Three UCLA emeriti professors have been selected to receive the 2016–17 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, which includes a prize of $5,000: Robert Bjork, E. Richard Stiehm and Martin Wachs. The awards will be presented May 10 at the UCLA Emeriti Association annual dinner.
Robert Bjork, emeritus professor of psychology, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading scholars on the topic of human learning and memory. Since his retirement he has won a number of awards and honors, including the James McKeen Cattell Award (with Elizabeth Bjork); the 120th Faculty Research Lectureship in 2013; election as a fellow in American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2012; and the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
He has remained a prolific scholar and highly sought-after lecturer. He continues to teach classes, mentor graduate students and serve on important departmental committees. He remains a giant figure on campus.
Dr. E. Richard (Dick) Stiehm, professor emeritus of pediatrics, is a renowned pediatric immunologist. He has been working virtually full-time since retirement in research, teaching, clinical and consulting work at UCLA, throughout the United States and globally. The bible of pediatric immunology, Stiehm’s "Immune Deficiencies," was revised and published by Elsevier in 2014.
Additionally, Stiehm is the editor-in-chief for Immunology for "UpToDate," the most widely used online compilation of evidence-based medical information. In addition, he remains active in the publication of original material. Both inside and outside his department, he remains a valued mentor, an energetic university servant and a beloved colleague.
Martin Wachs, professor emeritus of urban planning, served UCLA for 25 years before continuing his career at UC Berkeley and at the RAND Corporation. Since returning to UCLA, he has continued to pursue his career as an active teacher with a large load of classes, a contributor to many seminar discussions, a mentor to graduate students and faculty, a highly visible public servant, and an active and well-funded researcher. He lectures nationally and serves on a number of important committees in transportation policy, his specialty. He is considered an important figure in the present and future of the department of urban planning and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
