Kenny made Fellow of AAAS

Kenny signs the book of members during the AAAS induction ceremony. Newly elected Fellows of the Academy back to 1780 have signed the book. Photo by Martha Stewart.

David Kenny, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was welcomed into the 228 th class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 11.

Kenny, who three years ago received the most prestigious award in social psychology, the Donald T. Campbell Award, is the author of six books and has written extensively in the areas of mediational analysis, interpersonal perception, and the analysis of social interaction data.

He received the Chancellor's Research Excellence Award at UConn in 1998 and is the current UConn Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Professor.

Founded in 1780, the AAAS honors excellence by electing to membership "the finest minds and most influential leaders of the day."

"Throughout its history, Fellows of the Academy have been dedicated to advancing intellectual thought and constructive action in America and the world," said AAAS Chief Executive Officer Leslie Berlowitz.

The 190 new Fellows and 22 new Foreign Honorary Members are leaders in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs.

Among the other new Fellows elected this year were former Secretary of State George P. Schultz; former Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sam Nunn; Darwin biographer Janet Browne, who recently spoke at UConn; and Linda Buck, co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.