Faculty, staff recognized at The Laurels 2019

Wed, 09/11/2019 - 16:50

The awards coordinated by Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer recognize faculty and staff who advance the university's teaching, research and service missions. Awardees are honored at the Laurels award celebration each September.

Twenty-three faculty, two staff, and one department were recognized at the 2019 ceremony that took place at the International Quilt Museum.

Dean Mark Button and sociologist Lory Dance

Faculty

Marco Abel, Berlin Prize
Brandon Bosch, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Kelsy Burke, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Lory Dance, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Kwame Dawes, Outstanding Research & Creative Activity Award and Yale University Windham-Campbell Prize
Tracy Frank, Fulbright Scholar Award
Sheri Fritz, Geological Society of America Israeli C. Russell Award
David Harwood, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Susan Hermiller, American Mathematical Society Fellow
Dan Hoyt, Pound Howard Award
Margaret Jacobs, American Academy of Arts & Sciences Member
Jeannette Jones, Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award and American Council for Learned Societies Fellowship
Casey Kelly, National Communication Association Karl M. Wallace Memorial Award
Mike Lippman, Society for Classical Studies Award for Excellence in Teaching
Eric Malina, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Gil Renberg, Society for Classical Studies Charles J. Goodwin Award for Merit
Mario Scalora, Innovation, Development & Engagement Award
Rachel Shah, College Distinguished Teaching Award
Evgeny Tsymbal, Outstanding Research & Creative Activity Award
Hope Wabuke, Edgerton Junior Faculty Award
Judy Walker, Association for Women in Mathematics Fellow
Xiaoshan Xu, U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Award
Xiao Zeng, Materials Research Society Fellow