The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced that 34 faculty and staff members have received college awards this year. These recipients will be formally recognized at the LAS Faculty/Staff Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Memorial Union Sun Room.
2015 Liberal Arts and Sciences Award Recipients
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Elisa Rizo, Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures Jay Newell, Associate Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication Amy Bix, Associate Professor, History
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching (Non-tenure Eligible) Terry Alexander, Senior Lecturer, Economics Thomas Waldemer, Senior Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures Dave Flory, Senior Lecturer, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Early Achievement in Teaching Melissa Deininger, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching Dan Krier, Associate Professor, Sociology Amy Froelich, Associate Professor, Statistics Michael Bailey, Professor, History
Cassling Family Award Kevin Amidon, Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures: Cassling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Brianna Burke, Assistant Professor, English: Cassling Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences Dan Krier, Associate Professor, Sociology
Outstanding Career Research Award Dan Nettleton, Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics, and Professor of Statistics Theresa Windus, Professor, Chemistry William Gallus, Professor, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Mid-Career Research Award Maria Nicole Valenzuela Castro, Associate Professor, Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Daniel Nordman, Associate Professor, Statistics Stephanie Madon, Professor, Psychology
Early Achievement Research Award Adam Barb, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Kristie Franz, Associate Professor, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Arthur Winter, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
International Service Award Julie Wilhelm, Senior Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures
Institutional Service Award Margaret Mook, Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures Sharon Bird, Professor, Sociology
Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Robert Houk, Professor, Chemistry Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Professor and Chair, History
P&S Excellence Award Stephen Mahoney, Greenhouse Manager, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Diane Jepsen, Accountant, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Kelly Yohnke, Administrative Specialist, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
P&S Outstanding New Professional Award Jennifer Grundmeier, Administrative Specialist, Statistics
P&S Research Award Rupendra Mukerjea, Assistant Scientist, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Merit Excellence Award William Halterman, ERD Machinist, Chemistry
Diversity Award Leslie Hogben, Dio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied Mathematics, and Professor of Mathematics