008
ORAU Awards Research Grants to 30 Junior Faculty at Its Member Universities
May 19, 2008
ORAU and Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Form Partnership
May 19, 2008
Kennedy Joins ORAU as Director of Business Development
May 15, 2008
ORAU Employees Awarded More than $86,000 During Annual Ceremony
May 8, 2008
ORAU Extends Mentor-Protégé Relationship to Virginia-based Chainbridge Technologies
May 5, 2008
ORAU’s Commitment to Environmental Management Recognized by International Organization
May 2, 2008
REAC/TS Collaborating with UT, ACMT to Offer New Training Course
May 2, 2008
ORAU Recognized as One of Tennessee’s Best Employers for the Second Straight Year
May 1, 2008
ORAU Awards 2008 Pollard Scholarships to Exceptional Students
May 1, 2008
Tenn. Middle School Competition Proves Math Can Be Fun
April 17, 2008
ORAU Welcomes Two New Universities to Consortium
April 17, 2008
Holbrook Joins ORAU Board of Directors
Rosen Joins ORAU Board of Directors
April 9, 2008
ORAU and Imagination Library Bring Books to Life
April 9, 2008
Vitkus Resumes Position as Survey Projects Manager for ORAU’s Environmental Assessment Programs
April 7, 2008
Rate of Foreign Doctorate Recipients Who Stay in the U.S. has Declined Slightly in Recent Years, According to Report
March 20, 2008
Amidon Named ORAU Director of Safeguards and Security
March 10, 2008
Roberts Promoted to Associate Director of ORAU’s Independent Environmental Assessment and Verification Programs
March 4, 2008
ORAU and ORCAS Workshop Explores Relationships Between Universities, Labs and DOE
Feb. 7, 2008
Employees Put Their “Heart Into Their Health” at ORAU’s Health and Safety Fair
Jan. 29, 2008
ORAU Donates Computers to Dutch Valley Elementary
Jan. 14, 2008
Heath Promoted to ORAU’s New Manager of Integrated Operations
Jan. 14, 2008
Gregorich Hired as ORAU’s New Manager of Desktop Support
