NEWS FROM WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY... February 22, 1999
POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR RECEIVES EXCELSIOR AWARD Maya Chadda, a professor of political science at William Paterson University, has received the 1998 Excelsior Award, given by the New York chapters of the Association of Indians in America and the Network of Indian Professionals. The award was presented during a ceremony at the Asia Society in New York. Established in 1996, the Excelsior Award honors South Asians in the United States who are at the forefront of fields such as academia, banking and finance, health care, media, publishing, literature, government and information technology and who serve as role models to the entire community. An expert in South Asian politics, Chadda is the author of three books, including "Ethnicity, Security and Separatism in South Asia." She has received several awards, including a prestigious Rockefeller Residential Scholarship. She has been the principal commentator on South Asian politics for the British Broadcasting Network since 1989. Chadda holds a doctorate in political science and economics from the Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research. She is a resident of Guttenberg. ###
TWO ALUMNI HONORED BY WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY'S EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
Dr. Cathy A. Labate and Michael Weis have been named Distinguished Alumni by the Department of Exercise and Movement Sciences at William Paterson University in Wayne. They were selected by the faculty based on professional service, education and professional growth, scholarly achievement and honors and awards. Labate, a resident of Clifton, is director of guidance at the George Washington School in Wayne. Prior to assuming her current post, she served as a K-8 physical/health educator for the Wayne Township Public Schools. A member of the executive board of the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD), she was nominated for the organization's 1992 Outstanding Teaching Award. Published in her field, she has made numerous professional presentations. A 1979 graduate of William Paterson with a bachelor's degree in physical education/health education, Labate holds a doctorate in education from Columbia University. Weis, who resides in Northvale, is an area administrator for Health South Corporation, which provides physical therapy for rehabilitation of athletic injuries and contracts athletic trainers to work with athletic teams at area high schools. Previously, he served as director of rehabilitation for Professional Sports Care in Livingston. Associate editor of Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, he has been published in the Journal of Athletic Training, among other professional publications. A 1989 graduate of William Paterson with a bachelor of science degree in movement science/athletic training, Weis also holds a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Kean University. ### For additional information, contact Mary
Beth Zeman, Director Office of Public Information 973-720-2966
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