2023 LAS Faculty Excellence Awards

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to celebrate its exemplary faculty by announcing the 2022 Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Excellence Awards winners.  The recipients were recognized at the LAS 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony in April.  Click here to see the full gallery of event photographs.

Photo of Dean Beate Schmittmann, Maximillian Viatori, and Provost Jonathan Wickert
(From left to right) Beate Schmittmann, Maximillian Viatori, and Provost Jonathan Wickert

2022 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences award winners

Scott Hanna Faculty Professorship
Ryan Martin, professor in the Department of Mathematics

LAS Dean’s Professorship
Maximilian Viatori, professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures

Scott Hanna Faculty Fellowship
Yiu Tung Poon, professor in the Department of Mathematics

Dean’s Faculty Fellow in the Arts
Jacqueline Reber, associate professor in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

Allen Essman Faculty Fellowship
Michael Wigton, associate teaching professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Hua Bai, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
Aaron Rossini, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry

Lange Faculty Excellence Award
Shana Carpenter, professor in the Department of Psychology

Shakeshaft Master Teacher Award
Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor in the Department of History
Chad Sonka, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Music and Theatre

Cassling Family Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Olga Mesropova, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures

Cassling Innovation Award
Amanda Petefish-Schrag, associate professor in the Department of Music and Theatre

Trapp Innovation Award
Aaron Sadow, professor in the Department of Chemistry

Brian and Rondi Gardner Award
Robert Urbatsch, professor in the Department of Political Science

To view a historical list of LAS and University awards, dating back to 1964, click here.