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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced that 40 faculty and staff members have received college awards this year. These recipients will be formally recognized at the LAS Faculty/Staff Convocation on Sept. 11, 2014.

2014 Liberal Arts and Sciences Award Recipients
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Kevin Amidon, Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Dennis Chamberlin, Associate Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism/Communication
Douglas Gentile, Associate Professor, Psychology
Dirk Deam, Senior Lecturer, Political Science
Wendie Schneider, Adjunct Assistant Professor, History

Outstanding Teaching by a Lecturer
Donald Heck, Lecturer, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Mark Looney, Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures

Early Achievement Award-Teaching
Richard Crosby, Assistant Professor, English
Raluca Cozma, Assistant Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Steve Butler, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Introductory Teaching Award
Cristina Pardo, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Jane Dusselier, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Terence Alexander, Senior Lecturer, Economics

Cassling Family Award
Thomas Holme, Professor, Chemistry: Cassling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Steve Butler, Assistant Professor, Mathematics: Cassling Award for Early Achievement in Teaching

Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences
Jacob Harrison, Assistant Professor, Music

Outstanding Career Research Award
Martin Spalding, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professor, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

Mid-Career Research Award
Dean Adams, Professor, Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Jae Kwang Kim, Professor, Statistics
Matt Delisi, Professor, Sociology

Early Achievement Research Award
Jonathan Kelly, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Christina Gish Hill, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Javier Vela, Associate Professor, Chemistry

International Service Award
Ellen Pirro, Lecturer (Professor), Political Science
Barbara Schwarte, Associate Professor, English

Institutional Service Award
Denise Vrchota, Assistant Professor, English
Dianne Bystrom, Director, Catt Center for Women and Politics

Ruth W. Swensen Award for Outstanding Advising
Terence Alexander, Senior Lecturer, Economics

Graduate Mentoring Award
Jacob Petrich, Professor, Chemistry
Max Morris, Professor, Statistics
Joseph Shinar, Professor, Physics and Astronomy

P&S Excellence Award
Janet McMahon, Administrative Specialist II, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Melissa Gruhn, Program Coordinator I, Chemistry
Larry Curry, Department Facilities and Technical Director, Music

P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
Abigail Andrews, Administrative Specialist II, Computer Science

P&S Research Award
Ann Perera, Associate Scientist, Biotechnology

Merit Excellence Award
Carla Holbrook, Secretary II, Chemistry
Susan Radke, Secretary II, Naval Science
Gloria Oberender, Secretary III, Physics and Astronomy

Learning Community Leadership Award
Dave Flory, Senior Lecturer, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences