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The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to recognize the faculty and staff whose work strengthens our mission in teaching, research, creative activity, and service. Their achievements reflect the dedication, innovation, and care that shape our college and support the success of our students and communities. We celebrate these colleagues and thank them for the many ways they advance the impact of CAS and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Professorships
University Professorships recognize those who have shown an extraordinary level of scholarly or creative achievement and clear potential for continuing accomplishments.
Willa Cather/Charles Bessey professorships recognize professor-rank faculty who have established exceptional records of distinguished scholarship or creative activity.
Aaron Douglas/John E. Weaver professorships recognize full-professor faculty who demonstrate sustained and extraordinary levels of teaching excellence and national visibility for instructional activities and/or practice.
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Joy Castro
Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chancellor’s Distinguished Chair of English
Allan Donsig
Aaron Douglas professor of mathematics
Jiantao Guo
Willa Cather professor of chemistry
Xia Hong
Willa Cather professor of physics and astronomy
Jay Storz
George Holmes professor of biological sciences
Manda Williamson
John E. Weaver professor of practice in psychology
Edgerton Junior Faculty Award
Honors an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated creative research, extraordinary teaching abilities, and academic promise.
Kristen Amman
Mathematics
College
CAS Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award
Recognizes significant research and creative accomplishments of UNL faculty in the last five years.
Carrie Heitman
Anthropology
(Social Sciences)
Susan Hermiller
Mathematics
(Natural Sciences)
Melissa Homestead
English
(Humanities)
CAS Mentoring Award
Honors faculty or staff involved in exemplary mentoring activities that go above and beyond normally expected contributions.
Christina Fielder
Academic and Career Advising Center
Jeannette Jones
19th Century Studies, History, Ethnic Studies
College Distinguished Teaching Award
Honors consistently excellent teaching.
Kati Brazeal
Biological Sciences
Dawne Y. Curry
History, Ethnic Studies
Katrina Jagodinsky
History
Jack Jeffries
Mathematics
Michael Page
English
Aaron PeeksMease
Sociology