Robert Hornik, Ph.D., Director of the EPIC CECCR, was recently awarded a 2008 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. The Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching were established at the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 with the help of the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. Penn generally gives eight Lindback awards each year, divided evenly between health-related disciplines and all other departments and divisions. Award ...<more>
In Memory of Dr. Anca Romantan
May 30, 1975- April 14, 2008
Annenberg alumna Anca Romantan died April 14, 2008 at her home in Massachusetts after struggling with lung cancer for 18 months.
She was 32 years old.
Anca was born in and grew up in Romania and completed her undergraduate and a Masters degree at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, there.
Anca came to Annenberg in 2000 and she finished her Ph.D. in 2004. She was Research Director for the Center of Excellence in
Cancer Communication Research (CECCR) at Annenberg for two years and joined the Communication Department at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst
as Assistant Professor in September 2006.
Anca was a beloved friend, mentor, student, co-worker and scholar. Her infectious personality, charm and brilliance will be greatly
missed by all of us who knew her. A dedicated teacher, Anca was in the classroom the week before her death. Anca was a thoughtful and
sophisticated scholar and a wonderful person.
A celebration of Anca’s life was held at the Annenberg School on May 19, 2008. We extend our sympathies to her loving and
extraordinarily supportive husband Cornel, who cared for her throughout her illness, and to her family.
Stories and photos are being gathered through a memorial website and will be compiled into a book for her family. The memorial website
can be accessed at:
http://sharepoint.asc.upenn.edu/memorial/anca. We continue to welcome submissions for the memorial book.
