Milestones

Bret Bielema, the sixth rookie head coach in NCAA history to guide his team to 11 victories, has been named the Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Aparna Dharwadker won the Joe A. Callaway Prize for the best book on drama or theater, presented by New York University’s Department of English, for her book “Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947.” Dharwadker has a joint appointment in the departments of Theatre and Drama and English.

Carren Martin, assistant director in the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs, was awarded the National Orientation Director’s Association President’s Award.